40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Testing

Internet traffic has grown exponentially as greater numbers of users employ more and more complex types of traffic. The need for bandwidth to handle applications such as IPTV, video, peer-to-peer sharing, and wireless backhaul is obvious. Aggregating 10Gbps links to handle increased bandwidth not only complicates data center topologies, but is also costly and labor-intensive. It's essential that single, higher-speed links be available in the data center and throughout the Internet. The next step in data center evolution is 40- and 100-Gbps network devices.

Ixia's Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) modules are the first-to-market test solution for network equipment manufacturers developing 40/100Gbps devices, providing full IP layer 2-7 measurement and analysis. Ixia’s HSE solutions can generate and analyze full 40/100Gbps layer 2-7 line rate traffic, up to 1 million flows per port. Module testing includes such metrics as:

• Real-time latency
• Inter-arrival time
• Packet loss
• Data integrity
• Sequence checking
• Packet capture

Ixia has been an active participant in the IEEE P802.3ba standardization effort staring in 2006 with the IEEE Higher Speed Study Group. Ixia facilitated in developing the new standards, including prototyping the proposed methods for the new 40/100Gbps physical coding sublayer (PCS).

The timeline and learning resources below are a testimony to our dedication to HSE technology, our product maturity, our leadership, and the extent of our global partnerships.

40/100Gbps Higher Speed Ethernet (HSE) Learning Resources

Ixia Product Collateral

• Quick Reference Sheets
  • Xcellon-Lava Dual-Speed HSE Load Module (435.19 KB) 
  • Xcellon-Flex™ 4x40GE Full Emulation Load Module (393.11 KB) 
  • Xcellon-Flex Combo 10/40GE (410.5 KB) 
  • HSE Load Module (1.02 MB) 
• Data Sheets
  • Xcellon-Lava™ Dual-Speed, 40/100GE Higher Speed Ethernet Load Modules with CFP and QSFP+ Interfaces 
  • Xcellon-Flex™ 4x40GE QSFP+ Full Emulation Load Module (1.75 MB) 
  • K2 40 Gb/s QSFP Higher Speed Ethernet Load Module 
  • K2 40 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s and Dual-Speed Higher Speed Ethernet Load Modules 

Black Book: Higher Speed Ethernet

• Visit Black Book site

White Papers

• An Overview of Next-Generation 100 and 40 Gigabit Ethernet Technologies (424.15 KB)  - This white paper discusses how advances in data center technology and Internet usage have pushed enterprises to demand higher speed Internet connections.
• Enabling 100 Gigabit Ethernet Implementing PCS Lanes (435.71 KB)  - In order to make 100 GbE immediately available, it is important that it operate in conjunction with existing, deployed fiber. This requires technology that flexibly maps a single 100 Gb/s stream of data into a variable number of data "lanes" that can be used in bundles.

Video Testimonials

	Ixia Validates Brocade MLXe Performance  (00:03:17) - May, 2011 Brocade partnered with Ixia to demonstrate how Brocade's MLXe multi-service router delivers unprecedented scale and performance to meet the needs, and budgets, of service providers and enterprises.

Test reports

• Ixia and The Lippis Report Provide Industry-First 10/40GE Switch Performance Comparisons
• Ixia Powers New Series of EANTC and Light Reading 100 Gigabit Ethernet Tests
• Validation of 100 Gigabit Ethernet Service Routing:Speed Without Compromising Services

Webinars

• Putting 100G/40G to the Test - This Ixia-sponsored webinar, hosted by Heavy Reading’s Sterling Perrin, examines the challenge of testing 40/100G networks and explores solutions