Re: Network load test equipment

[Nick Buraglio <buraglio () illinois edu>]

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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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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