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APS-100GE/400GE Series

APS 100GE 400GE

Industry's most powerful application and cybersecurity test platform

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Meet the APS Series of Application and Cybersecurity Test Platforms

APS-One-100

A single APS-ONE-100 appliance can actively use up to four QSFP28 100GE interfaces per single test configuration to deliver unparalleled TLS performance of up to 100K TLS connections per second, 3.2M TLS concurrent connections and 150 Gbps of encrypted throughput powered by hardware-based TLS acceleration, significantly improving the transmission of realistic application mixes over TLS connections.

The APS-100GE/400GE Series supports a flexible 'pay-as-you-go' model: run the APS-ONE-100 appliance in standalone mode or build a stacked system with the APS-M1010 controller or APS-M8400 appliance to craft a solution that meets your current test needs, and then expand as requirements change and budgets allow.

APS-M1010

APS-M1010 controller scales to support up to ten APS-ONE-100 compute nodes, driving hyperscale throughput like 1M TLS connections per second, 32M TLS concurrent connections and 960 Gbps of encrypted throughput while fanout support for 100/25/10GE preserves the existing test capabilities.​

Centralized 'single pane of glass' management of up to ten APS-ONE-100 compute nodes simplifies testing and software updates through a single management IP address.​

Unrivaled elephant flow performance of up to 65 Gbps over a single TCP connection​.​

APS-M8400

APS-M8400 features ultrafast 8x400GE QSFP-DD native I/O, aggregating up to 16 APS-ONE-100 compute nodes while 200/100/50/40/25/10GE1 fanout preserves the existing test capabilities​​.

Test at hyperscale performance, generating up to 3+ Tbps of L47 throughput, 5+ billion concurrent TCP and 50+ million HTTP connections per second.​

Unparalleled encrypted traffic performance capabilities, generating up to 2.4 Tbps TLS throughput, 1.6M TLS connections per second, and 50M TLS concurrent connections.​​

Centralized 'single pane of glass' management allowing testing and software updates through a single management IP​.

1 Feature activated on APS-M8400 in a future release.

Balancing Security + Performance in Hyperscale Networking

Data center operators and service providers face exponential growth in encrypted traffic volumes and continually expanding attack surfaces driven by digital transformations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and more. 400GE puts further demands on critical infrastructure like NGFWs and application delivery controllers by transmitting traffic at unprecedented speed, making it more critical than ever for data center NEMs and operators validate that their solutions can support these hyperscale loads without sacrificing security and usability.

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APS Series application and security test platform

Modular and Flexible Hyperscale Test Platform

The APS 100GE/400GE Series employs a modular approach that allows users to stack APS-ONE-100 appliances and scale up to 16 compute nodes all managed by a single APS-M8400 appliance, creating a system capable of driving 5+ billion of concurrent TCP connections and generating 3+ Tbps of L47 traffic through Keysight’s industry-leading application delivery and security testing tools.​

What Can Hyperscale, 400GE Capable Testing Do For You?

A single APS-ONE-100 appliance delivers unparalleled TLS performance of up to 100K TLS connections per second, 3.2M TLS concurrent connections, and 150 Gbps of encrypted throughput.​

Use the APS-M1010 controller to scale up to 10 compute nodes and drive hyperscale throughput like 1M TLS connections per second, 32M TLS concurrent connections, and 960 Gbps of encrypted throughput.

Need even more test capacity? Leverage the APS-M8400 appliance and its 8x400GE QSFP-DD native I/O to aggregate up to 16 compute nodes and harness the industry’s most powerful application and security test platform, capable of generating 1.6M TLS connections per second, 50M concurrent TLS connections, and 2.4 Tbps of encrypted throughput.​

Watch this BreakingPoint Ultra-High Performance Test of FortiGate 7121F Enterprise Security Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

Watch this BreakingPoint SSL Performance Test of FortiGate 7121F Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)

Keysight APS-M1010 Controller

Centralized Management

The APS 100GE/400GE Series employs a modular approach that allows users to stack APS-ONE-100 appliances and scale up to 16 compute nodes all managed by a single APS-M8400 appliance, creating a system capable of driving 5+ billion concurrent TCP connections and generating 3+ Tbps of L47 traffic through Keysight’s industry-leading application delivery and security testing tools.

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Data Sheets 2023.01.28

APS-100/400GE Series

APS-100/400GE Series

Keysight's APS Series next-generation application and security test platform, consisting of the APS-ONE-100 appliance, APS-M1010 controller, and APS-M8400 appliance, recreates hyperscale environments in a modular, 'pay-as-you-grow' approach.

2023.01.28

Demo 2021-11-20

Ultra-High Performance Test of FortiGate 7121F Enterprise Security

Ultra-High Performance Test of FortiGate 7121F Enterprise Security

With a new NGFW that outpaced the capabilities of traditional test solutions, Fortinet reached out to Keysight for early access to our APS Series next-generation application and security test platform that powers our BreakingPoint application. Watch this video to see how this powerful test system was able to validate Fortinet's FortiGate 7121F to its fullest capabilities.

