Test Environment

Network Overview

In order to register yourself for the program

First contact your local Advantech sales representative to obtain a Remote Evaluation Service (RES) application form. If you don't have local contact information you can also request a representative to get back to you by using the tab marked "Register" above.

After you have the completed the RES Application form send it to our RES service department at cloud.iot@advantech.com.

The RES service engineer will then

Review your requirements and allocate the necessary hardware and network resouce for your test purpose. The service engineer will set up a secure envoirnment and pre-install the required Operating System (OS) to the Evaluation Unit.

Provide you with the necessary credential information. After this point, you can start to load your software and conduct trial tests on the EU. Should you encounter any access problems, please contact service deparment with the above email address.

After the evaluation period, the OS, applications and system log will be purged immediately with a low-level format on the Evaluation Units' storage devices. Because of this, if you plan to extend the evaluation period, please renew the RES request by submitting a news RES application form at least three (3) days before the evaluation expires.

Network Elements

The RES network is comprised of a Remote Access Server, the Evaluation Units and a Packet Generator:

Remote Access Server (RAS)

The Remote Access Server is the first contact that the RES system has with firewall protection. A public IP and special port number is assigned to you with appropriate credentials. You also can upload applications via this server. The RES engineer will create an account for you to upload the files if necessary. The RAS has Ethernet and USB-to-Serial console ports for you to access the Evaluation Units.

Evaluation Units

RES provides a comprehensive framework for remote evaluation and performance testing of NFVIs and VNFs across a wide selection of Advantech platforms and hardware configurations. These platforms range from Intel® Atom™ to Intel® Xeon® Processors with one to many cores, equipped with multiple gigabit to 100GbE ports, integrated into not only tabletop and rackmount appliances destined for customer premise deployment, but also carrier grade servers and blade servers for virtual Provider Edge installations.

Packet Generator

In order to test the performance of the network devices, Advantech also provides a Packet Generator (PG) which can generate traffic as well as receive traffic to/from the EUs. The PG is an option from the RES service; please contact your Advantech sales representative if you are interested using this option in the evaluation. The Advantech Packet Generator supports 1, 10 and 40Gbps traffic.