Ixia and Hitachi Test 100 Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect

Ixia’s Higher Speed Ethernet Test Solution Used to Transmit 100 Gbps Ethernet Traffic

Ixia (NASDAQ: XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, today announced that Ixia’s higher speed Ethernet (HSE) 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) test solution was used to test Hitachi’s prototype 100 GE frame transmission system, which was partly supported by Lambda Access Project funded by NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) in Japan. Ethernet-standard frame-level data formats were used – a significant advancement over previous optical signal tests.

Ixia’s “K2” 100 GE test module generated line-rate traffic which was sent over optical cable to Hitachi’s 100 GE prototype system. The Hitachi system successfully received and decoded the Ethernet frames.

“Ixia’s 40 and 100 GE load modules are increasingly becoming the standards for manufacturers seeking to validate their HSE designs,” said Errol Ginsberg, Chief Innovation Officer at Ixia. “Our early and active participation in the standardization process has allowed us to offer products that follow the emerging standard.”

Ixia’s converged IP testing solutions enable users to test the performance of network equipment, Internet service and applications. K2 is the only module available in the market today that can test IEEE P802.3ba standard-based products. K2 modules can generate and analyze full 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps layer 2-7 line rate traffic with up to 1 million distinct flows per port. Module testing capabilities include such metrics as real-time latency, inter-arrival time, packet loss, data integrity, sequence checking and packet capture. For more information on Ixia or our higher speed Ethernet solutions, please visit www.ixiacom.com.

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.

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