EXFO adds multi-stream test support for modules

These test modules are the de facto industry standard when it comes to multi-service test capabilities with DSn/PDH, SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel support.

The FTB-8120NGE and FTB-8130NGE Power Blazer modules are housed inside the FTB-200 Compact Platform and FTB-400 Universal Test System for field and central office testing requirements, while the IQS versions are hosted inside the IQS-500 and IQS-600 platforms for manufacturing floor and lab environments.

With the announcement, the Power Blazer modules' Ethernet test suite has been further enhanced to help customers respond more effectively to the reality of today's market.

Data services are significantly shifting toward supporting a variety of applications on the same network.

This shift has fuelled the need for quality of service (QoS) testing to ensure Ethernet-based services meet required customer service-level agreements (SLAs).

By providing the ability to configure multiple streams, the FTB/IQS-8120NGE and FTB/IQS-8130NGE Power Blazer modules allow network operators to simulate and qualify different types of applications running over their networks.

The frame analysis feature enables multi-stream layer 2 through layer 4 traffic generation, including analysis of packet-jitter (RFC 3393) and out-of-sequence metrics.

These measurements allow network operators to efficiently benchmark transport networks when it comes to transport Ethernet services, including triple-play offerings (voice, video and data).