Multiprotocol Label Switching Performance Analysis MPLS Performance Suite � Failover time from primary LSPs to secondary LSPs. Product Overview � Calculation of the total number of LSPs that a system can Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is poised for wide- handle. spread deployment by service providers and network admin- � The effect of dynamic network reconfiguration (fast istrators who must derive optimal performance from large failover) on QoS of jitter and time-critical services, such network backbones. MPLS enables IP packet forwarding that as voice over IP and video applications. supports sophisticated packet classification and high-rate data forwarding. If effectively leveraged, MPLS technology is Test results provided by the MPLS Performance Suite an efficient, scalable means to speed your network traffic enable you to answer the following critical questions about flow while ensuring high quality of service (QoS). your MPLS network: � What network topology is best suited for MPLS? Spirent Communications’ MPLS Performance Suite offers � How should traffic engineering be incorporated for best you the industry’s first analysis tools for assessing the viabili- performance? ty, performance impacts, and scalability of MPLS solutions. � What mix of MPLS and IP traffic is best to optimize You can use the MPLS Performance Suite to accurately recre- performance? ate the complexity and dynamic nature of MPLS traffic and � Should on-line or off-line path calculation be used? traffic management prior to deployment on live networks – � Which LSP policy works best and how many LSPs can be greatly minimizing the risk of introducing MPLS systems, and supported? accelerating the time-to-market for MPLS-based products. The MPLS Performance Suite runs on the award-winning ® ™ SmartBits TeraMetrics modules, offering you complete MPLS performance analysis: � Forwarding and signaling performance analysis – both system-wide and for individual core and edge network elements. � Analysis of how new MPLS traffic and traditionally-routed traffic are handled within the same system. � Setup rate for establishing label switched paths (LSPs). SmartBits Division 26750 Agoura Road Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel: 818-676-2300 Fax: 818-676-2700 Toll Free: 800-927-2660 www.spirentcom.com MPLS network configuration using SmartBits 6000B Multiprotocol Label Switching Performance Analysis: MPLS Performance Suite Test Descriptions Deliverables The MPLS Performance Suite consists of the following: Performance � An MPLS executable for use with TeraMetrics modules. Compares the routing performance of raw IP forwarding ver- � Documentation. sus MPLS label switching; analyzes the ability of ingress edge routers to classify IP packets and forward them into the Requirements MPLS network; and tests the ability of egress edge routers to � An SMB-6000B with appropriate firmware. convert MPLS packets into IP packets. � Two or more TeraMetrics modules. Load Balancing � SmartWindow application software, Version 7.10 or later. Evaluates the ability of MPLS to perform load balancing � IBM or compatible Pentium™ PC running Windows® throughout the network. 98/NT/2000, with mouse and color monitor. � One RJ-45 straight-through cable with network QoS connectivity to the chassis. Determines whether MPLS effectively improves the overall network’s QoS for such sensitive services as voice and video. Ordering Information Fast Failover SWF-1216A Measures the time it takes a failed primary LSP to failover to the secondary LSP. MPLS Performance Suite SUS-SMB Key Features 12-month Software Update Support Service � Generation and termination of up to 5,000 LSPs per port. � Ability to test the scalability of hundreds of thousands of active LSPs per system. � Support of the RSVP-TE signaling protocol. � Support of best-effort and explicit routes. � Measurement of traditional data plane forwarding metrics, including loss, latency, jitter, mis-insertion, and throughput. � Control plane performance testing to measure the maximum number of LSPs and LSP setup rates. � Use of the award-winning SmartBits TeraMetrics analysis technology. SmartBits Division 26750 Agoura Road Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel: 818-676-2300 Fax: 818-676-2700 Toll Free: 800-927-2660 www.spirentcom.com ©2001 Spirent Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. Spirent Communications and the Spirent logo are trademarks of Spirent plc. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. P/N 360-1039-001 Rev D, 4/01.