Hammer PacketSphere XG Network Emulator

Next Gen Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs) and Service Providers (SPs) that are testing components for deployment in the network have been challenged to accurately simulate the target networks and their operating conditions. Not having the 'right network' simulation for lab testing increases the risk that the end customer will find product or service performance to be unacceptable. Creating an accurate representation of a given network deployment is difficult. Building one that is flexible and controllable is next to impossible. Based on these constraints, tests often occur on 'clean' networks, where performance is perfect differing greatly from a real customer network.

The Network Emulator application for Hammer PacketSphere XG is the only cost effective test system available that can emulate all the key impairments in next-gen networks: latency, jitter, lost packets, re-ordered packets, re-routed packets, duplicate packets, bandwidth restrictions, and bit-error insertion at wire speed on Gigabit and Fast Ethernet interfaces. An easy-to-use, PC-based Network Emulator client application allows multiple users to test a product or service with a large number of network conditions quickly and controllably. As a result, test users can see exactly which devices will work, provide degraded performance, or fail.

Features

• Emulates real-world IP network characteristics - For Fast and Gigabit Ethernet networks
• Apply True IP network impairments - Latency, jitter, dropped packets, duplicate packets, re-ordering, congested router effects, bandwidth restriction with flow control, bit error insertion, packet modification with TCP checksum correction
• Programmable packet filtering and modification - Defined by packet attributes or payload data
• True wire speed operation - Running at 2.8 million packets per second
• Repeatable and controllable tests - PacketSphere's network processor architecture provides consistent results
• Real time throughput analysis - Detailed metrics on packets/bytes and impairments performed
• Intuitive, easy to use GUI or Command Line Interface - PC client GUI application.  Remote TCL and PERL scripting on the CLI
• Multi-application and multi-user platform - Up to eight simultaneous users can access both NetEm and other Packetsphere applications
• Web-based administrative interface - supports configuration and downloading of the Windows-based PC client