CT527-6w7m4-10g-cu
LANforge WiFIRE WiFi-7 Six Radio Traffic Generator
The CT527-6w7m4-10g-cu is a high-end wireless traffic generator for testing Access Points and other WiFi networks.
Each CT527-6w7m4-10g-cu system includes six MTK7996 tri-band tri-concurrent 4x4 WiFi 7 2.4/5/6GHz radios, which together support up to 648 virtual stations (36 per band per radio). Systems may be clustered together for increased client number and capabilities, and also support packet capture and emulated Access Points.
Each virtual station operates a unique virtual client with a unique configurable MAC address, separate IP address & port space, and a unique routing table. Stations can be configured to connect to a particular Access Point with configurable SSID, BSSID, security (Personal and Enterprise/802.1X), and more.
Each radio supports configurable transmit power and channel/frequency.
Wi-Fi 7
Chamber
Ready
10 Gbps
Performance
Test
WiFi Stations 1 648
⮝ 650
Wired Speed 1 10Gbps
⮝ 100Gbps
WiFi Speed 0 8Gbps
⮝ 10Gbps
Software Features
- Supports real-world protocols:
| Layer 2: Raw-Ethernet |
802.1Q VLANs |
| PPPoE: Integrated PPPoE support |
Layer 3: IPv4, IPv6, UDP/IP, IGMP Multicast UDP, TCP/IP |
| Layer 4-7: FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, SFTP, SCP |
802.11a/b/g/n/AX/BE Wireless Station (up to 648 per machine) |
| File-IO: NFSv3, NFSv4, CIFS, iSCSI |
- Supports up to 1000 concurrent TCP connections with base license package.
- Able to push up to ~9Gbps Download or ~8Gbps Upload through an AP, depending on the protocols mix, wireless mode & environment, and speed of the network under test.
- Supports real-world compliance with ARP protocol
- Supports ToS (QoS) settings for TCP/IP and UDP/IP connections
- Utilizes libcurl for FTP, HTTP & HTTPS (SSL), TFTP, and SCP protocols.
- Supports file system test endpoints (NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI file systems, too!).
- Supports custom command-line programs, such as telnet, SMTP, and ping
- Comprehensive traffic reports include: Packet Transmit Rate, Packet Receive Rate, Packet Drop %, Transmit Bytes, Receive Bytes, Latency, Jitter, various Ethernet driver-level counters, and much more.
- Allows packet sniffing and network protocol decoding with the integrated Wireshark protocol sniffer.
- GUI runs as Java application on Linux, MAC, and Microsoft operating systems (among others)
- GUI can run remotely, even of low-bandwidth links.
- Includes built-in scripting for iterating through rates and packet sizes, with automated reporting. Also supports a scriptable CLI (telnet) which can be used to automate test scenarios. Perl libraries and example scripts are provided!
Hardware Features
- Nuvo 7-slot chassis tuned for radio density.
- Up to 6x MTK7996 4x4 tri-band tri-concurrent Wi-Fi 7 radios.
- One 1Gbps and one 2.5Gbps built-in Ethernet ports, room for seven additional NICs.
- Designed for clustering — multiple CT527 chassis combine cleanly for carrier-class tests.
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-14700 8 P-Cores, 12 E-Cores, 3.4Ghz, 65W CPU
- DB9 Serial console (115200 8 N 1) for console management & initial configuration.
- HDMI, VGA, and USB ports for desktop usage.
- 64 GB RAM
- 2x 450 GB Solid State Hard Drives (RAID Mirror).
- Weight: 12 lbs.
- Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 12 inches (250 x 200 x 300 mm)
- Operating Temperature: -10 ~ 60°C
- Fedora Linux / Rocky Linux 9 / Alma Linux 9 + LANforge custom kernel.
Dimensions
10in x 8in x 12in
List Price: $108,000 List Price with 1 Year support (17%): $126,360
Additional Features and Upgrades
Unless otherwise noted in the product description, these features usually cost extra:
