Ixia, now part of Keysight Technologies, is a leading provider of testing, visibility, and security solutions for networks and applications. Keysight acquired Ixia in 2017, expanding its portfolio to include a comprehensive range of products and services for network and cybersecurity testing and monitoring.
What is Keysight?
Keysight Technologies is a preeminent American corporation established as a leader in the field of electronic design and test solutions. Their comprehensive portfolio encompasses industry-leading test and measurement equipment, alongside sophisticated software designed to streamline and empower the development process. Keysight empowers a vast array of industries, from the engineers crafting cutting-edge communication networks to the manufacturers building the next generation of aircrafts. Their unwavering commitment to innovation ensures they remain at the forefront of the ever-shifting technological landscape, partnering with businesses to bring high-performance and reliable electronics to life.
What is Ixia by Keysight?
Ixia, now part of Keysight Technologies, offers a range of solutions in network testing, visibility, security, and performance monitoring. These solutions are designed to help organizations optimize their networks, ensure reliable performance, enhance security posture, and gain actionable insights into network traffic and operations. Below is an overview of Ixia’s offerings in these key areas:
Network Test Solutions: Ixia provides comprehensive network test solutions that enable organizations to validate and optimize network infrastructure, devices, and applications. This includes physical and virtual testing solutions for Ethernet, Wi-Fi, 5G, and other network technologies.
Ixia’s network test solutions include traffic generation, protocol emulation, performance testing, scalability testing, and interoperability testing capabilities. These tools help organizations ensure network reliability, performance, and compliance with industry standards.
Network Visibility Solutions: Ixia’s network visibility solutions empower organizations to gain deep visibility into network traffic, applications, and users. This includes network TAPs (Test Access Points), packet brokers, network monitoring switches, and visibility appliances.
By tapping into network traffic at strategic points, Ixia’s visibility solutions deliver packet-level insights, metadata extraction, flow analysis, and application performance monitoring. This visibility enables organizations to troubleshoot issues, detect anomalies, and optimize network resources effectively.
Network Security Solutions: Ixia offers advanced network security solutions that help organizations defend against cyber threats, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with security policies. This includes security testing, threat emulation, vulnerability assessment, and security posture validation tools.
Ixia’s security solutions simulate realistic cyber attacks, such as DDoS attacks, malware infections, phishing attempts, and advanced threats, allowing organizations to assess their security defenses, response capabilities, and incident readiness.
Performance Monitoring Solutions: Ixia’s performance monitoring solutions provide real-time visibility into network performance, application performance, and user experience. This includes network performance monitoring (NPM), application performance monitoring (APM), and end-user experience monitoring (EUEM) capabilities.
By monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), traffic patterns, latency, throughput, and response times, Ixia’s performance monitoring solutions help organizations identify performance bottlenecks, optimize resource allocation, and deliver a consistent user experience.
