Next Generation Ethernet Test Cards - Ixia

Next Generation Ethernet Test CardIndustry’s Highest ProtocolPerformanceA high performance CPU with on-boardcache enables the industry’s fastestprotocol engine.When testing high performancerouters, a key measurement is todetermine the convergence time. Arouter has “converged” when it haslearned all routes from its peers.The XS-2 next generation Ethernettest card is the only card thatavailable today that can determinethe convergence time of routers byadvertising routes faster than anyother test equipment.Industry’s Highest ProtocolScalability1 GB of RAM per port enables theindustry’s highest protocol scalability.A key measurement is to determinethe number of routing peers that arouter can support. For example, Layer3 VPNs require each core and edgerouter to support a BGP-4 session.Any router must support thousands ofBGP-4 peering sessions.The XS-2 next generation Ethernettest card is the only card that availabletoday that can practically measurethe absolute scalability of routers.Multiple XS-2 test cards can be addedinto a single test system, to increasethe scalability of the entire system– the possibilities for scalability testingare nearly endless.For scalability testing, the N5630B issignificantly more economical thanbuying multiple test cards. Taking thecost of test interfaces and router portsinto account, the N5630B halves thecost of test by concentrating moreprocessing power on a single card.Full Control over ALL TrafficGeneration ParametersAgilent N2X’s innovative “flexiblePDU builder” technology delivers themost advanced solution for trafficgeneration and analysis available. Anytype of data-plane frame or packetcan be generated, including customformats. Users can manipulate anddefine the contents of all protocolfields quickly and easily. You nolonger have to wait for industrystandards, or write unique test scriptsto test new and proprietary protocolencapsulations.Comprehensive API & Open-Library ofAutomated Test ScriptsN2X’s automated QuickTests, basedon Agilent’s Journal of Internet TestMethodologies, make it easy toperform even the most complex tests.N2X’s powerful API makes it easyto customize scripts to match yourspecific test needs.In addition, proprietary scripts canbe created using the Tcl/Tk scriptingenvironment. With only a few lines ofcode, powerful test scenarios can beexecuted with precision.Configuration andOrdering DetailsEthernet test card variants• N5550B : 4-port 10/100 BASE-T XR-2Test Card.• N5551B : 4-port 10/100/1000 BASE-T 1000BASE-X (SFP) Ethernet XR-2Test Card.• N5630B : 2-port 10/100/1000 BASE-T 1000BASE-X (SFP) Ethernet XS-2Test Card.Discontinued ethernet test cardvariants• N5552B : 2-port 10/100/1000BASE-T 1000BASE-X (SFP) EthernetXR-2 Test Card. (This product isdiscontinued)• N5553B : 4-port 10/100/1000BASE-T 1000BASE-X (SFP) EthernetXP-2 Test Card. (This product isdiscontinued)Pluggable SFP optics options• Option 001: Include one - 1000BaseSX SFP (850nm)• Option 002: Include one - 1000BaseLX SFP (1310nm)• Option 003: Include one - 1000BaseZX SFP (1550nm)• Not applicable for N5550B.Software CompatibilityThe E7880B Packets License enablesthe traffic generation and analysisfeatures on the XP-2, XR-2 & XS-2test cards. XR-2 and XS-2 cards cantake advantage the multi-protocolemulation environment plus integratedtraffic & routing features availablein the E7881B Packets & Protocolslicense.The N5550B, N5551B, N5552B,N5553B and N5630B test cards requireversion N2X Packets and ProtocolsRelease 6.8 or later.4