Product Overview

The SNE Ignite is a multi-port FPGA based, high precision Network Emulator designed to meet the stringent requirements associated with precision applications such as O-RAN Fronthaul testing. The Network Emulator supports 100GbE, 25GbE and 10GbE Ethernet network impairments. The SNE Ignite is designed with:

• Low Intrinsic Latency: many Fronthaul links, depending on O-RAN device classification, are intolerant to delays as low as 8 µs
• Low PDV/Low MTIE LPF: many O-RU devices are intolerant to PDV
• PTP Transparent Clock: the SNE Ignite has an integral Transparent Clock (TC) to ensure that high priority O-RAN S-plane traffic is not affected by large User-Plane packets such as jumbo packets
• Nano-second Accuracy: means accurate, repeatable testing
• SyncE and External Clock Input: enabling physical layer synchronization between devices such O-RAN Fronthaul DU to RU connections 
• Multi-port: enabling testing of multiple devices or links simultaneously; supports up to eight 100GbE ports

Key Features

• Full Line-Rate Network Emulation: prove 100GbE, 25GbE and 10GbE device and infrastructure performance with full line-rate network simulation
• Ultra High Precision Emulation: nanosecond accuracy and repeatability means you emulate precisely what you think you’re emulating
• Full Line-Rate Delay: of up to 320ms at 100GbE with extended delay option and up to 42 seconds at reduced bandwidth with extended delay option
• SyncE Pass-Thru Mode: maintains SyncE clock link between devices
• PTP Transparent Clock: ensures that high priority O-RAN S-plane traffic is not affected by large UserPlane packets
• Upgradeable: the SNE Ignite provides a 100GbE software option. Simply add this option when needed – protecting your investment

SNE Ignite's user interface leverages the SNE’s graphical map based WebUI.

The SNE Ignite is available with the following: Introduce dropped, re-ordered and corrupted packets Add duplicated packets Extensive and powerful set of filters to configure and inject impairments Web-based UI and graphical user interface FPGA architecture for high accuracy and throughput RESTful API

The SNE Ignite is a total solution to the problem of real-world Ethernet testing. It combines comprehensive and highly accurate network emulation for:

•  O-RAN Fronthaul (DU to RU) Test

•  O-RAN Midhaul (CU to DU) Test

•  5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)

•  5G Core

•  5G Longhaul

•  5G Backhaul

•  5G Services (Video, AR/VR) 

•  Data Center – Interconnect, Migration

•  Cloud Migration Planning

•  Telecom/Federal Applications

•  Defense Applications

•  Customer Proof of Concept

•  SLA Verification

•  IPTV, Video