Gambit Communications, Inc
Gambit Communications is a provider of network and IoT simulation tools designed to enhance the productivity of enterprises, device vendors, management software developers, and service providers while reducing costs. Their flagship product, MIMIC® Simulator Suite, offers a comprehensive, scalable, and customizable virtual lab environment capable of simulating up to 100,000 devices on a single workstation. This suite supports a wide range of protocols, including SNMP , NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, Telnet/SSH, Web , IPMI/Redfish, MQTT/IoT, and more, making it an invaluable tool for development, testing, training, and demonstration purposes.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Extensive Device Simulation: MIMIC® Simulator Suite can create a virtual network environment with up to 100,000 simulated devices, including routers, switches, servers, IoT sensors, and more.
- Protocol Support: The suite supports a broad spectrum of protocols such as SNMP , NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, Telnet/SSH, Web , IPMI/Redfish, MQTT/IoT, and others, ensuring compatibility with various network management applications.
- Scalability and Customization: Users can scale simulations from a few devices to tens of thousands, with the ability to customize device configurations, network topologies, and traffic patterns to meet specific testing and development needs.
- User-Friendly Wizards: MIMIC® includes intuitive wizards for importing new MIBs, recording large networks, creating device simulations, and configuring network topologies, simplifying the setup and management of complex simulations.
- Real-Time Customization: The simulator allows for real-time changes to device configurations and network conditions, enabling dynamic testing scenarios and rapid prototyping.
Primary Value and Problem Solved:
MIMIC® Simulator Suite addresses the challenges associated with developing, testing, and deploying network and IoT applications by providing a cost-effective, scalable, and flexible simulation environment. It eliminates the need for extensive physical hardware labs, reducing capital and operational expenses. By enabling realistic and repeatable testing scenarios, MIMIC® ensures that applications perform reliably under various conditions, thereby accelerating development cycles, enhancing product quality, and facilitating comprehensive training and demonstration environments.