Ixia Selects Telchemy's Video Performance Monitoring Technology For IPTV & Triple Play Testing; Integrates Telchemy's VQmon IPTV Video Performance Analysis Technology

Business Wire, June 19, 2006

DULUTH, Ga. -- Telchemy, Incorporated, the global leader in Voice and Video over IP fault and performance management technology, announced that Ixia, a leading, global provider of IP performance test systems, has licensed Telchemy's VQmon/SA-VM IPTV performance analysis software for use in its range of Triple Play communications test systems.

VQmon/SA-VM is a highly efficient, fast and compact software agent that monitors IP based video streams in real-time, measures the time distribution of lost and discarded packets using a multi-state statistical model, examines the type of codec, bit rate and other factors and uses a perceptual model to calculate transmission quality and perceptual quality metrics. VQmon/SA-VM can analyze MPEG Transport and RTP based video streams, and provides a wide range of performance and diagnostic data.

"We selected Telchemy's VQmon/SA-VM technology as it provides accurate real time metrics for IP based Video streams," said Cliff Hannel, Vice President, Acquisitions and Strategy. "Telchemy has an excellent reputation within the industry for the strength of its technology, its leadership in the development of Voice and Video over IP performance management technology and its strong customer focus."

Ixia's IxLoad can accurately emulate millions of IPTV Broadcast Video and Video on Demand (VOD) subscribers and the millions of video streams they are viewing. Such large scale emulations enable the performance characterization of key IPTV elements, including video servers, multicast routers, and the video delivery network. VQmon/SA-VM allows IxLoad to provide real-time analysis of video service quality in order to assess the impact of these elements on use Quality of Experience.

"We welcome the opportunity to work with Ixia," said Alan Clark, Telchemy's CEO and President. "They are a leader in the field of IP performance test and a pioneer in the emulation of large scale IPTV services."

About Telchemy

Telchemy,(R) Incorporated is the global leader in Voice and Video over IP Performance Management Technology with its VQmon(R) and SQmon(TM) families of service quality monitoring and analysis software products. Telchemy is the world's first company to provide Voice and Video IP performance management technology that considers the effects of time-varying network impairments and has led the development of VoIP performance management protocols within the industry. Founded in 1999, the company has products deployed worldwide and markets its technology through leading networking, test and management product companies. Visit: www.telchemy.com.

About Ixia

Ixia is a leading provider of performance test systems for IP-based infrastructure and services. Its highly scalable solutions generate, capture, characterize, and emulate network and application traffic, establishing definitive performance and conformance metrics of network devices or systems under test. Ixia's test systems are used by Network and Telephony Equipment Manufacturers, Semiconductor Manufacturers, Service Providers, Governments, and Enterprises to validate the functionality and reliability of complex IP networks, devices, and applications. Ixia's Triple Play test systems address the growing need to test voice, video, and data services and network capability under real-world conditions. Ixia's vision is to be the world's pre-eminent provider of solutions to enable testing of next generation IP Triple Play networks. Ixia's test systems utilize a wide range of industry-standard interfaces, including Ethernet, SONET, ATM, and wireless connectivity, and are distinguished by their performance, accuracy, reliability, and adaptability to the industry's constant evolution.