Data centre network equipment manufacturers (NEM) and operators can use Keysight Technologies’ eight-port 400GE quad small form factor pluggable double density (QSFP-DD) network cybersecurity test platform to validate products and services support hyperscale data volumes, encryption demands and security challenges.
The APS-M8400 modular network cybersecurity test platform delivers 400GE density with an 8 x 400GE QSFP-DD test interface.
It has been introduced for data centre operators and service providers which are facing exponential growth in encrypted traffic volumes and security threats driven by increases in video streaming, cloud computing, AI, machine learning (ML) and IoT devices. The introduction of 400GE places critical infrastructure under even greater demand as growing volumes of encrypted traffic are being delivered at unprecedented speed, said Keysight. To meet these requirements, data centre NEMs and operators need tools that can validate that their products and services support hyperscale loads, without compromising security and usability.
The APS-M8400 delivers a modular, 400GE network security test platform that aggregates compute and FPGA resources to deliver hyperscale application and cybersecurity test and validation.
The ability to test 8 x 400GE QSFP-DD supports industry moves from 100GE to 400GE without the need for additional switches or infrastructure. It also offers a centralised management of up to 16 compute nodes to reduce the management learning curve and simplify system upgrades and maintenance.
It also offers flexible aggregation of compute and FPGA resources to optimise the performance and scalability requirements for any simulated workload, using one or multiple 400GE test interfaces.
The APS-M8400 can drive hyperscale application and cybersecurity test performance, including encrypted traffic loads, to effectively emulate the rigorous demands put upon data centre and service provider infrastructure. It can generate up to 3Tbit per second of Layer 4 to Layer 7 traffic, more than five billion concurrent connections, 2.4Tbits per second of transport layer security (TLS) traffic, and 2.4 million TLS connections per second.
It is designed to be scalable with a “pay-as-you-grow” structure, allowing users the flexibility to add capacity as requirements change and budgets allow.
