2011 Blog Rewind: Mobility Testing
by Kyle FlahertyBy Kyle Flaherty
Throughout the next two weeks we will be recapping some of the most important topics covered on the blog during 2011. Today we take a look at mobility testing, specifically the importance of massive-scale LTE testing. As we all know, telecom carriers are aggressively rolling out Long Term Evolution (LTE) or 4G networks. These promise increased performance for the end user but of course provide new challenges for equipment manufacturers and service providers.
During 2011 we took several looks at this topic. Here are five of my favorite mobility testing posts:
Technology components, particularly when emerging, are often lumped together using shorthand terms that take on a life of their own. LTE/4G is a great example since it lumps together dozens of different components, all of which are critical and all of which often must be tested individually AND as a part of the system. This post is the perfect place to start our series on mobility testing since we use it to separate and examine the different parts of LTE testing.
Testing LTE Infrastructure Easily and Economically at Massive Scale
Back in June my colleague Scott Register took a deep look at the costs of massive-scale LTE testing. In the post, Scott not only examines simulation costs per user equipment (UE) but also walks through the LTE Test Lab provided in our BreakingPoint mobility testing solutions.
LTE GTP Tunnel: We're Not In Mayberry Anymore
Some of my favorite posts are from our engineers, and this one from Kris Raney ranks as one of the best. Kris dissects the LTE GTP tunnel: how it works, why it works, and why it is important.
Test 3G Network Resiliency Quickly, Easily, and at Lower Cost
Mobility testing, of course, is more than just 4G. 3G networks are still being rolled out and fine-tuned by carriers. In this post, we again have Scott Register taking us through the important functions of 3G testing and how to get it done more quickly, more easily, and at a lower overall cost.
4G World 2011 Video: City-Scale LTE Network and Mobile Malware Demonstration
In October, BreakingPoint demonstrated our LTE testing capabilities by creating the real-world behavior of more than 10 million mobile users—greater than the population of the Chicagoland area—as they streamed, talked, texted, and spread malware.
