Description

Functional and performance testing for Mobile, Wi-Fi, IMS and Diameter networks

Spirent Landslide Virtual emulates the control and data traffic of mobile subscribers moving through the network while using carrier and OTT services. The solution incorporates a complete suite of Mobile Core, Diameter, IMS and Wi-Fi network nodes and interfaces. This enables complete end-to-end network validation or isolation of virtualized EPC, Wi-Fi controller, and Authentication, Authorization, & Accounting, Policy and charging functions. Spirent Landslide Virtual offers maximum testing capabilities and performance with a minimal virtual footprint.

Features

• Total coverage for control and data plane testing from Layer 2 to 7
• Comprehensive testing of Mobile, Wi-Fi, IMS and Diameter interfaces and nodes
• High performance VM for throughput validation of Gateway VNFs
• Full integration with the Landslide GUI, automation and hardware platforms
• Supports RESTful-API and HEAT templates for orchestrated deployment and control Benefits
• Equip R&D engineers with a complete virtual environment for continuous integration / DevOps
• Isolate Network Functions to validate functionality and performance
• Verify end-to-end service chain functionality and performance
• Validate services with real-world call models and measure Quality of Experience KPIs

Primary Test Cases

Spirent Landslide’s unique testing methodologies combine sets of node emulators and end-to-end test cases to offer service providers and equipment vendors, a fully controlled test environment to:

• Validate system scalability and identify capacity limits
• Measure control plane capacity
• Stress data plane performance
• Perform Intra-LTE and I-RAT mobility testing
• Characterize system before trial/delivery
• Identify performance ceilings
• Analyze impact of Busy Hour Call Modeling that includes Mobility to/from LTE, GSM, UMTS, eHRPD and Wi-Fi networks