XXG WAN Emulation & Network Simulation
Introduction to Network Emulation
Network emulation is an essential tool for network engineers seeking to test, validate, and optimize network performance in a controlled environment. By creating virtual networks that closely mimic real world network conditions, network emulation allows organizations to observe network behavior and application performance under a wide range of network scenarios. This approach enables thorough testing of network infrastructure, helping to identify potential issues before they impact business operations or end user experience.
Unlike network simulation, which uses mathematical formulas to model theoretical network scenarios, network emulation replicates real world conditions with high accuracy. This means that network emulation tools can introduce network impairments such as latency, jitter, packet loss, and bandwidth limitations, providing a repeatable and controlled environment for testing. As a result, network engineers can evaluate how applications and devices will perform in the real world, ensuring that systems are robust and reliable.
The ability to create virtual networks and test them under various scenarios is invaluable for optimizing application performance, monitoring network performance, and making informed decisions about network configuration. Whether developing new applications, deploying updates, or troubleshooting existing systems, network emulation provides the accurate testing needed to ensure optimal results. By leveraging network emulation, organizations can confidently deploy solutions that are resilient to the challenges of real world network conditions.
Features
- Interfaces up to 100 Gbps
- Easy-to-use GUI
- Encompassing Impairments
- Packet Corruption
- Advanced Filtering
- Time-Varying Emulation
- On-the-Fly Impairment Changes
- Statistics
- Impair IP and non-IP traffic
Applications
- Enterprises
- Developers
- Quality Assurance
- Manufacturers
- Carriers
Technical Requirements and Specifications
The PacketStormXXG IP network emulator provides WAN emulation and network simulation. The PacketStormXXG emulates any network condition in a repeatable and controllable lab setting. To re-create any network condition, the emulator can impair IP and non-IP traffic, provide dynamic, time-varying impairments, and use a fully independent and flexible GUI architecture. The emulator can be used to test both virtual and physical devices under real-world network conditions.
The PacketStormXXG is our high data rate and high precision network emulator for WAN applications. This network emulator can recreate network scenarios at line rate. Network emulation is implemented by using the following impairments: Latency, Jitter, Drop, Reorder, Throttle, Duplication, and Corruption.
The PacketStormXXG has a full selection of filters and statistics. Filters include: Source Address, Destination Address, Source Port, Destination Port, DSCP, VLAN, Any Field, IPv6, MPLS, MAC and All Frames. Statistics include: Bandwidth, Delay, Loss, Bytes, Packets, and Impairment Percentages. The emulator supports testing a wide range of network protocols to ensure compatibility and performance.
Using the PacketStormXXG is very easy. The user connects to the network emulator by using a web browser. Configuration settings such as filters, impairments, and modifiers are displayed on the top of the display. The bottom of the display contains the network links so that all of the network emulation parameters are displayed for ease of use. Once network emulation is started, statistics are displayed for every port. Configuration settings can be stored and recalled. Configuration changes are done by enabling check boxes, entering the parameter value, and pressing the update button. Lastly, dynamic network emulation can be implemented by making impairment parameter “changes-on-the-fly” or by setting up a dynamic profile before network emulation has started. Devices and applications can be thoroughly tested using the PacketStormXXG to ensure reliable performance.
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