PacketStorm 8XG

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PacketStorm 8XG

PacketStorm Test & Emulation Network Emulator

 

PacketStorm 8XG is an IP network emulator that applies fault phenomena such as "packet loss/delay/fluctuation" that may occur in a real network (IP cloud), known transmission characteristics, events, etc., to packets passing through this unit.

The I/F has two gauges that can use each module of SFP+/SFP28/QSFP28, and the switching of each media rate of 10/25/100Gbps can be performed by the software switch in the GUI. (Software license required)

PacketStorm 8XG has an intuitive GUI that makes it easy to create emulation scenarios. By arranging Impairment icons such as delay and drop on the screen, it is possible to reproduce various phenomena and phenomena that occur in IP networks and clouds.
The emulation link can be constructed by deciding the profile of the packet to be applied and arranging the desired icon there. All you have to do is give each icon the parameters it needs. In addition, the emulation link can be set individually for both directions of full-duplex communication as shown below.
The example in the figure emulates a performance-asymmetric link by setting different delay times in the up and down directions. In addition, the communication status of each link can be individually displayed with statistical information such as bandwidth, delay, loss, number of bytes, and number of packets.

  • 10G/25G/100GbE line rate performance
  • Full-duplex communication, bidirectional parameter setting possible
  • I/F can be mounted up to 8 ports
 
 

8XG Network Emulator GUI Impairments Screen

PacketStorm 8XG has the following optional functions that are useful for PTP network verification. Applications of PTP are rapidly increasing in recent years as 4K/8K broadcasting, 5G base station networks, securities trading networks, in-vehicle control devices, and other synchronization technologies that require high speed, high accuracy, and high reliability.

PacketStorm 8XG has the following evaluation functions.

  • PTP Aware switch emulation function (Boundary Clock, Transparent Clock)
  • PTP ST2059 Profile evaluation function (Time Discontinuities)
  • Best Master Clock evaluation function
  • ST-2022-6/7 Hitless/Seamless test function
PTP network verification diagram Filter setting GUI
Impairment setting example Universal Modifier (data modification) setting example
Dynamic Impairment setting GUI
PTP switch emulation function overview (transparent switch)
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PTP switch emulation ① PTP switch emulation ②
PTP switch emulation ③ PTP switch emulation setting example (End to End, One Step)
PTP switch emulation setting example (End to End, Two Step)
PTP ST2059 Profile evaluation function (Time Discontinuities)

Generate discontinuity in the delivered PTP time and verify the effect on PTP Slave.

Message to modify data

  • Management Message
  • Discontinuity Notice Time
  • Discontinuity Values

Parameters for data modification

  • Jam
  • Leap Second
  • DST&ST Shift
PTP ST2059 Profile evaluation diagram ① PTP ST2059 Profile evaluation diagram ②
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PTP ST2059 Profile evaluation setting example ① PTP ST2059 Profile evaluation setting example ②
Best Master Clock evaluation function
Best Master Clock Evaluation Diagram Best Master Clock Evaluation Setting Example ①
Best Master Clock Evaluation Setting Example ②
ST-2022-6/7 Hitless/Seamless test function
ST-2022-6/7 Hitless/Seamless test function diagram ST-2022-6/7 Hitless/Seamless test function setting example
Video Applications

  • FEC Aware Matrix
  • Hitless / Seamless Protection Switching
  • Active Video,
  • SMPTE 2022 1/2 and 5/6
  • Sony NMI
 Impairments

  • Delay
  • Jitter
  • Drop
  • Decimate
  • Duplicate
  • Re-order
  • Throttle
  • Burst Drop
  • Bit Error
  • RTP Sequence Drop
  • FEC Aware
  • Active Video
  • Low Latency
 Modifiers

  • Source Address
  • Destination Address
  • DSCP
  • TTL
  • Protocol
  • Source Port
  • Destination Port
  • VLAN
  • MAC
  • IPv6
Filters

  • Source & Destination Address
  • Source & Destination Port
  • Protocol
  • MPLS
  • VLAN
  • MAC
  • Universal
  • Bit Pattern
  • IPv6
  • RTP
  • FEC Aware
  • Active Video
  • All Frames
 Statistics

  • Bandwidth
  • Delay
  • Loss
  • Bytes
  • Packets
 Options

  • Add (2)10 GigE Ports
  • Add 1G Ethernet Interface Mode（予定）
  • Add Three Filters Per Direction
  • MAC Filter＆Modifier
  • VLAN Filter＆Modifier（IPv4 only）
  • Universal Filter
  • RTP Filter
  • FEC Aware & Active Video Filter
  • Hitless Impairment
  • Low Latency Mode
  • Packet Capture

 

 

 

Physical Specifications

Function IP network emulator
Emulation Interface 10G/25G/100G Ethernet(SFP+/SFP28/QSFP28) × 2 ports
Maximum Throughput 148Mpps / 64byte
Power Supply Input voltage：115-240VAC(50/60 Hz)
Maximum power consumption：400 watts
Operation Environment Temperature : 10 – 55 ℃
Humidity : 10 – 90 ％（no condensation）
Warm-up time ：Recommended 5 minutes
Dimension / Weight Dimensions : w 483mm x H 153mm x D 381mm
Weight : 13.6kg
LAN Interface RJ-45(10/100/1000BASE-T)