Ixia Participates in Second Phase of ``Moonv6'' IPv6 Interoperability and Conformance Project.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004

World's largest multi-vendor IPv6 test bed addresses key aspects

for deployment of next-generation Internet protocol 

Ixia (Nasdaq:XXIA), a leading, global provider of IP network testing solutions, announced today that its IPv6 network test products served in the interoperability and conformance test bed for the second phase of the "Moonv6" next-generation Internet testing project hosted at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in Durham, N.H.

Moonv6 is a nationwide IPv6 test bed backed by the North American IPv6 Task Force; Internet2; the U.S. Defense Department; the UNH-IOL; and major networking, testing, and communications companies. The testing addressed aspects of the IPv6 protocol that are key to widespread deployment of the new technology.

"There are many important technical issues to solve before the transition to IPv6 can be fully implemented," said Cliff Hannel, Ixia vice president of engineering. "And Ixia is glad to be a contributing member of the large-scale testing being conducted by the Moonv6 team, which is essential to showing industry readiness and building trust in the networking community for this new protocol."

The world's largest multi-vendor IPv6 network, Moonv6 was launched in October 2003 to advance the new protocol and promote it throughout the industry. IPv6 is expected to gradually replace the current Internet protocol (IPv4) over the next 8 to ten years. This latest test event gauged both simultaneous and fully native IPv6 effectiveness, because the two protocols will coexist during the transition.

For this phase of the tests, Ixia provided a complete hardware and software network test solution to validate the reliability and interoperability of IPv6 networking hardware and software under a variety of operating conditions. These test platforms were used to establish mixed, multiple IPv4 and IPv6 sessions of RIP, OSPF, and BGP peers to validate the performance and interoperability of next-generation IPv6 networking hardware and software under realistic network conditions.

Ixia's unique hardware/software IPv6 test platform integrates the company's wire-speed traffic generation hardware with its Automated Network Validation Library (ANVL) software, which is the industry's de facto standard for conformance testing, providing an extensive test solution for IPv6. The depth and scalability of the Ixia IPv6 test solution make it possible to create realistic test scenarios that simulate large-scale, deployed networks.

About Moonv6

The Moonv6 project is a collaborative effort between the North American IPv6 Task Force, (NAv6TF), the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), Internet2, the Joint Interoperability Testing Command (JITC) and various other U.S. Defense Department agencies. Taking place across the U.S. at multiple locations, the Moonv6 project represents the most aggressive collaborative IPv6 interoperability and application demonstration event in the North American market to date. For more information, visit the organization's Web site at http://www.moonv6.org

About Ixia

Ixia is a leading, global provider of high performance IP network testing solutions. Its highly scalable solutions generate, capture, characterize, and emulate network and application traffic, establishing definitive performance and conformance metrics of network devices or systems under test. Ixia's testing solutions are used by Network and Telephony Equipment Manufacturers, Semiconductor Manufacturers, Service Providers, and large Enterprises to validate the functionality, and reliability of complex IP networks, devices, and applications. Ixia's patent pending Real World Traffic(TM) Suite addresses the growing need to test applications and networks prior to deployment under realistic load conditions. Ixia's analysis solutions utilize a wide range of industry-standard interfaces and are distinguished by their performance, accuracy, reliability, and adaptability to the industry's constant evolution.

For more information, contact Ixia at 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302; [phone], Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail] or visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com

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