Timing synchronization within and across datacenters is the lynchpin of 5G data integrity. Operators need to ensure the time difference between any two datacenter servers is accurate within 100 microseconds. Read about ways of avoiding inaccurate timestamps and meet regulatory requirements. We previously explored why this has been so difficult for datacenter operators, especially in comparison to […]
Known to some as “The Wild West of SD-WAN,” we have identified a set of best practices to tame the complexity of SD-WAN. Learn the essentials of managing SD-WAN complexity with a comprehensive test and validation strategy. Because of its policy-based forwarding, inherent security and centralized management, SD-WAN (software-defined wide-area network) is viewed by many […]
Secure Access Secure Edge (SASE) represents an evolutionary step for SD-WAN vendors to enhance SD-WAN security in the multi-cloud environment. Learn why a comprehensive test and validation strategy is essential to manage SD-WAN security effectively. SD-WANs are commonly virtualized and rely heavily on the public Internet, along with a range of private WAN connections. Managing […]
A new wave of Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is currently under way, with massive machine-to-machine communication at its core, alongside cloud technology, big data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Learn how 5G and Time-Sensitive Networking are playing a key role in future Industry 4.0 communication networks. Fifth-generation wireless communications (5G) and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) are […]
Synchronization testing of servers in a lab environment will not necessarily reflect the actual results in the field. Read why verifying synchronization in the live, working network is the only way to assure timing accuracy and performance. Obstacles to achieving 5G’s promised performance lurk around every corner. Let’s face it, distributed and disaggregated architectures that […]
For mission-critical Industry 4.0 applications, even the smallest downtime is an absolute no-go. Learn how 5G and TSN systems work together to provide end-to-end seamless redundancy to increase the overall system availability and reliability. The new 5G system has been designed from the ground up, with many different verticals in mind, not just the enhanced […]
Pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation are complex processes that require comprehensive testing to accelerate delivery, achieve efficiency and promote significant cost savings. Read why we are engaging key stakeholders to make end-to-end silicon testing, support, and services a vital necessity. 800G is becoming a reality. While broad adoption is still on the horizon, meeting time-to-market […]
Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) is being adopted by service providers and equipment manufacturers to reduce infrastructure deployment costs and to lower the barrier of integrating innovative product developments. Read about the advantages and challenges emerging in that process, and how testing helps speed up O-RAN deployment. In O-RAN, the distributed unit (DU) is connected […]
In the mid-90’s, the arrival of Internet, cable, and mobile phone services produced a charged cocktail of events that changed the communications landscape forever. Approximately 30 years on, the broadband industry looks profoundly different than it did in the early Internet dial-up days. For example, while the world’s incumbent operators are still going strong, they […]
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