Mail Gateway Test Plan - Ixia
Mail Gateway Test Plan - Ixia
Mail Gateway Test Plan - Ixia
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<strong>Mail</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong> <strong>Test</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>3. SMTP Content Inspection Performance <strong>Test</strong> –Virus and Spam DetectionObjectiveThis test further extends the testing scenario from the referenceperformance <strong>Test</strong> Case 1 by enabling the Virus scanning andSpam detection engine on the mail gateway (DUT) device, andthen measuring the performance impact introduced by bothcontent inspection engines.SetupThis setup requires at least one server port and one clientport. The SMTP client traffic will pass through the SMTPgateway device to reach the SMTP server. The SMTP client andserver ports must be connected to the DUT using a Switchedinfrastructure.SMTP ClientsSMTP Server2 31Client TrafficServer TrafficSMTP ContentInspection Device<strong>Ixia</strong> SMTP ServerFigure 12. <strong>Test</strong> topology setup for mail gateway <strong>Test</strong> Case 31. SMTP Content Inspection Device – <strong>Mail</strong> gateway device withdual interfaces. Anti-virus inspection engines is enabled forthis test.2. Performance test facility with SMTP client traffic generationcapabilities including emails with attachments withconfigurable email payload.3. Performance test facility with SMTP server capabilities.© 2006 by <strong>Ixia</strong> p.15 www.ixiacom.com
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