Perform Negative Testing to Make Your System More Robust and
Verify that Fail-Over Recovery Works in the Correct Sequence

 

Study network behavior

Check fail-over recovery systems

Simulate impairment effects

Report corruption

 

Real-Time Multi-Protocol, Multi-Speed Error Injection

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Use the Absolute Analysis Investigator™ Error Injector to test recovery of systems and line failures for communications using Fibre Channel and Ethernet-based protocols, including AFDX, iSCSI, IP, IPv6, and TCP.

Absolute Investigator™ Error Injector's unrivalled integrated functionality with our entire Investigator™ test suite enables time-correlated, multi-protocol, multi-speed testing. Conduct deep diagnostics and follow-up with comprehensive reporting using our feature-rich Investigator™ Protocol Analyzer, just one of the many test solutions available in our Investigator™ product line.

Conduct TRUE Protocol Testing

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A unique strength of the Absolute Investigator™ Error Injector is the ability to use the full triggering and filtering functionality of the  Investigator™ Protocol Analyzer. This multi-stage, triggering state analyzer transforms simple error injection on a matched frame into TRUE protocol testing, where multiple states within a protocol must occur — in sequence — before the error injection will take place.

 

• Inject real-time sequential errors with the only test solution on the market that allows up to 10Gbps test
• Replace data on the link with user-defined data in real time
• Corrupt values or remove events from the link to replace data and simulate slow device response times
• Recalculate and insert CRC values automatically where applicable
• Integrate proprietary protocols into error injection
  
• Generate custom test patterns for custom applications with Investigator™ Protocol Database Editor and application software
  

Invisible Integration

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The Absolute Investigator™ Error Injector is hardware enabled by firmware (FPGA) that sits invisibly "in-line" between two devices and is currently configured in port pairs. The Error Injector works in conjunction with all of these Investigator™ software tools:

• Protocol Analyzer
• Protocol Database Editor
• Traffic Generator
• Real-Time Impairment Tester
  
• Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT)
  
• Trace Viewer
• Library API

Speeds and Protocols Supported

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• 1Gbps through 10Gbps Fibre Channel
• 1Gbps and 10Gbps Ethernet
• 10Gbps FCoE
• AFDX, iSCSI, IP, IPv6, TCP, and other Ethernet-based protocols
• Custom and proprietary protocols

Platforms and Requirements

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A complete Absolute Investigator™ Impairment Error Injector with both hardware and software will have the same system platforms as our Investigator™ Protocol Analyzers.

Absolute Investigator™ Error Injector software can be purchased independently or added to your existing Absolute Analysis Investigator™ system depending upon the hardware configuration. Please call 1-805-376-6048 for more information.

Working with other Absolute Analysis Investigator™ Products

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Investigator™ Error Injector can work alone to test data delay effects on your storage network or devices and test the quality of the physical layer connectivity. Our Error Injector works in conjunction with Investigator™ Traffic Generators and Investigator™ Protocol Analyzers, providing you with the freedom to test completely, from physical layer connectivity to upper layer protocols, and from static protocol analysis to dynamic protocol analysis.

By working with our Investigator™ Protocol Database Editor and Investigator™ Application Software, you can generate custom test patterns for a custom application, and use the feature-rich Drag & Drop trigger and filtering capabilities, as well as Library API for test automation.