May 5, 2005 Las Vegas, NV -- Spirent Communications has introduced 10-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and router testing enhancements to its SmartBits test system for Ethernet networks. The system now incorporates the company's TRT Interactive Release 5.0 software for simplified testing of Layer 2 and 3 routing and metro Ethernet functions. The company has also doubled the port density of its XFP SmartBits 10-GbE test modules, while reducing their price by 25%, according to a press release.
"These SmartBits enhancements represent Spirent's aggressive response to the industry's urgent demand for comprehensive and cost-effective testing of high-density 10-GbE networks - the fastest growing segment of the LAN market," says Mark Fishburn, vice president of technical strategy for Spirent Communications.
According to the company, its TRT Interactive 5.0 software delivers a comprehensive feature set for testing metro Ethernet services including: virtual private LAN service (VPLS-LDP and VPLS-BGP); pseudowire emulation; spanning tree protocols (STP); stacked VLANs (Q-inQ); and multicast and IPv4/6 protocols.
The company says the test modules' price reduction is intended to help network equipment manufacturers lower their 10-GbE per port costs for enterprises, governments, and service providers. With their doubled port density, the modules now support up to 72 ports of 10-GbE testing in a single rack, allowing large-scale test capability from a small footprint, according to the company.
