Satellite Test Solutions for Tactical & Disaster Management

GL Communications Inc. a global leader in telecom test and measurement solutions, announced today its insight into their Satellite Test Solutions for Data Communication, Tactical and Disaster Management in Mobile, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Equatorial Orbit (GEO) satellite networks.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Vijay Kulkarni CEO of the GL Communications Inc said, “The characteristics of satellite communications such as Variable channel, Propagation Delay, and Limited Bandwidth, present challenges and opportunities for the service provider. Effective test tools are required for monitoring, analysis, troubleshooting and management of the satellite networks.”

He further added, “GL provides various test solutions to monitor and test Mobile, LEOs, GEOs satellite systems used in telecommunication no matter what type of media, bandwidth, or signalling is over the network. Our products are portable, hand-held, or compact rack-based equipment and deployed successfully by customers world-wide to monitor and troubleshoot satellite networks.”

GL's new mTOP™ Test Platform is an integrated and multi-interface (TDM-Optical-Packet) rack enclosure that provides a wide range of test solutions for satellite-based communication networks. It offers a complete line of SONET/SDH, Ethernet, Packet, TDM, T1/E1, T3/E3, 4-wire analog, 2-wire FXO, PTT, Bluetooth, GPS, Datacom interfaces (V.35 and RS-422), providing service provider with versatile test solutions.        

Some of the important GLs test solutions for the Satellite network are discussed below.

• Delay Measurement over VoIP, T1 E1, Datacom, T3 E3, Optical, and Ethernet Interfaces
• Echo Delay Compensation
• Satellite Delay, Error, Jitter Simulation
• Voice and Data Quality testing
• Satellite Network Monitoring, and Troubleshooting