Azimuth Systems Introduces Industry's First Fixed-Mobile Convergence Performance Test Solution.Comprehensive Suite Enables Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi Testing of Converged Handsets ACTON, Mass. -- Azimuth azimuth (ăz`əməth), in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system. It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's south point. Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Wi-Fi engineering test equipment, today introduced the FMC See fixed mobile convergence. Performance Test Solution which includes a comprehensive suite of automated test scripts The instructions in a test program. It defines the actions and pass/fail criteria. For example, if the action is "to enter a valid account number," the expected result is that the data are accepted. Entering an invalid number should yield a particular error message. See test case. that streamline the testing of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) products by service providers, handset manufacturers and semiconductor vendors. The complete solution provides more than twenty unique and repeatable performance tests on converged Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets over a broad range of real-world environment dynamics. The new suite enables vendors to prove that their handsets deliver the Wi-Fi quality of service required by end-users to drive rapid adoption of converged voice and data services. "One of the hottest new market phenomena is fixed-mobile convergence. We expect that by 2011, 250 million users will be making and receiving phone calls over converged fixed-mobile networks and access points," said Stuart Carlaw, director of Wireless Research at ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research. "Service providers need to ensure carrier-grade Wi-Fi solutions for these converged networks The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. , and Azimuth's new FMC solution helps test the issues that end-users are most concerned about." The Azimuth FMC Performance Test Solution measures Wi-Fi performance in three areas that get the most attention from end-users: dropped calls, battery life and call quality. The tests allow users to thoroughly analyze the voice quality and data performance of converged Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets in a variety of range, roaming, hand-in/hand-out and environmental conditions. The tests also measure handset power consumption and battery life under various motion and traffic conditions. The automated scripts remotely control the device under test, generate/display statistics and reduce the testing process from weeks to days. "Service providers need a reliable means to ensure the delivery of carrier-grade voice over Wi-Fi Transmitting IP-based telephone calls (VoIP) over a Wi-Fi network. Voice over Wi-Fi (Vo-Fi) provides enhancements to the 802.11 standards for handling the real time environment of voice calls. With a single mode Vo-Fi phone, users can make calls only within a Wi-Fi hotspot. to end-users," said Jeff Abramowitz, vice president of marketing at Azimuth Systems. "British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. , T-Mobile and other operators have purchased the Azimuth FMC Performance Test Solution because it provides comprehensive test coverage of their converged products." The basic software suite runs on Azimuth's award-winning W-Series test platform and enables performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. using the Test Engine methodology developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance (Wi-Fi Alliance, Austin, TX, www.wi-fi.org) A membership organization founded in 1999 devoted to certifying 802.11 wireless Ethernet devices for interoperability. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo on a wireless radio (PC card, access point, etc. for certification testing of Wi-Fi devices. The complete FMC Performance Test Solution includes real-world environment dynamics such as background Wi-Fi traffic, RF interference, multipath fading and IP Network impairment conditions. Testing with multipath fading is accomplished by running the test scripts on Azimuth's ACE[TM] 400NB channel emulator. FMC Performance Test Solution Leverages the Azimuth Approach The FMC Performance Test Solution leverages Azimuth's patented testing approach for providing unmatched repeatability, flexibility and automation for wireless device and network testing. The six key elements of the Azimuth Approach include: DIRECTOR[TM] test executive to provide an easy-to-use console for test and device management; STUDIO[TM] database management software for automated report generation and correlation of test results; a Real2Real[TM] architecture that enables interoperability testing between real-world devices; TestMAC[R] technology to emulate clients and APs and to perform protocol behavior tests; SmartMotion[TM] technology to precisely control virtual motion between devices in the network and RadioProof[R] enclosures that isolate the RF environment. About Azimuth Systems Azimuth Systems is a leading provider of wireless data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. test solutions. Azimuth's products are used by the world's foremost wireless semiconductor, system vendors and service providers to speed time-to-market and improve wireless product quality. Azimuth's standardized test A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standard manner. The tests are designed in such a way that the "questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent" [1] solutions enable research, development, QA and marketing engineers to test the performance, conformance and certification of wireless devices and networks supporting data, voice and video applications. The company is based in Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Route 2 west of Concord and about eleven miles (18 km) southwest of Lowell. The population was 20,331 at the 2000 census. and is backed by prestigious investors including Kodiak Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. Azimuth may be contacted at (978) 263-6610 or at www.azimuthsystems.com. Azimuth([R]), TestMAC([R]) and RadioProof([R]) are registered trademarks of Azimuth Systems and ACE[TM], DIRECTOR[TM], STUDIO[TM] Real2Real[TM] and SmartMotion[TM] are trademarks of Azimuth Systems. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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