Lab Testing

As networks rapidly move to higher speeds, 100+ Gbps and beyond, and more connected devices and equipment are required to deliver expected services, the network test lab is becoming increasingly complex and expensive. Traditional optical-electrical Layer 2/3 devices typically used to interconnect equipment in test beds simply can no longer handle the number of connections and higher speeds needed to test configurations with a high degree of accuracy. Furthermore, having to physically switch out network interface modules, or in some cases, perform complete forklift upgrades when a different frame format or data rate is implemented, leads to slower test and verification cycles and can introduce more potential for errors.