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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.
September  2006, Volume 12, Number 9
In this issue

Finding the Needle in a Haystack
When troubleshooting a connection, technicians are faced with a cluster of fibers, all at one central test point. How can defective fibers be identified without disconnecting fibers and services at random? EXFO has the answer.
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The Layered Approach to VoIP Testing
As VoIP networks and services are multilayered, and IP itself is based on the layered building blocks of the OSI protocol stack, the most thorough way to test these services is to use a technique that is similar to this layered structure.
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The Importance of IP Header and UDP Checksum
With the strong demand for VoIP and IPTV over Ethernet networks, service providers now have to analyze higher-layer protocols to ensure proper data integrity at the crucial IP and UDP layers, which can be achieved through the validation of checksums.
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Latest News
Local-Loop and DSL Testing Reference GuideNOW AVAILABLE!
EXFO Secures Network Quality Assurance Agreements for Turnkey Systems with Two Carriers9/21/2006
EXFO Releases Next-Gen Cable Assembly and Component Test System — 9/20/2006
EXFO Introduces New FiberFinder™ for Identifying Live and Dark Fibers — 9/18/2006
Hot tips
Ethernet—QoS Q&As
What is the minimum distance required to run Ethernet tests using optical fiber on the FTB-8510?
When I place a VoIP call the sound is intermittent and garbled. Why?