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Spirent TestCenter

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With the push for a high speed, secure, virtualized and converged network, will your solution:

  • Support multiple 1GbE and 10GbE ports with the required performance?
  • Deliver high speed, low latency and lossless Ethernet in the data center to transport Fibre Channel over Ethernet?

The enterprise is in the midst of transformation as higher interface speeds ripple through workgroup and data center networks. Richer content is driving higher network bandwidth and more stringent traffic classification for proper QoS. This transformation is resulting in upgrades and expansion in the enterprise workgroup, campus/backbone and data centers around the world.

Enterprise Workgroup and Campus Connectivity

Spirent TestCenter easy-to-use, high-performance benchmarking accelerates testing of enterprise workgroup and campus/backbone solutions. Dozens of test wizards simplify test configuration and execution, while allowing advanced users to the control they need.

Data Center Switching Test Solutions

Data Center LAN-SAN Topology diagram

Growth of rack and blade servers with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity is rapidly evolving data centers and backbone enterprise networks around the world. The ten-times speed increase of 10GbE at the server, and the introduction of Fibre Channel over Ethernet technology (FCoE), make it possible to eliminate up to half of the interfaces connected to each server and cut costs by reducing space, power and cabling. This convergence of technologies requires changes to Ethernet to accommodate the nearly lossless and extremely low latency of storage solutions. Spirent TestCenter’s patented latency measurement architecture and comprehensive Intelligent Results provides the coverage you need for the latest network advancements.

  • Spirent TestCenter: HyperMetrics 40/100G Ethernet ModuleHighest scale, highest performance Layer 1-7 test system for 40/100G Ethernet testing.
  • Spirent TestCenter: Latest ReleaseLearn about what’s in the latest release of Spirent TestCenter and how coverage has been enhanced for testing data centers, mobile backhaul and others.
  • Spirent TestCenter for Conformance TestingSpirent TestCenter conformance testing application resolves the conflict between complexity and efficiency.
  • Support ServicesSupport Services Overview for Wireless, Networks & Applications, Positioning Technology and Service Assurance

Benefits

Enterprise & Data Center Benefits

  • Improve productivity through simplified testing with wizards and NoCode™ automation
  • Save time by measuring Throughput, Latency and Jitter at the same time in automated RFC benchmark tests
  • Increase product quality through increased test realism by easily scaling the number of ports, subscribers, sessions, routes, tunnels, VLANs and stateful multi-play traffic on demand
  • Accurately evaluate the latest FCoE, DCE and CEE capabilities with realistic emulation and specification-compliant timing
  • Reduce Capex with one system for the test lifecycle with the architecture for 40GbE and 100GbE
  • Reduce Opex by driving 4.8 Terabits of traffic per rack while consuming 25% less power

Features

Enterprise & Data Center Features

  • Line rate Layer 2-7 traffic generation for realistic testing of converged enterprise and data center networks
  • RFC 2544 Network Interconnect, RFC 2889 Switch and RFC 3918 Multicast automated benchmark test wizards
  • Increase test realism by scaling the number of ports, end users, sessions, routes, tunnels, VLANs and stateful multi-play traffic on demand
  • Stateful FCoE and Fibre Channel Initialization Protocol (FIP) emulation per the latest specifications
  • DCE and CEE PFC and Priority Groups testing of IEEE 802.1Qbb and 802.1Qaz
  • Simultaneous generation and analysis of FCoE with DCE/CEE, unicast and multicast L2-7 traffic in one GUI with correlated results
  • 10GbE line rate nano-second accurate latency and jitter per VLAN priority

Specification

Access

DHCP, DHCPv6, DHCP-PD, PPPoA, PPPoE, PPP KeepAlive, PAP, CHAP

Data

Stateful TCP, HTTP, FTP

Data Center

FCoE, FIP

Ethernet

UDP, IP RAW

Multicast

IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, MLDv1, MLDv2

Network

802.1pq VLAN, VLAN CoS, Q-in-Q VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, ARP, ICMP(PING), IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, RVSP-TE, LDP, MPLS, VPLS, L2TP, ANCP

Routing

BFD, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, LACP, ISIS, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, BGPv4, RIP, RIPv2, RFC-2547, 6PE, 6VPE, Multicast VPN

