Specifications

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• For an internal SATA and eSATA cable:
• See section 6.5.2.4, Table 21, Procedure P6 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• If a time-based test equipment is used to measure the NEXT, it must use a acquisition window that is at
least 4 times the propagation delay of the cable (electrical length).
• For test adapters comprising of 2 plugs to SMA and 1 receptacle to SMA adapters, each combination of
plug / receptacle shall have a NEXT performance better than -36dB (10-4500 MHz). The performance
measurement of this adapter combination must be made and saved on a daily basis, or each time the
setup is restored. In the event of a product failure, re-confirm that the adapter performance meets this
requirement. For this measurement, the tester must continue to follow the same procedure for making a
NEXT measurement on a product (see Procedure P6).
Pass/Fail Criteria
For an internal SATA and eSATA cable:
• Maximum Crosstalk: NEXT (10-4500 MHz) -26 dB
2.7.9. SI-09 : Inter-Symbol Interference
2.7.9.1. Cable Assembly Expected Behavior
See section 6.5.1.1, Table 16 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
The test shall be performed in one direction on the cable assembly, for each differential pair of the assembly.
If a family of cables is being tested, only the longest length is tested for this requirement.
Measurement Requirements
• This test is normative for internal SATA cables and informative for eSATA cables.
• For an internal SATA and eSATA cable:
o See section 6.5.2.4, Table 21, Procedure P9 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
Pass/Fail Criteria
For an internal SATA and eSATA cable:
• Maximum Inter-Symbol Interference 50 ps
2.8. Mechanical – Device - Standard Internal Connector
2.8.1. MDI-01 : Connector Location
2.8.1.1. Device Expected Behavior
See section 6.1.2 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
See section 6.3 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification for Slimline ATAPI device requirements.
See section 6.2.3 of Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification for uSATA device requirements.
• For a 12.7mm Slimline optical device see section 6.3.3, Figure 60 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6
specification.
Measurement Requirements
• For a 9.5 mm Slimline optical device see section 6.3.3, Figure 59 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• For a 5.25” optical device see section 6.1.2, Figure 18 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.