Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) today announced that IxYukon™ 10 GbE test interface has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the 2009 Global 10 GbE Lab Test Product of the Year Award for clear industry-leading innovation. IxYukon helped the company reach new heights in the 10 Gigabit Ethernet testing market in which Ixia held a market share of 24.1 percent in 2008, according to a recent World Gigabit Ethernet Test Equipment Markets study. This is the second year in a row that Ixia holds the highest revenue market share in this space.
“Ixia has always been a leader in test and measurement innovation - exploring new technologies and improving productivity,” said Jessy Cavazos, Industry Manager of Frost & Sullivan. “IxYukon is an excellent example of this - packaging 10 Gigabit Ethernet testing in high density, yet with performance that matches that of today’s network devices.”
IxYukon offers the highest density of 10 GbE interfaces in the industry, packing 96 ports in a 10U rack chassis and 16 ports in a portable configuration. The high density and performance of IxYukon enables extreme scalability and performance to test next generation network devices. IxYukon test ports support full layer 2-7 functionality for testing routers and switches with network emulation and Internet applications servers and traffic forwarders with realistic subscriber emulation. IxYukon supports the latest data center Ethernet protocols required by the convergence of native Ethernet and fibre channel networks. IxYukon is also used to perform large-scale disk array testing through SCSI client and target emulation.
Rapidly following on the heels of 10 GbE are higher speed Ethernet interfaces for 40 GbE and 100 GbE, where Ixia remains the preeminent leader. Working with the IEEE 802.3ba committee, Ixia has provided test interfaces for both speeds based on the developing standards. Ixia’s “K2” 40/100 GbE load modules are available today for full layer 2-7 testing.
“The 10 GbE test market is the fastest growing segment, matching the growth in high speed networking. We’ve worked hard to engineer our high-density IxYukon 10 GbE interfaces and then to outfit them with SFP+, 10 GBASE-T and other interfaces used by our customers,” said Atul Bhatnagar, President and CEO of Ixia. “We pledge to maintain our market and technological edge for our customers through continued innovation. Thanks to Frost & Sullivan for recognizing our efforts.”
About Ixia
Ixia is a leading supplier of test, measurement and service verification solutions to Internet equipment manufacturers, carriers, service providers, government agencies and enterprises. Ixia’s platform is used to test IP networking equipment of all types and sizes, with powerful and flexible test applications that handle the widest range of Internet usage - from routing and switching to converged applications traffic to validating the service quality of live networks and services. Ixia’s multiplay test solutions are acknowledged as the market leader - addressing the growing need to test voice, video, and data services and network capability under real-world conditions.
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