EXFO, 10 Gigabit Ethernet Test Module—FTB-8510G Packet Blazer

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