Aware Inc releases new ADSL test module

Jun 10, 2008 (CORPORATE IT UPDATE via COMTEX) -- TXN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- DSL test equipment supplier Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announced (10 June) a new addition to its Universal DMT (UDMT) product line of DSL test modem modules. The 455 is a multi-mode ADSL2+/VDSL2 module that meets service providers' ADSL2+ and VDSL2 performance requirements making it suitable for the North American telco market. The 455 module uses the same small-profile form factor, Linux-based network processor, and Dr. DSL expert diagnostics software features as Aware's 450 UDMT module and supports all applicable data link layer protocols and statistics.

All of Aware's UDMT module product lines can be software-configured to emulate both DSL access multiplexers (DSLAMs) and customer premises equipment (CPEs) across a broad range of DSL technologies, including ADSL, ADSL2+, legacy VDSL1/1.5 and VDSL2. This broad DSL technology footprint allows a single UDMT module to support all the common DSL network architectures. Service providers using test solutions based on Aware's UDMT modules are able to interoperate with installed DSLAMs and CPEs/gateways that contain chipsets from Broadcom, Conexant, Ikanos, Infineon or Texas Instruments.

Traditional DSL testing solutions are built around single-function CPE emulation which only allows technicians to test back to the DSLAM to verify sync. Aware claim that its UDMT DSLAM emulation capability allows technicians to also test towards the subscriber. The technician can qualify the in-home copper wiring and isolate inside wiring faults from the network interface device (NID) without access to the home or having any subscriber involvement. UDMT also enables multi-pair troubleshooting from the subscriber access cabinet without dispatching to every home and DSLAM profile optimization by testing the impact of a profile change or automatically selecting an optimal profile for a particular line.

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