The Keysight CloudStorm 100GE 2-Port is a high-performance network load module designed for Layer 2-7 validation of network infrastructure, security systems, and application delivery platforms. Built on modular architecture, it delivers over 960 Gbps of encrypted traffic throughput or up to 2.4 Tbps of DDoS attack emulation from a single chassis. The platform generates up to 1.4 billion concurrent sessions, enabling large-scale IoT device simulation and botnet traffic modeling. Hardware-based SSL acceleration provides 4× the encryption performance of prior generations, while application throughput scales 2.5–3× higher than legacy solutions. Each load module features two native QSFP28 100GE ports with multi-rate flexibility: native support for 100GE and 40GE, plus fan-out capability to 50GE, 25GE, and 10GE on a single port. The modular design scales linearly to multi-terabit capacity by populating an XGS12-HSL or XGS2-HSL chassis with up to 12 load modules. Driven by Keysight BreakingPoint and IxLoad test applications, the CloudStorm 100GE supports per-port user ownership in multi-user environments and accepts QSFP28 100GBASE-LR4 and 100GBASE-PSM4 optical transceivers for single-mode fiber connectivity.
Technical Specifications
• Total throughput: 960 Gbps (encrypted traffic) or 2.4 Tbps (DDoS emulation) per chassis
• Application performance: 2.5–3× higher than previous generation
• SSL acceleration: 4× performance gain versus earlier generations
• Concurrent sessions: 1.4 billion maximum
• Ports per module: Two QSFP28 100GE interfaces
• Multi-rate port support: 100GE (2 ports), 50GE (4 ports via fan-out), 40GE (2 ports), 25GE (8 ports via fan-out), 10GE (8 ports via fan-out)
• Optical transceivers: QSFP28 100GBASE-LR4 and 100GBASE-PSM4 (single-mode fiber)
• Maximum modules per chassis: 12 load modules
• Chassis compatibility: XGS12-HSL, XGS2-HSL
– Key Features
• Multi-terabit DDoS and botnet attack emulation for security solution validation
• Hardware-based SSL/TLS encryption acceleration
• Per-port user ownership model for multi-tenant test environments
• Linear scalability through modular load module architecture
• Native support for Layers 2–7 application and security testing
– Typical Applications
• Network infrastructure validation under high-encryption and high-volume traffic conditions
• Security appliance resilience testing against multi-terabit DDoS attacks
• Large-scale IoT device behavior simulation
• Application delivery platform performance characterization
– Compatibility & Integration
• Test software: Keysight BreakingPoint and IxLoad
• Chassis platforms: Ixia XGS12-HSL and XGS2-HSL
• Optical connectivity: Single-mode fiber via QSFP28 pluggable transceivers
