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The Spectra2 product line provides functional, load/stress, conformance, and interoperability testing, as well as media/QoS and network monitoring for the entire product life cycle. The Spectra2 product line supports the following technologies:

  • IMS
  • VoIP
  • TISPAN
  • PSTN/SS7/ISDN
  • Converged Networks
  • Mobile Core

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The Spectra2 product line offers a collection of systems to make network testing fast, easy, and cost-efficient:

  • Spectra2

    The leading test and measurement platform that offers functional/conformance testing, load generation, media/QoS measurement, and monitoring all within a single portable unit or rackmount system

  • Spectra2 SE

    A cost-effective, software-only solution that provides functional, load, and media testing from your laptop or desktop

  • Spectra2XL

    An industry-best, high-capacity rackmount test and measurement solution designed for extreme load/stress testing scenarios

Watch the Spectra2 Video Exploring Multiple VoIP Generator Models


The following table lists the physical characteristics of the software only, portable unit, rackmount, and extreme rackmount systems:

  Software Only Portable Unit Rack-mount Extreme Rack-mount
Slots NIC 6 PCI 16 PCI 16 PCI
Operating System Windows XP or Windows 2000 SP2 or latest Windows XP Windows XP Windows XP
Monitor Standard Flat Panel 35.8 cm
(14.1 in) XGA TFT
Optional Optional
Power Standard 110-220 VAC 110-220 VAC
(48 VDC Available)
110-220 VAC
(48 VDC Available)
Memory 512 MB minimum 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Free Space 1 GB minimum 400 GB 400 GB Striped High-Speed
Processor Intel® Pentium® III 600 MHz minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 2.40 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 2.40 GHz 2.0 GHz Dual Intel® Xeon®

Spectra2 uses an Ethernet/NIC interface for the software-only version. Spectra2 supports the following interfaces for the portable unit, rackmount, and extreme rackmount systems:

  • Ethernet 10/100
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • OC3
  • DS3
  • T1/E1 

For more information, either select the Contact Me button on this page or download the Spectra2 datasheet.

Watch the Spectra2 Video Exploring Multiple VoIP Generator Models




Spectra2 Legacy/Mobile Core Test Solutions  
Total testing solutions for PSTN, SS7, ISDN, and mobile circuit switched core networks.
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Spectra2 VoIP Test Solutions  
Complete test solutions for VoIP networks.
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Spectra2 IMS/TISPAN Test Solutions  
IMS/TISPAN core, access, application, and interworking test solutions for NGN.
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Watch the Spectra2 Video Exploring Multiple VoIP Generator Models