TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies' Two Industry-First Solutions Dramatically Lower Cost of Maintaining Communication Networks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004 Line Interfaces Enable Subchannel Analysis, Eight-Port IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting Testing on Portable Test Tool Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced two line interface solutions for the Agilent Network Analyzer family that help network operators reduce the time and expense of network testing and optimization. The new STM-4/OC-12 line interface module (LIM) provides real-time measurements and analysis over Sonet and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy networks at 622 Mb/s, and is the industry's first to offer subchannel analysis down to DS-0 channels. Agilent also introduced an eight-port E1/T1 LIM for real-time inverse multiplexing for ATM IMA (Inverse Multiplexing for ATM) is a technology used to transport ATM traffic over a bundle of T1 or E1 cables, also known as IMA Group. This allows for gradual increase in line capacity, where implementing a high-capacity solution (e.g. (IMA) analysis and troubleshooting. The Agilent Network Analyzer is the industry's only portable solution that performs multiport IMA analysis, and it offers multiport IMA analysis at the lowest cost per port. The STM-4/OC-12 LIM eliminates the need for multiple test access ports and analyzers to gain visibility into every DS-1 and DS-3 access trunk at a network site. Reducing these test access resources can lower maintenance costs by a factor of 10 per network site. The IMA LIM's subchannel analysis enables network engineers and technicians to analyze traffic and troubleshoot problems on thousands of access trunks and channels from a single analyzer connected to a single test access port. "The STM-4/OC-12 and IMA interfaces significantly reduce costs while assuring increased network performance," said Steve Witt, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Network Systems Test Division. "These Agilent solutions continue to lead the market in innovation and customer-focused solutions, and they demonstrate our commitment to helping network operators save time and costs." Features of the STM-4/OC-12 LIM include the following: -- 100 percent full line-rate capture at 622 Mb/s and 155 Mb/s -- Real-time expert analysis, traffic and performance statistics, protocol decodes -- ATM and PoS bulk-rate and subchannel analysis -- Real-time ATM AAL (ATM Adaption Layer) The part of the ATM protocol that breaks up application packets into 48-byte payloads which become ATM cells when the 5-byte headers are attached. The AAL resides between the higher layer transport protocols and the ATM layer. 2 and AAL5 segmentation and reassembly segmentation and reassembly - segmentation -- ISDN PRI decodes on 64 kb/s D channels -- Single-mode and multimode fiber supported Further information is available at www.agilent.com/comms/networkanalyzer. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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