CyberFlood CF400Q Multi-Speed 8 x 100G QSFP28 Layer 4-7 Application Performance Test Appliance

Multi-speed 2RU CyberFlood and Avalanche appliance with 8 x 100G QSFP28 ports for stateful Layer 4-7 application and encrypted traffic testing.

Hardware configuration: CF400Q (Multi-Speed) with 8 x 100G QSFP28
Interface options: 8 x 100G interfaces; 16 x 10G interfaces; 16 x 25 interfaces; 8 x 40G interfaces; 16 x 50G interfaces
Supported speeds: 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G, and 100G
Transceivers: QSFP28 and QSFP+ transceivers are sold separately

Datasheet

Overview

The VIAVI CF400Q is the multi-speed configuration of the CF400 CyberFlood appliance, a Layer 4-7 stateful traffic performance solution for testing content-aware networks, security systems and web applications. It supports both the CyberFlood and Avalanche testing tools and generates high-strength cryptographic and realistic application traffic.

The CF400Q is equipped with 8 x 100G QSFP28/QSFP+ multi-speed interfaces, which provide quint-speed native connectivity for 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G and 100G Layer 4-7 application traffic. Users can specify load variables and create tests with mixed traffic profiles that emulate real-world network scenarios.

The appliance includes a built-in CyberFlood controller, so tests can be run from the web-based CyberFlood interface without additional hosting platforms. Its modular architecture allows multiple appliances to be stacked into a single test system to validate multi-terabit security controls, application delivery platforms and hyperscale data center networks.

Test methodologies

NetSecOPEN standard methodologies are built into CyberFlood, including goal-seeking tests that find the maximum performance of devices under test. Avalanche software on the appliance supports configurable user behavior such as browser emulation, think times, clickaways, HTTP basic and proxy authentication, and HTTP Adaptive Bitrate video testing.

Key Features

Multi-speed 8 x 100G QSFP28 interfaces with native 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G and 100G connectivity
Built-in CyberFlood controller with web-based interface
Compatible with CyberFlood and Avalanche software
Modular architecture allows multiple appliances to be stacked into a single test system
Built-in advanced cryptographic acceleration
TLS v1.2 and TLS v1.3 testing including Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
Automatic goal seeking to determine maximum device capabilities
Throughput with mixed traffic from hundreds of thousands of application scenarios
HTTP/3 support for test creation
NetSecOPEN standard methodologies built in
IPSec and SSL VPN testing including tunnel setup, maximum tunnels and data rates
ZTNA testing of the Zero Trust Policy Enforcement Point
Realistic web testing by importing and replaying recorded sessions
Performance operation modes to adjust CPU and memory allocation behind test interfaces
Long-duration reliability soak tests with TestCloud application load
Advanced Mixed Traffic included as a standard option on CF400 appliances
CyberFlood RESTful API and Avalanche Tcl API automation

Specifications

Interfaces

Hardware configuration	CF400Q (Multi-Speed) with 8 x 100G QSFP28
Interface options	8 x 100G interfaces; 16 x 10G interfaces; 16 x 25 interfaces; 8 x 40G interfaces; 16 x 50G interfaces
Supported speeds	10G, 25G, 40G, 50G, and 100G Quint-speed native connectivity of the multi-speed option
Transceivers	QSFP28 and QSFP+ transceivers are sold separately

Performance Examples

HTTP Bandwidth (Bi-directional)	590 Gbps Single CF400 as client and server; datasheet does not state the interface configuration
HTTPS Bandwidth	280 Gbps TLS v1.3 with AES-128-GCM-SHA256 cipher suite; single CF400 as client and server
HTTP Connections (GET) per second	4,500,000 Single CF400 as client and server
HTTPS Connections (GET) per second	300,000 TLS v1.3 with AES-128-GCM-SHA256 cipher suite; single CF400 as client and server
HTTP Concurrent Connections	320,000,000 Single CF400 as client and server

Software and Testing

Performance Testing Software	Includes HTTP/HTTPS Throughput, HTTP/HTTPS CPS, HTTP/HTTPS Concurrent Connections, DNS, Throughput with Mixed Traffic (default protocols), Advanced Mixed Traffic, and Network Traffic Replay test methodologies Software license option
TestCloud Subscription	Allows options for always up-to-date downloadable content for application scenarios Software license option
HTTPS/TLS Testing	Support for TLS v1.2, and TLS v1.3 with selectable certificate and cipher suites, including Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
Advanced Mixed Traffic protocols	HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, FTP, DNS over TLS and HTTPS, and other protocols
VPN Testing	Site to site and remote access IPSec and SSL VPN from tunnel setup to data traffic handling Expanding set of SSL VPN dialects
ZTNA Testing	Emulating authenticated, unauthenticated & unauthorized users via SAML and OIDC
Automation	CyberFlood RESTful API and Avalanche Tcl API

Physical

Dimensions	2RU - 3.5” H x 17.2” W x 22.6” D; fits standard 19” rack
Weight	34 lbs (15.6 kg)

Environmental

Operating Environment	0°C – 40°C (32°F – 104°F)
Non-Operating Environment	-40°C – 70°C (-40°F – 158°F)
Operating Relative Humidity	8% – 90% non-condensing
Non-operating Relative Humidity	5% – 95% non-condensing

Power

Power Requirements	100-240 Vac, 50/60Hz, 2000W

Client Requirements

Controller access client	Any Windows, Mac or Linux PC running the latest browser versions; Firefox browser; Google Chrome browser

Specifications are taken from the manufacturer's documentation. See the datasheet for complete and current values.

Applications

Network performance testing
Web application testing
High-performance HTTPS/TLS testing
SSL VPN/IPSec performance testing
Application identification testing
Advanced video application testing
Mobile network firewall testing
Zero-Trust scale and performance testing
Replay of UDP/TCP traffic at scale
Firewall and application firewall testing
Load balancer testing
SD-WAN and SASE testing
IDS/IPS testing
Proxy, URL filter and content filter testing
Application server performance testing

Included

Built-in CyberFlood controller
Advanced Mixed Traffic (standard option on CF400 appliances)

Options & Accessories

Option	Description
CF-KIT-004-CF400Q	CF400 Multi-speed Base Appliance Kit 8 x QSFP28 (add-on unit)
CF-KIT-005-CF400Q	CF400 Multi-speed Performance Kit 8 x QSFP28 — Performance Kits include HTTP/HTTPS Throughput, HTTP/HTTPS CPS, HTTP/HTTPS Concurrent Connections, DNS, Throughput with Mixed Traffic (default protocols), Advanced Mixed Traffic, and Network Traffic Replay test methodologies.