Low Latency Network Testing

Financial exchange operators and brokerages operate high-frequency trading networks that must perform with latency measured in nanoseconds. These high-speed infrastructures, driven by huge growth in algorithmic trading, require a new approach to pre-deployment testing.

Low Latency Network Testing Challenges

Given the extreme performance demands of high-frequency trading environments, financial firms must test their network and security devices for themselves. The same goes for service providers, online gaming companies, and others that rely on low-latency transmissions. Only such testing enables you to:

  • Accurately understand the performance, security, and stability of each competitive product before purchase and deployment.
  • Find the most cost-effective solutions to deliver sub-microsecond latency performance for your infrastructure.
  • Purchase only what’s needed, hold vendors accountable, and eliminate finger-pointing.
  • Use advance insight into product capabilities to improve IT risk management.

BreakingPoint’s Solution for Low Latency Network Testing

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The patented architecture of BreakingPoint CTM products creates wired and wireless user behavior at massive scale. Using customized combinations of application traffic load, security attacks, and other stress vectors allows you to pinpoint latency issues within network devices and systems. The advance insight provided by BreakingPoint products helps you determine the fastest, most secure equipment for your low-latency IT infrastructure. BreakingPoint products enable you to:

  • Optimize and harden the resiliency of routers, switches, load balancers, and other devices with up to 120 gigabits per second of application, attack, and malformed traffic.
  • Measure device latency with resolution down to 10 nanoseconds.
  • Validate device capabilities by re-creating more than 150 application protocols, including FIX, FIXT, and all the most common enterprise communications and database applications—with multicast support.
  • Address your unique real-world scenarios in just minutes by configuring simulations using an intuitive interface and extensive automation.
  • Save up to 50 percent on IT investments while eliminating hundreds of man-hours in configuration, troubleshooting, and tuning.