Intec - Argus 145 Plus

VDSL2, ADSL, SHDSL multi-pair, Ethernet, ISDN, POTS, copper and Triple Play tester

ARGUS®145 PLUS is a compact all-in-one handheld tester for testing all common customer interfaces:

• WAN/LAN interfaces:
  • ADSL2/2+ modem simulation, ATU-R
    • Supports amongst others the ITU-T G.992.3, Annex A, B, M
    • Including bridge, router and PC replacement mode
    • Separate ADSL chipset for best performance
  • VDSL2 modem simulation, VTU-R
    • Supports the ITU-T G.993.2 (all profiles and bandplans)
    • Including bridge, router and PC replacement mode
    • Separate VDSL2 chipset for best performance
  • SHDSL modem simulation, STU-R and STU-C
    • For SHDSL-2-, 4and 8-wire interfaces available
    • Supports the ITU-T G.991.2, SHDSL.bis(Enhanced SHDSL ESHDSL) and EFM
    • Including bridge, router and PC replacement mode
    • Separate SHDSL chipset for best performance
  • Ethernet interfaces for test and management purposes
    • Two Ethernet interfaces supporting 10/100 Base-T
    • PC replacement operation mode
    • Triple Play testing via ADSL, VDSL2, SHDSL multi-pair and Ethernet:
  • ATM layer tests when using ADSL and ADSL2/2+
    • ATM-OAM ping and ATM-OAM cell loop, VPI/VCI scan
    • ATM-BERT (bit error rate test on ATM layer)
  • Data: testing the data throughput using real data rates
    • IP tests incl. IP ping, trace route test (with DHCP, VLAN)
    • Download tests for throughput determination (HTTP download, FTP upand download)
  • Voice: testing of VoIP (Voice over IP) connections
    • VoIP terminal simulation, including acoustics (misc. codecs)
    • OK / FAIL evaluation and display of all relevant
    • quality parameters
    • Evaluation of speech quality:
    • MOSCQE acc. ITU-T P.800, E model based acc. ITU-T G.107
    • PESQ, acc. ITU-T P.862 in combination with ARGUS®SQT server software
  • Video: testing IPTV and VoD services, incl. STB emulation
    • OK / FAIL evaluation and display of all relevant quality parameters
    • Includes an IPTV online long-term trace in combination with WINanalyse software
    • Determination of MDI (Media Delivery Index) acc. RFC 4445
• Documentation and analysis:
  • Documentation of all parameters in test reports (in device and on PC) after executing automatic access tests
  • Data transfer to the PC via USB client interface using Mini-USB
  • WINanalyse PC software for configuration and documentation
  • Graphical online long-term trace of xDSL interfaces and IPTV
  • ISDN D channel clear text decoding
• Circuit-switched interfaces:
  • ISDN: integrated comprehensive ISDN test set
    • ISDN BRI S/T interface acc. ITU-T I.430, with support for TE and NT operation mode
    • ISDN BRI U interface (2B1Q or 4B3T), acc. ANSI T1.601
    • D channel monitoring and test of BRI S bus leased lines
    • 128 kBit BERT on BRI U and BRI S bus leased lines
    • Evaluation of speech quality directly on ISDN BRI S/T and BRI U interfaces:
    • Via PESQ (ITU-T P.862) as well as MOSLQO in combination with ARGUS®SQT server software
  • POTS: integrated comprehensive POTS test set (analog)
    • With DTMF and CLIP display, including pulse dial mode
    • Non-intrusive high-Z monitor, incl. voltage measurement
    • Evaluation of speech quality directly on the POTS interface:
    • Via PESQ (ITU-T P.862) as well as MOSLQO in combination with ARGUS®SQT server software
• Copper testing:
  • RC measurement of the two wire copper access (local loop)
  • Determines the loop resistance and the open capacitance
  • Determines R and C between tip and ring as well as between tip or ring and ground (TRG)
  • Including a loop length calculation