EXFO EX1 – FTTH and Business Services Tester

The EXFO EX1 – FTTH and Business Services tester is a pocket-sized testing solution designed for testing FTTH and business services. The industry-first solution validates bandwidth speed up to full line rate Gigabit Ethernet, emulates GPON ONT, and fully tests WiFi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n interfaces. The EX1 is ideal for service providers, contractors, and enterprise network managers.

Features

The EXFO EX1 – FTTH and Business Services tester offers a range of features, including:

• Pocket-sized: The EXFO EX1 is a compact and portable testing solution that can easily carry in a pocket or bag.
• Comprehensive testing: The EX1 provides comprehensive testing capabilities, including Ethernet speed tests on electrical (RJ45), optical (SFP), wireless (WiFi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n), and GPON interfaces.
• Fast and accurate: The EXFO EX1 provides fast and accurate results, ensuring service providers can deliver on their promises to customers.
• User-friendly: The EX1 is designed to be user-friendly, with a simple interface that allows users to quickly and easily perform tests.
• Scalable: The EXFO EX1 is a scalable, open platform that is ready for network evolution, ensuring that it can adapt to changing network requirements.

Benefits

The EXFO EX1 offers several benefits to its users, including:

• Improved efficiency: The EXFO EX1 allows for faster root-cause analysis, reducing the time and effort required for in-service troubleshooting.
• Cost-effective: The EX1 is a cost-effective solution that provides comprehensive testing capabilities, reducing the need for multiple testing solutions.
• Easy to use: The EX1 is designed to be user-friendly, with a simple interface that allows users to quickly and easily perform tests.
• Portable: The EX1 is a compact and portable testing solution that can be easily carried in a pocket or bag, making it ideal for field testing.
• Comprehensive testing: The EX1 provides comprehensive testing capabilities, including Ethernet speed tests on electrical (RJ45), optical (SFP), wireless (WiFi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n), and GPON interfaces.

EXFO EX1 – FTTH and Business Services Tester Specifications:

• Size (H x W x D): 125 mm x 75 mm x 45 mm (5 in x 3 in x 1 3/4 in)
• Weight: 0.45 kg (1 lb)
• Temperature Operating: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
• Temperature Storage: 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
• Temperature With battery (short term < 1 month): —10 °C to 40 °C (14 °F to 104 °F)
• Relative humidity: 0 % to 93 % non-condensing
• Electrical RJ45 test port: 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
• Optical SFP test port: 1 GE SFP, SFP GPON ONT (2.4 Gbit/s download and 1.2 Gbit/s upload) and SFP+ XGS-PON ONT (10 Gbit/s download and 10 Gbit/s upload)
• USB port: USB 3.0 type-C port
• Bluetooth and WiFi: Bluetooth v4.2 and WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Processor: ARM dual cortex-A53 ARMv8 1.0 GHz
• Memory: 1 GB
• Storage: 8 GB
• BATTERY/POWER SUPPLY:
  • Type: Rechargeable Li-ion smart battery
  • Battery autonomy: One full day of customer visits (i.e., average of 10 residential broadband customer visits)
  • Charging time: 3.5 h using supplied wall charger
  • AC/DC adapter/charger: Input: 100–240 VAC; 50/60 Hz; 1.0 A max, output: 5 V; 2.4 A
• Speedtest by Ookla (electrical, WiFi and optical interfaces)
  • Latency
  • Download speed
  • Upload speed
  • Server information
  • Client WAN IP
  • Multi or Single TCP connection
  • Automatic/manual server selection with search engine
  • Pass/fail verdict based on thresholds
  • Configurable job information
  • PDF/JSON/XML/CSV automatically generated reports
• Channel map:
  • Support of 802.11ac/a/b/g/n
  • Support of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands
  • Visualization of WiFi channel map analysisChannel map filtering based on signal level: Excellent, Good, Fair, Weak
  • Channel map filtering: 5 GHz channels can be filtered by all, 36–64, 100–144, 149–165 channels
  • Information per access point: BSSID, manufacturer, channel number, frequency and RSSI
  • Graphical selection of access points for clarity and in-depth troubleshooting