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The FTB-400 Universal Test System (UTS) provides a simple, yet efficient,way to perform multiple advanced test operations in outside plant installation,maintenance, and troubleshooting.

If you’re looking for high efficiency, the FTB-400 Universal Test System is the answer. Benefit from advanced test operations in outside plant installation, maintenance and troubleshooting. Evolve with the latest technologies. From power readings and OTDR testing to optical switching, CD and PMD analysis, DWDM testing, protocol, datacom and data post-processing—the FTB-400 Universal Test System does it all. More importantly, the FTB line of swappable test modules continues to expand with new test applications and accelerated test routines. The powerful FTB-400 can perform simultaneous acquisitions and data post-processing.

The ultimate platform for network experts

• Simultaneous acquisitions and fast data post-processing
• Scalable range of test applications and field-interchangeable modules
• Pentium-powered Windows operating system
• Easy-to-read, high-resolution 30.7 cm transflective (TFT) screen

Combining physical, optical, transport and datacom testing in a single box

• Physical and optical testing: complete fiber and signal characterization using OTDR, OLTS, PMD, CD and OSA test modules
  Transport and datacom testing: QoS assurance validation using SONET/SDH and Ethernet test modules

Powerful

• Power management is a snap, thanks to the ToolBox software. EXFO’s FTB-400 is based on the Windows® 2000 operating system, run by a Pentium-series processor with up 512 MB of SDRAM
  • Fast, intuitive Sleep mode for power conservation
  • Far-ranging operating time
  • Automated power management

Rapid

• Get moving faster, get results faster. New-generation processing power means acquisitions and data analysis are quicker than ever. And enjoy the advantage of EXFO’s exclusive online data post-processing.
  • Quick, easy data transfer
  • Extremely fast acquisitions
  • Efficient data post-processing
  • Two USB ports
  • Infrared (IrDA) port
  • PCMCIA type III
  • Writable CD-ROM

SPECIFICATIONS

• Display:
  • Touchscreen, color, 800 x 600 TFT 307 mm (12 1/16 in)

• Interfaces
  • Serial RS-232
  • Parallel port
  • External monitor
  • Two USB 1.1 ports
  • Infrared (IrDA) port
  • Audio microphone In 3.5 mm
  • Audio speaker Out 3.5 mm
  • Two PCMCIA type II or one PCAMCIA type III

• Storage
  • Internal 40 GB hard drive minimum (over 750 000 OTDR test files)
  • Internal 3.5 in 1.44 MB floppy drive
  • External USB read/write CD-ROM (optional)
  • Flash memory cards (256, 512, 1024 MB) (optional)
  • NTFS file system

• Batteries
  • Rechargeable NiMH battery pack (two batteries for two-slot receptacle, two for four-slot receptacle, four for seven-slot receptacle, two for eight-slot receptacle) > 8 h of continuous operation as per Bellcore TR-NWT-001138

• Power supply
  • 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz and 12–24 VDC for the two-slot (GP-402) and the seven-slot (GP-407) module receptacles; 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz and 24 VDC for the four-slot (GP-404) module receptacle; and 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz for the eight-slot
    (GP-408) module receptacle GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Temperature
  • operating: 0 ºC to 50 ºC (32 ºF to 122 ºF)
  • storage: –40 ºC to 60 ºC (–40 ºF to 140ºF)

• Relative humidity
  • 0 % to 95 % (non-condensing)

• Size (H x W x D)
  • Mainframe + eight-slot module receptacle: 318 mm x 343 mm x 246 mm
    (12 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in x 9 11/16 in)

• Weight
  • Mainframe + eight-slot module receptacle, including two NiMH batteries: 11.1 kg (24.5 lb)

• Vibration:
  • < 1.5 g. at 10 Hz to 500 Hz (on three main axes)

• Mechanical shock:
  • e < 760 mm on six sides and eight main edges (according to GR-196-CORE)

• Isolation:
  • Spillproof and splashproof

• CE compliance:
  • Class A certification

 

EXFO FTB-8510G Packet Blazer

Applications

• Performance validation of carrier-grade 10 gigabit Ethernet services
• BERT, RFC 2544 and advanced Layer 3 and 4 traffic generation and analysis

