Load Testers for Scalable Network and Protocol Performance Testing

Valid8 Load Testers provide powerful, flexible and scalable solutions for load, performance, feature, robustness and security testing of network elements, communication systems and protocols. The portfolio covers a broad range of predominantly IP-based technologies and interfaces, enabling realistic traffic and signalling load to be generated across modern telecom, datacom and mission-critical networks. Depending on the application, Valid8 can also provide RF-based load testing solutions, allowing wireless interfaces to be tested using technologies and procedures based on relevant 3GPP standards.

The highly flexible architecture enables the simulation of multiple network nodes, devices, sessions and traffic flows, allowing systems to be tested under realistic and demanding conditions. Pre-defined test scenarios can be customized to specific requirements, while configurable message flows and valid, invalid or negative traffic enable comprehensive functional, performance and robustness testing.

A key advantage of the Valid8 Load Tester platform is its scalability. Test capacity can be increased easily as requirements grow from a limited number of sessions for development and functional testing to large-scale deployments capable of generating high volumes of stateful signaling and traffic. Valid8 solutions can run on a range of hardware platforms, including COTS systems, customer-provided hardware, virtual machines and cloud environments, providing maximum flexibility in deployment and capacity planning.

Valid8 Load Testers can measure important performance KPIs, such as simultaneous sessions, transaction rates and Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA), while also supporting security testing, fuzzing, malformed messages and other negative test scenarios. This makes them suitable for development, QA, validation, regression testing, acceptance testing and network capacity verification.