Dell Force10
Podcast: Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric Architecture
Document number:
211138
Release Date:
15 Dec 2011
Tolly Group founder Kevin Tolly hosts an eight-minute podcast discussing Tolly test results of Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric Architecture published in Tolly report 211129.
Kevin is joined by project team leader, John Tolly and Dell Force10 Technical Marketing Engineer, Jeff Baher along with Dell Force10 lead engineer Jaiwant Virk.
Stream from the Tolly Podcast page.
Download is in mp3 format.
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Dell Force10
Dell Force10 Distributed Core Fabric Solution For The Data Center Architectural Scalability, Resilience & Power Consumption Using Z9000
Systems
Document number:
211129
Release Date:
14 Nov 2011
Data center switching is arguably the most demanding network environment in the Enterprise. High concentrations of high-end server and storage resources will typically translate into high demand for network resources. Historically, the scalability and resilience/high-availability requirements of the data center could only be met using chassis-based LAN switches.
With its Z9000 core switch, Dell Force10 introduces their Distributed Core fabric architecture. This innovative design is purpose-built for cost-effective, high- performance, highly-scalable data center core networking.
Dell Force10 commissioned Tolly to demonstrate the efficacy of building a data center fabric solution using fixed-port Z9000 switches deployed in a Clos-based, leaf-and-spine configuration to provide the scalability, flexibility and high-availability of chassis-based solutions.
Tolly evaluated a lab deployment of ten Z9000 switches with 4 serving as the network spine and the remaining 6 as leaf nodes. Tolly engineers evaluated the overall performance of the 10-device system, validated resiliency of the leaf-to-spine switch connections and measured the power consumption of the Z9000 according to the ATIS standard for core switches.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.
HP 3800 Switch Series
Competitive Performance, Power Consumption and TCO Evaluation Versus Cisco Catalyst 3750-X and Juniper EX4200 Series
Document number:
211127
Release Date:
27 Sep 2011
Enterprise-class networks are facing increasing demands for higher port- density and throughput driven by rich media applications like voice and video over IP.. Traditionally, network access layer switches delivered the port- density, fault-tolerance and scalability using either a chassis or a stack of fixed-port switches. Stackable switches, when properly architected, can offer network managers a solution that can be scaled as the needs of the network grow over time. In this report, the HP 3800 series switches were compared against Cisco’s Catalyst 3750-X and Juniper’s EX4200 series switches.
The performance of the HP meshed stacking technology used by the HP 3800 Switch Series was compared against the Cisco Catalyst 3750-X with StackWise Plus technology, and Juniper’s EX4200 switches using the Virtual Chassis stacking technology. Test results show the HP switches deliver significantly higher throughput at lower latency in both a standalone and in a four-switch stack configuration. According to HP, its new switches were designed with a large per-port buffer to deal with bursty traffic, allowing them to handle larger microbursts than the Juniper and Cisco switches.
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Avaya, Inc.
Avaya Virtual Services Platform 9000 A High Performance Modular Routing Switch for Core Deployments Resiliency and Performance Evaluation
Document number:
211113
Release Date:
05 May 2011
With the ongoing transition to a highly virtualized data center, core network infrastructure needs to be able to handle increased load without packet loss, while providing quick recovery times in case of a component failure. Further, it is imperative that a solution be able to adapt to future uses and environments, eliminating the need for forklift upgrades. This necessitates a system with the capacity to perform tasks far beyond those currently required, and one able to do so without sacrificing performance or reliability.
The Avaya Virtual Services Platform 9000, a modular core routing switch (equipped with ten 9024XL modules with 24 10GbE ports each) demonstrated near-hitless failover with a switch cluster (based on Routed Split Multi-Link Trunking), low latency, and packet processing and forwarding performance exceeding more than a billion packets per second.
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Anue Systems
Anue 5236 Net Tool Optimizer
Performance, Feature, and Usability Evaluation
Document number:
211105
Release Date:
07 Apr 2011
IT teams are increasingly asked to deliver more robust, dynamic, and higher performing networks on flat or shrinking IT budgets. They often deploy a large, heterogeneous mix of monitoring tools to help them ensure their networks are running smoothly including IDS/IPS, sniffers, packet analyzers and data recorders. These tools can cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, yet are often poorly utilized; each tool requiring a dedicated stream of traffic to monitor the network effectively. Even if an engineer does gain approval to purchase one of these tools, the number of switched port analyzer (SPAN) ports available for connecting the tool are often very limited and already overcommitted.
Anue’s Net Tool Optimizer family directly addresses these problems by introducing a cost-effective, strategic solution to increase network tool utilization dramatically with minimal cost. Such tools can decrease IT costs, help reduce network outages, boost network performance, and increase the overall productivity of the IT team.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
IBM BNT RackSwitch G8264:
Competitive Performance Evaluation vs. Cisco Systems, Inc. Nexus 5548P,
Arista Networks 7148SX, and Juniper Networks EX4500
Document number:
211108
Release Date:
08 Mar 2011
Today’s data centers are serving content for fixed and mobile clients across large scale public and private cloud computing clusters. Video rendering, high frequency trading, oil reservoir simulations are just a few examples of the complex applications being served over computing clusters connected at 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE).
10GbE Top of Rack (ToR) switches are now being designed to support consolidated networking and storage traffic as well as server virtualization. BLADE Network Technologies, recently acquired by IBM, commissioned Tolly to measure the IBM BNT RackSwitch G8264 against three competing 10GbE switches for latency, throughput, power consumption, ability to buffer microburst traffic, and price/performance.
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Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches:
Performance, Power Consumption and Features vs. D-Link, HP Networking and NETGEAR
Document number:
211103
Release Date:
22 Feb 2011
Small businesses today require high-performance, high-functionality switches for both 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet deployments. Businesses deploying VoIP solutions will also require switches that deliver Power over Ethernet (PoE), quality of service (QoS) and Voice VLANs. With respect to economics, switches should be easy to use, to help lower administrative costs, offer attractive cost-per-Gigabit and, where appropriate, cost-per- Watt of PoE delivered.
Cisco Systems commissioned Tolly to evaluate several models of the new Cisco Small Business 300 Series of managed switches along with comparable models from D-Link, HP Networking and NETGEAR. In all, eleven switches were tested.
