Agilent Technologies Introduces IPv6 Test Solutions for Next-generation Internet Protocol Standard; New Solutions Also Provide Industry-First Testing for IPv6 Tunneling.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2001 Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) today announced new test solutions for IPv6 (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. version 6), including the industrys first system for testing the performance of tunneled IPv6 traffic. The new IPv6 testing solutions allow equipment manufacturers and service providers to verify the performance and interoperability of next-generation IPv6 equipment and services, as well as their compatibility with earlier-generation equipment, helping to speed the transition to the new industry standard. Today, Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. is transported using IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4), which is limited to 32-bit addresses. With the dramatic growth of the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises predicted demand for wireless Internet addresses, and expanding interest in integrating Internet connectivity into other devices (such as automobiles and appliances), the demand for IPv4 addresses will exceed supply. IPv6 overcomes this, as well as other IPv4 limitations, by expanding addresses to 128 bits. Service providers, such as NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Communications, are already beginning preliminary global trials of IPv6-based services. Equipment manufacturers are developing new software to efficiently route IPv6 packets and ensure interoperability between IPv4 and IPv6 communications during the transition. Agilent Broadband Series Test System, RouterTester and QA Robot currently allow customers to capture and analyze IPv6 traffic. The new software now allows users, for the first time, to test tunneled IPv6 traffic. Tunneling is an essential transitional technique used to carry both IPv4 packet streams within IPv6 networks and IPv6 traffic in IPv4 networks. The new solution supports performance testing of both variations. Because tunneling requires additional encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. and address translation, which introduce additional potential latency, tunneling testing is a key part in assessing overall network performance. The IPv6 solution enables users to generate IPv6 packet traffic and test equipment performance in real-time. Users can create correctly and incorrectly formatted IPv6 packets, generate multiple streams of prioritized traffic, and test the forwarding performance of each stream. Additional platform and product information can be found at www.agilent.com/comms/iptest. Pricing and Availability The Agilent E4215B Internet Protocol software is available today on the Agilent Broadband Series Test System (BSTS BSTS Better Safe Than Sorry BSTS Backside Tailslide (skateboarding) BSTS British Society for the Turin Shroud BSTS Battle Staff Training System BSTS Base Shop Test Station BSTS Brumman Satellite BSTS Battalion Staff Training System ) and will be available later this year on related Agilent IP testing platforms. Pricing information is available by calling 603/559-5763. Additional BSTS product information can be found at www.agilent.com/comms/bsts. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. With 48,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion in fiscal year 2000. Information about Agilent can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. |
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