EXFO Launches the Industry’s Highest Capacity Wireless, IMS and VoIP Security Test Solution
This new software release adds IKEv2 and IPSec support to test wireless and wireline security gateways and doubles the capacity of EXFO’s compact 2U platform to over two million subscribers
QUEBEC CITY, CANADA, October 5, 2010 — EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) announced today the release of new software features on the InterWatch R14 and QualityAssurer QA-604 platforms adding wireless, IMS and VoIP security gateways testing capabilities, which are critical in the deployment of wireless and wireline network architectures such as IMS, femtocells and LTE.
With the evolution to an all-IP network in wireless and wireline architectures such as IMS, femtocells and LTE, subscribers are connecting to mobile operators’ networks over non-trusted networks via broadband DSL or cable. Security gateways are deployed at the edge of the network and are responsible for providing secure access using IPSec tunnels. Adding these security gateways could have a negative impact on the quality of customer experience due to the performance overhead associated with enabling security.
These high-performance security gateways need to be verified in the lab before they are deployed so as to ensure they meet capacity and performance expectations while ensuring a high-quality customer experience. The secure connection establishment rate, the maximum sustained secure connections and the performance overhead will have a negative impact on quality of customer experience and must be characterized.
“The challenge has been to understand the impact of security on subscriber quality of service as new network architectures such as femtocells and LTE are deployed,” said Hannu Huttunen, EXFO’s Vice-President—Wireless Division. “With EXFO’s solution, the security impact on users’ sessions can be accurately measured at high load, thus providing NEMs and NSPs the confidence that they are developing and deploying products and services that will exceed their subscribers’ expectations.”
“This new release also doubles the capacity of EXFO’s platform from one million subscribers to over two million, all in a small 2U platform that is unmatched in the industry,” said Alvin Francis, Product Management Director at EXFO Navtel Product Group. “This high capacity coupled with the high-performance IKEv2 and IPSec solution enables mobile operators to tackle the challenges of security and scalability while ensuring an excellent quality of experience for their customers.”
For further information on EXFO’s wireless security testing solutions, please visit the InterWatch R14 and Quality Assurer QA-604 pages of our website.
About EXFO
EXFO is a leading provider of next-generation test and service assurance solutions for wireless and wireline network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The company offers core-to-edge solutions that assess the performance and reliability of converged, IP fixed and mobile networks. Key technologies supported include 3G, 4G/LTE, IMS, Ethernet, OTN, xDSL, and various optical technologies accounting for an estimated 35% of the portable fiber-optic test market. EXFO has a staff of approximately 1,700 people in 25 countries, supporting more than 2,000 telecom customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com.
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