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Testing Streaming Media

What are Key Streaming Media Testing Issues?

Only a few years ago, streaming media technologies were hailed as the wave of the future. Today, streaming is far more commonplace within enterprises seeking a competitive edge. Key business applications include web conferencing and web casting. But as the demand for media-rich content increases, corporations need an infrastructure that can deliver content on a global scale-without sacrificing quality or availability.

Getting the most from streaming technologies means first addressing the pressing questions: Will your network perform as expected under high loads of mixed multi-protocol traffic? Will it deliver the experience your users expect?

Spirent Solves Your Critical Test Challenges.

To make certain streaming media applications deliver as expected, enterprises must test. And while most organizations do some form of testing-usually, assessing how much total bandwidth is available-the best results come from extensive, real-world testing that ensures that the infrastructure can handle the increased traffic. Moreover, savvy enterprises recognize they must test not only the system's overall performance, but also the interoperability of the disparate components.

Spirent's load testing appliances let you know exactly how your network will withstand higher traffic volumes, as well as how your diverse components will interoperate.

Why Test with Spirent?

• Replicate realistic network conditions in order to simulate the true end-user experience
• Verify that the infrastructure can support high traffic associated with live webcasts
• Improve availability and minimize downtime by testing devices and software before deploying across the enterprise
• Pinpoint performance problems at the system or application level
• Save money by optimizing the network, purchasing only the devices and software you need