About the CDMA2000 Application

The CDMA2000 test application provides a comprehensive nodal and end-to-end test capability for Packet Data Servicing Nodes supporting the Open Radio Packet (RP) protocol. You can test the following network elements in a variety of configurations using Simple IP or Mobile IP access models:

Packet Data Servicing Node (PDSN) — A traditional Network Access Server (NAS) that may or may not include a Foreign Agent. The PDSN is the intermediate element between the radio network and an IP network, and routes packets to other CDMA network elements or to hosts external to the CDMA network.
Foreign Agent (FA) — Only applicable to the Mobile IP access models, and is always integrated on the same network as the PDSN.
Home Agent (HA) — Only applicable to the Mobile IP access models and is always a separate and distinct network element from the PDSN.

When describing the CDMA2000 network and access models the following definitions are used:

Mobile Node (MN) — The mobile subscriber unit
Main service instance — The service instance that is always established for an MN. The main service instance carries all A11 and PPP control traffic.
Auxiliary service instance — Additional A10 connections that may be established for each MN. Auxiliary service instances only carry bearer plane traffic.
Packet Control Function (PCF) — The network element in the radio network that interfaces with the PDSN using the RP interface.
Home Network — The network where the user's Network Access Identifier (NAI) is homed, and that provides the user with IP based data services. It may be a private network, a publicly accessible ISP network, or a CDMA2000 network.
Visited Network — The CDMA2000 network providing service to the MN when it is roaming outside of its Home Network. When an MN is not roaming, the visited network is equivalent to the Home IP Network.
Private Network — An IP Network that resides behind a firewall and may use private IP addresses.

In the CDMA2000 packet data mobility network, the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is used between the MN and the PDSN-FA. The RP protocol is the transport protocol that carries PPP between the radio network and the PDSN-FA. The Internet Protocol (IP) runs on top of PPP and allows the MN to run IP-based applications. On the Pi side of the PDSN-FA, several types of services and protocols are supported as shown in the Simple IP and Mobile IP (MIP) access models.

A variety of test cases are provided with CDMA2000 — each targeted for a specific network configuration and the required network elements.

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Protocols

Open RP
MIP
PPP
L2TP

Emulators

Home Agent (HA)
Mobile Node (MN)
Network Host (NH)
Packet Control Function (PCF)
Packet Data Servicing Node (PDSN) with a Foreign Agent (FA)
Secure Gateway (SG)

The maximum test capacity achievable with the CDMA2000 test cases is detailed in Capacity and Throughput.