Testing Triple Play

Triple play refers to the delivery of voice, video, and data services to an end-user as a unified service. From the end-user's perspective, triple play services are typically delivered as voice over IP (VoIP), broadcast TV, video on demand (VOD) and high-speed Internet (HSI) over DSL or cable connections.

Testing triple play requires overcoming multiple challenges brought about by the different characteristics of voice, video, and data traffic. Voice traffic consumes fairly low bandwidth but is highly sensitive to network jitter. Video services require a steady stream of high-bandwidth traffic, but are severely impacted by packet reordering or loss. Data services such as web browsing, file uploads and downloads, and other end-user interactions have application-specific requirements. For a successful triple play service deployment, the interactions of voice, video, and data traffic and their impact on an end-user's experience need to be measured.

Ixia's Aptixia IxLoad provides a comprehensive solution for testing triple play networks and services. IxLoad measures application performance by creating realistic networks that emulate hundreds of thousands of users using complex combinations of services.


White Papers

Datasheets

Presentations

  • IPTV Testing Solutions - this presentation, presented as part of the Fall 2007 Ixia days tour, discusses the need for IPTV and business and technology.
  • Application Performance Testing - this presentation, presented as part of the Fall 2007 Ixia days tour, discusses the industry drivers for delivery of multiplay services. The requirements for application layer forwarding are detailed, including triple play traffic, peer-to-peer and security elements. The testing challenges are discussed, along with specific measurement requirements.
  • IxLoad Overview - this presentation covers IxLoad's features for Triple Play testing, including advanced network features, inherent flexibility, performance, statistics, and analysis. The full complement of IxLoad emulated protocols is covered.

Test Plans

Brochures

  • IPTV Testing - Ensuring Quality of Experience through Intelligent Testing - Discusses the means by which IPTV is delivered to the home. The implementation differences between broadcast video and video on demand (VoD) are highlighted. An overview of video delivery challenges is presented, including channel change performance. IPTV associated testing requirements are covered.
  • Ixia Testing Solutions - discusses Ixia's testing solutions for switching and routing, Triple Play delivery, IMS, data center operations, Carrier Ethernet, network assessment, and broadband access performance and conformance.
  • Ixia Platform - the Ixia chassis and load modules used to generate line-rate traffic and capture results.


Aptixia IxLoad - a highly scalable, integrated test solution for assessing the performance of multiplay networks and devices. IxLoad emulates subscribers and associated protocols to ensure subscriber Quality of Experience (QoE). Protocols supported include all triple play elements: HTTP, SSL, FTP, IGMP, MLD, MPEG, RTSP, RTP, MS IPTV, SIP and MGCP. In addition, IxLoad can be used to test critical aspects of the infrastructure, including DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, and LDAP services.

Aptixia IxNetwork - characterizes the performance and scalability of routers and switches. The application over routes feature allows triple play testing to occur over established, emulated routes.

IxANVL - contains conformance tests for most of the Internet protocols used in triple play devices.

Aptixia IxAutomate - the triple play test suite contains pre-built scripts for many of the triple play protocols.

IxChariot - tests triple play network components with a variety of protocol tests.

Ixia Platform (Chassis/Load Modules) - the Ixia chassis and load modules used to generate line-rate traffic and capture results.





 
 
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