Frederick Engineering Announces a Low Cost Portable Analyzer for Telecom and Datacom Networks At COMNET 2000.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ComNet 2000 COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000 Frederick Engineering, Inc. (MD) claims their ParaScope 3000 is the first portable PC-based analyzer for the datacom and telecom industry to employ a modular design to accommodate future line interfaces and support downloadable hardware upgrades. It will initially be available with optional plug-in interfaces for DS3, xDSL, T1, E1, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. U, ISDN S/T S/T Such That S/T Self-Titled (also seen as ST) S/T Short Ton(s) , DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S and standard interfaces for RS-232, RS-449/RS-422/423, RS-530, X.21 and V.35. Utilizing a unique design, the ParaScope 3000 can simultaneously accommodate up to 4 plug-in interface modules of varying sizes which makes it the closest thing to &uot;future proof&uot; that we have seen yet. Portability is accomplished with a removable rechargeable battery pack, a feature that is rarely found in today's PC-based analyzers. Frederick, early pioneers of PC-based data communication protocol analyzers, has recently taken a firm position in `the telecommunications sector as well. With a bevy bevy a flock of birds. of features that include bit error testing, measurements for frequency, amplitude, power, alarm detection, error statistics, DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency testing, MF testing, ISDN PRI/BRI call placement, DS3/T1/E1 testing and more, the ParaScope 3000 should quickly resolve almost any telecommunications problem. The company says that it has been ahead of its competitors for some time with its field programmable gate array See FPGA. (FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. ) based hardware that provides line speed performance and allows hardware upgrades via downloadable software. According to Dave Gray, VP of Engineering, &uot;All of our products that have utilized FPGA technology have never required a return to Frederick for a hardware upgrade or never failed to meet performance requirements. Other systems require firmware upgrades or fail to meet line speed requirements during intensive operations like pattern matches.&uot; The ParaScope 3000 operates with the WinXL software for Window 95/98/2000 and NT. A Quick Start interface provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. that simply guides a user through the appropriate menus and setup dialogs. To make life even easier, you may opt to create a quick launch icon that allows you to launch a pre-configured test merely by double clicking on the icon. A full set of 7 layer decodes is available with the standard product. If you have an upcoming analysis requirement for telecom, datacom or both, be sure to check out Frederick's ParaScope 3000. |
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