Patch Panel Automation Switch
Echola's Optical Patch Panel Automation switch allows test engineers/system developers to dynamically reconfigure testbed connections from remote. It reduces test configuration time as they don't need to make any physical fiber connections for each set of tests, so more testing can be performed with fewer resources. It provides all-optical connectivity with zero latency and can be used with any protocols and speed. Unlike O-E-O (optical to electrical to optical conversion) switches you don't need expensive transceivers for each port. The all-optical connectivity also allows systems under test to be tested without introducing another variable (ie, another conversion layer which could introduce significant latency). The patch panel automation switch allows users to configure, control and monitor the device from remote using any standard internet browser, a command line interface (CLI) via Telnet or SSH and SNMP v2c. The event notifications are supported through Syslog. It can be automated using TCL based scripts.
