Acterna, Formerly TTC and WWG, Debuts Industry's First DS0 to 0C-48 Handheld Tester.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

NFOEC 

Booth No. 1501

GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000

OC-48 Option for the TTC 2000 Test Pad 2310 SONET Field Services

Module on View at NFOEC, Acterna Booth 1501

Acterna, the new company formed by the May 23, 2000, merger of TTC and Wavetek Wandel Goltermann (WWG), today announced that OC-48/48c test and monitoring capability is now available as an option for the TTC 2000 Test Pad 2310 SONET Field Services Module.

The 2310, equipped with the OC-48 option, is the only handheld, single-instrument solution available that enables providers to provision, install and maintain data, transport and circuit-switched networks with services operating at speeds from DS0 to OC-48.

The instrument is on view at NFOEC (August 27 - August 31) in Denver at Acterna booth 1501.

"By deploying OC-192 backbones and pushing OC-48 to the edge of the access network, service providers are on the brink of bringing the vision of the all-optical network to reality," said Chris Brozenick, Acterna marketing director for transport test. "Customer demand for bandwidth is driving the evolution, and providers need a revolutionary tool to deliver the quality services that will give them the edge in this very competitive marketplace. The OC-48 option for the 2310 was developed to address this need. Now providers can equip their technicians with one easy-to-operate, lightweight, handheld tool that provides comprehensive, automated, network-wide test and monitoring access for the full range of high speed services and applications present on the next generation network."

Capabilities afforded by the OC-48 option include end-to-end SONET testing to verify network continuity as well as circuit performance testing, signal emulation and error/alarm analysis.

Additionally the unit performs SONET network element verification to ensure correct network element MUX/deMUX operation, precise input/output optical signal levels and frequencies, and proper network element provisioning.

The TTC 2000 Test Pad product line is engineered to meet the needs of a mobile workforce and the challenges of testing evolving technologies. Available modules support T1/DS3, signaling, TDR, copper loop qualification, GSM, ISDN PRI, CAS and 2M, and options include a color or transflective LCD VGA display.

The 5 pound platform features automated, one-touch testing for many applications through its touch-screen graphical user interface (GUI), provides VT100 emulation, and incorporates advanced low power technology to maximize the life of its field-replaceable battery.

It offers a rubber overmold to absorb the impact of unexpected falls and every instrument is durability tested to ensure endurance to extremes in heat, cold and vibration.

TTC 2000 Test Pad 2310 SONET Field Services Module equipped with OC-48 option will be available for customer shipment in November 2000.

Acterna, offering a wide range of solutions that optimize communications systems and networks, was formed by the May 23, 2000, merger of Wavetek Wandel Goltermann and TTC, the communications test industry's second and third largest companies. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation, formerly Dynatech (OTC-BB: DYNA).

Acterna enables its customers to strengthen profitability by improving service to their customers through the widest range of network analyzers, systems, software, strategic services and technical training available in the industry. Customers include service providers, enterprises and equipment manufacturers.

They use the company's products to develop, install and maintain their data, voice, wireless, optical, cable, access and Internet protocol-based networks. Acterna, headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA, is present in more than 80 countries and employs 4,000 people worldwide. For more information, please visit Acterna's merger Web site at www.power2lead.com.

TTC is a registered trademark of Acterna, formerly TTC, a division of Acterna Corp., formerly Dynatech Corp. Test Pad is a trademark of TTC. Customer and product-related inquiries should be directed to [phone].

Glossary: DS - digital signal; CAS - channel assisted signaling; GSM - global system for mobile communications; GUI - graphical user interface; ISDN - integrated services digital network; LCD - liquid crystal display; MUX - multiplex; OC - optical carrier; PRI - primary rate interface; SONET - synchronous optical network;; VGA - video graphics array.