I use the term “active path testing” to refer to systems that send packets into the network to measure network characteristics. A simple ping test is the most fundamental active path test, but it ...
Contemporary IT infrastructure and applications operate in an extreme environment barely envisioned a decade ago, pushing networks to the limit and challenging the security industry to keep pace. A ...
It may be that enterprises are reaching a point where measuring and managing real-time application performance is becoming a necessity, not just a nice-to-have. We spend a lot of time at ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetAlly, a global leader in handheld network testing ...
Offers an open and highly flexible test platform that can run on software, hardware, and white boxes, reducing time-to-test by as much as four times Built on vendor-neutral API to facilitate ...
I'm not a dedicated networking guy, but I'm frequently called on to figure out whether a given network jack in my building is active, and to retrieve its CDP data if it is. At the moment I've got an ...
We’ve been doing network-switch testing for more than 10 years now, and the concept of a triple-play test (voice, video, and data) has been a part of our plans from the early days of ATM OC-12 through ...
Voice over IP (VoIP) demands a greater emphasis on the pre-deployment testing phase of the technology rollout. Whether managing a roll out in-house, using a service provider or equipment manufacturer, ...
Measure useful metrics. These include backbone packet loss, bandwidth utilization; WAN link performance; RTT (round-trip time) and RTT variance; and ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) reach.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today introduced the VIAVI Optimeter, a new type of network test tool to speed and simplify last mile optical ...
The Spectra2 XL3 from Tektronix Communications, a platform for testing EPC (evolved packet core) and IMS (IP multimedia subsystem) elements for mobile LTE and fixed IP networks, now delivers media ...