EXFO launches PBT/MPLS field-test software

June 19, 2008
JUNE 19, 2008 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has released new test enhancements for its FTB-8510B/FTB-8510G and IQS-8510B/IQS-8510G Packet Blazer Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10GbE test modules.

JUNE 19, 2008 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (search for EXFO) has released new test enhancements for its FTB-8510B/FTB-8510G and IQS-8510B/IQS-8510G Packet Blazer Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10GbE test modules.

With this new software release, the FTB-8510B/FTB-8510G and IQS-8510B/IQS-8510G Packet Blazer GbE and 10GbE test modules now support Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering (PBB-TE; search for PBB-TE) and Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) functionalities in a single module, allowing network service providers (NSPs) and network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) to fully validate Carrier Ethernet services and network equipment.

The software suite features support for advanced multistream traffic filtering techniques and 1X and 2X Fibre Channel testing. The company says the new capabilities on the FTB-8510B and FTB-8510G Packet Blazers, combined with full-line rate TCP throughput testing and bidirectional RFC 2544 measurements, offer NSPs a comprehensive and portable tool for deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting next-generation Ethernet services.

The modules, designed for portable field-test applications, are compatible with the FTB-200 Compact Platform and more advanced FTB-400 Universal Test System. The modules, designed for manufacturing and R&D test applications, are hosted inside the IQS-500 and IQS-600 platforms. All of these platforms support a range of additional test modules, including optical, transpor,t and datacom, at various transmission rates reaching up to 43 Gbits/sec.

"The successful deployment of Ethernet services depends on carrier-grade scalability, reliability, and quality of service (QoS)," says Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's vice president, product management and marketing. "PBB-TE and IP/MPLS are two choice technologies enabling NSPs to efficiently deploy Ethernet services with high levels of configurability and resiliency."

EXFO representatives will be on site to demonstrate the functionality of the FTB-8510B and FTB-8510G Packet Blazer at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas this week.


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