Stress Testing the Data Plane
Stress test your device’s data plane with Agilent’s
multi-port Packets and Protocols Application.
High traffic loads place heavy demands on both the
hardware and software components of a Layer-2 device.
Before deployment, its interfaces, switching fabric,
memory, buffering and scheduling mechanisms, and Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP) tables must be thoroughly
stressed to ensure the device can switch traffic from
its input buffers to the appropriate output queues at
full line rate.
This application note describes how to use Agilent
N2X to define and generate up to 32,768 streams per
port to help you stress a Layer-2 device’s data
plane. You can build any type of Layer-2 to Layer-7
Protocol Data Unit (PDU) and receive per-port or per-stream
statistics on the test traffic to help identify problems
with your device quickly and easily.
Testing network devices has never been easier!
- Fine-grained measurements on up to 32k customers
or services
- Quick and easy stream creation
- Powerful PDU builder designed for future flexibility
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