ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Spirent Communications(tm), a wholly owned business group of Spirent plc (NYSE: SPM), today announces mAX IP, Spirent's new AX/4000 routing generator/analyzer (G/A), which builds on the company's award-winning mAX G/A technology for its Adtech AX/4000 Broadband Test System. mAX IP features advanced router performance testing capabilities, creating a powerful solution for network equipment manufacturers, Internet service providers and telecom carriers to use in evaluating the stability, scalability and performance of router technology and services for core and metro/edge networks."Interoperability tests and adherence to IETF specifications are very important requirements placed on any new network device, but increasingly so is the device's ability to stand up to rigorous scalability and stability tests," said Bahaa Moukadam, vice president of product marketing, Spirent Communications, Performance Analysis - Broadband. "New testing tools, such as the mAX IP, are becoming critical in determining the ability of a router to perform well, without fail, in rapidly expanding next-generation networks. Spirent has taken the very complex task of testing advanced router technology and made it easy for customers to cost-effectively analyze their equipment, ensure high-quality performance and accelerate time-to-market and time-to-profit." Spirent Communications