加州SANTA CLARA市5月23日新聞 安捷倫科技和自動化通信測試軟件開發商Net-O2今天宣布Net-O2公司的ATTEST連通錯誤管理（CFM）協議一致性測試組件與安捷倫的N2X多服務測試方案集成。網絡設備生產商和服務供應商可以運用N2X確保其運營級以太網轉換器和執行CFM協議機制的路由器符合相關IEEE和ITU標準，實現了堅固而成熟的以太網基礎架構語音，視頻和數據服務的穩定性。 CFM目前根據IEEE 802.1ag標準8.0草案規定提供端到端運營級以太網診斷功能，該功能允許服務供應商快速檢測和定位故障，確保延遲敏感三合一服務的穩定傳輸。IEEE CFM協議機制與ITU-T Y.1731標準中的非常相似。這兩種非常有影響力的標準之間的精調證明了CFM對于工業的實用性。安捷倫N2X測試組件位工業提供了首個用于確認CFM標準一致性的解決方案。 “轉換器和路由器產品開發環節早期的一致性測試是多廠商網絡間的互用性成功的先決條件，” 安捷倫公司數據網絡運營部業務經理Rod Unverich說，“無論是發展標準，還是發現錯誤修理，每家廠商一直都加緊執行他們的協議，因此，每個產品推出都要進行強制性回歸測試以保證與其服務供應商客戶的審計和可追蹤的一致性。” “我們看到行業領先的測試廠商在關鍵技術，如CFM上提供一致性測試組件越快，服務供應商就越有信心開發這些技術。”城域以太網論壇指定認證測試實驗室Iometrix的首席執行官，運營級以太網行業杰出人物Bob Mandeville說，“以太網缺乏端到端OAM是廣泛采用運營級以太網最后的障礙之一。因此，用于核實廠商協議一致性的可以進行CFM測試的設備一定會提高經營者在選擇關鍵設備過程中的信心，還將確保雄辯的行業分析家預言的運營級以太網一定會實現。” “ATTEST CFM一致性測試組件目前正在Net-O2的客戶實驗室進行測試第二版實驗，” Net-O2 科技公司西工工程部副總裁Manikantan Srinivasan說，“ATTEST CFM提供了約150項測試案例，這些測試案例旨在驗正服務供應商網絡設備和客戶端設備中的CFM協議和管理支持的要求。一旦CFM符合802.1ag標準，這些早期使用CFM的廠商就可以確保網絡間的無縫互用性。” 通過將ATTEST CFM協議測試組件的魯棒性完整性與N2X一致性測試管理生產力效益相結合，N2X CFM一致性測試組件對安捷倫和Net-O2的長期協作具有影響力。CFM一致性測試組件是N2X方案中的多種運營級以太網一致性組件的最新版組件，該組件包括STP, RSTP, MSTP, LACP, VLAN, 802.1x, MEF 9以及MEF 14。 為了幫助廠商和服務供應商參與并克服運營級以太網的挑戰，安捷倫將在2007年6月7日舉辦一場免費在線教育研討會 ”確保IPTV和業務服務的運營級以太網魯棒性”。參與者將探討在開發和部署周期各階段，測試如何降低展開運營級以太網服務和基礎架構中的風險和成本。注冊請登錄網站：www.lightreading.com/webinars.asp. 美國價格和訂購 安捷倫N2X多服務測試方案起價$28,000，登錄網站：www.agilent.com/find/n2x查詢更多CFM一致性組件產品信息。 有關Net-O2 Net-O2是一家創新的通信測試公司，致力于幫助客戶大大降低測試時間，加快產品上市時間，Net-O2供應多種自動化測試組件用于IP協議，第二層協議和相關標準，查詢Net-O2公司相關信息登錄網站: www.net-o2.com. 關于安捷倫科技 安捷倫科技公司（NYSE：A）是全球領先的測量公司，同時也是通信、電子,生命科學和化學分析領域的技術領導者。公司擁有19000名員工，遍及全球110多個國家，為客戶提供卓越服務。在2006年財政年度，安捷倫的凈收入達到50億美元。如欲了解關于安捷倫的詳細信息，請登錄網站www.agilent.com。 original text： [COLOR=#708090]Agilent Technologies and Net-O2 Announce World‘s First CFM Test Suite that Enhances Carrier Ethernet Reliability New N2X Connectivity Fault Management Conformance Test Suite Ensures Robustness of Triple Play Infrastructure and Services SANTA CLARA, Calif., and CHENNAI, India, May 23, 2007 Agilent Technologies Inc. （NYSE: A） and Net-O2, a developer of automated communications testing software, today announced Net-O2‘s integration of its ATTEST Connectivity Fault Management （CFM） protocol conformance test suite into Agilent‘s N2X multiservices test solution. Network equipment manufacturers and service providers can use N2X to ensure their Carrier Ethernet switches and routers implementing the CFM mechanisms conform to the relevant IEEE and ITU-T standards, enabling the reliability of voice, video and data services over a robust and proven Ethernet infrastructure. Defined currently in IEEE 802.1ag draft 8.0, CFM provides end-to-end Carrier Ethernet diagnostic capabilities that allow service providers to rapidly detect and locate faults, ensuring the reliable delivery of delay-sensitive triple play services. The IEEE CFM mechanisms are very similar to those in the ITU-T Y.1731 standard. The tight alignment between these two influential standards bodies attests to the relevance of CFM to the industry. The Agilent N2X CFM test suite provides the industry‘s first solution for validating CFM standards compliance. "Conformance testing early in the switch-and-router product development cycle is a prerequisite to successful interoperability in multi-vendor networks," said Rod Unverich, business manager of Agilent‘s Data Networks Operation Division. "Every