Patent ID: 6272450
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A traffic simulator for generating network traffic loads for a system under test in a cellular radio telecommunications network, the traffic simulator comprising:a mobile station handler, the mobile station handler comprising:at least one mobile station state machine; anda database of mobile station properties;a function handler connected to the mobile station handler, the function handler initiating execution of a plurality of basic functions, said basic functions comprising functions performed by mobile stations over an air interface link with the cellular network, the function handler attaching parameters corresponding to the mobile station's properties to the basic functions;a sequence handler utilizing the basic functions with attached parameters to generate a plurality of call sequences consistent with air interface link requirements;a traffic mix handler utilizing the plurality of call sequences to generate an overall network traffic mix for the system under test; anda connection manager interfacing with the system under test of the cellular network for applying the generated network traffic mix to the system under test.