Hardware Platforms

PacketExpert™ 100G - Comprehensive Ethernet/IP Packet Capture and Testing Solution

GL's PacketExpert™ 100G is a scalable, multi-functional network testing appliance for comprehensive Ethernet and IP testing at speeds up to 100 Gbps. It integrates a high-performance PC with specialized NICs, GL’s PacketExpert™ software, and optimized hardware for processing, storage, and cooling. The system supports 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps, 50 Gbps, and 100 Gbps Ethernet ports, with up to eight ports capable of simultaneous wirespeed traffic generation and reception.

For more details, visit PacketExpert™ 100G - Comprehensive Ethernet/IP Packet Capture and Testing Solution webpage.

PacketExpert™ 10GX - Quad Port Ethernet / VLAN / MPLS / IP / UDP Tester

PacketExpert™ 10GX is a comprehensive Ethernet/IP test solution supporting industry standard functionalities including wirespeed bit error rate testing (BERT), RFC 2544 / Y.1564 / RFC 6349 tests, packet capture, event-driven triggers and actions, traffic playback, impairment generation, stacked VLAN/MPLS tests, and many others.

For more details, visit PacketExpert™ 10GX webpage.

PacketScan™ HD - High Density Ethernet Monitoring Appliance

GL’s PacketScan™ HD is a high density Ethernet monitoring appliance with specialized network interface cards, large storage capacity and protocol analysis software. Customers can choose the specific Ethernet data rate for the network interface cards including 4 x 1 GigE, 2 x 10 GigE, 2 x 40 GigE and 2 x 100 GigE variations. Almost all VoIP and Wireless protocols over IP transport layer.

For more details, visit PacketScan™ HD - Network Monitoring Appliance webpage.

FastRecorder™ and PacketExtractor™ 400G - High-speed Packet Capture and Extraction Solution

GL's Linux-based FastRecorder™ and PacketExtractor™ 400G/800G appliance delivers high-performance monitoring, analysis, and real-time packet capture, supporting two 400 Gbps ports (2 × 400 Gbps) with scalable 800G throughput. Designed for inline capture to hard disk or SSD, it enables continuous, error-free wirespeed recording to high-capacity NVMe SSDs (up to 240 TB). A circular buffer ensures the latest 240 TB of data is always available. The appliance also features a secure web interface for remote/multi-user access, with Python and REST APIs for test automation and regression testing.

For more details, visit Duplex 400G Wirespeed Packet Capture and Extraction Solution for High-Speed Networks webpage.

MAPS™ HD - High-Density RTP Traffic Generator and Simulator for IP and Wireless Networks

MAPS™ High Density RTP is an advanced bulk call generator designed to emulate high-volume calls with traffic. It is available as a special-purpose, rack-mount network appliance equipped with specialized NIC cards. The system can easily scale up to 160,000 endpoints per appliance. Each appliance is available with 8 × 1/10 Gbps ports. By stacking multiple servers, a larger test system supporting 800K–1,000K calls can be achieved, all controlled from a single Master Controller. This makes it suitable for enterprise to carrier-grade testing.

For more details, visit High-Density RTP Traffic Generator and Simulator for IP and Wireless Networks webpage.

SonetExpert™ Channelized Analyzer

SonetExpert™ Channelized Analyzer comprises of hardware and software receiving and transmitting data using SONET and SDH networks and communicating with the GL Soft T1 E1 Analyzer application. Provides an essentially the same feature rich functionality as GL hardware based T1 E1 Analyzers with the difference that T1 E1 frames are multiplexed into SONET/SDH frames and transmitted over optical lines.

For more details, visit SonetExpert™ Channelized Analyzer webpage.

SonetExpert™ Unchannelized Analyzer

SonetExpert™ Unchannelized Analyzer is capable of SONET/SDH testing over OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16 and OC-192/STM-64 transports. It is based on the PacketExpert™/SonetExpert™ hardware platform. SonetExpert™ is a versatile hardware platform that supports both Ethernet (up to 10G) and SONET/SDH (up to OC-192/STM-64) testing, two ports support SONET/SDH testing. Multiple hardware units can be connected to a single PC to increase test port density. The software provides a web interface, and is accessed through any browser running on any device like PC, Laptop, tablet etc. In addition to Raw SONET/SDH, it also supports Packet Over SONET/SDH (PoS) and ATM over SONET/SDH.

For more details, visit SonetExpert™ Unchannelized Analyzer webpage.

vMobile™ - Compact Handheld Device for Voice and Data Testing

GL's vMobile™ is a handheld portable device that brings true mobility to voice and data quality testing for any mobile phone and any mobile radio, changing the way automated drive and walk testing is performed. The vMobile™ is simple to setup and operate for running these tests in order to benchmark both mobile phone networks and mobile radio networks. Additional call metrics such as Call Failed and Call Dropped are provided as part of the testing.

