EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fluke Networks announces the availability of a comprehensive VoIP lifecycle management solution to help network managers deploy, monitor, troubleshoot and manage VoIP networks. Fluke Networks' VoIP lifecycle management solution takes a unique approach to this mission critical application by helping mange the VoIP infrastructure from pre-deployment to on-going monitoring to planning for future growth. This in turn provides the business benefits of reducing costs while boosting competitive advantage through the new productivity tools offered with a VoIP system.
End users expect IP phones to work as reliably as voice-dedicated land lines, so VoIP systems must meet exceptionally high quality and performance standards. The system must also perform flawlessly in the ever-changing network environment. Changes to the network must not affect call quality, and growth of the VoIP system must not affect other mission-critical applications.
To minimize problems, Fluke Networks offers a VoIP lifecycle management solution. This lets IT managers verify before deployment that the infrastructure can support VoIP. It also allows the thorough examination of all system elements during deployment and management of the VoIP system proactively after deployment, including ongoing monitoring, troubleshooting, and planning for future growth.
"Fluke Networks recognizes the challenge IT managers face when deploying VoIP. Adding voice to the IP network adds a new level of complexity that current monitoring tools may not be equipped to handle. Our VoIP lifecycle management solution provides end-to-end management data. IT managers and front line support personnel now have complete vision into the network from edge to core with a solution that is comprised of the most-awarded network management products in the industry," said Lisa Schwartz, Solution Marketing Manager.
To help with these tasks, Fluke Networks offers a comprehensive solution that enables users to manage the complete VoIP lifecycle. The solution includes:
-- NetTool VoIP, an easy-to-use, portable tool for testing
communications between the IP phone and other elements of the
VoIP network, and for troubleshooting problems at the
network's edge.
-- OptiView Protocol Expert, a protocol analysis and monitoring
solution that can quickly isolate and resolve problems such as
network degradation and slow response times.
-- OptiView Link Analyzer, a hardware analyzer that provides full
visibility into network traffic. Working with Protocol Expert
Plus, it reports on network traffic and provides real-time packet
capture and analysis, QoS metrics, and alerts.
-- OptiView Integrated Network Analyzer, a portable analyzer that
captures and analyzes voice traffic, using advanced algorithms
to determine the voice quality being delivered. It generates QoS
assessments for each call without the need to perform detailed
decoding.
-- OptiView WAN Analyzer, a multi-function analyzer that provides
in-depth analysis of WAN interfaces, including the ability to
combine all VoIP-related traffic together in a single group to
provide a better understanding of the VoIP system's overall
impact on business-critical WAN links.
-- ReporterAnalyzer, a NetFlow-based monitoring and analysis solution
that provides an enterprise-wide view into which applications are
using bandwidth, who is using them, and when. The user can verify
that VoIP calls are properly prioritized and see how VoIP flows and
volumes are changing over time, allowing better planning for future
growth.
All products in this comprehensive, single-vendor solution offer both network and VoIP specific analytics -- an essential combination, since each has a potential impact on the other. QoS analytics isolate statistics by channel, a more powerful approach than single-call measurements because it isolates the direction of degradation. All products use real-time monitoring or packet analysis on real traffic, not synthetic tests, which requires end-point deployments throughout the organization.
Fluke Networks provides end-to-end VoIP lifecycle management with a differentiated measurement and analysis solution that helps manage and maintain the VoIP infrastructure. For more information on VoIP lifecycle management visit www.flukenetworks.com/voip .
About Fluke Networks
Fluke Networks provides innovative solutions for the testing, monitoring and analysis of enterprise and telecommunications networks and the installation and certification of the fiber and copper forming the foundation for those networks.
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