Landslide Performance Test System – Release 24.3 September 2024

Release 11.2 Updates

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Release 11.2

The major enhancements and new features included in Release 11.2 are listed below. The following provides a highlight only. Refer to the Release Notes for a detailed list of changes in Landslide 11.2.

Command Mode  Command_Mode   DRA  DRA Testing   Lite DMF  Lite DMF   LTE Features and Enhancements   Multi-Thread Multi-Thread Mode   Tcl API TCL Scripting   VoLTE VoLTE   General Others

Previous Releases

Changes made in previous releases are listed in the following topics:

Release 11.0 Release 10.8 Release 10.5 Release 10.0 Release 9.5/9.5.1 Release 9.0

Release 8.5 Release 8.0 Release 7.5 Release 7.0 Release 6.5 Release 6.1

Release 6.0 Release 5.8 Release 5.7 Release 5.6 Release 5.5 Release 5.0

Release 4.5 Release 4.1 Release 4.0 Release 3.5 Release 3.0 Release 2.5

 

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Command Mode

Command mode Test Activity allows you to control and dynamically alter the UE’s mobility procedure or next data transmission during test execution. The command mode test case, also allows you to have manual or automated control of the mobile subscriber's actions. You may specify the operation to be performed on a specific mobile subscriber, the type of events to execute (example, Attach, Detach, Handover, Add Bearers/contexts, Delete Bearer/Contexts, etc.), and the timing of the event during test execution.

Landslide 11.2 supports Command mode in GGSN Nodal, MME Nodal, SGW Nodal, PGW Nodal, UMTS Nodal, and PCRF Node testing.

• About the Command Mode Test Activity

• Command Mode Test Activity Settings

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DRA (Diameter Routing Agent) Testing

Landslide 11.2 supports DRA testing. The 3GPP Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) ensures pieces of information of a same subscriber arrived from different interfaces (i.e., Gx, Rx, S9, or Gxx) gets routed to a same PCRF server.

• About DRA Testing

• DRA Nodal Test Case

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Lite DMF

The Lite DMF format provides a simplified way to create and display a vast majority of data flows used for L4-L7 DPI testing (on Landslide). The Lite Data Message Flow window is used to define/edit Lite DMFs and Studio Scenarios converted into Lite DMFs.

• Lite Data Message Flow

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LTE Enhancements

Landslide 11.2 LTE support adds enhancements to MME Nodal, SGW Nodal, and PGW Nodal testing.

Please see the Release Notes for a list of all LTE features and enhancements.

• The MME Nodal Testing

• The SGW Nodal Testing

• The PGW Nodal Testing

• See also About the Command Mode Test Activity,  Command Mode Test Activity Settings and Using On Demand Test Case Commands

 

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Multi-Thread Mode

Landslide allows you to  indicate the threading mode used to run the test server (Data Gen Performance). Currently, you may specify are two modes, Legacy and Max.

• About Test Server Configuration (Admin > Test Servers > Configure)

 

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TCL Scripting API

Landslide 11.2 Tcl-based API allows total control of the Landslide system via the Tcl interface. All the capabilities available via Landslides GUI are available via Landslide’s Tcl API.  

• About Landslide Tcl API

• Using the Tcl API

• Using the Global API Commands

• Object, Attribute, and Relation References

• Landslide Tcl API Object and Performance Function Reference

In addition, you may also save the existing test sessions, DMFs, and/or MEs as Tcl file. See also Save As Tcl.

 

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Voice Over LTE (VoLTE)

The Landslide VoLTE implementation supports testing of in LTE ePC as a whole or in part with a two-arm configuration. In addition, the implementation also supports one-arm configuration with the IMS Core Network and combined ePC / IMS CN for VoLTE support.  

Release 11.2 includes the following enhancements:

• Integrated VoLTE into MME Nodal and SGW Nodal
• PCRF node support (Gx and Rx interfaces for dedicated bearer creation)
• Multi-functional IMS network (node) emulation

• About VoLTE Testing

• About VoLTE Testing in Network Host

• SGW Nodal Testing

• MME Nodal Testing

• IMS Node Test Case

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General

Highlights some changes. Please refer to the Release Notes for a complete list of changes.

Test Case	Summary	Relevant Links
AAA	AAA Nodal RADIUS/Diameter supports EAP-AKA’ as defined by RFC 5448	EAP Settings>EAP-AKA'
HnB	Supports a configurable GUI option for SCTP retry (IPsec tunnel stays up) or full reset (IPsec tunnel reset).	HnB GW Nodal: HNBAP STCP
HSS	HSS Node adds OPc as option to use OP value Includes a GUI option to stop initiating Disconnect Peer Request (Do Not Initiate DPR).	HSS Node > HSS Server Diameter > Do Not Initiate DPR
IPSec	Supports IKEV2 Redirect per RFC5685: IP App Node and Site to Site Nodal with IKEv2-supports redirect with Initial exchange as described in RFC5685 section 5.	IPSec tab >Redirect
MME	MME Node: Supports Warning Message Delivery	S1-AP
	MME Nodal: MME and HSS adds OPc as option to use OP value Supports UE Capability Info Indication	MME Nodal > NAS S1-AP tab
PCRF Node	Includes a GUI option to stop initiating Disconnect Peer Request (Do Not Initiate DPR).	Diameter > Do Not Initiate DPR
PCRF	Supports generation of statistics for PCRF based on diameter result code	AGW Session
TAS	Pass/Fail Criteria maintains dependencies when Copied to/Pasted from QuickList.	Quicklist > (Pass/Fail Criteria)
WOGW	Supports tunnel-less Wifi Offload (no tunnel between AP and Gateway)	Test Activity > Tunnel Type = NONE Mobile Subscriber > UE Authentication
WOGW	Supports IPv6 for UE and DHCPv6 IA_NA method of getting IP Address for both UE and AP (also supported GRE and CAPWAP tunnel type).	Mobile Subscriber (IP Address Type, UE SLAAC, DHCP Server Node for MAC Addess if Address type is IPv6 on the DHCP > DHCP tab)

 

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