June, 2009

USDA Re-Approves Corning Cables

June 30th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Corning Cable Systems has announced that its outside plant loose tube and ribbon fiber-optic cables will continue to be listed on the Informational Publication 344-2, List of Materials Acceptable for Use on Systems of United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Telecommunications Borrowers.

The continued listing was approved by the USDA’s Technical Standards Committee “A”-Telecommunications after a review of information that Corning Cable Systems provided regarding its outside plant loose tube, all-dielectric, self-supporting, ribbon and service drop fiber-optic cables. The Code of Federal Regulations section 7 CFR 1755.900 includes a new mid-span buffer tube test that confirms the low-temperature performance of coiled buffer tubes installed in closures and pedestals.

In addition, Technical Standards Committee “A”-Telecommunications will continue listing Corning Cable Systems gel-free ribbon cables without any limiting condition.

pagesource:http://www.cable360.net/ct/news/thewire/USDA-Re-Approves-Corning-Cables_36316.html

Handheld Optical Light Source Ideal for Field Use

June 29th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News
optical-light-source

Toronto, Canada - GAO Comm recommends its advanced handheld optical light source as an ideal unit for the installation, construction and maintenance of fiber optics and related projects such as telecom and CATV networks. Featuring a large backlit LCD display and operational friendly interface, this easy-to-use light source is a very convenient instrument for work in the field.

This highly sable, handheld optical light source, Model 08231, is enhanced with an integrated frequency selection function to meet specific requirements and enjoys highly stable output power. The light source provides 1310nm and 1550nm dual-wavelength outputs for single-mode fiber measurement or 850nm to 1300nm dual-wavelength outputs for multi-mode fiber measurement. It utilizes FP-LD and supports dual wavelengths.

For more information about this product please visual optical light source, or contact Sales@gaocomm.com.

GL Announces Enhanced Call Capture and Analysis Software for T1, E1, and Analog

June 29th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Gaithersburg, Maryland (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 25, 2009 — GL Communications Inc., announced today the release of Enhanced Call Capture and Analysis for T1 E1 software and hardware that allows triggered recording of calls, either automatically or manually directly from T1, E1, or Analog lines. Briefing the news to the press Mr. Vijay Kulkarni, President of GL said, “The Enhanced Call Capture and Analysis (CCA) application can initiate triggered recording of calls, either automatically or manually directly from T1 E1 Analog lines. The application uses any of three platforms: HD PCI Ultra T1 E1 Cards, or GL’s USB Portable T1 E1 Analyzer Units, or Universal T1 E1 Analyzer Cards. Any of these platforms can interface non-intrusively with T1 E1 Analog lines. Automatic call capturing can be triggered from either direction of transmission, east or west”.

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Mr. Kulkarni further added, “The application provides auto capturing support. After capture, captured calls can be played back and analyzed in time and spectral modes using a commercial sound card, built-in high fidelity speakers, and audio viewing software such as Adobe Audition or Goldwave. CCA software works in conjunction with the CMU (Call Management Utility), to automatically identify captured calls and calls being captured. Users can listen to calls that are in progress. The CMU is especially helpful when a large number of calls are captured such as over a weekend or on many trunks”.

Some of the Important features:

* Automatic or manual initiation of call recording
* Real-time display of signaling bits for all channels in both directions
* ‘Scan’ or ‘Channel’ mode for call initiation detection and capture
* User specified record time
* Automatic termination of recording, or Manual termination
* PCM data captured to two synchronized disk files (east and west directions) for post processing

Applications:

* Call recording for post analysis
* Analysis of single/dual tones, DTMF and MF digit analysis (frequency, power, duration)
* Analysis of call quality (speech levels, noise levels, echo return loss, speech clipping, impulse noise, and other impairments)
* Call activity, call density, and call volume analysis

For comprehensive information on the application, please visit Enhanced Call Capture and Analysis for T1 E1 web page.

About GL Communications Inc.

