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July 2008

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Featured Article

Transport/core networks require new look at test
By Juan Masmela, Sunrise Telecom -- The move to next-generation networks (NGN) is anything but straightforward. Evolving technology, unprecedented customer expectations, and the challenges of a legacy infrastructure combine to present some daunting tasks. Yet with advanced, highly integrated test equipment, telecom operators can overcome these challenges while effectively managing capital and operational expenditures. More...

In the News

Spirent leads Test Automation Alliance
Members of the Spirent-led alliance include EdenTree Technologies, FanFare, and MRV. More...

Zeugma taps Agilent to stress test Service Delivery Router
Zeugma Systems uses Agilent Network Tester to simulate hundreds of thousands of broadband subscribers that are using both walled garden and over-the-top (OTT) applications. More...

EXFO's Power Blazer approved by Americas Tier-1 NSP
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. says that its FTB-8130NGE Power Blazer multi-service test module has been approved by a Tier-1 network service provider (NSP) in the Americas. More...

New Products

Ixia announces peer-to-peer simulation
IxLoad P2P gives service providers the ability to validate the effect of P2P traffic on revenue-generating services at at citywide scale. It also enables network equipment manufacturers to thoroughly test the accuracy and reliability of the detection and classification mechanisms of deep packet inspection (DPI)-capable, application-aware devices, say company representatives. More...

JDSU launches new digital network test and monitoring gear for cable operators
JDSU has released the PathTrak Video Monitoring System and the PathTrak RPM3000 System module, designed to ensure high-quality delivery of video, VoIP, and high-speed data services over advanced digital networks. More...

EXFO launches PBT/MPLS field-test software
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. has released new test enhancements for its FTB-8510B/FTB-8510G and IQS-8510B/IQS-8510G Packet Blazer Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10GbE test modules. More...

Agilent intros multiplay test products at NXTcomm08
The company says its new test products offer true end-to-end performance monitoring and testing of fixed, mobile, and converged networks, and make it simpler to handle complex tasks more easily, rapidly. and successfully. More...

IDEAL unveils optical power meter and light source kit
Designed to accommodate the expanding needs of datacom technicians, the new IDEAL FiberMASTER five-wavelength fiber testing kit offers a portable, all-in-one approach to measuring power and optical signal loss on standard wavelength windows as well as in FTTx applications. More...

The JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing
The JDSU Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Testing is written for fiber optic installers, project managers, telecom technicians, and engineers who need to understand, apply, and correctly measure and record the performance of fiber infrastructures.
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The JDSU Triple-Play Service Deployment Guide
This comprehensive guide to test, measurement, and service assurance presents in-depth guidance on testing FTTx networks and ensuring reliable triple-play service delivery. Written by foremost industry experts on fiber, copper, and premises testing strategy and service assurance, Triple-Play Service Deployment provides unmatched insight and technical depth.
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Lightwave Webcasts
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Improve Yield by 10% This Quarter - Learn New Strategies for Process Control and Remote Test Management
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Transmitter Jitter Basics: Two Worlds of Test
While jitter is a familiar measurement in transmitter testing, it can be defined...

40GE and 100GE: Ready for Prime Time?
Deployments of 40G WDM interfaces on routers and WDM equipment are ramping...

Designing with SFP+: Matching modules, ICs, and applications
The 10-Gbit/s Ethernet market is poised for explosive growth. This webcast...

Lightwave White Papers
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Panduit Corp : Fiber Optic Connectors: Choosing the Best Ferrule Material for Your Network Application

RED-C Optical Networks Ltd.: Next Generation Adaptable Variable Gain EDFAs

Discovery Semiconductors, Inc. : Optical Coherent Receivers for Next Generation Transport

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