Deliver end-to-end visibility for high-performance networks
Generate performance data with speed, precision, and efficiency—on any network or service type—with Cisco Provider Connectivity Assurance (formerly Accedian Skylight).
Millisecond test measurement frequency
Test with precision to identify the source of bottlenecks before they impact your users.
Microsecond accuracy for time-based measurements
Continuous network monitoring ensures peak performance and application delivery.
Detect even the smallest network interruption
Minimize retransmissions and reduce latency to with sub -1% packet loss detection.
Deploy with ease everywhere and at scale
Available in multiple hardware form factors and software configurations; deployable in virtual machines and containers.
Assurance Sensor Capture
Deliver unmatched passive service and application monitoring with software probes that can decode more than 4,700 applications across 15 categories, with hundreds of Layer 2–7 transaction-based KPIs.
Assurance Sensor Agents
Experience high-definition active testing, including TWAMP, TCP throughput, and traceroute, along with hundreds of Layer 3–7 network and service KPIs.
Assurance Sensor Control
Try our software probe for high-definition active testing, including TWAMP, Ethernet OAM, and ICMP echo, with hundreds of Layer 2–3 network and service performance KPIs.
Assurance Sensor LX-S
Try this compact four-port, 10 GE platform for ultra—low latency for 5G, Ethernet, and service providers.
Assurance Sensor SFP
Adopt an easy-to-use SFP service assurance for industry-standard testing and monitoring, including TWAMP, ICMP echo, Y.1731, service activation testing, and MEF service demarcation.
Assurance Sensor LT-S
Ensure high availability in MEF-type service assurance applications with this compact 1 or 10 GE platform with low latency.
Assurance Sensor GT
Enjoy this compact 1 GE option with ultra-low latency Ethernet for mobile or small business.
Assurance Sensor Module
A compact footprint for precise and scalable testing and monitoring, including TWAMP, ICMP echo, Y.1731, service activation testing, and MEF service demarcation.
Unified active and passive monitoring
| Software Sensors | Assurance Sensor Control | Assurance Sensor Agents | Assurance Sensor Capture |
|---|---|---|---|
| L2 high-definition active test | |||
| L3 high-definition active test | |||
| L4 high definition-active test | |||
| L7 high-definition active test | |||
| Bandwidth throughput test | |||
| L2-L7 high-definition passive traffic capture/analysis | |||
| Virtual machine (software package) | |||
| Docker/Kubernetes container (software package) |
| Hardware Sensors | Assurance Sensor SFP | Assurance Sensor Modules | LX-S, LT-S, LX, GT, GT-S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity/Speed | 1-10 Gbps | 1-10 Gbps | 1-100 Gbps |
| L2 high-definition active test | |||
| L3 high definition-active test | |||
| Bandwidth throughput test | |||
| L2-L7 high-definition passive traffic capture/analysis |
Get multilayer end-to-end service visibility
AI-native predictive analytics
Tap into an ML-assisted view of your entire network and gain powerful performance insights.
Real-time performance insights
Improve service quality with a single view of performance across the entire network.
