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2002

FORCE10 NETWORKS E-SERIES ALONG WITH IXIA'S 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET ANALYSIS PLATFORM SELECTED BY UTSTARCOM (CHINA) LTD. TO DEFINE THE LIMITS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORKING

See this high-performance platform demonstrated in UTStarcom’s booth, number 2301, No. 2 Salon at the PT/Expo, Beijing, China, October 29th through November 2nd

Beijing, CHINA, October 29, 2002 — Force10 Networks Inc., the leading developer of high performance Ethernet systems, and Ixia jointly announced today that UTStarcom has chosen their equipment to demonstrate high-performance switching in their booth at the PT/Expo, Beijing, China, October 29th through November 2nd. Ixia, (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading provider of high-speed, multiport network performance analysis systems, is providing state-of-the-art testing platforms to validate performance of Force10’s new E-Series switches, now being OEM’d by UTStarcom. Ixia’s sophisticated test bed has been selected by Force10 to accurately verify line rate performance across its 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet platform.

“Ixia congratulates Force10 in being selected by UTStarcom, and we are pleased to have provided Force10 with our line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN and Gigabit Ethernet Load Modules, to validate their high-performance switches,” said Eran Karoly, vice president of marketing for Ixia. “Our 10 Gigabit Ethernet verification platform is part of our wide range of analysis tools, offering the industry’s most comprehensive wire-speed traffic generation, analysis, and protocol support.”

“We’re proud to have been selected by UTStarcom, a premier vendor for 3G wireless, switches and broadband multi-service access systems,” said Steve Mullaney, vice president of marketing for Force10. “Ixia’s agile, reliable, and highly accurate test systems demonstrated that the E1200 provides unprecedented line-rate performance. The Ixia test tools continue to provide us with the scalability and flexibility we need to demonstrate how the capabilities of the E-Series are setting the new standard for high performance Ethernet switch/routers.”

Ixia will participate in a joint demo with Force10 at the SuperComputing conference in Baltimore, Maryland November 16-22. By combining wire-speed Layers 2-3 traffic generation with true Layer 4-7 content aware routing performance, Ixia will make it possible for Force10 to demonstrate unprecedented levels of scale and performance in a cluster/grid computing network.

About Ixia
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) delivers powerful, distributed, multiport traffic generators, and performance/conformance analyzers for wire-speed verification of optical networking equipment, LAN, MAN, WAN and SAN multi-layer switches and routers, and sophisticated routing protocols. Its products utilize a variety of interfaces - Packet Over SONET, BERT, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, and USB. Ixia’s network operations applications address the industry’s growing requirements for a higher level of control over network optimization, traffic engineering, traffic profiling, and security. Ixia’s analysis solutions are distinguished by their accuracy, reliability, high port density, support for emerging protocol standards, conformance adherence, and adaptability to the industry's constant evolution.

For more information, contact Ixia at 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302; (818) 871-1800, Fax: (818) 871-1805; Email: info@ixiacom.com or visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com.

About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks develops high-performance data center solutions powered by the industry’s most innovative line of open, standards-based, networking hardware and software. The company’s Open Cloud Networking framework grants Web 2.0/portal operators, cloud and hosting providers, enterprise and special-purpose data center customers new levels of flexibility, performance, scale and automation—fundamentally changing the economics of data center networking. Force10 Networks operates globally, providing 24x7 service and support to its customer base in more than 60 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.force10networks.com.

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StoryPR on behalf of Force10 Networks Inc.
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