* Karalon’s software for traffic management
Traffic jams tend to be one of the most irritating occurrences in day-to-day life – and I am not just referring to cars on the highway.
Traffic congestion on networks can be the source of many performance problems and is often difficult to remedy with network management tools that poll.
According to AT&T Labs Research, network modeling and measurement tools could better address traffic jams on IP networks and help network managers route traffic for optimal performance.
“Network managers need better tools to support measurement and modeling if they are to effectively manage traffic flow, routing policies and network configuration,” states an online AT&T Labs Research report. In addition, “It’s not always possible to provision new resources – for example, high-speed interfaces – to meeting changing demands,” writes Albert Greenberg, AT&T Labs researcher, in the online report.
A product set to debut next week from U.K. software maker Karalon attempts to address the issues around traffic management and proper network testing. Traffic IQ is software that runs on Windows and is designed to help network and security engineers perform protocol analysis on network and security devices. The software uses two network cards on the same PC or laptop to test the devices, the company says.
The software – which comes in two flavors, Basic and Pro – uses predefined traffic files to test firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems, anti-virus tools, routers and switches. The software also includes a feature to let network managers replay “normal and malicious network traffic,” the company says, and as well as tools to play, pause and stop traffic streams in real time.
Traffic IQ Basic has a library of 58 traffic files and is priced at $299 for a single annual license. Traffic IQ Pro has an updated library, more than 640 traffic files, and is priced at $4,800 for a single perpetual license including first year’s maintenance and support.
