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Opto and Fibre Test Equipment
News Release from: Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | Subject: FTB-8140
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 December 2007
Network tester runs up to 43Gbit/s
Module provides advanced Sonet/SDH and OTN test functions in a single module to address the demands of commissioning and troubleshooting 43Gbit/s networks.
Available now from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering is the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer Sonet/SDH and OTN test module for high-speed networking applications at 40 and 43Gbit/s The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer ensures next-generation Sonet/SDH and ROADM (reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer) network buildouts meet industry standards, as well as offer the service, quality and reliability necessary for network service providers (NSPs) to deploy high-premium voice, data and video services
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer test module provides advanced Sonet/SDH and OTN (optical transport network) test functions in a single module to address the stringent demands of commissioning and troubleshooting 43Gbit/s networks.
An intuitive, feature-rich interface and OTN with ITU-T G.709 forward error correction (FEC) streamline testing of OC-768/STM-256 links without compromising on functionality.
The FTB-8140 is also compatible with NRZ, ODB, DSPK and DQPSK optical transmission protocols to address all field-testing needs while ensuring future scalability.
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NSPs can extract the maximum value from their investment in the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer by leveraging Exfo's industry-leading FTB-400 Universal Test System, a PC-based, modular field-test platform offering the widest range of optical test modules.
Key optical modules that can be combined with the FTB-8140 include Exfo's best-in-class chromatic dispersion (CD), polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) and optical spectrum analyser (OSA), as well as the market-leading FTB-7000 OTDR family, thus delivering a unique, portable solution addressing 40Gbit/s testing requirements from the physical to the transmission layer.
In addition, the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer module can be matched with the recently introduced FTB-8130NGE Power Blazer to address DSn/PDH, Sonet/SDH (155M to 40G), OTN (2.7G to 43G), and Ethernet (10M to 10GigE LAN/WAN) testing requirements in a single platform.
"Leading NSPs around the world are starting to deploy the most advanced transmission technology in their core network infrastructures, namely Sonet/SDH to 40Gbit/s and OTN to 43Gbit/s, given the incredible bandwidth requirements in access networks", says Etienne Gagnon, Exfo's Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing.
"Exfo's new FTB-8140 Transport Blazer addresses the need for field technicians to face real-life deployment challenges with a portable and cost-effective test solution, while providing comprehensive OTN test capabilities up to 43Gbit/s in the best-of-class FTB-400 platform".
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