Spirent Communications' Fibre Channel Test Modules Used to Showcase Performance of Brocade SilkWorm 12000 At Storage Networking World.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. Spring 2002 PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002 Live Test Demonstration In Brocade Exhibit P15 Shows Full Line-Rate 2 Gbit/Sec Data Traffic Across 64 Ports Spirent Communications(TM), a wholly owned business group of Spirent plc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SPM SPM - Sequential Parlog Machine ), today announced that Brocade Communications Systems Brocade, Inc. NASDAQ: BRCD, based in Silicon Valley, designs, manufactures, and sells storage networking solutions and management applications for storage area networks (SANs) and file area networks (FANs). , Inc. has selected Spirent's SmartBits(R) 6000B and Fibre Channel test modules to demonstrate the performance of the Brocade SilkWorm 12000 Core Fabric Switch. Using Spirent's solution, Brocade will feature full line-rate 2 Gigabit traffic across 64 ports during a live demonstration in Brocade exhibit P15 at Storage Networking World in Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. , April 2-5, 2002. Spirent's Fibre Channel performance analysis solutions allow SAN infrastructure providers, such as Brocade, to categorize the true performance, reliability, and quality of Fiber Channel-based SAN equipment and fabrics. Used in the SmartBits 600 and 6000B chassis, the Fibre Channel modules simplify the testing process by emulating hundreds of attached devices, such as, servers and storage systems, delivering higher quality testing and supplementing large server and storage test environments. "It is imperative that devices be tested under real world load conditions," said Ron Totah, technical marketing manager, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. "We selected Spirent's SmartBits Fibre Channel test tool because it can scale to the port density we need to do enterprise class network testing and it provides simulations of rigorous SAN environments." "Spirent is pleased that Brocade has selected its Fibre Channel performance test tools for showcasing the capabilities of its SilkWorm 12000 Core Fabric Switch," said Bahaa Moukadam, vice president of product marketing, Spirent Communications. "We continue to work closely with our customers to provide them with the complete set of SAN testing solutions for functional, compliance, scalability and performance testing." About Spirent Communications Spirent Communications (www.spirentcom.com) unites the best in performance analysis technology with network operations expertise. The company's award-winning solutions enable customers to accelerate the development, deployment and assurance of next-generation network equipment and services worldwide. Spirent Communications designs and manufactures Adtech, DLS, Edgcumbe, GSS, Hekimian, SmartBits, TAS and Zarak products. More than 2,500 of the world's leading network and terminal equipment manufacturers, network service providers, corporate enterprises and test laboratories rely on our first-to-market products to verify and measure the performance and services of networks and communications devices. Spirent plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (ticker: SPT). The company is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. through a Level 2 American Depository Receipt American Depository Receipt n. called in the banking trade an ADR, it is a receipt issued by American banks to Americans as a substitute for actual ownership of shares of foreign stocks. program, through which one ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio represents four Spirent shares (ticker: SPM; CUSIP number: 84856M209). Further information about Spirent plc can be found at www.spirent.com. Note to Editors: Spirent Communications the Spirent logo and SmartBits are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved. |
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