Ixia, APCON Integrate IP Test Automation Framework and Intelligent

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Service providers are deploying converged services over a unifiednetwork infrastructure. This convergence is causing IP networks tobecome increasingly complex to deploy and maintain. Moreover, thechallenge is no longer network uptime, but rather quality ofexperience across distinct network elements. As a result, greatercross-vendor testing is required and automation of many unique testing elements and processes becomes essential todelivering quality products on-time.
In this challenging environment, customers have turned to in-housesolutions, spending a significant amount of time, effort andresource that could otherwise be applied to meeting their businessgoals.
How the Partnership will Work
Ixia ’ s partnership with APCON provides the industry with more completelab automation and enables customers to address unique automationchallenges that have largely remained unaddressed so far.
Test Conductor IP test automation framework leverages the APCONINTELLAPATCH physical layer switch to provide seamless layer 1device integration. Ixia and APCON will cooperate to drive product development with a goal ofproviding complementary, best-in-class technology integration andinteroperability.
APCON ’ s INTELLAPATCH physical-layer switches feature an embedded interfacethat offers the ability to securely and remotely configure deviceconnectivity among the variety of systems used in dynamic, complextest environments. Rewiring of complicated configurations andmanual cable pulls are eliminated.
“ The elimination of manual patching has helped our customers realizesignificant increases in productivity and hardware utilization andsizable reductions in time to market, ” said Richard Rauch, president and CEO of APCON. “ By collaborating with Ixia, we will be able to provide trulyunattended lab testing through complete automation of device, testtool and topology reconfigurations. ”
Test Conductor enables users to easily automate the entire processof testing, including test bed assignment and reservation, hardwareoptimization, DUT configuration, real-world traffic definition andresults analysis. Test Conductor creates manages and schedulestests in sophisticated lab environments that perform real-world traffic ™ simulation. It also maintains a central repository of the testdata and permits test diagnostics and trend reporting.
“ There is intense pressure on equipment manufacturers and serviceproviders to produce high-quality products as they accelerate timeto market, ” said Atul Bhatnagar, president and CEO of Ixia. “ With our vendor agnostic IP test automation framework and APCON ’ s intelligent physical layer switch, we do the heavy lifting so ourcustomers don ’ t have to. ”