Whether you’re testing new software or hardware during product
development, simulating whole networks for product evaluation or
R&D, or testing manufactured components off the production line,
a Glimmerglass intelligent optical switch can revolutionize the way
you’re doing it.
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Automated optical switching
Instead of connecting your fibers to a patch panel (R&D) or clumsy opto-mechanical switch (manufacturing), connect them to a Glimmerglass intelligent optical switch. Then use point-and-click functionality to make and break connections without signal regeneration. Hundreds if you want. Within seconds. Without physically touching a single fiber and without regard to other connections – since it’s fully non-blocking. Use integrated variable optical attenuation to control optical power levels to test receiver sensitivity and long-haul lasers.
Gone are the days of laboriously refibering patch panels manually or having inflexible test schedules hold up your ability to ship a product. You’ll benefit in so many ways.
Patch panels are too costly
It’s not just that testing is easier because of faster, more flexible setup. From less maintenance to better use of people and test equipment, an intelligent optical switch will save you money and drive revenue in a multitude of ways. If you switch now, you’ll be ahead of the pack. If you wait until your competitors do, you may pay the price. With patch panels, tests have to be set up manually and the hidden costs are enormous – missed shipping deadlines, products shipped with bugs, inefficient resource utilization, and so on. However, many organizations are now executing tests thoroughly and efficiently with their Glimmerglass intelligent optical switch. Are you ready?
Customers have achieved a return on their investment in four months. Read how.
So easy to use
We've designed both graphical and command-line interfaces to make the switch easy and flexible to use - from nearby or remotely. Uniquely, the switch provides reports, not only about what's connected where, but also for how long and the optical power on each connection. Assessing and switching between topologies is so easy you can share resources even across the globe.
There are many more product features that make the Glimmerglass intelligent optical switch the product of choice for testers. Read about the optical switch.
