Technical Brief

The Importance of Choosing a Hardware-Based Network Emulator

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  • Repeatability
  • Without this, you lack trust in test results, and it is not possible to isolate the source of problems or prove problems are resolved prior to deployment.
  • Realism
  • Without this, it is not possible to accurately predict real-world performance, and you lack confidence that what you see in the lab will translate to a real-world deployment.
  • Control
  • Without precision control of delay, packet delay variation (jitter), and impairment conditions you lose visibility into issues, and can not quickly resolve performance or functional issues.
Hardware versus Software-based Network Impairment Emulators

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