GL Announces Handheld Portable Test Instruments for TDM and IP Networks

He explained, “GL's PacketShark is a handheld unit that can tap Packet Networks, and capture Ethernet and IP packets at wire speed over optical or electrical interfaces up to 1 Gb/s. It selectively filters the captured packets based on specified criteria. Packets are transmitted through two ports with the packets that are traffic compliant with the filters are sent to a packet analyzer, such as GL's PacketScan for detailed packet analysis. Alternatively, the traffic can be even sent to a memory card (SD) and later analyzed offline.

GL's IPNetSim - Handheld is a handheld battery operated instrument that can simulate real-time IP and Carrier Ethernet network dynamics by means of hardware controlled packet delay, loss, jitter, errors, bandwidth constriction, congestion, and duplication. IPNetSim Handheld simulates network behavior of up to 1 Gbps rates with accuracy always better than 1ms. IPNetSim Handheld is equipped with a hardware based impairments generator, and dual GbE ports.

GL's LinkTest DualE1 is a handheld dual-port tester for E1 and data communications (V.11 / X.24, V.24/RS232, V.35, V.36/RS449, EIA-530, EIA-530A) interfaces. With the support of a large range of software options for E1 services and sub rate multiplexing system, this handheld unit provides a scalable test solution for E1 and data testing. It provides a large, clear screen with a full set of physical layer tests for E1 balanced and unbalanced circuits including BERT, VF, round trip delay and signal level.”

Mr.Kulkarni further added, “Our other portable products: LinkTest Single, LinkTest Single+, and LinkTest Dual are sophisticated bit error rate testers in a compact, handheld package and can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipments.”