Fibre channel module for testing storage area networks provides customers with FC-0, FC-1 and FC-2 level testing capabilities, while supporting full-line rate traffic generation at 1Gb/s and 2Gb/s
Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering has announced the release of the Packet Blazer IQS-8520 fibre channel module for testing storage area networks (Sans) on manufacturing floors or inside laboratories.
This next-generation Packet Blazer San module, contained inside Exfo's widely deployed IQS-500 intelligent test system, establishes a new standard for fibre channel test systems, it says.
It provides customers with FC-0, FC-1 and FC-2 level testing capabilities, while supporting full-line rate traffic generation at 1Gb/s and 2Gb/s.
Key features, such as buffer-to-buffer credit estimation and round-trip latency qualification, enable system configuration and performance management of Sans.
As a result, the Packet Blazer IQS-8520 is an essential test system for qualifying and optimising San-based services or fibre channel devices.
The IQS-8520 also measures highly accurate bit-error rate (BER) values that reflect the quality of San transmission systems.
The IQS-8520 Packet Blazer San test module will be showcased at booth 302-303 during ECOC 2005 from 26-28 September at the Scottish Exhibition Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
It will be part of Exfo's complete suite of datacom test systems, including the IQS-8510 Packet Blazer (1GigE) and the recently introduced IQS-8510G Packet Blazer 10GigE test module.
"This latest product release demonstrates Exfo's firm commitment to market-driven innovation," said Benoit Fleury, Exfo's vice-president of protocol-layer product management.
"With network security increasingly becoming a mission-critical issue, we developed a fibre channel test system for network service providers in recent months and now are leveraging that technology onto the system vendor market with our Packet Blazer IQS-8520.
"In this manner, we are addressing a broader range of customer needs".
Exfo describes itself as a recognised test and measurement expert in the global telecommunications industry through the design and manufacture of advanced and innovative solutions as well as best-in-class customer support.
The telecom division, which represents the company's main business activity, offers fully integrated and complete test systems to network service providers, system vendors and component manufacturers in approximately 70 countries.
One of Exfo's strongest competitive advantages is its PC/Windows-based modular platforms that host a wide range of tests across optical, physical, data and network layers, while maximising technology reuse across several market segments.
The photonics and life sciences division mainly leverages core telecom technologies to offer added value in the life sciences and high-precision assembly sectors.
