Lab Manager is the leading software platform for managing, scheduling, and tracking connectivity of test equipment and network devices in labs. It is a client/server application designed for the dynamic network test lab environments of today's network equipment manufacturers, service providers, and enterprises.

• Locally or remotely reconfigure test topologies with the click of a mouse or scripted commands.
• Take the guesswork and conflict out of lab scheduling with self-service reservations and job queuing.
• Track the utilization of lab devices.

Manage Switching Infrastructure

Lab Manager controls 3rd party physical layer switches and power controllers to which network lab resources are connected, creating a software-controlled switching infrastructure that replaces manual patch panels. Through our partnerships with leading switch vendors, the switching infrastructure may be custom configured to accommodate any number or combination of interface types, including Ethernet, Optical, Fibre Channel, RF/Coax, POTS/analog, T1/E1, DSL, and others. Devices in multiple labs may be interconnected to each other across a building, campus, or even across the world, utilizing long-haul links provided by some switches.

Test equipment and devices under test are connected to physical layer switches once, and then topologies are reconfigured either with a drag-and-drop GUI or automated scripts. Multiple switches from different manufacturers may be transparently managed simultaneously from one single server application, while an engineer using the client application deals only with the end devices being used.

Easy-to-Use GUI

Lab Manager automates the physical layer reconfigurations, while providing an easy-to-use graphical user interface for remotely or locally.

• Managing available devices
• Designing, managing, and sharing topologies
• Scheduling topologies for immediate or future use
• Connecting and controlling physical configurations
• Interacting directly with devices, for manual testing or automated test script execution
• Tracking and reporting asset availability and usage

Lab Manager's market-leading features not only make it easy to transition from manual control to software control of resources, but to optimize the resources in ways never before possible from an off-the-shelf solution:

• Discover available devices that have specific attributes
• Define generic topologies with substitution criteria, allowing the system to choose available devices at the time of reservation
• Easily tap connections (patent pending method) to send traffic to analyzers or to insert test boxes
• Assign domain rights to users to limit access privileges to certain devices
• Create topology building blocks that can be merged to create larger test topologies
• Drill down to connection diagnostics that allow you to easily access route specifics and diagnostics from the switching infrastructure
• Integrate with test automation and other applications through the Lab Manager API.

The Lab Manager Application is also available as a server Appliance, providing a convenient 1U rack-mount system, without the hassle of software installation, and with other benefits that include:

• Easy Installation - Set up your Ethernet network interface and go!
• Upgrades - Performed by simply uploading patch files via an internet connection to the server.
• Database Backups - A database snapshot can be downloaded by authorized users via a web browser.
• Support - If there are any hardware issues, a server can be replaced within 24 hours and restored to operation from a backup within minutes.