GL Communications Launches ExpertTCP for High-Speed Network Performance Validation — GL Communications, Inc.

Event summary

GL Communications introduced ExpertTCP™, an application within its PacketExpert™ 100G Ethernet Test Platform, designed to validate end-to-end TCP application performance using RFC 6349 methodology.
The solution automates key TCP performance parameters such as Path MTU Discovery, Baseline RTT measurement, BDP calculation, and TCP Receive Window optimization.
ExpertTCP™ supports testing on Gigabit and 10 Gbps Ethernet networks with up to 16 simultaneous TCP connections.
The application provides real-time monitoring of key performance metrics including TCP Throughput, TCP Efficiency, Path MTU, Baseline RTT, BDP, TCP Receive Window, Transfer Time, retransmissions, and per-connection throughput.

The big picture

As enterprise, cloud, telecom, and data center networks increasingly rely on TCP for business-critical applications, traditional benchmarking methods often fail to reveal application-level performance limitations. GL Communications' ExpertTCP™ addresses this gap by automating RFC 6349-based TCP performance testing, providing a comprehensive solution for engineers to validate network readiness before deployment.

What we're watching

Adoption Pace: How quickly enterprises, cloud providers, and telecom operators will integrate ExpertTCP into their network validation processes.
Competitive Response: Whether competitors in the network testing space will introduce similar RFC 6349-based solutions to challenge GL Communications' offering.
Performance Impact: The extent to which ExpertTCP can identify and resolve hidden TCP performance bottlenecks in high-speed networks.