Xena Test Platform

 Xena Networks




Founded in 2007 and based in Denmark, Xena develops affordable, easy-to-use, and flexible Ethernet test solutions. We focus exclusively on Ethernet networking technology and analysis products that deliver demonstrable price/ performance leadership. This is one of the reasons we won Frost & Sullivan’s “2010 Global Gigabit Ethernet Test Equipment Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award”.

State-of-the-art technology is a key enabler for Xena’s breakthrough price/performance ratio. Xena offers:

  • An open test platform, which enables network traffic from 3rd party test suites or software applications to be integrated.
  • Our Ethernet traffic network test and analysis platforms scale easily from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps.
  • We offer remote management of test equipment across different locations and an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI).
  • A text application programming interface (API) based on TCPIP enables the users to automate and script test from any location, tool environment or software.
XenaBay Network Test Platform
XenaBay Chassis    Chassis Specification

4U PHYSICAL

  • 4.64″ (H) x 17″ (W) x 17.9″ (D)
  • Four Rack Unit (RU) high 
 XenaBay System M1CFP100/M2CFP40 M2XFP/SFP+/CX4 m  M6SFP
 Interface category 100G, 40G and 10G Ethernet 10G Ethernet 10/100/1000M Ethernet
Number of test ports 1 x 100G / 2 x 40G / 8 x 10G 2 x 10G 6 x 10/100/1000M
Interface options M1CFP100 :
  1 x 100GBASE-LR4
  1 x 40GBASE-LR4
  1 x 100GBASE-SR10 2)
  2 x 40GBASE-SR4 2)
  8 x 10GBASE-SR 2) 

M2CFP40 :
  1 x 40GBASE-LR4
  2 x 40GBASE-SR4 2)
  8 x 10GBASE-SR 2)

 M2XFP : 
  2 x 10GBASE-SR 
  2 x 10GBASE-LR 
  2 x 10GBASE-ER 
 
 M2SFP+ : 
  2 x 10GBASE-SR 
  2 x 10GBASE-LR 
 
 M2CX4 : 
  2 x 10GBASE-CX4  		 10/100/1000BASE-T 1)
1000BASE-X (SFP-MSA)
100BASE-FX 3)
100BASE-BX 3) 

 1) Requires Finisar SFP module FCMJ-8521-3 with sgmii host interface
 2) Requires Reflex Photonics CFP 100GBASE-SR10 Parallel Optical Module
 3) Requires Source Photonics SFP modules with sgmii host interface 

XenaCompact Chassis  Chassis Specification

1U PHYSICAL

  • One Rack Unit (RU) high
  • 1.7“ (H) x 17.2“ (W) x 9.8“(D)
  • Weight: 10.0 lbs (4.5 kg)

 
 XenaCompact system C1-M1CFP100/C1-M2CFP40 C1-M2XFP/SFP+/CX4 C1-M6SFP
Interface category 100G, 40G and 10G Ethernet 10G Ethernet 10/100/1000M Ethernet
Number of test ports 1 x 100G / 2 x 40G / 8 x 10G 2 x 10G 6 x 10/100/1000M 
Interface options C1-M1CFP100 :
  1 x 100GBASE-LR4
  1 x 40GBASE-LR4
  1 x 100GBASE-SR10 2)
  2 x 40GBASE-SR4 2)
  8 x 10GBASE-SR 2)
 
C1-M2CFP40 :
  1 x 40GBASE-LR4
  2 x 40GBASE-SR4 2)
  8 x 10GBASE-SR 2)		 C1-M2XFP : 
  2 x 10GBASE-SR 
  2 x 10GBASE-LR 
  2 x 10GBASE-ER 
 
C1-M2SFP+ : 
  2 x 10GBASE-SR 
  2 x 10GBASE-LR  

C1-M2CX4 : 
  2 x 10GBASE-CX4

 10/100/1000BASE-T 1)
1000BASE-X (SFP-MSA)
100BASE-FX 3)
100BASE-BX 3)

 1) Requires Finisar SFP module FCMJ-8521-3 with sgmii host interface
 2) Requires Reflex Photonics CFP 100GBASE-SR10 Parallel Optical Module
 3) Requires Source Photonics SFP modules with sgmii host interface

Xena Manager

The Xena Manager software enables the traffic generation and analysis features of the Xena test equipment. Every Xena chassis has a dedicated standard 1G Ethernet management port connecting the chassis to an IPv4 network, through which the equipment can be discovered by the Xena Manager software. Each chassis has a configurable IP address and can thus potentially be accessed from anywhere,

The Xena Manager can organize the discovered equipment into user defined test-bed setups, and supports multi-user environments. Hardware resources can be reserved down to test port level granularity from multiple simultaneous Xena Manager sessions, The Xena Manager offers lab managers the ability to perform software and firmware upgrades, eliminating the need to directly interface with the equipment.

All features of the Xena equipment can be enabled and accessed from the Xena Manager, which provides interfaces for configuring chassis and test port properties, defining advanced traffic streams fro traffic generation, specifying filters for incoming traffic, performing real-time capture of packets, and for displaying and analyzing traffic statistics. The Manager’s packet editor function supports both protocol and byte-level packet definitions, and the packet capture function also has the capability to automatically decode the packet content at the protocol level.

Key Features

  • Management of Xena equipment residing in geographically
    Xena Manager Explorer View

    Explorer View

    separate areas using TCP/IP
  • Multi-user sharing of chassis resources down to the port level
  • Discovery of Xena hardware located on the same (LAN) IP subnet
  • Central management of multi-chassis test bed environments
  • Explorer-based and front-panel layout view of testbed configurations
  • Import/export of test case configurations
  • Chassis software and firmware upgrades without needing to interface directly with the equipment
  • Packet editor with support for both protocol and byte-level packet definitions
  • Automatic protocol decoding of incoming packets
Feature Xena Manager
Multi chassis environments The Manager provides a central means of configuring and controlling multiple chassis, possibly located at different physical locations. User connection to a chassis is pass-word protected, and equipment can be discovered or added manually by IP address.
Multi user environment The Xena chassis supports multiple Manager sessions to a particular chassis, sharing the chassis resources between multiple users and multiple projects.
Testbeds A testbed is a selection of one or more chassis and selected ports on each of these chassis. The various ports of a chassis may be assigned to different testbeds, and be used by different users. Testbeds can be copied and moved betwen PCs.
Test cases A test case is a particular configuration of all the ports of a testbed, including what traffic to generate, which filters are active, what to capture, etc. Test cases can be copied or moved between PCs and chassis.
Navigation The navigation area provides a explorer-based testbed view, which is complemented by a graphical testbed view of the front-panel layout of each chassis.
Packet editor The Manager has a compact and flexible editor for creating and inspecting packet data, at the byte and protocol level using built-in layouts for common protocols like Ethernet, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, etc. You can edit the data bytes directly using their hexadecimal values, or you can click on the protocol segment labels to bring up a window allowing you to edit the individual protocol fields.
Product upgrades Software and chassis firmware upgrades can be performed entirely from the Manager, eliminating the need to directly interface with the equipment.
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP or Vista.

Xena Manager Stream Setup

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