Testing Reports

Broadband Testing and Ixia Tested: 384 Ports Line-rate GE Converged Services

Force10 Networks, Inc. commissioned Broadband Testing to evaluate its C-Series C300 resilient switch, a chassis-based system with 8 line-card slots, designed for high performance data center and enterprise networks. For the complete report click the PDF icon above.

Test highlights

• Within the confines of this test we looked to prove that it is possible to achieve very high levels of performance along with very high availability without having to spend huge amounts of IT budget on multiple redundant devices, as has been common in the past.
• During simulated failures (pulling out RPMs) we found zero or minimal packet loss.
• Latency figures recorded were extremely low and very impressive.
• It confirms Force10's statement that its C-Series is designed for resilient, critical application support requiring very low latency and cost effective, high-density port population for a wide range of applications, including VoIP, video and wireless - a contemporary solution for a very real-world scenario, in other words