In addition, the traffic generator has helped both our developers and qa engineers to validate bugs, while proving the real application monitoring capabilities of our security devices. A small appliance would be preferred but even an application that runs on linux would be something i could live with. The server application licensed features are accessed through various ixia client applications that interact with the chassis server. Trex amplifies both client and server side traffic and can scale up to 200gbsec with one ucs.
Ixia 1600t 16 slot rack mountable traffic generatoranalyzer chassis with the following. This means you do not need to purchase different platforms for new tests and separate devices. This tool allows testing network traffic threshold and load balancing. Our software has to be rock solid at high connection rates, or. It generates l47 traffic based on preprocessing and smart replay of real traffic templates. In this post, i want to cover the differences between hardware and software based traffic generators, why we decided to update to the trex generator, as well as its advantages and limitations. Ixia traffic generator traffic generator a traffic generation model is a stochastic model of the traffic flows or data sources in a communication network, for example a. The main issue with software solutions is that they are not fast enough.
In addition, the traffic generator has helped both our developers and qa engineers. Keysight has extended software trials for its most popular software products, free. Network taps, regenerator taps, and tap aggregators. Also, the same hardware can be used to test a number of devices from routers to switches.
Supports up to 32 ports of packet over sonet pos, 32 ports of gigabit ethernet, or 64 ports of 10100mbs ethernet. Ixia, a leading provider of network testing, visibility, and security solutions, today announced the addition of ixia developer to its comprehensive portfolio of testing solutions. Ixia 1600t chassis traffic generator performance analyzer. Internet service providers isps, carriers, and large enterprises can use the ixia chassis to monitor live network operations, to simulate network traffic conditions, and to hot stage modifi. Ixia 400t traffic generator performance analyzer control board 85000080304.
Advanced traffic wizard steps by steps wizard assisted traffic configuration. We provide multishore content and software development solutions to some of the worlds top education product owners including publishers, online universities, virtual schools, and independent software vendors. In very good cosmetic condition powers on has 78 modules 3 dont light up rest do ixia 1600 traffic generator performance analyzer, powers on no cables but a power cable included. Are you using the resident ixexplorer, or do you have one of ixias test applications on top of that such as ixnetwork, or ixanvl. Ixias ibypass switches are fully independent from network packet brokers. Its enhanced realtime analysis and statistics are capable of reporting comprehensive protocol status and detailed perflow traffic performance metrics. Every upgrade requires reevaluating networklevel traffic scale, application. Ixia 1600t 16 slot rack mountable traffic generatoranalyzer chassis. Multiprotocol visibility with protocol drilldown and control ixnetwork 7 introduces ixias nextgeneration protocol. How to script large ixia breaking point network profiles. Network traffic generator and stress testing tools for lan. Wan killer software is built to be a random traffic generator that sends network traffic to the ip address and desired hostname.
Ixia was headquartered in calabasas, california and had approximately 1750 employees ixias key customers include manufacturers of network equipment such as cisco and alcatellucent, service providers such as verizon, ntt and deutsche telekom, and enterprises and government. Ixverify provides hundreds of predefined packet templates for testing ethernet and tcpip protocols and is capable of generating high volumes of traffic. The server software has ixserver and ixplorer as the only desktop. Jan 22, 2011 how to generate traffic using ixia juniper networks. The flagship ixia 1600t, as well as the ixia 400t, the fieldportable ixia 250, and the ixia 100. I do remember them having one in the qos training course but i cant remember the name of it. The ixia ixnetwork controller 2g shell is based on the traffic generator controller standard version 2. Allinone applications and network security testing platform. For detailed information about the shells structure and. Ixnetwork supports hardwarebased traffic generation and measurement that can ensure highest precision and performance. Ixia 1600 multiport traffic generator and analyzer for. Trex is an open source, low cost, stateful and stateless traffic generator fuelled by dpdk. Ixia 100 qos performance tester with am lm100tx ebay.
