Calnex/JDSU test Y.1731 Ethernet OAM

Calnex Solutions announced the successful Interoperability testing of Ethernet OAM, based on the ITU-T Y.1731 standard with JDSU at the Carrier Ethernet World Congress event today. The testing was carried out at the Carrier Ethernet Multi-Vendor Interoperability event organised by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC).

Ethernet OAM allows the migration of operators’ mobile backhaul from legacy TDM to Next-Generation IP networks with adequate guarantees of reliability and performance.

It is essential for operators to prove that this technology works and that equipment can inter-operate. This was precisely the objective of the tests carried out by Calnex and JDSU. A number of Ethernet vendors’ equipments were tested for performance. Information about the EANTC Interop test as well as a White Paper can be found at eantc.com/cewc2009.

JDSU's EtherNID Ethernet service assurance device serves as a reliable solution to challenges associated with Ethernet deployment because it implements standards-based OAM and loop-back capabilities and allows measuring and tracking end-to-end SLA parameters such as latency, jitter, packet loss and availability in a continuous manner while the service is running.

The JDSU EtherNID family is designed to perform as a very cost effective solution for volume deployment and high-performance, manageable Metro Ethernet service delivery in the last-mile.

Calnex’s Paragon platform is an industry-leading validation solution, offering a unique combination of the critical technologies that need to be proved for Next-Gen mobile backhaul, namely Ethernet OAM (Y.1731, 802.1ag, G.8031, etc) and Packet Synchronisation (Sync-E, 1588v2 PTP, etc.).