Agilent N2X

Multi-services test solution

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DUTs | MSP's

As Sonet/SDH evolve to the next generation, new devices eg: Multi Service Switching Platforms (MSSP) and Multi Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPP) are being implemented to meet the new demands made by the increasing range of data types and bandwidths that need to be transported.

To meet changes in the structure of the network that these new devices bring, different test methodologies are required to verify that the network continues to function when things go wrong. The netwok is extremely complex, and many things can go wrong at the same time. A simple point-to-point test is no longer adequate to verify robustness under all operating conditions.

The Agilent N2X meets these new test challenges head-on with a truly scalable test solution that allows exhaustive and simultaneous testing of a large number of ports and parths through a network.

MSP Performance Varies Under Load

Just as a router's performance varies under load, so does the performance of a Multi Service Platform (MSP). Before carrying customer traffic, service providers will evaluate MSPs to ensure their networks will perform under real-life load conditions. The scalability of the Agilent N2X lets users test as many ports as needed with every error, every alarm and every service disruption on all paths being measured simultaneously in real time. Only Agilent N2X can truly characterise the robustness of a MSP under all load conditions.

Powerful Protection Switching Testing

Simultaneous APS time measurement of all channels lets you view the impact of a fiber break on all of the affected channels/paths carried on that fiber. Also, simultaneous monitoring of all J1/J2 messages highlights any provisioning problems resulting from a fiber break. The OmniBER XM lets you see exactly how SONET/SDH problems impact your clients services.

Iometrix Proves MSP Loading Affects APS Performance

Iometrix test laboratory used the N2X Multi-Services Transport Application and XM Test Cards "...to put together the largest stress test ever conducted on a metro SONET networ" with ...512 STS-3C circuits, 160Gb/s of traffic and 80 Gb/s of simultaneous service disruption". The test showed that protection switching times were directly affected by the loading and mix of payloads carried in the network. For teh full report, visit the Iometrix website.

Next Generation Payloads

The N2X Multi-Services Transport application provides simple setup of complex mapping structures enabling the simulation of real-life traffic structures. Any valid mix of AU-4-nc/STS-nc, can be quickly constructed on the simple to use graphical user interface. Catch any possible problem, regardless of the type of data the network carrys.