{"categories":[{"label":"Traffic Generation","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-testing-traffic-generation"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Executes traffic generation test scripts against IxNetwork, Keysight's implementation of the Open Traffic Generator specification, using a unified Python API.","skillfed_tags":["network-testing","traffic-generation","ixnetwork"],"use_cases":["Automate network traffic testing workflows by scripting flow configuration, transmission, and metric collection against IxNetwork","Write portable traffic generation tests that can run against multiple Open Traffic Generator implementations","Validate network device behavior under specific traffic patterns by configuring flows with precise packet counts, rates, and protocol headers","Integrate traffic generation into CI/CD pipelines for automated network performance and correctness testing","Collect and validate frame transmission and reception metrics to verify network flow behavior matches expectations"],"what_it_does":"snappi-ixnetwork is an extension that bridges traffic generation with IxNetwork, allowing you to write test scripts using a unified API and execute them against IxNetwork hardware or simulation. It implements the Open Traffic Generator specification, letting you define network flows, configure layer 1 and protocol properties, control traffic transmission, and collect metrics through a Python interface.\n\nThe package depends on ixnetwork-restpy to communicate with an IxNetwork API server, plus supporting libraries for IP address handling (ipaddr, netaddr, ipaddress), packet manipulation (dpkt), and testing infrastructure (pytest-cov, allure-pytest). It is actively developed and production-ready, supporting Python 3.9 through 3.13.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to automate traffic generation testing against IxNetwork and want a specification-based API. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries permissive MIT licensing, and supports Python 3.9 through 3.13. Requires an IxNetwork API server to be available and properly configured."},"id":"snappi-ixnetwork","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/snappi-ixnetwork","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/snappi-ixnetwork.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/snappi-ixnetwork/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-06","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"snappi-ixnetwork","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"The Snappi IxNetwork Open Traffic Generator Python Package"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":78859,"position":14401,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.59.1"}