[45067] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Request for info: DSL test gear
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Irwin)
Tue Jan 15 13:20:44 2002
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From: "Tim Irwin" <tim@eng.bellsouth.net>
To: "Bender, Andrew" <abender@taqua.com>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 13:03:23 -0500
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Unfortunately, the adtech doesn't appear to have a full PPP implementation
and IXIA doesn't support PPPoX now.
Thanks anyway...
-Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bender, Andrew [mailto:abender@taqua.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:12 PM
> To: tim@eng.bellsouth.net
> Cc: nanog@merit.edu
> Subject: RE: Request for info: DSL test gear
>
>
> Since you know of the spirent stuff, have a look at the adtech
> 4000 (http://adtech.spirentcom.com/)... this system is more
> capable at the ATM layer, if that matters for you.
>
> Also, try ixia (http://www.ixiacom.com/)... they are the winner
> on price / performance with IP datagrams.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew Bender
> taqua.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Irwin [mailto:tim@eng.bellsouth.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:53 AM
> > To: NANOG
> > Subject: Request for info: DSL test gear
> >
> > DSL Test System requirements:
> >
> > -Interfaces: ATM, Ethernet, DS3, OC3, OC12, 10/100
> > -Generate approximately 32,000 PPP sessions
> > -Bi-directional traffic
> > -PPP throughput tests
> > -L2TP emulation (both LAC and LNS)
> > -Ability to perform L2TP conformance test as per RFC 2661
> > -Simulate user traffic and session turn up rates
> > -Full negotiation of the IP and PPP parameters
> > -Ability to vary the rate of the PPP session startup
> > -Ability to see the sessions and associated users or IP addresses
> > -Take measurements while generating the L2TP tunnels and PPP sessions
> > -Generate PPPoE sessions through the L2TP tunnels
> > -Generate PPPoA sessions using AAL5 and RFC1483
> > -Generate PPPoEoA sessions using AAL5 and RFC1483
