Xena Networks - E100 Chimera Network Emulation up to 100Gbps

E100 Chimera can impair Ethernet traffic at 5 speeds up to 100Gbps to emulate real-world network behavior

E100 Chimera supports a broad range of impairments (latency/jitter, packet & port impairments, flexible distributions, BW shaping etc)
True wire-speed impairment @ 100Gbps (plus 50 / 40 / 25 & 10Gbps) NRZ and PAM4
Ease of use – E100 Chimera is a stand-alone impairment tool that integrates seamlessly with Xena’s traffic generator, letting you speed up your work flow by using the same SW to both generate and impair Ethernet traffic.
Highest port density in the industry – plus you can reserve individual port-pairs without blocking access to the others
Setting up custom impairment distributions is a breeze
Powerful, easy-to-use automation & scripting options

Hardware

E100 Chimera is available as a 1-slot test module for the B2400 XenaBay chassis, or as a standalone network emulator in a quiet desktop-sized chassis.

Both versions can test 5 speeds: 100G, 50G, 40G, 25G and 10G at full wirespeed (see Tolly report for details).

XenaManager is used to emulate impairment as part of its standard user-interface.

Software

E100 Chimera & XenaManager – seamless traffic generation & impairment

When installed in a XenaBay chassis, XenaManager detects the presence of the E100 Chimera and makes the software options available for adding impairment. This makes it very easy for test engineers to emulate impairment via the same GUI they use for generating Ethernet traffic.

Chimera impairment flows

This diagram illustrates how the E100 Chimera test module emulates impairment. Incoming traffic enters a flow filter and different types of impairment are then added (as defined in the UI), with each traffic flow being processed in a prioritized order.

Core Test Scenarios for E100 Chimera

Performance Testing

Performance testing focuses the performance of a DUT via parameters like maximum throughput, latency and jitter.

When performance testing includes analysis of how a DUT can send traffic through a network E100 Chimera emulates realistic network conditions including impairments that are likely to occur when a signal passes through a network.

QoS and Service Validation

E100 Chimera offers network emulation for QoS and service validation testing. By adding latency, packet drop and other impairments the user can test that a system under test can maintain a high QoS and service quality guarantee despite difficult network conditions.

Functional Testing

Functional testing verifies the basic functionality of the DUT and will depend on the DUT and the application.

E100 Chimera provides a wide range of network emulation features for functional testing, including latency and other typical impairments.

Security Testing

Security testing is usually conducted during development to reveal how a DUT handles abnormal conditions.

E100 Chimera makes it easy for users to apply all kinds of network conditions to analyze and verify the behavior DUT.

Software Application Testing

Software application testing can cover many parameters depending on the application. The testing can be done to verify the basic functionality of the software and to see how it performs under different network conditions. E100 Chimera provides a wide range of network emulation features to emulate network conditions, including latency and other typical impairments.

E100 Chimera Videos: see how easy it is to emulate Ethernet impairment

Step-by-step guide to how E100 Chimera works using Xena’s live demo system. Watch now
How to add some basic types of latency and jitter to Ethernet traffic using E100 Chimera. Watch now
How to use E100 Chimera to limit the bandwidth of Ethernet packet flows passing through a device, using the policers and shapers of the impairment pipeline. Watch now
How to use E100 Chimera flow filters to map incoming packets to up to 8 different flows per port. Each flow can then be independently impaired. Watch now
How and why Xena’s E100 Chimera impairment emulator can help with performance testing of 5G Fronthaul. Watch now

More Product Information

Teledyne LeCroy Xena

https://xenanetworks.com/

Teledyne LeCroy Xena is a leader in Ethernet traffic generators, physical layer testing and network emulation. They are one of a handful of companies with solutions for testing the fastest Ethernet speeds (currently 800Gbps using 112G SerDes). Customers around the world rely on Xena solutions to test, debug and validate the performance and interoperability of new Ethernet devices and outperform their competitors. Acquired by Teledyne LeCroy in 2023, Xena is renowned for user-friendly solutions with the industry’s lowest TCO thanks to the Xena Value Pack’s generous software licensing policy.

Xena offers award-winning solutions for generating Ethernet traffic, physical layer testing and network emulation. Xena Ethernet Traffic Generators are a series of over 12 NICs and 2 chassis options with user-friendly software for conducting a wide range of test scenarios for all Ethernet speeds from 10Mbps up to 800Gbps. Xena also offers a dedicated network emulation NIC for impairing traffic with various forms of latency and jitter at wire-speed up to 100Gbps. All Xena Ethernet traffic generators and the network emulation NICs include powerful options for Physical Layer testing. Comprehensive software is bundled with all Xena solutions. XenaManager is a Windows PC client used for configuring and running traffic, there are standalone apps for running industry-standard RFC2544, 2889, 3918 & Y.1564 tests, plus comprehensive open-source automation and scripting options.