laura@idacom.UU.NET (Laura Robinson) (05/31/89)
For Immediate Release
NEW ISDN DEVELOPMENT TOOL WAS INTRODUCED AT ICA '89
Edmonton, Alberta, May 15, 1989...In Dallas, at
the ICA exposition, IDACOM introduced the PT500, a NEW
PROTOCOL TESTER for building the new generation of ISDN. It
is a combination ISDN (Primary and Basic Rate Interfaces) and
WAN protocol tester which provides multi-channel testing.
Now that ISDN field trials have given way to actual ISDN
implementation, there is a growing demand for new advanced
ISDN products and services that are more complicated and have
more features than the initial ISDN offerings. The PT500 is
for developing these new ISDN products and services.
The PT500's multi-channel architecture matches the structure
of the ISDN protocol. In the ISDN environment, voice, data,
and the signalling information is carried simultaneously,
over the D and Bearer channels. The PT500 enables
simultaneous and synchronized testing of multiple channels
(up to six), providing a real-world ISDN environment for
testing.
The PT500 can be used to develop multiplexers, PABXs,
switches, ISDN telephones and terminals, terminal adapters,
Group IV Fax machines, protocol converters, gateways, PADS,
communication controllers, ATMs, packet switch networks,
proprietary protocol equipment, etc.
Multi-channel architecture allows the PT500 to support unique
applications, such as:
- Fully testing both the subscriber and network side of a
PABX, services and applications, simultaneously.
- Emulating the full functions of an ISDN switch for testing
an ISDN terminal.
- Testing both sides of a protocol converter simultaneously,
for example BISYNC to SNA, checking for real-time transit
delays.
The PT500 also features a very friendly user interface and
a color display.
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Contact: Laura Robinson Jeff Plato
Communications Specialist Technical Specialist
(403)462-4545
laura@idacom.uucp jeff@idacom.uucp