By CED Magazine

Sunrise Telecom has added a new tester designed to verify the performance of new, high-bandwidth synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), optical transport networks (OTN) and SONET networks.

The new STT 40G enables communications providers to augment their test portfolio for 40G/43G optical network deployment without completely replacing lower-rate test sets.

"To test, deploy, operate and maintain peak network performance, service providers need correspondingly new tools to verify transport network performance," said Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics Research. "The STT 40G is designed for these high-speed service functions, while also minimizing equipment investments."

The STT 40G is appropriate for pre-deployment test labs and central offices, as well as in the field. According to Sunrise Telecom, telcos, cable operators and wireless service providers can deploy the STT 40G in central offices and key points of presence throughout their core networks as they bring 40G/43G links into service, troubleshoot and maintain their networks.

With the STT platform, users can test a wide range of Ethernet up to 10 GbE, SONET/SDH, xWDM and ROADM technologies in a single platform. And the optional 10/10.7G drop feature gives technicians the ability to drop test signals to lower-rate instruments and perform complementary tests.