UNH-IOL and TraceSpan to Provide GPON ONU Conformance Testing

The UNH-IOL will use TraceSpan's GPON Xpert OLT emulator to perform GPON ONU testing in accordance with the Broadband Forum's OD-247 GPON ONU Conformance Test Plan.

GPON Xpert combines OLT emulation with passive and objective analysis, and can perform these two functions simultaneously, thus serving as a complete integrated test tool for ONU conformance. The GPON Xpert OLT emulator comes with pre-defined tests for the various OD-247 test cases. Its embedded multi-layer analysis capability automatically compares the ONU's behavior and OD-247 criteria using the Validation Test mechanism.

TraceSpan noted that its GPON Xpert has been used extensively by UNH-IOL and its customers in the lab and during plugfest events, greatly aiding in the debugging of testing. Testing in the lab included a variety of test cases from the draft BBF WT-255 GPON Interoperability Test Plan. http://www.tracespan.com http://www.iol.unh.edu