LTE EPC LOAD TESTER

Polaris
Networks
LTE - Connecting the World

S1-U

The Polaris Networks LTE EPC Load Tester is a

comprehensive test solution for evaluating the
performance and the stability of LTE EPC
nodes, such as the MME, the S-GW and the
PDN-GW. The EPC Load Tester is ideally
suited for manufacturers of EPC equipment as
well as operators deploying EPC nodes in an
LTE network.

ENodeB Emulator

SGW Emulator

PGW Emulator

S11

S1-MME
eNodeB1

S1-MME

SGW1

S5/S8

P-GW1

SGW2

S5/S8

P-GW2

SGW3

S5/S8

P-GW3

SGWn

S5/S8

P-GWn

S11

eNodeB2
S1-MME

S11

eNodeB3

MME Under Test

The Tester can be used for testing both the

Control Plane and the User Plane under
various load conditions and for measuring the
capacity and various key performance
indicators of EPC nodes.

S11

S1-MME
eNodeBn

TCP/IP

LTE EPC
Load Tester
Console

S10

S10

MME1

MME2

S10

MME3

S10

MMEn

MME Emulator

MME TEST BED USING THE EPC LOAD TESTER

TEST BED SETUP

The LTE EPC Load Tester has a distributed, scalable architecture. The Tester emulates all the network
elements - UEs, eNodeBs, MMEs, S-GWs, PDN-GWs and IP Traffic sources and sinks - that are required for testing an
EPC node. The emulated nodes can run on one system or on multiple systems for producing higher loads. All of the
emulated nodes are configured and controlled from a central console.
The EPC Load Tester is available on a high-performance, scalable hardware platform. It is also available as a
software test tool that can run on a PC.

KEY FEATURES
Simulate large number of base stations and subscribers with multiple
bearers per subscriber to generate heavy load on the system under test
Test all types of signaling transactions, including UE Attach, Detach,
Tracking Area Updates, Handovers, Bearer Setup, Modification and
Release, Paging, etc
Generate a mix of Control Plane and User Plane traffic from a
single test system
Generate line-rate IP and GTP-U traffic on uplink and downlink
simultaneously using multiple Gigabit Ethernet ports
Change the traffic load and transaction rates during test execution
Measure Performance Metrics and QoS Metrics such as throughput,
packet loss and latency
Save Test Logs and snapshots of Traffic Metrics automatically
Full state-machine based implementation of all emulated nodes
Simulate both normal signaling scenarios as well as abnormal or
failure scenarios
Configure Test Bed and create Test Scenarios with easy
drag-and-drop' operations
Scripting interface for integration with existing test automation framework

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TEST BED CONFIGURATION

Users can drag-and-drop Emulated Nodes from a Toolbox to create a
Test Bed Configuration easily. Users can also copy-paste to replicate
Emulated Nodes as well as the entire Emulator configuration.

LTE EPC LOAD TESTER

Polaris
Networks
LTE - Connecting the World

TEST SCENARIOS
The EPC Load Tester Console allows users to create
Test Scenarios graphically, without having to write
test scripts. User can drag-and-drop test procedures
from a Toolbox, add loops to repeat a set of
procedures, and define parallel streams of traffic
generation to generate a complex mix of signaling
transactions and user traffic.
The Console lets users change the traffic load
dynamically.
Users can change the rate and duration of signaling
transactions while the Test Scenario is playing.

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EXAMPLES OF TEST SCENARIOS

Simulate several signaling procedures such as Attach, Detach,
Cell Change, UE Context Release, Service Request, Bearer
Resource Allocation, Bearer Resource Modification, S1-MME
Setup, S1 Release, Paging, Bearer Deactivation etc

Load the Test Network by simulating Busy Hour

conditions and attempting new connections to measure
the Busy Hour Call Completion rate

Simulate DOS threats by simulating a group of rogue UEs that

attempt to connect to the network

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PERFORMANCE METRICS
The EPC Load Tester provides signaling traffic metrics for all the
signaling transactions such as UE Attach, Detach, Bearer Creation
and Handover and user traffic metrics such as Throughput, Packet
Loss and Latency. These performance metrics are displayed in a
tabular manner as well as using graphs.
Performance metrics are saved periodically in a CSV file at a
user-configurable rate.

Network Interfaces and Protocols supported

by the Polaris LTE EPC Load Tester
Load Tester Emulation

Interface

Protocols

UE + eNodeB

S1-MME

SCTP, S1AP, NAS

S1-U

GTPv1-U

S1-MME

SCTP, S1AP, NAS

S11

GTPv2-C

S10

GTPv2-C

S3

DIAMETER, SCTP

S6a

DIAMETER, SCTP

S13

GTPv2-C

S11

GTPv1-U

S1-U

GTPv2-C

MME

The EPC Load Tester can be ordered with the following

hardware configurations:
Part #

System Under Test

3GPP Interfaces Simulated by Polaris EPC Load

Tester
SGW + Co-located PDN-GW

PNLT-EPC-800

EPC (MME+SGW+PGW)

S1-MME, S1-u, SGi

PNLT-MME-800

MME

S1-MME, S11

PNLT-SGW-800

SGW

S1-MME, S1-u, S11, S5, S8, SGi

PDN-GW

S5/S8

GTPv1-U

PNLT-PGW-800

PGW

S1-MME, S1-u, S11, S5, S8, SGi

IP Traffic Emulator

S1-U, SGi

UDP, GTPv1-U

CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information, please contact Polaris Networks
either by emailing us at sales@polarisnetworks.net
or by calling the phone numbers listed here :

USA

INDIA

Phone: +1-408-625-7273

Phone: +91-33-23575511
VoIP: +1-781-652-9603

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INDIA OFFICE

US OFFICE

EP Y3, Sector V,
Salt Lake Electronics Complex
Kolkata 700091
India

Polaris Networks Inc.

14856 Holden Way,
San Jose, CA 95124
USA