The second 3.0 release includes the changes listed in the first section below.
Add the functionality of the AAA Server Nodal test case to the IP Application Node test case with the AAA option, and test the interaction between your billing device and your AAA servers.
New Auto-Fill fields have been added, allowing you to capture information from received messages and insert it into outgoing messages or configure subflow ports.
IKE version 2 is now supported for Data IPSec, MIPv6 IPSec, and L2TP IPSec, and you can define traffic selectors for each tunnel with the Advanced IPSec Settings.
The test server's software version is now displayed in the Test Server view of the System Status window.
Release 3.0 introduces the UMTS and L2TP VPN Gateway test applications and includes the updates listed below.
The AAA Server Nodal and AAA Server Node test cases have been converted to the second generation format.
The AAA Server Node now supports receipt of the MN-HA SPI attribute in an Access Request and will respond with an Access Accept containing the MN-HA SPI.
A new message type has been added to VSA templates: Accounting Final Stop.
NAS IP Address can be now be automatically provisioned with the NAS node address or customized as part of the VSA configuration.
Short Data Burst can now be enabled or disabled while the test is running.
Dynamic IPSec support has been added to the Simple IP VPN and FA Nodal test cases.
PPP now supports LCP Echo Requests and an Invalid Packet counter has been added to PPP measurements.
An invalid packet counter has been added to Mobile IP measurements.
Traffic Start, Data Start Delay, and Auto Stop Control Layer settings are now available when Data IPSec is used in a Continuous data test. In this case, an IPSec tunnel is treated as an MN session.
The Data Message Flow window has been enhanced and the Advanced Data feature now offers the following options:
A new combination of custom and raw Advanced Data protocols allows you to define the entire packet content, including headers, above the data IP layer. Headers can be included in every packet required for a message when you use filler data for the payload.
New types of message flow controls provide finer control of subflow execution and allow you to generate events that can trigger actions.
Up to 3 subflows can now be executed by one DMF.
Insert dynamic information in messages with the new Auto-Fill Fields.
Segment Size can now be defined for both Basic Data and Advanced Data protocols.
Define multiple local or remote Network Host nodes and distribute DMFs among them.
You can now limit the uplink and downlink speeds for MNs.
Data IPSec can be enabled when Data Traffic is disabled, allowing you to establish SAs without generating traffic.
The method of defining total sessions in the Network Host test case has been changed to support multiple sessions per client IP address.
Data Start Delay can now be disabled by entering 0.
A Command Messages Invalid counter has been added to data plane measurements to track invalid responses received during Advanced Data DMF execution. An invalid message is recognized when the number of bytes verified by the receiving end does not match the response defined.
New transaction messages have been added to the Data Traffic tab: Transactions per second is reported for Basic Data and Advanced Data, and Average Transaction Time has been added to Advanced Data measurements.
The number of TCP Connections and Average TCP Connection Time have been added to the socket measurements on the Data Traffic tab.
The Packet Discard and Data Traffic error injection options have been combined into one Error Injection feature. MNs and service node emulators can discard packets or introduce IP-layer errors using a fixed or random distribution method.
L2TP is now supported on the Gi interface, enabling L2TP VPN access model testing. Enable a Security Gateway to configure a GPRS VPN test.
PPP now supports LCP Echo Requests and an Invalid Packet counter has been added to PPP measurements.
If a GGSN uses separate IP addresses for control and data plane traffic, two separate SUTs are now selected in the test case. Control and data IP addresses are no longer defined as part of a single SUT definition. During the upgrade process, any GGSN SUTs defined in the database will be split into two records: the original record retains the control plane address and a new SUT, containing the data IP address, is added to the database with "_data" appended to the SUT name. GGSN Nodal test cases that are upgraded from a previous release will automatically select the newly created data plane SUT as the Alt Data setting.
All Mobile IP test cases have been converted to the second generation format.
Dynamic IPSec support has been added to the IPv4 HA Nodal and IPv4 Mobile IP test cases.
An invalid packet counter has been added to Mobile IP measurements.
A Test Iteration measurement has been added to all report tabs. It reports the number of the current test cycle when a Number of Iterations is defined for the test session.
A new report option has been added to the Test Session Menu: TAC Report. A TAC Report contains all of the information about the test session necessary for Technical Support assistance.
ATM interfaces, when present can be configured using the Test Server Configuration window.
The definition of an SUT has been simplified to only include connection information.
Context-sensitive Help is now available for test cases and test case parameters.