Ixia enhances its real world traffic product line with the. Ixia traffic generator automation by using test composer. Introduction to ixia instructorled course this course introduces the ixia test platform together with ixexplorer, ixia s l23 data application, and quicktest, which provides prebuilt test applications. Generate and analyze network traffic synchronously over thousands of ports simultaneously. Ostinato aims to provide a traffic generator and network testing tool for every network engineer and developer something not possible today with existing commercial network test equipment. Ixia 1600 and 1600t in stock, we buy sell repair, price. The package works on top of multiple low level apis. Ixia transforms development lifecycle for software developers 06. Ixia 400 in stock, we buy sell repair, price quote. Network traffic generator and monitor free trial download.
It is very simple and fast and can simulate client activity on multiple servers at the same time. Keysight has extended software trials for its most popular software products, free of charge. Capable of generating multiple terabytes of data and analyzing up to 4 million. This makes the ixia traffic generator ideal for companies that want to save on. Ive seen breakingpoint and ixia, but those are out of my price range. Ixia 1600t 16 slot rack mountable traffic generator analyzer chassis. The ixia spirents of the world require custom hardware to get the speedsfeeds required. Ixia takes a unique approach to bypass switches, said jim duffy, senior analyst, 451 research. Ixnetwork supports hardwarebased traffic generation and measurement that can ensure highest.
Highdensity dualphy trispeed solution for ultrahighscale and performance testing with 40gbps of application traffic. Ixnetwork software defined network sdn test solution. The ixia traffic generator carries out tests using the same hardware and software. Reliable data access products to augment the monitoring of live network traffic. What are the types of software tests that can be conducted. You can perform widescale testing thanks to ixnetwork ves flexible deployment of an ixia traffic generator and protocol emulation, enabling you to achieve. Xena networks probably the worlds best ethernet traffic generation and analysis solutions for performance, functional, qos and conformance testing.
The server software has ixserver and ixplorer as the only desktop applications. Ixnetwork software defined networking sdn test solution. With the right tool, network developers and engineers can do their jobs better and improve the quality of networking products. Ixia was headquartered in calabasas, california and had approximately 1750 employees. Ixia lm100tx 4port ethernet load module for 4001600 traffic generator.
We had an ixia traffic generator utilizing their breaking point software to generate the traffic that would be necessary for this. Network traffic generator wan killer test solarwinds. Automating traffic generator testing using ixia ixexplorer. Ixia developer has enabled our developers to do the testing themselves, saving valuable time in fixing issues. Introduction to ixia training ixia networksecurity. The traffic generation software supports being one end of a tunnel endpoint, but it requires all of the network configuration to be setup via a web gui. If i was on a budget but still wanted ixia, then i would be looking at the xt80v2s from ixia. In protocol testing, i assume you are focusing on l33 traffic.
For detailed information about the shells structure and attributes, see the traffic shell standard in github. Ixnetwork network topology ixnetwork 7 introduces ixias. Alternatives to ixia for traffic generation anandtech. Load modules are installed in the front of the chassis, while the back houses the system controller interface, including mouse, keyboard, video. Jan 14, 2017 this tutorial video explains detail operation of advanced traffic wizard, including terminology used in traffic wizard, how to create flow groups and track flows, and how to analyze traffic flows. How to generate traffic using ixia juniper networks. Dec 05, 2012 the ixia traffic generator carries out tests using the same hardware and software. Save time and cost by providing softwareonly upgrades for future enhancements quick access to thousands of ports to. Ixia was a public company operating in around 25 countries until acquisition by keysight technologies inc. An overview of the ixia test platform is presented, followed by handson labs that focus on the capabilities and features of ixexplorer. Ixnetwork ve makes it easy to perform widescale functional testing of layer 2 and 3 devices. You can perform widescale testing thanks to ixnetwork ves flexible deployment of an ixia traffic generator and protocol emulation, enabling you to achieve seamless infrastructure performance across. Ixia enhances its real world traffic product line with the addition of netiq chariot software ixia joins the netiq authorized reseller program for chariot software.
