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SUNNYVALE, California, November 19 /PRNewswire/ --

    - Spirent Avalanche/290 delivers Gigabit Ethernet Layer 4-7 Traffic 
Testing in a Portable Form Factor



    Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com) (LSE: SPT), a global
provider of performance analysis and service management solutions, today
announced the launch of Spirent Avalanche/290 (www.spirent.com/go/avalanche),
a portable load testing solution that empowers corporate IT managers to
characterize their network prior to deployment to ensure it meets the most
rigorous security, capacity, performance and end-user Quality of Experience
(QoE) demands. This highly versatile and cost-effective unit helps
enterprises better understand the cost-risk analysis of a network upgrade
before delivering a new service or committing to customer service level
agreements (SLAs).



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    "IT managers are under increasing pressure to manage networks that
reliably and securely deliver on-demand services to employees and customers,"
said Ahmed Murad, General Manager, Multimedia Applications at Spirent
Communications. "Spirent Avalanche/290 offers enterprises an economical
option to reduce the risks and cost associated with a network outage due to a
security lapse or performance limitations, while ensuring optimal performance
and access."



    Spirent Avalanche/290 enables network managers to comprehensively test
Layer 4-7 application traffic at various points in their network. It
simulates up to 250,000 users and line rate Gigabit Ethernet Layer 4-7
traffic, delivering the required testing functionality and capacity for a
large enterprise. Furthermore, the solution's small size and light weight
make it ideal for testing new network applications such as satellite-based
Internet access on airlines and other field applications.



    Spirent Avalanche/290 can simulate both real world clients and servers as
a standalone unit providing several unique benefits. On the one hand it
allows network managers to benchmark multiple clients against real server
hosting, Web applications, mail or other type of services, while on the
other, it can simulate the servers against clients; or - as when testing a
firewall or intervening security or content aware device - it can
simultaneously emulate both real world clients and servers requiring no
additional equipment.



    Spirent Avalanche/290 is part of Spirent's Avalanche series of solutions.
Spirent Avalanche series delivers the industry's most comprehensive Layer 4-7
applications testing solutions. The platform provides the adaptability to
generate line rate stateful traffic up to 10Gbps allowing trunk ports to be
directly tested or to determine the impact of multiple GigE ports being
aggregated over 10Gbps. Spirent Avalanche supports all major protocols,
including HTTP 1.0/1.1, HTTPS, FTP, streaming media, IPv6, voice (SIP), mail
(SMTP/POP3), DNS, SSL, Telnet, 802.1Q VLAN tagging, IPSec, 802.1x, and PPPoE
and a number of enterprise applications via the capture/replay function.



For more information please visit www.spirent.com/go/avalanche.

About Spirent Communications plc

    Spirent Communications (www.spirent.com) is a global provider of
integrated performance analysis and service assurance systems that enable the
development and deployment of next-generation networking technology such as
Internet telephony, broadband services, 3G wireless, global navigation
satellite systems, and network security equipment. Spirent Communications'
solutions are used by more than 1,700 customers in 30 countries, including
the world's largest equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises
and governments. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Spirent Communications has 1,500
employees worldwide.



    Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock
Exchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary
Receipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR representing four Spirent
Communications plc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter
("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209.
Spirent Communications' sales to the United States government are made
through Spirent Federal Systems Inc. www.spirentfederal.com



    Spirent, Spirent Communications and the Spirent logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. All other trademarks or
registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respective
companies. All rights reserved.


    
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