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MAPS™

MAPS™

Overview

GL’s Message Automation & Protocol Simulation (MAPS™) is a protocol simulation and conformance test tool that supports a variety of protocols such as SIP, MEGACO, MGCP, SS7, ISDN, GSM, MAP, CAS, LTE, UMTS, SS7 SIGTRAN, ISDN SIGTRAN, SIP I, GSM AoIP, Diameter and others. This message automation tool covers solutions for both protocol simulation and protocol analysis. The application includes various test plans and test cases to support the testing of real-time entities. Along with automation capability, the application gives users the unlimited ability to edit messages and control scenarios (message sequences). “Message sequences” are generated through scripts.

MAPS™ supports transmission and detection of various traffic types over  IP (RTP, GTP), ATM, GSM (TRAU), & TDM – such as, digits, voice file, single tone, dual tones, fax, sms, email, http, ftp, and video. MAPS™ also includes support for wide range of codec rates – visit www.gl.com/traffic-simulation.html and www.gl.com/voice-codecs.html webpage for more details. Verify your latest mobile features over the network with various types of traffic generators and receivers. In GPRS, packet data traffic can be generated and validated with GTP traffic modules. Circuit switched traffic can be generated and recorded using RTP core module.

GL’s MAPS™ is designed to work on TDM interfaces as well as on the IP/Ethernet interfaces. TDM signaling protocols such as SS7, ISDN, MLPPP, CAS, MAP, CAP, GSM, INAP, and BICC operate over TDM networks, where as VoIP protocols SIP, SIP-I, MEGACO, MGCP, SIGTRAN, Diameter, INAP, MAP, CAP, and BICC operate over IP transport layer.

MAPS™ also supports 3G & 4G mobile protocol standards for testing the rapidly evolving mobile technologies. MAPS™ can simulate radio signaling protocols such as LTE (S1, eGTP, X2) interfaces and UMTS (IuCS, IuPS, IuH), GPRG Gb, and GSM A over IP transport layer.

MAPS™ test suite is enhanced to simulate multiple UEs and IMS core elements such as P-CSCF, I-CSCF, S-CSCF, PCRF, MGCF in IMS core network. With the help of mobile phones, and other simulated wireless networks, the VoLTE Lab setup can be operated in real-time for making VoLTE calls and also for interworking with PSTN and VoIP networks.

GL’s MAPS™ is enhanced to a High Density version and a special purpose 1U network appliance that is capable of high call intensity (hundreds of calls/sec) and high volume of sustained calls (tens of thousands of simultaneous calls/1U platform).

MAPS™ for Wireless Network

  • IP Multimedia Services (IMS) Network Lab
  • LTE (Long Term Evolution) S1 Interface Simulation
  • LTE (Long Term Evolution) S3, S4, S5, S8, S10, S11 and S16 Interfaces Simulation
  • LTE (Long Term Evolution) X2 AP Interface Simulation
  • Circuit Switched Fall Back (CSFB) and SMS procedures over SGs Interface
  • UMTS IuCS, IuH over IP and ATM Interface Simulation
  • UMTS IuPS over IP Interface Simulation
  • UMTS Gn Gp over IP Interface Simulation
  • GPRS Gb interface (over IP) Protocol Simulation
  • Communications Network Lab

MAPS™ for VoIP Network

  • MEGACO (Media Gateway Control) Protocol Simulation
  • MGCP (Media Gateway Controller Protocol) Protocol Simulation
  • SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Protocol Simulation
  • SIP I (SIP ISUP) Protocol Simulation
  • SS7 SIGTRAN (SS7 over IP) Protocol Simulation
  • MAP IP (Mobile Application Part over IP) Protocol Simulation
  • CAP (CAMEL Application Part) IP Protocol Simulation
  • ISDN SIGTRAN (ISDN over IP) Protocol Simulation
  • GSM AoIP (GSM A over IP) Protocol Simulation
  • Skinny Call Control Protocol (SCCP)
  • INAP IP Emulator (ANSI, ITU)
  • Bearer Independent Call Control over IP Emulator (BICC over IP)
  • Diameter Protocol Simulation (S6a, S6d, S13, Cx/Dx, Gx, and Rx interfaces)
  • MAPS™ ED137 Emulator (Air Traffic Management)

MAPS™ for TDM Network

  • ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Protocol Simulation
  • SS7 (ISUP) Protocol Simulation
  • GSM A Interface Simulation
  • GSM Abis Interface Simulation
  • CAS (Channel Associated Signaling) Protocol Simulation
  • MC-MLPPP Protocol Simulation and Conformance Testing
  • MAP (Mobile Application Part) Protocol Simulation
  • INAP (ANSI, ITU) Protocol Simulation
  • CAP (CAMEL Application Part) Protocol Simulation
  • FXO FXS Interface Simulation
  • High Capacity Analog Phone Simulator – MAPS™ APS

General MAPS™ Features

  • Call Simulation & Control
  • Multi-protocol, Multi-interface Simulation
  • Script based and protocol independent software architecture
  • Auto generate and respond to signaling messages
  • Traffic Handling Capabilities (requires additional license)
  • Automation
  • Automated Bulk Call Generation / Stress Testing
  • Scheduler and pre-saved configuration files for automated testing
  • Bulk Call Generation
  • Pre-processing tools
  • Easy script builder for quick testing to advance testing
  • Customization of test configuration profiles
  • Unlimited ability to customize the protocol fields and call control scenarios  
  • Centralized Control and Remote Access
  • Command Line Interface (requires additional license)
  • Option to send reports to database accessible via web interface
  • Centralized control of multiple MAPS™ applications remotely from single client application
  • Reports and Statistics
  • Call Status, Link Status, Message Statistics and RTP Voice Quality Metrics (LMOS, CMOS)
  • User Defined Statistics for RTP traffic parameters
  • Capture Events, and Error Events