AUGUST 24, 2006 -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (search EXFO) has introduced optical transport network (OTN) testing functionalities on its IQS/FTB-8120 and IQS/FTB-8130 Transport Blazer test modules. This ongoing evolution within EXFO's Transport Blazer product family brings to market the most compact OTN and next-generation SONET/SDH test solution in the industry, claim company representatives.
Increased demand for converged high-speed data, voice, and video services over Internet protocol networks continues to drive the need for higher-performance metro and long-haul transport networks. OTN, which is defined in the ITU-T G.709 standard, is a key enabler for service providers to deliver increased performance on their legacy fiber infrastructures.
EXFO's OTN test is a new software option that runs on the IQS-500 Intelligent Test System for manufacturing and R&D test applications. It also can be used with the FTB-200 Compact Platform and the advanced FTB-400 Universal Test System to ensure coverage of an array of test and measurement applications, ranging from R&D verification to field turn-up and troubleshooting. It includes forward error correction (FEC) generation and analysis, as well as support for all OTN layer alarms and errors. This OTN test solution is designed to support both OTU1 (2.7-Gbit/sec) and OTU2 (10.7-Gbit/sec) test rates.
"Since its launch earlier this year, our Transport Blazer product family has gained significant traction in the market due to its feature richness, compact form factor, and strong roadmap for continued evolution through additional software functions," notes Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's vice president of optical and protocol-layer product management. "Another key success factor for this product has been its ability to seamlessly support SONET/SDH, next-generation SONET/SDH and now OTN testing in a common offering, which is a critical attribute to help our customers streamline their testing needs," he adds. "With this new OTN product offering available on the FTB-200 Compact Platform, the Transport Blazer solution becomes the industry's sole compact field-portable test solution for OTN testing, setting another benchmark in the industry for portable test solutions."
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