IxLoad. Determine Performance of Content-Aware Devices and Networks

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1 Determine Performance of Content-Aware Devices and Networks Determine Performance Limits of Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Content Switches Test Triple Play Network Performance by Emulating Subscribers Test Enterprise Network Security and Data Center Performance Comprehensive L4-7 Protocol Support Including Voice, Video, and Data Leader in IP Performance Testing IxLoad

2 How Can You Take Advantage of IxLoad? Equipment Manufacturers Protocol Performance: IxLoad is used in the development process to test the functionality and scalability of individual protocols. IxLoad offers functional depth to thoroughly test each protocol and the ability to create load conditions to measure the impact. Device Performance: IxLoad is used in the development process to test the functionality and scalability of network components. IxLoad allows for the creation of realistic traffic mixtures for test conditions that accurately assess the performance of the device under test. System Performance: IxLoad is used to measure the system capacity and behavior under load conditions. Utilizing a realistic mix of protocols, with real-time control of the load conditions, makes it easy to understand the performance changes as the device or network nears its limits. Quality Assurance: IxLoad can be used to verify interoperability of integrated solutions. Using repeatable tests, engineers can stress-test networks components, and the results can be documented as changes to the network design and software are implemented. Technical Marketing: IxLoad ensures that the scalability and robustness of systems is understood in real customer scenarios. Repeatable tests make it simple to compare the performance of different devices. Easy-to-use reporting tools in IxLoad help illustrate results with real test conditions. Test Labs Network Performance: IxLoad is utilized to create real application traffic and measure performance in the lab environment. The full range of protocols and options provided by IxLoad make it easy to create a real world network test. Service Providers Benchmarking performance: IxLoad is used to understand the performance of network equipment prior to deployment. Scalable and repeatable tests make it easy to find the performance limits of devices with traffic similar to your own network. Service Trials: IxLoad is used to determine the capacity of equipment running stateful traffic before subjecting that equipment to live traffic. IxLoad enables you to understand the capacity of the service before problems arise with real customers. Enterprises Network Performance: IxLoad is used to stage new devices and measure the effects of large traffic volumes on networks before implementation in a live system. IxLoad helps to minimize problems by proactively testing if firewall and mail gateway policies are up to date and secure. Data Center Performance: IxLoad is used to understand the functionality and performance of the architecture and components used in the data center. IxLoad provides a cost-effective way to ensure that systems are architected to perform as expected. IxLoad also helps determine how any changes to network components will affect overall performance. IxL

3 Content-Aware Device Performance Testing Content Aware Device Server Under Test IxLoad Clients IxLoad Servers IxLoad Clients IxLoad Determine Performance of Content- Aware Devices and Networks Test Challenges Networks have evolved over time. Network components like Firewalls and SLBs are increasingly aware of packet sequences and state machines higher up in the protocol stack. Triple Play network devices like IGMP routers and video servers are aware of the Triple Play subscriber actions, like changing channels with IPTV. These intelligent devices contribute to the complex nature of today s networks. As a result of this complexity, it has become increasingly difficult to effectively test these intelligent network components with traditional network test gear. To effectively test these intelligent network devices, real application traffic needs to be created in large volumes. Moreover, it is important to have granular control on the test traffic to benchmark these devices. IxLoad Answers the Challenge Ixia s IxLoad provides a comprehensive solution to determine the performance of content-aware devices including SLBs, Firewalls, Web Servers and Mail Servers, as well as Triple Play network devices including video servers, multicast routers and SIP devices. IxLoad accomplishes this by emulating large numbers of clients, Triple Play subscribers, and servers. Key protocols supported include data protocols, like HTTP, FTP, and SMTP/POP3; video protocols like IGMP, MPEG, and RTSP; and voice protocols like SIP. IxLoad provides a simple, logical interface that makes it easy to quickly set up complex test environments. Using IxLoad, test results can be viewed in real time or can be saved for analysis and processing. IxLoad provides a comprehensive and customizable set of statistics that make it easy to assess the performance of content-aware devices and networks. In short, Ixia s IxLoad is specifically designed to meet the complex challenge of testing today s internet. Who is Ixia? Ixia is a leading provider of performance test systems for IP-based infrastructure and services What distinguishes Ixia Test Systems from the competition? Single Platform for Layer 2-7 that is forwardly and backwardly compatible Superior Functionality through granular control of a greater number of test parameters Universal Automation of every function throughout the test environment

