INE Network Emulator range

Accelerate verification of service and application performance in a controllable
and repeatable test network.

The iTrinegy INE Enterprise/Ultra Hardware and Virtual Appliances (NFV) range continues to lead the market with high performance, scalable Network Emulation that brings the behavior of private and public networks into a controlled and repeatable software defined test network.

The INE range can mimic: LAN, WAN, Cloud, Satellite, Mobile, (A)DSL, WiFi and other network types in point-to-point, hub-and-spoke, fully meshed configurations or any combination of these.

INE’s virtual routers and circuits allow you to easily recreate the real-world configuration including IP addresses, routing tables, other network traffic, latency and link quality thus bringing as much realism as possible into the test environment.

Key Features

Easy To Use GUI

Install the easy-to-use drag-and-drop INE Visio®-like GUI onto an unlimited number of Windows, Mac and Linux workstations enabling you to easily draw out, configure and view your networks.

Real-World Networks

Recreate LAN, WAN, Cloud, Internet, Mobile, WiFi, IoT, Satellite and other types of networks in configurations including point-to-point, hub-and-spoke and fully meshed configurations using multiple links, each with their own set of network “impairments”.

Real-world Networks Impairments

Choose from over 50 built-in “impairments” that mimic real-world normal and abnormal network effects including link bandwidth, latency, loss, error, fragmentation, duplication or reordering and queuing.

Packet Capture

Full packet capture in pcap format at any point in the virtual test network provides pervasive application visibility, analysis and troubleshooting for use with other tools including Wireshark.

Congestion & Traffic Generation

Easily create and vary network congestion to make a link appear busy without using expensive traffic generators. Generate both internal and external traffic to create congestion using real packet flows.

Packet Classification, Filtering & Routing

Classify, route, filter and selectively impair traffic by any packet field within any protocol layer (2-7) using a Wireshark-like syntax. Bridge and/or route traffic via the emulator enabling you to mimic the complexity of your real world network.

Cisco QoS Class of Service Handling
& Traffic Shaping

Model Cisco’s (and other similar) QoS class of service and traffic shaping algorithms to test an application’s ability to work with Cisco QoS classes, with or without traffic shaping.

Integration

Easily integrate with the most complex network environments and can be used inline with your test equipment or configured to route and impair traffic in VLAN
configurations such as router-on-a-stick. At the same time other traffic, not under test, can flow through the emulator unimpaired.

Scenarios & Scenario Library

Create time-based scenarios by automatically changing the network conditions to reflect the real world network or test requirements. Create a central scenario library on the INE allowing users to efficiently share saved scenarios.

Cloud

INE’s built-in Cloud feature lets you easily create, in a single object, complex network topologies including star-coupled, hub and spoke and fully meshed. Routing definitions between all end-points and link characteristics are easily setup and managed using the Cloud Object table without the need to draw out each link definition.

Graphs

Easily see what is happening to packet flows in the test network.
Get easy and fast visibility into your application’s performance using over twenty built-in graphs including an export data feature for offline analysis in other tools. Packet capture at any point in the virtual test network enables you to analyze and inspect application behavior in detail enabling rapid debug of application performance issues.

Every Port to Every Port Connectivity and Virtual Ports

Route traffic from port-to-port or port-to-multi-port, including both physical and virtual ports, without any limitations on connectivity. This includes “routing” in bridged networks.
Create up to 240 new virtual ports as subdivisions of physical ports enabling rapid extensibility of the Emulator. Traffic for virtual ports can be classified by VLAN, IP Address (V4 and V6), IP Port or packet data. Removes the need to purchase expensive multi-port appliances that cannot scale-up and protects your investment for future projects.

Multi-User Set-Up,
Administration and Security

Several teams can share a single appliance and run independent emulations in parallel. Users can be easily added via the centralized user-friendly web portal and their access to the emulator’s ports, virtual ports and resources fully controlled.

Key Benefits

Easily Deploy with Superior Realism

Rapidly map out the production environment including virtual routers, links, end-points, network link realism (often somewhat incorrectly called “impairments”) and traffic to accurately emulate user experiences. This provides greater realism and so enhanced confidence of tested applications.

