Multi-Functional Carrier-grade Ethernet Tester

Featured Product from GL Communications, Inc.

Multi-Functional Carrier-grade Ethernet Tester-Image

GL provides carrier Ethernet test tools, which include the following product offerings:

  • PacketExpert™ 1G (PXE100) - Available in Portable
  • PacketExpert™ 10G (PXG100) - Available in Portable only
  • PacketExpert™ 10GX (PXN100) - Available in portable (PXN100) and Rack (PXN1XX) variants

Each of the PacketExpert™ platforms is designed to support a variety of functionalities that are essential for carrier-grade Ethernet testing. These functionalities include:

  • Wire speed BERT
  • Smart Loopback
  • RFC 2544 Testing
  • Record and Playback
  • Y.1564 (ExpertSAM™)
  • PacketBroker – (Tap-Filter-Modify-Aggregate Packets)
  • Multi Stream UDP/TCP Traffic Generator and Analyzer
  • RFC 6349 (ExpertTCP™)
  • WAN Link Emulation – IPNetSim (Multi-stream)/ IPLinkSim (Single-stream)

The PacketExpert™ 10GX is a multi-functional Ethernet tester that provides the same interfaces, functionality, and port capacity as the previous PacketExpert™ 10G model, allowing for comprehensive testing of 10 Gbps /1 Gbps wirespeed Ethernet/IP networks.

With its ability to generate and receive traffic with stacked VLAN (Q-in-Q) and stacked MPLS, the PacketExpert™ 10GX is useful for testing a wide range of networks. These include testing individual links/switches, local Ethernet/IP networks (LAN), end-to-end testing of Wide Area Networks (WAN), testing Core/MPLS networks, and more.

 Applications

  • Multiport Ethernet switch testing.
  • Verification of QoS parameters of network devices such as switches and routers.
  • End-to-end testing of network paths for QoS parameters.
  • In-depth troubleshooting of carrier networks in the event of network failures or impairments.
  • QoS testing of triple-play services to ensure they meet SLA parameters.
  • Validation of terrestrial wireless, satellite, and other WAN technologies networks.
  • Real-time testing of VoIP networks to verify that they meet quality requirements before deployment.
  • Testing of routers, switches, VoIP handsets, VoIP PBXs, set-top boxes, and VoD servers.

Common Features

  • Enables simultaneous generation and reception of Ethernet to IP traffic at user-defined or auto-negotiated speed
  • Traffic options allow users to generate Ethernet to IP frames with customizable frame length, size, and varying traffic rates
  • Supports both Electrical and Optical interfaces for mixed technology testing
  • Provides layer-wise testing options such as BERT, RFC 2544 Testing over Framed Ethernet (Layer2), Stacked MPLS (Layer2.5), IP, and UDP
  • Supports testing with ARP, Ping, IPv6, and stacked VLAN (Q-in-Q) up to 3 levels
  • Supports testing with stacked MPLS up to 3 levels
  • Provides IP and UDP header checksum validation and allows users to define Ethernet, IP, and UDP header fields
  • Offers field upgradable technology to stay current with industry trends
  • Provides multi-board support for all applications

Hardware Specifications

Interfaces:

  • 4 x 1G Base-X Optical OR 10/100/1000 Base-T Electrical
  • 2 x 10G Base-SR, -LR -ER Optical only
  • Single Mode or Multi Mode Fiber SFP support with LC connector
  • Optional 4-Port SMA Jack Trigger Board (TTL Input/Output)

Protocols:

  • IEEE 802.3ae LAN PHY compliance
  • RFC 2544 compliance

Power Supply:  9 volts, 2.0 Amps

Physical Dimension: 8.45” x 5.55” x 1.60”