This new release introduces 40GE/100GE multi-stream
traffic generation and monitoring, OTU4 and serial 40G/43G BER
testing capabilities; providing service providers the means to
overcome their 40G/100G testing challenges and significantly
accelerate field deployments
QUEBEC CITY, July 2,
2013 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX: EXF)
announced today that it is expanding its high-speed multiservice
offering on the FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power Blazer integrated
10M-to-100G compact field modules to include 40GE/100GE
multi-stream traffic generation and monitoring, OC-768/STM-256 and
OTU3 (43G) using 40G Base-FR serial CFP and OTU4 (112G) testing
capabilities.
As carriers face ever-increasing needs for
bandwidth due to triple-play services, data centers and
higher-bandwidth residential broadband connections, it is becoming
vital to ensure that service-level agreements (SLAs) are met under
normal and congested network conditions. EXFO's new 40GE/100GE
multi-stream traffic generation and monitoring provides the
flexibility to configure up to 16 flows of traffic simultaneously
with data, voice and video profiling, ramp and burst traffic
shaping. This enables service providers to simulate 40G/100G
real-life traffic and validate their networks' ability to handle
and prioritize services which are notoriously sensitive to packet
jitter and packet loss. Furthermore, multi-stream traffic
generation and monitoring provides per-flow quality of service
(QoS) metrics including throughput, latency, frame loss, packet
jitter and out-of-sequence in simplified test result views with
visual gauges for network engineers to quickly validate the
networks' key performance indicators. Failure to respect the QoS
requirements of customer contracts often results in damage
compensation by the service provider. Traffic generation and
monitoring capability is offered on EXFO's FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power
Blazer and FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer modules.
Furthermore, the FTB/IQS-88100NGE Power Blazer
now supports OC-768/STM-256 and OTU3 (43G) optical rates and
testing capabilities using 40G Base-FR serial CFP and OTU4 (112G)
using 100G Base-LR4 and 100G Base-LR10 CFPs. Supported
OC-768/STM-256, OTU3 and OTU4 Bit Error Rate (BER) testing
capabilities include per channel power and frequency monitoring as
well as delay and service disruption time measurements; key for
40G/100G SONET/SDH and OTN networks commissioning and turn-up.
EXFO's FTB-88100NGE Power Blazer is uniquely
optimized for field testing with its 10M-to-100G testing
capabilities on a single module for full coverage of field-testing
needs and maximum return on investment. This is in addition to its
proven easy-to-use GUI, first-class flexibility: remote management,
battery operation, and integrated optical tools; and full
compatibility with EXFO's cloud-based test equipment and data
management services.
"As the market moves toward 40G/100G field
deployments, we are proud to extend our high-speed multiservice
portfolio offering in response to carrier requirements," said
Claudio Mazzuca, Vice-President of
EXFO's Transport and Service Assurance Division. "Our customers are
under pressure to speed up service activation, increase revenues
and maintain SLAs without compromising quality. Accordingly, we are
committed to providing broad, simple, scalable and cost-effective
10M-to-100G testing capabilities that address challenges while
meeting our NSP customers' lab and field-testing needs."
About EXFO
Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges, EXFO is among the
leading providers of next-generation test and service assurance
solutions for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment
manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The
company offers innovative solutions for the development,
installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and
mobile networks—from the core to the edge. Key technologies
supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, FTTx, VDSL2,
ADSL2+ and various optical technologies accounting for more than
35% of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO has a staff of
approximately 1700 people in 25 countries, supporting more than
2000 customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com
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