SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 -- Fluke Networks (search Fluke Networks) has introduced new test modules and software for its OptiFiber Certifying OTDR (search OTDR) to increase versatility and convenience for OptiFiber users and to help ensure the performance of mission critical fiber links.
"With the new test modules and software enhancements, OptiFiber is even more powerful than before," contends product manager Harley Lang. "Users can now test longer fiber links in campus networks as well as very short patch cords in data centers. At the same time, software improvements make some popular troubleshooting features more accessible and easier to use," he says.
OptiFiber's new extended range singlemode module offers a 60-km range, shorter dead-zones, and increased dynamic range to support premises, campus, and metro fiber-optic network testing. The modules have a new end-cap design, which features removable, easy-to-clean OTDR ports and interchangeable power meter ports, say company representatives. A visual fault locator also is included for fast visual identification of fiber breaks or tight bends. The new modules are available from Fluke Networks as options and in kits to provide OptiFiber owners with a range of test capabilities. A new line of accessories and kits, including hybrid launch fibers for easier use with a wider range of connector types, has been added as well.
Software enhancements make real-time trace and optical return loss results easier to view in the field and save for later viewing and documentation purposes, providing users with added convenience and productivity, contends the company. Its FiberInspector end-face analysis is now even easier to operate. Free software downloads are available to current OptiFiber owners via the Fluke Networks website at www.flukenetworks.com.
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