Tolly evaluated a range of features and capabilities including: Power over Ethernet, Layer 2 throughput and latency, power consumption, feature/ functionality and advanced recovery and performance options, such as link aggregation and MSTP. Engineers also calculated cost-per-Gigabit and cost-per-Watt-delivered as appropriate.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
BLADE Network Technologies RackSwitch G8000, RackSwitch G8124 and BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module: Functionality Certification and Cooperative Interoperability Evaluation with Cisco Nexus 5010
Document number:
210140
Release Date:
14 Sep 2010
BLADE commissioned Tolly to evaluate the functionality of its RackSwitch G8000, RackSwitch G8124 and BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module for the IBM BladeCenter systems against a Cisco Nexus 5010 switch. Functionality tests focused on auto-negotiation, 10GbE LAN PHY support, IEEE 802.1p/Q, Jumbo Frame support, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)/EtherChannel support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP/PVRST+), Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) support and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)/ Data Center Bridging (DCB) feature support. Finally, the BLADE switches were tested for interoperability with the Nexus 5010 using a mixture of the above features.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
BLADE Network Technologies: BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module vs. Cisco Nexus 4001i Competitive Evaluation
Document number:
210138
Release Date:
14 Sep 2010
BLADE commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance of its BNT Virtual Fabric 10G Switch Module for the IBM BladeCenter systems against the competing Cisco Nexus 4001i. Tests focused on unicast Layer 2-3 performance (full-mesh throughput and port-to-port latency); one-to-many multicast Layer 2 throughput and latency; microburst tolerance; and end-to-end solution throughput and latency at Layer 2. Finally, a price/performance metric is presented in terms of US$/Gbps of demonstrated throughput for both products.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
BLADE Network Technologies: Competitive Evaluation of BLADE RackSwitch G8124 vs. Cisco Nexus 5010
Document number:
210139
Release Date:
14 Sep 2010
BLADE commissioned Tolly to evaluate the performance of its RackSwitch G8124 top-of-rack switch against the competing Cisco Nexus 5010. Tests focused on unicast Layer 2-3 performance (full-mesh throughput and port-to-port latency); one-to-many multicast Layer 2 throughput and latency; microburst tolerance; and end-to-end solution throughput and latency at Layer 2. Finally, a price/performance metric is presented in terms of US$/Gbps of demonstrated throughput for both products.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.
HP A6600 Series
Feature and Performance Evaluation of High-End Open Multicore Router Family
Document number:
210132
Release Date:
17 Mar 2010
Tolly was asked to verify the performance of the HP A6600
series high end open multicore routers, a device designed to
meet current aggregation and gateway requirements for
enterprise and carrier networks, while also allowing for
future network expansion. Tolly Group verified more than 50
features for Layer 2/3 functions, network protocols, security,
Quality of Service, system management, multicast, and
reliability of services.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.
HP A8800 Series Routers
Feature Validation and Performance Evaluation of
10 Gigabit Core Router Family
Document number:
210131
Release Date:
17 Mar 2010
Tolly engineers selected two models A8805 and A8812
from the HP A8800 series router family to verify the
performance and key features that make the router family
suited to be deployed as core routers for enterprise or
carrier networks. A8800 demonstrated high performance
and abundant features in routing, multicasting, NAT/PAT,
MPLS, firewall, security, Quality of Service (QoS) and
reliability.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.
HP A5800/A5820 Series Flex Chassis 10GbE Switches
Feature Validation and Performance Evaluation
Document number:
210130
Release Date:
17 Mar 2010
Tolly engineers selected several models from HP’s A5800
and A5820 series of 10Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) flex chassis
switches to verify the performance and key features that
make them optimally suited for deployment as access or
aggregation switches in data center networks, carrier
networks, or enterprise networks where there is a need to
aggregate voice, data and video applications.
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Radware Ltd.
Radware AppDirector x08 and x16 Application Switches:
Performance Evaluation versus F5 Networks BIG-IP 1600 and 3600
Document number:
210104JP
Release Date:
17 Mar 2010
Radware commissioned Tolly to validate the performance of the AppDirector 4016 and the newly-introduced 4008 vs F5’s newly-introduced BIG-IP 1600 and 3600 running F5’s newest version, 10.0. This comes two years after the release of the Tolly report showing AppDirector x16’s superior performance over the F5 BIG-IP 1500, 6400 and 6800 platforms.
The project measured the throughput, transaction rates and response times of the systems while processing layer 7 transactions with and without SSL termination. Tests also measured system performance while the systems were subject to a number of denial-of-service attacks.
The test methodology used for this report relies upon test procedures, metrics and documentation practices as defined by Tolly Common Test Plan #1077 Application Switch Performance.
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Dell Inc.
Dell PowerConnect B-RX4 Functionality Certification and Cooperative Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
210127
Release Date:
01 Feb 2010
Dell commissioned Tolly to evaluate one of its enterprise-class LAN switches for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly engineers subjected PowerConnect B-RX4 switches to more than a dozen tests with switches from 3Com Brocade, Cisco Systems, Enterasys Networks, Force10 Networks, Hewlett-Packard Co, IBM Corporation, and NEC Corporation. .
The Dell switch demonstrated a broad level of interoperability with other switches from seven other leading vendors for advanced LAN and routing functions at Layer 2 and Layer 3.
This testing was done in accordance with Tolly Common Test Plan #1088 - LAN Switch Interoperability.
That document is available for license and you can find more information about it on the
Tolly Common Test Plan website.
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Avaya, Inc.
Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series, Competitive Performance Evaluation versus Cisco Catalyst 3750G and HP ProCurve 3400cl
Document number:
210118
Release Date:
17 Jan 2010
Avaya commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the Layer 2 switching performance, resiliency and ease of use delivered by the company’s stackable Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 series of switches. The Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 series of stackable switches tested include 24- and 48-port versions of 5510, 5520 and 5530 models.
Engineers measured the performance and resiliency characteristics of the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 series switches against Cisco Systems, Inc. Catalyst 3750G switches and Hewlett-Packard Co. ProCurve 3400cl switches.
Tolly Group engineers measured the frame forwarding rate, latency and standard deviation of latency (jitter) characteristics of an eight-switch stack of Avaya switches against similarly configured stacks of Cisco Catalyst 3750G and HP ProCurve 3400cl switches. The engineers also examined the resiliency of an eight-switch stack by examining the impact of a single unit failure in a VLAN on the frame forwarding rate in a different VLAN in the stack. Engineers also measured the amount of usable Layer 2, zero-loss throughput and latency as experienced by users in a standalone switch. Finally, engineers measured the failover times of the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) and Avaya's Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technologies.
