Solution offers data performance testing and SCSI device emulation for FCoE storage area networks.

Ixia, a provider of IP performance test systems, today announced a complete testing solution for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and a partnership agreement with SANBlaze Technology Inc., a provider of storage solutions for embedded systems.

The company states that its data center Ethernet (DCE) testing solution provides a solution for testing Ethernet, FCoE and SCSI devices, in addition to application traffic such as rich media, inherent to storage area networks. It adds that it provides a complete FCoE testing solution which has the highest port density in the industry – up to 96 10 GbE ports in a single chassis – and performs functional, performance and scalability testing.

It explains that its solution provides support for FCoE protocols, including priority flow control (PFC), enhanced transmission notification (ETS) and congestion notification (CN), all of which are required to transmit SAN traffic over Ethernet, or "lossless Ethernet."

"FCoE testing is a rapidly growing requirement for the data center. Together, Ixia and SANBlaze are providing an indispensable solution for our mutual customers," said Steven Munroe, president and CEO of SANBlaze Technology. "Integrating with the Ixia platform is a natural fit since they lead the industry in 10 GbE IP performance testing."

"The industry needs a single-platform testing solution in order to advance FCoE technology in the data center, and provide real world storage network testing," said Atul Bhatnagar, Ixia's president and CEO. "This will bridge the testing needs between traditional Ethernet testing and SAN testing."