Founded in 1986, GL Communications Inc. is a leading supplier of test, monitoring, and analysis equipment for TDM, Wireless, IP and VoIP networks. Unlike conventional test equipment, GL’s test platforms provide visualization, capture, storage, and convenient features like portability, remotability, and scripting.

GL’s TDM Analysis & Emulation line of products includes T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, STM-1, analog four-wire, and analog two-wire interface cards, external portable pods, and complete system solutions. Capabilities include voiceband traffic analysis and emulation across all traffic types (voice, digits, tones, fax, modem), all protocols (ISDN, SS7, GR-303, Frame Relay, HDLC, V5.X, ATM, GSM, GPRS, etc.), and with capacities up to thousands of channels.

GL’s VoIP products generate / analyze thousands of calls simultaneously with traffic types such as voice files, digits, video, tones, noise, and fax using G.711, G.729, AMR, EVRC, GSM and a range of other codecs. Additional features include visual analysis, real-time listening, and recording. The product line also includes a Software Ethernet Testing capability that checks frame transport and throughput parameters of Ethernet and IP networks.

GL’s Voice Quality Testing (VQT) product line complements all of GL’s products. Using ITU-standard algorithms (PAMS, PSQM, and PESQ), GL’s VQT provides a widely excepted solution across the telecom industry. Voice Quality Testing across multiple networks (T1, E1, T3, E3, OC-3, VoIP, Wireless, and Landline) are all available.

GL’s Wireless Products perform protocol analysis and voice quality assessment on GSM, CDMA and UMTS networks. Connections can be made to any wireless phone with automated call control, GPS mapping and real-time signal measurements.

GL’s Echo Canceller testing solutions provide the broadest range of simulation and analysis, including compliance testing per G.168 and G.160 across TDM, IP, VoIP and Wireless networks. GL’s wirelss VQT solutions help assessing impairments to voice quality such as poor mobile phone quality, voice compression and decompression algorithms, delay, loss and gain in speech levels, noise, acoustic and landline echo, and other distortions are easily assessed and accurately measured.

GL’s Handheld data testers can test a wide variety of communications facilities and equipment including T1, fractional T1, E1, fractional E1, T3 and E3 modems, multiplexers, CSU, DSUs, T1 CSUs, DTUs, NTUs and TIUs and more. The testers provide convenience, economy, and portability for almost any interface, including RS232, RS-422, RS-530, X.21, T1, E1, T3, E3, and many others.

GL’s Network Surveillance and Monitoring products include Probes for TDM, IP, VoIP, ATM, and Wireless networks. An open standards based approach provides a scalable, feature rich, real-time access to network intelligence. Centralized or distributed access, efficient transport and database loading allow compatibility with 3rd party and standards based monitoring systems.

pagesource:http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2565704.htm

Affordable and Compact Barcode Storage Device

June 26th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Toronto, Canada – GAO Comm has released its barcode storage device with built-in p-ion rechargeable battery. The device is a cost-effective instrument designed for warehouse inventory calculation or could be used in guests calculations in entertainment and exhibition centers. It boasts remote independent unit configuration and programming via RS-232 interface.

The storage device features eight hours of non-stop operation in read mode, one year of operation in standby mode and LED indication of the battery. This optimized portable barcode storage device automatically identifies which operation to complete – storage or download of the barcode, as well as, automatic on/off switching. Configuration of the barcode storage device is achieved by using specialized barcode scanning controls allowing the user to tune power rate, switch operation mode, and incorporate additional functions.

For more information about this product please visit barcode storage device, or contact Sales@GAOComm.com.

TM Google Site Analyzer description

June 26th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Analyze site for Google. This program allows you analyse your web site: get Google PageRank, incomming and outgoing links for each page of your web site.

You may vary the depth of analysis: get information for only level 1 links, 2 etc. TM Google Analyzer shows the size, backlinks, internal and external links, internal rank, Google PageRank for each page on your web site.

