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BreakingPoint Elite Data Sheet

BreakingPoint Elite™

Accelerate Development and Reduce Costs with Application, Performance and Security Testing Equipment from BreakingPointThe Price Performance Leader with 15 Million TCP Sessions, 40 Gigabits per second of Blended Layer 4-7 Traffic and 80 Gigabits per second of Layer 2-3 Traffic

Network Equipment Manufacturers (NEMs), Server Vendors, and Service Providers (SPs) developing or deploying a new generation of equipment must:

• Validateperformanceandfunctionalityunderrealisticconditions

• Acceleratedevelopmentandtime-to-market

• GainefficienciesandreducecostsinR&D,QualityAssurance, and operations

BreakingPointEliteprovidescomprehensiveLayer2-7testing

fornetworkequipmentandapplicationserversinahigh-

performance,compact,flexibleandeasy-to-useproduct.

UnlikelegacytestingtoolsthataredesignedforHTTP-only

test environments and struggle to generate realistic Layer

4-7traffic,BreakingPointEliteprovidesauthenticapplication

trafficblendedwithlivesecurityattacksatspeedsofupto40

Gigabitspersecondandfaster.Thiscombinationofrealism

and high performance provides a dramatic reduction in

time-to-testandacceleratesdevelopmentanddeploymentof

next-generationnetworkdevicesandservers.

The small footprint BreakingPoint Elite chassis also generates

80GigabitspersecondofLayer2-3trafficandshattersall

previous session performance and throughput capabilities

bydelivering15MillionsimultaneousTCPsessionsand1.5

MillionTCPsessionspersecond.BreakingPointEliteisthe

onlyproductcapableoftestingthefunctionalityofnext-

generationcontent-awareequipment,includingApplication

Servers, Content Switches, Load Balancers, Proxies, Firewalls,

IntrusionDetectionandPreventionSystems,VPNGateways,

VirusandSpamFilters,andWANOptimizationdevices.

A single BreakingPoint Elite chassis delivers:

• Realistic Blended Application Traffic on a Single Port: Find the breaking point of network equipment faster with themostauthentichigh-performancetestingpossible.OneBreakingPointElitenativelygeneratesblendedtrafficwith70+applicationprotocolsand4,000+livesecurityattacksatupto40Gigabitspersecond.Newapplicationsare released weekly, and an API is available for creating proprietaryapplicationtraffic.

• Industry-Leading Session Performance and Throughput: Dramatically reduce costs with 15 Million simultaneous TCPsessions,1.5MillionTCPsessionspersecond,upto40GigabitspersecondofblendedLayer4-7trafficand80GigabitspersecondofLayer2-3trafficinasinglesmallchassis.ScaleseasilywithmultipleBreakingPointElitestoprovideunlimitedLayer2-7trafficusingasingleinterface.

• Easy-to-Use Automated Testing: Dramatically simplifies testingwithoutsacrificingperformanceandrealism.Intuitive management interface, application profile repository,multi-usercapabilities,integratedreportingand extensive automation improve productivity and reducestime-to-testby50%ormore.

• Price-Performance Leadership: Packs an enormous punch in a3-slotchassiswiththetestingindustry’shighest10GigEportdensity,lowestcostperTCPsession,lowestcostperGigabitofblendedLayer4-7trafficandlowestpowerconsumption.

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ReduceTime-to-TestandAccelerateProductDevelopment

Comprehensive Layer 2-7 testing for content-aware equipment, including Application Servers, Content Switches, Load Balancers, Proxies, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems, VPN Gateways, Virus and Spam Filters, and WAN Optimization devices

Most realistic blended application traffic and live security strikes

• Dedicated research team

• 70+applicationprotocolsareavailableincludingHTTP,HTTPS,SMTP,AOLIM®,FIX,IBMDB2®,VMware®VMotion™,Microsoft®CIFS/SMB,MAPI,Oracle®,EncryptedBitTorrent™,eDonkey™,RADIUS,SIP,WindowsLiveMessenger,WorldofWarcraft®,Yahoo!®Messengerandmanyothers

