WaveTest - Designed for equipment manufacturers to accurately analyze the performance of their WLAN infrastructure products, as well as for carriers and enterprise users that want to make the right choice when selecting WLAN equipment for deployment in their networks.

WaveTest Benefits WaveTest 90

WaveTest 20

WaveTest™ 90 / WaveTest™ 20

Multi-Client Traffic Generator / Performance Analyzer

SCALABILITY - Scale WLAN infrastructure equipment testing to realistic scenarios comprising thousands of WLAN

and Ethernet clients

- Individual security, power, rate, and payload settings per client

- Up to nine independent traffic generators/performance analyzers in each WaveTest 90 chassis

- Up to six WaveTest chassis daisy-chained in single test

ACCURACY - Traffic generation and analysis at maximum air rate for all WLAN clients; Ethernet traffic at line rate

- Multiple flows per client emulate diverse traffic types including voice and data

- Frame by frame tracking of every client flow with 50 nSec time stamp accuracy

- Precision radio for roaming and rate adaptation measurements

- Individual client mobility control, providing precise and controllable roaming tests

REPEATABILITY - Sophisticated traffic scheduling emulates real-world scenarios of clients contending for the shared

medium

- Regression testing using industry accepted test scripting languages

- WLAN client emulation independent of off-the-shelf MAC and radio constraints guarantees

repeatable test sequences

AUTOMATION - VeriWave Command Library enables test automation using Tcl, Perl and Python

- Test setting and results configurations are interchangeable between VeriWave’s automated test

suites and user scripts

Testing a large scale Wireless LAN has historically been an enormous challenge. With the WaveTest 90 / 20, network testing is brought to a new scale:

Thousands of STAs connecting to a WLAN, utilizing hundreds of Access Points – all competing for the same radio spectrum. True emulation of this

environment is now possible:

- The WaveBlade traffic scheduler offers fully interleaved traffic flows,

emulating real mobile clients contending for the shared medium

- The traffic scheduler dynamically adjusts offered load to approximate

intended load with load resolution of better than 0.5%

- Client contention can be precisely emulated, guaranteeing real-world

behavior in every test iteration

- Client behavior is indiviadually controlled providing accurate control

of 802.11, 802.3, and IP characteristics, including power, medium

access control, authentication and encryption, frame size and rate

- Each WaveBladeTM traffic generator/performance analyzer emulates up to 500 WLAN or 1,000 Ethernet clients across single or multiple subnets

- Each WaveTest 90 supports up to 9 WaveBlades with a combined capacity of up to 4,500 individual WLAN clients (STAs)

- Unprecedented network scale can be achieved by daisy-chaining up to six WaveTest 90 chassis for a total of 27,000 emulated clients

- Generate and analyze traffic between WLAN clients and Ethernet clients/servers, or mobile WLAN clients

- Gigabit Ethernet traffic generation and analysis at full wire-speed - Multiple traffic flows per client are supported, with each flow offering

traffic at Layers 2, 3 and 4 - Real-time port statistics, per flow statistics, packet filters, triggers and

capture capabilities for precise analysis - Built-in client mobility allows precise roaming of each and every client

between any Access Points, at pre-determined times or power settings

Large Scale Testing

Real-World WLAN Client Emulation

Typical setup supports testing of tens of Access Points and multiple WLAN switches

Scheduler interleaves traffic flows contending for the shared medium

Responding to the unique demands of developers, QA test departments, pre-deployment labs, and competitive marketing labs, the WaveTest offers three fully-integrated use-models:

- Roam hundreds of clients; individual client roaming behavior is

controlled by the user allowing for 100% repeatability of tests

- Client initiated roaming as well as switch-initiated roaming is

supported

- Utilize VeriWave’s automated roaming application or user-defined

scripts

- Scalability test:

– Measure throughput, latency, and frame loss while clients

roam

– Measure roaming delay per client and per client-group

Acceptance of WLANs in corporate networks for mission critical applications is dependent on the flawless performance and security of these networks. WaveTest addresses this need with a set of purpose built test suites:

- Load test:

