AccessFiber's Inside Plant, Multiwavelength Measurement Allows Advanced Visibility, Automated Control of Fiber Optic Networks.PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- Update: Hewlett-Packard Company today introduces an enhanced version of AccessFiber, which was introduced at the 1998 National Fiber Optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber Engineers Conference (NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference `98) tradeshow last September. A database redesign in the system's software architecture now enables users to include data on dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing ) fiber lines. This allows network managers to plan for multiwavelength traffic and, potentially, to provide more services to their customers. AccessFiber's upgraded graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) can now display inside plant layouts, adding to the geographical information available in the previous GUI and improving the speed and efficiency of fiber-line planning, maintenance and trouble-shooting. The enhanced system gives communications-network managers advanced visibility and automated control of their fiber-optic lines. Background: AccessFiber won a "Top 10 Product" recognition for innovation at the Optical Fiber Conference in San Diego last February. A typical AccessFiber system consists of a number of remote test units (RTUs), a Windows NT(R)-based GUI and a UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) system or NT-based software architecture (Oracle(R) Database Server). The product is a strategic addition to HP's Communication Solution Group's growing family of network-management systems, which includes acceSS7. AccessFiber enhancements were designed based on customer input to give network managers what they need in the age of corporate databases and DWDM. U.S. Pricing and Availability Prices for HP AccessFiber start at approximately $80,000. The enhanced AccessFiber system is expected to ship in December. Note to Editors: Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. UNIX is a registered trademark of the Open Group. Oracle is a registered U.S. trademark of Oracle Corporation, Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. . Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-452-4844 ext. 6690. Please do not use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available in the United States. Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets. If you choose to review this item, your readers will receive the quickest response to their inquiries by mailing them to Hewlett-Packard Company, Test and Measurement Organization, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., MS 54LAK LAK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Laos Kip. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , Santa Clara, Calif. 95052. |
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