4 Triple Play Performance Testing IxLoad Servers Create Realistic Triple Play Test Scenarios IxLoad can be used to determine the performance of the Triple Play network infrastructure by emulating a large number of Triple Play subscribers with a combination of voice, video, and data traffic. In addition to comprehensive testing of the data network infrastructure, IxLoad also tests the IPTV and VoIP infrastructure. IxLoad tests the performance of video servers, multicast routers, and video delivery networks. This is accomplished by emulating video servers and millions of video subscribers in video on demand and broadcast video scenarios. Key protocols include MPEG, IGMP and RTSP. IxLoad tests the performance of SIP devices and infrastructure by emulating thousand of SIP callers and callees in performance testing scenarios. In addition, IxLoad also tests the performance of Layer 4-7 security devices including Firewalls, SLBs, SSL Gateways, Virus Scanners, Spam Filters, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Key IxLoad Triple Play Testing capabilities include the following: Large numbers of IPTV subscribers with varying channel zapping profiles can be emulated Channel changing latencies for the various profiles and the video quality as perceived by the subscriber can be measured Large amounts of Voice over IP phone calls can be originated from a simulated group of users to another. The call flow can be controlled from within IxLoad Large volumes of web and traffic from subscribers can be emulated Malicious traffic can be injected by creating Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and Vulnerability attacks originating from a wide range of IP and MAC addresses Realistic network impairments such as latency, jitter, packet loss, and packet reordering can be introduced to assess Triple Play network performance

5 Enterprise Network Infrastructure Testing Servers Firewall Mail Gateway Content Switch IxLoad Clients Content Cache Servers IxLoad Servers Network Under Test Validate Secure Enterprise Infrastructures Enterprise data networks are under constant security threat. These data networks need to be constantly tested for their ability to detect attacks and protect their valuable data resources. IxLoad can emulate user traffic, legitimate and malicious, similar to that experienced by a large enterprise network, a corporate website, or an organization providing web-based services. IxLoad can be used to: Assess the ability of Gateways to detect and filter spam and virus attachments. attachments and payloads can be customized Replay large amounts of custom data flows from captured traffic traces Assess that an appropriate action is taken for each traffic flow configured on firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems, and similar security devices Verify that the system performance does not decrease sharply with increased load Ensure that the network infrastructure deployment performs as expected

6 IxLoad IxLoad provides a comprehensive solution to determine the performance of content-aware devices including SLBs, Firewalls, Web Servers and Mail Servers as well as Triple Play network devices including video servers, multicast routers and SIP devices. IxLoad accomplishes this by emulating large numbers of clients, Triple Play subscribers and servers. Key protocols supported include data protocols like HTTP, FTP, SMTP/POP3; video protocols like IGMP, MPEG, RTSP; and voice protocols like SIP. Worldwide Headquarters West Agoura Road Calabasas, California United States of America Phone Fax Ixia. All rights reserved. This publication may not be copied, in whole or in part, without Ixia s consent. Ixia and its licensors retain all intellectual property rights in all products identified in this publication. Such products may be covered by one or more patents and/or pending patent applications, including but not limited to the following U.S. patents: 6,717,917; 6,408,335; 6,397,359; 6,061,725; 5,937,165; 5,881,237; and 5,838,919. All software and related documentation identified in this publication is licensed, not sold, pursuant to a separate license agreement between Ixia and the recipient. The recipient s use of such software and documentation is subject to the terms of that agreement. Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS and FAR THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IXIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY IXIA WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY IXIA. IXIA ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION. Ixia, the Ixia four petal logo, IxLoad, IxChariot, IxVoice, IxVerify, IxNetwork, IxScriptMate, IxVPN, IxExplorer, IxWLAN, IxAccess, IxANVL, and ScriptGen are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Ixia in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. P/N: