MAPS™ UMTS for IuPS Interface Emulator

Overview

GL's Message Automation & Protocol Simulation (MAPS™), is a protocol simulation and conformance test tool that supports a variety of protocols such as SIP, MEGACO, ISDN, SS7, GSM, LTE, and many other TDM, IP, and Wireless protocols.  MAPS™ has been enhanced for testing UMTS IuPs interface. It can simulate RNC (Radio Network Controller), and 3G SGSN (3G Serving GPRS Support Node) by generating RANAP and DTAP signaling messages over SCTP as Transport layer in an IP network as defined by 3GPP standards.

The product also supports Mobile traffic core – GTP (ETH101) simulation for user-plane packet transmission and reception services between any two nodes in LTE and UMTS networks. Mobile Traffic Core – Gateway (ETH102) module allows simulation of Gateway Traffic to test media gateway telephony interfaces over IP. These modules also support generation and verification of data traffic such as Email, FTP, Web (HTTP), Video, and more.

The application gives the users the unlimited ability to edit messages and control scenarios (message sequence). “Message sequences” are generated through scripts. “Messages” are created using message templates.

The application is available as

• MAPS™ - IuPS (Item # PKS164)

In addition, GL also supports the following UMTS analyzers and simulators:

• MAPS™ UMTS IuCS & IuH Simulators (PKS160)
• T1 or E1 UMTS Protocol Analyzer (XX165)
• Offline UMTS Protocol Analyzer (OLV165)
• OC-3 / STM-1 UMTS Protocol Analysis (LTS206)
• OC-12 / STM-4 UMTS Protocol Analysis (LTS306)

GL has enhanced the MAPS™ protocol emulation tool to simulate multi-protocol and multi-interface offering a complete range of test solutions, covering the entire 2G, 3G, and 4G network.

By mimicking real-world customer behavior in lab environments, our solutions allow mobile operators and equipment manufacturers to verify their wireless networks before deployment. In other words, one can setup a virtual real-time network simulating all the network elements using “MAPS 3G Wireless Lab Suite”. The test suite supports simulation of IuH, IuCS, IuPS, C/D/Gr/Gd, and GnGp interfaces.

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Main Features

• Setup a virtual real-time network simulating 3G-UMTS network element using ‘MAPS™ 3G Wireless Lab Suite’
• Supports PS network web browsing data traffic simulation along with generation of real-world traffic in the lab
• Simulates RNC, and SGSN network entities.
• Generates and supports all GPRS Mobility Management, Session Management, RANAP and DTAP messages.
• Supports GPRS Attach, Detach procedures, RUA, Paging, and Handover (Relocation) procedures.
• Ready scripts for handling SCTP, M3UA, and SCMG (SCCP Management) procedures
• Supports M3UA termination type as a signaling gateway process (SGP), an application server process (ASP), or an IP server process (IPSP).
• Supports Packet Traffic, Mobile Traffic, Gateway Traffic, External Gateway simulation with additional licenses
• Automation, Remote access, and Schedulers to run tests 24/7