New Rules for a New Game
Next Generation Networks and Network Equipment Demand a Next Generation Testing Platform
Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs), Server Vendors, Service Providers and Government Agencies are developing and deploying a new generation of network devices that leverage content-aware/Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) functionality. This technology introduces millions of new variables that impact performance and security, adding significant cost and complexity. New 10 Gigabit testing solutions are needed that not only validate performance and functionality under realistic conditions, but also accelerate development and time-to-market while reducing costs in R&D, QA and operations.
Who We Are
BreakingPoint is the content-aware testing systems company that is reinventing application, performance and security testing. The company was founded in 2005 by engineers experienced in developing and testing high speed networking devices at NetWorth, Netspeed, Cisco, TippingPoint and 3Com.
What We Do
The idea for BreakingPoint came to us in our past lives as network equipment developers, when we tested hardware before it was ready for prime time and realized we could never be sure of how our products would perform in the real world…what was their “breaking point”. We decided to build the best, most powerful testing systems ourselves. As testing moves up the stack from Layer 2 to Layer 7 we know testing, from R&D to QA, needs to be prepared for more dynamic network and application conditions.
Today, BreakingPoint delivers the only test platform powerful enough to deliver truly authentic composite business, recreational and malicious application traffic, resulting in truly accurate testing of DPI and content-aware devices. For the first time, testers have access to all the components for today’s complex and dynamic test environment in a single, easy to use device. Unlike legacy test tools that only blast bits or packets, we provide the most authentic, converged application traffic at speeds up to 40 Gbps in a 3-slot chassis. Even as new application test packages are needed, BreakingPoint is the only company agile enough to deliver express or overnight applications to keep your product release on time and accurate.
Why We Do It
Only by supporting traffic generation with realistic application characteristics and multi-gigabit speeds with millions of connection set ups per minute of real world traffic can accurate testing be performed. Our solutions determine the breaking point of network products enabling end customers to procure the best of breed, well-tested networking equipment.
