intec presents new xDSL and ISDN testers – from entry-level to high-end models
CeBIT 2005
10. - 16.03.2005
Halle 12, Stand D43
Luedenscheid, February 2005. At CeBIT 2005, intec presents a number of additions to its ARGUS portfolio, which includes testers for all of the usual access types – from POTS and ISDN to ADSL and SHDSL. A total of three new ARGUS products – positioned in entirely different price categories – can be examined at the fair: the ARGUS 145 and ARGUS 200 combi-testers which feature extra convenience and flexibility with a range of options, as well as the ARGUS 4, an economical handheld tester for ADSL accesses.
Premiering at CeBIT: the ARGUS 100 and 200 series
The ARGUS 145 and ARGUS 200 combi-testers are the first members of the new ARGUS 100 and 200 series. The entirely new concept convincingly combines a comprehensive range of test functions for a broad spectrum of interfaces with a high level of operator convenience and the greatest possible flexibility (with options for numerous functions). Among the features are:
Furthermore, besides the well-known measurement functions, they also offer tests for other protocols such as VoIP and are ready to support future technologies such as Video-on-Demand and Triple Play.
ARGUS 200 
The ARGUS 200, the new flagship of the ARGUS portfolio, is an ISDN-xDSL combi-tester for the particularly demanding. It offers not only a comprehensive range of test functions for POTS, U-interface, BRI, E1, PRI and SHDSL accesses, but also optional test routines for ADSL, ADSL2/ ADSL2+ and X.21/V.35 interfaces and ATM/IP tests and V5.x monitoring. Additional functions, for example to support Triple Play or VoIP, can be easily added at any time as software extensions.
ARGUS 145
The standard ARGUS 145 also supports a broad spectrum of measurement functions: It can perform measurements on SHDSL, ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+ as well as on POTS, U-interface and BRI accesses. A VoIP terminal simulation and statistic functions are available as options.
The economical entry-level ADSL tester – the ARGUS 4
The new entry-level ADSL tester, the ARGUS 4, is proof that ADSL measurement technology for demanding applications need not cost a fortune. It measures among others the maximum ADSL data rate and line parameters such as the signal-to-noise ratio and the up and downstream attenuation. Furthermore, it also has a trace function and supports an automatic test sequence with all of its primary functions. With the optional test routines for POTS, BRI and U-interface accesses, the fully-equipped ARGUS 4 can serve as a universal tester for POTS, ISDN and ADSL.
