The EXFO FTB-300 UTS (Universal Test System) combines a series of high-performance test modules into a powerful network testing platform. It simultaneously houses up to three field-interchangeable modules and runs a complete test application software suite to provide maximum processing capability right where you need it the most – out in the field.
The FOT-930 Maxtester Multifunction Loss Tester is designed to be used by network service providers, network installers and CATV operators. The FOT-930 MaxTester provides fully automated loss test results in 10 seconds for up to three wavelengths, as well as automatic ORL and fiber-length measurement. It combines a powerful light source, a power meter, a visual fault locator, a full-duplex digital talk set and a video fiber inspection probe. It also features a large, high-resolution color display and nine hours autonomy provided by field-swappable rechargeable batteries.
November 9, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has launched the FOT-5200 CWDM Channel Analyzer, a new test and measurement instrument for CWDM networks. EXFO touts the FOT-5200 as the fastest and smallest tester on the market for the installation, maintenance, and repair of any CWDM network. The FOT-5200 is being targeted at least in part at [...]
October 7, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has launched the MaxTester DSL, a handheld FTTX tester designed to enable field technicians to quickly and easily turn up xDSL services. The MaxTester DSL supports ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+, and VDSL2. Combining DSL, Ethernet, and IP layer testing into one handheld unit, the MaxTester DSL enables service providers to [...]
September 14, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has launched their FTB-1 handheld testing platform. The system combines a variety of modules with software-based standard tests. The FTB-1 is aimed at FTTH and Ethernet testing in the field. The FTB-1 leverages an Intel ATOM processor and the Windows Embedded Standard operating system, to enable EXFO’s new EXpert [...]
August 19, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has announced that it has implemented packet-capture capabilities across its entire Ethernet test portfolio. The new feature is designed to enable field technicians to easily capture and decode 10-Mbps to 10-Gbps Ethernet traffic at full line rate to isolate and analyze application-layer configuration problems. By adding packet-capture and decode [...]
August 18, 2010 – EXFO Inc. has added support for tunable differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) testing on the FTB/IQS-8140 (40G/43G) Transport Blazer modules. The capability enables field engineers to verify the individual line-side channels of 40G DPSK DWDM networks, EXFO says. Complemented by an OTN Intrusive Through mode for monitoring individual DWDM channels at reconfigurable [...]
August 10, 2010 – EXFO Inc. says it has increased the processing speed of its FTB-5240S Optical Spectrum Analyzer, which is purpose-built for fast and accurate DWDM network commissioning and high-speed network upgrades up to 40G. The module now operates 10X to 20X faster, depending on the application being run, EXFO asserts. When equipped with [...]
March 30, 2010 – Finisar Corp., a leading er of high-speed optical communications, working with EXFO Inc. and Ixia, demonstrated a standards-compliant 100G Ethernet (100GE) optical link at OFC in San Diego last week. The demonstration consisted of an Ixia “K2″ 100G tester and an EXFO 40G/100G Ethernet Packet Blazer tester communicating error-free at 103.1 [...]
March 17, 2010 – EXFO Inc. announced that it has added optical transport network (OTN) testing capabilities to its FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer 100G/40G Ethernet Test Modules. These include OTU4 (111.81 Gbps) and OTU3 (43.018 Gbps) full-line-rate testing, as well as framing and forward error correction (FEC) testing as per ITU-T G.709. The new features enable [...]
