Acterna Expands Optical Manufacturing and Lab Verification Portfolio With Industry's Most Compact, Multiport 10/2.5-Gig Test Solution.Business Editors GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002 InfiniPort Test System Offers Complete, High-Channel Count Bit Error Rate Testing on Multiple Channels 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 that it has expanded its solutions portfolio within the optical manufacturing and laboratory verification arena with the introduction of the Acterna InfiniPort Test System. Acterna InfiniPort is the most compact solution available for performing simultaneous bit error rate testing of multiple channels on high-channel count optical networks, SONET/SDH networks, and equipment operating at 10 Gbit/s and 2.5 Gbit/s. A strategic addition to Acterna's product solutions portfolio, Acterna InfiniPort further establishes Acterna as a solutions provider for all stages of the optical network life cycle. Because InfiniPort will be used within manufacturers' labs for system verification testing and production testing, and in service providers' labs for system verification testing; it will complement Acterna's ANT and ONT ONT Ontario (old acronym - ON is now frequently used) ONT Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (cisco CCNP exam) ONT Optical Network Terminal ONT Ontario Northland Railway product lines currently used by every major American service provider to verify performance of next-generation networks and devices. The Acterna InfiniPort solution, which includes the chassis, modules and software, will be showcased at CEBIT (CEntrum der Büro und InformationsTechnik, Center for Office and Information Technology) The largest information technology trade show in the world targeted to industry professionals. Organized by Deutsche Messe, AG, Hannover, Germany, www.cebit. , March 13-20, at Hall 13, Stand C76 and at OFC OFC Office OFC Officer OFC Of Course OFC Oxygen Free Copper OFC Oceania Football Confederation (soccer) OFC Optical Fiber Cable OFC Optical Fiber Communications OFC Optical Fiber Conference , March 19-21, booth 1653. The Acterna InfiniPort Test System offers key advantages to optical testing: -- Multi-Port Testing Offers Convenience InfiniPort permits simultaneous bit error rate testing by multiple users on up to 16 channels, or links, operating at 10 Gbit/s or 2.5 Gbps, making it suitable for verifying end-to-end performance of emerging high-speed optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. systems. In addition, multiple InfiniPort devices can be daisy-chained together, allowing access to an almost unlimited number of channels from a single PC or laptop Same as laptop computer. laptop - portable computer . -- Comprehensive Capabilities Reduces Time and Costs of Test InfiniPort's easy-to-use software 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. allows multiple systems to be controlled remotely via a PC or laptop to facilitate testing. InfiniPort reduces test time by generating testing scripts from a GUI to SCPI SCPI - Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments translator. And because InfiniPort supports testing of both SONET and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy tributaries, one solution can be used for global networks, saving users time and money. -- Compact, Custom-Configured Solution Saves Space InfiniPort's two-inch high, rack-mountable chassis requires less space and offers the highest port density of all solutions currently available. Its compact size makes it ideally suited for manufacturing and laboratory environments where space is extremely limited. In addition, Acterna custom-configures the number and type of ports to meet the unique test requirements of each customer. The Acterna InfiniPort Test System will be available in spring 2002. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of test and management solutions for optical transport, access and cable networks, and the second largest communications test company overall. Focused entirely on providing equipment, software, systems and services, Acterna helps customers develop, install, manufacture and maintain their optical transport, access, cable, data/IP and wireless networks. The company serves customers in more than 80 countries. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTR). Information about Acterna can be found on the Web 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. Product-related inquiries should be directed to 800/638-2049 or 301/353-1550. |
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