SONET/SDH Testers analyze 40G network behavior.

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Transport Blazer and Power Blazer products are available with software that offers insight into 40G network equipment behavior, 40G network service operations, and network management system (NMS) configuration. Features provide flexibility required to validate network restoration times and overall network resilience at rates up to 40/43 Gbps. They also enable IQS-8140 or FTB-8140 40G/43G analyzers to perform tests such as automatic protection switching and service disruption time.



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EXFO Extends Leadership in 40G/43G SONET/SDH Testing with Expanded Capabilities on Transport Blazer



New feature set gives unprecedented insight into 40G network equipment behavior, 40G network service operations and network management system (NMS) configuration

QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 2 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:EXF) announced today the release of new software features for the Transport Blazer and Power Blazer product lines. This set of advanced features, contained within EXFO's IQS modules for R&D and software verification groups and FTB modules for network operators, provide the versatility, flexibility and affordability required to validate network restoration times and overall network resilience at rates up to 40/43 Gbit/s.

With this new software release, the IQS-8140 or FTB-8140 40G/43G analyzers can perform a host of new tests, including automatic protection switching (APS) and service disruption time (SDT) testing to ensure compliance with Telcordia GR-253 and ITU-T G.841 specifications. This release also provides 40G round-trip delay (RTD) analysis to measure network latency - a critical parameter for delay-sensitive traffic such as video. In addition, customers can benefit from EXFO's unified platform solution to host both the IQS/FTB-8140 and the IQS/FTB-8130NGE concurrently, enabling integrated testing of all telecom rates from DS0 to 43 Gbit/s, in addition to Ethernet testing from 10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s and 1x, 2x, 4x and 10x Fibre Channel testing.

This release also offers advanced error/alarm injection to evaluate the behavior of 40G network equipment and carrier network management software (NMS) configurations. This feature sends periodic bursts of errors and alarms to validate that 40G network equipment properly reports recurring network issues and that the NMS is properly configured to handle these issues. This type of advanced testing is critical to ensure equipment and 40G network stability.

"We're clearly gaining significant traction in next-generation network testing and our 40/43G test solution represents one of our numerous areas of excellence," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "Customers now recognize we're at the forefront of technological advances, giving them innovative testing, analysis and troubleshooting capabilities that are aligned with progressive networking practices. With these additional features, EXFO is once again providing equipment vendors and network operators with the testing capabilities demanded by today's ultra high-speed, delay-sensitive network infrastructures."

For more information about the Power Blazer and Transport Blazer product lines, please visit www.EXFO.com.

About EXFO

EXFO is a leading provider of test and monitoring solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division offers a wide range of innovative solutions extending across the full technology lifecycle - from design to technology deployment and onto service assurance - and covering all layers on a network infrastructure to enable triple-play services and next-generation, converged IP networking. 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 www.EXFO.com.

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