Testing was conducted in September 2005.
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Avaya, Inc.
Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5510, 5520, 5530 Layer2 Performance, Resiliency and Ease of Use
Document number:
210114
Release Date:
14 Jan 2010
Avaya commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the Layer 2 switching performance, resiliency and ease of use delivered by the company’s stackable Ethernet Routing Switch 5510, 5520 and 5530.
Tolly Group engineers measured the amount of usable Layer 2, zero-loss throughput as experienced by users. In addition, they reported the stackable switching capacity, or the total switching throughput “external” to users and “internal” between switch stack elements. The “internal” portion of this is not directly usable by end-user applications. Engineers also noted the latency and standard deviation (Jitter) of the three Nortel stackable switches in a variety of configurations and handing different traffic frame sizes.
Engineers also examined an Intelligent Auto Unit Replacement feature to verify that in the event of a switch failure within the stack, other switches continue to function and the dormant unit can be hot swapped without impacting stack activity. Lastly, Tolly Group engineers noted their observations regarding the ease-of-use in configuring and managing the Avaya stackable switches.
Testing was conducted in September 2005.
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Avaya, Inc.
Avaya: Performance, Resiliency and TCO Comparison to Cisco/HP ProCurve Across Network Classes
Document number:
210113
Release Date:
13 Jan 2010
Avaya commissioned The Tolly Group over the last two years to benchmark the performance, and evaluate the features/functions, of products that serve every facet of the enterprise network, from the data center to the remote branch office.
The aim was to measure, objectively, the performance, and evaluate the resiliency and TCO, of Avaya products versus products from Cisco Systems, Inc. and HP ProCurve. Tolly Group engineers examined products for the data center, for campus LANs, for wide area networks, branch offices, and also for application acceleration products to speed the performance of business applications.
This report provides a retrospective of Avaya-focused reports dating from 2005 to 2007, with emphasis on showing how Avaya addresses these factors to offer products that surpass competitors.
Testing was conducted from 2005 through 2007.
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Avaya, Inc.
Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8300 Series Competitive Performance Evaluation versus Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series with Supervisor Engine V-10GE
Document number:
210112
Release Date:
12 Jan 2010
Avaya commissioned Tolly to evaluate the Layer 2 switching performance, resiliency and ease of use delivered by the company’s chassis-based Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) 8300 which is deployed in enterprise wiring closets, or as an aggregation or a core switch. The Avaya ERS 8300 modules tested include Switch Fabric Modules, plus 24- and 48-port GbE interface modules and a 10GbE module.
Engineers measured the performance, resiliency characteristics and power consumption of the ERS 8300 and a comparable Cisco Catalyst 4500 chassis-based switch with the maximum allowable equivalency in module configuration. Engineers also measured resilient performance between the Avaya ERS 8300 running switch clustering and the Cisco Catalyst 4500 running High Availability (HA) solutions.
Tests were conducted in January 2008.
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Avaya, Inc.
Avaya Converged Data Network Solution Evaluation of Energy Consumption and Projected Costs for a Converged LAN Campus, Data Center and WAN
Document number:
210110
Release Date:
10 Jan 2010
Avaya commissioned Tolly to evaluate a converged network infrastructure for enterprise users utilizing a wide array of Avaya switches, routers and IP phones to determine the energy usage at critical areas of deployment and to project the energy costs of operating the equipment over a five-year span.
Tolly engineers compared the energy consumption of the Avaya products, in terms of the power to operate the devices, as well as the power consumed in relation to heat dissipation. Results were compared with products from Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tolly engineers measured the energy usage (in terms of watts) for switch operation and heat dissipation for switches deployed in large- and medium-sized enterprise networks, in mid-sized companies, and enterprise branch offices. Engineers also tested IP phone endpoints from both companies.
Tests were conducted in May 2008.
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3Com Corp.
H3C S5800/S5820X Series Flex Chassis 10GbE Switches
Feature Validation and Performance Evaluation
Document number:
209143
Release Date:
14 Dec 2009
3Com commissioned Tolly to evaluate the feature set and performance of its H3C S5800/S5820X Series Flex Chassis 10GbE switches.
Engineers tested Layer 2 and Layer 3 throughput over Gigabit and 10Gigabit Ethernet ports and also evaluated feature support at Layer 2 and Layer 3 and certified more than 140 separate product features.
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3Com Corp.
H3C S12500 Data Center Core Switch: Performance, Functionality & Cisco Interoperability
Document number:
209120
Release Date:
28 Aug 2009
3Com commissioned Tolly to evaluate the feature set, performance and Cisco interoperability of the 3Com H3C S12500 Data Center Core Switch.
Engineers tested Layer 2 and Layer 3 throughput using both Gigabit and 10Gigabit Ethernet. Engineers also illustrated interoperability at layers 2 and 3 and using MPLS with Cisco switches.
Engineers also certified more than 120 separate product features.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
BLADE Network Technologies RackSwitch G8100
Series: Competitive Performance Evaluation versus
Cisco Catalyst 4900M Switch
Document number:
209115
Release Date:
12 May 2009
BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE) commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the Layer 2 performance and power consumption of its RackSwitch G8100 and G8124 10G Low Latency Switches with 24 10GbE ports — designed for top-of-rack aggregation for the large data center — against a Catalyst 4900M from Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tolly Group engineers measured the Layer 2 throughput, latency and multicast performance of the switches in a variety of common network topologies as well as the energy usage for the switch operations with and without load. Engineers also compared the price/performance of the switches from both companies.
Tests were conducted in March 2009.
The power consumption tests herein were run in accordance with Tolly Common Test Plan #1080 LAN Switch Power Consumption V1.1. That document is available for license and you can find more information about it on the
Tolly Common Test Plan website.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
BLADE Network Technologies: RackSwitch G8000,
G8100, and G8124 Functionality Certification
and Cisco Catalyst Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
209116
Release Date:
12 May 2009
BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE) commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate three of their enterprise-class LAN switches for interoperability with Cisco.
Tolly engineers evaluated the BLADE RackSwitch G8000, RackSwitch G8100, and RackSwitch G8124 top-of-rack switches' interoperability with the Cisco Catalyst 4900M. Engineers subjected the BLADE switches to advanced Layer 2 tests, including support for auto-negotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol support 802.1s, and Jumbo Frames.
Tests were conducted in March 2009
This is the FIRST test to be published in accordance with Tolly Common Test Plan #1088 LAN Switch Interoperability V1.0. That document is available for license and you can find more information about it on the
Tolly Common Test Plan website.
