With Ethernet becoming ubiquitous in networks, Ethernet switches have become the mainstay of Enterprise networks, extending their applicability to access and metro networks. Ethernet based standards have been undergoing rapid changes to accommodate increasing needs of performance, scalability, QoS support, resilience, security etc.

As equipment manufacturers of network equipment consisting of Ethernet Switches race to enhance and differentiate their products for ever-evolving standards, the availability of Veryx's Functional automated functional tests covering several deployment scenarios, result in reduced testing time and shorter time to market, with enhanced quality.

Veryx ATTEST-XP Layer 2 Bridging Test Suites perform Functional testing of Layer-2 bridging protocols and features such as STP (Spanning Tree), RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree), MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree), VLAN (Virtual LAN), LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol), IGMP Snooping and 802.1X (Port and Network Access Control).

The test cases that verify the devices capability for simultaneous connection and state, port role changes with bridges connected over 24 ports. The test topologies include aggregated ports and ports authorized for accessibility. Scalability support in a device for handling tagged and untagged data for maximum number of VLANs, ability to learn maximum destinations in the filtering table are verified.

Platform requirements:

Veryx ATTEST-CTS Layer 2 Bridging Test Suites verify Conformance to Layer-2 bridging protocol standards for STP (Spanning Tree), RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree), MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree), VLAN (Virtual LAN), LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol), IGMP Snooping, Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) and 802.1X (Port and Network Access Control).

Platform requirements:

All ATTEST test suites are based on Veryx ATTEST Framework - a powerful environment that makes testing and debugging faster and easier.