NetHawk Introduces Industry's First Complete Solution for Mobile WiMAX Protocol Simulation and Analysis

    OULU, Finland, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - NetHawk product portfolio is growing with a
complete protocol testing solution for mobile WiMAX. Time spent on network
equipment development and trouble shooting can drastically be reduced thanks
to advanced applications available in NetHawk frame work. NetHawk EAST offers
a state-of-the-art platform for functional, conformance and load testing.
NetHawk M5 with powerful Session Tracing and graphical statistics enables easy
analysis of WiMAX traffic. NetHawk solution for mobile WiMAX will be launched
in 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.

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    NetHawk testing solution for WiMAX based on NetHawk EAST simulator and
NetHawk M5 analyser helps equipment manufacturers and operators to bring WiMAX
from labs to live networks. Both NetHawk M5 and NetHawk EAST can easily be
configured for simultaneous testing of WiMAX and other telecommunication
technologies. User can for example verify a SIP session end-to-end
functionality in a situation where one Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) is
located in WiMAX network and an other User Equipment (UE) is located for
example in UTRAN or in UMA network.
    NetHawk EAST offers all-in-one solution for mobile WiMAX equipment
development and testing. NetHawk WiMAX Tester is targeted for mobile WiMAX
Base Station testing at R6 interface and ASN Gateway testing. It supports
WiMAX functional and load testing specified by WiMAX Forum. The graphical
configuration tool and the powerful on-line monitoring based on NetHawk M5 in
addition to the test case development and execution tools make this product an
excellent choice for WiMAX development.
    NetHawk M5 allows reliable testing thanks to a state-of-the-art Session
Tracing with correlation between WiMAX interfaces and a possibility to drill
down to detailed decoding, graphical presentation of Key Performance
Indicators (KPI) and other traffic statistics. Quality-of-Service (QoS) can be
verified with delay, throughput and jitter measurements. In addition to a
detailed decoding of all protocols specified by WiMAX Forum, NetHawk M5 also
offers support for vendor specific protocols. All WiMAX interfaces between
Base Stations, ASN and CSN Gateways (R2, R3, R4, R5, R6) can be monitored with
NetHawk M5.
    WiMAX is a wireless broadband access technology standardized by IEEE in
802.16 (fixed access) and 802.16e (mobile access) specifications and WiMAX
Forum. In the ideal situation the WiMAX delivers even 70 Mbit/s enabling e.g.
high-speed mobile data and telecommunications' services.

    About NetHawk

    NetHawk, founded in 1991, is one of the leading providers of
telecommunications network analysers and simulators. NetHawk products and
systems are used in the development and operation of telecommunications
networks by leading communications equipment manufacturers and operators
worldwide.
    NetHawk employs about 440 specialists who focus on the development,
production, sales, and marketing of wireless and VoIP test tools and systems.
Headquartered in Oulu, Finland, NetHawk has local offices in Sweden, Germany,
France, India, Singapore, China, U.A.E, and the United States. In addition, a
wide network of distributors ensures local service all over the world.

    See NetHawk in
    3GSM World Congress, Barcelona,
    12-15 February 2007,
    Booth 2.1A15 in Hall 2, Level 1.
    www.nethawk.fi

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