Agilent Technologies unveils conformance test suite

Agilent Technologies has announced that it will be collaborating with communications testing firm Net-O2 Technologies to produce the world’s first MEF 21 Conformance Test Suite (CTS).

It claims that the new suite will offer robust support for carrier ethernet networks and full incorporation of Link Operations Administration and Maintenance (OAM) technology.

According to the company, the MEF 21 CTSs conform as standard to the Iometrix MEF 21 Test Plan, allowing users to circumvent the lengthy Link OAM verification process and enabling existing users of Agilent MEF 9 and MEF 14 CTSs to pre-qualify their equipment for the MEF 21 certification process.

Manikantan Srinivasan, chief technology officer of Net-O2 Technologies, said: "Customers who use the test suite early can ensure seamless interoperability, compliance to the OAM standards and the support required in the carrier ethernet network deployments."

Those in science sales jobs may also be interested to know that Agilent has recently released the 81150A pulse function arbitrary noise generator, which includes a new pattern generator that allows it to test an unprecedented range of devices.