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IxNetwork IPv6 Emulation Software

IPv6 Emulation Software Suite

IP version 6 (IPv6) is the newest version of the Internet Protocol, designed as the successor to IP version 4. IPv6 enhances IP by greatly extending its addressing capabilities, simplifying the IP header format, providing for the labeling of flows, and adding authentication and privacy capabilities. Ixia's Aptixia IxNetwork IPv6 Emulation Software Suite provides a complete set of verification tools designed to facilitate the migration from IPv4 to IPv6. The IPv6 Emulation Software Suite provides both protocol conformance and performance solutions for IPv6 in conjunction with Ixia's dedicated hardware test platform.

The IPv6 Emulation Software Suite is supported on all of Ixia's Ethernet, Packet Over SONET (POS), and ATM Load Modules supporting a CPU per port. This integrated solution allows for seamless migration of tests to next generation platforms supporting mixed IPv4/IPv6 stacks.

Key Features

IPv6 conformance testing utilizing Ixia's IxANVL test suites
IPv6 traffic generation and analysis at wire speed
IPv6 network topology emulation
Simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6 traffic generation for testing dual-stack and tunneling migration methodologies
IPv6 encodes and decodes on all Ethernet, POS, and ATM interfaces
IPv6 router identification through neighbor discovery
Supported protocols: IS-ISv6, BGP+, RIPng, OSPFv3, PIM-SMv6, and MLDv1/v2

Protocol Emulation and Validation

Ixia's IPv6 Emulation Software Suite enables the performance and Validation validation of mixed IPv4/IPv6 and IPv6 only devices. Users can validate ICMPv6 as per RFC 2463, Neighbor Discovery Protocol as per RFC 2461, Address Auto-configuration as per RFC 2462, and Path MTU Discovery protocols. All routing protocols, BGP+, OSPFv3, IS-ISv6, and RIPng, can be emulated while line rate IPv4/IPv6 traffic is being generated and analyzed. Multicast routing emulation is also supported with PIM-SMv6 as well as IP Multicast with MLDv1/v2.

Conformance Validation

Ixia's IPv6 Emulation Software can verify device compliance with IPv6 standards using Ixia's IxANVL automated conformance test. This test suite includes over 110 tests based on IPv6 IETF standards RFC 2460, RFC 2464, and RFC 2472 for hosts and routers. Users can quickly discover IPv6 implementation errors by running IxANVL's high log level (pass/fail) test. More detailed results, including packet decodes, can also be viewed by running the test suite's medium and low log levels.

IxANVL is written in ANSI C and provides both a GUI and command line interface. The test suite includes source code access, allowing users to easily customize tests or add new ones by adding or modifying code. Users can also add scripts to automate processes such as rebooting the Device Under Test.

IxNetwork Integrated

The Ixia IPv6 Emulation Software Suite is seamlessly integrated into IxNetwork, Ixia's Graphical User Interface (GUI) software for data and control plane testing. IPv6 traffic streams can be created automatically to target advertised routes. Traffic statistics can also be logged and graphed.

Tcl Support

Automated scripts can be quickly created using the Tcl scripting environment. Alternatively, the IxNetwork GUI can be used to set up a test configuration, then Ixia's ScriptGen utility used to translate the GUI settings to Tcl code with minimal commands. Tcl support is available on Windows and UNIX platforms.

Requirements

IXIA 250, IXIA 400T, IXIA 1600T, Optixia X16, or Optixia XL10 chassis
At least one Ixia Load Module: Gigabit TXS, LSM10GE, OC-3/12 POS/ATM, MSM 2.5G (OC-48c), MSM 10G (10GE, OC-192c POS), ALM, ELM
IxNetwork client application

Product Ordering Information

930-2005
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, BGP4 Emulation; REQUIRES 930-1999; Includes Media Kit

930-2007
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, BGP4 Emulation with additional IPv6 support; REQUIRES 930-1999 and 930-2005 BGP4 emulation; Includes Media Kit

930-2009
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, OSPFv3 Emulation; REQUIRES 930-1999; Includes Media Kit

930-2010
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, IS-IS Emulation; REQUIRES 930-1999; Includes Media Kit

930-2011
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, IS-IS Emulation with additional IPv6 support; REQUIRES 930-1999 and 930-2010 IS-IS emulation; Includes Media Kit

930-2013
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, RIPng IPv6 Emulation; REQUIRES 930-1999; Includes Media Kit

930-2001
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software Bundle, IPv4 Routing Protocols; Includes 930-2005 BGP-4 Emulation, 930-2008 OSPFV2 Emulation, 930-2010 IS-IS Emulation, 930-2012 RIPV2 Emulation; REQUIRES 930-1999; Includes Media Kit

930-2002
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software Bundle, IPv6 Routing Protocols; Includes 930-2007 BGP4 with IPv6 Support, 930-2009 OSPFv3 with IPv6 Emulation, 930-2011 IS-IS IPv6 Support, 930-2013 RIPng Emulation; REQUIRES 930-1999 and 930-2001 Optional Software Bundle, IPv4 Routing Protocols; Includes Media Kit

930-2004
Aptixia IxNetwork, Optional Software, Multicast Emulation includes IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, PIM-SM/SSMv4/v6, and Multicast VPN support; REQUIRES 930-1999; Includes Media Kit

Companion Test Automation Libraries

928-0201
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, RFC 2544 Test Suite

928-0202
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, RFC 2889 Layer 2 Switching Test Suite

924-0224
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, IPv4/IPv6 Tunneling Test Suite

928-0240
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, BGP4 Test Suite

928-0241
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, OSPF Test Suite

928-0242
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, ISISv4/v6 Test Suite

928-0243
Aptixia IxAutomate, Optional Software, IP Multicast Test Suite (MCAST) RFC2432

IxANVL Conformance Test Suites

Please refer to IxANVL datasheet for detail ordering information IPv6 Test Suites

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.