Xena Launches Discounted Pricing Programme 
for Research & Education/NREN Communities

XenaCompact 
Transportable Ethernet Test Platform
Priced Under $10K per 10GbE port

The XenaCompact is a one-rack unit (1-RU) transportable tester supporting a complete suite of copper and optical Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. This compact wire-speed tester can be configured with either 6 x GbE ports or 2 x 10GbE ports.

Xena is launching this discount pricing programme in recognition of the need within the R&E/NREN community for wire-speed Ethernet test solutions that are affordable and full-featured yet flexible and easy to use. The programme is scheduled to run through the end of April 2010.

Our expanding list of R&E/NREN customers and product evaluations highlights growing demand within these communities for Ethernet test solutions that have the kind of price/performance value proposition offered by Xena Networks.

High Density, High Performance, Low Price:
Xena Books First XenaBay Orders

XenaBay High-Density Ethernet Test Platform The XenaBay is a 12-slot chassis-based platform designed for high port count, wire-speed Ethernet test applications.  The 4U chassis supports as many as 72 x GbE ports or 24 x 10GbE ports with the same suite of optical and electrical interfaces supported on our XenaCompact. Enquiries concerning XenaBay and high port count test requirements should be sent to info@xenanetworks.com.

GlobalNOC at Indiana University is a premier provider of highly responsive network coordination, engineering, and installation services that support the advancement of R&E networking.

When facing problematic performance issues in the networks they manage, GlobalNOC went searching for a straightforward performance testing appliance that they could be sure would not cause problems in itself. They used the XenaCompact in both 1GbE and 10GbE configurations to resolve frustrating and time consuming network performance problems when paired on opposite sides of a link experiencing problems.

From its support of Internet2's Network, to National LambdaRail's FrameNet and PacketNet, to the IPGrid optical network, GlobalNOC has become an unrivaled provider of 24x7x365 expert support for the most advanced research networks in the country. 

Xena Networks is pleased to have a role in helping GlobalNOC provide the highest level of service to the communities it serves.

NORDUnet is a joint collaboration by the 5 Nordic National Research and Education Networks in Denmark (Forskningsnettet), Finland (Funet), Iceland (RHnet), Norway (Uninett) and Sweden (SUNET) and operates a world-class Nordic and International network and eInfrastructure service for the Nordic research and educational community.

In the fall of 2009, NORDUnet completed a series of test activities utilizing a XenaCompact configured with 10GbE interfaces to an Alcatel TSS 1850 switch. This test activity provided an ideal opportunity for NORDUnet to evaluate the Xena platform in terms of its suitability for network performance characterization and baselining.

A product evaluation report was produced by the NORDUnet team and is available for download here - NORDUnet Product Evaluation Report: XenaCompact.

DANTE, based in the United Kingdom, operates the GÉANT high bandwidth pan-European research and education backbone which connects Europe's National Research and Education Networks (NRENs).

DANTE found that the XenaCompact provided a competitive price/performance proposition in a wire-speed tester that enabled them to affordably test and characterize operational nodes in their 10GbE network including transatlantic links to Internet2 in the United States.

MCNC is an independent, non-profit organization that employs advanced networking technologies and systems to continuously improve learning and collaboration throughout North Carolina's K-20 education community.

As part of a cooperative test project between Internet2 in the United States and DANTE in the United Kingdom, MCNC used the XenaCompact to test and characterize various combinations of network equipment used to terminate transatlantic OC-192 circuits with 10GbE customer interfaces.

A product evaluation report was produced by the MCNC team working on this transatlantic test project and is available for download here - MCNC Product Evaluation Report: XenaCompact.