Ixia Load Modules
Ixia offers a number of load modules that provide one to 24 ports of technology and media dependent interfaces to DUTs. The load modules are divided into logical families. Each family of load modules is discussed in details in its own chapter in this manual.
- IXIA Impairment Load Modules: Offer 4x1GE, 4x10GE, or 2x40GE Ethernet interfaces that can emulate 64, 32, or 8 unidirectional network clouds respectively.
- IXIA Xcellon-Lava Load Modules: Provide testing of high-density data center 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GbE) and 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) network equipments.
- IXIA Power over Ethernet Load Modules: Provide 10/100/1000 port emulation of network Powered Devices.
- IXIA 10/100/1000 Load Modules: Provide either 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps Ethernet speeds with auto-negotiation (except for Gigabit).
- IXIA Network Processor Load Modules: Provides details about Ixia's Xcellon-Ultra XP and Xcellon-Ultra NP load modules the specifications, features, and functionality. It also provides details on Xcellon-Ultra load module when it operates in IxN2X mode.
- IXIA 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet Load Modules: Provide 40 and 100 Gbps Ethernet with a variety of interfaces.
- IXIA 10 Gigabit Ethernet Load Modules: Provide 10 Gbps Ethernet with a variety of interfaces.
- IXIA OC12 ATM/POS Load Modules: Provide Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) functions.
- IXIA 10/100 Load Modules: Utilize a copper interface and provide either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet speeds with auto-negotiation with or without a per-port CPU.
- IXIA 10GE LAN/WAN and OC 192 POS Load Modules: Provides Optical Carrier interfaces that operate in concatenated mode at OC192 or 10 Gigabit Ethernet rates. The
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load modules can operate in multiple modes - 10G MSM, OC-192c Triple Mode and UNIPHY.
- IXIA OC12c/OC3c Load Modules: Provide selectable Optical Carrier interfaces that operate in concatenated mode at OC3 or OC12 rates. Packet over Sonet (POS) is implemented on the interfaces.
- IXIA OC48c Load Modules: Provide Optical Carrier interfaces that operate in concatenated mode at OC48 rates. Either Packet over Sonet (POS) or Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT) may be performed.
- IXIA FCMGXM Load Modules: Deliver high-density converged data center infrastructure for testing end-to-end Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) testing.
- IXIA Xcellon-Flex Load Modules: Deliver high-density, high performance test solutions.
- IXIA Xcellon-Multis Load Modules: Deliver highest density 40G and 100G higher speed Ethernet (HSE) test equipment, providing more flexible test coverage and 4x100GE, 12x40GE. 12x10GE, or dual-rate 40GE/100GE, all in a single-slot load module.
- IXIA Xcellon-Multis Reduced Load Modules: Deliver highest-density 10GE and 40GE higher speed Ethernet (HSE) test equipment, providing more flexible test coverage at upto 320 10GE ports per chassis, with a dual-rate 40GE/10GE and 40GE only capability, all in single-slot load module.
- IXIA PerfectStorm Load Modules: Provides a scalable solution for testing converged multi-play services, application delivery, and network security platforms for both wired and wireless networks.
- IXIA CloudStorm Load Modules: Provides the first multi-terabit application and security test solution, breaking the SSL and DDoS test barriers and achieving over 960Gbps of traffic with strong encryption and ciphers or 2.4 terabit DDoS throughput in a single chassis.
- IXIA K400 CFP8 Load Modules: Provides the first 400GE test system running IEEE 802.3bs RS-544 Forward Error Correction (FEC), PCS/Tx/Rx testing, and layer1 BERT testing with full line-rate layer 2-3 Tx, Rx, and capture capabilities. This load module accelerates development of IEEE 802.3bs-compliant 400GE networking systems..
- IXIA K400 QSFP-DD Load Modules: Provides the first 400GE test system runni ng IEEE 802.3bs RS-544 Forward Error Correction (FEC), PCS/Tx/Rx testing, and layer1 BERT testing with full line-rate layer 2-3 Tx, Rx, and capture capabilities, and interoperability testing. It is capable of 200GE, 100GE and 50GE fan-outs.
- IXIA Xdensity XDM10G32S/8S Load Modules: Provide test solutions for high density 10GE converged data center switches and routers.
- Ixia Novus25/10GE8SFP28 Load Modules: Provides time-sensitive networking (TSN) capabilities, and high-scale control and data plane traffic to validate switched networks.
- IXIA XMVAE Gigabit Ethernet Load Modules: Provide test solutions for complete Layer 2-7 network and application testing functionality in a single test system for Automotive Ethernet switch and ECU testing.
- IXIA Stream Extraction Modules: Provides 10/100/1000 stream capture and analysis of network devices.
- IXIA PerfectStormONE Appliances: Provides a portable solution in a compact form factor appliance consisting of a single-slot chassis integrated with a load module that is hard-mounted in it.
- IXIA NovusONE Appliance and Novus ONE PLUS Fixed Chassis: Provides a portable solution for complete layer 2 to 7 network and application testing in a compact form-factor appliance.
- IXIA AresONE Appliances: Provides a portable solution for complete layer 2 to 3 network and application testing in a compact form-factor appliance.
Load modules with part numbers that contain -3 or -M are limited in their functionality. Newer boards also may have an `L' before the last number in their part number, signifying the same limited functionality. In general, -3 and -M modules do not have the following functions:
- Flows, except where Streams are not supported
- Advanced Streams (however, included with OC48C-3)
- Packet Groups (however, included with OC48C-3)
- Latency (however, included with OC48C-3)
- Sequence Checking (however, included with OC48C-3)
- Data Integrity (however, included with OC48C-M)
- Multiple DLCIs on OC48c load modules
- Convert to streams in capture view
- Protocol Server for router testing
`L' modules do not have the following functions:
- Advanced Routing functions
- Receive port filtering
Reduced vs. Full Feature
Some load modules are available in a Reduced Features version, which is identified by an `R' before the last number in their part number. The following table illustrates the differences for one family of cards, NGY.
Standard | eXtra Performance 8-port | eXtra Performance | Reduced | |
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PCPU |
800 MHz |
800MHz |
1GHz |
400MHz |
PCPU Memory |
512MB |
1GB |
1GB |
128MB |
Capture Memory |
512MB |
350MB |
350MB |
64MB |
Table UDF Entries |
1M |
1M |
1M |
32K |
UDF Range List |
512K |
512K |
512K |
256K |
UDF Value List Entries |
512K |
512K |
512K |
256K |
PGID |
1M |
1M |
1M |
64K |
Load Module Names
The load module names used within the IxExplorer software differ slightly from the load module names used in Ixia marketing literature. The Load Module to IxExplorer Card Name Map below describes the mapping from load module names to the names in the Ixia price list and those used in IxExplorer. The reverse mapping, alphabetized, is shown in the Load Module to IxExplorer Card Name Map.
Note: Load modules without a price list column entry are no longer available for purchase.