(Sweep Interleaved Frequency-domain Technique for Alien Crosstalk Testing) is Agilent’s new patent pending technology that radically simplifies field testing of Alien crosstalk in the field.
AXTalk Stimulators produce specific test signals at each frequency of interest. These test signals are then applied to the disturber cable pairs, and the coupled alien crosstalk signal is measured by WireScope Pro and DualRemote Pro at the local and far ends of the victim cable.

With precision timing control built-into the solution, the alien crosstalk from any number of disturber cables can be measured in one measurement sweep in less than 5 minutes!

The AXTalk Stimulator is a palm size low-cost device, which functions as 3 devices: A transmitter producing test signals, a device listening for commands from another AXTalk Stimulator and a termination. These simultaneous breakthroughs in size, cost, integration and automatic function, make field Alien Crosstalk measurements economical, easy and convenient.

Field Testing of Alien Crosstalk with SwiftAXT