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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Brocade FastIron Edge X624 and BigIron RX-4 Functionality Certification and Cooperative Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
209106
Release Date:
13 Mar 2009
Brocade commissioned Tolly to evaluate two of its enterprise-class LAN switches for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly engineers subjected the FastIron Edge X624 and BigIron RX-4 switches to more than a dozen tests with switches from 3Com, Cisco Systems, Enterasys Networks, Force10 Networks, Hewlett-Packard Co, IBM Corporation, and NEC Corporation. Engineers tested 20 switches from eight vendors to determine the various levels of interoperability offered.
Brocade switches demonstrated a broad level of interoperability with 18 other switches from seven other leading vendors for advanced LAN and routing functions at Layer 2 and Layer 3.
This testing was done in accordance with Tolly Common Test Plan #1088 - LAN Switch Interoperability.
That document is available for license and you can find more information about it on the
Tolly Common Test Plan website.
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Nortel
Nortel Secure Router 4134 vs. Cisco ISR 3845: WAN Performance Analysis and TCO Evaluation for Branch Router Deployments
Document number:
209104
Release Date:
06 Mar 2009
Tolly engineers examined the Nortel Secure Router 4134, a modular switch that Nortel designed to support a range of advanced network services – including IPv4/IPv6 routing, high-performance WAN, high-density Ethernet switching, Power over Ethernet, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security – in a single integrated platform. The Secure Router 4134 is designed to meet the needs of enterprise branch, regional or even headquarters sites.
Tolly engineers compared the performance and power consumption of the Secure Router 4134 against a commonly deployed Cisco ISR 3845, an integrated service router. While engineers measured throughput and power consumption, they also used the hands-on data to calculate initial deployment costs and operational costs over a five-year lifespan to demonstrate how the Nortel switch can provide an effective and cost-efficient option to the Cisco ISR 3845.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
NEC Corporation
1G Intelligent L2・L3 Switch および
10G Intelligent L3 Switch
機能認定および協調相互運用性認定
Document number:
208338JP
Release Date:
12 Feb 2009
The Tolly Group は、NEC Corporation
と BLADE Network Technologies
(BLADE) から、彼らの企業クラス LAN ス
イッチの 3つについて、他のスイッチ ブラ
ンドとの相互運用性を評価するよう依頼を
受けました。
The Tolly Group のエンジニアは、 NEC 1G
Intelligent L2 Switch、NEC 1G Intelligent
L3 Switch、NEC 10G Intelligent L3 Switch
を、3Com、 Cisco Systems, Inc.、Enterasys
Networks, Inc.、Force10 Networks, Inc.、
Hewlett-Packard Co、IBM Corporation、
Foundry Networks, Inc. のスイッチと12 を
超えるテストによって評価しました。
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3Com Corp.
3Com Wireless LAN Mobility System, Competitive Wireless LAN Controller Resiliency Evaluation versus Comparable Cisco Solution
Document number:
208342
Release Date:
29 Jan 2009
3Com Corp. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the resiliency feature of its WLAN controller cluster and compare that to a comparable solution from Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tolly Group engineers measured the behaviors of different applications during the WLAN controller fail-over and recovery in three resilient network scenarios: 1) 3Com controller cluster in a default High Availability configuration, 2) 3Com controller cluster in a default HA configuration with local switching enabled, and 3) Cisco’s resilient WLAN controller solution using the configuration designed for the minimum fail-over time.
Engineers also evaluated the load-balancing feature of the 3Com Wireless LAN Mobility system during fail-over and recovery.
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Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks
Functionality Certification and Cooperative
Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
208358
Release Date:
20 Jan 2009
Enterasys commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate several of its LAN switches for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly Group engineers subjected the Enterasys switches to a wide array of tests with switches from 3Com, BLADE Network Technology, Cisco Systems, Inc., Force10 Networks, Inc., Foundry Networks, Inc., IBM, HP and NEC.
Engineers subjected the switch to advanced LAN services tests, including support for autonegotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP Support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Support 802.1s, RIPv2, OSPFv2, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Jumbo Frames.
Tests were conducted in August 2008 in Santa Clara, CA at Ixia’s iSimCity lab facility.
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3Com Corp.
3Com Corporation
Switch 4800G
Functionality Certification and Cooperative
Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
208357
Release Date:
24 Nov 2008
3Com Corporation commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its Switch 4800G for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly Group engineers subjected the3Com Switch 4800G to a wide array of tests with switches from BLADE Network Technology, Cisco Systems, Inc., Enterasys Networks, Inc., Force10 Networks, Inc., Foundry Networks, Inc., IBM, HP and NEC.
Engineers subjected the switch to advanced LAN services tests, including support for autonegotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP Support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Support 802.1s, RIPv2, OSPFv2, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Jumbo Frames.
Tests were conducted in August 2008 in Santa Clara, CA at Ixia’s iSimCity lab facility.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
NEC Corporation
1G Intelligent L2 and L3 Switches and
10G Intelligent L3 Switch
Functionality Certification and Cooperative Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
208338
Release Date:
30 Oct 2008
NEC Corporation and BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE) commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate three of their enterprise-class LAN switches for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly Group engineers evaluated the NEC 1G Intelligent L2 Switch, NEC 1G Intelligent L3 Switch & NEC 10G Intelligent L3 Switch against more than a dozen tests with switches from 3Com, Cisco Systems, Inc., Enterasys Networks, Inc., Force10 Networks, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co, IBM Corporation, and Foundry Networks, Inc.
Engineers subjected the NEC switches to advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 tests, including support for auto-negotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol support 802.1s, RIPv2, RIPng, OSPFv2, OSPFv3 support, BGP4, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Jumbo Frames.
Tests were conducted in August 2008 in Santa Clara, CA at Ixia’s iSimCity lab facility.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
IBM Corporation
Nortel 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter
Functionality Certification and Cooperative Interoperability
Evaluation
Document number:
208337
Release Date:
30 Oct 2008
Blade Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE) and IBM commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate an integrated Nortel blade switch module - designed and manufactured by BLADE for IBM BladeCenter - for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly Group engineers subjected the Nortel 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module to ten different tests with switches from 3Com, Cisco Systems, Enterasys Networks, Force10 Networks, Foundry Networks, Hewlett-Packard, and NEC.