• API for creating your own proprietary applications

• Includes IPv6 and SSL support

• Noperformancedegradationwithblendedprotocols

• The most complete security coverage

• 4,000+livesecurityattacks

• Completesame-dayMicrosoft®Tuesdaycoverage

• 80+evasiontechniques

• ApplicationlayerfuzzingforZero-dayattacks

• Weeklyprotocol/securityupdate

Application profiles simulate actual traffic patterns

Stateful recreate of captured traffic

Unprecedented session performance and throughput in a 3-slot chassis

• 15 Million concurrent TCP sessions

• 1.5MillionTCPsessionspersecond

• 40GigabitspersecondofblendedLayer4-7traffic

• 80GigabitspersecondofLayer2-3traffic

Testing industry’s price-performance leader

• Highest10GigEportdensitypercard

• Mix10GigE/1GigE,copper/fiberinterfaces

• Multi-usercapabilities

• Largest capture buffer per port

• Smallest footprint

• Lowest cost per TCP session

• LowestcostperGigabitofLayer4-7traffic

Extensive test automation and pre-configured tests

Intuitive Adobe® Flash-based management interface

Automated reporting produces graphical reports

Future-proof architecture

All-inclusive pricing model

BreakingPoint Elite Features

Comprehensive Layer 2-7 Testing with Native Application Protocols Validatetheperformanceandreliabilityofnetworkequipment and application servers with the most realistic high-performanceLayer2-7testingpossible.Unlikelegacytestingtools,BreakingPointEliteprovidesblendedtrafficfrom the widest range of native application protocols and live security attacks with the most realistic application protocols out of the box, and an API to accelerate proprietary applications.• 70+applicationprotocolsareavailable,includingHTTP,

HTTPS,SMTP,AOLIM®,FIX,IBMDB2®,VMware®VMotion™,Microsoft®CIFS/SMB,MAPI,Oracle®,EncryptedBitTorrent™,eDonkey™,RADIUS,SIP,WindowsLiveMessenger,WorldofWarcraft®,Yahoo!®Messengerandmanyothers.

• Newapplicationprotocolsarereleasedeachweek,andanAPIisavailableforacceleratinguser-definedproprietaryprotocols.

• IncludesIPv6andSSLsupport.

• GeneratesblendedLayer4-7trafficatupto40Gigabitspersecondwithoutperformancedegradation.

• Generates80GigabitspersecondandfasterofLayer2-3traffic.

• Designed to scale easily with multiple BreakingPoint ElitestoprovideanunlimitedamountofLayer2-7trafficusingasingleinterface.

Comprehensive Security Coverage

Createandmodifydifficulttodetectnetworksecurityattacksandcombinelivesecurityexploitstoexposevulnerabilities.Full evasion capabilities are built in, with stream segmentation, packet fragmentation, URL obfuscation, FTP telnet opcode and space insertion, RPC fragmentation, protocolfuzzingandothers.Alloftheattacks,continuouslyupdatedbyBreakingPoint’sapplicationandsecurityresearch team, can be applied to exploits and blended with applicationtraffic.

• Morethan4,000fullyevadedsecurityattacksareavailable, including contemporary exploits, complete same-dayMicrosoft®coverageandZero-dayexploits.

• Newapplicationsandsecuritystrikesarereleasedweekly.

• GeneratesSYNFloodattackswithupto1Millionfalseandvalidconnectionspersecond.

• SupportsapplicationlayerfuzzingforZero-daydetection.



Application SimulatorReducetime-consumingtestconfigurationwithBreakingPoint Application Profiles that combine realistic application protocols to simulate different types of network trafficforEnterprises,SOHO,SmallandMediumBusiness,ServiceProviders,HigherEducationandothers.WithApplicationProfiles,youcanalsocreatecomplexreal-worldtransactions with BreakingPoint SuperFlows that define the mix of protocols within the application to generate realistic simulatednetworkandapplicationtestingenvironments.

• Share context between multiple protocols and define thenumberofsimultaneoussessions,sessionramp-uprates,anddurationofsessions.

• Upload custom content to transmit live virus, spam, or legitimatecontentaspartofthetesttraffic.

• Automated profiles for benchmark network tests such as RFC2544.

Client Simulator Improvetheefficiencyandaccuracyofperformance,security, and compliance testing for Application Servers, LoadBalancersandothercontent-awareequipmentsuchasApplicationDeliveryControllers,WANAcceleratorsandProxydevices,whilereducingcosts.Insteadofusingracksofserverstogeneratestatefulapplicationtrafficandsimulatethousands of users, BreakingPoint Elite emulates Millions of sessionsatspeedsofupto40Gigabitspersecondinasinglechassis.

