Acterna TestPad 2000 10-Gig Services Module 2510 Selected as Technology Award Winner.Business Editors Optical Fiber Communications 2002 GERMANTOWN, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 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) ) announces today that the TestPad 2000 10-Gig Services Module (2510) was chosen as a 2001 Technology Award winner in the test equipment category by Fiberoptic Product News (FPN FPN Fixed Pattern Noise (variation of the pixel response at one moment of an image sensor in the dark) FPN Fixed Penalty Notice (UK law enforcement) FPN Fundación Patagonia Natural FPN Fine Print Note ) magazine. The Acterna tester debuted in 2001 as the lightest solution available for qualifying 10 Gbit/s optical metro access networks. Acterna will be acknowledged for the achievement at the Optical Fiber Communications (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 ) show to be held March 19-21 in Anaheim, Calif. "In the last year, FPN has featured more than 2,000 products that apply to many applications. Our readers narrowed the selection to 12 winners who will be honored with ribbons and plaques at the upcoming Optical Fiber Conference. FPN readers have selected an array of industry-leading products," said Brenda Porter, FPN's Managing Editor. Network providers and manufacturers use Acterna's TestPad 2000 10-Gig Services Module to turn up, maintain and troubleshoot SONET and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy optical networks operating at speeds up to OC-192 and STM-64. The compact, handheld field tester features an easy-to-use, touch-screen graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that simplifies testing and minimizes training time for the technicians. The lightweight tester performs a myriad of tests needed by field technicians, including end-to-end bit error rate testing (BERT (Bit Error Rate Test) An analysis of network transmission efficiency that computes the percentage of bits received in error from the total number sent. ). The tester simulates abnormal network conditions to verify physical layer continuity, network performance and quality of service. The supported mappings within OC-192 signal include STS-192c, STS-48c, STS-12c, STS-3c, STS-1, DS3 and DS1; supported mappings within STM-64 signal include VC-4-64c, VC-4-16c, VC-4-4c, VC-4 and VC3. The module, which supports full SONET/SDH overhead byte manipulation and performance specification analysis, is configurable with either the 1310nm or 1550nm wavelength. Additional features include automated testing (testing) automated testing - Software testing assisted with software tools that require no operator input, analysis, or evaluation. , remote control and customized scripting. These features enable process improvement, which reduces testing time and maximizes efficiency of qualifying network performance. 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. |
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