By double clicking on the link address in the program grid you will get new window with 2 tabsheets. First tabsheet shows the HTML code of the page and document information like “Date, Server type, Transfer-Encoding, Content-Type”.

Second tabsheet loads this page, you may see this like in the web browser. Through the analysis you can stop the process, change the analysis level and resume the process. If you like you can export analysis results into HTML file.

TM Google Analyzer is an application which saves your analysis projects with domain name you observed and it halps you to load them later, when you want.

pagesource:http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Other-Internet-Related/TM-Google-Site-Analyzer.shtml

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

June 26th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small- and medium-sized businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems.

MBSA 2.1

MBSA 2.1 is the latest version of Microsoft’s free security and vulnerability assessment scan tool for administrators, security auditors, and IT professionals.

MBSA 2.1 offers Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 compatibility, a revised user interface, 64-bit support, improved Windows Embedded support, and compatibility with the latest versions of the Windows Update Agent (WUA) based on Microsoft Update.

MBSA 2.1 is also compatible with Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services 2.0 and 3.0, the SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Update (ITMU), and SCCM 2007.

For a complete list of products supported by MBSA 2.1 based on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) technologies, visit the Products Supported by WSUS page.

See the MBSA 2.1 page for more information or to download the latest version.

Unless specifically noted, all references to MBSA 2.0 in the MBSA TechNet pages also apply to MBSA 2.1.


Legacy Product Support

For customers with legacy Microsoft products not supported by MBSA 2.1, Microsoft Update, and WSUS — or who require compatibility with MBSA 1.2.1 or Shavlik’s HFNetChk technologies — Shavlik Technologies offers a free MBSA 2.1 companion tool called Shavlik NetChk Limited.

Users who have the following products in their environment can use Shavlik NetChk Limited to augment MBSA 2.0.1 results for comprehensive security update detection.

For more information about Shavlik NetChk Limited, or to download the tool, visit the Shavlik NetChk Limited page on Shavlik’s Web site.

The third-party tool provided at the link above is manufactured by a company that is independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.


Additional Links

Pagesource: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc184924.aspx

Portable and Rugged Visual Fault Locator

June 24th, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Toronto, Canada - GAO Comm has released its visual fault locator for the measurement of single-mode or multi-mode fiber. It is also an ideal tool for examining all kinds of patch cords, ribbon or bunched pigtails and for the installation and maintenance of fiber optic networks. This visual fault locator is commonly used in fiber optic networks, telecom and CATV maintenance.

This advanced visual fault locator, Model 08211, features a rugged design, universal connector and accurate measurement. It supports end-to-end fiber identification and mechanical fusion splice optimization. This compact locator provides measurement ranges of up to 5km and detects breaks and micro-bends even through jacketed fibers.

For more information about this product please visit visual fault locator, or contact Sales@GAOComm.com.

BPM Analyzer Calculates the BPM of Your Music, Adds Tags

June 23rd, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Windows/Mac OS X: Free application BPM Analyzer determines the beats per minute (BPM) of any MP3 on your computer, then automatically updates the ID3 tags with the BPM info—perfect for finding workout music to hit the 120-140 BPM sweet spot.

Just drag and drop tracks into the BPM Analyzer’s interface and let it automatically calculate the BPM and update the ID3 tags—meaning all the work you have to do is the dragging and dropping. You can drag whole folders (say, for example, your iTunes library folder) into the app, so it’s a breeze to get those BPMs added without much effort.

The app did hiccup on me a couple of times with a few tracks, but for the most part it worked exactly as advertised. The MixMeister BPM Analyzer is a free download, works on Windows and Mac OS X. For an alternative BPM app and playlist builder for Windows, check out previously mentioned BeatScanner. Thanks Eric!

What is ADSL?

June 22nd, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL for short) is a high-speed Internet access service that utilizes existing copper telephones lines to send and receive data at speeds that far exceed conventional dial-up modems.

