ixnetwork software solutions overview july 2011

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IxNetwork Software Solutions Overview

July 2011

About IxiaAbout Ixia

Enabling converged IP networks and content rich services

With performance, reliability and security

Providing testing solutions from wireless edge to the Internet core

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Global Company Publicly traded: XXIA Operating in 30 countries 10+ years of growth and profit 180,000+ test ports shipped 1000+ employees 2,500+ loyal customers: strong

customer delight factor

Ixia CustomersIxia Customers

Leading manufacturers of IP and wireless networking equipment Tier 1-3 service providers deploying converged IP services Enterprises and government IP network groups

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Industry Recognition for IxiaIndustry Recognition for Ixia

Acceleron-NPBest of Show, Interop Tokyo,

2009

100 GEInnovation Award, 2009, NetEvents

IxGreen Product of the Year, 2009, Internet

Telephony

10 GELab Test Equipment Product of the Year,

2009, Frost & Sullivan

APAC Test and Measurement Companyof the Year, 2009, Frost &

Sullivan

LTE EquipmentCustomer Value

Enhancement Award, 2010, Frost & Sullivan

Triple PlayTest & Monitoring Equipment Market Leadership Award,

2009, Frost & Sullivan

LTE Visionary Award, 2009, TMC

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Ixia’s End-to-End CoverageIxiaIxia’’ss EndEnd--toto--End CoverageEnd Coverage

Radio Access Radio Access NetworkNetwork

WirelessWireless CoreCoreNetworkNetwork

CoreCore NetworkNetwork

IxCatapultIxCatapult(UE emulation)(UE emulation)

IxLoadIxLoad(gateway emulation)(gateway emulation)

IxLoad, IxNetwork IxLoad, IxNetwork and IxN2Xand IxN2X

(core and access (core and access network testing)network testing)

PSTNPSTN

InternetInternetCoreCore

LocationLocationMobilityMobility

AAA/BillingAAA/BillingGatewayGateway

IxCatapultIxCatapult(protocol (protocol

emulation)emulation)

IxLoadIxLoad(subscriber (subscriber modeling)modeling)

IxVeriWaveIxVeriWave(Wi(Wi--Fi handset Fi handset and network and network

testing)testing) 5

IxNetwork PillarsIxNetwork Pillars

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Customer needs todayCustomer needs today

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Shrinking Schedules• Automation of test cases must be made simpler• Collaboration across multiple teams is crucial• Quality is paramount

Demand for high scale• Tests must be run at high port counts• DUTs must be stress tested with high scale control plane emulations• Carrier Class routers must be performance tested with high traffic loads

Network convergence• Integrated L2-7 testing to ensure network performance• Multi-protocol testing is critical• Tests must be realistic

What is IxNetwork ?What is IxNetwork ?

Ixia’s IxNetwork is designed to test Routers, switches, and Layer 2/3 forwarding devices • Supports running large scale protocol

emulations

• Supports generating high traffic load (at 1GigE/10GigE/40GigE and 100GigE) to verify performance

• Protocols supported include IPv4/v6 Routing, Bridging, Broadband, Multicast, MPLS, Carrier Ethernet and Converged Data Center.

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IxNetwork DifferentiatorsIxNetwork Differentiators

Best platform for high performance test Best result analysis at high scales Most comprehensive protocols coverage Collaborate with Resource Manager Click-thru automation with no scripting Best tool for testing SLAs

IxNetwork Usage ModelIxNetwork Usage Model

IxNetwork System Components• One or more Ixia Chassis• Ixia Application Server• IxNetwork software

application• IxNetwork Base• IxNetwork Protocol

emulation • IxNetwork QuickTests

• Ixia Load Modules• Support and Software

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Ixia Chassis

Ixia Application Server running IxNetwork

Client PC running Remote Desktop

IxNetwork Key FeaturesIxNetwork Key Features

Streamlined workflow • Easy for new users• All configuration options

exposed through context sensitive ribbons in toolbars

• Immediate user feedback with color coded indications of protocol and traffic status

