Case Study: Macnica Networks Corp. achieves realistic security device performance testing with Ixia BreakingPoint

Macnica Networks Deploys BreakingPoint FireStorm and Xcellon-Ultra with IxLoad at its Technology Verification Center to Measure the Actual Performance Limitations of Security and Network Equipment Under Realistic Conditions

Macnica Networks Corp., a distributor and integrator of IT solutions in Japan, needed to provide a realistic test environment for its Technology Verification Center. Their challenge was to evaluate the true performance of security equipment beyond catalog specifications, which required generating high traffic loads and a wide range of attack patterns. To meet this need, they implemented Ixia's BreakingPoint FireStorm product.

Using Ixia's solutions, Macnica Networks obtained objective, reliable data by measuring performance in realistic environments. The results were compelling, and the center began receiving inquiries from companies seeking to evaluate overload traffic, including telecom carriers. The success led them to add more Ixia equipment, including an Xcellon-Ultra XT80, increasing their testing capacity to 160Gbps and significantly growing business for the center.

Macnica Networks Corp.

Kazuhiro Nakamura

Manager, Engineering