Description

Spirent – MSA-1001B Features & Specifications:

The Spirent TestCenter 10GbE test modules provide functional, performance, system and conformance testing capabilities from Layer 2 through Layer 7 on a single GUI and test automation platform. These test modules generate realistic traffic from Layer 2 through Layer 7 of the OSI network layers and analyze data frame, packet, stream and protocol metrics for each layer. The test modules can also simultaneously manage data plane tests with control plane traffic required for metropolitan, enterprise and broadband access routing. They provide the most realistic and accurate network device performance measurements in the industry. Features such as real-time capture and decode along with the real-time event logging system allow the user to find the source of more complex multi-protocol problems.

• Automated Energy Efficiency with near-zero power usage of idle cores while running no/low scale tests and automated low-power states meeting requirement of any running test
• Supports 1G mode operation adding flexibility and cost savings for users needing both 10G and 1G high density test solutions
• Supports the advanced Spirent test signature for full compatibility with the complete line of Spirent TestCenter test modules. This provides a solution enabling full backplane traffic loading with many HyperMetrics dX modules transmitting traffic to be analyzed with the advanced deep analysis capabilities of the HyperMetrics CV,CM and mX modules.
• Full compatibility with Spirent TestCenter Virtual—enabling high-density testing throughout the physical and virtual data center infrastructure
• Available test packages and integrated configuration wizards simplify and accelerate configuration of multi-terabit traffic patterns across hundreds or thousands of ports
• NoCode™ Automation with Command Sequencer and GUI to Scrip
  Spirent – MSA-1001B TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  Analyzer – HyperFilters

  • Five different traffic analysis filters may be placed anywhere in the packet for the user to select packet fields for measurement and statistical tracking analyses
  • The analyzer supports a combination of 5 filters, 4 16-bit and 1 32-bit that operate on the incoming traffic stream
  • Separates traffic into as many as 65,535 sub-streams for detailed analysis
  • Automatically identifies Layer 2 (including MPLS and VLANs), Layer 3 and Layer 4 encapsulations per templates

  Analyzer – Port Measurements

  • Port and rate counters are 64 bits deep and can track 65,535 uniquely trackable stream and sub-stream values with real time statistics and graphs
  • Additional Spirent TestCenter Base and Test Packages add technology or protocol specific port counters. Please refer to the specific software package data sheet for additional counter information.
  • Traffic Generator and Total Port Count Counters: Transmit and Receive counters report all packet statistics for counts, bytes, signature field, CRC and FCS errors, and IPv4/IPv6 checksum errors for Layer 3 and Layer 4. Protocol counters such as UDP, TCP, MPLS, VLANs, ICMP are provided. Packet size statistics are counted for undersized, oversized and Jumbo frames.
  • Transmit and Receive CPU Port Counts are provided for: Frames, Octets, IPv4/IPv6 Frames, ARP Requests and Replies, and ICMP Echo Requests and Replies
  • QoS Counters: The Analyzer supports a counter set for each value of the ToS/Diffserv byte in an IPv4 or IPv6 frame. The user can choose to count a single IP Destination or for traffic received on the port. For each value of the ToS/Diffserv byte the analyzer tracks: Value of the byte, IPv4 Frames, IPv6
  • Frames and associated rates.

   

Spirent – MSA-1001B APPLICATIONS

• Data Center Fabrics: Validate forwarding performance, latencyand functional capabilities of ultra high-scale, next-generationSPB and TRILL enabled multi-terabit cloud data center fabrics
• Terabit Routers: Emulate ISIS, OSPF and BGP, validate IP throughput and Multicast performance, emulating hundreds of thousands of clients, to understand the architecture efficiency, performance, and reliability
• Subscriber Access Gateways: Emulate millions of access subscribers using different services over many ports under normal or full load traffic conditions
• Device Benchmarking: Test using IETF RFC 2544, RFC 2889 and RFC 3918 methodologies with easy test setup using dynamically bound traffic and automated wizards
• Power Efficiency: Evaluate real power usage and efficiency of router and switch blades and fabrics at low and full capacity load