Anritsu released its Network Master Pro MT1040A for 400G networks, a battery-powered tester
with directly-mounted QFSP-DD optical modules. The tester also has a simultaneously-installable 10M-to-100G interface for access, metro, mobile fronthaul/backhaul, and data-center transmission quality tests, such as BER, throughput, frame loss, and latency measurements. Features include a GUI, a remote-control-over-network option, and auto-test functions.
Created to help customers achieve widespread roll-out of high-speed networks, the portable 400G tester aids in commissioning and maintenance of 400G Ethernet networks. Anritsu previously launched its MT1000A tester for communication speeds of up to 100 Gbps for networks and data centers, and the updated MT1040A is presented as the smallest B5-size 400G Ethernet tester available, and offers added functions for efficient testing, installation, and maintenance of faster networks up to 400G speeds.
Always-on Forward Error Correction (FEC) is a key technology for achieving 400G Ethernet speeds. With built-in FEC analysis functions, the MT1040A is well-suited for evaluating the communications quality of optical modules, such as QSFP-DD, and the performance of 400G devices. Moreover, simultaneous installation of any of the optional OTDR modules (MU100020A/MU100021A/MU100022A/MU100023A) provides measurement of optical fibre lines for fault finding.
Additionally, users can improve the efficiency of on-site testing work through remote operation using Anritsu’s SORA Internet subscription service, as well as through the one-button automatic testing function for Pass/Fail evaluations at multiple tests.
