WEBINAR

1.6T Electrical and Optical Validation Aligned with IEEE 802.3dj Specifications

Register to gain practical guidance for validating 1.6T electrical and optical interfaces with confidence ahead of IEEE 802.3dj ratification.

January 28, 2026

4:00 PM UTC

1 hour

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January 28th, 2026

11:00 AM ET / 10:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM PT / 3:00 PM GMT

Duration: 1 hour

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Summary

As the IEEE P802.3dj Ethernet Task Force project approaches completion, the industry faces a growing need for robust physical layer validation solutions for AI-ready 1.6T interconnects, switches, and NICs. This webinar explores the latest methodologies and advanced instrumentation for validating opto-electrical compliance with IEEE P802.3dj specifications.

Join us for an in-depth look at current optical and electrical test strategies supporting the soon-to-be finalized specification — as well as validation efforts for next-generation silicon and photonic components.

This webinar will explore the latest developments and test methodologies in IEEE 802.3dj and their impact on optical and copper interconnects within the data center for AI-optimized scale-up and scale-out networking, including:

Optical transmitter conformance test C2C
C2M and backplane electrical conformance test
Optical and electrical stressed receiver sensitivity test

Attendees will gain insights into:

The latest IEEE 802.3dj power penalty optical transmitter quality metrics that guarantee interoperability within the datacenters — including TDECQ and TDECQCER
The new, phase-only jitter decomposition techniques in IEEE 802.3dj
The latest requirements for stressed receiver sensitivity calibration and testing — as specified in IEEE P802.3dj

Register to gain practical guidance for validating 1.6T electrical and optical interfaces with confidence ahead of IEEE 802.3dj ratification.

Speakers

Ahmad El Chayeb

Senior Strategic Product Planner for Network and Datacenter Infrastructure Technology

Keysight Technologies

Ahmad El-Chayeb is a senior strategic planner in the Network and Datacenter solutions group at Keysight and the technical lead for optical interconnect solutions for AI applications. Ahmad is a physical layer test and measurement expert for optical interfaces who has an extensive background in DataCOM applications and AI Infrastructure Interconnect solutions. Ahmad holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Concordia University in Montreal, and he is a participating member in several standards organizations including IEEE 802.3, Fiber Channel, Optical Interconnect Forum (OIF), InfiniBand and Linear Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement (LPO MSA).

John Calvin

Strategic Product Planner for High Performance Networking Technology

Keysight Technologies

John Calvin is a strategic planner and DataCom technology lead for Keysight Technologies. John has been bridging the measurement science gaps of emerging Telecom and DataCom development efforts for 20 years. He serves on the Ethernet Alliance board of directors and is a principal member to IEEE 802.3, OIF-CEI, InfiniBand, and PCIe development efforts. John holds a BSEE from Washington State University, and his graduate level studies are in signal processing from Stanford University.

Hadrien Louchet

Strategic Planner for Bit Error Ratio Tester (BERTs)

Keysight Technologies

Dr. Hadrien Louchet leads the planning for Keysight’s Bit Error Ratio Test platforms, driving =the development of advanced Layer 1 test solutions for the datacom industry since 2017. His work has been instrumental in driving innovation and setting new standards on the Ethernet and high-speed connectivity testing. Previously, he contributed to photonic design software development and played a key part in defining Ethernet solutions at Keysight. Hadrien holds a Master’s degree from École Centrale de Lyon in France and earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from TU Berlin.

Moderator

Sean Buckley

Editor in Chief

Lightwave

Sean is responsible for establishing and executing the editorial strategy of Lightwave across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products.