• Coordinated control and result windows

• Overview summary of ports, protocols, traffic with links to detailed views


Collaborate with Resource Manager • Divide & conquer

large, complex test topologies • Increase productivity through cross

geo collaboration• Compare different versions of

resources and analyze configuration changes

• Merge resources with easy to use wizards

• Reusable configuration modules include ports, protocols, wizards and traffic 12


Powerful Reporting• One-click report

generate capability• Build any custom

reports and templates• Drag-and-drop

interface• Customize any charts

and graphs• PDF or HTML

Reports

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High scale topology emulation• Emulate thousands of routers

per port• Configure mixed IPv4/IPv6

routing, multicast and MPLS configurations on the same port

• Use configuration wizards to aid with high scale configurations

• Scale up to 600 10GigE ports in a single test session

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Traffic generation with ViperCore• Traffic wizards designed for

simple and complex test scenarios

• Easy to configure QoS options• Easily setup deterministic traffic

profiles• Dynamically control traffic

properties like rate and frame size

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Application Traffic over Routes• Generate/analyze “Real World

Traffic” over emulated L2/L3 topologies

• Run stateful and stateless application traffic concurrently on the same port

• Support for FTP, HTTP, IMAP, POP3, RTSP, SIP, SMTP, Telnet, Video and Triple-play traffic

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Comprehensive Statistics Analysis• Aggregated system level statistics to

monitor overall network performance and health

• Real-time drill-down views to quickly isolate trouble areas in the network

• Pin-point traffic endpoints of interest with user-defined search criteria such as loss and latency

• Correlate transmit and receive statistics in a single view

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QuickTests for Performance Benchmarking• Run pre-defined RFC tests over

emulated routing topologies• Perform Binary searches to find NDR• Support for Throughput, Latency,

Frame Loss and Back to Back tests• Support for Broadband/Authentication

session establishment capacities and rates

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Service Level Assurance Testing• Measure route convergence &

service interruption time using Ixia’s TrueView convergence methodology

• Accurately measure per service level convergence from Control plane event to data plane switchover

• MEF 10 and RFC 3393 Delay Variation (Jitter) measurement support

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Test repeatability • One-click GUI to script conversion• Real-time GUI updates during

script execution• Test automation with no coding

using IxNetwork Test Composer• Automated DUT configuration &

monitoring using Telnet, SNMP, SYSLOG

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Click-thru Automation with Macro Recorder• Capture and replay GUI

actions including protocol and traffic configurations

• Uses IxNetwork Tcl object model to snapshot ‘modified’ data between GUI actions

• Replay GUI actions from any ‘saved’ data snapshot and ensure test repeatability

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Ixia L23 Test S

olutions

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Access | Consumer EdgeAccess | Consumer Edge Core | Service ProviderCore | Service Provider EnterpriseEnterprise

Wireless

Wired

Core

Edge Router

IxNetwork BundlesIxNetwork Bundles

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930930--2056 IxNetwork PLUS2056 IxNetwork PLUS

930930--20012001IPv4 IPv4

Routing Routing BundleBundle

930930--20582058Broadband Broadband

BundleBundle

930930--20602060Data Center Data Center

BundleBundle

930930--20032003MPLS MPLS VPN VPN

BundleBundle

930930--20022002IPv6 IPv6

Routing Routing BundleBundle

930930--2057 MPLS Bundle2057 MPLS Bundle

The Ixia AdvantageThe Ixia AdvantageNetwork devices are becoming more complex and intelligent, and scaling ever higher

Ixia test platforms•Emulate more routing protocols simultaneously•Emulate more routing, bridging and multicast endpoints•Generate stateful line rate traffic at 1G,10G,40G and 100G

Ixia has industry leading•Protocol coverage•Scalability•Line-rate, stateless and stateful application traffic over emulated routes

Ixia offers•Everything on a single, shared platform•The widest range of Ethernet interfaces and test applications•The fastest automation and best ease-of-use in the industry•Proven forward and backward compatibility

For more information :• http://www.ixiacom.com/products/ixnetwork/index.php


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