MINACOM AND ELECTROLINE NOW OFFER VOIP, VIDEO &
INTERNET SERVICE -QUALITY AND RELIABILITY TESTING TO CABLE
OPERATORS

Cable MSOs Can Remotely Test and Assure Triple-Play Services Using
Transponders in the HFC Network, for Troubleshooting, Monitoring and
Fault Management

Montreal,(Business Wire) - May 1, 2006 - Minacom, the leading VoIP test solution
provider for Cable MSOs, announced today that its DirectQuality® R7 Service Level Test
Automation platform now supports remote testing to Electroline cable transponders, providing advanced VoIP, IPTV, Internet and Fax-over-IP service quality and reliability assurance throughout the hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) network. Electroline status-monitoring transponders support non-intrusive IP-loopback, in addition to packet, RF and power supply performance and reliability monitoring. Electroline is a leading supplier of integrated CATV products solutions, supplying cable operators worldwide.

With this announced interoperability, operators can now use Minacom's PowerProbe® service level test probes running the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) Streamer test agent to perform loopback tests to Electroline transponders supporting the SMRP protocol. Loopback testing provides a complete, concise service and network performance assessment by measuring bi-directional VoIP speech quality (MOS, R-factor), packet jitter, delay, loss and other IP impairments, without interrupting transponder service transmission functions. Supporting Minacom's award-winning E-Model implementation, the RTP Streamer test agent allows operators to simulate tripleplay traffic patterns with configurable
codec, IP precedence, VLAN, jitter buffer and other key parameters to accurately replicate services and provide user-perceived quality of service (QoS) metrics ...

Complete Press Release (pdf)

Questions can be directed to Electroline representatives by telephone at +1-(514) 374-6335 or by e-mail at info@electroline.com .

About Electroline Equipment Inc

Renowned for its high caliber products, Electroline maintains that reputation by seeking out ideas and opportunities via its customers. Since its inception in 1953, Electroline's mission has been to provide innovative products that both improve operations and meet the evolving requirements of the cable telecommunications marketplace. Having emerged as a true leading manufacturer of integrated HFC Network solutions, the Company currently offers six families of products which include DOCSIS ® and Euro-DOCSIS ® based status monitoring transponders, return path VoIP readiness solutions and ingress management tools, broadband addressable tap systems, drop amplifiers, RF signal management tools for Headends and hub sites, and passive devices.

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