Test gear vendor, Spirent Communications has announced the release of Velocity 6.0, the automation platform that creates a Lab-as-a-Service (LaaS) environment targeting next generation network labs.
According to Spirent, the Velocity 6.0 platform schedules, orchestrates, manages and monitors testing of physical and virtual network equipment as well as software. The LaaS test orchestration platform enables users to quickly create and execute complex test scenarios resulting in efficient utilization of lab resources and improved return on lab expenditure.
The Spirent Velocity 6.0 software release expands upon the platform’s previous capabilities to support a wider range of labs and associated technologies such as 5G mobile, NFV and SDN, consolidated global network labs, DevOps CT/CI test-as-a-service, and just about any modern lab embracing automation as a way to accelerate innovation and delivery.
Velocity 6.0 includes some notable advancements such as an enhanced enterprise-class, highly available, fault tolerant framework. It also supports expanded list of supported virtual environments and integration of the fiber-layer switching technologies, including RF switches and digital L1 switches from Calient and Netscout.
Frost and Sullivan recently predicted that by 2025, 95% of the test and measurement industry will be delivering its capabilities as a service.
David Altstaetter, Vice President of Product Line Management at CALIENT Technologies
The Velocity 6.0 platform seamlessly integrates fiber layer switching into the test environment to enable resource sharing, automated topology creation, and test case serialization in physically isolated and secure test beds.
Patrick Johnson, General Manager of Automation Platform Technologies for Spirent
With Velocity 6.0 and iTest 6.0, our customers are able to consolidate environments and streamline processes that enable DevOps software development lifecycles, effectively redefining the essence of the test lab and how it is managed and consumed.
