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Exfo meets advanced 400G testing needs
Chabot, EXFO’s vice president, test and measurement. “EXFO’s FTBx-88400NGE Power Blazer o ers a critical competitive edge by providing the industry’s most comprehensive 400G test solution to o er support for 400G technologies from in-lab innovation to testing in the field.” The FTBx-88400NGE Power Blazer maximises the potential of precious lab space and accelerates testing time.
EXFO has launched a 400G testing solution for telecom network equipment manufacturers, carrier labs and data centres. The company says the FTBx-88400NGE Power Blazer is “the most compact and only solution that o ers advanced testing for the full suite of new 400G technologies, including support for FlexE (Flex Ethernet), 400G Ethernet and high-speed transceiver validation.” The new multiservice testing solution arrives as the industry is quickly gearing up for 400G— the next step in the evolution in speed driven by explosive demand for increased bandwidth on the network. As a result, the pressure is on for network equipment manufacturers to develop infrastructure solutions that support 400G technologies; data centres and service providers are also evaluating the new high-
speed technologies and planning to adopt them. All will require advanced testing solutions in order to validate and deploy higher-speed links. “The telecom industry is racing to innovate smarter and more powerful solutions that meet the needs of a 400G world, despite the challenges of time-to-market and new advanced technologies,” said Stéphane
Huber+Suhner announces new E-2000
during the process and, in production, 100% of the IL is measured for each terminated connector. The company has been manufacturing and selling the E-2000 under license for more than twenty years and, although the property rights expired in July 2017, the trade name is still protected and Huber+Suhner are one of only three companies legitimately manufacturing premium connectors. The E-2000 standard connector is available for singlemode and multimode applications in a variety of polish styles and is completely standardised and compatible with all other compliant products on the market.
Huber+Suhner recently announced modifications to its hugely successful E-2000 connector, with further performance
simplified termination process. The connector series is one of a small number on the market to include a spring-loaded shutter which closes automatically when the connector is disengaged, locking out impurities and locking in the potentially dangerous laser beam. The company stated that the product has been “continuously tested internally as well as at various large end customer sites” and that patch cords and pigtails, using E-2000 connectivity, have a minimum grade B performance rating. The end surface is also tested several times fibre management systems, designed to be configured in an extensive range of cabinets. The two standard systems o er either 48 LC Simplex connections (expandable up to 96) in a Stainless Steel cabinet or 96 LC Simplex connections in a Polycarbonate cabinet. Other configurations may be available to meet more exacting requirements - please contact HellermannTyton for further information. The systems are presented in a point to multipoint design with positive fibre management for both 250µm and 900µm fibre. Additional loop storage is provided for installations with loop through applications. The cabinets are supplied with 1 x 8 splitter assemblies, fibre splice trays, drop patch modules, drop patch module holders,
improvements and a
FTTX Solutions from HellermannTyton
drop cable managers and customer drop management brackets to accommodate 8mm blown duct tubes. Each splitter
HellermannTyton have designed a range of outlets, distribution boxes, customer connection points and connectorised wall boxes that, combined with the fibre splice closures, provides full end to end FTTX solutions for both new developments and existing buildings. Depending on the size of the building, be it a large or small Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) or a Single Dwelling Unit (SDU), this range of products o ers a number of options in fibre connectivity and distribution. Below are two of our latest products introduced to the FTTX range.
assembly consists of a pre-assembled fibre splice tray with a single pre-installed 1 x 8 splitter and 1 3A splice bridge. The splitter is pre-connectorised with 8 LC Simplex 900µm output fibres. These are routed to an 8 port LC Simplex drop patch module and connected to 8 LC Simplex adaptors. The additional trays are fitted with 2 splice bridges to accommodate a maximum of 16 3A splices.
Versatile Routing Management System The connectorised fibre PoC and PoP are flexible
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