• Validatetheintegrityoftransactionsunderreal-worldconditionsandpeakperformance.

• Specify port numbers or a range of port numbers for loadtestingclustersandcloudservices.


BreakingPoint Application Simulator combines stateful traffic application protocols to generate realistic simulated testing

environments and accelerate test configuration.

BreakingPoint Test Lab for RFC 2544 allows users to easily combine realistic application protocols to emulate different types of network

traffic for this benchmark test.


BreakingPoint’s intuitive management interface allows users to create or modify complex tests without tedious scripting. Users can

drag and drop GUI building for the most sophisticated test beds.

BreakingPoint Client Simulator enables Server Load Testing capabilities with any application protocol mix to ensure content-

aware devices deliver predictable performance.

Network NeighborhoodsNetworkNeighborhoodconfigurationssuchasIPaddressesand routing information are completely abstracted from the main test structure to make changes to your tests between switched,routed,NAT,orVLANenvironmentsinminutes.Networkconfigurationchangescanalsobecompletedinsecondsandareimmediatelyreflectedacrossalltests.• Run the same test against different types of devices,

regardless of whether the device is a switch, a router, or aNATgateway.

• Allowdirectcomparisonsbetweendisparatedevices.

• Supporttwolevelsof802.1qtagging.

• Configure up to five interfaces including an external interface for targeting hosts not directly connected to the DUT and talk to an end host or a device terminating SSL.

Test Automation and Tcl Scripting Reduce configuration to a matter of minutes with extensive testautomation.Selectfromalibraryofpre-configuredteststhatarestoredinacentralrepositoryorcustomizeyourown.Testscanberunfromanyhostonthenetworkwithouthavingtoinstallclientsoftware.• UseBreakingPoint’spre-configuredtests,importathird-

partytestplanorcustomizeyourown.

Scalable TestingScale to enormous performance levels by linking multiple BreakingPoint Elite chassis using a single interface, one test configurationandintegratedreporting.• Generate150MillionconcurrentTCPsessionsand15

MillionTCPsessionspersecond.

• Designed to scale easily with multiple BreakingPoint ElitestoprovideanunlimitedamountofLayer2-7traffic.

Device Under Test (DUT) Automation

BreakingPoint Device Under Test (DUT) automation enables users to connect directly to the DUT to eliminate manual reboots in the case of an error or gather statistics without theneedforaseparateswitch.Additionally,BreakingPointprovides users with the ability to develop sophisticated testscriptsorusethird-partysoftwaretoexecutetests.Thiscombination of automation allows new tests to be created by recombining and, if necessary, modifying the components of previoustests.• Incorporate individual tests into test series for full

revisionregressiontesting.

• PointandclickautomationviaTelnet,SSH,SNMPandSerialconnections.

• An extra serial port and Ethernet port allow for direct plug-inofanetworkdevice.

• Built-inexpectscriptsforuserstodefinetheroutinesand commands necessary to query the DUT and maintaincontrolthroughoutthetestingprocess.

• Auto-createscriptfunctionality.

• DefinetheDUTconfigurationonaper-testbasisorgloballyforotherstouse.

• Incorporatetheoutputintothefinaltestreport.



Easily configure Network Neighborhoods by automatically

abstracting IP addresses and routing information.

Scale to enormous performance levels by linking multiple BreakingPoint Elite chassis using a single interface, one test configuration and integrated reporting.

Multi-box Testing

Recreate and Capture HistorySpeedtestdebuggingtimeandseetheeffectsoftrafficbyimportinglivetrafficpacketcapturesandconvertingitautomaticallyforstatefulreplay.BreakingPointElitereplaysstatefultrafficusingtheTCPstack,includingthree-wayhandshakesandanynecessaryretransmissions.Additionally,BreakingPointEliteallowsyoutoseetrafficsentandresultsreceived.• Accelerate the debugging of devices under test with up

to2Gigabytesofcapturehistoryper10GigEinterfaceand1Gigabyteper1GigEinterface.

• Seamlessly integrate malicious activity into the captured trafficreplay.