For more details, visit vMobile™ - Ultra-Portable Equipment for Voice & Data Testing webpage

VQuad™ Rack-mount Solution

VQuad™ Rack-mount is a high-density form factor solution, which provides benchmarking smartphones and handset tests with a combination of Drive Tests, Walk Tests, and In-Lab Tests. GL's rack-mount unit can house any combination of multiple USB test devices. Two-stacked 1U rack-mount test instrument greatly increases the scalability accommodating up to 6 Dual UTA HD units, thus supporting up to 12 telephony devices. VQuad™ rack-mount is economical as it reduces the licensing costs per device.

For more details, visit VQuad™ Rack-mount Solutions webpage.

Dual High Density Universal Telephony Adapter (Dual UTA HD)

Dual UTA HD (High Density) is a comprehensive hardware device designed to interface and test the voice, video, and data quality of telecommunication networks. The Dual UTA HD features all the circuitry necessary to universally adapt to any telephony instrumentation, such as standard Plain Old Telephone Systems (POTS), digital hybrid interfaces, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks, wireless cellular phones and mobile radios including devices that utilize Bluetooth®, Broadband 3G/4G, LTE technologies.

For more details, visit Dual UTA HD (High Density) webpage.

tProbe™ T1 E1 VF, Serial Data Analysis and Emulation Hardware

GL's tProbe™ is an enhanced version of our popular USB based T1 E1 VF Analyzer / Emulator. This hardware incorporates all the features of the previous analyzer such as portability, USB interface, remote accessibility, scripting, and a vast collection of optional applications.

For more details, visit tProbe™ webpage.

Dual T1 E1 Express (PCIe) T1 E1 Analyzer

GL's Dual T1 E1 Express (PCIe) Boards are high-density dual T1 or E1 boards with newer PCIe (x1) bus interface. These boards are identical to the portable tProbe™ units, and support enhanced VF drop and insert capabilities  with software selectable VF Tx and Rx impedances (135Ω, 150 Ω, 600 Ω, 900 Ω, or High), Pulse Mask Compliance Testing, Jitter Generation and Measurement applications.

For more details, visit Dual T1 E1 Express (PCIe) Boards webpage.

QUAD and OCTAL T1 E1 Analysis and Emulation Hardware

GL's Octal and Quad T1 E1 boards are high density and provide Four (4) or Eight (8) RJ-48 T1 E1 ports and multiples thereof. For example, configurations of 8, 12, 16, 64 T1 E1s in a single rack-mount are possible.

For more details, visit Octal and Quad T1 E1 boards webpage.

tScan16™ - T1 E1 Analysis Hardware (16 Port Rx Only)

GL's tScan16™ is a high-density T1 E1 board  with 16 ports and the newer PCIe (x1) bus interface. The sixteen T1 E1 ports are Receive-only ports optimized for high performance voice and  data  capture, monitoring, and analysis  requirements.  tScan16™ extends the family of GL’s T1 E1 platforms  with greater density, increased ports, and reduced power.

For more details, visit tScan16™ webpage.

Analog Phone Simulator

MAPS™ APS (Analog Phone Simulator) is the high capacity Analog 2-wire Bulk Call Generator used to test a Central Office (CO), PBX, ATAs, Gateway or other telecommunications equipment, which provide local loop interfaces. MAPS™ APS system supports up to 96 independent FXO ports per 1U MAPS™ APS Server and an APSCB-48 unit. More can be achieved with a 4U MAPS™ APS Server sporting 2 Octal T1E1 Cards to support up to 384 analog ports. It includes a compact system comprising of MAPS™ APS, Analog Interfaces, Patch Panels, and other optional modules (Fax Emulation and VQT Analysis) in a rack-mount system. 

For more details, visit MAPS™ Analog Phone Simulator webpage.

T1 E1 Multiport and Optical Tap Repeaters

The T1 (or E1) Multiport Repeaters generate multiple identical T1 (or E1) outputs for each T1 (or E1) input. The repeaters are ideal for multicast (broadcast) applications and in lab environments for load testing and signal duplication purposes.

Multiport Optical Tap Repeater hardware test platform provides multiple identical outputs for optical and electrical signals at OC-3 / STM-1, OC-12 / STM-4, OC-48 / STM-16, 1 GigE, 2.5 GigE and 10 GigE rates. The need for optical taps that cut the optical power by 30% or 50% are not needed, since the signals are repeated at full power.

For more details, visit T1 (or E1) Multiport Repeaters webpage.

T3 E3 T1 E1 Channelized and Unchannelized Analyzer

GL’s T3 E3 Analyzer is capable of processing signaling, voice, and data full T3 (DS3) or E3 data streams, dropping and inserting T1 (DS1) or E1, and analysis of HDLC, ATM, Frame Relay, and PPP Protocols. It includes various signal testing capabilities for Unchannelized (Unstructured) and Channelized (Structured) T3 E3 Traffic.

For more details, visit T3 E3 Analyzer webpage.