Network load test equipment

Wed Sep 2 20:02:47 UTC 2009

I've used Spirent, IXIA and Anritsu test gear and I prefer the Anritsu  
boxes, even if they are a tad more complicated to configure.  There  
are places that you can rent stuff like that (I've rented OTDRs in the  
past) but the details escape me.

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Nick Buraglio
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On Sep 2, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Tom Ammon wrote:

> We've used Spirent with a lot of success. They have a good lease
> program, too:
>
> www.spirent.com
>
> Tom
>
> Greg Schwimer wrote:
>> I'm looking for equipment that can be used to load test network  
>> equipment
>> such as switches, routers, firewall, and load balancers with pre- 
>> defined
>> traffic patterns at differing rates.  Ideally, this is only  
>> something I
>> think I'll need 2-3x a year, so purchasing is not necessarily  
>> justifiable.
>> I'd prefer to rent.  What products have you used?  Where did you  
>> get them
>> from?
>>
>> I need to be able to run pre-defined traffic patterns at various  
>> rates, in
>> excess of 10Gbps in most cases.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Greg
>>
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