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The LAN-3300A by Spirent is an advanced SmartMetrics Ethernet module designed for the purpose of testing the interoperability and performance of networking devices. This module offers a range of capabilities to efficiently measure crucial metrics such as latency, IP frame sequencing, and true load capacity. With a copper-based configuration, the LAN-3300A supports rates of 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps, and it has the ability to simulate millions of servers and clients, which are essential for comprehensive network system testing. One notable feature of this module is its capacity to provide IP flow metrics per-flow. This valuable information enables the assessment of quality of services offered by VLAN, IP QoS, Diffserv, and MPLS enabled devices.

By utilizing the LAN-3300A, users can achieve full analysis and wire rate traffic. Additionally, when combined with other compatible modules, it allows for high-speed internetworking testing between 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet and various other compatible devices. The LAN-3300A finds utility in a wide range of applications, including negative and stress testing by injecting erroneous traffic. It can also be employed for comparative analysis of 10/100/100 Mbps networking devices to re-qualify them following firmware upgrades. Furthermore, this module proves invaluable in evaluating key performance parameters of switches, routers, and other networking devices under extreme or typical traffic load conditions. Its usage greatly assists in qualifying these networking devices during final regression testing, development, and quality assurance processes.

Notably, the LAN-3300A enables the analysis of broadcast, unicast, and multicast traffic effects. It offers control settings for per-port transmission modes, including continuous multiburst and echo. Detailed per-port statistics are provided, encompassing received and countered frames, oversized and undersized frames, bytes, CRC errors, pause frames, and VLAN frames. Moreover, the LAN-3300A allows for the generation of up to 512 independent peer-to-peer IP streams, analysis of a maximum of 64K streams, and acceptance and generation of 802.1q VLAN tagged frames. Each frame can be adjusted to a specific size or generated with random sizes following a uniform distribution. Ports can operate independently, and the module facilitates mask-based address skipping, streamlining the test setup process.