SCENARIO
“Broadband” describes high-speed internet access for end customers via wireless, cable, or digital subscriber line (DSL). Broadband requires numerous protocols and devices to work together seamlessly to provide reliable customer internet access, especially when rolling out new services that consume larger amounts of bandwidth. Without sufficient testing of broadband network protocols, equipment, and network topologies, business suffers due to unreliable customer access.
Testing services over broadband access is a critical factor in providing excellent quality of experience (QoE) to end users, whether they are enterprises, service providers, or individual customers. Coupled with this, networks need to support both internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) and internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) seamlessly to mitigate the transition risks as more customers consider the shift to IPv6.
IXIA SOLUTIONS
Ixia specializes in testing network components and topologies, helping to ensure broadband reliability. Ixia’s platform emulates network protocols and simulates network devices to help answer critical questions, such as:
• Does my broadband implementation conform to industry standards?
• Does my ANCP implementation allow full monitoring of my network topology and state?
• Can my BRAS, LAC, or LNS scale and still meet QoS objectives? • Can I test and verify SLAs?
• Can my network handle subscriber session flapping?
• Can my network support IPv4/IPv6 subscribers and services while maintaining SLAs?
Ixia helps NEMs and service providers meet the challenges of broadband deployment and maintenance with award-winning solutions that ensure performance, conformance, and scalability.
