Acterna Streamlines Optical Network Circuit Testing for Service Providers and Cable Operators.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2001 Acterna's ANT-20 Optical Transport Analyzer Remotely Tests OC-48 Via the Cisco ONS ONS Office for National Statistics (UK) ONS One Night Stand ONS Onslaught (Unreal Tournament 2004) ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Object Naming Service ONS Offshore Northern Seas 15900 Wavelength Router Acterna, a broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. member of the Cisco Service Provider Solutions Ecosystem, announced today a remote OC-48 test and monitoring system that combines the power of the Cisco ONS 15900 Wavelength Router(TM) with Acterna's ANT-20 analyzer for CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) , ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. , IXC (1) (IntereXchange Carrier) An organization that provides interstate (long distance) communications services within the U.S., which includes AT&T, MCI, Sprint and more than 700 others. See LATA. (2) (IXC Communications Inc., Austin, TX, www. and cable customers. With this solution, joint Acterna and Cisco customers can remotely qualify the optical network connected by Cisco's ONS 15900 Wavelength router to carry voice, video, and data services. "Interfacing Acterna's ANT-20 with the Cisco ONS 15900 provides our customers with a seamless solution for optical network circuit testing, a key portion of provisioning and maintenance processes that ensures network reliability," said William Moten, Acterna's director of market management, Optical Transport Group. "Cisco is a leader in optical transport products, and Acterna is excited to be joining forces with them to create complete testing solutions for our customers to reduce mean-time-to-repair and ensure reliable service provisioning." "To remain competitive in the telecommunications industry today, service providers must strive to offer their customers Internet scale, carrier class network availability," said Joe Bass, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Wavelength Routing Business Unit. "The ability to test and monitor optical circuits in the core optical network environment during service turn-up and trouble-shooting is critical for achieving this level of availability and network performance." The ANT-20's remote capability enables automated service fulfillment and service assurance for telecommunications service providers around the world. Capabilities afforded by Acterna's solution include integrated test and monitoring, service level agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) management, quality of service (QoS), capacity management, alarm management and service activation. The configurable ANT family features maximum functionality for diverse requirements, such as remote controllability and support for complex signal structures. This includes built-in options for optical/electrical interfaces and mux/demux capabilities from DS-1/E1 to OC-192c/STM-64c. The product can also be used for analysis of different anomalies and defects, simultaneous measurement of a variety of error conditions for incoming signals as well 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 wander effects. Acterna is the world's market leader in optical transport network testing and management equipment. The company's complete portfolio of optical testing equipment is used to help manufacture, deploy, manage and optimize high-speed fiber optic networks being built around the world to connect businesses and homes to the Internet, voice and data networks. A technology leader, Acterna was the first company in the industry to introduce both a 10-gigabit field-service instrument and a range of battery-powered portable SONET and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy testers ranging from 155M to 10-Gig. Delivering Integrated End-to-End Solutions through Strategic Business Partnerships The Cisco Service Provider Solutions 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 OSS/BSS, voice applications and packet telephony, broadband access, and solution integration/deployment. About Acterna Acterna is the world's second largest communications test company, focused entirely on providing test and management equipment, software, systems and services. With presence in 80 countries, Acterna helps customers develop, install and maintain their optical, cable, data/IP, access and wireless networks. Acterna is the world leader in optical and cable networks. The company was formed by the May 2000 merger of 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 and Wavetek Wandel Goltermann, produces annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. revenue of more than $1 billion, and serves customers with 4,700 employees. Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation (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) ). 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. TTC is a registered trademark of Acterna, formerly TTC, a division of Acterna Corp., formerly Dynatech Corp. Customer and product-related inquiries should be directed to (800) 638-2049. Glossary: BSS--business support system; CLEC--competitive local exchange carrier, ILEC--incumbent local exchange carrier; IXC--interexchange carrier ; OSS--operational support system |
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