Press Releases

2009

IXIA AND FORCE10 TO PERFORM WORLD’S LARGEST 10 GE SWITCHING TEST

Ixia’s New 280-Port 10 GE Test System Validates Multi-dimensional Scale and Service Level of Force10’s ExaScale Core Switch/Routers

CALABASAS , Calif., May 6, 2009 – Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, along with Force10 Networks, will hold the world’s largest ever public demonstration of 10 gigabit Ethernet (GE) traffic switching. Ixia’s XM12 chassis and 280 IxYukon™ 10 GE test ports will be switched through Force10 ExaScale data center optimized core switch/routers ­­- sending and receiving 5.6 terabits per second of traffic. The demonstration can be seen at Ixia’s booth (#1813) at Interop, Las Vegas from May 19 to 21.

Ixia’s IxNetwork™ 5.40 release will be used to prepare and run the test. IxNetwork’s next generation technology increases the scale and performance of Ixia’s layer 2/3 testing and enables service level agreement (SLA) validation by measuring up to 4 million service-level flows. Each flow represents a possible customer service such as VoIP, video or data center traffic. These IxNetwork service flows ensure performance benchmarking and QoS enforcement with dynamic ability to update traffic profiles on the fly. Aggregated and per-flow run-time statistics provide rapid drill-down to isolate device problem areas.

“Our next-generation ExaScale core switch/routers require validation of multi-terabit throughput and latency” said Steve Garrison, Vice President of Marketing at Force10. “Ixia’s IxYukon and IxNetwork provide us the high density port capacity, while at the same time giving us the sharp tools that we need to characterize our performance.”

“IxNetwork’s ViperCore enables internet scale multi-dimensional routing emulation coupled with flexible service modeling of VoIP, video and data center traffic,” said Victor Alston, Senior Vice President of Product Development. “IxNetwork’s TrueView™ service convergence measurement showcases ExaScale’s impressive performance in excess of 2 Bpps (billion packets per second), and high availability as demanded by next generation data centers and mission critical enterprise networks”

Refer to Ixia’s web site for more information on IxNetwork and IxYukon. Information on the Force10 ExaScale switch/routers can be found on Force10’s web site.

About Ixia
Ixia is a leading supplier of test, measurement and service verification solutions to Internet equipment manufacturers, carriers, service providers, government agencies and enterprises. Ixia’s platform is used to test IP networking equipment of all types and sizes, with powerful and flexible test applications that handle the widest range of Internet usage – from routing and switching to converged applications traffic to validating the service quality of live networks and services. Ixia’s multiplay test solutions are acknowledged as the market leader - addressing the growing need to test voice, video, and data services and network capability under real-world conditions.

About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks is a technology leader that provides the reliable next generation infrastructure required to build and secure intelligent services networks. Force10’s products deliver the scalability, reliability and application awareness to cost-effectively deliver content from the enterprise or converged network to the mobile business user or consumer. For more information on Force10 Networks, please visit www.force10networks.com.

Contact:
Kelly Maloit
Director of Public Relations
Dir: 818-444-2957
kmaloit@ixiacom.com

Jennifer Kutz
Vantage Communications for Ixia
Dir: 415-984-1970 x112
jkutz@pr-vantage.com

Kevin Wade
Force10 Networks Inc.
707-665-4509
kwade@force10networks.com

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