LANforge Fire generates traffic for network testing, validation and audit.
LANforge
Traffic Generation simulates the edge of the network under test. LANforge
FIRE can generate FTP, HTTP, VoIP (SIP, RTP, RTCP), TCP/IP, UDP/IP, Ethernet
and custom payloads. It supports 802.1Q VLANs, and can also emulate up to
250 Ethernet interfaces with unique MAC and IP addresses, allowing a single
LANforge machine to appear as an entire subnet of machines. The WiFi testing
solution can emulate up to 64 802.11a/b/g wireless stations. LANforge also
supports the SIP and H.323 VoIP messaging protocol, and can generate the RTP
media stream as well. It can generate and receive traffic up to 999 Mbps per
interface.
Network Traffic Generator
LANforge
FIRE & Armageddon: Feature Highlights
LANforge
VoIP/RTP Call Generator Feature Highlights
LANforge
Wireless Traffic Generator Highlights
Network
traffic on business networks includes multi-tier applications, user loads
from the web, e-mail, web conferencing, streaming media and VoIP. Network
devices such as switches or routers are called upon to support increasing
traffic with a wide array of protocols, packet sizes, addresses, traffic patterns,
VLAN segmentation and QOS. LANforge Fire provides a test solution to generate
traffic to validate that the devices will be able to perform when making configuration
changes, adding users or applications.
- Validates
stability and data throughput on devices under evaluation.
- Useful
for testing any network - Ethernet, Wireless and VoIP
- Cost
effective solution for testing efforts requiring many data-generating ports
or simulation of multiple mIP's and protocols.
- Turn
key solution. The LANforge systems can come pre-installed and configured
to customer requirements.
- Modular
architecture allows you to leverage existing LANforge investment as your
need for capacity increases.
- Ease
of use - Manage entire LANforge installation through one interface, from
anywhere on the network.
LANforge
FIRE & Armageddon: Feature Highlights
- Supports
real-world protocols: (Benchmarked on Candela Technologies-supplied hardware.)
- Layer
2: Raw-Ethernet (150Mbps, bi-directional, per processor)
- PPP:
Supports PPP and multi-link PPP over T1 interfaces at full line speed
- Layer
3: Armageddon accellerated UDP/IP (999 Mbps on Gigabit, 97Mbps on 100bt)
- Layer
3: UDP/IP (250 Mbps, bi-directional, per processor)
- Layer
3: IGMP Multicast UDP
- Layer
3: TCP/IP (250 Mbps, bi-directional, per processor)
- Layer
4: FTP (200Mbps, bi-directional, per processor)
- Layer
4: HTTP (200Mbps, download, per processor)
- Layer
4: GOPHER (not benchmarked)
- Layer
4: TELNET (not benchmarked, via integrated script)
- Layer
4: PING (not benchmarked, via integrated script)
- Layer
4: DNS (not benchmarked, via integrated script)
- Layer
4: SMTP (not benchmarked, via integrated script)
- Layer
4: NMAP (not benchmarked, via integrated script)
- Layer
4: VOIP Call Generator (SIP, RTP, RTCP), 70+ calls per machine
- Supports
over 2000 connections on a single machine.
- Can
easily be integrated with the EmulationEngine ™ from Communication
Machinery Corporation to provide advanced testing and traffic loading on
802.11a/b/g Wireless networks.
- Supports
real-world compliance with ARP protocol.
- Supports
ToS (QoS) settings for TCP/IP and UDP/IP connections.
- Uses
publicly available Linux networking stack for increased standards compliance.
- Utilizes
libcurl for GOPHER, FTP and HTTP protocols.
- Supports
file system test endpoints (can be used for NFS and iSCSI file systems too!)
- Integrates
with bonnie++, a file-sytem test program.
- Supports
custom and command-line programs, like telnet and ping.
- Comprehensive
traffic reports include: Packet Transmit rate, Packet Receive rate, Packet
Receive Drop %, Transmit Bytes, Receive Bytes, Latency, various ethernet
driver level counters, and much more.
- Supports
generation of reports that are ready to be imported into your favorite spread-sheet.
- Allows
packet sniffing and network protocol decoding with the integrated Ethereal
protocol sniffer.
- GUI
runs as Java application on Linux, Solaris and Microsoft Operating Systems
(among others).
- GUI
can run remotely, even over a dial-up modem link to accommodate the needs
of the users.
- Central
management application can manage multiple units, tests, and testers simultaneously.
- Supports
scriptable command line interface (telnet) which can be used to automate
test scenarios. Perl libraries and example scripts are also provided!
- Comprehensive
management information detailing all aspects of the LANforge system including
processor card statistics, test cases, and ethernet port statistics.
- Supports
8 or more physical data-generating ethernet ports per 2U LANforge chassis.
- Supports
8 or more T1 interfaces per 2U LANforge chassis.
- Emulates
up to 250 unique machines with one physical interface with the MAC-VLAN
feature!
- Supports
up to 250 802.1Q VLANs.
- Automatic
discovery of LANforge processor cards simplifies configuration of LANforge
test equipment.
- LANforge
traffic generation and management software qualified on Red Hat Linux.
LANforge
VoIP/RTP Call Generator Feature Highlights
- SIP
protocol used for call management.
- SIP/UDP
and SIP/TCP supported
- Can
use directed mode, where VoIP phones call directly to themselves.
- Can
also use Gateway mode where the VoIP phones register with a SIP proxy.
- RTP
protocol used for streaming media transport, and supports the following
CODECS. More codecs will be supported in the future.
- G.711u:
64kbps data stream, 50 packets per second.
- Speex:
16kbps data stream, 50 packets per second, www.speex.org
- G.726-16:
16kbps data stream, 50 packets per second.
- G.726-24:
24kbps data stream, 50 packets per second.
- G.726-32:
32kbps data stream, 50 packets per second.
- G.726-40:
40kbps data stream, 50 packets per second.
- G.729a:
8kbps data stream, 50 packets per second.
- NONE:
A SIP-messaging-only configuration is now supported.
- RTCP
protocol used for streaming media statistics.
- Each
LANforge VoIP/RTP endpoint can play from a wav file and record to a separate
wav file. Almost any sound file can be converted to the correct wav file
format with tools bundled with LANforge. Sample voice files are included.
- Current
benchmarks show support for up to 70 emulated VoIP phones per machine.
- LANforge
VoIP/RTP endpoints can call other LANforge endpoints or third party SIP
phones like Cisco and Grandstream. Third party phones can also call LANforge
endpoints and hear the WAV file being played.
LANforge
WiFIRE 802.11a/b/g Traffic Generator
- Useful for
testing Wireless Access Points and deployments.
- Can emulate
up to 31 802.11a/b/g wireless client stations (Virtual STAs).
- Each Virtual
STA can be associated with a particular Access Point (AP).
- Each Virtual
STA has unique MAC address, IP address and routing table.
- 128bit WEP
supported.
- Supports
all LANforge FIRE traffic generation features, including HTTP, TCP, UDP,
VOIP (SIP, RTP) and more.