Intuitive Management Interface

Create and modify complex tests without the need for time-consumingscriptingusingBreakingPointElite’sintuitivegraphicaluserinterface(GUI).Simplydraganddropcomponentstobuildthemostsophisticatedtestbeds.Enablemultipleusersatanygiventimetomaximizetestequipmentutilizationacrossstaff.

• Fullycross-platformAdobe®Flash-basedGUI.

• Innovativeportreservationsystemallowsuserstoassignportownershiptoalleviatecontention.

• Set up and configure complex tests without the need for clientsoftwareandTclscripts.

• One-clickaccesstofindandrunrecenttests.

Reporting and Analytics

Easily create detailed reports for each test that are rich in graphicalandtextualcontent.Withintegratedreportingyoucan link multiple products together and produce a single reportoffindings.Chartscanbeexportedforinclusioninotherdocumentsinavarietyofdifferentformats.

• Automatically produce reports that include a table of contents and an executive summary, as well as charts and graphsoftestresults.

• ExportinformationtoPDF,RTF,XLS,CSVandHTMLformats.

• Getreal-timestatisticsformonitoringtestprogress.

BreakingPoint All-in-One Service and Support

BreakingPoint makes performance and security testing fast, realistic,andeasywitharesponsiveandall-inclusiveServiceandSupportprogramforeveryuser.TheBreakingPointteamof respected application and security researchers provides everything for thorough performance and security testing in one package that includes access to all application protocols, security strikes, product enhancements, and full service and support.

• Monthlysoftwareupdatesandupgrades.

• Weeklyapplicationprotocolreleasestolibraryof70+applications.

• Researchintoemergingsecurityvulnerabilities.

• Weeklysecurityupdatestolibraryof4,000+securitystrikesand80+evasiontechniques.

• Completesame-dayMicrosoft®Tuesdaycoverage.

• Priorityaccesstoproblemresolutionteam.

• Technicaltrainingandtestplanassessments.


BreakingPoint Elite’s intuitive management interface allows users to

easily see device status, traffic sent and the results received.


BreakingPoint Elite Port Mapping Interface speeds debugging of devices with up to 2 Gigabytes of capture history per 10GigE

interface and 1 Gigabyte per 1GigE interface.

BreakingPoint Elite Product Architecture

Withthedynamicmixandhighvolumeofapplicationtrafficonnetworkstoday,keepinghigh-performancetestingconditionscurrentisanongoingchallenge.Unlikeothertesting products, BreakingPoint Elite is architected for ultimaterealism,responsiveness,andperformance.Thisinnovative design enables weekly protocol updates, monthly softwareenhancementsandunprecedentedperformance.Three distinct but integrated layers deliver authentic blendedapplicationtrafficwithlivesecuritystrikesatunprecedentedspeedsandimmensesessionperformance.

BreakingPoint Management Layer: An intuitive management interface, application profile repository, automated reporting and application API that enables instant addition of new application protocols and securitystrikes.

BreakingPoint Control Layer: An intelligent control layer that provides sophisticated test automation, eliminating the need to develop new scripts for everytest.

BreakingPoint High-Performance Hardware Layer: Breakthroughhigh-performancehardwarelayerfeaturesablendofFPGAs,networkprocessors,andembeddedprocessors to produce millions of real application data streamsandspeedsofupto40Gigabitspersecond.

System Configuration• 3-slotchassiswith1systemcontroller• Up to 2 interface cards per chassis; options include:

• 10GigEinterfacecard• Four10GigEports• XFPinterface• 2Gigabytesofcapturebufferperport

• 1GigEinterfacecard• Eight1GigEports• SFP interface• 1Gigabyteofcapturebufferperport

Physical Specifications • Rack Units: 4• Installed:17.4inWx7inHx19.5inD(Metric:44.2cmWx

17.8cmHx49.8cmD)• ShippingWeight:45lbs.(20.4kg)• OperatingEnvironment:15OCto40O C• Non-OperatingEnvironment:-20OCto70O C• PowerRequirements:100-240V,50/60Hz• MaximumPowerConsumption:1200W• RegulatoryApprovals:FCCClassA,CE,EN60950• One-yearWarranty

BreakingPoint Elite Specifications

Session Performance and Traffic Generation per 3-Slot Chassis• Concurrent TCP sessions: 15 Million • TCPsessionspersecond: 1.5Million• NativeLayer4-7traffic: 40Gbpsperchassis• Layer2-3traffic: 80Gbpsperchassis

Security Coverage:• Completesame-dayMicrosoft®Tuesdaycoverage• 4,000+securitystrikes• 80+evasiontechniques• SYNFloodattackswithupto1Millionfalseandvalid

connections • ApplicationlayerfuzzingforZero-daydetection

Technical Specifications



BreakingPoint’s innovative architecture rapidly evolves to support

changing testing needs with weekly application protocol and security updates, and monthly firmware upgrades.



