NEC is using Ixia's load modules and Linux Software Development Toolkit (SDK) to facilitate the research and development process of their next-generation 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch, which implements NEC's newly developed GlobalOpenEthernet (GOE) scheme. GOE aims to enhance Ethernet functionality by inserting VLAN-compatible forwarding tags in order to route packets to their destination. The Ixia test equipment has helped prove 80G full wire rate forwarding under the protocol. The architecture of the TXS series of Ixia Load Modules includes a CPU per port, running the Linux operating system, and provides the user with direct control over individual test ports.
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- In June 2003, NEC unveiled its GlobalOpenEthernet technology aimed at optimizing carrier networks and wide-area enterprise networks based on Ethernet . The technology's key component is the extended use of the VLAN tag in the Ethernet header. NEC said the technique would accelerate failure recovery times and optimize packet forwarding paths. By aggregating the switching information to the VLAN tag, the forwarding of packets between switches would be accelerated.
