EXFO intros additional functionalities to SONET/SDH analyzers

July 7, 2005 Quebec City, Canada -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering today announced the addition of key functionalities to its FTB-8100 Next-Generation SONET/SDH Analyzer series. According to the company, the new test functions, available with the company's latest software release, increase the test-application breadth of the FTB-8100 series for the qualification, commissioning, and troubleshooting of next-generation SONET/SDH networks.

According to the company, new features available for the FTB-8100 next-generation test suite include support for Low-Order Virtual Concatenation (LO VCAT) and Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) generation and analysis, and differential delay insertion capabilities for both high-order and low-order virtual concatenation. In addition to these next-generation test enhancements, full remote testing and monitoring capabilities via a standard Ethernet LAN connection are now available for the FTB-8100 series modules.

"Next-generation, data-optimized SONET/SDH networks, supporting applications such as voice and video-over-IP, require an advanced test solution that is flexible and scalable to accommodate the evolving needs of these networks," remarks Benoit Fleury, EXFO's vice-president of protocol-layer product management. "These enhancements introduced to our FTB-8100 series demonstrate EXFO's continued commitment to meeting the requirements of the emerging next-generation networking test market."

According to the company, designed to meet the demand for next-generation Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH test applications, the FTB-8100 series combines advanced DSn/PDH, SONET/SDH, and next-generation SONET/SDH test functions in a single unit. Housed inside the company's FTB-400 Universal Test System (UTS), the FTB-8100 test modules are suited for use in field, central office, and lab applications.