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The Lightest and Smallest Testing and Monitoring Solution for Legacy ANDNext Generation Networks

The IPXPlorer One portable hand-heldprotocol and services analyzer is capableof monitoring virtually any type of IPand/or telecommunications network. It isa battery operated device that integratesmultiple Giga Ethernet, SDH/ATM, andPCM interfaces in a single box. It is easyto use and features a wide, high contrasttouch screen for operation withoutneeding any other tool or PC.

IPXPlorer One is a powerful tool that can assure services anywhere in the world. It is ideal for mobileand fixed network operators, ISPs, enterprise datacenters, installers and maintenance providers.

Gain an End-to-End View of the Network

The IPXPlorer One is built around a robust Linux-based OS and is specifically adapted for gigabitspeed and real-time analysis of networks handling any combination of SIP, H.323, IPTV, VoD, VoIP,streaming video, mobile broadband, SS7, SigTran and IMS traffic. With a powerful and unique serv-ices and protocols correlation system, IPXPlorer One provides an end-to-end view of communica-tions in a single screen.

Decrease Operational Costs

Excellent performance and a set of features usually found only in larger, heavier test productsmake IPXPlorer One the perfect tool for troubleshooting, monitoring and analyzing legacy and nextgeneration communications problems. It is a compact, portable and user-friendly solution expresslydesigned for customers that need flexibility and portability without compromising features orpowerful analysis.

IPXPlorer One’s architecture, robust feature set and size make it ideal for the following applications:

• Real-time and long-term traffic analyzer and “sniffer” for the IP world, including traffic,performance and quality analysis of enterprise and service provider networks

• Mobile IP traffic analyzer over IuPS, Gn/Gp and Gi with impairments and transit delaymeasurements

• Installation and reporting tool for IPTV, VoD, VoIP and IMS services over wired and wirelessnetworks

• Quality of Service verification tool for migrating circuit to packet switching services

• Portable and powerful protocol decoder and recorder

• Maintenance instrument for enterprise and telecommunication networks and services

• Analysis of third and fourth generation mobile networks and services analyzer

IP v.4 and v.6 analysis of traffic distribution,network performance, applications alarming, andtrend analysis

Multicast and Unicast IPTV and video on demandmonitoring (VoD traffic examination includes QoEscoring)

VoIP monitoring including call analysis and MOScalculation

TCP/IP data communication analysis including anin-depth exploration of web 2.0 traffic, http, ftp,email, P2P, chat, authentication services and over300 other services

IP core network monitoring for multiple VLANand MPLS

Next Generation Network monitoring includingcontrol plane (signaling) and user plane (payload)parts for voice, video and data services

End-to-end monitoring of media, signaling andtrunking gateway functionality

SS7 monitoring over circuit (MTP) and packet(SigTran) switching technologies

Analysis of services such as ISUP, MAP, CAMEL,and INAP

Simultaneous analysis for IuPS, Gn-Gp, and Gi forcontrol and user planes and correlation of MobileIP user traffic through the interfaces

IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) support basedon 3GPP release 5-8 specifications

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SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGIES

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Key Features

IPXPlorer One offers simple and immediate navigation from the high level menu to traffic details and related root-cause analysis. A comprehensive set oftroubleshooting and drill-down investigation features allow users to identify issues rapidly and without any other diagnostic tool.

IPXPlorer One has an easy to use GUI with a top downapproach. Both a built-in and web-based GUI are availablefor local and remote operation. All the results are showndivided by layers — from correlation, to applications, downto network and physical analysis.

IPXPlorer One provides a comprehensive analysis of allthe most significant events at the network level, includingbandwidth, response time, and network applicationsperformance.

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IPXPlorer One generates IPDRs for every IP session detected onUDP, TCP, SCTP, RTP, RTSP and PPPoE ports. From the IPDR, a usercan move directly to any correlated result. With its correlationengine, IPXPlorer One links the communication segments andinterfaces in a single view. It filters, frames and packets to enablemaximum network visibility without slowdowns or outages.

IPXPlorer One enables analysis of new multimedia services like VoD,IPTV or VoIP with in-depth reports on traffic, trends, distribution,bandwidth, quality of experience and service QoE-QoS.

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IPXPlorer One provides the results of analysis in tabular and chartformats. Users can select the columns to hide and show as well ascreate custom views. IPXPlorer One records data on hard disk drivesin standard PCAP 2.4 format.

Results and analysis are available in playback and real-time modesand the data files can be imported from and exported to otherinstruments.

