Patent ID: 7558565

Claim:
A scalable testing system for testing a wireless communication system, the testing system comprising: a clustering system to manage and coordinate the operation of multiple load generator nodes, the clustering system including at least one cluster of independent, wireless, load generator nodes, wherein the cluster is configured to operate as a single entity, and wherein the load generator nodes can be added to and removed from the cluster in which the load generator node is included; each of the load generator nodes capable of emulating multiple virtual wireless stations; a wireless connection between each virtual wireless station and a wireless system under test; a command and control management system having a command and control connection to each load generator node, the command and control management system to manage the command and control connections; a work management and distribution system to receive cluster work requests from the clustering system, prepare load generator work requests based on the cluster work requests, and to distribute load generator work requests to load generator nodes in each of the at least one cluster via the command and control management system, the load generator work requests specifying operations to be performed by the load generator nodes; a reporting connection management system having a reporting connection to each load generator node, the reporting connection management system to manage the reporting connections and receive statistics from the load generator nodes over the reporting connections.