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Spirent INE

Network emulator recreating a wide variety of network impairments to test application performance

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Enterprise initiatives such as deployment into Cloud and Mobile networks, Data Center Consolidations, Virtualization and Office Relocations are resulting in applications needing to be delivered over WAN, Wireless LAN, 3G, GPRS, LTE, MPLS, Radio, Satellite networks which are typically much less application-friendly than Local Area Networks (LANs).

Spirent INE products enable you to rapidly create even complex multi-path, multi-site networks in which to test and verify application performance before deploying software into these new environments.

Spirent INE is available in three versions to suit the requirements of small to large enterprises.

  • Spirent INE Enterprise: Highly realistic, recreation of multi-site, multi-path, multi-user networks
  • Spirent INE Ultra: High-speed, high-volume network emulation for large-scale testing
  • Spirent INE for Windows: 1 and 2 port versions for desktop or laptop installations

Try INE for Windows by downloading a free trial version.

The drag & drop GUI makes setting up a replicated network easy

Spirent INE products are only available in the EMEA region. Please see the press release for details of the Spirent reseller agreement.

Benefits

Spirent INE Benefits

The Spirent INE range includes products that emulate the conditions likely to be encountered in a live application rollout.

  • How your applications perform when placed in a ‘real’ network?
  • Whether increasing bandwidth will really increase performance?
  • How an application will perform when deployed over a long distance (e.g., in a WAN)?
  • If it is possible to reduce bandwidth without suffering loss of performance?
  • How robust the application is to packet loss/damage or reordering?

Using these products from development, through testing to predeployment, ensures your application will work and perform in its target network without the requirement for painful and expensive fixing, recoding or redesigning.

Features

Spirent INE Features

The following features are among those available on INE Enterprise and INE Ultra. Please see the specifications tab for full details of all versions.

  • A wide range of Copper, Fibre and mobile/Wi-Fi networking interfaces
  • Control of link speed, bandwidth, delay (latency), errors and loss by class
  • Latency and Packet loss measurement options
  • Measurement of physical errors including Bit errors and Link Faults
  • Dynamic packet measurement including out-of-order packets, duplicate and IP fragmentation
  • Networking features including traffic filtering, multicast/broadcast emulation
  • Support for many different forms of QoS emulation
  • Real-time packet modification
  • Integration with Spirent Test Automation solutions
  • Support for both IPv4 and IPv6
  • A comprehensive range of management functions

Specifications

INE Windows INE Enterprise INE Ultra

Networking Interfaces

10/100/GigE Copper (RJ45) Ports 2 22 22
GigE Fibre (Multi-mode SFP, LC connector) 2 22 22
10 GigE Copper 0 0 4
10 GigE Fibre (Multi-mode SFP, LC connector) 0 0 4

Bandwidth Emulation

0.1 Kbps to 10 Mbps (including T1/E1, T3 rates) Yes Yes Yes
10 Mbps to 1 Gbps (including OC3/12, STM1/4 rates) No Yes Yes
1 Gbps to 10 Gbps (including OC48/192, STM16/64 rates) No No Yes
Auto Classification No No 80,000
Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Bandwidth Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Mobile Bandwidth (2.5G/3G/WiFi/WiMax) Yes Yes Yes
Background Traffic Emulation Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Production Network Bandwidth
Utilization Record/Playback (INE Network Profiler)
Yes Yes Yes
Number of SubNets per Port 0 Unlimited Unlimited
Selective Traffic Passthrough Yes Yes Yes
Routes per Virtual Interface (VI) 0 Unlimited Unlimited
Packet Shaping No yes yes
Switch/Router Queue Emulation No Yes Yes
Packet Processing Performance
(varies based on WAN Model Complexity)
10 Mbps 20 Gbps >30 Gbps

Operating Modes

Tunnel Mode, Bridge Mode, Routing Mode, Passthrough Yes Yes Yes
Routing Mode Yes Yes Yes
VLAN Switching/Trunking No Yes Yes

Latency Options

Fixed, Uniform Distribution/Jitter Yes Yes Yes
WAN Latency Playback (using INE Network Profiler) Yes Yes Yes

Packet Loss Options

Periodic Loss, Random Loss, Burst Loss, Congestion Yes Yes Yes
WAN Packet Loss Playback (using INE Network Profiler) Yes Yes Yes

Physical Error Options

Bit Errors No Yes Yes
Link Faults (e.g. Routing Protocol Fail Over) No Yes Yes

Dynamic Packet Effects

Out–of–Order Packets, Duplicate Packets,
IP Fragmentation, TTL Effects
No Yes Yes

Networking Features

Traffic Filtering Yes Yes Yes
Multicast/Broadcast Emulation No Yes Yes
MAC/VLAN/MPLS-based WAN Emulation No Yes Yes
User–configurable Bit Pattern Match–based WAN Emulation No Call Call
IPv6 Call Yes Yes
IPv4 Yes Yes Yes
Dynamic Backup Routes based on Link Failure
or Link Utilization Level
Call Yes Yes
Dynamic Path Selection (Probability, Time, Filter) No Yes Yes
Multipoint Internet User Class Simulation No Yes Yes
QoS Emulation No Yes Yes
Deterministic Packet Erroring Call Call Call
Real-time Packet Modification No Call Call
Built-in Packet Capture Buffers No Yes Yes
Load Tool & Test Automation Tool Integration Call Yes Yes
Integration with Spirent Automation Call Yes Yes
Virtual Interfaces 2 440 Unlimited

Management

Console, Serial, Ethernet, Web GUI No Yes Yes
Native Windows GUI Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Multi-User Emulation Testing No Yes Yes
Appliance Capacity Monitoring Yes Yes Yes
Dynamically Configurable Parameters Yes Yes Yes
Scenario Server Yes Yes Yes

Documents

  • Spirent INE Enterprise DatasheetHighly realistic, recreation of multi-site, multi-path, multi-user networks
  • Spirent INE Ultra DatasheetHigh-speed, high-volume network emulation for large-scale testing.
  • Spirent INE for Windows Datasheet1 and 2 port versions for desktop or laptop installations.

Case Studies

  • APD Communications
  • Capita Business Services Case Study
  • Dunnhumby Case Study

White Papers

  • The Importance of Testing Software in Realistic Network ConditionsThis white paper is aimed at individuals with a limited knowledge of networking and aims to provide a basic introduction to the impact of deploying software over a WAN. It is not intended to be a complete discussion of non-LAN application issues.
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