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Anyone responsible for the performance of a network understands the need for comprehensive testing. It is their job to ensure that users to receive a positive experience no matter what the circumstances. The network must perform well under a variety of common conditions and not fail under extreme ones. Extensive testing is critical to achieving this objective.

Testing the performance of individual network components is necessary but insufficient. True end-to-end testing of the full system is required to understand how that system will behave under different conditions. But conducting these tests is a challenge.

Typical test packages can contain hundreds or even thousands of test cases. They require operating the entire system, controlling different parts independently to simulate the intended conditions, and logging the resulting behaviour for analysis.

End-to-end test execution requires the use of several different tools simultaneously. And there is often lengthy network reconfiguration between tests to set up the test environment appropriately.

For example, a test case may include controlling a smartphone in an RF isolation box to perform a variety of different actions while changing RF signal strengths to simulate a handover. It may also involve making changes to network settings or configuration and then repeating these actions multiple times.

Lab testing workflow automation

A lab workflow automation solution can make these types of testing far easier to do. By automating the coordination of the different systems in the lab, end-to-end testing is accelerated, testing coverage is increased and the lab becomes more efficient.

Testing setup, calibration and tear-down times are reduced from hours to minutes. By automating various processes, more sophisticated testing becomes possible. This means even greater confidence in network performance.

LAMTA is perfect for network operators and their vendor partners

Designed specifically for network operator labs, LAMTA automates the tedious manual work of end-to-end network functionality and performance testing. It is hardware-agnostic and can operate equipment from a variety of vendors – RF attenuators, optical switches and impairment emulators, network elements and Android and iPhone user equipment.

A screenshot of LAMTA"s End-to-End Scripting Feature:

LAMTA supports end-to-end test scripts that can control multiple pieces of equipment from different vendors within the same test. Any user can create their own scripts, and the script library is shared among all users. Advanced AI tools are available to facilitate script creation and log analysis.

For more information on LAMTA, or to request a demonstration, contact info@acentury.co.

Here's a demo video of the capabilities: https://youtu.be/lZYrEs02XNU?feature=shared