The Newly Enhanced Test Suite on EXFO's FTB/IQS-85100G
Packet Blazer Qualifies 40G/100G OTN Muxponders, Enabling Leading
Network Element Manufacturers (NEMs) and Carriers to Overcome Their
Lab Test Challenges
QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 12,
2014 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) today
announced the extension of the 40G/100G optical transport network
(OTN) multiplexing test capabilities on its FTB/IQS-85100G Packet
Blazer 40G/100G multiservice test modules. These capabilities
include ODUflex at both OTU3 (43.018 Gbit/s) and OTU4 (111.81
Gbit/s) optical rates, in addition to OTU4 multistage multiplexing
as per ITU-T G.709 for breakthrough-level qualification of 40G/100G
muxponders. These additional capabilities are available as software
options for existing FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer modules,
requiring no additional hardware while maximizing customers' return
on investment (ROI).
In today's competitive market, service providers
are striving to address bandwidth needs by upgrading their core and
metro networks to 100G capacity. However, 10G services remain the
biggest contributor to service providers' revenues. Accordingly,
network element manufacturers (NEMs) are continuously enhancing
their 40G/100G cross-connect offering to ensure that it is able to
carry, switch and terminate 10G (and lower) rate services in line
with proper bandwidth usage without compromising their quality.
EXFO's new ODUflex capability provides an
in-depth test suite for full simulation and analysis of different
client payload sizes when mapped over their required OTN bandwidth.
This flexibility allows carriers to optimize their 40G/100G network
bandwidth usage. Furthermore, EXFO's FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer
modules now support OTU4 multistage multiplexing schemes along with
full access to control and monitoring of OTN overhead bytes,
tandem-connection-monitoring (TCM) traces, and forward error
correction (FEC) algorithms. These functionalities ensure that all
newly deployed 40G/100G muxponders are proven capable of handling
the demanding services that will be placed on them in the
future.
In addition to newly launched OTN testing
capabilities, EXFO's FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer modules now
support 40G SONET/SDH and OTN testing capabilities over 40G serial
CFPs for qualification of OC-768/STM-256 and OTU3 circuits and
services.
"Over the past few years, EXFO has been a
leading provider of high-speed multiservice testing solutions, and
the extension of our 40G/100G OTN test capabilities continues on
that trend," said Claudio Mazzuca,
Vice-President of EXFO's Transport and Service Assurance Division.
"Our NEM and NSP customers are under pressure to speed up their
development and time-to-market to generate more revenues, and we're
more determined than ever to meet our customers' needs."
For more information about the FTB/IQS-85100G
Packet Blazer 40G/100G multiservice test modules, please visit
www.EXFO.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 1600 people in 25 countries, supporting more than
2000 customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com
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