QUEBEC CITY, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - EXFO Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXFO) (TSX: EXF) announced today the launch of iOptics, an
intelligent pluggable optics test application for field and lab
environments to efficiently evaluate the proper operation of
transceivers using minimal user configuration.
Today, new high-speed networks are increasingly complex and
high-speed transceivers, which are at the core of these networks,
are still at a high risk of failure. In response, EXFO is pleased
to introduce the next-generation offering of the industry's
pioneering CFP Health Check test capabilities. Building on its
established expertise in CFP validation, EXFO leads the industry
once again with the introduction of iOptics.
iOptics offers a complete, powerful and easy-to-use tool for CFP
and QSFP qualification and can validate the full range of low- to
high-rate transceivers including SFP, SFP+, XFP, CFP, CFP2, CFP4,
QSFP+ and QSFP28. iOptics offers a faster, streamlined and
automated test sequence aimed at quickly and simply validating any
type of 10M to 100G interface. It is the ideal solution for
multirate field commissioning with a simple one-button pass/fail.
It offers automated stress testing for lab qualification and is
also ideally suited for data center and data center interconnect
(DCI) testing.
Available on FTBx-88200NGE Power Blazer and FTB-890/890NGE
NetBlazer modules, iOptics provides a smart, automated and simple
way to test the proper function of transceivers. It provides a
pass/fail verdict based on pre-defined or autonomously discovered
thresholds. The test allows any fault to be quickly pinpointed to a
specific area of the optical device under test.
"By addressing challenges related to pluggable optics, EXFO
enables CSPs and NEMs to rapidly scale their networks and reduce
time-to-service without compromising network stability and
performance," said Claudio Mazzuca,
Vice-President of EXFO's Transport and Service Assurance Division.
"We realize that pluggable optics are key to cost-effective and
reliable high-speed deployments moving forward, and we are
committed to offering powerful yet simple test coverage to meet
high-speed technology advances, market requirements and
field-testing needs."
Visit our website for more information on the Power Blazer and
NetBlazer Series of Multiservice Test Modules.
About EXFO
EXFO provides communications service
providers (CSPs) with test orchestration and performance
intelligence solutions to ensure the smooth deployment, maintenance
and management of next-generation, physical, virtual, fixed and
mobile networks. The company has also forged strong relationships
with network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) to develop deep
expertise that migrates from the lab to the field and beyond.
EXFO's key differentiation comes from combining intelligent,
automated and cloud-based test and monitoring solutions with
real-time analytics to deliver unmatched end-to-end visibility and
assurance—from a network, services and end-user level. EXFO is no.
1 in portable optical testing and boasts the largest active service
assurance deployment worldwide. For more information, visit
www.EXFO.com and follow us on the EXFO Blog.
EXFO-P
SOURCE EXFO inc.