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IXIA JOINS WITH INTERNET2 TO ANNOUNCE EQUIPMENT DONATION PROGRAM FOR 
UNIVERSITY NETWORK LABS

Internet Labs at More Than 40 Universities to Receive Donations of Ixia 
Traffic Generation and Performance Analysis Test Equipment

CALABASAS, CA, August 19, 2002 - Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading provider 
of high-speed, multiport network performance analysis and optimization 
systems, joined with the Internet2 consortium in announcing plans for a 
new University Equipment Donation program.  Ixia, an industry sponsor of 
Internet2, will donate traffic generation and performance testing 
equipment to more than 40 participating Internet2 universities and 
colleges during 2002, with additional donations anticipated in 2003.

"Testing is a fundamental step in the development of any new networking 
technology," explained Guy Almes, chief engineer for Internet2. "In 
teaming with Ixia on this equipment donation program, Internet2 is 
assisting member universities to expand the breadth of their Internet 
research and development activities, as well as encourage hands-on 
testing and experimentation by students."

As part of its commitment to furthering advancements in Internet 
research and development, Ixia formed the Ixia University Partners 
Program (IxUPP). The University Equipment Donation effort is part of the 
IxUPP and is offered in collaboration with Internet2.  Through the IxUPP 
Ixia also provides state-of-the-art hardware and software to several 
Ixia-sponsored university Test Labs for their use in conducting 
interoperability and performance tests of Internet vendor-ware.  Current 
sponsored university test labs include: the University of Florida’s 
Network Services Interoperability Lab, the University of Hawaii’s 
Advanced Network Computing Lab, and the University of New Hampshire’s 
Interoperability Lab, Weber State University, and Widener University. 
Product discounts are also available to non-profit, academic 
institutions as part of the IxUPP.

"The Ixia University Partner Program demonstrates Ixia’s commitment to 
universities and our belief that through expanding student and 
researchers’ access to quality test gear, we are contributing to the 
future Internet workforce and technology base," explained Eran Karoly, 
Ixia’s vice president of marketing.

The initial phase of this program will include donation of IXIA 1600 
chassis and Multilayer Gigabit Ethernet cards to more than 40 
universities and colleges.  Applications for the current round of 
donations are being accepted through September 6, 2002 on the Internet2 
website at http://www.internet2.edu/html/ixia.html.   Criteria for 
selecting recipient universities include: upcoming plans for testing of 
routers, switches or other Internet-related systems; requirements by 
researchers for traffic generation, performance analysis, or protocol 
conformance testing equipment; as well as use of the equipment in 
hands-on undergraduate or graduate student course work.  Shipment of 
equipment to recipient universities is expected to begin in late 
September 2002.

Over 190 universities and colleges in the United States are Internet2 
members and will be eligible for periodic donations of Internet test 
equipment and software by Ixia.  Most of these universities are 
classified as doctoral / research universities by the Carnegie 
Foundation’s classification of higher education institutions and are 
actively involved in Internet related research and development efforts.

About Ixia
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) delivers powerful, distributed, multiport traffic 
generators, and performance/conformance analyzers for wire-speed 
verification of optical networking equipment, LAN, MAN, WAN, and SAN 
multi-layer switches and routers, and sophisticated routing protocols. 
Its products utilize a variety of interfaces - Packet Over SONET, BERT, 
10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, and 
USB. Ixia’s network operations applications address the industry’s 
growing requirements for a higher level of control over network 
optimization, traffic engineering, traffic profiling, and security. 
Ixia’s analysis solutions are distinguished by their accuracy, 
reliability, high port density, support for emerging protocol standards, 
conformance adherence, and adaptability to the industry's constant 
evolution.

For more information, contact Ixia at 26601 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, 
CA 91302; (818) 871-1800, Fax: (818) 871-1805; Email:  
or visit our Web Site at http://www.ixiacom.com.

About Internet2(R)
Led by over 190 U.S. universities, working with industry and government, 
Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network applications and 
technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the 
creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships 
among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's 
Internet in its infancy. For more information about Internet2, see: 
http://www.internet2.edu/

Editorial Contacts:
Frank Zajaczkowski, Ixia, 818.871.1800, 

Lori Choi, Ixia, 818.444.2334, 

   
Greg Wood, Internet2, 202-331-5360, 


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