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VeriWave introduces test suite for wireless mesh networks

November 21, 2006

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- VeriWave Inc., the leading provider of performance analysis test systems for wireless local area networks (WLANs), is introducing the industry's most comprehensive mesh network test suite, addressing the key challenges facing campus, metro, and wide area deployments. With mesh networks experiencing explosive growth, VeriWave's latest test suite ensures faster time-to-market while extending test coverage to its highest level.

VeriWave's Wireless Mesh Suite introduces a comprehensive set of tests that quantify client capacity, validate backhaul resiliency and self healing capabilities, measure throughput at the node and network level, and characterize the quality of hundreds of voice calls in the presence of other applications. Performing these tests prior to deployment and/or during production increases test coverage, helps in identifying bugs early in the development process, and shortens overall time-to-market.

Tests offered by the Wireless Mesh Test Suite include:

  • Client Capacity: Determines the maximum number of clients for which a mesh network can support given Service Level Agreements (SLAs) defined by: maximum packet loss, guaranteed throughput, and acceptable latency.

  • Fail-over & Recovery: Determines the speed and efficiency of the mesh network re-route protocols when identifying and using an alternate backhaul path.

  • VoIP QoS: Characterizes the mesh network's service level capacity, service level guarantees, and service differentiation efficiency for VoIP calls.

  • WLAN Roaming: Determines the end-to-end connection re-establishment time and packet loss experienced by mobile VoIP and data clients on the mesh network.

  • Throughput: Identifies the maximum rate at which the network can forward packets without loss on a per-hop or aggregate basis.



"Of all the developments unfolding in wireless networking, the evolution of mesh networks has the greatest potential to serve not only residential and business customers, but also become an important part of the public safety and emergency response infrastructure," says Eran Karoly, VP Marketing at VeriWave. "With equipment suppliers and network operators grappling with the challenges of mission critical wireless networks in a hostile environment, VeriWave is offering the most comprehensive and definitive set of tests to ensure the quality and readiness of wireless mesh networks for prime time."

VeriWave Inc.

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