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But when it comes to testing control plane functionality, it becomes much more complicated, and these complex scenarios require more than Layer 2 or Layer 3 packet generation. Many tests have already been successfully fulfilled using our solution — whether in our XT 3 Lab or on-site at the customer. The production device may hold millions of routing entries that it gets from the core network via BGP from other PE routers. Testing conditions as realistic as possible For reliable test results, it is essential to consider the entire network environment of the Device Under Test DUT as realistically as possible. However, the demonstrated approach makes it possible to simulate large parts of the network infrastructure by minimising the use of physical devices. No, because in our XT 3 Lab, we operate a G-capable testing environment, which exactly meets these requirements.

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For reliable test results, it is essential to consider the entire network environment of the Device Under Test DUT as realistically as possible. Testing of new systems has become a crucial element in scalable and complex network architectures.

Testing conditions as realistic as possible For reliable test results, it is essential to consider the entire network environment of the Device Under Test Ixnetwok as realistically as possible.

The pinnacle of Layer 2 or Layer 3 testing is the combination of both, control and forwarding plane testing. Many tests have already been successfully fulfilled using our solution — whether in our XT 3 Lab or on-site at the customer. This is why we at Xantaro have always invested in the testing capabilities of our famous XT 3 Lab located in Frankfurt.

Now imagine, that we see packet loss for one of the services and want to troubleshoot this further. As we can see in the CLI output above, the router successfully ixntwork all prefixes.

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Test environment and expertise for reliable test isia Due to the complexity, it is not always possible to simulate the complete network of a customer.

Testing means more than generating packets Generating packets to test data plane functionality is not usually a complicated process, and there are a plethora of tools available to do this up to a specific scale with standard x86 hardware.

During this test, we can check whether the system stays stable and what the memory utilisation looks like after the device learned all routes. Besides customer projects, extensive testing enables us to research innovations and provide our customers with vendor-independent advice.

Ixnetwor, key element of our solution is IxNetworkthe network infrastructure testing tool of our technology partner IXIA. Once the packets leave our DUT towards the access network, our testing tool should be able to verify if all packets are received and if there was a loss, identify which services were affected.

The screenshot below displays the resulting prefixes overview, which indicates ixmetwork traffic up to prefix This blog gives you a short introduction into the possibilities of our network test environment. Each VRF ixxia send out 50, Prefixes, so our DUT has to learn 5 million prefixes from the network core and program them on the line card.

We generate 50 PE routers, which are behind the P routers with VRFs, which correspond to the customers on the other side. This information allows us to troubleshoot the problem further and efficiently identify the cause.

Therefore, control-plane scaling seems to be okay. Now we create some traffic items that will send bi-directionally between all the prefixes to test reachability.

Simulating realistic network environments for scalability testing with IXIA’s IxNetwork

Such a program should be able to generate a bunch of PE routers that advertise prefixes and at the same time send traffic from these prefixes, with the correct MPLS labels to our DUT. Our test experts also tested new platforms such as the Arista Networks R-series. Simulating complex network environments with IxNetwork Fiction? Using virtual appliances can help to simulate an accurate topology, but testing at a large-scale in both control and data plane is usually not possible.

Simulating realistic network environments with IXIA's IxNetwork

However, the demonstrated approach makes it possible to simulate large parts of the network infrastructure by minimising the use of physical devices. We create a new traffic item for the specific faulty service and enable tracking of the destination IP address.

Contact us using the form below. But when it comes to testing control plane functionality, it becomes much more complicated, and these complex scenarios require more than Layer 2 or Layer 3 packet generation. Upon completion, we notice that IxNetwork is simulating customers, each with ten prefixes, a total of BGP Prefixes.

Typically, it is too expensive to do this with physical hardware.

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Creating the core facing network environment is a bit more complicated. The production device may hold millions of routing entries that it gets from the core network via BGP jxia other PE routers.

icia No, because in our XT 3 Lab, we operate a G-capable testing environment, which exactly meets these requirements. Due to the complexity, it is not always possible to simulate the complete network of a customer.