Engineers subjected the Nortel switch module to advanced LAN services tests, including support for auto-negotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP Support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol, RIPv2, OSPFv2, BGP4, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Jumbo Frames. The Nortel switch achieved interoperability with other switches in all the tests.
Tests were conducted in August 2008 in Santa Clara, CA at Ixia’s iSimCity lab facility.
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Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP 1:10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch & 10Gb
Ethernet BL-c Switch for BladeSystem c-Class
Functionality Certification and Cooperative
Interoperability Evaluation
Document number:
208336
Release Date:
30 Oct 2008
Hewlett-Packard Co. and BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate two HP integrated blade switches designed and manufactured by BLADE (BladeSystem c-Class ) for interoperability with other switch brands.
Tolly Group engineers subjected the HP 1:10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch and HP 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch to 10 different tests with switches from 3Com, Cisco Systems, Inc., Enterasys Networks, Inc., Force10 Networks, Inc., Foundry Networks, Inc., IBM, HP and NEC.
Engineers subjected the HP switches to advanced LAN services tests, including support for autonegotiation, 802.1p/Q VLAN tag propagation, 10GbE LAN PHY Support, 802.3ad LACP Support, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Support, Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol Support 802.1s, RIPv2, OSPFv2, Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) and Jumbo Frames.
Tests were conducted in August 2008 in Santa Clara, CA at Ixia’s iSimCity lab facility.
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NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR™ Inc. ProSafe® GSM7224R & GSM7352S Interoperability Evaluation with Cisco Catalyst 6509
Document number:
208324
Release Date:
20 Oct 2008
Netgear Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the interoperability of GSM7224R
and GSM7352S switches for small-tomedium- business (SMB)-class networks — in terms of key interoperability features used in converged networks.
Tolly Group engineers put the GSM7224R and GSM7352S switches through their paces in a network-edge-to-core connectivity test scenario with a Cisco Catalyst 6509 switch. The tests illustrated the NETGEAR switches acting as aggregation or edge switches interoperating with a representative Cisco switch commonly found anchoring the core of business networks.
The Tolly Group examined interoperability features with the Cisco Catalyst 6509 using several Layer 1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 features like 10/100/1000 BASE-T Auto-Negotiation, Spanning Tree and link aggregation protocols, IP Static Routing, etc.
Tests were conducted in August 2008.
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NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR Inc.
ProSafe GSM7224R Fully Managed Switch
Competitive Performance Evaluation and “Tolly Verified” Validation vs. HP ProCurve Switch 2824 and Linksys SGE2000
Document number:
208323
Release Date:
27 Aug 2008
NETGEAR commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its fully managed 24-port ProSafe®
GSM7224R Gigabit Ethernet Switch to quantify its Layer 2, zero-loss, bidirectional throughput, evaluate the cost of ownership and verify key features and functions.
Tolly Group engineers compared the performance of the NETGEAR switch against an HP ProCurve Switch 2824 and a Linksys SGE2000. In addition to measuring zero-loss
throughput, Tolly Group engineers audited a barrage of features covering Layer 2 functions, management, security, Quality of Service (QoS), routing and multicast capabilities.
Features and functions were validated under the auspices of The Tolly Group’s Tolly Verified (TV) program. In all, the NETGEAR earned more than a dozen TV certifications.
Tests were conducted in August 2008.
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Radware Ltd.
Radware OnDemand Switch 1 AppDirector Version 1.06 Competitive Performance Evaluation versus F5 Networks BIG-IP 1500
Document number:
208286
Release Date:
31 Jul 2008
Radware commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the performance of its OnDemand Switch 1 AppDirector Version 1.06, the company’s next-generation platform, in comparison with F5 Network’s BIG-IP 1500.
Tolly Group engineers determined the connection-per-second (cps) rate and the corresponding throughput and response time for 10 object sizes at Layer 7 in multiple scenarios of a single HTTP request per connection and 10 HTTP requests per connection, while also testing the ability of the platforms to maintain service levels while dealing with DDoS attack.
Tests were conducted in February 2008.
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Nortel
Nortel
Converged Data Network Solution
Evaluation of Energy Consumption and Projected Costs for a Converged LAN Campus, Data Center and WAN
Document number:
208298
Release Date:
08 Jul 2008
Nortel commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate a converged network infrastructure for enterprise users utilizing a wide array of Nortel switches, routers and IP phones to determine the energy usage at critical areas of deployment and to project the energy costs of operating the equipment over a five-year span.
Tolly Group engineers compared the energy consumption of the Nortel products, in terms of the power to operate the devices, as well as the power consumed in relation to heat dissipation. Results were compared with products from Cisco Systems, Inc. Tolly Group engineers measured the energy usage (in terms of watts) for switch operation and heat dissipation for switches deployed in large- and medium-sized enterprise networks, in mid-sized companies, and enterprise branch offices. Engineers also tested IP phone endpoints from both companies.
Tests were conducted in May 2008.
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3Com Corp.
3Com Corporation
3Com Switch S7900E Family
Feature and Performance Evaluation of High-End Multi-Service Routing Switch Family
Document number:
208311
Release Date:
01 Jul 2008
3Com commissioned The Tolly Group to verify the performance of its Switch S7900E Family high-end multi-service switches, a device designed to meet current aggregation and gateway requirements for enterprise and carrier networks, while also allowing for future network expansion.
The Tolly Group selected two models - Switch S7903E and Switch S7906E - from the Switch S7900E Family for testing and verified more than 80 Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions, routing protocols, security, Quality of Service, system management, multicast, and reliability of services. The Switch S7900E Family achieved Layer 2/3 IPv4/6 wire-speed throughput across four 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) or 96 GbE ports for all the frame/packet sizes tested.
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Tests were conducted in August 2007.
