Druid’s Netproof solution is an advanced suite of test tools to enable the testing and verification of mobile and satellite access networks. Netproof modules include:
- Netproof Callgen
Exercise GSM access networks through automated control of real and virtual handsets - Netproof AeroH
Emulate classic Aero-H terminal access to Inmarsat telecommunication networks. - Netproof Swift Broadband
Emulate Inmarsat Swift Broadband IP service.
Netproof Callgen
Netproof call generator enables both functional and load testing scenarios to be executed on GSM access networks. Complex test scenarios can be created using a combination of real GSM handsets and virtual handsets.
- Controls up to 50 real mobile stations in complex test scenarios.
- Handsets controlled via Wifi or SMS.
- Automated test execution and results checking.
- Mobile application for standalone test execution.
- Virtual handset and basestation support to facilitate error case and soak testing (Supports 100s of virtual handsets).
- Flexible scripting environment to create custom test scenarios.
- Comprehensive library of existing test scenarios.
- Test execution and verification controlled via graphical user interface.
Netproof AeroH
Netproof-AeroH simulates the Inmarsat AeroH satellite voice and data network service. This facilitates testing of both aircraft and land based applications without the need to connect to the real AeroH network service. It can also simulate congestion and error scenarios which can be difficult to produce reliably with the real AeroH network service.
- Supports the Arinc 746 interface allowing aircraft systems under test to be physically connected directly to Netproof AeroH.
- Simulates the AeroH voice service.
- Simulates the AeroH data 3 service.
- Delay, jitter and throughput network behaviour can be configured for data 3 traffic.
- Simulation of satellite network congestion.
- Controlled via graphical user interface.
Netproof Swift Broadband
Netproof Swift Broadband simulates the Inmarsat Swift Broadband satellite data network service. This facilitates testing of both aircraft and land based applications without the need to connect to the real Swift Broadband network service. It can also simulate congestion and error scenarios which can be difficult to produce reliably with the real Swift Broadband network service.
- Supports the Arinc 781 interface allowing aircraft systems under test to be physically connected directly to Netproof Swift Broadband.
- Simulates the Swift Broadband background class and multiple streaming classes.
- Actual bandwidth granted for a streaming class can be set differently from what is requested by the client application.
- Delay, jitter and throughput network behaviour can be configured.
- Can simulate satellite congestion and other error cases.
- Controlled via graphical user interface.