Accelerate AI, Cloud and 5G Network Validation with Realistic Traffic Generation
19th, Jun 2026
Overview
AI workloads, cloud services, 5G applications, video platforms and hyperscale data centers are driving unprecedented growth in network traffic. As infrastructure becomes increasingly complex, organizations need highly accurate traffic generation to verify performance, scalability and reliability before deployment.
To meet this demand, GL Communications' PacketForge™ provides a high-performance Ethernet and IP traffic testing platform designed for network validation, performance benchmarking, scalability testing and infrastructure qualification. The platform generates realistic network traffic at 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G line rates while emulating millions of concurrent TCP and UDP traffic profiles, enabling engineers to evaluate network behavior under real-world operating conditions.
Realistic Traffic Generation for Modern Networks
PacketForge™ features a continuously growing library of pre-built, real-world application templates, allowing users to instantly replicate complex production environments without starting from scratch. It runs on a custom-built Windows® PC with specialized network interface cards for generating traffic up to 100 Gbps.
Engineers can precisely control packet sizes, transmission rates, inter-frame gaps, burst patterns, addressing schemes and protocol behavior to replicate production traffic patterns across protocols such as Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, RTP, VoIP, HTTP, FTP, DNS, video, 5G and other application traffic. PacketForge™ can scale traffic generation to thousands of unique flows, helping engineers evaluate performance, scalability and resilience under demanding workloads.
Automated Test Platform
PacketForge™ features a centralized Web Server and distributed Agent architecture, allowing your team to manage large-scale testing across multiple locations from a single browser. Seamlessly integrate testing into your Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using our REST APIs to automate regression testing.
Real-Time Performance Visibility
PacketForge™ provides real-time visibility into throughput, latency, packet loss, jitter, one-way delay and session-level performance. Advanced statistics and graphical reporting help engineers quickly identify congestion, TCP performance issues and network bottlenecks during active testing.
Capture and Analyze Traffic with GL's Protocol Analysis Software
For a comprehensive testing ecosystem, integrate PacketForge™ with GL's PacketScan Web™ and IP Analytics™. While PacketForge™ drives the traffic, PacketScan™ captures the packets and IP Analytics™ provides deep session-level insights. Together, they provide end-to-end visibility for rapid troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
Flexible Deployment Options
PacketForge™ is available in rack-mount and portable form factors, enabling network validation in laboratories, data centers and field environments.
Why Choose PacketForge™?
- Real-World Traffic Libraries: Choose from a continuously growing library of pre-built application templates and traffic profiles to quickly replicate production environments without extensive manual configuration
- Massive Scale: Emulate thousands to millions of concurrent TCP and UDP sessions at line rates up to 100 Gbps
- Deep Analytics: Measure throughput, latency, jitter and TCP performance metrics in real time to quickly identify network bottlenecks
- DevOps Ready: Automate regression testing and integrate directly into CI/CD pipelines using REST APIs
- Versatile Validation: Validate AI infrastructures, hyperscale data centers, 5G networks, cloud environments and cybersecurity appliances under realistic traffic conditions
Ensure Your Infrastructure is Ready for the Future
Discover how PacketForge™ empowers engineers to generate true-to-life traffic, pinpoint bottlenecks, and accelerate network rollouts across AI, cloud, data center and 5G environments.
Learn More About PacketForge™.
Why GL Communications?
- Over four decades of innovation in network testing, monitoring and traffic analysis
- Trusted worldwide by telecom operators, cloud service providers, enterprises, government agencies, defense organizations and research laboratories
- Comprehensive portfolio spanning traffic generation, protocol validation, packet capture, network monitoring, traffic intelligence and analytics
- Scalable solutions supporting AI/ML workloads, hyperscale data centers, cloud computing, cybersecurity operations, 5G and next-generation telecommunications networks
- Proven technologies that help accelerate network validation, improve performance visibility and reduce operational risk
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