NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator

Data sheet
version 2.0

PRODUCT BENEFITS
Product Overview
NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator is a PC based tool for simulating the signalling and traffic against 3G WCDMA (UTRA-FDD) NodeB in Iub interface. It can be used for testing the NodeB without a real RNC and Core network infrastructure. RRC integrity protection support enables L3 testing with commercial User Equipment. The most effective tool for NodeB > Functional testing > Final factory testing > Conformance testing The protocols supported by RNC/Iub Simulator are AAL5, SSCOP, UNI, AAL2 signaling, Frame Protocols, MAC, RLC, NBAP, RRC, MM and CC. Flexible and distributable scripting utilities offer efficient way to define test cases and to build up customised testing interfaces. NETHAWK RNC/IUB SIMULATOR CONCEPT > NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator software > Hybrid Server HW > M5 Monitoring option > ACSU for accurate clock reference

1. Cost effective PC based product 2. Replaces expensive RNC infrastructures 3. Gives kick-start to HSDPA/HSUPA testing and demonstrations. Includes ready-to-run HSDPA/HSUPA scripts and BER support. 4. Powerful test case platform. Customer specific test cases with scripts or other applications running on top of the Simulator. 5. Powerful load testing capabilities 6. Monitoring window to understand test case behaviour and analyse unexpected NodeB or UE events

NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator testing environment.

NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator in brief

HSDPA/HSUPA (REL6) > HSDPA L1 testing up to 100Mbps > HSUPA L1 testing up to 100Mbps > HSDPA/HSUPA L3 calls up to 20Mbps with connection to LAN > Link Statistics for BER, BLER and FER stastistics > 3GPP Rel6 > NBAP message library > Layer 1 calls with PN9 or PN11 generation

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3GPP 25.141 (REL99) > 3GPP 25.141 TM and RMC over Iub - Simulator can activate Test Models 1 - 4 PROTOCOL EMULATION (REL99, REL5 & REL6) > Implementation of 3GPP NBAP, ALCAP, RRC and NAS > RRC Integrity Protection supported with test USIMs FUNCTIONAL TESTING FOR UE AND NODEB (REL99 & REL5) > Multiple FACH support - Possible to set up multiple FACH channels to be used simultaneously CONNECTIVITY > Possibility to connect to 3rd party IP servers like Web Server or video stream server. TEST CONTROL > Scripting tools for creating L3 signalling scenarios with VBScript, JScript or with external application acting as a DCOM client enabling external control in larger test environments > DCOM interface for enabling external control > DCOM API BER testing capabilities > Useful in test application development and training CAPACITY > Can be connected to NodeB having 1 to 3 cells > UE to UE or UE to simulator calls up to 75 UEs are supported simultaneously > AAL2 + Iub Frame Protocol (for DCH, RACH, FACH and HS-DSCH) > Up to 900 AAL2 connections > Up to 900 simultaneous L1 calls for FACH, RACH, PCH and DCH

NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator in network environment.

> Up to 450 L1 calls (DCCH + DTCH) with coordinated DCHs for AMR > Full HSDPA and HSPA data rates in L3 PS session > HS-DSCH L1 data rates up to 100 Mbps with transparent mode on STM-1 > E-DCH L1 data rates up to 100 Mbps in transparent mode on STM-1 > Support for one user with multiple services enabling up to 100 Mbps data rate

FUNCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

SOFTWARE
NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulation

ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW
NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator can be used as stand alone test equipment or as a part of the larger test system. NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator contains DCOM interface, so it can be also controlled from some external client, which supports DCOM. This kind of client can be a test sequencer, script runs in Internet Explorer or other software written in language supporting DCOM.

NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulation contains necessary implementation of the protocols in order to emulate message scenarios of Iub interface. Procedures are easy to activate and the simulator responds to certain incoming messages automatically. The procedure activation sequences can be recorded as script blocks for easy repetition. You can also edit the messages using ASN.1 and XML or with hex dump and decoder preview depending on the protocol layer. You can control the message sequences completely from the scripts.

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All this is possible via the simulation user interface featuring simulation command menus, Console window for full control of the simulation, Call and AAL2/AAL5 conncection status windows and the Script Viewer window showing the dialog of the currently active script file. There is also a runtime help instructing in activating the procedures.
NetHawk Link Statistics

NetHawk Link Statistics is an application for monitoring bit error rates over 3G Iub and Um interfaces. RNC/Iub Simulator generates bit patterns and sends them to NodeB and user equipment. The data can be looped back in the user equipment. Link Statistics application can calculate Bit error rate (BER), frame error rate (FER) and block error rate (BLER) from the bit pattern received from the NodeB.
NetHawkM5 Monitoring

Structural Overview of the NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator

NetHawk M5 Monitoring option decodes and analyses 3G protocols in various formats, levels of details and coding options. Statistics information about the traffic is collected simultaneously with the analysis. The traffic can also be recorded on the PC hard disk for later analysis. NetHawk M5 Monitoring option contains powerful, easy to use environment for setting filters and triggering different actions. Monitoring waits specified events or messages and the selected action of filter is performed. The runtime help and protocol help give guidance in using the monitoring.

