Partnership Between Vector And KD Enables Optical Ethernet Testing For Automotive Applications

KD is a technology provider specializing in optical transceiver solutions for high-performance communication systems. Its products support the reliable transmission of high-bandwidth data and are designed for use in demanding automotive and industrial environments.

The partnership integrates KD’s KD7251 optical Ethernet transceiver with Vector’s VN5650 Ethernet Interface. This enables the validation and testing of optical Automotive Ethernet links within Vector’s established Ethernet measurement and simulation environment.

By supporting IEEE 802.3cz optical Ethernet, the VN5650 can be used to analyze and validate multi-gigabit Ethernet links for future vehicle network architectures. The KD7251 converts optical Ethernet signals into electrical signals, allowing engineers to test optical links while continuing to use trusted Vector tools and workflows.

“Vector’s adoption of 802.3cz optical Ethernet within the VN5650 provides development teams a practical, test-bench-ready path to validate multi-gig links using the Vector tools that automotive already trust,” said Juan Luis Matus, Field Application Engineer Manager at KD. “It’s an important milestone in bringing high-bandwidth optical connectivity to automotive applications.”

For his part, Matthias Schwedt, Product Manager Ethernet at Vector, emphasized: “Together with KD’s seamless collaboration, we have once again demonstrated the outstanding flexibility of our VN5650 Interface. As automotive systems demand higher data speeds and bandwidth, multi-gigabit Ethernet links will play a key role in enabling next-generation Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) architectures. With this integration, we are ready to support also optical multi-gigabit Ethernet testing across all scenarios – from complex CANoe-based simulations to basic media conversion at the hardware level.”