IPXPlorer One detects and marks sessions with anomalies. There areseveral conditions for application anomalies and users can programalarm thresholds.

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IPXPlorer One generates ASDRs as a combination of the transac-tions part of the same session between two end points. From theASDR, users can playback the payload and zoom into each leg of thedata flow. It decodes packets and frames through the wiresharkdecode engine. Here, end-to-end mapping of message flow is shown.

IPXPlorer One has a built-in reporting engine to generate reports forthe different analysis being performed. Reports can be exported toPDF, CVS, XLS, or XLM files and then published as web pages.

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The IPXPlorer One

IPXPlorer One is a light and portable hand-held protocols and services analyzer capable of monitoring virtually any type of IP and/or telecommunicationnetwork. IPXPlorer One supports Ethernet, SDH/SONET and PCM interfaces and protocols in less than 3 Kg and it is battery operated.

A wide, bright color and high contrast touch screen allows users to operate the unit without needing any other tool such as a notebook PC.

Specifications

• Length: 290 mm (11.42 in)

• Width: 140 mm (5.52 in)

• Depth: 66 mm (2.60 in)

• Weight: 3 Kg (6.6 lbs) fully equipped with battery

• Battery Life: 2 to 3+ hours, depending on model and workingconditions

• Operating Temperature: 0-50°C (32-122°F)

• Operating Humidity: 0-85% at +50°C (122°F) not condensed

• Power Supply: External universal 90-240 VAC (Less than 60W energyconsumption)

Measurement Interfaces

Four interchangeable small form plug — SFP physical interfaces provide support for a combination of:

• Fast and Gb Ethernet LAN for IP v.4 and v.6 supports 10 and 100 Mbps half andfull duplex and GE full duplex operations. Electrical, optical multi mode and singlemode Ethernet SFP available.

• SDH/SONET support in Frame Mode:- ITU G.707 SDH STM-1 and GR-253 SONET STS-3 and STS-3c- VC11/VC12 demux to extract 256 bidirectional time slots from eight E1 or T1tributaries

• SDH/SONET support in Cell Mode based on ITU I.361 and I.363.5 Cell Operationwith ATM Adaptation layer 5-AAL5

• Four or eight bidirectional PCM E1-ITU G.703, T1 ANSI T1.408, and J1 physical monitoring interfaces for:- Terminated and high impedance operations- Balanced 100-120 Ohm and unbalanced 75 Ohm- Sensitivity: E1: 0 dBm to -43 dBm, T1/J1: 0 dBm to -36 dBm

• PCM time slots framed operation with ability to analyze 248 bidirectional time slots such as:- Low speed SS7 signaling links - LSL- A-law and mu-law voice channels- Unframed or aggregate 1,920 Mbps as for ITU Q.703 Annex A, high speed signaling links — HSL for B-ISDN SS7 system

• WiFi interface for analysis over Open and WPA or WEP protected wireless network for:- Wireless and wired TCP/IP hosts analysis- Service analysis with all the available application packages (web, FTP, email, VOD, VoIP, etc…)

• FE port for Cisco NetFlow v.5/v.9 and IPFix (RFC3917-3955) stream acquisition

• Two USB ports for external measurement modules

IPXPlorer One comes with a soft carry bag

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Data Recording and Storage

IPXPlorer One has a 4 GB solid state hard disk for the OS and analysis application packages. Packets and frames, configurations, reports and results arestored in:

• Internal 100 GB hard drive (standard)

• Internal 320 GB hard drive (optional - replaces the 100 GB hard drive)

• Optional external 2 TB eSata storage with RAID 0 configuration which fits in the soft carry bag

• USB connector available for external memory sticks or hard drives

Performance

IPXPlorer One combines hardware and software to provide unparalleled performance within the market for a portable protocols and services analyzer,such as:

• Wire speed traffic capture and filtering. Physical and Link Layer statistics including bandwidth calculation run at 3.2 Gbps

• Over 600,000 packets per second real-time analysis

• Packets and Frames recording speed (PCAP format):- 200 Mbps continuous and 250 Mbps peak for standard 100 GB hard disk- 320 Mbps continuous and 450 Mbps peak for optional 320 GB hard disk- 500 Mbps continuous and 600 Mbps peak for optional 2 TB external eSata RAID system

• For SS7 low and high speed signaling links, 0.95 Erlang per signaling link is supported

Miscellaneous

• Reporting engine provides CVS, PDF, XLS, and XML formats

• Built-in VNC remote control

• Web access to results and analysis

• Battery for three hours of operation

• Import and export to/from PCAP and ENC file formats

• Single user operation

• Two USB ports for external keyboards, mice, printers, etc…

Application Packages

The packages share common features such as xDR generation, alarming on service condition, anomalies finder and traffic classifications, along withtrends breakdown by host address, type of service, top hosts, VLAN, IP address, group, response time, filters, and/or protocol decode by wireshark.

