As CSPs continue to adopt multiple communications protocols in their converged telecom networks, all-in-one optical network field testers are required to support technicians that install and maintain mobile-access, fixed-access, metro and core transmission telecoms networks. Anritsu has announced the launch of its MT1000A Network Master Pro transport tester to meet those needs and give the user the capability to test the network with ethernet and SDH/SONET client signals.
The company says the product can be configured to support dual-port testing at all supported interfaces and rates. The two ports can be used independently, effectively providing the user with two instruments in one physical device, making the field tester’s work more productive. Two-port testing can also be used for in-service bi-directional monitoring of live traffic links, providing a new ability to maintain and optimise existing networks and test networks while they are in operation. This enables operators to pinpoint problems faster and so reduce the duration of network downtime.
“An increasing amount of traffic is transported over OTN lines; inside the OTN system the traffic is transported as an ethernet or SDH/SONET signal. In some cases even fibre channel is used,” said Jonathan Borrill, director of marketing at Anritsu EMEA. “Therefore it is important for field technicians installing and maintaining transport networks to have a universal tool like the MT1000A Network Master Pro to test all the technologies supported within the networks they manage.”
