GL Communications Releases PacketExpert 100GGL Enhances Ethernet and IP Testing with PacketExpert 100GGL Communications announced the release of their comprehensive Ethernet and IP testing solution - PacketExpert 100G. Designed for testing Ethernet and IP speeds up to 100 Gbps, PacketExpert 100G is ideal for evaluating high-speed backhaul networks and data center interconnects. “GL’s PacketExpert 100G is a hardware platform designed for wire-speed Ethernet and IP testing up to 100 Gbps. It is a full-fledged PC with specialized Network Interface Cards, GL’s proprietary PacketExpert software, optimized RAM, storage, processing, and cooling. The Ethernet ports support speeds of 1 Gbps up to 100 Gbps,” said Vijay Kulkarni, CEO of GL Communications. He further added, “Available in both portable and rack-mount configurations, it can accommodate up to eight 100 Gbps ports in a single appliance. The intuitive web-based user interface supports multi-user and multi-location access, allowing users to configure test parameters, start and stop tests, view real-time graphs, and export results. Furthermore, users can run Python scripts to automate complex testing scenarios.” The PacketExpert 100G hardware platform includes two high-speed 100 Gbps QSFP ports (Port 1 and Port 2). These versatile QSFP ports also support 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps and 50 Gbps optical connections by utilizing QSFP+ adapters with respective SFP modules. This flexibility enables the platform to provide two optical ports for comprehensive Ethernet testing. PacketExpert™ 100G can perform Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT), Loopback Testing, RFC 2544 Testing (throughput, packet loss, and latency measurements), and ITU-T Y.1564 methodologies. Each 100G port provides independent Ethernet/VLAN/MPLS/IP/UDP layer-wise testing at wire speed. BERT, RFC 2544, and Loopback applications are implemented on all transport layers including Layer 2 (Ethernet), Layer 2.5 (VLAN/MPLS), Layer 3 (IPv4/IPv6), and Layer 4 (UDP). ITU-T Y.1564 is a standard carrier ethernet Service Activation Test methodology that allows for complete validation of ethernet Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) in a single test. Key Features
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