The ITU-T Y.1564

The ITU-T Y.1564 standard offers a significant advancement on traditional testing methods used by service providers or manually configuring multiple streams.

One of many key points is the ability to confirm each test flow at rates that exceed the network configuration, and then complete a timed test with all test flows concurrently.
As network services advance to include policing by color and burst rates, this standard will become essential for commissioning a circuit and completing testing after repair or during fault verification.

Stuart Whitehead is a business development manager for Anritsu Co. He has spent more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry, with a board range of experience stretching from optical communications to data technologies. In recent years, Stuart was involved in defining the ITU-T Y.1564 standard.

October 13, 2011

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