Video

MPEG Video Server, MPEG-2, MPEG-2TS, MPEG-4, VC-1, VMOS

Voice

SIP

Documents

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  • Brochure: Spirent PlatformEverything You Need to Ensure the Highest Quality of Service through trusted performance, converged innovation, unparalleled flexibility and optimized infrastructure.
  • Spirent Test Center Edge Virtual Bridging Testing SolutionThis data sheet summarizes capabilities for testing and emulating Edge Virtual Bridging technologies including Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) and Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregation (VEPA). This package will emulate thousands of virtual devices to test the throughput, scalability and capacity of Ethernet edge devices.
  • Spirent TestCenter Application Layer Protocol SolutionSpirent’s Application Layer Protocols are real applications creating and measuring
    application response, and provide performance analysis for Layer 2-7.
  • Spirent TestCenter DHCP Base Package DatasheetThe Spirent TestCenter DHCP Base Package enables service providers and network equipment manufacturers to quickly test the scalability and performance of access networks, DHCP servers and relay agents.
  • Spirent TestCenter FCoE, FIP and DCBX Testing Package DatasheetWith the FCoE, FIP and DCBX testing package hundreds to thousands of virtual machines can be emulated with Spirent TestCenter to test data center fabrics.
  • Spirent TestCenter Hardware and Base Package MatrixHardware and Base Package Matrix for Spirent TestCenter.
  • Spirent TestCenter IGMP/MLD Host IP Multicast Base Package DatasheetThe IGMP/MLD Host IP Multicast Base Package is a Spirent TestCenter component that helps SPs, large Enterprises and NEMs quickly evaluate & troubleshoot host-to-router multicast behavior & the performance of networks & networking devices.
  • Spirent TestCenter Multiple Spanning Tree Base Package DatasheetThe Multiple Spanning Tree Base Package provides the emulation of Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) Protocol as defined by IEEE Standard 802.1s-2002 and 802.1q-2003.
  • Spirent TestCenter OpenFlow 1.0 Test Package DatasheetThis package emulates an OpenFlow 1.0 controller to configure and test OpenFlow switches. Integrated with Spirent Test Center, this package enables Performance, Availability, Scale and Security testing of OpenFlow switches in data center environments.
  • Spirent TestCenter RFC-2544 Benchmarking Test Package DatasheetThis package provides automated performance testing of L2/L3 network devices per IETF RFC 2544, Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices.
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White Papers

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  • Assuring QoE with over-the-top VideoThis paper provides guidelines for realistic measurement of end-user QoE for video OTT services using adaptive bit rate streaming.
  • Data Center Testing White PaperThis white paper aims to help network professionals understand the issues involved in data center validation and performance benchmarking.
  • EANTC/Spirent Cloud Computing Testing WhitepaperThis whitepaper details the methodology and results for a series of tests conducted by EANTC together with Spirent.
  • EANTC: Testing Cisco's Mobile Core, Data Center and Business Services White PaperEANTC's testing team spent four weeks at Cisco's labs validating solutions presented to them. This white paper is the second feature highlighting the results of this test.
  • EANTC: Testing Cisco's Next-Generation Mobile IP Network SolutionHow do we get from today's voice-driven networks to tomorrow's heavily broadband-enabled solutions?
  • Testing MPLS-TP Deployments in the Mobile Backhaul WhitepaperThis white paper explores why MPLS-TP is now emerging at this stage in the convergence journey, the applicability of MPLS-TP in the mobile backhaul and access networks and the importance of testing new MPLS-TP deployments.
  • Network World: 10 GbE SwitchesArista, Blade share top spot in switch test. Grueling performance testing exposes weaknesses in Cisco and HP switches.
  • Network Test: 10 Essential Benchmarks for High-Performance Data CentersThis in depth white paper from Network Test covers 10 test sets that should be a mandatory part of any comprehensive evaluation of data center switching. It also describes the less-than-ideal practices that should be avoided.
  • The Risk of Inadequate Network TestingIn many organizations, testing the network infrastructure is at best neglected and at worst completely overlooked. This situation persists despite the serious implications to productivity, profitability, liability, and even reputation.
  • The Big Data RevolutionBig data has emerged as one of the most visible topics in technology today. As with other trends such as mobile, social and cloud computing, big data represents both business opportunities and technical challenges.
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