Spectra2 7.3 Offers Powerful Productivity Features

Introducing Spectra2|SE² - the next generation of the Spectra2 Software-Only Edition that provides exciting new capabilities over and above the original version.?

• Grow beyond a single Ethernet Port up to 8 simultaneous Gigabit Ethernet ports by adding off-the-shelf NICs
• Extend IP Address Support up to 32K IP addresses Per Gigabit Ethernet Port
• Enable the capability of high volume load testing by extending traffic generation capabilities.
  

• Enable volume media testing with the addition of extended RTP media capabilities
  

• Automate and Control the Spectra2|SE² using an API
  

• Utilize your existing PC or server hardware running Windows XP or Windows 7 (32 bit) machine for functional, load, media, monitoring and trouble shooting

- Existing Spectra2|SE customers are automatically upgraded to Spectra2|SE²
For customers looking to leverage their existing investment in hardware or for customers looking for a low cost expansion for IP and TDM functional test, the team at Tektronix Communications has now extended support for the STI (Signaling Trunk Interface) signaling and media boards to  the XL Chassis.
Spectra2 7.3 introduces 10/100/1000 Optical Gigabit Ethernet Interface for signaling and media testing.
Spectra2 7.3 introduces the capability to extend your existing Spectra2u and Spectra2XL systems up to 8 active users.
- All add-on users have access to every software application that is licensed on a platform
- For existing systems, add up to 4 more active test positions for functional, load, media, and monitoring
- Extend capabilities with an up to 16 passive user licenses that can create and modify test cases, analyze test results, and share information without consuming an active test license or test resource.
- Utilize your investment in STI Signaling and STI T1/E1 boards by moving them to a higher powered XL chassis
- Supported Interface boards: SNIv3, STI, all variants of WTI Spectra2 7.3 introduces support for the Windows 7 operating system.

more details can be found at http://www.spectra2.com/news_letters/7.3_newsletter.pdf