Next Generation Ethernet Test Cards - Ixia

Next Generation Ethernet Test CardKey Features• Flexible hardware to match yourtest needs• Industry's highest protocolperformance• Industry's highest protocolscalability• Full control over all trafficgeneration parameters• Comprehensive API & Open-Libraryof Automated Test ScriptsProduct OverviewThe Agilent N2X is the industry’smost comprehensive test solutionfor testing the development anddeployment of network services forconverging network infrastructures.Service providers, networkequipment manufacturers (NEMs),and component manufacturerscan verify service attributes ofentire networks end-to-end, whilealso isolating problems down toindividual networking devices andsubsystems. Agilent N2X deliversunparalleled test realism to verify theultimate performance, scalability andresilience of carrier grade services andinfrastructure.The Agilent N2X Next GenerationEthernet Test Cards are availablewith 10/100/1000 BASE T and 1000BASE-X interfaces including dual modeRJ-45/SFP. In conjunction with N2XPackets & Protocols Application theyprovide multi-port traffic generation,scalable protocol emulation andunprecedented performance analysisof today’s Ethernet networks anddevices. From wire-speed trafficgeneration and analysis to fullemulation of Internet-scale routingtopologies using the latest protocolsand technologies, Agilent provides themost flexible, comprehensive and easyto use system available today.These next generation Ethernettest cards are designed to increasetest coverage and reduce test cost.Each port has a dedicated CPU andRAM – no sharing of CPUs and nocompromise in performance. Nextgeneration Ethernet Test Cards supportan individual user per port. Multipleusers can concurrently utilize theirown test port maximizing the use oftest equipment and return on yearinvestment.The foundation of all N2X test cardsis a powerful yet flexible trafficgeneration engine capable of verifyingeverything from L2 Ethernet Switchesthrough to multi-chassis carrier classrouting nodes and networks. The realtime traffic generator with multi-profiletraffic scheduler and thousands ofstreams, programmable field modifiersand industry leading test payloadprovides unparalleled test realism andflexibility to ensure you can generatethe traffic to meet any test scenario.Combined with comprehensive, realtimelayer 1 through to 4 transmit andreceive statistics and graphs includingpacket loss, latency and misorderingN2X is able to verify the data-planefunctionality, performance andscalability of your device or network.Agilent N2X’s traffic generator andreceiver capabilities are tightly coupledwith powerful protocol emulationhardware on all XR-2 and XS-2 testcards. This integration will ensure yourdevices are tested under the mostrealistic environment possible andremove the need to manually configuretraffic addresses when completingperformance measurements. N2Xprovides emulation of the most popularrouting protocols, including BGP, OSPF,ISIS and RIP and the latest MPLSprotocols, including RSVP-TE, LDP/CR-LDP, L2oMPLS (Martini), and VPLS.Multicast protocols can be verifiedeasily with our IGMP and PIM-SMprotocol emulations. Access networksand devices can be tested with PPPoXand DHCP protocols.All N2X next generation Ethernettest cards provide the data capturememory required to enable detailedanalysis from a single test session.N2X allows users to set a range oftriggers including a specific eventthreshold as a ‘trigger’ to initiate orhalt capture. Combined with powerfulcapture analysis software, users canquickly isolate, analyze and debugperformance issues.2