NetHawk Script Builder

NetHawk Script Builder is a visual tool for creating and modifying test scripts. User interface of the scripts is implemented with HTML. The controlling part of the scripts is implemented with JScript or VBScript. Scripting help contains step by step instructions on making scripts and also includes reference for the functions for controlling scripts. Both NetHawk Script Builder and Script Viewer in the simulation user interface utilise the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser and its scripting features. Thus, in addition to HTML, also DHTML and ActiveX controls can be used in script user interface production.

HARDWARE RNC/Iub Simulator uses Hybrid Server HW which includes STM1/OC-3 interface. NodeB is connected using fiber cable to the Hybrid Server. Hybrid Server HW has three Ethernet interfaces. The first is connected using cross-over cable to the PC running RNC/Iub Simulator UI, the second Ethernet is connected using cross-over cable to the PC running M5M and the the third Ethernet is connected to LAN for IP gateway functionality. IP gateway allows to connect 3rd party IP servers (i.e Web Server and video stream server) to the Simulator.

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Supported protocols
NetHawk RNC/Iub Simulator is based on the following specifications:

PC Recommendations
> Pentium IV @ 2.4 GHz CPU at minimum > Operating system: - Windows 2000 Professional and Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer or - Windows XP Professional and Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer > 512 MB of RAM and 200 MB of free disk space

Protocol
NetHawk Oyj 2007. All rights reserved. Technical specifications and characteristic are subject to change without further notice.

Mode R99, March 2002 3GPP 25.427, v 3.9.0 3GPP 25.435, v 3.10.0 3GPP 25.321, v 3.11.0 3GPP 25.322, v 3.10.0 3GPP 25.323, v 3.8.0 3GPP 25.331, v 3.10.0 3GPP 24.008, v 3.11.0 3GPP 24.008, v 3.11.0 3GPP 25.433, v 3.9.0

Mode R4, Sep 2003 3GPP 25.427, v 3.9.0 3GPP 25.435, v 3.10.0 3GPP 25.321, v 3.11.0 3GPP 25.322, v 3.10.0 3GPP 25.323, v 3.8.0 3GPP 25.331, v 3.10.0 3GPP 24.008, v 3.11.0 3GPP 24.008, v 3.11.0 3GPP 25.433, v 4.10.0 (no conformance for vendor specific variants) ITU-T Q.2630.1, ITU-T Q.2150.2 ITU-T Q.2100 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2130 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2110 (07/94) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.361 (11/95) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.363.2, ITU-T I.366.1

Mode R5, June 2004 3GPP 25.427, v 5.3.0 3GPP 25.426, v 5.5.0 3GPP 25.435, v 5.7.0 3GPP 25.434, v 5.4.0 3GPP 25.321, v 5.9.0 3GPP 25.322, v 5.8.0 3GPP 25.323, v 5.2.0 3GPP 25.331, v 5.9.0 3GPP 24.008, v 5.12.0 3GPP 24.008, v 5.12.0 3GPP 25.433, v 5.9.0 (no conformance for vendor specific variants) ITU-T Q.2630.2, ITU-T Q.2150.2 3GPP 25.434, v 5.4.0 ITU-T Q.2100 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2130 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2110 (07/94) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.361 (11/95) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.363.2, ITU-T I.366.1 3GPP 25.321, v 5.9.0

Mode R6, June 2006 3GPP 25.427, v 6.7.0 3GPP 25.426, v 6.5.0 3GPP 25.435, v 6.3.0 3GPP 25.434, v 6.2.0 3GPP 25.321, v 6.9.0 3GPP 25.322, v 6.8.0 3GPP 25.323, v 6.6.0 3GPP 25.331, v 6.10.0 3GPP 24.008, v 6.14.0 3GPP 24.008, v 6.14.0 3GPP 25.433, v 6.10.0 (no conformance for vendor specific variants)

Iub frame protocols

MAC RLC PDCP RRC MM, CC GMM, SM NBAP

ALCAP

ITU-T Q.2630.1, ITU-T Q.2150.2 ITU-T Q.2100 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2130 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2110 (07/94) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.361 (11/95) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.363.2, ITU-T I.366.1 3GPP 25.321, v 3.11.0

SAAL-UNI SSCF-UNI SSCOP CPCS and SAR ATM AAL5 AAL2 MAC

ITU-T Q.2630.2, ITU-T Q.2150.2 3GPP 25.434, v 6.2.0 ITU-T Q.2100 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2130 (07/94) ITU-T Q.2110 (07/94) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.361 (11/95) ITU-T I.363.5 (08/96) ITU-T I.363.2, ITU-T I.366.1 3GPP 25.321, v 6.7.0

Business Id. 0631056-0

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