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In a deal reaching roughly US$2.0 million, EXFO noted, its newly released FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzers will be used to quantify the level of potentially debilitating polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on specific fiber sections of the operator's core network. As a result, it will allow the customer to identify and repair only the impacted sections of its network when upgrading to 40 Gbit/s today and 100 Gbit/s in the future.
All this work will be quickly accomplished using the FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzer that measures PMD as a function of distance. Consequently, the network operator will carry out targeted facelifts to its fiber plant and meet tight deadlines for important upgrades to higher transmission rates.
The FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzer is a module hosted inside the recently launched FTB-500 platform, which allows EXFO customers to carry out a wide range of tests - from optical link characterization to 40G next-generation SONET/SDH testing.
In contrast to the patent-pending test method behind the FTB-5600, traditional PMD analyzers only provide a total end-to-end value for an entire optical network. As such, network operators have been forced to deploy dispersion compensators throughout their networks to alleviate high PMD levels or else overhaul their entire systems.
PMD is a physical phenomenon inherent to optical fiber and components that causes a statistical spreading of light pulses as they travel along a network. This degrades the quality of the transmission signal and, in turn, limits the transmission rates carried by optical networks. PMD levels tend to soar as transmission rates are increased to 40 Gbit/s and beyond.
"As the market leader in optical testing, it's always gratifying to see a newly released product being quickly adopted and meeting a pressing need for a Tier-1 network operator," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "In this particular case, our single-end distributed PMD analyzer will provide a Tier-1 operator with a much clearer picture of PMD effects on all fiber sections of its network ? rather than offer a blind end-to-end value ? and enable the cost-efficient upgrade to higher transmission rates through targeted facelifts."
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