– Measure the maximum client load that the System Under Test

can handle without dropping any clients

– Measure the effects on roam times as the number of roaming

clients increases

- Test the performance of the System Under Test to handle a

multitude of security profiles used by the clients

- WaveManagerTM – this user interface offers comprehensive and interactive control of multiple chassis and test ports – mobile-client emulation, Ethernet client emulation, traffic generation and analysis, all from a single, easy-to-use dashboard

- VCLTM (VeriWave Command Library) – Programmatic control, test configuration, statistics, and reporting functions are supported via this common library that is accessible via Tcl, Perl, and Python

- Automated tests address specific applications that require automation and regression, such as roaming, performance benchmarking, VoIP over WLAN, and security

- Configuration data, test control, and results are all seamlessly transferable between all use models. VCL command scripts can be generated automatically in Tcl, Perl, or Python from existing hardware or user configuration

- Test results are collected and displayed using an extensive set of predefined counters, user-defined counters, triggers and filters, as well as a 100 MB capture buffer per WaveBlade

Ease of Use

Testing the Issues that Matter Most

Accurate and Scalable Performance Analysis

WaveManager control dashboard

WaveTest Specifications

WaveBlade Specifications

Ordering Information

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WaveTest 90 WaveTest 20

Number of slots for WaveBlades 9 2

Max number of WaveTest chassis that can be daisy chained 6 6

Rack mount 19” 19”

Portable No Yes

Size 17”h x 19”w x 21.5”d 44.5 x 48.3 x 54.6 cm

13.5”h x 5.6”w x 21.5”d 34.3 x 14.2 x 54 cm

Weight 52.0 lb (23.6 kg) 23.0 lb (10.4 kg)

Power 100 to 230 VAC; 50/60 Hz; 15 to 8 Amps Automatic line voltage selection

Time synchronization accuracy between chassis 10 uSec, using VeriWave supplied synchronization cables

Chassis control Windows XP computer connected via Fast-Ethernet or Gigabit-Ethernet LAN

WaveBlade WiFi 802.11 a/b/g (WBW 1000)

WaveBlade Ethernet (WBE 1000)

Operating frequency 801.11b / 802.11g; 2.4 Ghz 802.11a 5 Ghz

Transmit power control 802.11a: -42 dBm to -6 dBm 802.11b: -42 dBm to –6 dBm 802.11g: -42 dBm to –6 dBm

Ethernet PHY rates 10/100/1000 Mbps

Transit power accuracy +/-2.0 dB

Receive sensitivity -70 dBm min for 8x10-2 FER (CCK) -70 dBm for 10x10-2 PER (OFDM)

RF Isolation better than 80 dB

Interface connector SMA female connector, standard thread, AC coupled, 50 Ohms RJ45

Traffic timestamp accuracy 50ns

Maximum number of emulated clients 500

Maximum number of emulated flows 1,000

Maximum number of clients/flows analyzed 131,000

802.11 MAC control (all parameters) independent per client

802.1x authentication support PEAP/MSCHAPv2, TLS, LEAP/EAP-FAST, TTLS

Encryption support WEP-40 and WEP-104, TKIP (WPA), CCMP (WPA2) Layer 3/4 (IP, UDP, TCP, etc.) control (all parameters) Independent per client

Port counters one for each of layer 2, 3 and 4 frame types

Client, flow and flow-group counters frames sent/received, bytes sent/received, out-of-order frames, payload integrity, latency histograms

Filters and triggers 16 independent; user settable

WT 90 WaveTest 90 – 9 slot chassis, 19” rack-mountable

WT20 WaveTest 20-2 slot chassis, portable

WB1000 WaveBlade Management

WBW1000 WaveBlade WiFi 802.11 a/b/g – multi-client Traffic Generator /Performance Analyzer for WiFi networks

WBE1000 WaveBlade Ethernet – multi-client Traffic Generator/Performance Analyzer for 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet networks

WaveManager Graphical user-interface – provides complete control of WaveTest chassis and WaveBlade cards

WLAN Roaming Automated roaming test suite

VCL Library SDK Provides access, configuration and control of WaveTest chassis and WaveBlades, allowing users to execute custom scripts; supports Tcl, Perl, and Python