Test Platform supports IPv6, wireless codecs, IKEv1, DHCP.
Press Release Summary:
As scalable Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem/Next-Generation test platform, InterWatch R14 platform Release 7.2 simulates up to 256,000 unique IPv6 subscriber addresses per chassis to support migration of voice and video applications to IPv6 addressing scheme. Software supports range of codecs - EVRC/0/1, EVRCB/0/1, EDHCP, IKEv1 - as well as fractional modes with or without silence suppression. Border Gateway Function (BGF) test application with DHCP support is also included.
Original Press Release:
EXFO Enhances IMS/NGN InterWatch R14 Platform - New Software Release Supports IPv6, Wireless Codecs, IKEv1 and DHCP
QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 9 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:EXF) announced today the release of new software features on the InterWatch R14 platform, the industry's highest performance and most scalable Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)/Next-Generation (NGN) test platform.
Release 7.2 on the InterWatch R14 platform simulates up to 256,000 unique Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) subscriber addresses per chassis to support the migration of voice and video applications to the IPv6 addressing scheme. In addition to IPv6, this new software release expands EXFO's wide list of supported codecs to include the Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC) family used in Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, as well as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Internet Key Exchange version 1 protocol (IKEv1) for security testing.
EVRC support includes EVRC, EVRC0, EVRC1, EVRCB, EVRCB0 and EVRCB1 in full and fractional modes and with or without silence suppression. The addition of IKEv1 key exchange protocol expands EXFO's security and authentication capability to include IPsec tunnel mode.
Finally, Release 7.2 adds DHCP support to EXFO's unique Border Gateway Function (BGF) test application, thereby improving its test capability for BGF devices with integrated subscriber management.
"Market demand for these new features is growing rapidly due to the growth in high-speed mobile access networks, growing shortage of IPv4 addresses and the migration to IMS core networks," said Joe Sutherland, Vice-President of EXFO's Navtel Product Group. "The integration of session management functions into routers and the high growth in home networking has driven the need to incorporate default gateway and DHCP functions per subscriber in our solutions in order to improve test coverage. The new capabilities within this software release highlight EXFO's ongoing commitment towards providing the industry's most comprehensive IMS/NGN test solutions."
For more information about the InterWatch IMS/NGN platform, 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.
CONTACT: Vance Oliver, Manager, Investor Relations, (418) 683-0913, Ext. 3733, vance.oliver@exfo.com
