GL Announces New Handheld Data and BERT Testers

GL Communications Inc, announced today the release of new sophisticated bit error rate testers in a compact, hand held package.

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) July 15, 2008 -- GL Communications Inc, announced today the release of new sophisticated bit error rate testers (http://www.gl.com/handportableunits.html) in a compact, hand held package. In a statement to the press, Mr. Rob Bichefsky, Senior Product Manager, of the company said, "GL's new compact and hand-held units can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipments."

The LinkTestTM Single unit can test Asynchronous, Synchronous, T1, Fractional T1, E1, Fractional E1, modems, multiplexers, CSU/DSUs, T1 ESF CSUs, DU, NTUs and TIUs. The unit is supplied with V.35, RS232, RS422/RS530, X.21, DS1 (T1, 1.544 Mbps) and G.703 (E1, 2.048 Mbps) interfaces, and it also supplied with a wall-mounted AC transformer.

"The LinkTestTM Single+ unit adds the T3 and E3 testing capability. The LinkTestTM DUAL unit adds dual interface testing capability," added Mr. Bichefsky. "The LinkTest™ SINGLE, LinkTest™ SINGLE +, and LinkTest™ DUAL are designed to fulfill the requirements of a broad range of applications that may be used to test data communications equipment, networks, systems and line facilities." Typical applications include:

•Final test departments

•Field installations of data communications equipment

•Field evaluations of data communications equipment

•Field monitoring of data communications facilities

•Field problem isolation

For comprehensive information on the tools, please visit sophisticated bit error rate testers (http://www.gl.com/handportableunits.html) web page.

About GL Communications Inc.:

Founded in 1986, GL Communications Inc. is a leading supplier of test, monitoring, and analysis equipment for TDM, Wireless, and VoIP networks. Unlike conventional test equipment, GL's test platforms provide visualization, capture, storage, and convenient features like portability, remotability, and scripting.

GL's TDM Analysis & Emulation line of products includes T1, E1, T3, OC-3, STM-1, analog four-wire, and analog two-wire interface cards and solutions. Capabilities include voiceband traffic analysis and emulation across all traffic types (voice, digits, tones, fax, modem), all protocols (HDLC, ISDN, SS7, CAS, GSM, GPRS, CDMA), and with capacities up to thousands of channels.

GL's VoIP products generate / analyze thousands of calls simultaneously with traffic types such as voice files, digits, tones, noise, and fax using G.711, G.729, AMR, EVRC, and GSM codecs. Additional features include visual analysis, real-time listening, recording, and voice quality assessment using ITU algorithms PAMS, PSQM, and PESQ.

GL's Wireless Products perform protocol analysis and voice quality assessment on GSM, CDMA, UMTS, and CDMA 2000 networks. Connections can be made to any wireless phone with automated call control, GPS, mapping software, and real-time signal measurements.

GL's Echo Canceller testing solutions provide the broadest range of simulation and analysis, including compliance testing per G.168 and G.160. Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks.

GL's Handheld data testers provide convenience, economy, and portability for almost any interface, including RS232, RS422 / RS530, X.21, T1, E1, T3, E3, and many others.

GL's Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks. An open standards based approach provides a scalable, feature rich, real-time access to network intelligence. Centralized or distributed access, efficient transport and database loading allow compatibility with 3rd party and standards based monitoring systems.

For more information about GL's complete line of products, contact:

Shelley Sharma

Phone: 301-670-4784 ext. 114

E-mail: info @ gl.com

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