Press Releases
13 March 2002
Circadiant Introduces Automated, Consolidated, Intelligent Optical Testing Platform with Ethernet Capability
Company unveils new class of test equipment purpose-built for optical components and equipment.
Allentown PA - Circadiant Systems, Inc., the company making optical
testing simple, today announced availability of its automated,
consolidated and intelligent testing system optimized for 10 Gb/s
networks. The A3306 10 Gb/s Optical Standards Tester is a compact
system enabling optical equipment and component makers to significantly
reduce their product development cycles and manufacturing costs
while accelerating the time-to-market for their optical networking
solutions.
By introducing a tri-rate testing platform that is
optimized for 10 Gb/s networks, Circadiant has deployed a productivity
tool enabling optical equipment and component vendors to test SONET/SDH,
10 gigabit Ethernet local area network (LAN), wide area network
(WAN) and OTN/FEC-based solutions. The A3306 10 Gb/s Optical Standards
Tester, coupled with the A3303 2.5 Gb/s Tester, announced in September
2001, is the first automated, consolidated and intelligent optical
testing system that performs the key tests made everyday by R&D
and manufacturing organizations in a single box.
“As optical speeds increase and systems become
more complex, test equipment must keep pace so products can continue
to come to market in a timely fashion,” said Tom Hausken,
director, Optical Communications Components, Strategies Unlimited. “Circadiant’s
decision to, in effect, put multiple instruments into a single
box to effectively test layers 1, 2 and 3 promises to simplify
the overall control of test parameters while addressing the specific
needs of 10 Gb/s networks.”
In the A3306 10 Gb/s Optical Standards Tester, Circadiant
has incorporated a tri-rate system at 9.9, 10.3 and 10.7 Gb/s that
analyzes and tests network elements at a variety of transmission
speeds. The A3306 also allows users to control devices, including
oscilloscopes and ovens, to make pass/fail measurements from its
easy-to-use, customized interface. Circadiant has also carried
over the functionality and consolidation features of the A3303
and combined the many instruments needed for effectively and efficiently
testing layers 1, 2 and 3 including bit error rate testers (BERT),
attenuators, power meters, an EDFA, couplers, splitters, protocol
analyzers, optical filters and optical sources, enabling users
to conduct tests with unprecedented ease, while decreasing their
overall product development costs.
“Since launching our A3300 product family last
year, we have gained significant traction in the industry and have
received accolades from a number of established optical equipment
and component makers,” said Dr. John French, president and
CEO, Circadiant. “With the addition of the 10 Gb/s product
to our product line, we are anticipating even greater penetration
of our core market over the next several months.”
The A3306 10 Gb/s Optical Standards Tester is expected
to become generally available in June 2002. Pricing for the 10
Gb/s unit starts at $168,000.
About OSTs
OSTs are an important new
class of test instrumentation. They have received
numerous awards as innovative test instruments
that reduce manufacturing test cycle times and
shorten a new product's time-to-market. Components
and instruments that measure layer 1, 2 and 3
that are commonly used to test optical communication
systems are consolidated into an OST. This enables
sophisticated algorithms and complex testing
procedures to be calibrated and automated by
Circadiant, instead of the user, and produces
a test instrument that is fast, accurate and
purpose-built for optical communication system
testing. Individual and group test results are
displayed on appropriate scales with statistical
confidence levels clearly shown to help users
understand the behavior of a Device Under Test.
An OST also allows the user to degrade test signals
to simulate worst-case operating conditions.
Degradation includes control over jitter, OSNR,
interfering source, extinction ratio and optical
power as well as the ability to inject errors
into the layer 2 and 3 protocol signals.
About Circadiant Systems, Inc.
Led by test industry veterans and staffed by a team of distinguished physicists
and engineers, Circadiant is a privately-held company based in Allentown, PA.
The company provides optical component developers, network equipment manufacturers,
and telecom service providers with award-winning test systems. Circadiant’s
Optical Standards Testers generate real-world optical test signals that greatly
improve network reliability and interoperability. Circadiant received venture
funding from EnerTech Capital, Intel Capital, PA Early Stage, and TL Ventures.
Media Contacts:
John French
Circadiant Systems, Inc.
610.871.0500 x101
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