University Partner Program
As part of its commitment to furthering advancements
in Internet research and development, Ixia
has created the Ixia University Partners Program (IxUPP).
The IxUPP program is in collaboration with Internet2 and is
open to participation by any Internet2 affiliated university
or Internet2 International MoU Partners. The program includes
three components:
1. Equipment Donations to Universities – A variety of
new or refurbished chassis/cards and software will be available
to participating universities. The list of equipment will
vary based on availability. Training on how to use Ixia test
equipment in conducting tests relating to traffic generation,
performance analysis, or protocol conformance will be offered
periodically by Ixia.
2. Sponsored University Test Labs – Ixia supports a
limited number of University Test Labs that are engaged in
testing of routers, switches, protocols, and advanced systems
or applications.
3. University Discount – A 40% discount of list price
on Ixia hardware and software is available to academic institutions.
For additional information on Ixia's IxUPP initiative, see
http://www.ixiacom.com/company/alliances/.
Ixia Equipment Donations
During the first phase of this program, 15 Internet2 Member
universities and 5 International MoU participants were selected
to receive traffic generation and performance analysis equipment.
Four of these institutions were also selected to receive ANVL
IPv6 Conformance Testing Software.
During the current phase of this program, an additional 10-15
Internet2 Member universities will be selected to receive
equipment during 2003. To apply for this testing equipment,
complete the IxUPP Equipment Request Form. Available equipment
includes the
IXIA 1600 Chassis and multi-layer gigabit Ethernet cards.
Interested universities are encouraged to submit
their applications by May 1, 2003. Questions
should be directed to partners@ixiacom.com.
Applications for equipment donations will be jointly evaluated
by Ixia and Internet2 personnel. Evaluation criteria include:
- 2003/2004 Test Plans involving use of equipment
- 2003/2004 Graduate or Undergraduate Courses / Lab Exercises
that will use the equipment
- Enhancements to specific Research projects resulting
from availability of the equipment
- Likelihood of published Test Results involving equipment
- Sharing of Test Plans, Test Results, or Equipment Usage
with other Internet2 universities or colleges or other academic
departments / programs within the recipient institution
- Level of resources (staff, student, other) committed
to the Lab in which the equipment will reside
The shipment of equipment to recipient Universities and Colleges
is expected to occur within 1-4 weeks following notification
of awards. Ixia will provide periodic training sessions (web-based
or at our offices in Calabasas) for recipient institutions
on how to use the equipment in testing. The equipment is provided
as-is; no warranty or on-going support will be provided by
Ixia. To assist in fostering a cooperative, collaborative
relationship among the participating universities, Internet2
will host a mail list for recipient schools to discuss how
to best setup and conduct performance and protocol tests involving
networking hardware, software, and applications.
About Ixia
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) delivers powerful, distributed, multiport
traffic generators, and performance/conformance analyzers
for wire-speed verification of optical networking equipment,
LAN, MAN, WAN, SAN multi-layer switches
and routers, and sophisticated routing protocols. Its products
utilize a variety of interfaces - Packet Over SONET, BERT,
10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet,
and USB. Ixia's network operations applications address the
industry's growing requirements for a higher level of control
over network optimization, traffic engineering, traffic profiling,
and security. Ixia's analysis solutions are distinguished
by their accuracy, reliability, high port density, support
for emerging protocol standards, conformance adherence, and
adaptability to the industry's constant evolution.
For more information
Ixia
26601 W. Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: (818) 871-1800
Fax: (818) 871-1805
Email: partners@ixiacom.com or visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com/.
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