2021-11-20

Demo 2022-01-15

BreakingPoint & FortiGate 7121F (Part 2) | SSL Performance Test

BreakingPoint & FortiGate 7121F (Part 2) | SSL Performance Test

Watch as Keysight's APS Series next-generation application and security test platform that powers our BreakingPoint application validates the SSL performance of Fortinet's fastest NGFW, the FortiGate 7121F.

2022-01-15

White Papers 2020.08.12

Chaos to Control: Validating Distributed, Disaggregated Digital Transformation

Chaos to Control: Validating Distributed, Disaggregated Digital Transformation

As networks and the data they carry become increasingly key to the enterprise and other organizations, the importance of the ability to test and measure the performance of that vital infrastructure also grows.

2020.08.12

White Papers 2020.05.26

Unmasking Network and Data Evasions

Unmasking Network and Data Evasions

A well-written evasion can enable full sessions carried in packets that completely sidestep security systems. Many security devices have ways of normalizing data and detecting these types of compromises. However, they typically are not enabled when devices are initially deployed because they have a huge overhead in terms of processing time. But what if you want to enhance your intrusion prevention/detection system (IPS/IDS) or next-generation firewall (NGFW) protection by turning on the evasion detection feature? You’ll want to test and hone it in the lab first. Read this document to learn more about the top evasion techniques and how Ixia's BreakingPoint can help you make informed decisions on the trade-off between prevention and performance.

2020.05.26

White Papers 2020.05.21

Making Dollar$ and Sense Out of Enterprise Security Testing

Making Dollar$ and Sense Out of Enterprise Security Testing

If your job involves addressing and responding to the security challenges your organization faces, this paper can help you. We’ll explore traditional approaches to assessing security investments, look at the financial benefits of testing, and debunk the excuses that keep IT organizations from validating their security infrastructure and deployment processes. And last but not least, we’ll introduce new solutions and best practices for staying a step ahead of the evolving threat landscape. Ignoring security resilience testing is a “head-in-the-sand” approach that can cost organizations millions, and individuals their jobs. We’ll look at solutions and technologies that can cost-effectively model and apply the realism found in your company’s one-of-a-kind network, right down to your applications and even a single user’s behavior, including both legitimate enterprise users and malicious attackers. Using this approach and economical new techniques, IT managers can quickly evaluate how specific technologies such as NGFWs, or a layered security architecture, will perform and safeguard application performance in their own unique environments. This paper covers: Opportunities for cost-reduction; Selecting optimized and cost-effective security for your network; Right-sizing investments to meet your company’s business AND security needs; Ensuring your network has the high level of security resilience needed to defend against attacks; Readying company personnel for inevitable attacks.

2020.05.21

White Papers 2022.07.29

Application and Threat Intelligence Research Center

Application and Threat Intelligence Research Center

The ATI Research Center combines proficiency in cybersecurity threats and application protocol behavior. This unique combination takes network security to a new level, looking at it the same way as a cybercriminal, from every direction.

2022.07.29

White Papers 2023.02.06

What You Can Do to Strengthen Cloud Security

What You Can Do to Strengthen Cloud Security

The agility and cost savings of cloud technologies continue to drive the digital economy. Cloud providers take care of security for the physical data centers and server hardware, but cloud users are still responsible for protecting their own virtual machines and applications. Security is a shared responsibility that requires investment by both providers and users. So, what can organizations do to strengthen security of the cloud environments? This white paper presents key steps you can take.

2023.02.06

White Papers 2019.01.29

SANS Review: Security Testing and Vendor Selection with BreakingPoint

SANS Review: Security Testing and Vendor Selection with BreakingPoint

In this white paper, SANS Analyst Serge Borso reviews Ixia’s enterprise traffic simulation tool, BreakingPoint.

2019.01.29

Application Notes 2020.06.23

Network Security Black Book

Network Security Black Book

Network security is essential for homes, government organizations, and enterprises of all sizes. It is a strategy designed to protect the network infrastructure and the data traversing it. The number and types of attacks are enormous and the devices used to defend against them are necessarily complex. This book provides an overview of network security and covers test methodologies that can be used to validate the effectiveness, accuracy, and performance of network security devices, policies, and processes. By combining a realistic mix of legitimate application traffic emulation and a comprehensive set of threat vectors, these methodologies are designed to help network operators and security professionals find the right balance between application performance and security in today’s hyper-scale, dynamic world.

2020.06.23

Case Studies 2020.05.27

Keysight Optimizes Massive Network Security Infrastructure Upgrade

Keysight Optimizes Massive Network Security Infrastructure Upgrade

Keysight’s infrastructure upgrade was a massive and costly endeavor, so the IT team was alarmed when, midway through a worldwide embedded data center firewall deployment, they ran into unexpected issues with the vendor of choice. They used BreakingPoint to figure out why the firewall wasn’t operating as promised and decided to check the performance of the second-choice firewall concurrently. This resulted in a proper bake-off where the two firewall vendors were placed side by side and tested with traffic patterns that closely simulated Keysight’s production traffic flow. This case study describes three days of testing that resulted in an unexpected next-generation firewall (NGFW) purchase decision.

2020.05.27

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