Acterna Adds to Triple Play Test Capabilities of Handheld Services Test Platform; IP Video, ADSL2+ enhancements added to Acterna HST-3000, the industry's first specifically designed to meet the all-in-one test support needs of field technicians.GERMANTOWN, Md. & CHICAGO -- Acterna, the leader in test and management solutions for consumer and business broadband communications, today announced that it has further enhanced the triple-play capabilities of its scalable hand-held instrument, the HST-3000, by adding several new IP Video test features. The new features will be on display in Chicago this week at SuperComm 2005, booth 43021. Designed to meet the depth and breadth of test applications required by residential and business service technicians, the HST-3000 is ideally suited for field use with powerful automation features that improve work force efficiency. Its IP Video and VoIP test suites support the planned deployments of packet-based voice and video service networks specially targeted at FTTx and video-over-DSL networks. New features for the HST-3000 IP Video test suite include set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. emulation for both broadcast video and video-on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ), video quality of service (QoS) test functions for frequently experienced "interrupters" such as jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle and packet loss, extended detail for video and bandwidth troubleshooting analysis, and support for ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2+ over both ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and POTS. "The HST-3000 has always provided the most advanced and cost-effective solution for the full set of test applications required by field technicians, and we are keeping pace with the industry by offering new IP Video features," said Jerry Gentile, general manager for Acterna's Telecommunications Field Services unit (TFS TFS The Forum Site (online forum) TFS Team Foundation Server (Microsoft Visual Source Safe) TFS Toyota Financial Services TFS Thanks for Sharing TFS Tactical Fighter Squadron TFS Three-Five Systems Inc. ). "With the HST-3000's highly field-configurable IP video and ADSL2+ test suite, Acterna continues to be well-prepared to meet the diverse needs of carriers worldwide." ADSL2+, which will begin widescale deployment this year, is a new technology and a key enabler for the deployment of new voice, data and video over copper access networks. The ADSL2+ option for the Acterna HST-3000 provides ATU-R See ATU. emulation supporting ADSL1, ADSL2, and ADSL2+ in one module, supports new modes of operation including Reach Extended mode and All Digital mode, and enhances the full suite of HST (1) See Hubble Space Telescope. (2) An earlier asymmetrical modem protocol from U.S. Robotics that included error control and compression and transmits from 4800 to 14400 bps in one direction and from 300 to 400 bps in the other. data features over this new copper loop technology. Coupled with products and services from Acterna Service Assurance Solutions (SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. ), the Acterna HST-3000 is also a major component of the industry's most comprehensive solution for installation, provisioning and monitoring of triple-play telecommunication networks. Acterna also offers the industry's most complete suite of products and services for testing triple-play cable networks. About the Acterna HST-3000 The Acterna HST-3000 is a modular, hand-held test tool that scales to address a broad spectrum of different access network technology testing needs, from the physical layer to the application layer. It was the first hand-held field test tool to provide basic turn-up and troubleshooting of VoIP deployment, supporting physical layer analysis through packet metrics, signaling analysis and voice quality determination. HST-3000 capabilities allow packet capture of live VoIP calls, including VoIP call storage and an integrated FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to capability to send captured VoIP calls to be analyzed by Acterna's PVA-1000 software. The HST was created to improve efficiency and lower the costs of installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting business and residential services and networks. The HST-3000 combines copper, voice and data service testing features with unparalleled process automation capabilities in a lightweight, battery-operated unit. By adding ADSL2+ and IP Video test options, the HST-3000 breaks new ground in test support for triple-play service deployments and extends its capabilities for installation and maintenance crews who will be responsible for turn-up and troubleshooting these new services. The Acterna HST-3000 VoIP Tester was named Product of the Year for 2002 by INTERNET TELEPHONY Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. (R) magazine. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of communications test solutions for telecommunications and cable network operators. A trusted communications test partner for more than eight decades, Acterna offers an unmatched portfolio of award-winning instruments, systems, software and services that help its customers reduce network costs while improving performance and reliability. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA - with European and Asia-Pacific operations based in Eningen, Germany and Hong Kong - Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and equipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organization in 31 countries. All Acterna company or product names mentioned in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of Acterna Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies. |
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