25 Eki 2007

VoIP Test Solutions Provider Empirix Unveils Hammer G5

VoIP Test Solutions Provider Empirix Unveils Hammer G5

VoIP network test solutions provider Empirix Inc. has announced availability of its Hammer G5 test platform, a new tool which combines the company’s Hammer FX and Hammer NXT products in a single solution used for testing the quality of IP-based voice signals traveling over fixed and mobile networks.

This software based test solution is used by service providers for testing network readiness as well as ongoing quality monitoring. Existing Hammer FX-IP
and Hammer NXT-IP customers can upgrade to this new version seamlessly.

Among its many features the tool offers
wideband codec support for VoIP, whether in fixed and wireless applications; full IMS SIP user equipment emulations; emulation packages for SIP, H.323, MGCP, NCS, Cisco Skinny, and QSIG; signaling and media transport over IPv4 and IPv6; signaling transport over TCP and UDP, as well as TLS for secure transport; dynamic call rate control for characterization of the system under test; and testing of Open Mobile Alliance Push to Talk (OMA PoC)-based applications; plus it is scalable from very low density feature tests to ultra-high density stackable load test scenarios.

"The Hammer G5 is Empirix's most significant test offering this year, and certainly the most impactful solution we have introduced in the last two years," said Duane Sword, vice president of product management at Empirix, in a press release. "By packaging functional and load testing into one unit with an easy-to-use interface, our customers will benefit from being able to switch from feature to performance testing seamlessly, and can execute a mix of complex features while applying realistic background load. The launch of Hammer G5 comes right at a time when the service providers are particularly concerned with service integrity and the impact of scale on quality, security and interoperability, and we're happy to be the company that, yet again, is leading the way on product advancements for specific customer needs."

Empirix, which has shipped well in excess of four million test ports, reports that it is planning to offer future upgrade packages for customers varying from software-only to hardware-accelerated for performance test, with no impact to any scripting and automation packages.

Empirix made news on TMCnet earlier this month when it announced that it had landed a major deal with Global Crossing, which has decided to use Empirix’s Hammer XMS to monitor and test the VoIP traffic on its impressive multi-continent VPN
.

"This is a particularly exciting opportunity to see our partnership with Global Crossing enable yet another successful Hammer XMS implementation," Sword said in a press release. "Global Crossing understands the tremendous impact that consistent service quality can have worldwide. By applying our VoIP monitoring solution, the company has taken a strong, proactive approach to ensuring its customers' quality needs are always met by solving issues before the customer is even aware."

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