When network engineers and admins want to analyze and improve network traffic performance, an important assessment they need to make is to determine how much load the network can take. Hi all, i am currently using ixexplorer to forward traffic to my cisco 3500 series switch. Visit the openixia ixnetworkrestpy sample site maintained by solution architects for indepth endtoend samples that demonstrate the following building a configuration from scratch. Jul 25, 2016 in this post, i want to cover the differences between hardware and software based traffic generators, why we decided to update to the trex generator, as well as its advantages and limitations. This tutorial video explains detail operation of advanced traffic wizard, including terminology used in traffic wizard, how to create flow groups and track flows, and how to analyze traffic flows. The ixiaspirents of the world require custom hardware to get the speedsfeeds required. Simultaneous passive access to aggregated fullduplex traffic. Ixia 1600 t traffic generatorperformance analyzer ebay. Im looking for a less expensive option for traffic generation and wondering if youve had experience. The software provided on all ixia items is the server software only. Ixia s key customers include manufacturers of network equipment such as cisco and alcatellucent, service providers such as verizon, ntt and. Jan 27, 2015 in protocol testing, i assume you are focusing on l33 traffic. Your browser security permissions restrict javascript. Ixia breakingpoint ve is most compared with spirent cyberflood and veracode, whereas spirent cyberflood is most compared with ixia breakingpoint, ixia breakingpoint ve and codenomicon defensics.
Ixia traffic generator traffic generator a traffic generation model is a stochastic model of the traffic flows or data sources in a communication network, for example a cellular network or a computer network. What is a network packet broker and why do you need one. Ixia traffic generator networking fundamentals and. Ixnetwork test application, each ixia test port is capable of emulating. Can someone with ixia experience pls advice how best to perform this test.
You can perform widescale testing thanks to ixnetwork ves flexible deployment of an ixia traffic generator and protocol emulation, enabling you to achieve seamless infrastructure performance across virtual networks. Capable of generating multiple terabytes of data and analyzing up to 4 million traffic. Diese software besteht aus einem osnt trafficgenerator. Trex amplifies both client and server side traffic and. The ixia 1600 chassis houses up to 16 load modules of any type oc3coc12coc48c packet over sonet, gigabit ethernet, 10100mbps ethernet or a combination. It is a network traffic generator tool and lets user test network performance for a specific wan in a controlled test environment. I would identify the sales rep for your territory s. This uses an enhanced server for diagnostics and also generates detailed test results which always prove helpful to the tester. Are you using the resident ixexplorer, or do you have one of ixias test applications on top of that such as ixnetwork.
Ixia 1600 traffic generator performance analyzer, powers on no cables but a power cable included features. This web 100 based tool can be used to perform testing for several different network configurations on a desktop or a laptop. Mar 26, 2012 im looking for a less expensive option for traffic generation and wondering if youve had experience. The ixia chassis can be used within customer service departments as troubleshooting resources. Affordable, highdensity l27 ixia and ixn2x fusion 10ge test solutions. Ixia provides testing, visibility, security solutions, network testing tools and virtual. Get better network visibility with inline security and outofband monitoring tools by ixia, the industry leader in network packet brokers.
Ixnrestwrapper a python wrapper of ixn native rest api. This package implements python oo api for ixia ixnetwork traffic generator. Opensource software has always been our preference due to its flexibility and cost effectiveness. We will always do the best to give you exactly what you expect. Ixia s ibypass switches are fully independent from network packet brokers, which increases network availability and reduces the risk of failure. The ixia 400400t traffic generatoranalyzer chassis is a desktop version of ixias flagship product, the ixia 1600, incorporating its power and functionality in a highly portable configuration providing a remarkable 16port density, the chassis holds any four of ixias wide range of load modules. Ixia transforms development lifecycle for software developers. Ndt is a clientserver program that is mainly used to test network performance. Im trying to use ixia to generate packets to flood the ethernet module of the router.