Firebind Reflector is a network path testing solution that evaluates network performance and security policies over any or all TCP and UDP ports. The companion Firescan client is used on a remote compute instance to initiate traffic to Reflector and to execute one or more user-configured test sequences.
Information that can be generated about the network path between Firescan and Reflector includes:
Network security policy settings (e.g. Firewall port blocking, IPS rules, etc.)
TCP bandwidth capacity
UDP packet loss frequency
TCP latency and jitter
UDP latency and jitter
Firescan can also initiate tests to user-specified network targets to determine:
HTTP response time
Open port listeners
Applications for Reflector include but are not limited to testing network performance and security for:
Wide area networks including last mile circuits
Local area networks
Inter-cloud and intra-cloud connections
Mobile and fixed wireless
Satellite
Reflector is a single executable file, Java-based software appliance with a built-in database and HTTP server. It can be deployed virtually anywhere, including compute instances as small as a Raspberry Pi or a $5/month single core cloud VM. Reflector’s native charts allow users to see results over an extended period of time to help isolate causes of network performance degradation.