Spirent Tests Carrier Ethernet, IPv6 and SDN in EANTC Interoperability

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirent Communications, the leader in testing networks, devices and services, today announced that its test solution was used in a recent EANTC interoperability event. Spirent, which has supported EANTC’s annual efforts for close to a decade, continues to deliver the solutions needed to validate established and emerging technologies and network protocols including Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and Software-Defined Networks (SDN).

“Testing IPv6 transition technologies ensures a smoother deployment of full IPv6 implementations while providing confidence that these technologies will interoperate with IPv4 networks.”

The interoperability event will be highlighted this week at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress in Paris. Spirent TestCenter was used for OpenFlow testing and emulation of MPLS-TP nodes as well as MPLS-TP and IP/MPLS internetworking and other MPLS-related tests.

“EANTC continues to set industry standards for the planning, execution and documentation of public interoperability events,” said Carsten Rossenhoevel, managing director of EANTC. “Spirent’s ongoing role as a testing partner in our comprehensive public demonstrations is important as the complexity of our test plans and related test cases increases each year.”

With the ability to test the performance, interoperability and conformance of new SDN technologies, service providers and network equipment manufacturers continue to turn to Spirent for proven solutions which help to facilitate the introduction and operation of these systems.

“With unsurpassed ease of use as well as the ability to scale large configurations and validate flow tables for OpenFlow using integrated traffic generation, Spirent continues to offer the industry an innovative solution to address a wide range of scenarios and concerns,” said Rajesh Rajamani, senior product marketing manager, Spirent. “Testing IPv6 transition technologies ensures a smoother deployment of full IPv6 implementations while providing confidence that these technologies will interoperate with IPv4 networks.”

To see a demonstration of tests performed stop by the EANTC Interoperability booth at MPLS Ethernet World Congress. To learn more about Spirent’s Ethernet testing solutions visit, http://www.spirent.com/Ethernet_Testing

To download the EANTC white paper that has details of the interoperability test, visit http://www.eantc.de/mplsewc2013

About EANTC

The European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) is one of the leading vendor-neutral telecommunication consultancy and test facilities worldwide. EANTC’s customers are network equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprises. Primary business areas include interoperability, conformance, and performance testing for Carrier Ethernet, IP/MPLS, Mobile backhaul and core networks, Triple Play and cloud data center technologies and applications. For more information contact Carsten Rossenhoevel, Managing Director, at +49.30.3180595-0 or via E-mail at cross@eantc.com. http://www.eantc.com

About Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT), a global leader in test & measurement, offers an extensive portfolio of solutions to test data centers, cloud computing and virtualized environments, high speed Ethernet networks and services, 3G/4G wireless networks and devices, network and application security, and positioning technologies. For more information visit http://www.spirent.com/about-us/News_Room/About_Spirent_Communications_plc.aspx