Acterna Expands Fiber Network Construction Test Capabilities by Offering Industry's Highest Performance Ultra Long-Haul OTDR.GERMANTOWN, Md. -- 50dB OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) A test instrument that analyzes the light loss in an optical fiber. Used to find faults, splices and bends in the line, it works by sending out a light pulse and measuring its reflection. Module for T-BERD/MTS-8000 Platform Also Highest Performance OTDR Field Instrument for Medium and Long-Range Networks Acterna, the leader in test and management solutions for consumer and business broadband communications, today announced the latest additions to its T-BERD T-BERD T-1 Bit Error Rate Detector T-BERD Time Bearing Elevation Range Doppler 8000 and MTS-8000 field optical tester line. Designed for field use in both outside plant and central office applications, the Acterna T-BERD/MTS-8000 is the industry's most compact and cost-effective solution for optical network testing. The T-BERD/MTS-8000 is now enabled with a high-performance ultra long-haul (UHD) optical time domain reflectometer (hardware) Optical Time Domain Reflectometer - A device used to perform Optical Time Domain Reflectometry. (OTDR) module range that achieves the highest performance of any OTDR field instrument on the market (50dB at 1550nm). While designed for very long distance testing, the module also offers the industry's highest levels of precision on medium and long-range networks. The module's superior performance enables a test to be completed six times faster than with an existing 40dB OTDR, offering impressive time savings for network installation and fault isolation. "With the latest enhancements to the T-BERD/MTS-8000, Acterna continues to expand the test capabilities of what is already the most scalable and cost-effective field tester for optical networks," said Enzo di Luigi, general manager for Acterna's Fiber Optics and Systems. "We will continue to work with our customers to set new standards for the T-BERD/MTS-8000 product line, combining Acterna's innovation with an unmatched standard of quality to meet the needs of the present and future market." The UHD can be configured as a single-, dual-, or triple-wavelength OTDR (1310/1550/1625nm) and delivers the highest dynamic range, fastest speed and greatest accuracy for the installation and maintenance of optical fiber networks. About Acterna's T-BERD/MTS optical testers Combining multiple test capabilities with unprecedented levels of field modularity, Acterna's T-BERD/MTS-8000 is a scalable field platform for provisioning and maintaining short-haul, long-haul, FTTx, Metro, CWDM (Course WDM) An optical transmission method that is used for shorter distances than dense WDM (DWDM). Also known as "wide WDM," CWDM transmits fewer channels and uses wider spacing between the channels for distances up to 60 km. Wider spacing up to 25 nm, compared to 1. , transport, data and 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 networks. Advanced modularity enables the T-BERD/MTS-8000 to integrate options for video microscope, VFL VFl ventricular flutter. , light source, power meter, and optical talk set with application modules for SONET, SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy , Ethernet, OTDRs, PMD, spectral attenuation, CD, and OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. . The T-BERD/MTS-8000 enables easy migration to new network technologies while continuing to reduce expenses. 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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