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RTU-310 - IP Services Test Head

Enables carriers to ensure the reliability and performance of their Ethernet-based services; provides all the necessary measurement tools for service turn-up, troubleshooting as well as verifying service-level agreements.

  • Discontinued date: 6/30/2016
  • End-of-service and support date: 6/30/2021

Key features

Complete EtherSAM (ITU-T Y.1564) test suite. EtherSAM is the new standard for turning up and troubleshooting mobile backhaul and business Ethernet services
Throughput, back-to-back, latency and frame loss measurements as per RFC 2544 (bidirectional results)
Multistream generation and analysis, allowing quality of service (QoS) verification through VLAN and ToS/DSCP prioritization testing
True wire-speed, stateful TCP throughput test for undisputable SLA reinforcement for Ethernet services
IPTV testing and analysis
Complete Carrier Ethernet services portfolio: PBB-TE (MAC-in-MAC), MPLS, MPLS-TP 802.3ah and IPv4/IPv6
1x and 2x Fibre Channel testing
Interoperable with the FTB-8510B Packet Blazer Ethernet Test Module and the AXS-200/850 Ethernet Test Set
Fully remote controllable via EX-Vu application
Integrated into Brix System for Ethernet SLA monitoring, service birth certificates, turn-up and troubleshooting
Complete EtherSAM (ITU-T Y.1564) test suite allowing full validation Ethernet services (bidirectional results through dual test set)
Throughput, back-to-back, latency and frame loss measurements as per RFC 2544 (bidirectional results through dual test set)
Multistream generation and analysis, providing per-stream measurements for throughput, latency, frame loss and packet jitter
True wire-speed and stateful TCP throughput testing
PBB-TE and MPLS support for Carrier Ethernet
IPTV testing and analysis
Packet jitter measurement (IP packet-delay variation as per RFC 3393) to qualify Ethernet transport networks for transmission of delay-sensitive traffic such as voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video
Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) testing
Q-in-Q capability for up to three layers of stacked VLANs
Dual port capability for simultaneous traffic generation and reception at 100 % wire speed for 10/100/1000Base-T, 100Base-FX, 100Base-LX, 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX or 1000Base-ZX full-duplex networks at all packet sizes
Ethernet in the First Mile 802.3ah testing
Fibre Channel 1x and 2x test suite
Expert mode capability to set test thresholds for clear pass/fail test results
Configurable advanced filters for in-depth network troubleshooting
Service disruption time measurement
Ethernet Through mode
Remote control capability through EX-Vu or VNC software
Easy-to-use smart user interface (SUI) for configurable screens, customization of test suites, as well as real-time and historical performance reporting
Up to 1 Gbit/s full-line-rate data capture and decode

Applications

Performance validation of carrier-grade Ethernet services
IPTV testing and analysis

Description

Assessing the Performance of Ethernet Services

EXFO’s RTU-310 IP Services Test Head enables carriers to ensure the reliability and performance of their Ethernet-based services. Its wide range of test functionalities provides all the necessary measurement tools for service turn-up, troubleshooting as well as verifying service-level agreements (SLAs) between service providers and their customers. This carrier-class 1U rack-mounted, central office (CO)-based device, combined with its portable counterparts, EXFO’s award-winning FTB-8510B Packet Blazer Ethernet Test Module or the FTB-860 NetBlazer, simplify and accelerate the deployment of Ethernet services. In fact, the RTU-310 is the functional equivalent of the FTB-8510B and supports all the test features found in the portable version.

Flexible End-to-End Testing from a Centralized Point

With the RTU-310 IP Services Test Head, a single technician can perform end-to-end testing through control of the remote unit—either an FTB-8510B Packet Blazer or another RTU-310 via the LAN connection under test. This unique approach gives service providers access to test results for each direction of test, which is essential to fully qualify Ethernet services. It is also possible to perform end-to-end testing by using the Smart Loopback mode where the remote unit will return traffic to the local unit by swapping packet overhead up to layer 4 of the OSI stack.

The RTU-310 tests connectivity in its native format: 10/100/1000Base-T, 100Base-FX, 100Base-LX, 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX and 1000Base-ZX for LAN-to-LAN services delivered via next-generation SONET/SDH, SONET/SDH hybrid multiplexers, switched Ethernet, VLANs, dark fiber, WDM, FTTx systems or other means.

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