In addition to strong broadband and carrier access protocol expertise, the N2X is known in the industry for its intuitive and powerful user interface and excellent quality. With a leadership position in high speed Ethernet (10/40/100 Gbps) IP testing, Ixia will leverage the N2X products and customer base to further penetrate markets, particularly service providers and other customers in the EMEA and Asia/Pac regions.

Ixia will continue to enhance, develop and support the N2X product line through 2015. Existing N2X customers will be able to take immediate advantage of Ixia's extreme scalability, higher speed Ethernet support, and layer 4-7 application testing through the company's Fusion initiative. Details of the Fusion program are available at www.ixiacom.com/Fusion.

About Ixia

Ixia is the leading provider of converged IP performance test systems and service verification platforms for wireless and wired infrastructures and services. Ixia's test systems are used by network and telephony equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service providers, governments and enterprises to validate the performance and reliability of complex networks, devices and applications. Ixia's multiplay test systems address the growing need to test voice, video and data services and network capability under real-world conditions.

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