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Lexington, Massachusetts, January 12, 2012: Polaris Networks, a leading provider of test tools
for networking equipment, released an enhanced version of the PNCT-ATCA-300, its
industry-leading test tool for AdvancedTCA Shelf Manager and IPM Controllers (IPMCs).
This version has a number of improvements and additions emphasizing the ease of use by
pinpointing the causes of test failures through an interactive interface.
The Polaris ATCA Tester tests the Shelf Manager, intelligent FRUs, AdvancedMC (AMC)
carrier boards and AMC modules in ATCA shelves for compliance with the hardware
platform management requirements (Section 3) in the PICMG 3.0 Rev 3.0 specification.
PNCT-ATCA-300 features a user-friendly GUI for the Windows operating system. The
Tester includes more than 375 test cases, with each test case mapped to one PICMG 3.0 Rev
3.0 requirement. It provides detailed test results with complete decoding of IPMI and RMCP
messages.
Polaris Networks has partnered with Pigeon Point Systems (PPS) to meet its objective of
providing robust and up-to-date test tools to the ATCA community. The Polaris ATCA
Tester has been rigorously tested with the Pigeon Point Systems Board Management
Reference (BMR) IPMC solutions (Microsemi SmartFusion-based) to ensure that it
interoperates with widely-used, commercial ATCA platforms and is ready-to-use before
it is made generally available in the market.
“Pigeon Point Systems had always been a valuable customer and partner for Polaris
Networks,” commented Vinay Gupta, CTO, Polaris Networks. “Polaris Networks is
always committed to enhancing its automated test tools to the latest PICMG
specifications, so that hardware manufacturers can be certain that they adhere to the latest
standards and thus achieve greater platform independence and interoperability”
“Polaris Networks’ ATCA Tester plays a valuable role in the ATCA industry of
providing an automated and independent way for developers and customers of ATCA
hardware platform management functionality to check specification compliance,” said
Mark Overgaard, Founder and CTO of Pigeon Point Systems. “Pigeon Point brings to
this partnership our in-depth understanding of the ATCA/AMC hardware platform
management and ten years of interoperability experience, with the tens of thousands of
delivered Shelf Managers and boards/modules based on our management solutions.”
Polaris Networks is committed to regular updates and enhancements of its ATCA Tester.
In the upcoming releases, PNCT-ATCA-300 will include Advanced E-Keying Tests
based on PICMG 3.1 R2.0 (which is still a draft specification). It will also include tests
based on PICMG IRTM R1.0 specification to test the Hardware Platform Management
capabilities of Intelligent (MMC-based) Rear Transition Modules. When available,
Polaris also plans to add tests based on ATCA Extensions initiative (which will be
covered by PICMG 3.7 Rev 1.0); this initiative aims to augment ATCA for use in
enterprise and other application areas that were not its initial focus.
About Polaris Networks
Polaris Networks, a leading Test and Measurement company, provides comprehensive test solutions for
LTE equipment manufacturers and operators. The Functional Testers and Emulator tools are used by
NEMs and SPs for testing eNodeB, MME, S-GW, PDN-GW and other LTE nodes for protocol/feature
conformance, scalability, load/stress. The emulators can simulate end-to-end LTE network and are used
by companies developing security and other applications for 4G mobile networks. Headquartered in
Boston, the company's R&D facility is located in India. Apart from test tools for wireless and telecom
technologies like LTE, Wi-Fi, DSRC, RFID, xTCA, the company also offers software development and
testing services.
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