Acterna Creates Windows-Based Cable Modem Analysis Tool; Acterna's Newest Data over Cable Product Quickly Isolates Cable Modem Noise Problems.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers The Western Show 2000, Booth No. 3841 GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000 Acterna (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ACTR ACTR American Council of Teachers of Russian ACTR Actuator ACTR Association for Canadian Theatre Research ACTR A Christmas To Remember ACTR Assistant Contract Technical Representative (NMCI liaison) ) today announced a new Windows-based spectrum analyzer A hardware device or software used to examine the frequency and power components of a signal. It provides more information than an oscilloscope, because it can display the signals over a range of frequencies. for cable modems. This product represents the beginning of a co-development effort with Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. that provides cable operators with a wider scope of cable network test, management and monitoring solutions. The new product will be featured and demonstrated in the Cisco Booth No. 3841 at the Western Cable Show in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California, from November 29 - December 1, 2000. The Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. ) Cable Modem Test Analyzer (DCMTA) is an automated system for analysis of DOCSIS cable-modem systems. The software allows technicians to quickly identify cable modem problems and measure signal noise (ingress An entrance. Contrast with "egress," which means exit. See ingress traffic. See also Ingres 2006. ) on Cisco Universal Broadband Router A device that provides access to the Internet for multiple computers. It typically includes a network switch with four or more Ethernet ports for wired connections to desktop and laptop computers. "Wireless" broadband routers include an 802.11g access point. (uBR) ports and on individual cable modems. Acterna's product proactively reduces customer outages while reducing a cable operator's costs associated with unnecessary maintenance truck rolls. For users of the Cisco uBR-MC16S DOCSIS Spectrum Management Card, the analyzer will now provide a convenient method of effectively locating and viewing sources of ingress. The Cisco uBR-MC16S DOCSIS Spectrum Management Card builds on the success of the uBR7200 Universal Broadband Router product family by providing high-performance, end-to-end IP-based voice, data and video solutions that are scaleable, reliable and manageable. As a member of the Cisco New World Ecosystem, Acterna has worked closely with Cisco's Cable Business Unit to create a seamless return path management solution for Cisco customers that uses the power of the uBR-MC16S DOCSIS Spectrum Management Card. Delivering Integrated End-to-End Solutions through Strategic Partnerships The Cisco New World Ecosystem is a community of technology and deployment companies enabling service providers to seize revenue and service opportunities created by the transition from circuit to packet networks. With the ecosystem model Ecosystem models, or ecological models, are mathematical representations of ecosystems. Typically they simplify complex foodwebs down to their major components or trophic levels, and quantify these as either numbers of organisms, biomass or the inventory/concentration of , service providers gain efficiency, innovation, and flexibility along with the power to choose from best-of-breed products and services based on open industry standards. Key categories of member focus include cable, OSS/BSS, voice applications and packet telephony, broadband access and solution integration/deployment. About Acterna 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 TTC Trying To Conceive TTC Toronto Transit Commission TTC Trans Texas Corridor TTC Toutes Taxes Comprises (French) TTC Trident Technical College (North Charleston, SC) TTC Temporary Traffic Control , the communications test industry's second and third largest companies. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTR), formerly Dynatech. 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 more than 4,500 people worldwide. For more information, please visit Acterna's Web site at www.acterna.com. Note to editors: All company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Customer and product-related inquiries should be directed to (800) 638-2049. |
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