Carriers Overcome Complex Next-Generation Multi...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 30 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Spirent TestCenter(TM) 3000 Series Offers High Performance End-to-End
Layer 2-7 Triple-Play Testing at Line Rate on Single Gigabit Port



    To address the increasing complexity of testing multi-play networks and 
multi-platform technologies, Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), today 
launched the industry's most innovative high-performance, high-density 12 
port, Layer 2-7 modules for its award-winning Spirent TestCenter(TM) 
platform, which has also been selected as the finalist for the 2008 IEC 
InfoVision Award. Unlike competitive solutions, the Spirent TestCenter 3000 
Series modules are specially designed to offer network equipment 
manufacturers and service providers a robust and scalable test platform with 
a flexible user experience for conducting end-to-end Layer 2-7 triple-play 
testing at line rate through a single
gigabit port.



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    Today's routers and switches have become increasingly more
multi-functional with advanced security features and application awareness.
Testing with upper layer protocols (data, video and voice) becomes essential
to improve the quality of these products. To meet these needs, the Spirent
TestCenter 3000 Series modules provide customers with the ability to showcase
the distinguishing capabilities of these complex network elements.



    "Service provider networks generate revenue by efficiently and securely
transmitting data, voice, video, and wireless applications," said Michael
Howard, principal analyst, Infonetics Research. "These networks also need to
provide for evolving traffic patterns, new services, and optimized
application performance. Providers can no longer depend only on bandwidth and
speed for differentiation--carrier business cases can only succeed when
engineers have test and measurement tools that support applications and
services on next-gen networks."



    Built on the Spirent TestCenter architecture, test engineers are now able
to characterize complex user experience scenarios at line rate while still
leveraging the benefits of a highly scalable and stable solution which
accommodates comprehensive routing and a mix of access protocols on a single
platform. For the first time, users have a comprehensive set of run time
results to effectively troubleshoot and quickly diagnose performance issues.



    "Spirent continuously looks for the best ways to address the ever
changing needs of service providers and network equipment manufacturers who
understand the strategic role testing plays in today's competitive business
environment," said Tim Jefferson, general manager of Converge Core Solutions
at Spirent. "No other solution on the market tackles the high-performance
needs of these users while simultaneously supporting the scale and density
requirements necessary for complex stateful testing."



    The award winning Spirent TestCenter solution is an integrated test
platform that accelerates conformance, functional and performance testing for
converged networks. This platform comprises hardware and software components
used by service providers, network equipment manufacturers and large
enterprises to evaluate network devices and configurations for development,
quality assurance, technical marketing, customer service and production.



    The capabilities of the Spirent TestCenter 3000 Series modules will
demonstrated at Spirent Booth # 126 at Broadband World Forum 2008 in
Brussels, Belgium from September 30 to October 2. For more information please
visit www.spirent.com/go/STC



About Spirent Communications plc

    Spirent Communications (www.spirentcom.com) is a global provider of
integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the
development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as
Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation
satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications'
solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including
the world's largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises
and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,300
employees worldwide.



    Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock
Exchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary
Receipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR representing four Spirent
Communications plc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter
("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209.
Spirent Communications' sales to the United States government are made
through Spirent Federal Systems Inc. www.spirentfederal.com.



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