Protocol Solutions Group

Fibre Channel Test Solutions for Traffic Generation and Analysis

Fibre Channel continues to evolve as the preferred communications standard for mission critical and time sensitive Storage Area Network (SAN) applications.

The Fibre Channel industry is now focusing efforts on the development of 128GFC utilizing PAM4 signaling – and will continue to serve those applications needing higher bandwidth and guaranteed delivery of time and content sensitive data. The SierraNet Family of Fibre Channel (including FICON) test platforms provides best in class traffic capture, analysis, and manipulation for testing physical link characteristics and application operations. SierraNet is designed for addressing today’s high-speed storage and communications fabrics problems and compliments other tools offering industry leading visibility and utility.

SierraNet Ethernet Protocol Analyzer and Jammer

The SierraNet Family of Fibre Channel Protocol Analyzers delivers high-fidelity capture, deep trace visibility, and precise FC-2/FC-4 decoding for 1G–128G Fibre Channel. In addition to comprehensive protocol analysis, SierraNet systems support advanced jamming and targeted error-injection to validate robustness and debug link issues. Optional exerciser functionality further extends the platform, enabling controlled test stimulus when required across modern SAN environments.