SCENARIO
As networks and applications grow in size and complexity, maintaining network performance becomes mission critical. New applications introduce potential network bottlenecks that must be quickly identified and corrected. With the frequency of network changes, the flexibility and availability of network assessment tools is essential.
IXIA SOLUTIONS
With IxChariot™, Ixia provides high-precision analysis and troubleshooting of application performance across network backbones. Thin endpoint clients, called Performance Endpoints, run on most computer operating systems and are deployed at key nodes within a network. A mixture of real-world traffic profiles, including multiplay services, is used to characterize network behavior.
hen problems are reported, tests are run from central management points, such as the network operations center, and results are analyzed to identify network bottlenecks and degraded services.
IxChariot tests devices or wide area network (WAN) links to verify key metrics, such as latency, failover time, packet loss, and throughput. IxChariot works with any size network/device and is capable of simulating hundreds of supplied protocols across thousands of network endpoints. Using sophisticated traffic patterns with optional quality of service (QoS) variations, IxChariot measures throughput, jitter, packet loss, endto-end delay, mean opinion score (MOS), and medium dependent interface (MDI).