JDSU Introduces New Products to Industry's Most Comprehensive Metro Ethernet Test Portfolio
June 06 2006 - 9:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif. and CHICAGO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU
(Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) today expanded the industry's most
complete Metro Ethernet test portfolio with several new products
addressing one of the industry's fastest-growing technologies.
JDSU's Ethernet portfolio is the most comprehensive because it
includes the full range of Ethernet instruments, systems and
software required by customers today and provides analysis of all
seven layers of Metro Ethernet services. It will be showcased at
GlobalComm 2006 in Chicago, June 4-8, (booth 67040). Communications
service providers and equipment manufacturers face fundamental
challenges in efficiently bringing carrier-grade Metro Ethernet
services to market, beginning in labs -- where verifying network
element reliability, interoperability and quality of service (QoS)
are paramount -- and in the field where the need to reduce
installation times, decrease mean- time-to-repair (MTTR) costs,
enable efficient maintenance and reduce the overall technology
learning curve are a priority. The new elements of JDSU's Metro
Ethernet test portfolio include: -- Ethernet test capabilities for
the HST-3000, the most complete all-in- one triple play access test
platform available. The new Ethernet module, designed for the
technician who needs to test next-generation IP-based services with
a small budget but also requires an expandable platform, supports
electrical Ethernet (10/100/1000) and optical GigE testing from a
single module. The HST-3000 Ethernet module contains a rich feature
set for testing from the physical layer up to the application layer
(VoIP and IPTV). This unique combination of test functionality in
one Ethernet module makes the HST-3000 the premier tool for the
rollout of next-generation Metro Ethernet services. The HST-3000 is
also designed for interoperability with the NetComplete Metro
Ethernet Service Assurance Solution. -- The SmartClass Ethernet
single-purpose test tool, an economical, hand held, fully
functional test instrument capable of completely qualifying
Ethernet and IP circuits. The SmartClass Ethernet includes
functionality required to test 10/100/1000 electrical, GigE optical
Ethernet and IP circuits. The SmartClass Ethernet meets the needs
of technicians and installers who do not require an expandable
solution or deep triple play services testing. Suitable for less
experienced field technicians, the SmartClass Ethernet is an
easy-to-use, rugged tester that fits well within field tool
budgets. The SmartClass Ethernet is designed for interoperability
with the NetComplete Metro Ethernet Service Assurance Solution. --
The addition of a network monitoring application, called Netmon, to
the QT-600 IP test head, part of JDSU's NetComplete(TM) Metro
Ethernet Service Assurance Solution. With the addition of Netmon,
the QT-600 is able to combine two critical pieces of QoS management
-- network monitoring and service monitoring -- which give service
providers the highly accurate picture needed to determine what is
causing, and how to fix, service degradation. Netmon rounds out the
triple-play test and monitoring capability of the QT-600 by
allowing service providers to monitor, test or troubleshoot at full
line rate (up to a Gigabit Ethernet, or GigE, link capacity) their
Ethernet infrastructure carrying traffic such as VoIP or IPTV. --
An upgrade to the MTS/T-BERD 8000 Transport module to support
simultaneous multi-circuit testing, next-generation networks based
on Q-in-Q (also known as VLAN stacking), VPLS and MPLS
technologies, and 1G/2G Fibre Channel (FC) field test applications.
The Transport module is a portable field Ethernet tester that
offers the only all-in-one test solution for SONET, SDH, PDH,
T-carrier, Ethernet/IP, FC and MPLS networks and includes packet
jitter. The product is designed to meet the needs of operators
deploying and maintaining transport and data services as well as
metro network elements. "The emergence of triple play services,
especially IPTV, is driving an accelerated market need to ensure
reliable Metro Ethernet networks," said Helmut Berg, senior vice
president of JDSU's Test and Measurement group. "Unlike existing
competitive solutions, JDSU provides a comprehensive Metro Ethernet
portfolio which offers all of the key problem-solving functions for
metro Ethernet applications." Additional product lines included in
JDSU's Metro Ethernet portfolio include: the DA-3400 (winner of the
2006 IT Week's Editor's Choice Award) and DA-3600A data analyzers
for carrier field service support groups requiring deep packet
access to troubleshoot difficult Ethernet service problems; the
ONT-50, ONT-506 and ONT-512 optical network testers for development
and verification of converged network elements and infrastructure
found in transport technologies from the physical layer up to layer
3; and the FST-2802 field services tester, a widely accepted
platform solution that is the only handheld field tool currently on
the market that enables service providers to provision, install and
maintain cost-effective testing of Ethernet and Fiber Channel
services from one test module. About JDSU JDSU is committed to
enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications,
commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of
communications test and measurement solutions and optical products
for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and
network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is a leading
provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental
instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand
authentication, aerospace and defense applications, and decorative.
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