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E100 Chimera can impair Ethernet traffic at 5 speeds up to 100Gbps to emulate real-world network behavior
Top Features:
- E100 Chimera supports a broad range of impairments (latency/jitter, packet & port impairments, flexible distributions, BW shaping etc)
- True wire-speed impairment @ 100Gbps (plus 50 / 40 / 25 & 10Gbps) NRZ and PAM4
- Ease of use – E100 Chimera is a stand-alone impairment tool that integrates seamlessly with Xena’s traffic generator, letting you speed up your work flow by using the same SW to both generate and impair Ethernet traffic.
- Highest port density in the industry – plus you can reserve individual port-pairs without blocking access to the others
- Setting up custom impairment distributions is a breeze
- Powerful, easy-to-use automation & scripting options
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
→ 7 reasons for choosing E100 Chimera (PDF)
WHITE PAPERS:
→ Impairment testing of NICs in AI Infrastructures (PDF)
→ How to test resiliency of 5G Ran Fronthaul with E100 Chimera (PDF)
E100 Chimera can function as a standalone traffic impairment emulator. Or it can be installed in a Xena chassis to seamlessly impair traffic up to 100Gbps generated by other Xena test modules.
Hardware
E100 Chimera is available as a 1-slot test module for the B2400 XenaBay chassis, or as a standalone network emulator in a quiet desktop-sized chassis.
Both versions can test 5 speeds: 100G, 50G, 40G, 25G and 10G at full wirespeed (see Tolly report for details).
XenaManager is used to emulate impairment as part of its standard user-interface.
Software
E100 Chimera & XenaManager – seamless traffic generation & impairment
When installed in a XenaBay chassis, XenaManager detects the presence of the E100 Chimera and makes the software options available for adding impairment. This makes it very easy for test engineers to emulate impairment via the same GUI they use for generating Ethernet traffic.
This diagram illustrates how the E100 Chimera test module emulates impairment. Incoming traffic enters a flow filter and different types of impairment are then added (as defined in the UI), with each traffic flow being processed in a prioritized order.
Core Test Scenarios for E100 Chimera
Performance Testing
Performance testing focuses the performance of a DUT via parameters like maximum throughput, latency and jitter.
When performance testing includes analysis of how a DUT can send traffic through a network E100 Chimera emulates realistic network conditions including impairments that are likely to occur when a signal passes through a network.
QoS and Service Validation
E100 Chimera offers network emulation for QoS and service validation testing. By adding latency, packet drop and other impairments the user can test that a system under test can maintain a high QoS and service quality guarantee despite difficult network conditions.
Functional Testing
Functional testing verifies the basic functionality of the DUT and will depend on the DUT and the application.
E100 Chimera provides a wide range of network emulation features for functional testing, including latency and other typical impairments.
Security Testing
Security testing is usually conducted during development to reveal how a DUT handles abnormal conditions.
E100 Chimera makes it easy for users to apply all kinds of network conditions to analyze and verify the behavior DUT.
Software Application Testing
Software application testing can cover many parameters depending on the application. The testing can be done to verify the basic functionality of the software and to see how it performs under different network conditions. E100 Chimera provides a wide range of network emulation features to emulate network conditions, including latency and other typical impairments.
Documentation
Learn more about the E100 Chimera here:
Link to: 5G Fronthaul Network Testing Considerations
White Paper
Impairment testing of NICs in AI Infrastructures
Explore how to test NICs used for AI infrastructure, with focus on the RoCEv2 protocol and load balancing. See how impairment emulators, traffic generators and protocol analyzers can enhance network reliability and the efficiency of Ethernet ports.
Link to: 5G Fronthaul Network Testing Considerations
White Paper
Plotting the performance landscape for 5G RAN packet networks
This White Paper explains why Ethernet impairment testing can enable efficient and cost-effective testing of dynamic 5G-RAN packet networks
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Tolly Group Report
The Tolly Group tests E100 Chimera Network Impairment capabilities
Link to: Chimera Webinar
Impairment Webinar
Network Impairment Emulation Webinar
Watch this webinar to learn how to advanced 5G wireless applications and use Circuit Emulation while testing the accuracy and robustness of IEEE 1588 PTP and Y.1731
E100 Chimera Videos: see how easy it is to emulate Ethernet impairment
- Step-by-step guide to how E100 Chimera works using Xena’s live demo system. Watch now
- How to add some basic types of latency and jitter to Ethernet traffic using E100 Chimera. Watch now
- How to use E100 Chimera to limit the bandwidth of Ethernet packet flows passing through a device, using the policers and shapers of the impairment pipeline. Watch now
- How to use E100 Chimera flow filters to map incoming packets to up to 8 different flows per port. Each flow can then be independently impaired. Watch now
- How and why Xena’s E100 Chimera impairment emulator can help with performance testing of 5G Fronthaul. Watch now
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