In addition to RAD's ETX EtherAccess Ethernet demarcation
device, EXFO's Brix Service Assurance solution for network
provisioning, troubleshooting and maintenance now supports RAD's
new MiNID Service Assurance SFP.
QUEBEC CITY,
Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - EXFO
Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX: EXF) and RAD Data Communications
announced today that they have enhanced the interoperability of
their combined, end-to-end network monitoring solution. In addition
to RAD's ETX EtherAccess Ethernet Demarcation device, EXFO's Brix
Service Assurance solution for network provisioning,
troubleshooting and maintenance now supports RAD's new MiNID
Service Assurance SFP.
This joint solution provides operators with a
complete network monitoring approach. It combines the highly
scalable monitoring and analysis power of EXFO's BrixWorx
correlation and analysis engine and Brix Verifier network
appliances with RAD's ETX EtherAccess demarcation devices located
at the customer premises. EXFO's BrixWorx solution supports
interworking with RAD network demarcation devices and applications,
offering a deeper level of integration between the devices and
enabling greater visibility of the service and circuit
performance at the customer handoff or within the core.
The end result is a powerful monitoring and
service-assurance solution enabling greater visibility of the
end-to-end network as well as circuit performance. Network
visibility ultimately leads to fewer network outages and proactive
monitoring detects degradations before they affect customers.
"The Brix solution allows operators to monitor
their networks from end to end and correlates all the relevant
metrics in one integrated system," said Claudio Mazzuca, Vice-President of EXFO's
Service Assurance Division. "In 2012, we developed the initial
integration with RAD NIDs into the Brix System. That integration
allows operators to leverage their embedded RAD devices with their
existing or new Brix System to streamline operations and reduce
both their OPEX and CAPEX. Today, we are adding RAD's new MiNID
SFPs to our integrated solution, further expanding the
interoperability of the Brix System."
"With RAD's Service Assured Access solution,
service providers can now build an entire access network or enhance
specific segments of their network with MEF CE 2.0-certified
functionality, lowering their total cost of ownership while
increasing revenues from SLA-based services," explained
Amir Karo, RAD's Vice-President of
Business Development and Marketing. "The combined RAD-EXFO solution
offers a superior platform for service providers to reduce their
operating expenses using a comprehensive and integrated demarcation
and monitoring system."
For more information, please visit either
www.EXFO.com/assure or www.RAD.com.
About EXFO
Listed on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges, EXFO is among the
leading providers of next-generation test and service assurance
solutions for wireline and wireless network operators and equipment
manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The
company offers innovative solutions for the development,
installation, management and maintenance of converged, IP fixed and
mobile networks—from the core to the edge. Key technologies
supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, FTTx, VDSL2,
ADSL2+ and various optical technologies accounting for more than
35% of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO has a staff of
approximately 1700 people in 25 countries, supporting more than
2000 customers worldwide. For more information, visit
www.EXFO.com.
About RAD
RAD Data Communications provides Service Assured Access solutions
that reduce operational complexity and improve service
profitability for retail, wholesale and mobile service
providers, as well as evolutional migration solutions for
service providers and power and transportation utilities,
facilitating a smooth, secure and cost-effective transition to
packet-based networks. RAD's multi-faceted in-house technology
embraces OAM and performance management; service assurance; traffic
management; fault management; synchronization and timing over
packet; TDM pseudowire; ASIC and FPGA development; hardware
miniaturization; and SFP form-factor solutions. The company's
installed base exceeds 12,000,000 units and encompasses more than
150 service providers around the world, including Bharti Airtel,
British Telecom, CenturyLink, China Mobile, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom,
Embratel, France Telecom/Orange,
Hutchison, KDDI, KPN, SingTel, SoftBank, Sprint, Telefónica, A1
Telekom Austria, TeliaSonera, Telstra, Telus, T-Mobile, Verizon
International, and Vodafone. RAD is active in industry
standardization bodies such as the IETF, Broadband Forum, ITU, and
MEF.
RAD is a member of the $1.2 billion RAD Group of companies, a world
leader in networking and internetworking product
solutions.
SOURCE EXFO inc.