Features

  • Measure End-to-end performance directly to the consumer premises
  • Support for all DSL, Cable, Fiber (FTTx), 3G HSPA, WiMax and LTE
  • Simple installation process – Plug & Play
  • Integrates with the ISP-I reporting platform
  • Centralised control with scheduled testing - results immediately made available to your network management department
  • Scalable to 1000's of devices in the network under test

Benefits

  • Reduce Support Calls into the Call Centre
  • Address Performance history on a per-user basis with historic graphing of Service Quality
  • Provides 'hard evidence' to end users and network managers to reduce finger pointing
  • Provide a real-time diagnostic tool that doesn't use historical data

Measuring WiMAX QoS from the Customer Premises

Epitiro‟s AT100 WiMAX test probe is a scalable solution designed to measure WiMAX Quality of Service (QoS) indicators directly from customer premises - clearly identifying issues in the last mile and customer premises equipment – those "difficult to access‟ parts of the network that are the source of many customer-affecting problems.

The AT100 hardware device, easily installed and activated, enables WiMAX Operators to characterise end-to-end network QoS performance reporting directly from their Customers' premises.

Centrally controlled scheduling is offered by Epitiro‟s flagship ISP-I Management Platform, allowing the AT100 hardware probes to perform a remotely-configurable suite of real-time tests to help identify "last mile" issues.

The AT100 tests without any negative impact to the end user's service, enabling your network managers to test the network right to the edge, with real-data, in a real environment, 24x7x365.

Example of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Network Download Capacity (Single stream, TCP)
  • Internet Download Capacity (Single stream, TCP)
  • Core Network Download Capacity (Multi-stream, TCP)
  • Public Internet Download Capacity (Multi-stream, TCP)
  • Public Internet Download Capacity (UDP)
  • Core Network Jitter (UDP)
  • Core Network Loss (UDP)
  • Core Network Latency (UDP & ICMP)
  • Public Internet Latency (ICMP or UDP)
  • DNS Performance
  • Web page load time (HTTP)
  • Web page detailed failure rates (HTTP)
  • Web based download speed test (HTTP)
  • Web based upload speed test (HTTP)
  • VoIP upstream / downstream call quality
  • Email Performance

Reporting and Data Recording Mechanisms
The AT100 reports test results to ISP-I central (Epitiro-managed) control servers on a configurable schedule, using secure HTTP-based transportation. Communication of configuration, results and software updates between the AT100 and the control centre servers uses MD5 encryption to ensure this secure transmission of data.

Epitiro provide an extremely flexible reporting interface, via the ISP-I platform, and can additionally develop a customized reporting specifically to further meet the client's reporting requirements. All results are stored in real-time in a server-side SQL database.

Installation
The AT100 is easy to install at the customer premises. It connects to an unused Ethernet port on the customer‟s gateway or router and auto-configures on power-up. To configure the AT100 for testing during idle times only, wired LAN devices connected to the existing router are re-assigned to the AT-100 where it auto-checks for network traffic. Wireless PCs at the customer premises continue to connect to the existing router.

The AT100 operates silently and takes up very little space – ideal for installation in the most confined space.

Operating Specifications