Vendors address Ethernet and RF/microwave test challenges

Vendors including Agilent Technologies, EXFO, and Azimuth Systems have been active over the past week addressing communications test challenges ranging from smartphones to Ethernet and radar.

With respect to Ethernet, EXFO Inc. announced the introduction of the FTB-88100NGE Power Blazer Multiservice Test Module to address 40G/100G field deployments. Read more here. And Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced compliance testing support for Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) standards used in networking applications. Agilent’s solution for transmitter tests includes 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T EEE test standards as described in the IEEE 802.3az-2010 specification. Read more here.

Agilent was also active in the wireless/RF/microwave space with the release of a new version of its SystemVue platform for designing communications and defense systems. SystemVue 2013.01 provides new application support for system-level architects, digital signal-processing modelers, and test-and-measurement verifiers who are designing next-generation MIMO radar systems and wireless/4G infrastructure. Read more here.

And Azimuth Systems Inc. announced new capabilities for the ACE channel emulation portfolio that directly address LTE-Advanced test requirements. The company also debuted its Device Automation & Control (DAC) system, enabling user experience testing on smartphones. Read more here.

In other news, Kozio released VTOS support for TI Sitara ARM AM335x Cortex-A8 processors, Geotest introduced a customizable PXI switching and control card, and ADLINK introduced a fanless medical computer.