TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies WireScope Pro Offers Fastest Handheld Cable and Fiber Testing for 10 Gbit/s Ethernet Networks.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tester Accelerates Network Infrastructure Build-Out Required for Broadband Ethernet, Triple-Play Services Provisioning 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 a handheld cable and fiber tester that offers the fastest cable certification for Cat 3 to Cat 6a/7. Agilent WireScope Pro delivers superior near- and far-end crosstalk measurement performance and is the first to provide Alien Crosstalk See crosstalk. (AXT AXT Alternating Exotropia ) measurements, indispensable for testing LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. cabling's suitability for running 10 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. (10GE). Ethernet is spreading across enterprise, data center and service provider network infrastructures from 10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s. The release of the Augmented Category 6 (Cat 6a) Ethernet cabling standard poses new challenges to everyone testing suitability for 10GE, due to narrower margins in bandwidth, length budgets, crosstalk and AXT susceptibility. LAN cabling installers, cable makers and network integrators are held responsible for the quality of their links. An expandable platform, the WireScope Pro is available at Cat 3 to Cat 6 test capability and can be upgraded to Cat 6a/7 capability at a later stage, making it a safe investment. WireScope Pro is optimized for testing efficiency, increasing cabling and network installers' productivity. Industry-leading measurement speed boosts the test throughput by a factor of three, compared with previous models. Simple, automated point-to-point tests keep user interactions at a minimum to help prevent operator failures and unnecessary repetitions. New Fiber SmartProbes cut test times of optical links by eliminating the need to swap fibers for bidirectional The ability to move, transfer or transmit in both directions. testing and calibration. Furthermore, Agilent's newly developed AXT test solution, based on WireScope Pro, provides superior AXT measurement performance by employing a new, extremely fast and cost-efficient methodology, based on real-life crosstalk stimulation. Today's network analyzer-based, one-hour measurements now run in five minutes. WireScope Pro exceeds TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. (Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. ) Level IV accuracy specifications, with compliance independently certified by ETL SEMKO ETL SEMKO is a division of Intertek Group plc (LSE: ITRK) specialising in electrical product safety testing, EMC testing, and benchmark performance testing. ETL SEMKO operates more than 30 offices and laboratories on six continents. (formerly Edison Testing Laboratory). With its 1 GHz of measurement frequency range, the WireScope Pro covers today's fastest Ethernet standards and is ready for next-generation cables. "Driven by the deployment of triple-play services, Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet are spreading across enterprise and service providers' network infrastructure," said Werner Berkel, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Photonic Measurement Division. "The Agilent WireScope Pro tests Cat 3 to 6a/7 cable and optical fiber efficiently and completely. From triple play to pure play, no handheld tester certifies Ethernet cables faster or more completely." Benefits of the WireScope Pro include: --The industry's fastest, most widely automated LAN cabling and fiber certification, according to TIA and ISO standards (8 seconds being sufficient to qualify a Cat 6 cable). --Innovative, cost-efficient Alien Crosstalk measurement technique, which leaves no uncertainty as to an Ethernet cable's compliance to 10 Gbit/s requirements. --Highly efficient dual-ended testing from a new DualRemote Pro unit, which operates fully unattended. --The elimination of fiber swapping, with new multimode and single-mode Fiber SmartProbes for dual-wavelength, truly bidirectional measurements. --Ethernet cabling certification to TIA Categories 3 to 6, Augmented Category 6 and 7, and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. Classes C through F. --Category 6 and 7 Channel and Permanent Link certification. --Truly field-portable size (9.1" x 5" x 3.4"), with up to eight hours battery life, full-screen color LCD and intuitive touch-screen user interface. --ScopeData Pro software for professional graphical test reports. U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent N2640A WireScope Pro handheld cable and fiber tester is available in April 2006 at a list price of $7,700. Further information is available at www.wirescope.com. Product photos are available at www.agilent.com/find/photo_wspro. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 21,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. 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