REPEAT: Nethawk Introduces Industry's First Complete Solution for Mobile WiMAX Protocol Simulation and Analysis

REPEAT: Nethawk Introduces Industry's First Complete Solution for Mobile WiMAX Protocol Simulation and Analysis

February 13, 2007

    OULU, Finland, Feb. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- NetHawk
product portfolio is growing with a complete protocol
testing solution for mobile WiMAX. Time spent on network
equipment development and troubleshooting can drastically
be reduced thanks to advanced applications available in
NetHawk framework. 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 analyzer 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 analyzers 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. 



    For more information, please contact:

     Tiina Ristola
     NetHawk Oyj
     Tel:   [phone]
     Fax:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail] 


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