Operational Scaling

INE’s multi-user design, virtual ports and scenario sharing capabilities protects your investment and enables you to scale-out to support multiple teams and scale-up the number of concurrent tests, thereby lowering the total cost of ownership, environmental footprint and system management overhead, while conducting more complete tests or more tests in parallel.

Analysis and Optimization

Analyze test results in real-time to identify and resolve potential performance issues to ensure service level compliance before deployment. Inspect application behavior in detail enabling rapid debug of application performance issues to ensure a positive user experience.

Automation
Save time by integrating your network scenarios with functional and performance test tools and/or your own scripts instead of making manual changes.

Continuous Test Network

Deploy on the edge of the production network enabling real users to test application performance from their usual location but as if they were physically at another location.

Customize with Programmable Network*

Extend the capabilities of the Network Emulator by developing your own impairments or packet handling functions without a dependency on a third-party.

Model Options

Hardware Appliances

INE Enterprise Screen and Rack

INE Enterprise Model 2
2 x 1Gbps Emulation Ports / 10 Network Objects*
INE Enterprise Model 4
4 x 1Gbps Emulation Ports / 20 Network Objects*
INE Enterprise Model 6
6 x 1Gbps Emulation Ports / 30 Network Objects*
INE Enterprise Model 8
8 x 1Gbps Emulation Ports / 40 Network Objects*
INE Ultra Model 2
2 x 10Gbps Emulation Ports / 2 x 1Gbps Emulation / 20 Network Objects*
INE Ultra Model 4
4 x 10Gbps Emulation Ports / 2 x 1Gbps Emulation / 40 Network Objects*

Virtual Appliances

INE Enterprise Flex Download

INE Flex Enterprise Model 2 – 2 x 1Gbps Emulation Ports / 10 Network Objects*
INE Flex Ultra Model 2 – 2 x 10Gbps Emulation Ports / 2 x 1Gbps Emulation / 20 Network Objects*

*A Network Object is an item showing in the INE GUI such as a Person, Building, Router, PC, Games Console, Soldier, Tank, etc, all of which count as 1 Network Object. A Full Duplex circuit counts as 2 Network Objects – 1 for the Uplink and 1 for the Downlink.

Please contact iTrinegy if you need help calculating the number of Network Objects needed for your project.

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Specifications

	INE Enterprise	INE Enterprise	INE Enterprise	INE Enterprise	INE Ultra	INE Ultra	INE Custom
	Model - 2	Model - 4	Model - 6	Model - 8	Model - 2	Model - 4
Flex Version Avaliable	Yes	On Request	On Request	On Request	Yes	On Request	On Request
Emulation Ports - RJ45 Copper	2	4	6	8	2	2	Custom
Emulation Ports - 10G Fiber Optic	-	-	-	-	2	4	Custom
Management Ports - RJ45 Copper	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Storage Capacity (SSD)	500GB	500GB	500GB	500GB	500GB	500GB	Custom
Dimensions	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U	1U-4U
Max Packet Rate Per Second (Million)	44	44	44	44	44	44	Custom
Max Number of Virtual Ports	Hundreds	Hundreds	Hundreds	Hundreds	Hundreds	Hundreds	Hundreds
Bandwidth	Up to 1 Gbps	Up to 1 Gbps	Up to 1 Gbps	Up to 1 Gbps	Up to 10 Gbps	Up to 10 Gbps	Up to 10 Gbps

Data Sheets

INE Range Product Sheet

INE Range Comparison Sheet

INE Flex Virtual Appliance Range Sheet

INE Hardware Appliance Technical Specification

Videos

Port Virtualization and Multi-Tenancy Capability

iTrinegy’s port virtualization capability dramatically cuts the cost of large scale testing in networks while multi-tenancy allows several teams to run and adjust the conditions of their emulated networks simultaneously and independently of each other.

INE Network Drawing

This short video shows how easy it is to replicate the required network (there is no sound associated with this video)

On-Demand Webinars

Watch our “How To” webinar series to see how iTrinegy Network Emulators can be used to address specific issues

View our webinars

Case Studies

Read how the iTrinegy Network Emulator range has been
used across a variety of projects to ensure successful
deployments and migrations

Sectra Case Study

Pre-Deployment Testing of Mission-Critical Applications

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