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Multicast technology offers a bandwidth
and resource-preserving alternative to broadcast and unicast
packet transmission. IP Multicast transmission conserves bandwidth
by forcing networks to do packet replication only when necessary,
and is ideal for one-to-many and many-to-many applications
such as the delivery of network ticker tapes, live stock quotes,
multiparty video-conferencing, and shared white board applications.
Multicast traffic and control protocols
place a different burden on router resources than unicast
or broadcast traffic. It is therefore very important to carefully
test how multicast implementations affect both router and
network performance.
Agilent N2X delivers a comprehensive test
solution capable of thoroughly testing IP multicast technology
through all phases of product development and deployment.
N2X covers the spectrum of IP multicast test needs, from simple
multicast forwarding measurements, through multicast scalability
and protocol conformance measurements, to complex multicast
test configurations such as the effects of dynamic multicast
group membership on QoS delivery.
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Multi-port Traffic Generation and Analysis -Agilent
N2X provides real-time multicast forwarding measurements
over ATM, Ethernet, and POS interfaces. Users can easily
manipulate the ratio and load of multicast and IP traffic
while N2X makes real-time forwarding measurements, allowing
you to determine how different test configurations and
the uderlaying unicast network volatility affect the ultimate
traffic forwarding performance and QoS delivery.
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Scalable Multicast Protocol Emulation - Agilent
N2X delivers powerful IGMPv2/v3, PIM-SM/SSM (including
IPv6 support), MSDP and routing protocol emulations to
simulate multicast hosts and networks around your device
and achieve multicast protocol conformance, interoperability,
scalability and functional measurements.
- Dynamic Multicast Network Simulation - In order
to determine whether your router or network is truly capable
of concurrently and effectively managing network resources
and delivering multicast services, requires that it be tested
in an environment that accurately reflects the potential
scale and dynamic nature of multicast-enabled networks.
N2X uses dynamic IGMP, PIM-SM/SSM, MSDP and routing protocol
emulations to manipulate multicast group memberships, distribution
trees, and traffic configurations on-the-fly, and achieve
complex multicast performance measurements.
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