Offers performance assurance for Ethernet-based services, supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN and LAN rates for total network testing. Provides all the T&M functionalities required to verify service-level agreement (SLA) conformity.
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)
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
