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HyperMetrics neXt mX 40/100 Modules

4-Port 40G, 2-Port 100G Ethernet Test Module

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Part of the HyperMetrics™ neXt family of modules, Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics mX 40/100G Ethernet test module with Cloud Core processing enables maximum performance and scale without disabling any test ports.

HyperMetrics neXt

With four 40G ports and two 100G ports per module, the HyperMetrics mX 40/100G delivers the highest density High-Speed Ethernet test solution per rack unit. HyperMetrics mX 40/100G ensures delivery of the mobile multiplay experience by combining high performance stateful traffic, high-scale routing, access and mobile control plane on a single module.

Modules support both 100G and 40G operation

  • 1-port 100G CFP / 2-port 40G QSFP+ module
  • 2-port 100G CFP / 4-port 40G QSFP+ module

CFP, CXP, and QSFP+ in a single module

  • 100G CXP support with ACC-6068A adapter (supports copper connection)
  • 40G QSFP+ support with ACC-6069A adapter

Avalanche Layer 4-7 Application Support

Spirent extends the Avalanche testing capabilities to 40/100G interfaces to bring hyper realistic stateful traffic and security testing to the high-speed Ethernet world. As the demand for network capacities increase exponentially the NEMs and SPs are rapidly adopting HSE to meet this increased demand. The testing needs don't stop at Layer 2-3 for this but also require Layer 4-7 testing.

Test access, routing, mobile backhaul, mobility, cloud infrastructure and application performance with a single module

 

HyperMetrics neXt mX 2-Port 40-100G CardSpirent TestCenter Cloud Core™ processing technology

Intel® Inside—industry’s highest performance processors designed for high performance computing

Industry’s highest performance multi-protocol support with Topology Emulation

Benefits

Network Diagram

Hardware

Spirent TestCenter Form Factors

Spirent TestCenter 11U Rack mounted chassis with 12 hot-swappable module slots Datasheet
Spirent TestCenter 3U Mobile chassis with 2 hot-swappable module slots Datasheet
Spirent TestCenter C1 Appliance Datasheet
Spirent TestCenter Virtual Software Datasheet

Spirent TestCenter Chassis Modules

HyperMetrics neXt modules are the highest-performing, scalable and energy efficient solution available for testing networks and applications

HyperMetrics modules leverage a  multi-core architecture to offer cost effective, high-port density with flexibility, high functionality, and realism

Series 1000/2000 modules are Spirent's line of high-density Ethernet and WAN modules

10/100/1000 EDM-1000 2 or 12 ports
EDM-2000 2 or 12 ports
GigE HyperMetrics CM 4 or 12 ports
10G HyperMetrics dX 32 ports
HyperMetrics mX 10G 4 or 8 ports
HyperMetrics AP 2 or 8 ports
HyperMetrics CV 2 or 8 ports
40G HyperMetrics fX 40/100G 2 or 4 ports
HyperMetrics mX 40/100G 2 or 4 ports
HyperMetrics 40/100G 2 ports
100G HyperMetrics fX 40/100G 1 or 2 ports
HyperMetrics mX 40/100G 1 or 2 ports
HyperMetrics 40/100G 1 port
Fibre Channel HyperMetrics FC 8 ports
ATM/POS POS & ATM WAN Test 1 or 2 ports

Cloud Core

What is Cloud Core?

Cloud Core delivers a major leap forward in performance and scalability, and enhances Spirent TestCenter features with elastic scaling of protocols.

Spirent TestCenter Cloud Core™ is based on patent-pending technologies all designed to add native elastic computing to the Spirent TestCenter Layer 2-7 performance software platform. With Cloud Core, users optimize testing tasks with parallel processing including pooling resources across any number of test ports. Tests beds built on the Cloud Core architecture provide an exceptional combination of scalable performance and realism, and are ideal for testing the most complex converged IP systems, such as the cloud data centers and 4G/LTE mobile networks.

What is the Spirent difference?

Cloud Core Diagram

Specification

HyperMetrics neXt 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet Test Modules

Optical transceiver

  • CFP MSA Optical. QSFP with ACC-6069A 2-Port QSFP to CFP adapter. CXP with ACC-6068A CXP to CFP adapter.

Operational modes

  • 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet

Timing

  • Common tx clock synchronized to chassis-based source, adjustable by ±100 ppm; optionally synchronized to GPS or CDMA timing source for inter-chassis synchronization
  • Highly accurate module timestamp for clock synchronized to chassis; inter-chassis timestamp clock synchronized via direct cable, GPS or CDMA timing source

Port CPU

  • Stackable multi-core CPU

User reservation

  • 100G per Port, 40G per Port Pair

User Interface

  • Windows-based GUI and Tcl API

Max Ports Per Chassis

  • 12 100G Ports or 24 40G Ports
Layer 1 Features
  • MDIO register access with CFP optics support; PMA PRBS test pattern generation and detection; PCS skew injection and measurement for each lane; PCS lane swapping and sweep detections; PCS lane alignment verification
  • Adjustable PPM
  • Internal or external clock
Layer 2/3 Generator and Analyzer

Number of streams

  • 16384 transmit and 65535 trackable receive streams; stream fields can be varied to create billions of flows

Frame transmit modes

  • Priority-based scheduler generates realistic traffic profiles per priority level, including mixed constant and bursty rate traffic to accurately simulate end user applications
  • Modes include: continuous, single burst, multi-burst, timed burst, continuous multi-burst