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Nortel
Nortel
コンバージド データネットワーク ソリューション
コンバージド LAN、キャンパス、データセンターおよび
WAN の電力消費量および予想コストの評価
Document number:
208298JP
Release Date:
11 Jun 2008
N ortelは、Nortelのスイッチ、ルー ター、IP電話を幅広く使用する企業 ユーザーのために、重要配備エリア での電力消費量を知り、5年間での装置の運 用電力コストを予想するため、Tolly Groupにコンバージドネットワーク・インフ ラストラクチャの評価を依頼しました。
Tollyグループのエンジニアは、デバイスを稼 動させるために必要な電力、および熱放散に 関する電力消費量について、Nortel製品の電 力消費量を比較しました。その結果を Cisco System, Inc.の製品と比較しました。 中規模・大規模企業ネットワーク、中規模企 業、および企業のブランチオフィスで配備さ れるスイッチについて、スイッチの稼動およ び熱放散に必要な電力消費量（ワット）を測 定しました。また、両社について、IPフォン のエンドポイントもテストしました。
テストは2008年5月に行われました。
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Nortel
Nortel
Konvergente Datennetzlösungen
Bewertung des Energieverbrauchs und der voraussichtlichen
Kosten für einen konvergenten LAN-Campus sowie für ein Rechenzentrum und ein WAN
Document number:
208298DE
Release Date:
11 Jun 2008
Nortel beauftragte The Tolly Group mit der Bewertung einer konvergenten Netzwerkinfrastruktur
für Unternehmensbenutzer, die zahlreiche verschiedene Switches, Router und IPTelefone von Nortel verwenden. Dabei sollten neben der Ermittlung des Energieverbrauchs in wichtigen Bereitstellungsbereichen auch die Energiekosten für den Betrieb der Geräte über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren prognostiziert werden.
Die Techniker von The Tolly Group ermittelten den Energieverbrauch der Nortel- Produkte bezüglich der zum Betrieb der Geräte erforderlichen Energie sowie in Bezug auf die bei der Wärmeabgabe verbrauchte Energie. Die Ergebnisse wurden mit Produkten von Cisco Systems, Inc. verglichen.
Die Techniker von The Tolly Group ermittelten den Energieverbrauch (in Watt) für den Switch-Betrieb und die Wärmeabgabe durch Switches, die in großen und mittelgroßen Unternehmensnetzwerken sowie in Unternehmen mittlerer Größe und in Unternehmensfilialen eingesetzt werden. Zudem testeten die Techniker IPTelefonendpunkte von beiden Unternehmen.
Die Tests wurden im Mai 2008 durchgeführt.
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Nortel
Nortel Une solution pour le réseau convergé de données Évaluation de la consommation énergétique et projection des coûts d’un réseau convergé LAN, WAN et d'un centre de données
Document number:
208298FR
Release Date:
11 Jun 2008
N d’évaluer une infrastructure de réseau convergé destinée aux utilisateurs d’une entreprise employant une large gamme de commutateurs, routeurs et téléphones IP Nortel. Le but est de déterminer la consommation d’énergie dans les lieux critiques du déploiement et de projeter les coûts énergétiques liés à leur exploitation sur une période de cinq ans.
Les ingénieurs de The Tolly Group ont comparé la consommation énergétique des produits Nortel à ceux de Cisco Systems, Inc. Ils ont pris en compte l’énergie consommé pour faire fonctionner les dispositifs ainsi que celle associée à la dissipation de chaleur.
Les ingénieurs de The Tolly Group ont mesuré la consommation électrique (en watts) des commutateurs en fonctionnement et la dissipation de chaleur des commutateurs, déployés dans des réseaux de grande et moyenne taille, dans des enterprises moyennes et dans des agences. Ils ont également testé les terminaux de téléphones IP de Nortel et Cisco.
Les tests ont été menés en mai 2008.
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Nortel
Nortel Solución de red de datos convergente Evaluación del consumo eléctrico y de los costos proyectados para un campus LAN, un centro de datos y una red WAN convergentes
Document number:
208298ES
Release Date:
11 Jun 2008
Nortel encargó a The Tolly Group evaluar una infraestructura de red convergente de usuarios corporativos que utilizan una amplia variedad de conmutadores, enrutadores y teléfonos IP de Nortel, con el fin de determinar el consume energético en las áreas críticas de la implementación y elaborar una proyección de los costos energéticos asociados al funcionamiento continuado de todos esos dispositivos durante cinco años.
Los ingenieros de Tolly Group compararon el consumo energético de los productos Nortel, tanto en términos de su consume de funcionamiento como de su consumo en relación con la disipación de calor. Los resultados se compararon con productos de Cisco Systems, Inc.
Los ingenieros de Tolly Group midieron tanto el consumo energético (en vatios) asociado al funcionamiento de los conmutadores como la disipación de calor de los conmutadores desplegados en redes empresariales grandes y medianas, en empresas de tamaño medio y en sucursales u oficinas remotas de empresas. Los ingenieros también probaron terminales telefónicos IP de ambas empresas.
Las pruebas se realizaron en mayo de 2008.
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Net Optics
Net Optics, Inc.
Net Optics 10/100/1000 iBypass Switch
with Heartbeat
Evaluation of Uninterrupted In-line Protection for IPS Appliances
Document number:
208291
Release Date:
20 May 2008
Net Optics, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its 10/100/ 1000 iBypass Switch with Heartbeat across different network and device disruption scenarios in a simulated network that paired the bypass switch in-line with an IPS device.
The Tolly Group examined the bypass switch’s in-line protection solution using a leading enterprise IPS device. The goal was to introduce real-world failures to validate the capabilities provided through an integrated solution. Engineers measured the fail-over time of the Net Optics bypass switch in various fail-over scenarios and verified its additional network monitoring capabilities.
Tests were conducted in April 2008.
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ZyXEL
Modular Switch MS-7206
Evaluation of RFC 2544 Zero-Loss Performance with Low Latency and Green Evaluation of Power Consumption
Document number:
208309
Release Date:
20 May 2008
ZyXEL commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its Modular Switch MS-7206 chassis-based switch with two MM-7201 switch fabric and four MI-7248 line cards running software version 3.75 (ABX 2).
The Tolly Group examined the Layer 2/ Layer 3 throughput and latency of the MS-7206 as supported by RFC 2544 requirements for zero frame or packet loss. Moreover, Tolly Group engineers analyzed and verified the power consumption, in terms of watts consumed, of the MS-7206. Engineers went further by calculating the amount of watts per hour required to drive 1 Gbps of traffic across the MS-7206 switch.
Tests were conducted in April 2008.
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Radware Ltd.
OnDemand Switch 1 & OnDemand
Switch 2 AppDirector Version 1.06 Competitive Performance Evaluation versus F5 Networks BIG-IP 6800,
BIG-IP 6400 and BIG-IP 1500
Document number:
208285
Release Date:
01 Apr 2008
Radware commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the performance of its OnDemand Switches, the vendor’s next-generation platforms that reportedly delivers over 3.7 Gbps. Engineers valuated the performance of the OnDemand switches against F5 Network’s BIG-IP 6800, BIG-IP 6400 and BIG-IP 1500 platforms. The goal was to measure performance while also handling hallenging tasks, Layer 7 operations and transaction processing under DDoS attacks, and validate the readiness of the products for next-generation applications.
