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Mix, map and test—the EXFO way

François Marcotte

Senior Applications Engineer, EXFO

François Marcotte is a Senior Applications Engineer currently working at EXFO in Montreal, Canada. With more than 28 years in the telecommunication industry, he began his career at Bell Canada as an installer and repair man. He was involved in QAM HFC system design and integration in early 90’s.

Over the years, François has developed strong knowledge on Ethernet, MPEG, OTN and optical transport. He is continuously working with customers as a technical advisor for Ethernet, optical transport testing, performances test procedure and training. François is involved with product definition at EXFO for Ethernet and optical transport product. He is also a regular speaker in various seminars in North America.

François graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, as an Electrical Engineer.

   
   

In this video, EXFO SME François Marcotte demonstrates mixed mapping capabilities in the FTBx-88200NGE. Mixed mapping speeds up verification by enabling lab techs to fill and test the entire 100G bandwidth of the OTU4 frame and validate all channels simultaneously. This delivers maximum efficiency, while pushing the OTN equipment under test to the limit of its capacity. Watch this video to learn more.