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coherent optics with seamless photonic layer integration for certain metro/regional applications. WaveLogic 5 has seen Ciena’s investment
focus move towards key foundational technologies beyond digital signal processing (DSP) to include high-speed electro-optic components based on both silicon photonics and indium phosphide. Tis allows the company full control of the design of its coherent optical solutions. WL5e and WL5n technology will be offered across Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical and Packet Networking portolios, and will be made available for use in third-party equipment via Ciena’s Optical Microsystems portolio. Infinera also released its sixth- generation Infinite Capacity Engine, ICE6, which features dual-channel 800Gb/s per wave.
www.ciena.com
As the pool of skills continues to dwindle and fibre deployment increases, the provision of instruments and technology to make life easier for those on the frontline become more important than ever over the coming months. Viavi Solutions recognised this and introduced the NSC-100, the first in a new range of field test instruments called the Network & Service Companion. Te NSC-100 integrates passive optical
network (PON), Ethernet and wifi test capabilities, together with the automated test process known as VIAVI OneCheck. It was designed to address the demand from service providers for intuitive instruments that frontline technicians and contractors of any skill level can immediately begin using to speed-up Ethernet network deployment and maintenance up to 10G. Designed to validate current and future
gigabit services, the compact, handheld Network Service Companion tests both network delivery and service performance. It fits the need to test a range of network environments such as PON (for FTTH and 5G xHaul), DOCSIS 3.1 (cable), xDSL and Gfast
(telco), and Ethernet (enterprise, data centre and metro). Featuring a robust screenless design, the
NSC-100 is operated directly via the VIAVI Mobile Tech app, or paired with other VIAVI test instruments to expand their capabilities. Te VIAVI OneCheck automated test process ensures that a technician completes all necessary tests while on site. It is also supported by StrataSync, a hosted, cloud-based solution that provides asset, configuration, and test data management for VIAVI instruments, and ensures they all have the latest soſtware and options installed.
www.viavisolutions.com
Likewise, VeEX made available the NET-BOX, a multi-port HTTP/TCP test set for the emerging Gigabit Internet market, offering installers an affordable, high-performance solution to provide Quality of Service (QoS) tests. Driven by an intuitive tablet or smartphone
app, the compact, batery-operated test set offers four simultaneous 1GE ports, along with one 2.5GE SFP port. It delivers up to 4Gb/s of Layer 4+ throughput line rate in a lightweight, convenient and flexible package, all at a low cost. As business and residential internet access services approach and surpass the 1Gb/s
Also puting frontline technicians at the forefront of their on-site offerings is EXFO. Its Optical Xplorer optical fibre multi metre (OFM) was designed to make testing simple for frontline technicians, whether they are a beginner or an expert, radically speeding up the process, while empowering them to do more on-site. Te company says that the Optical
Xplorer is more than an improvement on existing test tools – it takes a completely new approach to installation, turn-up and repair. It verifies optical links in seconds, and if faults are suspected, it finds and identifies them automatically. Stéphane Chabot, EXFO’s vice-president,
test and measurement, said: ‘Too oſten frontline technicians are equipped with test tools that are a compromise between cost, complexity and functionality. Optical Xplorer will help operators and contractors accelerate ROI, improve first-time-right metrics and increase customer satisfaction by equipping their technicians with a purpose- built tool and leaner methods of procedure.’ Among the benefits of the OFM, is a
reduction in total cost of ownership through lifetime calibration and field replaceable connectors. Its lifetime calibration and
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barrier over the coming months, costly challenges may arise for service providers. Tis is due to the potential discrepancies between measurable QoS and customers’ perceived QoE, based on informal tests performed with limited hardware and soſtware. With advertisements promising multi-Gig
services, DOCSIS 3.1, wifi 6, Fibre/PON, and 5G speeds, consumers want to verify that their premium broadband services are being delivered as promised. Unfortunately, PCs and laptops stop short of 1Gb/s and are not at all applicable beyond 1 Gig. Te NET-BOX test platorm offers field technicians an affordable, high-performance solution to reliably perform such proof of performance speed tests at the customer’s premises, without limitations. Te NET-BOX provides an optimised QoS testing platorm that offers an affordable,
patented Click-Out optical connector cuts costly downtime and logistics associated with factory-based updates, maintenance and repairs. It also saves time by exploring only faulty links. Te Fault Xplorer feature self-launches
during the optical link verification process, automatically exploring only those links suspected as faulty, eliminating doubts while saving testing time. It validates link quality in seconds, assigning a one to five star rating. With the built-in EXFO Advisor feature, technicians get the benefit of the company’s expertise and sophisticated algorithms at the push of a buton, assigning ratings to links based on industry best practices.
www.exfo.com
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