Description
FEATURES
- Signaling request/response messages for call handling, mobility management, authentication, QoS
- Report on media received, call connect time, call duration, jitter, packet loss
- Generate valid and invalid/negative messages and call-scenarios
- Network impairment simulation
- Supports sending invalid messages including malformed, dropped, and misordered packets
- Alerts and notifications
- Check parameters in messages from SUT and flag errors
- Conformance tests available for each interface (S1, S5, S6a, S7, S11)
What can it do?
The Valid8 M3 is capable of simulating and testing several devices individually or in parallel and is scalable to fit your needs.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Protocols | 3GPP TS 23.401 (EUTRAN) |
| 3GPP TS 24.301 (NAS) | |
| 3GPP TS 29.060 (GTPv1) | |
| 3GPP TS 29.272 (S6a) | |
| 3GPP TS 29.212 (Gx) | |
| 3GPP TS 29.274 (GTPv2-C) | |
| 3GPP TS 29.281 (GTPv1-U) | |
| 3GPP TS 36.413 (S1AP) | |
| 3GPP TS 36.414 (S1-U) | |
| IETF RFC3588 – Diameter | |
| IETF RFC5246 – TLS, Protocol (1.0,1.1,1.2) | |
| IETF RFC6101 – SSL, Protocol Version 3.0 | |
| IETF RFC793 – TCP | |
| IETF RFC768 – UDP | |
| IETF RFC4960 – SCTP | |
| IETF RFC791 – IPv4 | |
| IETF RFC2460 – IPv6 | |
| IETF RFC3550 – RTP / RTCP | |
| IETF RFC3711 – SRTP | |
| IETF RFC1035 – DNS | |
| IETF RFC2131 – DHCP | |
| Mobile Management | NAS |
| Entity (MME) Simulation | SAE Bearer Management |
| UE Location, Subscriber Data Handling | |
| Authentication | |
| Fault Recovery | |
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Notification |
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| Mix of PDN types, IPv4, IPv6 | |
| Up to 2 sessions per IMSI | |
| Interface S1-MME to eNodeB: S1-AP | |
| Interface S6a to HSS: Diameter over SCTP | |
| Interface S11 to SGW: eGTP-C/GTPv2-C | |
| Supports up to 4 eNodeBs (scalable) | |
| Serving Gateway (SGW) | Packet Routing and Transfer Functions |
| IP Address Allocation | |
| Interface S1-U to eNodeB: GTP-U | |
| Interface S4 to SGSN: GTP-U, eGTP-C/GTPv2-C | |
| Interface S5 to PGW: GTP-U, eGTP-C/GTPv2-C | |
| Interface S11 to MME: eGTP-C/GTPv2-C | |
| PDN Gateway (PGW) | Packet Routing and Transfer Functions |
| IP Address Allocation | |
| Interface S5 to SGW: GTP-U, eGTP-C/GTPv2-C | |
| Interface S7 to PCRF: Diameter over SCTP |
SIMULATIONS
| HSS | Subscriber profiles |
| UE Location | |
| Subscriber Data Handling | |
| Authentication (AuC) | |
| Fault Recovery | |
| Notification | |
| ePDG | Interface PMIP (S2a/b) to PGW |
| eNodeB | Operational Frequency Bands: Band 7 & 41 (2.6 GHz), Band 12, 13, 14 & 17 (700 MHz), Band 20 (800 MHz), Band 42 & 43 (3.4-3.8 GHz), Band 3 (1.7-1.8 GHz), Band 44 (700 MHz), Band 4 (1.7-2.1 GHz)*, Band 25 (1.9 GHz)*, Band 5 (850 MHz)*, Band 1 (1.9-2.1 GHz)* |
| Duplex: FDD & TDD | |
| Synchronization: GPS | |
| Interface S1-MME to MME: S1-AP | |
| Interface S1-U to SGW: GTP-U | |
| Interface X2 to eNodeB: X2-AP | |
| Interface Uu to UE | |
| Supports up to 32 UEs with 4 bearers each | |
| * = roadmap | |
| PCRF | Policy Control Functions |
| QoS Authorization | |
| IP | 1,000 Mbps total throughput |
| Test Scenarios | Attach and Default EPS Bearer Context Activation |
| Attach / Reject | |
| Detach | |
| Tracking Area Update | |
| E-UTRA Handover | |
| PDN Connectivity Request | |
| HTTP Browsing | |
| Network Emulation | Simulated network delays and packet loss |
| Quality Testing | VoLTE Voice Quality Analysis |
| QoE |
PRODUCT DETAILS
| Hardware | Intel-based; scalable to meet performance needs |
| Options: | P5088/01 includes base kit (simulated eNB) |
| P5089/01 includes LTE pico eNB (single band) | |
| P8110/02 includes LTE femto eNB (multi band) | |
| Conformance tests available for each interface (S1, S5, S6a, S7, S11) | |
| Operating System | Protocol Engine (Linux-based) |
| User Interface | Browser-based, touch-optimized graphical user |
| interface | |
| Automation | HTTP API |
| Dimensions | 19” x 14.47” x 5.22” (482.6mm x 367.5mm x 132.3mm) |
| Weight | 20 lbs (9.08kg) |
| Power Supply | 250 Watt (max) |
| Max output power: | 31 mW (for RF module option) |
