Agilent Technologies Introduces Solutions for More Efficient, Intelligent Optical Networks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Optical Fiber Communications 2002 ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Optical Test Solutions and Components Reduce Manufacturing Costs and Time to Market, Improve Services Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) today introduced test solutions and components to support more efficient and intelligent optical networks. Agilent's range of products includes optical component test equipment, installation and maintenance platforms, and high-performance semiconductor solutions designed specifically to reduce manufacturing cost, accelerate time to market and improve service. Agilent solutions and components on display include: -- a photonic all-parameter analyzer designed to reduce the cost of test and increase throughput in the manufacturing of essential DWDM components for optical networks; -- a modular network testing platform for installation, commissioning and maintenance of optical networks, designed to dramatically reduce service providers' cash-to-cash cycles; -- a 3.35 Gb/s optical and electrical generator and analyzer for 10 Gb Ethernet (GbE), SFI-5 and VSR-OC786 test needs, which reduce time to market for network equipment manufacturers' new optoelectronic components; -- a new serial 10 GbE XENPAK optical transceiver, designed to the latest IEEE 10 GbE standards and the XENPAK multi-source agreement, which offers higher performance and a smaller footprint than current 1Gb Ethernet solutions; and -- a new terahertz optical sampler, featuring breakthrough technology that offers optical sampling for ultra-wide bandwidth applications. The sampler allows R&D engineers to characterize 40 to 160 Gb/s components to previously unattainable levels. "The optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. industry is at a turning point in its short history -- capacity in the core network now exceeds demand while traffic continues to grow 100 percent per year," said Werner Huettemann, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Communications Network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. Solutions. "As innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. we must turn our attention to the current bottleneck A lessening of throughput. It often refers to networks that are overloaded, which is caused by the inability of the hardware and transmission lines to support the traffic. It can also refer to a mismatch inside the computer where slower-speed peripheral buses and devices prevent the CPU in the optical network, edge and access. The solution lies in helping network manufacturers and service providers reduce their cost per managed bit. Therefore, Agilent is committed to accelerating the development of the intelligent optical network." Additional information about these solutions, other Agilent products on display 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 2002, and background information on Agilent's optical communications business is available in Agilent's OFC 2002 virtual press kit at www.agilent.com/go/ofc2002. OFC 2002 runs March 17 to 21 at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. , Anaheim, Calif. Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. that span the entire communications life cycle. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 39,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2001. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. |
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