Keysight Expands 1.6T Ethernet Validation Across Edge Routing, High-Density Switching, and AI Workload Emulation
Business Wire•13/10/2026•11:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤AresONE Plus 1600GE packs eight 1.6T ports into one 2U appliance
- ➤AresONE Plus 1600GE delivers 12.8T line-rate traffic at 64 bytes
- ➤SERT 1600GE enables 1.6T Ethernet validation for switches and edge routers
- ➤Both platforms support BGP, ECMP, VXLAN, and SONiC validation
- ➤AresONE Plus 1600GE emulates AI workloads, RoCEv2, PFC, ECN, and UEC
Expert Statements
Gilad Shainer, Senior Vice President of Networking, NVIDIA
“AI factories require an Ethernet fabric designed for accelerated computing, and NVIDIA Spectrum-X provides the performance, predictability and control needed to keep large-scale AI workloads running efficiently. Keysight’s validation capabilities help engineering teams emulate realistic AI traffic and test Spectrum-X-based fabrics before deployment, reducing time to market.”
Ram Periakaruppan, Vice President and General Manager, Network Test & Security Solutions, Keysight
“The AI era breaks the rules for hyperscale infrastructure. We have moved beyond fault-tolerant commodity scaling to highly synchronized, specialized AI clusters where every packet, link, node, and nanosecond counts. As engineering teams and operators race to upgrade AI infrastructure to 1.6T Ethernet, they need to emulate the broader AI system throughout the development process—from early design and device qualification to system-level validation and AI rack deployment. These new platforms give our customers the flexibility to test at scale while using the same test foundation across the entire design-to-deployment continuum.”
Keysight Expands 1.6T Ethernet Validation Across Edge Routing, High-Density Switching, and AI Workload Emulation
New platforms help accelerate performance validation for AI and data center infrastructure under realistic conditions before production or deployment
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