vendor constantly ‘tweaks‘ their protocol implementations, either as the standards evolve or simply as bugs are discovered and fixed over time. Therefore, ongoing regression testing for each release is mandatory to claim auditable and traceable compliance to their service-provider customers." "The sooner we see industry-leading test vendors offering conformance test suites on key enabling technologies like CFM, the more confident service providers will be to deploy these technologies," said Carrier Ethernet industry luminary Bob Mandeville, CEO of Iometrix, the appointed Certification Test Laboratory for the Metro Ethernet Forum. "Lack of end-to-end OAM for Ethernet was one of the final barriers to the wide-scale adoption of Carrier Ethernet. Consequently, CFM-capable test equipment utilized to verify vendor protocol compliance will certainly increase operator confidence levels in the crucial equipment selection process and will also ensure that the aggressive industry analyst predictions for Carrier Ethernet are indeed realized." "ATTEST CFM conformance suite is currently undergoing beta trials at Net-O2‘s customer labs," said Manikantan Srinivasan, VP, systems engineering of Net-O2 Technologies. "ATTEST CFM provides around 150 test cases designed to verify the CFM protocols and the management support requirements in service provider networking devices as well as in customer edge devices. Early adaptors of CFM can ensure seamless interoperability once they comply with the emerging 802.1ag standard." The N2X CFM conformance suite leverages the longstanding collaboration between Agilent and Net-O2 by combining the robustness and completeness of the ATTEST CFM protocol test suite with the productivity benefits of the N2X conformance test manager. The CFM conformance suite is the latest in the comprehensive range of Carrier Ethernet conformance suites offered on N2X, which include STP, RSTP, MSTP, LACP, VLAN, 802.1x, MEF 9 and MEF 14. To help vendors and service providers anticipate and overcome Carrier Ethernet challenges, Agilent will host a free online educational seminar, "Ensuring Carrier Ethernet Robustness for IPTV and Business Services," on June 7, 2007. Attendees will discover how testing at all stages of the development and deployment cycle can reduce the risks and costs of rolling out Carrier Ethernet services and infrastructure. Registration will be available at www.lightreading.com/webinars.asp. U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent N2X multiservices test solution is available at a starting price of $28,000. Advanced product information on the CFM Conformance suite is available at www.agilent.com/find/n2x. Product photos may be downloaded from www.agilent.com/find/n2x_image. About Net-O2 Net-O2 is an innovative communications testing company that enables its customers to dramatically reduce the time required to test and enhance time-to-market. Net-O2 offers a wide range of automated test suites to address IP Protocols, Layer 2 Protocols and related standards. Information about Net-O2 is available at www.net-o2.com.〕 About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies （NYSE: A） is the world‘s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company‘s 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2006. 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