about history

SCALABLE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES was founded in 1999 by Dr. Rajive Bagrodia, a Professor of Computer Science at UCLA. He and his research groups had achieved significant innovations in the theory and practice of performance prediction for complex, large-scale computer and communication systems. Dr. Bagrodia recognized the opportunity to translate that academic work into powerful commercial products.

Experience with research projects such as Maisie, Parsec, and GloMoSim first led to the creation of SCALABLE's QualNet® network simulation product line. QualNet tools enable users to build "software virtual networks" which accurately predict the behavior of dynamic communications environments. Simulations are run in "virtual time" which reduces many hours of real-time communications to just seconds of processing while maintaining high precision. This allows large numbers of detailed simulation scenarios to be analyzed very rapidly.


In 2008, SCALABLE introduced the EXata® simulation platform which lets users integrate software virtual network models with live networks, network elements and networked applications. This EXata "mixed-mode" technology dramatically expands the power of network simulation and delivers high-definition understanding of how diverse networks of fixed and mobile devices will actually perform under real-world variable conditions.  Mixed-mode simulations run at precise real-time speeds to provide a highly realistic environment for training users on both current and emerging communications equipment, and to offer a cost-effective way to plan for and evaluate transitions to new generations of technology.


Responding to the emergence of the global cyber battlefield, SCALABLE expanded the product family with the release of the EXata/Cyber simulation system in 2010. The platform allows users to build software virtual networks of sophisticated TCP/IP communications environments and then integrate in mixed mode with third-party applications such as protocol analyzers and network management systems. This creates a highly realistic environment for training network engineers on how to defend against cyber attacks.

SCALABLE is committed to delivering the best network simulation tools to government institutions, military organizations and commercial enterprise customers around the world.