Adtech Announces UTOPIA Interface for ATM; New Interface Allows Early Testing of ATM Chips and Equipment.HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1996--Adtech Inc. announced the release of an 8-bit parallel UTOPIA Utopia (y  tō`pēə) [Gr.,=no place], title of a book by Sir Thomas More, published in Latin in 1516. Level 1 interface for its AX/4000 ATM test system. The new interface allows ATM chip and equipment developers to test ATM or PHY See physical layer and physical. devices without a physical interface. "We essentially provide direct and unlimited access to the ATM circuits on our AX/4000 test modules," said Mike Gouveia, Adtech vice president. "As its name implies, the UTOPIA interface is perfect for component and chip designers who need to test purely at the ATM level." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Gouveia, the UTOPIA interface can also move ATM testing from post development to the early design stages of a product. "Some of our customers' devices are so new they don't have a physical interface yet," he said. "However, if a company has an accelerated development schedule, postponing ATM testing until an interface becomes available may be too late. With a UTOPIA interface, many tests can be conducted ahead of time to avoid costly rework re·work tr.v. re·worked, re·work·ing, re·works 1. To work over again; revise. 2. To subject to a repeated or new process. n. and product delays." A key feature of the UTOPIA interface is its ability to emulate either an ATM or a PHY device. Both the transmit and receive lines can be set independently to either of these modes. Other features include user selectable clock rates from 150 kHz to 19.44 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , three different clock source options, octet-level and cell-level handshaking Signals transmitted back and forth over a communications network that establish a valid connection between two stations. 1. handshaking - Predetermined hardware or software activity designed to establish or maintain two machines or programs in synchronisation. , HEC HEC Hautes Études Commerciales HEC Hautes Etudes Commerciales (French) HEC Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center (Davis, CA) detection, and alarm and error statistics. The new interface will work with any AX/4000 test module at rates up to 155.52 Mbps. The pin assignments on the transmit and receive cable connector can be easily modified to accommodate the connectors on the device being tested. Depending on the test module used, the AX/4000 can generate and send ATM test traffic to the device being tested, analyze incoming traffic, or add degradations such as delays and errors to the cell stream on either side of the device. Adtech, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of data link simulation equipment and ATM test systems. Other products for the AX/4000 ATM test system include 12 different physical interfaces, four test modules, and various software options including support for automated and remote testing. For additional information contact Adtech, Inc. at 800/348-0080 or 808/734-3300. CONTACT: Adtech, Inc., Honolulu Mike Gouveia 800/348-0080 or 808/734-3300 contact@adtech-inc.com http://www.adtech-inc.com |
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