EXFO Receives RFTS Order in Excess of US$1 Million.Business Editors QUEBEC CITY, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000 EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (Nasdaq:EXFO)(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :EXF EXF Exhaust Fan EXF External Fire EXF Standard Extract Format EXF Exception Fill EXF Exif Format File EXF Easy Fax EXF Exchange File .) announced today that Telefonica del Peru S.A.A. has placed an order in excess of US$1 million for the company's remote fiber test system (RFTS RFTS Reach for the Stars RFTS Remote File Transfer System RFTS Radio Frequency Test Set RFTS Request For Technical Support RFTS Remote Fiber Test Set ). Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, which holds a majority interest in Telefonica del Peru, selected EXFO's solution for the first phase of its network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. project. EXFO's second-generation RFTS, better known as FiberVisor, will be used for the deployment. FiberVisor reduces network downtime with real-time monitoring and it is the only RFTS on the market that can provide DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing network monitoring capabilities. "We have a long-standing business relationship with Telefonica," said Juan-Felipe Gonzalez, Vice-President of International Sales at EXFO. "They have used our test and measurement solutions for a number of years and have grown accustomed to our high-quality products and superior technical support. "We provide them with peace of mind." EXFO will provide Telefonica del Peru with 19 remote test units (RTUs) that cover more than 3,400 kilometres of cable for a high-capacity voice and data network. Monitoring will extend from Zarumilla near Ecuador's border in the north to Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. close to Chile's border in the south, and from Desaguadero in the east to Arequipa in the west. Within Telefonica's network, an important link between Lince and Lurin carries traffic from a Pan-American submarine cable See Telegraph. See See also: Cable Submarine . To complicate matters, the cable in this span is operating at full capacity, which means FiberVisor must monitor live fiber instead of dark fiber. "We offer highly accurate and reliable instruments for monitoring live fiber," Gonzalez added. "This proved to be a determining factor in Telefonica's decision." FiberVisor is a permanently installed fault surveillance system in which EXFO test equipment is connected to a communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . Strategically located RTUs continually check optical links and send test data to a centralized test system controller. Upon detecting a problem, the system sends out an alarm to a repair crew. Since FiberVisor features a sophisticated mapping system, problems can be located and fixed quickly, often before they result in costly downtime. The scalable FiberVisor system provides additional benefits such as network security, alarm management, cable and data management, open architecture for TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) A set of international standards for network management from the ITU. It is used by large carriers such as Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. compatibility, and DWDM monitoring capabilities. About EXFO EXFO is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of fiber-optic test, measurement, and monitoring instruments for the telecommunications industry. EXFO develops products mainly for two markets. Its Portable and Monitoring Division provides solutions primarily to telecommunications carriers, cable television companies, public utilities, private network operators, as well as third-party installers and equipment rental companies. Its Industrial and Scientific Division designs an extensive line of more sophisticated and higher performance instruments for manufacturers of optical components, value-added optical modules, and optical networking systems, as well as for research and development markets. |
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