Date: 21/10/2009

10-Gigabit Ethernet Network Analyzer from Agilent for testing and troubleshooting

Agilent has announced that its Network Analyzer software is combined with a new hardware interface card to perform real-time testing and troubleshooting in 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) Ethernet environments. This solution captures all the packets critical to diagnosing even the most difficult network problems.

Agilent's Network Analyzer provides a full suite of tools for dispatched and distributed remote testing of WANs, ATM and Ethernet. This solution can access virtually any network, running any protocol from anywhere, at anytime, enables respond to problems swiftly, accelerate diagnosis and resolution.

"The datacomm edge is transforming due to the incredible demand for network bandwidth, therefore the market for this high-speed network technology is beginning to explode," said Steve Urvik, protocol analysis and diagnostics marketing manager for Agilent's Network Solutions Division. "Although it is often less expensive and more efficient for service providers to migrate to 10 gigabit networks, the transition can cause justified unease. If a network isn't configured to handle the traffic flow, the number of customers affected by problems will rise exponentially - as will the ultimate impact on revenues. This is why diagnostic tools can't miss the packets that reveal causes of problems, and must be flexible enough to quickly test any protocol issue."

The Network Analyzer features full remote testing functionality and provide a breadth of data and voice measurements, including analysis of more than 500 protocols. This solution also supplies advanced packet analysis and statistics, packet jitter, loss and latency.

The capabilities for full seven-layer analysis include decodes, protocol statistics, node discovery and statistics, connection statistics by protocol and user, network vitals, protocol vitals, expert analysis, commentators, playback and traffic-generation active tests.

For more details visit www.agilent.com

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