MILPITAS, and CALABASAS, Calif. -- Force10 Networks Inc., the leading developer of high performance Ethernet systems, announced today that it chose Ixia, (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading provider of high-speed, multiport network performance analysis systems, to provide state-of-the-art testing platforms to validate performance of its new E1200 Series switches. Ixia’s sophisticated test bed made it possible for Force10 to accurately verify line rate performance across a fully meshed configuration of 28 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet as well as 336 ports of Gigabit Ethernet in a single E1200. “Utilizing the Tolly Group’s independent testing services, the Ixia test platform was the clear choice to validate the E1200 because it is the only solution available that provides the massive port density for both the 28-port 10 Gigabit and also 336 ports of Gigabit Ethernet testing,” said Steve Mullaney, vice president of marketing for Force10 Networks. “Ixia’s agile, reliable, and highly accurate test systems demonstrated that the E1200 provides unprecedented line-rate performance. It goes without saying that the Ixia test tools greatly accelerated our development cycle, and provided the scalability and flexibility simply not available with any other testing platform.” Ixia will participate in a joint demo with Force10 at the SuperComputing conference in Baltimore, Maryland, November 16-22 to demonstrate real-world high-speed networking. By combining wire-speed Layers 2-3 traffic generation with true Layer 4-7 content aware routing performance, Ixia will make it possible for Force10 to realistically simulate actual internet-scale networking performance.Force10 Networks Inc.Ixia