JDSU Introduces Industry's Most Robust 100 Gigabit Ethernet Test Suite
19 August 2009 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Future-Ready Design and Backward Compatibility Promise Immediate,
Seamless Integration into Advanced Production Environments and
Evolving Networks MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- JDSU today introduced a set of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE) test
solutions that will help 100GE component developers, network
equipment designers and service providers unlock the performance
and revenue potential of 100GE technology. The JDSU suite evaluates
and verifies components, subassemblies and network equipment.
Additionally, it helps service providers ensure reliable
performance on new network builds. According to the research firm
IDC, 100G solutions are poised to come to market faster than 40G.
Demand for 100G is accelerated by access technologies and services
converging increasingly onto the same networks. This is driving
greater capacity and bandwidth requirements and also introducing
greater complexity. As the number of services and applications
sharing high speed networks increases, IDC believes full testing
and compliance takes on greater importance. "The current shift
towards 100 Gigabit Ethernet represents a major discontinuity in
network infrastructures that creates a greater importance on the
value of testing to ensure quality. At the same time, testing
challenges are expanded by the growing service provider focus on
customer experience," said Elisabeth Rainge, IDC's Director of NGN
Operations. "We see JDSU well positioned to meet this challenge in
the earliest stages of deployment and beyond." Specifically, JDSU
solutions support 100GE physical layer test including photonic and
electrical signal testing as well as protocol testing for layers 1,
2 and 3. The full test solution includes: -- The JDSU ONT 100G
Module for testing optical and electrical interfaces from the
physical layer to Ethernet/IP, protocol testing, PCS layer
validation and transponder testing. -- The JDSU Hydra for stressed
receiver sensitivity on 100GE systems, including stress generation
and stress sensitivity measurement. -- The JDSU MAP-200 for
multiplexing/de-multiplexing, signal conditioning and signal access
of 100GE optical signals. The range of testers covers all key
requirements for the early stages of 100GE, including transponder
testing/validation, network equipment development, and system
verification testing (SVT). Advanced applications support
developers in the challenging task of debugging and verifying
highly complex 100GE multi-lane, multi-lambda products. "100
Gigabit Ethernet will further enable manufacturers and service
providers to meet the challenge of keeping pace with
ever-increasing capacity requirements. It will deliver improved
network flexibility and responsiveness to high-bandwidth service
demand," said Dave Holly, president of JDSU's Communications Test
and Measurement business segment. "Our 100GE solutions will help
network equipment manufacturers and service providers bring
reliable products and services to market quickly--and seize initial
opportunities to gain market footholds." About JDSU 100G Solutions
The JDSU ONT 100G Module offers leading precision to measure the
IP/Ethernet layer. The tool analyzes packets and provides unmatched
characterization capability. In addition, it offers unique
applications for per-lane and per-lambda virtual BERT using an
intuitive user interface for faster analysis and debugging. The
100G Module supports generation and measurement of the skew of
multi-lane signals at the full range, one of the key challenges in
100GE systems. In addition, JDSU offers a complete solution for
transponder characterization. JDSU 100GE testers provide a broad
range of interface options: transponders which are compliant with
the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) to cover a wide range of
systems with line rates of 40 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s and 112 Gb/s,
supporting both 4x25 Gb/s and 10x10 Gb/s, as well as an electrical
interface for direct measurement in electronics. The MDIO control
interface of the CFP transponder offers remote supervision via an
external connector. OTU4 capabilities are offered. 100GE testers
from JDSU draw from the company's history of innovation and
expertise. JDSU currently provides one of the industry's most
complete 40G test portfolios and was involved in some of the first
40G field turn-ups. JDSU 40G products include the ONT, TestPoint,
MAP-200, Hydra, and T-BERD /MTS platforms; the ONT was the first
all-in-one tester for 40/43G, including jitter and wander. About
JDSU Carrier Ethernet Solutions JDSU offers a single-source Carrier
Ethernet test portfolio that facilitates analysis of all seven
layers of Metro Ethernet services. The JDSU portfolio provides the
industry's deepest set of test features in an integrated,
end-to-end approach to testing Metro Ethernet products and
services, including lab and service verification, development and
production, installation and maintenance, troubleshooting and
overall service assurance. The portfolio offers NEMs and service
providers worldwide the confidence to successfully build, deploy,
and manage Ethernet and Business Class solutions. About JDSU JDSU
(Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical
innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets.
JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement
solutions and optical products for telecommunications service
providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers.
JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for
medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing,
display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and
decorative applications. More information is available at
http://www.jdsu.com/.
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