Fluke Networks had added new testing support for deploying 802.11ac networks in the enterprise, launching a tablet solution aimed at network engineers and a handheld tester, the OneTouc AT Generation 2 Network Assistant,for technicians.
Between the two options, Fluke (now part of NetScout Systems) is staying true to its philosophy of the “right tool for the right person,” according to Dan Klimke, product marketing manager at Fluke Networks. The Optiview OptiView XG Network Analysis Tablet runs Fluke’s AirMagnet Mobile test suite.
In general, Klimke said, enterprises are no longer just dealing with on-premise equipment and connectivity to the Wide-Area Network.
“It’s really anywhere, any time, with this concept of a very complicated delivery environment over which the enterprise doesn’t have a lot of control,” he said.
In addition, companies are increasingly relying on Wi-Fi for basic business connectivity and work, rather than as only a complement to wired connectivity — and those who are upgrading to 802.11ac expect to see return on that investment in the form of faster speeds, noted Chris Hinsz, senior product manager at Fluke. Interference, power compatibility and sufficient power access (often more than 15 watts) as well as backhaul bottlenecks are all coming up in 802.11ac installations, Hinsz said, and Fluke’s new solutions are meant to help both engineers and technicians deal with those problems more efficiently.
In other test news this week:
–Anite has had its Propsim F32 Channel Emulator chosen by Cetecom to outfit the company’s anechoic chamber test lab in the U.S., for MIMO over-the-air testing that meets new CTIA requirements.
–ETSI has been tackling the issue of test-related language and communicating results. At this week’s ETSI User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing, the topic of Test Description Language was one of the primary topics.
“There is a methodology gap between the high-level expression of what needs to be tested, such as the test purposes described in prose or Test Purpose Language (TPLan), and the complex coding of the executable tests in Testing and Test Control Notation version 3 (TTCN-3), a language recognized worldwide also developed in ETSI,” the organization said. “Test Description Language fills that gap.”
ETSI went on to to add that “this language represents the next generation of testing languages, exploiting the advantages of model-based software engineering. Test Description Language will offer higher quality tests through better design, seamless integration of methodology and tools, better and faster test development and will be easier to review by non-testing experts.”
ETSI added that the use of TDL will be primarily functional testing, and that the first standard is being worked on by the ETSI Methods for Testing and Specification committe, with a reference implementation to be made publicly available in the first half of next year.
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