The fastest dial-up modems are rated at 57 kilobits per second (Kbps), and usually operate at about 53 Kbps under good conditions. By comparison, ADSL allows datastream speeds from 1.5 to 8 megabits per second (Mbps), depending on the grade of ADSL service purchased.

ADSL uses standard telephone lines to transmit upstream and downstream data on a digital frequency, which sets these datastreams apart from the analog signals telephones and fax machines use. Because the ADSL signal is operating on a different frequency, the telephone can be used normally, even when surfing the Web with ADSL service. The only requirement will probably be inexpensive DSL filters on each phone or fax line, to remove any “white noise” on the line that might be generated from ADSL service.

The “asymmetric” in ADSL refers to the fact that the downstream data rate, or the data coming to your computer from the Internet, is traveling faster than upstream data, or the data traveling from your computer to the Internet. Upstream data rates are slower because Web page requests are fairly miniscule data strings that do not require much bandwidth to handle efficiently.

Some businesses, however, may require matching upstream rates for uploading large files. SDSL, or Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line is an option. “Symmetric” indicates that both datastreams are operating at the same speed of 1.5 to 7 Mbps, depending on the grade purchased. SDSL service requires a dedicated telephone line because, unlike ADSL, telephone and fax services cannot share a line with SDSL service.

ADSL service requires an Internet service provider (ISP), and ADSL modem. The modem is often provided free of charge, and most ISPs that offer ADSL service require subscriber contracts of one year. ADSL is also more expensive than economical dial-up service, which can cost less than US$10 per month.

ADSL is an “always on” service, meaning that as long as your computer is powered on, it will automatically stay connected to the Internet unless you manually disconnect via software or hardware. ADSL is especially suited for gamers, CAD use, streaming multimedia and downloading large files. Family members can share ADSL accounts, with a basic monthly fee covering several mailboxes. Unlike dial-up service, which stipulates only one session be instigated at a time, multiple members can be using ADSL service simultaneously on various computers in the house without violating policy.

ADSL is not available to everyone. DSL providers, or even your local phone company, can tell you if service is available in your locale. Speeds will vary depending upon your physical distance from local hubs. Some customers with close proximity may be able to take advantage of newer varieties of ADSL, called ADSL2 and ADSL2+, which have even greater throughput rates, from 12 to 24 Mbps downstream and 1 to 3.5 Mbps upstream.

pagesource:http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-adsl.htm

Microwave Frequency Counters

June 22nd, 2009 Posted inGAO Comm News

Model Number: MF2400
Frequency Range: 10 Hz to 20/27/40 GHz

Description

The MF2400 series consists of three frequency counters:

??? MF2412B (20 GHz)

??? MF2413B (27 GHz)

??? MF2414B (40 GHz).

They are ideal for evaluating mobile radio communications devices and circuits, with the ability to measure the carrier frequency and pulse width of burst signals. In addition to displaying measurement results on a 12-digit LCD, the frequency values can be read using the analog display function, which is ideal for monitoring evaluation and especially for frequency adjustment,?as in the case of various types of oscillators.

The template function is useful for assessing quickly whether or not the measurement results fall within the upper and lower frequency limit specifications; the evaluation result is output from the AUX connector on the rear panel as a Go/No-Go signal. An easy-to-use automatic measurement system can be configured using the GPIB function.

Features
  1. Measures carrier frequency and pulse width of burst signals
  2. Analog frequency display
  3. Pass/Fail evaluation for frequency range specified by template function?
  4. Measurement of any burst section using gating function
Frequency range 10Hz to 20GHz (MF2412B)
10Hz to 27GHz (MF2413B)
10Hz to 40GHz (MF2414B)
Resolution, gate time 0.1s/1Hz
Burst measurement Minimum burst width 100ns, resolution 1ns
Analog display, transient measurement
Dimensions and mass 213(W) x 88(H) x350(D) mm, 5kg

pagesource:http://www.us.anritsu.com/products/MF2400_Microwave-Frequency-Counters_ARSPG_ARQQSidZ94.aspx