“This week, a coalition of networking solution providers teamed
up with Neal Nelson & Associates to produce a network stress
test based on the increasingly popular Linux operating system
(OS).”
“A joint statement disclosed that Cabletron Systems (NYSE: CS),
Xylan, an Alcatel Company (NYSE: ALA) and FORE Systems are
utilizing Nelson’s test labs to ‘evaluate new products using the
most extreme, real-world network traffic patterns.'”
“‘This type of testing makes a lot of sense,’ commented Kevin
Brown, senior marketing director for Cabletron. ‘Using high volumes
of real network traffic is completely different from, and in some
ways superior to, testing with artificial traffic generators.'”