Ixia launches VoIP testing service

Ixia has launched a VoIP testing service with the ability to emulate up to one million concurrent endpoints.

The service, IxLoad Voice, allows for an unprecedented one million SIP- and RTP- based endpoints per chassis.

It’s nearest competitor offers a maximum of just 200,000 endpoints.

“VoIP protocols and technology may be well understood, but there are a host of potential problems when a high number of calls are mixed with large volumes of data and video traffic,” said Anupam Ahai, Ixia vice president of marketing.

“We developed IxLoad Voice to emulate city-scale communities of real-world users – allowing our customers to discover and solve their device and network problems before their customers do.”

IxLoad Voice uses realistic scenarios to test the capability of VoIP network components.

Components tested by the service including IP-based PBXs, softswitches, call managers, session border controllers and media gateways.

With VoIP subscriber numbers expected to increase 25% over the next two years, ensuring that networks can handle heavy VoIP traffic loads is essential, Ixia said.

“VoIP services have already been widely adopted by consumers, but we expect the next growth in adoption to come from SMBs,” said market analyst Matthias Machowinski.

“For them, service reliability and voice quality will be key buying criteria.”