6th Nov 2006 13:46
Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM) (LSE:SPT), a global provider ofperformance analysis and service assurance solutions, announced theshipment of a new release of Spirent TestCenter that delivers marketleading Layer 2-7 testing capabilities up to 10GbE speeds. £ This release of Spirent TestCenter supports concurrent testing ofrouters, switches, access and Layer 4-7 devices on a single GigabitEthernet module. Spirent TestCenter tests a broad variety of nextgeneration devices and networks with the highest scalability in themarket and industry leading accuracy. Spirent TestCenter increases thevalue of the customer investment by providing the highest userscalability in the industry with up to 6 users per module and morethan 20 users per chassis. Spirent TestCenter tests a broad variety ofnext generation devices and networks with the highest scalability inthe market and industry-leading accuracy. £ Next generation Layer 2-7 networks need to test hundreds ofnetwork ports and terabits of data throughput capacity. SpirentTestCenter is designed to cost effectively meet the performanceverification needs of next generation networking devices withoutsacrificing accuracy. Spirent TestCenter leads the test andmeasurement industry by supporting more users per module, higher 10GbEport density, exceptional scalability for Layer 2-7, and superior 10GBlatency accuracy with the lowest per port cost. £ "With Spirent TestCenter, our customers can have multipleengineers simultaneously testing L4-7 devices, routers and switches -all on the same module," stated Chris Bohrson, vice president ofproduct marketing, Spirent Communications. "In fact, a single chassiscan easily support twenty engineers concurrently without performancedegradation using a single software license. This greatly increasesthe availability of test-bed gear in the lab while minimizing capitalcosts." £ On a single module, Spirent TestCenter delivers more capabilitythan other solutions. It offers leading accuracy and double the portdensity for 10GbE interfaces including X2, XENPAK, and CX4. The sameaccuracy is available on Spirent's XFP interface that rounds outSpirent's 10GbE product portfolio. Tests that compared SpirentTestCenter with competitive products revealed that SpirentTestCenter's latency accuracy for 10GbE is 10 times more accurate thanits competitors' products. Spirent TestCenter was measured at lessthan or equal to 50 nanoseconds versus the competition's estimatedrange of 500 nanoseconds to 4.0 microseconds. Spirent TestCenter'sability to accurately measure latency allows customers to characterizedevices with single-digit microsecond forwarding latencies with greatconfidence. Forwarding latency performance is a powerful metric usedby network equipment manufacturers to differentiate their devices in ahighly competitive marketplace. In addition, Spirent TestCenter offerscustomers more value at a significantly lower cost per port thancompetitive platforms. £ About Spirent Communications £ Spirent Communications, www.spirentcom.com, is a global providerof integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems thatenable the development and deployment of next-generation networkingtechnology such as Internet telephony, broadband services, 3Gwireless, global navigation satellite systems, and network securityequipment. Spirent Communications' solutions are used by more than1,700 customers in 30 countries, including the world's largestequipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises andgovernments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,800employees worldwide. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares aretraded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New YorkStock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIP number: 84856M209) in the form ofAmerican Depositary Shares ("ADS"), represented by American DepositaryReceipts, with one ADS representing four Ordinary shares. SpirentCommunications' sales to the United States government are made throughSpirent Federal Systems Inc. www.spirentfederal.com. £ Spirent, Spirent Communications and the Spirent logo aretrademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. Allother trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held bytheir respective companies. 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