Key Features and Benefits

• Complete EtherSAM (ITU-T Y.1564) test suite. EtherSAM is the new standard for turning up and troubleshooting mobile backhaul and business Ethernet services
• LAN and WAN PHY capability in a single module
• Fully integrated functionality for assessing the performance of Ethernet transport networks
• Packet jitter measurement to qualify Ethernet transport networks for transmission of delay-sensitive traffic such as video and voice-over-IP (VoIP)
• Throughput, back-to-back, latency and frame loss measurements as per RFC 2544 (bidirectional)
• Multistream generation and analysis, allowing quality of service (QoS) verification through VLAN and ToS/DSCP prioritization testing
• Up to 10 Gbit/s full-line-rate data capture and decode
• MPLS, MPLS-TP, PBB-TE and IPv4/IPv6 support for complete Carrier Ethernet validation

Details

The Choice for 10 Gigabit Ethernet Performance Assurance

EXFO’s FTB-8510G Packet Blazer™ offers performance assurance for 10 Gigabit Ethernet-based services. Its suite of test applications provides all the measurements required for validating service-level agreements (SLAs) between service providers and their customers. Housed in the FTB-500 Platform or FTB-200 Compact Platform, the FTB-8510G module tests connectivity in its native format: 10GBASE-xR or 10GBASE-xW used for transport of Ethernet-based LAN-to-LAN services. It can also be used to test next-generation SONET/SDH, hybrid multiplexers, dark fiber or xWDM networks running 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces.

Combined with its rack-mounted manufacturing/R&D-environment counterpart, the IQS-8510G Packet Blazer, the FTB-8510G simplifies and speeds up the deployment of Ethernet services.

Key Features

• Complete EtherSAM (ITU-T Y.1564) test suite allowing full validation of today’s Ethernet services (bidirectional results through dual test set)
• Measures throughput, back-to-back, latency and frame loss as per RFC 2544 (bidirectional results through dual test set)
• Multistream generation and analysis, providing per-stream measurements for throughput, latency, frame loss and packet jitter
• LAN PHY and WAN PHY available in a single module
• Simultaneous traffic generation and reception at 100 % wire speed for 10GBASE-SR, -ER, -LR, -SW, -EW or -LW full-duplex interfaces at all valid frame sizes
• Transmits and analyzes up to ten streams, perfect for installing, commissioning and maintaining Ethernet networks
• UDP, TCP and IP header integrity validation
• Easy-to-use smart user interface (SUI) for configurable screens, customization of test suites, as well as real-time and historical performance reporting
• Capability to remote control the Packet Blazer test module with the Visual Guardian Lite software or VNC
• Configurable advanced filters for in-depth network troubleshooting
• PBB-TE and MPLS support for Carrier Ethernet
• Up to 10 Gbit/s full-line-rate data capture and decode
• Smart Loopback
• Service disruption time measurement
• Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6 testing)

EtherSAM: The New Standard in Ethernet Testing

ITU-T Y.1564 is the new standard for turning up and troubleshooting Carrier Ethernet services. This methodology is completely adapted to today’s Ethernet services especially mobile backhaul and commercial services. Up to now, RFC 2544 has been the most widely used methodology. However, it was designed for network device testing in the lab, not for services testing in the field. ITU-T Y.1564 is the first testing standard developed for the field. It has a number of advantages over the RFC 2544 including validation of critical SLA criteria such as packet jitter and QoS measurements. This methodology is also significantly faster, therefore saving time and resources while optimizing QoS.

Contrary to other methodologies, EtherSAM supports new multiservice offerings. It can simulate all types of services that will run on the network and simultaneously qualify all key SLA parameters for each of these services. Moreover, it validates the QoS mechanisms provisioned in the network to prioritize the different service types, resulting in more accurate validation and much faster deployment and troubleshooting. EtherSAM is comprised of two phases, the service configuration test and the service performance test.

Service Configuration Test

The network configuration test consists in sequentially testing each service. It validates that the service is properly provisioned and that all specific KPIs or SLA parameters are met.

Service Performance Test

Once the configuration of each individual service is validated, the service performance test simultaneously validates the quality of all the services over time.

EtherSAM Bidirectional Results

EXFO’s EtherSAM approach proves even more powerful as it executes the complete ITU-T Y.1564 test with bidirectional measurements. Key SLA parameters are measured independently in each test direction, thus providing 100 % first-time-right service activation—that is the highest level of confidence in service testing.

RFC 2544 Test Suite

The FTB-8510G Packet Blazer can perform the RFC 2544 test suite for 10 GbE LAN/WAN interface at all frame sizes and at full line rate, allowing the provider to certify that the circuit is efficient and error-free at 100 % utilization.

The Packet Blazer supports automated RFC 2544 testing, including throughput, latency, burst (back-to-back) and frame loss. Automation also provides ease of use for field technicians by enabling accurate, efficient measurements and results through a clear and simple pass/fail indication. In addition, the Packet Blazer generates reports that can be given to customers for future reference related to their specific SLAs.

Efficient Testing Leads to Reliable Performance

MPLS, MPLS-TP and PBB-TE: Carrier Ethernet Transport Solution Testing

As technologically-sophisticated business and residential consumers continue to drive demand for premium, high-bandwidth data services such as voice and video, service providers worldwide are evolving their transport infrastructures to support these bandwidth and quality intensive services. No longer is an all-IP core sufficient; providers must now expand their IP convergence to the edge/metro network, in a cost-effective, quality-assured manner. Ethernet has long been accepted as an inexpensive, scalable data networking solution in LAN environments. The stringent QoS expectations require solutions that tap into the cost-effectiveness of Ethernet without sacrificing the benefits of connection-oriented (albeit it costly) TDM solutions such as SONET/SDH.

Ethernet tunneling technologies such as Provider Backbone Bridge-Traffic Engineering or PBB-TE (also referred to as PBT) and transport MPLS address these requirements. These technologies enable connection-oriented Ethernet, providing carriers with a means of offering scalable, reliable and resilient Ethernet services. The PBB-TE and MPLS options on the FTB-8510G Packet Blazer offer service providers a comprehensive field tool to efficiently qualify Ethernet services from end to end, validating metro and core tunneling technologies.

EtherBERT™

Ethernet is increasingly carried across a variety of layer 1 media over longer distances. This creates a growing need for the certification of Ethernet transport on a bit-per-bit basis, which can be done using bit-error-rate testing (BERT).

BERT uses a pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) encapsulated into an Ethernet frame, making it possible to go from a frame-based error measurement to a bit-error-rate measurement. This provides the bit-per-bit error count accuracy required for acceptance testing of physical-medium transport systems. BERT-over-Ethernet should usually be used when Ethernet is carried transparently over layer 1 media, in cases such as Ethernet over DWDM, CWDM or dark fiber.

Ethernet QoS Measurements

Data services are making a significant shift toward supporting a variety of applications on the same network. Multiservice offerings such as triple-play services have fuelled the need for QoS testing to ensure the condition and reliability of each service and fully qualify SLA parameters. The FTB-8510G Packet Blazer allows service providers to simultaneously simulate and qualify different applications through its multistream application. The user has the capability to configure up to ten streams with different Ethernet and IP QoS parameters such as VLAN ID (802.1Q), VLAN Priority (802.1p), VLAN stacking (802.1ad Q-in-Q), ToS and DSCP. Specific stream profiles to transmit VoIP, video and data can be selected for each stream. Throughput, latency, frame loss and packet jitter (RFC 3393) measurements are also available simultaneously for each stream, allowing fast and in-depth qualification of all SLA criteria.

Ethernet Advanced Troubleshooting

The FTB-8510G provides a number of advanced features essential for in-depth troubleshooting in the event of network failures or impairments. The advanced filtering option allows the user to configure up to ten filters with each up to four operands, which will be applied to the received Ethernet traffic. Detailed statistics are available for each configured filter providing the user with critical information required to pinpoint specific problems. Additionally, the FTB-8510G supports a traffic scan feature that allows quick identification and monitoring of VLAN and MPLS flows on the network. This can help clearly identify top bandwidth users.

The FTB-8510G also supports full-line-rate data capture and decode. This key troubleshooting tool enables field technicians to easily identify complex network issues. The comprehensive capture feature includes the capability to configure capture filters and triggers to quickly zero-in on network events.

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