EXFO Implements New Standards-Based Test, Revolutionizing Carrier Ethernet and Mobile Backhaul Service Deployments
10 February 2010 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
EXFO is first to implement EtherSAM, based on the ITU-T Y.156sam
standard-the only Ethernet service test fully adapted to today's
mobile backhaul, commercial and wholesale services for turning up
and troubleshooting eight times faster, with 100% first-time-right
results. QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EXFO
Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFONASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:EXF)
announced today the implementation of EtherSAM, a new Ethernet
service testing methodology based on the ITU-T Y.156sam standard,
into its Ethernet testing products. This methodology is completely
adapted to today's reality and enables network operators to
optimize the quality of service and reduce operational costs. With
the evolution of Ethernet services, widely used standards such as
RFC 2544 are no longer adequate to fully validate service-level
agreements (SLA). To address the limitations of current test
methods, the ITU has introduced a new draft test standard, the
ITU-T Y.156sam. Working closely with the ITU-T standard body, EXFO
is at the forefront of pioneering a new test methodology that
recognizes the need for Ethernet networks to support new and more
advanced services that come with next-generation network
technologies, namely voice, video, e-mail, online trading and
others. Due to their distinct nature, each service reacts
differently to network characteristics such as latency, packet
jitter and frame loss. Service providers must therefore know how
each service behaves in every traffic prioritization scenario to
properly configure their networks and ensure a consistent quality
of service. EtherSAM supports new multiservice offerings. It can
simulate all types of services that will run on the network and
simultaneously qualify all key SLA parameters for each of these
services in a single test. It can validate the QoS mechanisms
provisioned in the network to prioritize the different service
types, resulting in more accurate validation, and eight times
faster deployment and troubleshooting. EXFO's EtherSAM approach
proves even more powerful as it executes the complete ITU-T
Y.156sam test with bidirectional measurements. Key SLA parameters
are measured independently in each test direction, thus providing
100% first-time-right service activation-that is the highest level
of confidence in service testing. "Innovation has always played a
key role in the company's success and with the implementation of
EtherSAM into our Ethernet portfolio, we are once again at the
forefront of the innovation curve," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's
Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "This new
methodology will revolutionize how our customers will execute their
Ethernet testing by saving time when turning up services and by
providing 100% first-time-right results, therefore directly
optimizing the quality of service and reducing the operational
costs of our customers." About EXFO EXFO is a leading provider of
test and service assurance solutions for network operators and
equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry.
The Telecom Division, which accounts for almost 90% of the
company's revenues, offers a wide range of innovative solutions to
assess optical networks, from the core to access, as well as
next-generation IP infrastructures and related triple-play
services. The Life Sciences and Industrial Division offers
solutions in medical device and opto-electronics assembly,
fluorescence microscopy and other life science sectors. For more
information, visit http://www.exfo.com/. DATASOURCE: EXFO
ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEERING INC. CONTACT: Maryse Brodeur, Media
Planner, (418) 683-0913, Ext. 3429, ; Vance Oliver, Manager,
Investor Relations, (418) 683-0913, Ext. 3733,
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