[November 21, 2009] Ixia to Present at SuperComputing '09 Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Ixia, a provider of converged IP performance test systems, announced that it will participate in multiple technology demonstrations in conjunction with the Ethernet Alliance at SuperComputing '09. According to Ixia, the demonstrations incorporate fibre channel over Ethernet (FCoE), storage area networks (SANs), server virtualization and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GE) technologies from vendors including Cisco, Dell, Fulcrum, Intel, Mellanox, NetApp, and QLogic. Ixia solutions power the demonstration with high-density 10GBASE-T and SFP+ test ports and converged data center test applications for FCoE and virtualization. Data centers are simultaneously experiencing growth and incorporating technology to benefit from fibre channel/Ethernet convergence. Both factors have led to the need for a 10 GE network infrastructure that includes FCoE, expansion of SANs and a virtualized data structure. The Ethernet Alliance's demonstration, entitled "Ethernet: THE Converged Network," demonstrates all of these technologies. Ixia's XM12 chassis, IxYukon 10 GE load modules and test applications are used throughout the demonstration to test FCoE protocols, SAN performance, 10 GE switch performance and virtualized infrastructure performance. Ixia's test solutions allow equipment manufacturers, data center operators and storage vendors to assess the functionality and performance of their Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), Data Center Ethernet (DCE), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and Storage Area Network (SAN) devices. Solutions that Ixia will demonstrate during the conference include: - CEE/DCE/FCoE - The convergence of Local Area Network (LAN) and SAN traffic requires a multi-level testing approach, from the physical layer through FCoE protocols to lossless Ethernet. Ixia provides testing solutions for CEE/DCE, as well as FCoE. Testing of these technologies will be demonstrated with Cisco, Fulcrum and Mellanox. - SANs - The explosion of storage capacity delivered over converged networks requires that large-scale emulation be applied to SAN components: CNAs, FCoE initiators/targets, and SAN switches/arrays. IxSAN tests performance and interoperability, without the need for disk and tape farms. IxSAN will be used to test the performance of Dell and NetAPP SAN devices. - Virtualization - Ixia's IxVM enables infrastructure performance benchmarking in virtualized data centers. IxVM leverages Ixia's technology to generate test traffic from within the server infrastructure, determining a data center's virtual infrastructure performance. IxVM will be used in conjunction with a VM Server featuring QLogic converged network adapters (CNAs) - measuring VM performance. Ixia is a provider of converged IP performance test systems and service verification platforms for wireless and wired infrastructures and services. Ixia's test systems are used by network and telephony equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service providers, governments and enterprises to validate the performance and reliability of complex networks, devices and applications. Ixia's multiplay test systems address the growing need to test voice, video and data services and network capability under real-world conditions. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]