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Wave Review - EXFO's Technical Newsletter
Up-to-date information about critical issues and the latest advances in optical test and measurement, network monitoring and manufacturing.
November 2004, Volume 10 Number 11
In this issue

To PING or Not to PING—That Is the Question
Many NSPs have been using PINGs to test network performance and get round-trip delay assessments. Although this is certainly a very low-cost alternative, is the PING capability enough to benchmark an NSP network?
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Demystifying PONs
To better understand FTTx, it is important to be familiar with the inner workings of the passive optical network. This article describes a PON’s main components and provides an overview of the key requirements for each.
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Latest news
EXFO Releases New Software Suite for Ethernet Testing
EXFO Introduces Optical Spectrum Analyzer for Metro and Access Networks
EXFO’s Passive Optical Network Power Meter Selected by Tier-1 Network Service Provider for FTTP Deployments
EXFO Expands Sales Network in Europe
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