The evolution of Ethernet has seen the migration of Ethernet technology from the Local Area Network (LAN) to Metro Area Networks (MAN) as service providers have embraced the flexibility and efficiency of the Ethernet architecture as a replacement for traditional TDM services. This migration brings new challenges for ensuring quality services which require a new approach to service assurance.
Deploying Spirent TestCenter Live probes into the live network provides a customer-centric diagnostic view of IP- and Ethernet-based services; allowing provisioning verification, network availability and performance monitoring, and on-demand troubleshooting by multiple users or organizations.
When used in conjunction Spirent TestCenter Live, the probes combination of simultaneous active and passive, automated and on-demand tests represents the most flexible service assurance solutions available today and ensures the high Quality of Service and Quality of Experience demanded in the very competitive Ethernet services marketplace.
7500 Series Ethernet Probes
Spirent TestCenter Live 7500 series logical network probe gives you a customer-centric diagnostic view of your IP and Ethernet-based services at 10GbE access points, emulating your customer’s SLA characteristics while providing immediate and actionable status information about your network through a combination of active and passive tests.
Designed to deliver better Ethernet applications designed for and with input from service providers, the Spirent TestCenter Live Probes provide the testing and analysis needed to ensure timely provisioning, rapid identification of network troubles and reduction in mean time to repair. These capabilities combine to improve the customer’s Quality of Experience (QoE) and positively impact operational maintenance expenses by reducing dependence on field personnel for provisioning and troubleshooting. With businesses becoming more geographically dispersed, the need to connect the many satellite locations of an Enterprise network is growing. The small form factor of the probe combined with NEBS Level 3 and CE Class A certification allow deployment across the network’s geographical footprint, including international locations. This allows true end-to-end network visibility and service assurance consistency world-wide.
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Network and service validation: Verifies operational status of both underlying network capabilities and IP-based services prior to customer cutover from a single desktop, without having to rely on expensive field services personnel
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Emulates customer experience: Quickly verifies and diagnoses faults, reducing operational expenses and preventing unhappy customers
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Sectionalizes the trouble: Provides end-to-end and single-ended measurements allowing quick and accurate dispatches
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Scalability to meet mainstream deployment: Allows wide-scale automation to meet carrier-class deployment timeframes
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NEBS Level 3 and CE Class A Certification: Homologation allows deployment across the network footprint; ensuring consistent Service Assurance to match the growth of both Service Provider and Customer networks