Dedicated Application and Security Research Team

Tap into the collective expertise of the dedicated research team at BreakingPoint Labs, where application, performance and security experts use advanced surveillance techniques and methodologies to identify, capture and publish emerging applications and securitythreats.Oncethosearecaptured,theteamrapidlycreatesanapplicationtestpackagethatisoftendeliveredovernight.

• Monitoringandrapidresponseensurestestenvironmentisalwayscurrent.

• Completesame-dayMicrosoft®Tuesdaycoverage.

• Provideapplicationsuponrequestinaslittleasaday.

Application Protocols

Thefollowingisapartiallistofsupportedapplicationprotocols.Pleasevisitwww.breakingpoint.comforthemost up-to-dateinformation,asnewprotocolsandsecuritystrikesareaddedweekly.

AuthenticationRADIUS AccountingRADIUS Access

ChatAOLIM®IRCJabber QQIMWindowsLiveMessengerYahoo!® Messenger

Databases

IBM DB2®Informix®MicrosoftSQL®Oracle®Postgres Sybase®

Data Transfer

FTPGopherHTTPNNTPRSync TFTP

Data Transfer / File Sharing

IPPNetBIOSNFSSMB/CIFS

Distributed ComputingDCE/RPCVMware®VMotion™

EmailIMAP4 (IMAPv4 Advanced) POP3(POP3Advanced)SMTP

Enterprise Applications

Endpoint MapperExchange DirectoryMAPI (Exchange)

FinancialFIXFIXT

Games WorldofWarcraft®

Voice / VideoH.225.0H.245RTPRTSP (Advanced)SIP

P2P

Encrypted BitTorrent™eDonkey™Gnutella™

Remote Access

RLogin Telnet

Secure Data TransferHTTPSSSH

Social Networking

Twitter™ System/Network AdminDNSIdent Finger LDAP NTPRPC Bind RPC MountSNMPSun® RPC Syslog Time

Telephony

MM1

Testing and MeasurementChargen Daytime Discard EchoOWAMPControlOWAMPTestQOTDTWAMPControlTWAMPTest

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BreakingPoint Resources

BreakingPointoffersahostofresourcesprovidinginsightonreducingtime-to-testandacceleratingproductdevelopment.Findtestmethodologies,whitepapers,webcastsandmoreatwww.breakingpoint.com/resources.

BreakingPoint Test Methodologies

BreakingPoint test methodologies are developed by the BreakingPoint Labs team based on their experience developing and testing a variety ofhigh-performancenetworkequipment.Thesetestmethodologiesdocument processes for validating the performance and reliability of next generation network devices, including IPS, deep packet inspection (DPI)equipment,high-performancefirewallsandmore.

BreakingPoint White Papers

BreakingPointofferswhitepapersonreducingtime-to-test,content-awarenetworkequipmenttesting,theever-changingcomplexityofnetworksecurityequipmentandmore.

BreakingPoint Newsletter: The Test Insider

StayinformedwithTheTestInsider,providingthemostup-to-datenewsandinsightsfortheLayer2-7testingcommunitywithtipsandinformationtoacceleratenetworkequipmentdevelopmentandreducetime-to-test.Additionally,subscribersgetinstantaccesstonewlypublishedBreakingPointtestmethodologies,whitepapersandtechbriefs.Learnmoreandsubscribeatwww.breakingpoint.com/test-insider.

BreakingPoint Labs Community

BreakingPoint Labs brings together a diverse community of people usingthelatestinnetwork,applicationandperformancetestingtools.BreakingPoint Labs is a central location for many discussions around the importanceoftestingwithrealisticblendedtraffic,livesecuritystrikes,authenticthroughputandhighspeeds.Visitwww.breakingpointlabs.com.

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