Engineers measured the transaction-persecond (tps) rate, throughput and response time for 10 object sizes at Layer 7 in multiple scenarios of a single HTTP request per connection and 10 HTTP requests per connection, while also testing the ability of the platforms to maintain performance while dealing with DDoS attack packets. Tests were conducted in February 2008.
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H3C Technologies Co., Limited
H3C S3100-EI Series Feature and Performance Evaluation of Intelligent and Secure Switch Family
Document number:
207248
Release Date:
07 Mar 2008
H3C commissioned The Tolly Group to verify the performance of its H3C S3100-EI series intelligent and secure switch, a device designed to meet current application needs, user access and gateway requirements, plus fulfill future expansion requirements for growing businesses.
The Tolly Group selected two models, H3C S3100-26TP-EI and H3C S3100-26TP-PWR-EI, from the H3C S3100-EI family for testing and verified
more than 30 features for Layer 2 functions, multicast, network protocols, Quality of Service, and systems management. The H3C S3100-EI series achieved Layer 2 wire-speed throughput across 24 Fast Ethernet (FE) ports for all frame sizes from 64 to 1,518 bytes. Tests were conducted in August 2007.
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Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
XG2000 Series Switches
10 Gigabit Ethernet Zero-Loss Throughput and Latency Evaluation
Document number:
208281
Release Date:
07 Mar 2008
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its XG2000, a fixed 20-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switch designed to aggregate 10GbE switch uplinks from 1 Gb/10 Gb uplink switches or link directly to 10GbE-capable servers as a high-speed interconnect. The XG2000 represents the third-generation of Fujitsu’s Layer 2, non-blocking, single-chip 10GbE solutions.
Engineers measured the zero-loss 10GbE throughput of the XG2000 to determine the capability of the device to scale wire-speed throughput across a large number of servers. Engineers also recorded the latency introduced by the XG2000 when handling the frame sizes ranging from 64 bytes to 16,128-byte Jumbo Frames, as well as two sets of mixed frame sizes. Tests were conducted in July 2007.
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H3C Technologies Co., Limited
H3C S5500-EI Series Feature and Performance Evaluation of Enhanced 10GbE IPv6 Switch Family
Document number:
207247
Release Date:
07 Mar 2008
H3C commissioned The Tolly Group to verify the performance of its H3C S5500-EI series
enhanced 10GbE IPv6 switch, a device designed to meet current application needs, user access and gateway requirements, plus fulfill future expansion requirements for growing
businesses.
The Tolly Group selected two models, H3C S5500-28C-EI and H3C S5500-28C-PWR-EI, from the H3C S5500-EI family for testing and verified more than 90 features for Layer 2
functions, Layer 3 functions, IPv6 features, network protocols, Quality of Service, systems management, multicast and reliability of services. The H3C S5500-EI series achieved Layer 2/3 IPv4 and IPv6 wire-speed throughput across 24 GbE +four 10GbE ports for all frame/packet sizes including Jumbo Frames/packets tested. Tests were conducted in
August 2007.
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H3C Technologies Co., Limited
Title: H3C SR6600 Series Feature and Performance Evaluation of High-End Open Multi-core Router Family
Document number:
207243
Release Date:
07 Mar 2008
H3C commissioned The Tolly Group to verify the performance of its H3C SR6600 series highend open multicore routers, a device designed to meet current aggregation and gateway requirements for enterprise and carrier networks, while also allowing for future network expansion.
The Tolly Group selected all models from the H3C SR6600 family for testing and verified via its Tolly Verified (TV) certification program more than 50 features for Layer 2/3 functions, network protocols, security, Quality of Service, system management, multicast, and reliability of services.
The H3C SR6600 series showed high performance with four and 16 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, IPSec with 3DES and SHA1, four Channelized Packet Over SONET-Optical Carrier 3(CPOSOC3) interfaces and MultiLink Point-to-Point Protocol on four CPOS-OC3 interfaces. Tests were conducted in August 2007.
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Extreme Networks
BlackDiamond 8810 Core Switch
“Green” Evaluation of Energy Consumption vs.
Cisco Catalyst 6509 and Foundry BigIron RX-16
Document number:
208284
Release Date:
29 Feb 2008
Extreme Networks, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the power consumption of its BlackDiamond 8810 series switch versus the power consumption
of the comparable core switches from Cisco Systems, Inc. and Foundry Networks, Inc.
Tolly Group engineers measured the total watts consumed by the Black- Diamond 8810 switch, a Cisco Catalyst 6509 and a Foundry BigIron RX- 16. Power consumption measurements were taken across more than a dozen traffic load scenarios, ranging from no load on the switch to a heavily taxed load of eight 10GbE ports and 96 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports. Tests were conducted in January 2008.
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Dell Inc.
PowerConnect 6224/6248
Throughput Evaluation and “Tolly Verified”
Verification of Enterprise-class Features and Functions
Document number:
208257
Release Date:
27 Feb 2008
Dell commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its PowerConnect 6224/6248, two of Dell’s most
advanced stackable switch offerings with advanced core switching capabilities and optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks for the small to medium enterprise and large enterprise edge.
The Tolly Group audited a barrage of tests focusing on security, routing, stacking performance, Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Voice over IP (VoIP), Quality of Service (QoS), 802.3ad Link Aggregation and, finally, Layer 2/3 throughput. Features and functions were validated under the auspices of The Tolly Group’s Tolly Verified (TV) program. In all, the Dell products received more than 20 TV certifications. Tests were conducted in January 2008.
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Nortel
Business Ethernet Switch BES50GE-24T PWR
SMB Switch Evaluation vs Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and HP ProCurve Switch 2626-PWR
Document number:
208271
Release Date:
27 Feb 2008
Nortel commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its SMB-class Gigabit Ethernet LAN switch, the BES50GE, and compare it to similar entry-level “converged” offerings from
Cisco Systems, Inc. and HP ProCurve.
The baseline requirement in selecting
switches was that each provide highspeed data transfer with Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) and be able to power VoIP phones, security cameras and wireless
Access Points (APs) via Power over Ethernet (PoE).
Neither Cisco nor HP offers a switch directly comparable to Nortel which uniquely combines GbE on all ports and PoE on half the ports. Both Cisco and HP offer SMB customers either PoE or GbE — but not both. With PoE a base requirement for convergence, the Fast Ethernet (FE) HP ProCurve 2626-PWR and Cisco Catalyst Express 500-24PC models were chosen. Tests were conducted in January 2008.
