The Agilent/Keysight CloudStorm-XP 100GE 2-Port is a high-performance load module designed for rigorous validation of 100 Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure across data centers, service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. This dual-port QSFP28 module delivers over 500 Gbps of encrypted traffic and supports multi-rate operation (100/50/40/25/10GE) on a single port, enabling future-proof network testing investments.
Technical Specifications
• Interface: Two native QSFP28 100GE ports per load module
• Transceiver Support: QSFP28 100GE pluggable multi-mode or single-mode optical transceivers
• Throughput: 500+ Gbps encrypted traffic per fully populated XGS12 chassis; 960 Gbps with strong encryption and ciphers; 2.4 terabits DDoS throughput in single 12-slot chassis; 1.2 Tbps application traffic mix capacity
• Concurrent Sessions: 700 million concurrent sessions
• Latency Measurement: 10 ns resolution accuracy
• SSL/Encryption: Hardware-based SSL acceleration with support for HTTP/2, 2/4k keys, and ECC ciphers; double the encryption performance versus previous PerfectStorm generation
• DDoS Emulation: Multi-terabit distributed denial-of-service and botnet attack simulation
– Key Features
• Multi-rate flexibility across 100/50/40/25/10GE enables single-port validation across multiple network speeds
• Unified platform for Layers 2–7 testing with hardware encryption offload
• Modular architecture scales to multi-terabit performance in XGS12-HSL chassis (up to 12 modules)
• Per-port user ownership model for multi-user environments
• Traffic generation powered by multi-core, multi-threaded network processors and inline FPGAs
• IoT and botnet behavior simulation under realistic traffic volumes
– Typical Applications
• DDoS mitigation solution validation
• Application delivery and security resiliency testing
• Encrypted traffic benchmarking for security appliances
• Data center performance validation under enterprise-scale load
– Compatibility & Integration
Works with Keysight BreakingPoint and IxLoad software platforms. Installs into Keysight XGS12-HSL chassis for modular, scalable multi-terabit test deployments.
