Leaders in IP Testing Announce the First Multivendor, Open
Automation Framework
TesLA Alliance Formed To Provide Unified, Open IP
Test Automation Framework
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 26, 2008 --
Ixia™
and its partners today announced the formation of the TesLAcm
Alliance (IP Test Lab Automation). The TesLA Alliance
will provide an open, multivendor automation framework that allows
members to offer integrated IP test automation solutions for
their customers. The Alliance members will build and market compatible
solutions that enable seamless interoperation between their respective
solutions in customer quality assurance (QA) labs. TesLA aims to
provide customers a much needed framework and set of tools to raise
productivity, improve ROI and accelerate time to market. Ixia is hosting
TesLA Alliance briefings and product demonstrations today at Ixia’s
iSimCity
proof-of-concept lab in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Alliance was formed by leaders in IP testing to establish a common
framework that will allow their customers to automate their end-to-end
testing. The founding TesLA members are APCON™,
Codenomicon™,
Fanfare™,
Ixia™,
Mu
Dynamics™, QualiSystems™
and Shunra™.
Why TesLA Alliance?
The IP networking industry is rapidly introducing more
intelligent systems. This new breed of network offers a wide array of
converged services extending from routing and switching
to content aware security, deep packet inspection and
complex application networking functions. As network complexity
increases and product life cycles shorten, vendors and service providers
are focused on improving operational efficiency while raising quality. A
typical networking lab deployment can contain test equipment from
multiple, disparate vendors driving the need for seamless integration
and interoperability among the various tools. As a result, IP test
automation has moved to center stage because it is the only way
quality can be assured after product upgrades, network modifications and
software patches.
What is TesLA?
The TesLA Alliance is group of IP test lab equipment
vendors who work within a common framework.
The TesLA open automation framework ensures
interoperability among members’ products,
making it easy for customers to improve efficiency and productivity.
TesLA’s open, unified IP test automation
framework also promotes the use of efficient, standardized tests.
Automation is the only way quality can be assured with methodologies
that improve test coverage and product quality in spite of rapid release
cycles.
TesLA members will offer integrated IP test automation solutions
that help customers accelerate their products’
time to market while improving product and service quality and ROI.
TesLA Benefits
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Multi-vendor interoperability –
TesLA ensures that test equipment from multiple vendors is fully
interoperable. Testing of network devices and systems can be performed
utilizing the best equipment from multiple vendors –
seamlessly.
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Maximize ROI – TesLA’s
unifying framework increases the utilization of CAPEX investments,
both for systems under test and test equipment. The open framework
promotes a reduction in OPEX expenses that reduces the cost of
deploying new technologies as they arrive.
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Minimize time to market – TesLA’s
combination of complementary automation products increases end-to-end
test automation and creates an environment capable of truly unattended
testing. This unattended testing allows more testing in less time with
better coverage and increased utilization of hardware.
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Optimize end-user satisfaction –
Through more robust testing with the use of TesLA members’
products, customers will be able to deliver better products with fewer
problems, and significantly increasing end-user satisfaction and
product reputation.
TesLA Members Offer Wide Variety of
Technologies
The TesLA framework is based on Ixia’s Test
Conductor™ IP test automation
solution. Ixia’s iSimCity proof-of-concept
lab will provide the facilities for interoperability testing by all
alliance members. By joining the alliance, member companies have agreed
to increase the depth and breadth of their interoperability with all
alliance members’ IP testing products.
Members’ solutions cover the spectrum of test
lab technologies:
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Lab management solutions that optimize hardware utilization
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Highly scalable, real-world emulation for service provider and
networks
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Functional testing solutions capable of controlling different
types of testing equipment
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Security technology capable of finding unknown robustness and
pre-deployment vulnerability issues
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IP traffic generators that produce real-world traffic™
simulations at line rate
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System configuration and test authoring solutions that
eliminate time-consuming programming
Executive Comments
APCON
“The elimination of manual patching has
helped our customers realize measureable increases in hardware
utilization and reductions in product time to market,”
said Richard Rauch, president and CEO of APCON. “Collaborating
with the TesLA Alliance, we look forward to providing unattended lab
testing through complete automation of device, test tool and topology
reconfigurations.”
Codenomicon
“Codenomicon looks forward to taking an
active role as a founding member of the Alliance and providing the
industry with real value,” said David
Chartier, CEO of Codenomicon. “Security,
vulnerability and robustness test methodologies are indispensable for
today’s complex networks and devices.”
Fanfare
“Fanfare is responding to the feedback of
customers and to the increased market demand for this kind of
integration,” said Tom Ryan, CEO of Fanfare. “Together
we will create a versatile automation platform that increases the
overall value for our joint customers through collaborative,
complementary innovations in our products.”
Ixia
“Ixia and its partners share a common vision
for TesLA to further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IP
service and network testing to help customers deliver superior quality
products and gain accelerated time to market advantages,”
said Atul Bhatnagar, president and CEO of Ixia.
MU Dynamics:
“Customers are being asked to do more with
fewer resources and less time and automation plays a critical role in
helping them efficiently and effectively overcome this challenge,”
said Dave Kresse, CEO of Mu Dynamics. “Ixia’s
broad range of load-based testing expertise compliments Mu’s
focus around removing reliability, availability and security
concerns to effectively eliminate downtime and quality issues in NGN IP
Services.”
QualiSystems
“We are excited to be a founding member of
the TesLA Alliance,” said Lior Koriat, COO of
QualiSystems. “Powered with QualiSystems'
TestShell technology, the TesLA framework will enable customers to make
the most efficient use of all elements critical to their quality
assurance process.”
Shunra
“Shunra Software alleviates many of the
problems businesses face while performance testing through accurate data
collection and analysis, detailing the WAN impact on application
performance. Costly deployment issues and failures are avoided by
incorporating live network conditions through all phases of application
development, network performance testing, and application delivery,”
said Thomas Charlton, CEO of Shunra Software. “This
new alliance is a response to market demand for easy and actionable
performance testing that results in faster deployment and a better user
experience for joint customers.”
About TesLA
The TesLA (Test Lab Automation) Alliance enables IP test lab equipment
vendors to work within a common framework to provide seamless, effective
automation for test labs. More information about TesLA and its members
can be found at http://www.teslaalliance.org/.
This material is for informational purposes only and subject to
change without notice. It describes the TesLA Alliance’s
present plans to develop and make available to its customers certain
products, features and capabilities. TesLA Alliance members are
only obligated to provide those deliverables specifically included in a
written agreement between each company and its customer.
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