For some companies, like financial institutions that rely on stock ticker feeds, a slight difference in network latency could mean a difference of millions of dollars. Enterprises and government agencies also rely on ultra-low latency networks (ULLN) and devices to power their time-sensitive applications; and communications providers employ them to enable differentiated, premium services. To remain competitive, today’s network equipment providers (NEMs) labor to eliminate sub-micro-seconds of forwarding latency in their routers, switches, and optical equipment.

Ultra-low latency (ULL) has become one of the hottest trends in information technology and ULL testing has come to the forefront. Read more »