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Nortel
Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 & 4500 Series
Evaluation in “Green-IT” environments vs. Cisco
Catalyst 3560G/E & 3750G/E Series & HP ProCurve 2600 Series
Document number:
208269
Release Date:
22 Jan 2008
Nortel commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the company’s
Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) 4550T-PWR and 4548GT-PWR with
Redundant Power Supply 15 (RPS 15), as well as the ERS 2526T-PWR and ERS
2550T-PWR to determine the price per port
for delivering PoE, switch power consumption
and heat dissipation.
Tolly Group engineers also measured the
cost to deliver full PoE (~15.4W) on all
ports simultaneously for the Nortel ERS
switches tested versus Cisco Catalyst 3560G-
48PS, 3750G-48PS, 3560E-48PD, and
3750E-48PD; and HP ProCurve 2626-PWR
and 2650-PWR switches. Tests did not focus
on the Cisco 2960 Series and HP ProCurve
2800/2900 Series since PoE was not supported
on those devices at test time.
Engineers also verified the PoE power management
tool of Nortel-only products via CLI,
Java Device Manager (JDM) and Web-based
management.
Without any external power supply attached
to the tested devices, engineers measured the
power consumption for a switch at factory
default mode to determine how much the
national average commercial electric cost
over three years of continuous operation.
Based on switch power consumption results,
engineers calculated associated cooling costs
from heat dissipation for all switches tested.
Tests were conducted in October 2007.
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H3C Technologies Co., Limited
H3C S7500E Series
Feature and Performance Evaluation of
High-End Multi-Service Routing Switch Family
Document number:
207244
Release Date:
21 Jan 2008
H3C commissioned The Tolly
Group to verify the performance
of its H3C S7500E series
high-end multi-service switches, a
device designed to meet current aggregation
and gateway requirements
for enterprise and carrier networks,
while also allowing for future network
expansion.
The Tolly Group selected two models,
H3C S7503E and H3C S7506E, from
the H3C S7500E family for testing
and verified more than 80 features for
Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions, network
protocols, security, Quality of
Service, system management, multicast,
and reliability of services.
The H3C S7500E Series achieved
Layer 2/3 IPv4/6 wire-speed throughput
across four 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) and 96 GbE ports for all the
frame/packet sizes tested.
Tests were conducted in August 2007.
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H3C Technologies Co., Limited
H3C SR8800 Series Feature and Performance Evaluation of 10GbE Core Router Family
Document number:
207242
Release Date:
21 Jan 2008
H3C commissioned The Tolly Group to verify the performance of its H3C SR8800 series high-end 10GbE router, a business oriented design with new interpretation of the concept of an industry access and gateway to the new enterprise solutions to fulfill the needs of the future business expansion on diversified application needs.
The Tolly Group selected two models, H3C SR8805 and H3C SR88012, from the H3C SR8800 family for testing and verified more than one hundred features for Layer 2 and Layer 3 functions, network protocols, security, Quality of Service, system management, multicast and reliability of services.
H3C SR8800 series showed Layer 2 wire-speed throughput across two 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for all the frame sizes tested. Tests were conducted in August 2007.
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The Tolly Group, Inc.
"Tolly Benchmarks" Vol. 6 No. 4 - Highlights of 3Com, Reflex, Procera
Networks, Nortel, Vyatta, Mirage and NETGEAR projects.
Document number:
207273
Release Date:
19 Nov 2007
Industry notables such as 3Com, Reflex, Procera
Networks, Nortel, Vyatta, Mirage and NETGEAR are featured in the October 29, 2007 issue of Tolly Benchmarks, a regular advertising supplement in Network World newspaper.
Tolly Benchmarks is open exclusively to vendors who have completed testing with The Tolly Group in the past year. The color, magazine-style supplement reaches more than 150,000 network decision makers who read Network World. This edition of Tolly Benchmarks focuses on such issues as network applications, access control, security, traffic and service management, as well as ethernet routing and switching.
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NETGEAR, Inc.
ProSafe™ GS748TS and GS724TS Gigabit Stackable Smart Switches Feature and Performance Evaluation
Document number:
207206
Release Date:
02 Oct 2007
NETGEAR, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the ProSafe GS748TS and GS724TS Gigabit Stackable Smart Switches that provide an affordable stackable Layer 2
switching solution to SMB users.
Tolly Group engineers performed a battery of feature and performance tests
to prove that the ProSafe GS748TS and GS724TS provide an easily manageable,
secure and scalable LAN access solution for SMBs and branch offices.
Tests measured the zero-loss Layer 2 throughput for a standalone switch.
Engineers also tested various advanced features that are often provided by
more expensive fully managed switches. Tests were conducted in July 2007.
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Nortel
SMB Data Portfolio Business Ethernet Switch Series Evaluation of Throughput, Latency and Voice over IP Performance
Document number:
207246
Release Date:
25 Sep 2007
Nortel commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate its Business Ethernet Switch (BES) portfolio of SMB-class, PoE-capable switches, in terms of data performance and Voice over IP (VoIP) quality. Tolly Group engineers tested four models in the portfolio — The
BES50GE-24T-PWR, the BES120-48T-PWR, the BES220-48T-PWR and the BES1020-48T-PWR. The BES 200 model was tested in both standalone and four-switch stack configurations.
Tests focused on measuring the Layer 2 throughput and standard deviation of latency; as well as VoIP call quality (in terms of MOS, PSQM, PESQ scores) and call completion rate. Tests were conducted in August 2007.
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ADTRAN, Inc.
NetVanta® 1335 Multiservice Access Router WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN Performance and Feature Evaluation
Document number:
207208
Release Date:
25 Sep 2007
ADTRAN, Inc. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the NetVanta 1335 Multiservice Access Router with integrated functionality such as modular WAN access, 802.11a/b/g Wireless Access Point (WAP), 24-port Layer 3 Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch, stateful
inspection firewall, Quality of Service (QoS) and Virtual Private Networking (VPN) in one platform.
Tests measured the zero-loss bidirectional WAN throughput and VoIP call quality across a single T1 PPP connection with QoS and stateful inspection firewall active. Engineers also measured the throughput of the 24-port Layer 2/3 switch and 802.11a/b/g WAP. Lastly, engineers conducted Tolly Verified tests on key network and security features. Testing occurred in July 2007.
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