Ixia Receives Orders from Leading Service Providers for Optical Performance Analysis Systems

Strategic Insights -

Leading service providers AT&T, Qwest, and Sprint have placed orders with Ixia for its new Packet Over SONET (POS) OC-192c optical performance analysis systems. This represents a significant new growth market for Ixia, and the company is excited to be working with three of the largest service providers worldwide. The LMOC192c Load Module is a comprehensive tool for testing network equipment with WAN Packet Over SONET/SDH interfaces operating at the OC-192 level.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ixia has received orders from leading service providers AT&T, Qwest, and Sprint for its new Packet Over SONET (POS) OC-192c optical performance analysis systems.
  • The LMOC192c Load Module is a comprehensive tool for testing network equipment with WAN Packet Over SONET/SDH interfaces operating at the OC-192 level.
  • The module features a full wire-speed WAN transport interface and supports OC-192c or STM-64 single mode interfaces.
  • The two-port module may be utilized within the IXIA 1600T and IXIA 400C chassis, offering the highest port density available for generation and analysis of OC-192c devices and networks.
  • Up to 16 LMOC192c Load Modules are supported in a single IXIA 1600T chassis, providing a combined traffic generation capability of 160 Gbps.
  • Further scalability is provided by combining up to 256 chassis in a single chain, delivering thousands of OC-192c or STM-64 POS ports.
  • Ixia delivers powerful, distributed multiport traffic generators and performance analyzers for wire-speed testing and verification of today's advanced optical networking equipment, LAN and WAN multilayer switches, and cable television Internet products.
  • Ixia's products are distinguished by their accuracy and reliability; high port density; diversity of support for emerging, high-speed interfaces and protocol standards; as well as their adaptability to the industry's constant evolution.

Statistics:

  • 160 Gbps: combined traffic generation capability of a single IXIA 1600T chassis with 16 LMOC192c Load Modules
  • 256: maximum number of chassis that can be combined in a single chain
  • 16: maximum number of LMOC192c Load Modules supported in a single IXIA 1600T chassis
  • 9.95 Gbps: optical link speed supported by the LMOC192c Load Module
  • 818-871-1800: Phone number for Ixia sales information
  • 818-871-1805: FAX number for Ixia sales information
  • 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302: Ixia's address

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Ixia Receives Orders from Leading Service Providers for Optical Performance Analysis Systems" (December 12, 2000)
  • Ixia website, "About Ixia" (no date provided)