TOTAL TesTing services FrOm AricenT

IntroductIon

With tens of thousands of hours of testing experience, comprehensive test frameworks, and deep domain expertise across the entire telecom ecosystem, Aricent has become the partner of choice for the top network equipment manufacturers, device manufacturers, and service providers alike. Learn how our testing services enable our customers to accelerate delivery of high quality products and services and stay on the cutting edge of innovation.

Services• Testing Lifecycle Services: Weprovideservicesacrossallproductand

testingstages:

• Lab Management Services: Wemaintaintestlabsformultiplewirelessandwirelinecustomers,andhaveextensiveexpertiseinremoteandlocallabplanning,setup,maintenance,andmanagement.WeassurelabsecuritythroughcompliancewithISO/IEC17799,ISO/IEC27001,andperiodicauditsconductedasperTL9000.

• Test Automation Services: Severalyearsoftestingexperiencehashelpedustobuildalargerepositoryoftestcaseswithextensivescenariocoverage.Theavailabilityofreusabletestcasesformoststandards-basedprotocolstranslatesintoreductionintestcycletimeby50percent.

ExpErtISETechnologies:Testingexpertiseacrosswirelessandwirelinetechnologies,applicationsoftware,testandmeasurementproducts,andcommunicationdevicesandservices

tEStIng SErvIcES from ArIcEnt

Aricent offers a comprehensive suite of testing services delivered by engineers and consultants with extensive expertise in telecommunication technologies as well as in testing best practices and equipment. We have invested significantly in building testing infrastructure, and in consistently delivering process innovations to address the rapidly changing testing needs seen today.

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new standards, networks, and consumer devices are being added at an unprecedented rate. There is constant pressure on the communications ecosystem to be future ready, and yet remain backward compatible at the same time. in this dynamic landscape, high quality testing of network equipment, devices, and applications plays a critical role in assuring satisfaction throughout the value chain.

contEmporAry tEStIng chAllEngESWith rapid changes in technology and user/customer expectations, equipment manufacturers, device vendors, and application vendors face new challenges including:

• Network Testing and Integration: Livenetworkenvironmentsarecomplexandexpensivetomaintain.Furthermore,agrowingbreadthofdomainexpertiseisrequiredtoensurecompatibilityandintegrationwiththedifferentcomponentsthatformapartoftoday’scommercialnetworks.

• Broad Interoperability:Ascarrierecosystemsbecomemorecomplex,interoperabilitytesting(IOT)becomesmorechallenging.Newdevicesandservicesneedtobesupportedastheyconformtoevolvingandlegacystandards.Additionally,ithasbecomeessentialtoreplicatealltherealisticscenariosandinteractionsbetweennetworkelementsduringtheIOTprocess.

• Compliance and Certification Approval:Globalcertificationandcompliancerequirementsareincreasinginvolumeandcomplexitywhilebecomingmorehighlyspecialized.

• Constant Process Re-evaluation: Testingmethodsstillrelyonlegacymodelswhicharenotadequateinthenewtelecomecosystem.Testingneedstoadaptsuchthatnewproductandserviceofferingscanbe

launchedwithahigherdegreeofflexibility,shortertime-to-market,andimprovedqualityguarantees.

• Featuretesting• Functionaltesting• Systemandplatformtesting• Systemintegrationtesting• End-to-endtesting

• Performanceandloadtesting• Interoperabilitytesting• Conformancetesting• Securitytesting• Fieldanddeploymenttesting

Wireless

GSM, GPRS/EDGE, 3G, WCDMA, CDMA2000, WiMAX, UMA, Femto,LTE

Data Communications

Routers, VPN and QoS, ATM, IP, MPLS, GigE

Platform Engineering

ATCA, Network Processors

Mobile Handsets

Physical Layer, Middleware, Multiple OS & Platforms, DSP, Multimedia Applications, MMI

Signalling

ISDN, SS7 & SIGTRAN

Transmission

SONET/SDH, RPR, DWDM

Network Management

TL1, SNMP, CORBA & CLI

Broadband & Wireless accessxDSL, Satellite, Cable, 802.11a/b/g/i & WiMAX

DSP

Video and Voice Processing, Audio/Video CODECS, Network Processor Application, Microcode Design

Billing & OSS

Multi Vendor Billing,OSS integration

CommunicationApplicationsMessaging, Location Based Services, Workforce Automation, Voice Applications

Packet networks/VoIP

IMS, SIP, H.248, MGCP, VoWiFi, Interworking

Our Total Testing offering, helps application, device, and equipment vendors address field readiness testing challenges with access to a state-of-the-art vodafone 3g lab, highly qualified domain expertise, and proven innovative solutions.

