IxLoad: Peer to peer

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology enables the sharing of computer resources and services, including information, files, processing cycles, and storage by means of direct exchanges between participants in a P2P network. As a result, P2P networking is a very efficient and resilient method for distributing content over IP networks.

P2P applications have multiplied and evolved to represent a formidable component of Internet traffic. IDC reports that P2P usage for 2006 was over 32% of all Internet traffic¹. However, the mass popularity and bandwidth-hungry nature of P2P are threatening to exhaust service providers' network resources and the QoE of revenue generating real-time services such as video and voice.

Devices that forward the real world of Internet traffic need to be tested with a mix of P2P and voice, video and data traffic. Using this mix of traffic, NEMs, service providers and enterprises can ensure that their networks and devices properly recognize and prioritize recreational P2P traffic.

IxLoad combines advanced stateful P2P application-replay capabilities and an extensive library of P2P signatures to simulate P2P protocol behavior at scale.

IxLoad is used to:

• Benchmark the performance of application-aware deep packet inspection (DPI) capable devices
• Validate scalability of sophisticated P2P bandwidth management and QoS schemes
• Determine the performance impact of P2P on multiplay service delivery
• Verify the accuracy of the classification mechanisms in DPI devices

Features

• Realistic P2P protocol simulation
• Extensive library of predefined P2P traffic flows
• Supports detailed measurement statistics and real-time graphs
• Scales to thousands of peers, generating 800 Mbps of P2P traffic per Gigabit Ethernet port

IP Support	IPv4 and IPv6
Emulation	Initiator Peer, Responder Peer or Both
Protocols	BitTorrent and eDonkey
Options	Choose from a library of P2P flow definitions for each protocol Each traffic flow defines traffic with a different set of properties, such as the direction (upload, download or bidirectional to download), the amount of data transferred, the data size unit, and other properties.
Objectives	Number of peers Throughput Concurrent connections Connections per second Transactions per second

Statistics

P2P Application	Peer Count Concurrent Sessions Connection Rate Transaction Rate Initiator Total Bytes Sent Rate Initiator Total Bytes Received Rate Initiator Total Throughput Responder Total Bytes Sent Rate Responder Total Bytes Received Rate Responder Total Throughput Connection Requests Sent Connection Requests Successful Connection Requests Failed Active Connections Connection Requests Received Connections Accepted Connections Failed Initiator Total Bytes Sent Initiator Total Bytes Received Initiator Total Bytes Sent and Received Responder Total Bytes Sent Responder Total Bytes Received Responder Total Bytes Sent and Received Total Transactions Initiated Total Transactions Successful Total Active Flow Total Flow Initiated Total Flow Succeeded	Total Flow Failed Total Flow Failed Error Total Flow Failed Timeout Total Flow Failed Mismatch Control Flow Transmission Initiated Control Flow Transmission Succeeded Control Flow Transmission Failed Control Flow Transmission Failed (Error) Control Flow Transmission Failed (Timeout) Control Flow Reception Initiated Control Flow Reception Succeeded Control Flow Reception Failed Control Flow Reception Failed (Error) Control Flow Reception Failed (Timeout) Control Flow Reception Failed (Mismatch) Data Flow Transmission Initiated Data Flow Transmission Succeeded Data Flow Transmission Failed Data Flow Transmission Failed (Error) Data Flow Reception Initiated Data Flow Reception Succeeded Data Flow Reception Failed Data Flow Reception Failed (Error)Data Flow Reception Failed (Timeout)

Ordering Information

925-3143
IXLOAD-Peer-to-Peer, Provides a scalable Peer-to-peer emulation with an extensive library of predefined P2P traffic flows for popular protocols such as BitTorrent and eDonkey; REQUIRES IxLoad Triple-Play 4.00 or later release of 4.XX and previous purchase of 925-3001 (IXLOAD), 925-3002 (IXLOAD-BASIC), 925-3300 (IXLOAD-PLUS), OR any 925-35xx IXLOAD Software Bundle

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^[1] IDC Report on U.S. Consumer Internet 2007-2011 Forecast, June 2007

P/N: 915-1742-01 Rev C - November, 2009

This material is for informational purposes only and subject to change without notice. It describes Ixia's present plans to develop and make available to its customers certain products, features and capabilities. Ixia is only obligated to provide those deliverables specifically included in a written agreement between Ixia and the customer.

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