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United Kingdom : New MT1100A is industry s first optical transport network field tester to offer 100Gb/s capability [TendersInfo (India)]
[October 29, 2014]

United Kingdom : New MT1100A is industry s first optical transport network field tester to offer 100Gb/s capability [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Anritsu today announced the launch of the new MT1100A Network Master Flex, a portable transport tester for optical networks which can measure client signals at data rates up to 100Gb/s and which is suitable for testing the next generation of 400Gb/s network equipment.



At the same time, Anritsu introduced a number of upgrades to the MT1000A, launched in July 2014, including support for high-speed Fibre Channel and enhanced Ethernet testing.

With the continuing need for higher speed and higher capacity network links and higher speed data centres, driven by cloud computing and transport of more data intensive content, the test and measurement industry is driven to develop new field test tools to ensure full performance of these networks and the corresponding technologies as they are deployed in live networks. 100Gbp/s data links are becoming fully operational and integrated into mainstream network links, and leading edge links are now being deployed to 400Gb/s.


Specifically designed for this market need of high speed network testing in the field, the versatile all-in-one transport tester MT1100A is a modular platform with a choice of three plug-in modules. The MU110010A module supports Optical Transport Network (OTN), Ethernet, SDH/SONET, PDH/DSn and Fibre Channel measurements at speeds from 1.5Mb/s to 10Gb/s. The MU110011A module extends this capability up to a maximum data rate of 100Gb/s. The third, MU110012A, module supports OTN and Ethernet at speeds from 40Gb/s to 100Gb/s, meeting the needs of engineers testing equipment and infrastructure used by large-capacity trunk core networks and metro networks.

The MT1100A offers a four-port configuration which provides for the simultaneous evaluation of 100Gb/s OTN and Ethernet signals a first for this class of all-in-one measuring instrument. Furthermore, the four-port capability enables the MT1100A, when equipped with two MU110012A modules simultaneously, to support 400Gb/s (that is, 4x100Gb/s) network client signal tests, a valuable capability for equipment and component manufacturers developing the next generation of core network equipment.

The MT1100A transport tester is battery-powered for easy portability and operation both on-site and in back office. It features an easy-to-read, large 12.1 colour LCD and may be operated via a front touch panel, as well as remotely via an internet connection. These capabilities, when combined with simultaneous four-port operation, have been designed specifically to make the work of the optical network installation and maintenance technicians more efficient.

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