What Is It?
The Fortissimo is a DS3 network load generator that simulates
telephony subscribers placing
calls into the network including
the ability to generate/receive FAX call traffic. The unit gives
the user flexibility to serve a wide range of applications
associated with switch and network
testing. Ideally suited to
allow the user to develop a test environment with the ability to
test
highly complex call scenarios and interactive applications
under high call loads on hundreds of
lines simultaneously in a
dedicated lab environment.
What Does It Do?
The Ameritec Fortissimo has the ability to simulate high volumes
of subscriber calls. This high
volume of bulk call generation
can be combined with complex call testing capability. Through
the
use of user defined call scripts and line protocols, users
can tailor test scenarios to meet a wide
range of testing
requirements.
Each unit supports 1 DS3 with subscribers being simulated on T1,
E1, Primary Rate ISDN, and
SS7 circuits via software selectable
parameters. Up to 32 channels of FAX can be supported per
unit.
FAX traffic requires the use of the NLG-FRM unit.
How Does It Work?
The actions of each simulated subscriber are independently
controlled through unique parameter
fields defined in user
programmed Call Scripts. Call Scripts include capabilities for
testing
signaling, dialing, Voice over Packet, QoS (GMOS, G-PSQM,
R-Factor) digit decoding, tone
sending, path verification, and
tone receive. The Scripts define calling patterns and can
simulate
practically any action a live caller can perform.
Scripts can also simulate multiple subscribers
allowing testing
of multiple-party calls such as conference calling.
The Ameritec Conductor GUI, a Windows® based Graphical User
Interface, allows the user to
create test systems. The user is
now able to create a battery of tests, create traffic profiles,
load
test cases, view test results and create reports.
With the addition of the Ameritec XpresScript the user is able
to develop sophisticated test
scripts by simply drawing the test
sequence. Call Scripts are easily developed by dragging,
dropping and interconnecting icons to create a graphical Call
Flow Diagram. This Call Flow
Diagram can easily be loaded into
the Fortissimo using the Conductor.
What Can It Test?
Applications that previously were too costly to test automatically
can now be easily automated
with the Fortissmo.
- Central Office or PBX Switches
and Network
- 3rd Generation Voice Over
Packet Systems
- Intelligent Network (IN)
Applications
- Voice Mail Systems
- Computer Telephony Integration
(CTI) systems and applications
- Automatic Call Distribution (ACD)
systems
- DS3 systems
- Paging Systems
- Etc.
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