GL Unveils USB Ethernet Analyzer and Capture Pod

GL, a provider of telecommunications products and consulting services, has released a new USB-based portable all-in-one Ethernet analysis and capture pod.

 

GL claims that its new T3/E3/T1/E1 Ethernet analysis and capture pod is the smallest and lightest analyzer unit found in the industry. It weighs 1.75 lbs and is the size of a small paperback book. Its small footprint makes the T3/E3 testing device ideal for use in the lab as well as in the field.

 

T1 is a carrier signal standard used by telecommunications providers in the U.S. and Japan. E1 is the European equivalent  T3 and E3 are updated versions of these standards with much higher bandwidth capabilities.

 

The new Ethernet analysis pod from GL an simultaneously record and play back two entire T3/E3 signals in framed or unframed modes. It performs full Ethernet analysis and protocol testing of high-level data link control (HDLC), asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Frame Relay (FR) and point-to-point protocol (PPP). These functions are available when the pod is connected to a laptop computer.

 

The pod features dual T3/E3 (44.736/34.368 Mbps) receivers and transmitters for simultaneous non-intrusive and intrusive testing of both Eastbound and Westbound signals. There is also an option for software selectable T3 and E3 interface. The pod can also monitor T3 E3 signal status, frequency, level, and various frame errors.

 

The Ethernet analysis pod performs multiplexing of T1 or E1 signals. It can externally insert up to two user selected T1 (or E1) channels by using the T1/E1 input/output interface into any one of the transmitted T3 or E3 signal. The inserted T1 or E1 signal can be selectively transmitted through one or more of the T1/E1 transmit channels, or broadcasted through all the T1/E1 channels. The received T1/E1 signal can be as well looped back and transmitted.

 

Other key features of the Ethernet analyzer include:  plug and play to PC interface via USB 2.0 port; G.821 analysis, where G.821 is used on Ethernet networks to measure the quality of the physical medium; both error injection and alarm generation; remote control through TCP/IP interface; and scripting and automation via company’s Windows Client Server (WCS) approach.