Selected packages also feature ASDR™ generation and correlation; in-depth packet analysis and inspection; call completion and disconnection break-down, audio-video monitor; recording and playback with VLC.

Name Package/Description

ALL-IP Package for IPv4 and IPv6, VLAN, Q-in-Q, UDP, TCP, ICMP, SCTP, and RTP/RTCP traffic with IPDR generation for over 300 differentservices.

WEB Package for http and ftp services with analysis split by clients, servers, and domains.

DNS Package for DNS, Diameter, and who is services.

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Name Package/Description

MAIL Package for POP3, IMAP and SMTP email services with analysis split by clients, servers, domains, and email addresses.

Authentication Package for PPPoE, radius and Diameter services.

VoIP Package for SDP, SIP, SIP-Mobile, H.323/H.225/H.245, and RTP/RTCP services. MOS measurement included.

IPTV Package for IGMP, RTP/RTCP, and MPEG transport streams services with ETSI-ETR290 performance classes, program-based break-downs and reports, zapping statistics, and support for MPEG2-4, WM9, and MP3. MDI and MOS measurements included.

VoD Package for RTSP, RTP/RTCP, and MPEG transport streams services, clients, programs and server breakdown and reports. Supportfor MPEG2-4, H.263, H.264, and MP3. Support for ISMA 1.0.1 and 2.0 recommendations. MDI and MOS measurements included.

SigTran Package for M2UA-RFC 3331, M2PA-RFC 4165, and M3UA-RFC 4666. Separate package available for transport to SS7 services.

ISUP Package for ITU Q.761/2/3/4 and Q.767, ANSI 2 T1.111, China SS7, and Japan TTC support over SigTran and Narrow/BroadbandMTP1-2-3.

MAP Package for SCCP ITU Q.711-Q.719, ANSI T1.112, TCAP ITU Q.771-775, and MAP 03.40 ETSI TS 100 901 V7.5.0 support over SigTranand Narrow/Broadband MTP1-2-3.

CAMEL Package for SCCP ITU Q.711-Q.719, ANSI T1.112-1996, and TCAP ITU Q.771-775, along with CAP ETSITS 101 046 V5.7.0 CAMEL 2,TS 129 078 V3.15.0 CAMEL 3, and TS 129 078 V5.9.0 CAMEL 4 release 5 support over SigTran and Narrow/Broadband MTP.

INAP Package for SCCP ITU Q.711-Q.719, ANSI T1.112-1996, and TCAP ITU Q.771-775, along with INAP ITU Q.1228 INAP CS-2, Q.1218INAP CS-1, and ETS 300 374-1 support over SigTran and Narrow/Broadband MTP.

MEGACO Package for media and trunk gateways support in NGN. Includes MEGALO: ETSI TS 102-374-2 (2004/11), ITU H.248 and IETF RFC3525; MGCP: IETF RFC 3435 and RFC 3660; and MGCP NCS 1.0 Packet Cable: PKT-SP-EC-MGCP-I11-050812

Gi Package for Gi interface allows user IP traffic analysis from GGSN to PDN or Internet.

Gn Package for Gn and Gp traffic analysis and support (3GPP TS29.061, GTP-TS 29.060) allows user IP traffic analysis between SSGNsand GGSNs.

IuPS Package for IuPS traffic analysis and support. It includes RANAP: 3GPP TS 25.413 V8.0.1 (release 8) and GMM/SM: 3GPP TS 24.008V8.0.2 (release 8). It provides analysis for control and user planes.

IMS Package for IP multimedia subsystem that includes 3GPP-SIP (3GPP Stage 2 and 3), Diameter TS 29.230/RFC 3588, COPS-RFC 2748,RTP/RTCP, and DNS.

ISDN and DPNSS Packages for primary rate ISDN and private PBX interworking that includes ETSI PRI (ETS 300 102), ITU-T PRI (Q.931, DSS1), andDPNSS (188) Digital Private Signaling System No 1 (DPNSS 1) Specs. ND1301:2001/03.

QoS Package for Quality of Service score that includes ITU G.107 E-Model for voice services and MDI-RFC4445 for video streams aswell as latency and response time for data applications.