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Digital Lightwave@, Inc., a leading provider of optical networking
test equipment and technology, today announced the expansion of its
Fiber Channel Test Options for the NIC Platform. Thanks to the
unmatched flexibility of the NIC Platform it is now possible to
support all optical Fiber Channel line rates from 1G to 10G within new
or existing NIC products.
"We are excited to announce that the addition of the 8G and 10G Fiber
Channel Test Options to the NIC product allows us to offer the NIC to
any customer supporting any optical Fiber Channel circuits," said Tom
Newhart, VP of Sales. "This expansion of our Fiber Chanel Test Options
demonstrates our ongoing commitment to support the changing
requirements of increasingly converged Next Generation Networks. We
continue to enhance our product to make sure that it can support the
very latest technologies. This development shows once again that we
are committed to implement support for Ethernet, Fiber Channel and any
other technologies that are folded into the NGN network."
"The unique architecture of the NIC platform continues to increase the
number of operations that customers are able to use our product for,"
said Tony Goodchild, Director of Product Management and Marketing.
"The NIC demonstrably provides our customers the biggest return on
investment of any test set in its class. As we continue to deliver
additional test functionality it is important to know that this not
only affects new product but is backwardly compatible with any
existing NIC product in the field. Our technology allows carriers to
support any new customer services or network equipment manufacturers
to add support for new protocols without the need to purchase
additional test equipment. We understand that in today's economic
climate customers expect a great deal of flexibility when making an
investment in their test capabilities and we are committed to
delivering product in a manner to suit their requirements, whether
that be through new equipment sales or rental of specific test options
to meet short term requirements."
8G and 10G Fiber Channel interfaces will be available on Digital
Lightwave's Multi-Service Analyzer series of modules (MSA 2020 and MSA
2030) which feature test options for SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, Fiber
Channel and NGN technologies such as Virtual Concatenation, GFP and
LCAS.
Digital Lightwave's Fiber Channel testing supports all aspects of node
login, fabric login, buffer-to-buffer flow control with configurable
frame sizes, headers and rates. Extensive non-intrusive performance
monitoring provides insight into in-service Fiber Channel circuit
performance. Traditional optical measurements such as measuring and
generating line frequency offsets are also supported.
To find out more about the MSA 2020 and MSA 2030 modules please visit
www.lightwave.com (http://www.lightwave.com)
About Digital Lightwave Digital Lightwave, Inc. provides the global
communications networking industry with products, technology and
services that enable the efficient development, deployment and
management of high-performance networks. Digital Lightwave's customers
rely on its offerings to optimize network performance and ensure
service reliability.
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