Multi-Interface TDM, Optical, and Packet/IP
Rackmount & Probe Test Platforms

Overview

Most equipment manufacturers and large enterprises prefer rack-based test tools as they are compact and higher density form factor solution for testing, monitoring, and troubleshooting network conditions. GL’s Multiple TDM Optical and Packet (mTOP™) rack enclosure can house any combination of USB based test equipment which are easily deployed and securely fixed to an equipment rack to provide extraordinary scalability to test switches, routers and end-to-end networks. These rack based platforms incorporates the basic test unit along with the necessary PC hardware, Windows® 10 64-bit operating system and remote accessibility via scripting and remote desktop. There are no moving parts with the unit, so reliability and longevity are integral.

GL’s latest mTOP™ Probe stand-alone hardware variant is an all-in-one self-contained test instrument. The mTOP™ Probe can include any of the multiple TDM Optical and Packet interfaces USB device combined with the PC into one single box. The comprehensive mTOP™ Probe hardware unit is designed for easier portability and convenient for field testing which incorporates the testing features for multiple interfaces along with necessary PC hardware in a single box. GL’s USB based test equipment - PacketExpert™ (Ethernet), tProbe™ (T1/E1), USB T3/E3 (TDM), Dual UTAs (Analog/Wireless), and LightSpeed1000™ (SONET SDH) to support multiple interfaces in a compact rack space or included in a portable Probe unit.

Features

• Rack mountable, high density, multi-device support.
• Stack multiple rack units to handle large number of ports.
• mTOP™ Probe unit for portability and convenient field testing
• Flexibility in running multiple interface tests from a single mTOP™ Probe portable unit
• Includes all necessary PC hardware with Windows® OS
• Automation and remote accessibility via scripting and Ethernet remote desktop.
• All interfaces can run simultaneously and independently
• Real-time results are presented per port and all-port basis in both tabular as well as graphical formats.
• Scalable solution for unlimited number of FXO ports
• Wide Band (WB) and Narrow Band (NB) support (for HD and SD Audio)
• Multiple users and tests per system
• All test results, measurements can be sent to centralized database
• Extensive simulation and analysis features

mTOP™ SBC Specifications