Stateful aware Layer 4-7 devices such as firewalls, server load balancers, and content aware caching devices have grown exponentially complex; containing thousands of queues, state tables, state aware rule validation and threat vulnerability mitigation. In addition, the end user demand for ultra high quality (such as the transition from SD IPTV to HD IPTV) and 99.999% availability with network mitigated threats have added further complexity to the network. Testing these next-generation systems requires unprecedented user realism while maintaining high scale.
Spirent's multiplay solution is unique because they provided the most comprehensive, accurate user emulation of end user traffic and unexpected attack traffic even while at high load. Simply put, Spirent can model the user behavior while scaling to full Internet levels. This “no compromise” approach is important since measuring the impact to the user and the network while loading the Device Under Test (DUT) with real-world loading patterns helps identify, isolate and resolve problems before your customer finds them.
Spirent’s advanced realism technology empowers the user to test true production network, in a reproducible, real-world, single pass test cycle.