INTEROP 2009 ― Ixia has announced the availability of what it’s calling the world’s highest density 10GBASE-T test system based on the IxYukon architecture. The IxYukon 10GBASE-T solution was used to test Arista Network’s low latency, high throughput 48-port auto-negotiating 1/10GBASE-T 7100T switch. This marks the first time that such a large-scale 10GBASE-T test has been conducted. It will be demonstrated this week at Interop Las Vegas.
Ixia says 10GBASE-T switches prove an inexpensive means of utilizing available Cat 5e, Cat 6 and Cat 6a cabling for 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps connections. Considering the multiple servers involved in most transactions, low transmission latency is essential for data center performance. Arista’s 7100T switch features 40 auto-negotiating 1/10GbE-T (RJ-45) and 8-SFP+ connections for compatibility and flexibility while delivering 800 Gbps of throughput with less than 3 microseconds of latency. IxYukon with 10GBASE-T interfaces is the only testing solution on the market that accurately measures the latency of the Arista switch at full load.
Ixia claims IxYukon has the highest density 10 Gbps testing solution on the market, with 8 ports per load module and 96 10 GbE ports per Ixia’s XM12 chassis. Each IxYukon port uses a high-performance CPU with substantial memory to support full switch, router and application testing. IxYukon includes support for 10GBASE-T, SFP+, XFP and supports Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols for full coverage of all 10 GbE applications.
