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News Release from: Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | Subject: FTB-8510G Packet Blazer
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 February 2006
Tester assures performance of 10Gbit/s
Ethernet
A new software suite for the FTB-8510G Packet Blazer 10 Gigabit Ethernet test module significantly enhances performance assurance and quality of service testing in LAN and WAN applications.
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering has developed a new software suite for its FTB-8510G Packet Blazer 10 Gigabit Ethernet test module that significantly enhances performance assurance and quality of service (QoS) testing in local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) applications As 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) is increasingly becoming commonplace in core networks, customers must thoroughly test their converged IP-based systems to ensure conformance to service-level agreements (SLAs), as delay-sensitive applications like voice- and video-over-IP are increasingly being introduced
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 25 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The additional features in this new software suite elevate the FTB-8510G Packet Blazer to new heights in terms of functionality and ease of use.
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All of these features are available on the FTB-8510G Packet Blazer 10 GigE test module.
The FTB-8510G Packet Blazer, an interchangeable test module housed inside EXFO's world-class and widely deployed FTB-400 Universal Test System, is ideally suited for field and central office applications.
"The addition of key features, such as multi-stream, expert mode and service-disruption tests, as well as RFC 2544 and BER testing, positions EXFO's Packet Blazer 10 GigE analyser as the unequivocal reference in the performance assessment of Ethernet transport networks", said Benoit Fleury, EXFO's Vice-President of Protocol-Layer Product Management.
"This major enhancement, combined with our existing Ethernet and Fibre Channel test modules as well as our recently introduced four-slot receptacle, provides a compact datacommunication test solution for our well-established FTB-400 platform".
"By integrating optical, telecom and datacom modules within the same platform, users now have a value-added test system that can be scaled to their particular needs".
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