Test Modules aid Fibre Channel/Ethernet service tune-ups.
Press Release Summary:
Along with testing capabilities for Fibre Channel network deployments, FTB-8525 and FTB-8535 Packet Blazer modules support optional test suite for complete performance validation of Ethernet services. Multi-service modules offer fully integrated datacom testing, providing 1, 2, 4, and 10 Gbps full-line-rate Fibre Channel traffic generation and analysis. Key performance tests include BER testing, round-trip latency measurement, and buffer-to-buffer credit estimation.
Original Press Release:
EXFO Launches Comprehensive Test Module for Fibre Channel and Ethernet Service Turn-Ups
Expanding multi-service testing portfolio with integrated solution for performance assessment of Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks
QUEBEC CITY, July 23 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:EXF) announced today the launch of the FTB-8525 and FTB-8535 Packet Blazer modules, providing comprehensive testing capabilities for Fibre Channel network deployments. The FTB-8525/8535 modules also support an optional test suite for complete performance validation of Ethernet services.
Housed inside the well-established FTB-200 Compact Platform, these multi-service modules offer fully integrated datacom testing in the industry's smallest form factor, providing 1 Gbit/s, 2 Gbit/s, 4 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s full-line-rate Fibre Channel traffic generation and analysis. Key performance tests include bit-error rate (BER) testing, round-trip latency measurement and buffer-to-buffer credit estimation. These modules also combine complete Ethernet service performance validation through RFC2544 and BER testing, and LAN/WAN Ethernet testing capabilities from 10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s. As with all other Packet Blazer modules, the FTB-8525 and FTB-8535 modules are fully compatible with the FTB-400 Universal Test System and can be combined with other optical, transport or datacom modules for a solution tailored to unique testing requirements. There is also an IQS-85X5 version, hosted inside the IQS-500 or IQS-600 platform, to address the network equipment manufacturing market.
"Storage area networks (SANs) continue to expand over ever-increasing distances, supporting mission-critical applications including data storage and retrieval as well as data archiving for disaster recovery implementations," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President Product Management and Marketing. "Fibre Channel has proven to be a reliable technology for efficient data transmission, while carrier Ethernet drives cost-efficiencies throughout the network. But both technologies have stringent performance requirements that must be tested at each network deployment phase to ensure appropriate service levels. The FTB-8525/8535 Packet Blazer modules are yet another demonstration of EXFO's continued dedication to equipping network operators worldwide with the right combination of tools to simplify test and measurement processes that are essential in today's multi-service environments."
For more information about the FTB-8525/8535 Packet Blazer test modules, 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.
