Tests will play critical role in streamlining service creation and
delivery with more realistic test conditions and scenarios
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), the leading provider of next-generation open
networking solutions, today announced it is leading an initiative within
the Broadband Forum that will leverage application-level traffic
generation for advanced broadband testing. This is driven by migration
to NFV-based systems creating a new requirement for a standardized
approach to testing of dynamically reconfigured virtualized services,
which can challenge traditional methods of performance characterization.
“This initiative will benefit service providers, vendors and testing
labs by fundamentally allowing them to manage the increasingly complex
subscriber traffic on the network as application and service parameters
change and evolve,” Broadband Forum CEO Robin Mersh said. “The project
stream will have far-reaching positive effects on the entire industry
and is why the Broadband Forum is championing it. ADTRAN’s domain
experience in helping the industry transition to a more flexible,
scalable and secure software-defined access network is certainly
appreciated.”
The first project in the Application-level Traffic Generation for
Advanced Broadband Testing Project Stream is expected to be completed in
late 2018, with follow on projects in early 2019. It will deliver on the
following principals:
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Define and specify a model for the generation of test traffic at the
application level that emulates real-time domain behavior of multiple
applications from multiple subscribers.
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Create a reference implementation for use in test cases in Open
Broadband Labs and in other test environments as developed by the
Broadband Forum and other industry stakeholders.
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Primarily address high-speed internet access for residential use. In a
later phase, business applications could also be addressed.
“As carriers invest in upgrading the access infrastructure and look to
leverage the service creation capabilities now available, it is critical
that testing evolves to keep pace and ensure that the promises of
software-defined access are realized,” ADTRAN Senior Staff Scientist and
Project Stream Leader Ken Ko said. “ADTRAN has played an instrumental
role in bringing this work forward and we look forward to collaborating
with our peers within the Broadband Forum to advance this important
work.”
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is the leading global provider of networking and
communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video
and internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures.
ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations and millions of individual users
worldwide. For more information, please visit us at www.adtran.com,
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