The Acterna ANT-20 Advanced Network Tester has established itself as the leading tester for advanced digital networks. Packed with power and features, the ANT-20 is a powerful all-rounder for SDH and SONET backbone testing. Application areas include development labs, acceptance, conformance, and functional testing in production, and even the troubleshooting of in-service networks. The ANT-20 product family delivers today what other products promise for tomorrow, including SDH, SONET, PDH, ATM, and Jitter.

Features:

• Multi-rate transmission testing from DS1 to OC-192c and E1 to STM-64c.
• Modular platform offering SONET, DSn, SDH, and ATM capabilities.
• Large color touch screen display.
• Intuitive, easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI).
• Flexible integration into lab or manufacturing test environments.
• Modular hardware and software concept.
• Portable mainframe.
• Built-in Pentium PC and Windows-based GUI for easy processing of test results.
• Graphical results presentation - Offline analysis on an external PC allows for post-processing of results.
• Access to all SOH and TOH bytes.
• Generation and analysis of errors and alarms.
• Performance measurement according to G.821, G.826, G.828, G.829, M.2100, and M.2101.
• Pointer sequencing according to G.783 and graphical pointer analysis.
• BERT and V.11 interface for DCC.
• Ethernet, GPIB, and RS-232/V.24 interfaces allow for easy adaptation to test automation environments.
• Easily adapted to cover a new test scenario, new standards, higher bit rates, and intelligent systems components.

Applications:

• BERT and performance testing - Test for DSn, PDH, SONET, and SDH signals support of bit error rate for all standard bit rates along with performance tests according to the latest ITU-T recommendations.
• Jitter and wander analysis - Generation and analysis of jitter and wander for bit rates from 1.5 Mbps to 10 Gbps fully compliant to ITU-T Recommendation 0.172.
• Analysis of Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM) - Verifies the proper implementation of TCM in your SDH network.
• Comprehensive ATM testing - Tests ATM networks for correct operation and Quality of Service (QoS). Depending on the application, the ANT-20 has test solutions for permanent virtual circuits (PVC) and switched virtual circuits (SVC).
• Test automation - Time and cost savings through automation. The CATS test sequencer is test automation software designed to run on the ANT-20's built-in PC. It is the ideal tool for automating repeated test procedures.
• Remote operation - Due to the Microsoft Windows-based design, the same software can be run on both the ANT-20 and on a laptop or PC, enabling complicated and time-consuming tests to be carried out remotely.