Spirent TestCenter Protocols

Testing service provider, DataCenter and cloud protocols

Routing

App layer

Routing

Extensive routing protocol support for both IPv4 and IPv6 both supporting Unicast and multicast. comprehensive wizards for error-free setup.

UNICAST routing (IPv4/IPv6)

BGP – Border Gateway Protocol
ISIS – Intermediate System – Intermediate System
OSPF – Open Shortest Path First
RIP – Routing Information Protocol

Multicast routing

PIM-SM
PIM-SSM
PIM-BiDir

Provider link state bridging (PLSB)

Bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD)

BFD
Micro BFD
BFD for MPLS LSP

MPLS technologies

MPLS-LDP
MPLS-VPN
MPLS 6PE / 6 VPE
VPLS
GMPLS
RSVP-TE
Multicast VPN

MPLS-TP

Protocol Emulation
Performance Monitoring
Protection Switching

Next generation multicast VPN (NG MVPN)

RSVP P2MP
Ingress Replication

DataCenter

Test your DataCenter subscriber capacity, performance, and bandwidth with the overlay protocols VXLAN/EVPN or test using any of the legacy protocols such as Trill or LISP.

DataCenter (VXLAN)

VXLAN – Scaling VTEPS, VMs, Segments
VXLAN – EVPN with L3VNI
VXLAN – Multicast (IGMP/PIM)
VXLAN – OVSDB

Inter-DataCenter (EVPN)

EVPN – MPLS
EVPN – PBB
EVPN – IRB
EVPN – VPWS

DataCenter Legacy

FCoE – Fiber Channel over Ethernet
LLDP / DCBX
TRILL – TRansparent Interconnect for Lots of Links
LISP – Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol
OTV – Overlay Transport Virtualization
SPB – Shortest Path Bridging
VEPA

Software defined networking (SDN)

Southbound protocols for SDN setup and management of the East / West Network.

OpenFlow controller emulation
OpenFlow switch emulation
OVSDB—Open vSwitch database protocol
OpFlex
PCEP – Path comp element protocol (client & server)
Segment routing: OSPF, IS-IS, & BGP
BGP link state
BGP flow spec

Access

Complete set of access protocols for both IPv4 and IPv6 that nicely integrate with all other supported protocols.

OpenFlow controller emulation
OpenFlow switch emulation
OVSDB—Open vSwitch database protocol
OpFlex
PCEP – Path comp element protocol (client & server)
Segment routing: OSPF, IS-IS, & BGP
BGP link state
BGP flow spec

Switching

Test switching, Carrier Ethernet, and your timing protocols using the following:

Switching

STP RSTP PVST+
Multiple spanning tree
Extensible messaging and presence XMPP
Protection switching
Multi-homing
Link aggregation / Port grouping LAG

Carrier Ethernet

IEEE 802.3AD Link aggregation
802.16-2004 MAC
802.1AG Y.1731 EOAM fault management
Ethernet Link OAM
MAC-N-MAC 802.1AH

Carrier Ethernet

Network timing protocol (NTP)
IEEE 1588v2 Network based timing and sync
Synchronous Ethernet

Application layer

Test your basic application layer protocols over any of the supported protocols of Spirent TestCenter such as web based HTTP, file transfer, voice, video, and IPTV.

FTP – Data
HTTP – Web data
SIP/TIP – Voice
Video
IPTV

Benchmarking

Industry-standard IETF RFC benchmarks for Layer 3 switching, Layer 2 switching, and IP multicast:

RFC 2544: Benchmarking methodology for interconnected devices
RFC 2889: Benchmarking methodology for LAN switching devices
RFC 3918: Methodology for IP multicast benchmarking

TSN/AVB

Test TSN/AVB-enabled network, cabling, devices and systems to achieve compliance and performance testing.

TSN/AVB

Time-sensitive networking (TSN)
Automotive TSN/AVB
Time-sensitive networking (TSN) playbook

Internet of Things (IoT)

Spirent TestCenter CoAP/M2M server emulation base package

Additional Spirent information resources