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Agilent Technologies' N2X verifies IPTV service delivery in industry's first comprehensive multiservice interworking network trial
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Integrated solution enables faster time-to-insight, time-to-market for triple-play deploymentSANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2006
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its N2X multiservices test solution was used this week in the industry's first validation of IPTV service delivery over Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) and hybrid optical transport networks. The multivendor interoperability test was conducted at Isocore Internetworking Lab and showcased at the MPLS 2006 public demonstration in Washington, D.C. The Agilent N2X was used to validate IPTV and triple-play service delivery and for functional testing of network operations at all layers -- from GMPLS, MPLS to IP and triple-play service delivery. It is the industry's only multiport solution able to emulate the optical control plane to establish the GMPLS network -- as well as verify MPLS-enabled services such as multicast VPN, VPLS and IPTV -- all in one platform. Agilent worked with more than 15 leading MPLS, GMPLS and optical vendors at the Isocore Internetworking Laboratory, and supported both the MPLS/QoS/IPV6 triple-play services and hybrid optical test groups. For the first time in the industry, vendors successfully demonstrated multiservice interworking of ATM-Ethernet with IPTV services across VPLS. The test equipment enabled vendors to troubleshoot interoperability issues and increase confidence in the underlying network's ability to maintain the service quality of experience (QoE). The N2X was used to:
"Agilent N2X was key to verifying the sustained performance of average join latency of subscribers in an IPTV set up over a scaled multiservice network," said Rajiv Papneja, manager of technology and product evaluation at Isocore. "Agilent's multiservice N2X solution provided necessary tools across multiple layers to measure MDI and channel-zapping performance of test network capable of delivering triple-play services." "During this test event, Sycamore demonstrated dynamic end-to-end 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in a hybrid IP/optical network using GMPLS control plane technology," said Kevin Oye, vice president of systems and technology at Sycamore Networks. "Agilent's N2X allowed Sycamore to verify the stability and scalability of the SN 16000 intelligent optical switch within the multi-vendor application." "The interoperability event highlighted the importance of validating IPTV service delivery under a range of network conditions and topologies," said Rod Unverrich, business manager of Agilent's Data Network Operation. "N2X provides the most scalable environment to allow NEMs and service providers to cost-effectively validate their network's ability to deliver quality IPTV services, and quickly uncover and resolve issues in the underlying network." U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent N2X multiservice test solution is available at a starting price of $25,000. More information is available at www.agilent.com/find/n2x. Product photos are available at www.agilent.com/find/N2X_image. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal year 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. # # # Contact: Janet Smith, Agilent Johanna Vallecillo |
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