Spirent TestCenter is a network performance analysis system that includes software and hardware components to simplify and accelerate the testing process. With Spirent TestCenter, functional and performance testing are centralized through the use of a single application that can generate control and data plane traffic and collect test results.
Spirent TestCenter can be used to create large-scale tests that exceed the capacity of devices under test. Such tests can evaluate key performance parameters under typical and extreme subscriber traffic load conditions, and they can determine whether connection rates can support expanding subscriber bases at various bandwidth levels.
The Spirent TestCenter system supports testing of the extended technologies required of today’s routers, including QoS, IPv4/IPv6 routing, multicast, MPLS, spanning tree, VLAN, VLAN stacking and DHCP. Spirent TestCenter also effectively tests Ethernet switches that are capable of up to 1-Gigabit Ethernet connections to the desktop and 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections to the core.
Key Features
Supports up to 144 Dual Media GigE ports or up to 24 10GbE ports in a single chassis
Each port can generate up to 32,767 TCP/IP streams or analyze up to 65,535 streams in real time
Supports high-density 10/100/1000, GigE and 10GigE test modules
Supports hot-swappable modules
Wire rate traffic generation and analysis
Full IPv4/IPv6 dual stack support
GUI provides highly granular traffic generation controls, and real-time and historical analysis tools
Powerful wizards to speed tasks such as system configuration and which allow easy setup of unicast, multicast, IPv4 and IPv6 stream
Spirent TestCenter Automation uses a Tcl interface that supports precise control over test generation and execution
Reduce test cycles, easily test RFC compliance, and create regression tests without programming
See the Spirent website at www.spirentcom.com
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Friday, 6 February 2009
Spirent Launches HyperMetrics
Spirent Communications plc , has launched the HyperMetrics(TM) family of modules on the Spirent TestCenter platform. HyperMetrics has a multi-core architecture that addresses port density as well as the critical aspect of realism required to ensure Quality of Experience (QoE) for new services helping to maximize return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) throughout the test lifecycle.
"With the evolution to intelligent content aware networks, service providers and network equipment manufacturers need to furnish tools and functions to plan, measure, monitor, and assure evolving traffic patterns, new services, and optimized application performance," said Michael Howard, principal analyst at Infonetics Research. "This is not an easy task -- it means that increasing port density or adding new protocols is necessary but clearly not sufficient for test engineers. What's required are realistic network environments representing the end-to-end complex conditions of next-gen IP networks including aspects such as scalability and performance."
Traditionally, test solutions focused on a single dimension of either port density or Layer 2-3 network emulation or Layer 4-7 application performance. As a result, the customer's initial investment was limited only to a specific test in the development cycle. As network elements and services become more sophisticated, they require testing beyond Layer 2-3 considerations of throughput, latency and loss to include QoE measurements (Layer 4-7).
HyperMetrics' high density, multi-core architecture delivers enhanced realism with scalability and performance along with the capability to reallocate processing power to conduct complex yet realistic testing. The emphasis on performance and application realism rather than just port density enables test engineers to invest in a single solution for all their testing needs ultimately reducing capital expenses, while staying within limited operational budgets.
"As the testing standard for tomorrow's networks, Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics goes beyond advanced functionality to include investment protection," said Tim Jefferson, general manager, Converged Core Solutions group at Spirent Communications. "In this tough economic environment our customers require a solution that allows them to test to new levels of enhanced realism with scalability and performance."
The Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics modules are designed to offer network equipment manufacturers and service providers a robust and scalable test platform with a flexible user experience for conducting end-to-end Layer 2-7 multi-play testing at gigabit or 10gigabit line rates. The modules, available in a variety of port densities, include the HyperMetrics Converged (CV), HyperMetrics Converged Multi-play (CM) and HyperMetrics Application Performance (AP) modules.
"With the evolution to intelligent content aware networks, service providers and network equipment manufacturers need to furnish tools and functions to plan, measure, monitor, and assure evolving traffic patterns, new services, and optimized application performance," said Michael Howard, principal analyst at Infonetics Research. "This is not an easy task -- it means that increasing port density or adding new protocols is necessary but clearly not sufficient for test engineers. What's required are realistic network environments representing the end-to-end complex conditions of next-gen IP networks including aspects such as scalability and performance."
Traditionally, test solutions focused on a single dimension of either port density or Layer 2-3 network emulation or Layer 4-7 application performance. As a result, the customer's initial investment was limited only to a specific test in the development cycle. As network elements and services become more sophisticated, they require testing beyond Layer 2-3 considerations of throughput, latency and loss to include QoE measurements (Layer 4-7).
HyperMetrics' high density, multi-core architecture delivers enhanced realism with scalability and performance along with the capability to reallocate processing power to conduct complex yet realistic testing. The emphasis on performance and application realism rather than just port density enables test engineers to invest in a single solution for all their testing needs ultimately reducing capital expenses, while staying within limited operational budgets.
"As the testing standard for tomorrow's networks, Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics goes beyond advanced functionality to include investment protection," said Tim Jefferson, general manager, Converged Core Solutions group at Spirent Communications. "In this tough economic environment our customers require a solution that allows them to test to new levels of enhanced realism with scalability and performance."
The Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics modules are designed to offer network equipment manufacturers and service providers a robust and scalable test platform with a flexible user experience for conducting end-to-end Layer 2-7 multi-play testing at gigabit or 10gigabit line rates. The modules, available in a variety of port densities, include the HyperMetrics Converged (CV), HyperMetrics Converged Multi-play (CM) and HyperMetrics Application Performance (AP) modules.
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