TOTAL TESTING

Test Tools:Expertisewithsignalgenerators,spectrumanalyzers,mobilecallgenerators,TDMandpackettestequipment,packetanalyzersandgenerators,andtimeadvancedrigsfromindustryleadingvendors

Portfolioof125+softwareframeworks500,000squarefeetoflabspace1,800testengineers

tESt SImulAtorS And AutomAtIon toolS

We have developed powerful in-house simulators and test frameworks in addition to making substantial capital investments in test infrastructure to support the growing businesses needs of our customers.

• In-house Simulators: Oursimulatorshelpexecutecomplextestcasesalongwithdetailedtrackingandreporting.Theseinclude:

• Automation Tools: Ourautomationtoolsprovideframeworkstocreatetestplans,executetestcases,developandruntestscripts,andgenerateandstorereports.Theseinclude:

• Aricent Network Simulator:Thissimulatorcanbeeasilyintegratedwiththirdpartyequipmenttoenableperformancetestingofcomplexroutingprotocols.Itcansimulatecomplextopologiestoreplicatetypicaldeploymentenvironments.

• Software Tool for Automated Test Environment (STATE):STATEisusefulforunittesting,subsystemandsystemintegrationtesting,andregressiontestingof2G/2.5G/3G/LTEproducts.Itenablescontrolovertheequipmentfortestpurposesandalsogeneratescustomizablestatisticsandreports.

• LTE Network Element Simulators:OurLTEnetworkelementsimulatorsfortheSGW,PGW,MME,EPC,HSS,NMS,eNodeB,andUEare3GPPR8compatibleandcanexecuteallstagesofthetestinglifecycle.

• Test Automation Framework (TAF):TheTAFcanrunplatformagnosticscriptsforload,build,sanity,feature,unit,integration,andregressiontestingofdatacomtechnologies.

• RAN Automation Framework:Thisframeworkallowstheusertodefineexecutionscenariosusingbuilt-inexecutionblockstorealizetestscenariosfor2G/3Gradioaccessnetworkelements.

• Test Case Repository:Ourexhaustiverepositoryoftestcases,plans,andscriptsspanstheentiregamutofwirelessandwirelinetechnologies.Coupledwiththeautomationframeworks,thesecanenableonetouchdailyregressioncyclesformorethan10,000scriptswithautomaticdailyreportinginthemanager’smailbox.

cuStomEr BEnEfItS

Accelerated Time-to-Market:Withcomprehensivetestautomationframeworks,extensivetestcaserepositories,andaskilledresourcepoolwithdeepdomainexpertise,wehelpourcustomersacceleratetheirtime-to-marketthroughreducedtestcyclesandimprovedproductquality.

Cost Savings:Ourglobaldeliverymodelandabilitytoflexiblydeployanddynamicallyscaleresourcesallowscustomerstodevelopsolutionsinacost-effectivemannerwithoutcompromisingoninnovation.

Excellent Predictability:Withcomprehensiveplanning,accurateeffortestimation,completedocumentation,statisticalmodeling,andothertestingbestpracticeswedeliverexcellentpredictabilityintermsofprojectcompletionandproductquality.

Risk Mitigation and Improved Product Quality:Yearsofexperienceintesting,expertiseintechnology,androbustriskidentificationandmitigationprocessesensurethebestproductqualityforourcustomers.

Multi-Service Router Testing for a European Telecom MajorAricentundertooktheverificationandvalidationofkeyfeatureslikeLDP,OSPFv3,IGMP,andMSDPinamulti-serviceedgerouterforaEuropeantelecommajor.Withtherapidrampupofresources,settingupofatestlab,coordinationbetweenonsiteandoffshoreteams,andalignmentwithcustomerprocesses,wewereabletodeliverCapExandOpExsavingsof$2milliontothecustomer.

LTE eNodeB Testing for a Tier 1 Japanese TEMAricenthelpedaTier1JapaneseTEMbringacomplexnewnetworkelementtomarketbytestingfeaturessuchascallsetup,usersetup,handover;andstandardscompliancefortheS1/X2interfaces.UsingourtesttoolstosimulatevariouseNodeBcomponents,wewereabletoreducetheoveralltestcycleby6months.

Short Message Service Testing for a Leading Application Software ProviderAricentassumedproductroadmapownershipofaleadingapplicationsoftwareprovider’sshortmessageservice(SMS)center,withend-to-endtestingservicesincludingpost-livesupport.ThroughrichexperienceandexpertiseinSMSprotocolslikeMAP,IS41,UCP,andprovenoffshoreprojectexecutioncapabilities,wewereabletoreducetime-to-marketforthecustomerby40percent.

2G/2.5G Base Station Testing for a Tier 1 European TEMAricentexecutedfeatureandsystemintegrationtestingofa2G/2.5GbasestationforaTier1EuropeanTEMthroughseamlesscoordinationofonsiteandoffshoreteams.Byprovidingcriticalsupportforcustomertrials,werealizeda25percentreductionintime-to-marketforthecustomertodeliverahighqualityfield-readyproductdeployedwith80customersin140countriesworldwide.

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