Min/max frame size (w/CRC)

  • 58-16384

Min/max Tx rates

  • 1 packet per 3.43 seconds to 101% of line rate

Real-time Tx stream adjustments

  • Change rate, frame length and priority settings without stopping the generator or analyzer for truly interactive, cause and effect analysis

Advanced per-stream statistics available in real time

Over 40 measurements tracked in real-time for each received stream including:

  • Advanced sequencing: In-order, lost, reordered, late and duplicate
  • Latency: Avg, min, max and short-term avg; first/last frame arrival timestamp
  • Latency modes: LILO (forwarding delay per RFC 4689), LIFO (store and forward devices per RFC 1242) and FIFO (bit forwarding devices per RFC 1242)
  • Data integrity: IP checksum, TCP/UDP checksum, frame CRC, embedded CRC and PRBS bit errors
  • Histograms: Jitter, Inter-arrival, Latency, Sequence

Measurement timestamp resolution

  • 2.5ns generator/analyzer

Supported encapsulations

  • Layer 2: 802.3, Ethernet II, 802.1Q, 802.1ad, 802.1ah, 802.1Qay, FCoE, PPP
  • Layer 3/4: IPv4, IPv6, TDP, LDP
  • Tunneled: GRE, L2TP, MPLS, PWE3

Advanced per-stream statistics available in real time

  • Identify, display and filter by: transmit stream ID, IPv4/v6 SA/DA, MAC SA/DA, IP TOS/DiffServ, TCP/UDP port, VLAN ID, VLAN priority, MPLS label, MPLS exp plus more

Capture triggers/filters

  • Oversize, jumbo, undersize, CRC error, checksum error, sequence number error, PRBS bit error
  • Trigger, oversize, jumbo, undersize, CRC error, checksum error, sequence number error, PRBS error

Capture memory

  • 35* MB

*Future release.

Layer 4-7 Application and Security
  • IP Version Supported: IPv4 and IPv6
  • Encapsulation Protocols: 802.1Q and 802.1 Q-in-Q
  • Transport Protocols: TCP, UDP
  • Data Protocols: HTTP, SIP and FTP, Unicast/Multicast RTSP and RAW TCP
  • Authentication Protocols: 802.1x
  • Voice Protocols: SIP
  • Voice Quality Measurement: MOS R-factor
  • Video Protocols: RTSP/RTP, MulticastStreaming, IGMPv2, IGMPv3 and MLDv2
  • Video Quality Measurement: MDI measurements along with additional statistics to detect picture quality
Protocol Emulations

Enterprise and data center switch protocol support*

  • Routing, multicast and bridging: All major IPv4 and IPv6 unicast and multicast routing protocols, IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, LACP, STP, RSTP and MSTP
  • Data center: DCBX, FCoE, FIP, 802.1Qbb

Service Provider

  • Routing and MPLS: All major IPv4 and IPv6 unicast and multicast routing protocols, RSVP-TE, LDP, VPLS-LDP, VPLS-BGP, BGP/MPLS-VPN, Fast Re-route, mVPN, P2MP-TE, BFD, TWAMP and PWE3 (RFC4447)
  • Access: ANCP, PPPoE, DHCP, L2TP, IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, DHCPv6 and PPPoEv6
  • Carrier Ethernet and bridging: LACP, STP, RSTP and MSTP, 802.1ag CFM, Y.1731, PBB, PBB-TE, Link OAM
  • Mobile Backhaul: MPLS-TP as supported protocols

 

*Protocol emulation requires optional base packages. Please contact your Spirent sales representative for a complete list of supported protocols.

Documents

  • Brochure: Spirent TestCenterSpirent TestCenter is the industry’s leader for delivering the realism necessary to measure the true impact on QoS and QoE.
  • Brochure: Spirent TestCenter Cloud and Data Center Test SolutionSpirent TestCenter is the premier platform for testing and measuring cloud computing and data center environments.
  • Brochure: Spirent TestCenter Mobile Internet Test Solution Spirent TestCenter is the premier platform for testing and measuring the performance and scale of converged networks, devices and services for the Mobile Internet.
  • Spirent TestCenter Hardware and Base Package MatrixHardware and Base Package Matrix for Spirent TestCenter.
  • Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics neXt 40/100G Module DatasheetTargeting testing of multi-terabit routers and high scale cloud infrastructure the HyperMetrics mX ensures dataplane QoS with high performance traffic and verifies the control plane scalability routing and access of protocols.
  • Education & Implementation Services - All Product Lines - DatasheetSpirent Education & Implementation Services help you utilize all of the Spirent product’s rich testing features to their full capability.
  • Support Services - Networks & Applications - DatasheetSpirent has designed a variety of offerings to provide the specific help you require to best fit your needs and keep your productivity high.

White Papers

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  • The Ins and Outs of Cloud ComputingThe basic notion behind cloud computing is fairly simple: It’s a new IT provisioning and support model that provides on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources.
  • 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.
  • The Emerging 100GE Network EraWhite Paper prepared by Stan Hubbard, Sr. Analyst, Heaving Reading as part of the Light Reading/Heavy Reading 100GE Initiative
  • 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: Latency and Jitter White PaperA Network Test White Paper: The role of Latency and Jitter in Network Performance Assessment.
  • 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.
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