An in-depth look into EXFO's revolutionary EtherSAM, the new standard in turn-up and troubleshooting today's Ethernet services.

This  application  note  introduces  EXFO’s  new  one-way  frame delay measurement capability and discusses the importance of this critical key performance indicator (KPI) for various services, including real-time services and packet-based synchronization.

As Ethernet is making headway into service providers’ networks, Ethernet testing becomes essential. This animated diagram presents EXFO's wide breadth of solutions for Ethernet turn-up testing, baselining, troubleshooting, monitoring and SLA validation.

With bandwidth demand exploding and the backhaul architecture becoming packet-based, maintaining synchronization is a challenge. This guide explains how to deploy IEEE 1588v2 precision time protocol (PTP), the new solution of choice for synchronization distribution.

A comprehensive guide to network and service performance testing—which is comprised of six informative modules, specifically designed to assist you with Carrier Ethernet service testing.

• Chap. 1: Carrier Ethernet Basics – an in-depth look at Carrier Ethernet, presents the network services and applications, and provides an overview of the key Carrier Ethernet technologies.
• Chap. 2: Carrier Ethernet Testing Technologies and Methodologies – the different testing standards including the new ITU-T Y.1564, as well as the key elements of service lifecycle management and synchronization.

This double-sided flyer overviews EXFO's mobile backhaul test and monitoring offering, which covers the full network lifecycle, from construction and turn-up, to monitoring and troubleshooting. Get a quick look at the key benefits of such a scalable, standards-compliant solution.

By the end of 2015, global mobile traffic will have increased by a factor of 26. However, this booming expansion poses numerous challenges. EXFO's field-optimized testing solution, the Backhaul Tri-Pak enables you to characterize, validate and turn up Ethernet backhaul links in 15 minutes. Discover how EXFO's ConnectorMax Analysis Software, iOLM Intelligent Optical Link Mapper and EtherSAM service validation methodology take the guesswork out of Ethernet testing.

This webinar proposes a deployment strategy for operators and carriers interested in PTP, using already available EXFO tools. Each of the five phases comes with a specific objective to be met, with the ultimate goal of completing the last phase with a fully functional and stable PTP-based synchronization network.

As Ethernet continues to evolve as the transport technology of choice, networks are shifting their focus from purely moving data to providing entertainment and new applications in the interconnected world. This webinar focuses on existing test methods and introduces the new ITU-T Y.1564 Ethernet service activation methodology (EtherSAM).

Eliminating today’s backhaul challenges:

• Activate large amounts of towers (cell site deployment)
• Limited technical resources and knowledge
• Work with tight schedules and budget constraints (OPEX pressure)
• Maintain accuracy standards
• Validate numerous classes of service
• Optimize network performance
• Eliminate unnecessary truck rolls

This application note presents the value provided by service assurance is in the information it delivers to decision-makers.

This application note presents EtherSAM or ITU-T Y.1564, the new ITU-T standard for turning up, installing and troubleshooting Ethernet-based services.

This application note introduces the BV10 Performance Endpoint Unit, while highlighting how the BV10 solves the network operator's testing challenges; it also examines its role in the phases of the network lifecycle.

This article offers insight into troubleshooting Ethernet services with the implementation of EXFO’s new packet-capture and decoding capabilities.

A comprehensive guide to network and service performance testing, which is comprised of six informative modules, specifically designed to assist you with Carrier Ethernet service testing.

• Chapter 3 : Service Turn-Up – An overview of the service turn-up/burn-in phase to deliver performance as specified in the service-level agreement (SLA).

A detailed demonstration of EXFO's powerful FTB-860 Ethernet Tester housed in the ultra-portable FTB-1 Platform.

EXFO is the first to implement EtherSAM, an Ethernet service testing methodology based on the ITU-T Y.1564 standard. This new methodology is the only one fully adapted to today’s mobile backhaul, commercial and wholesale services. It allows turning up and troubleshooting services eight times faster with 100% accuracy.

Sophie Legault highlights the newest Ethernet testing features at the EXFO Global Sales Meeting 2010.