EXFO Launches the Industry's Highest Capacity Wireless, IMS and VoIP Security Test Solution
October 05 2010 - 9:00AM
EXFO Inc. (Nasdaq:EXFO) (TSX:EXF) announced today the release of
new software features on the InterWatch R14 and QualityAssurer
QA-604 platforms adding wireless, IMS and VoIP security gateways
testing capabilities, which are critical in the deployment of
wireless and wireline network architectures such as IMS, femtocells
and LTE.
With the evolution to an all-IP network in wireless and wireline
architectures such as IMS, femtocells and LTE, subscribers are
connecting to mobile operators' networks over non-trusted networks
via broadband DSL or cable. Security gateways are deployed at
the edge of the network and are responsible for providing secure
access using IPSec tunnels. Adding these security gateways could
have a negative impact on the quality of customer experience
due to the performance overhead associated with enabling
security.
These high-performance security gateways need to be verified in
the lab before they are deployed so as to ensure they
meet capacity and performance expectations while ensuring a
high-quality customer experience. The secure connection
establishment rate, the maximum sustained secure connections
and the performance overhead will have a negative impact on
quality of customer experience and must be characterized.
"The challenge has been to understand the impact of security on
subscriber quality of service as new network
architectures such as femtocells and LTE are deployed," said Hannu
Huttunen, EXFO's Vice-President—Wireless Division. "With EXFO's
solution, the security impact on users' sessions can
be accurately measured at high load, thus providing NEMs and
NSPs the confidence that they are developing and deploying products
and services that will exceed their subscribers' expectations."
"This new release also doubles the capacity of EXFO's platform
from one million subscribers to over two million, all in a small 2U
platform that is unmatched in the industry," said Alvin Francis,
Product Management Director at EXFO Navtel Product Group. "This
high capacity coupled with the high-performance IKEv2 and IPSec
solution enables mobile operators to tackle the challenges of
security and scalability while ensuring an excellent quality of
experience for their customers."
For further information on EXFO's wireless security testing
solutions, please visit the InterWatch R14 and Quality Assurer
QA-604 pages of our website.
About EXFO
EXFO is a leading provider of next-generation test and service
assurance solutions for wireless and wireline network operators and
equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry.
The company offers core-to-edge solutions that assess the
performance and reliability of converged, IP fixed and mobile
networks. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS,
Ethernet, OTN, xDSL, and various optical technologies accounting
for an estimated 35% of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO
has a staff of approximately 1,700 people in 25 countries,
supporting more than 2,000 telecom customers worldwide. For more
information, visit www.EXFO.com.
CONTACT: EXFO Inc.
Maryse Brodeur, Media Planner
(418) 683-0913, Ext. 3429
maryse.brodeur@EXFO.com
Vance Oliver, Manager, Investor Relations
(418) 683-0913, Ext. 3733
vance.oliver@exfo.com
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