Manual - Diversity Data and Messaging Tests

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Contents
1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview of a Measurement Cycle........................................................................................................ 1
Reference Documentation ..................................................................................................................... 3
Ping Test ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Objective and Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 4
Basic Function ....................................................................................................................................... 4
IPv6 Support .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Forcing Diversity to Use a Specific IP Version for a Test ................................................................ 5
IPv6 Address Format........................................................................................................................ 6
IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic in NQDI .......................................................................................................... 6
Result Analysis ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Ping Trace Test .................................................................................................................................... 9

IPv6 Support .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Objective and Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 9
Basic Function ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Results Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 9
FTP Test .............................................................................................................................................. 11

Objective and Purpose ........................................................................................................................ 11
Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Impact of Send Buffer Size parameter value ................................................................................ 11
Results Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 12
HTTP Browser Test............................................................................................................................ 14

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 14
HTTP Transfer Test............................................................................................................................ 16

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Capacity Test ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Result Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 19
UDP Downlink Test ............................................................................................................................ 21

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Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 21

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UDP Plus Test .................................................................................................................................... 23

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Results Analysis UDPPlus ................................................................................................................... 23
10
Email Send Test ................................................................................................................................. 26

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 26
11
Email Receive Test ............................................................................................................................ 28

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 28
12
GPRS Attach Test .............................................................................................................................. 30

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 30
13
GPRS Detach Test ............................................................................................................................. 32

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 32
14
PDP Activation Test........................................................................................................................... 34

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 34
15
PDP Deactivation Test ...................................................................................................................... 36

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 36
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WAP Test ............................................................................................................................................ 37

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 37
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SMS Send Test ................................................................................................................................... 39

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Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 39

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SMS Receive Test .............................................................................................................................. 41

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 41
19
MMS Send Test .................................................................................................................................. 43

Phone Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 43
Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 43
Trigger Points MMS Sender ................................................................................................................ 47
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MMS Receive Test ............................................................................................................................. 48

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 48
Trigger Points MMS Receiver .............................................................................................................. 52
Port Usage and Firewall Settings..................................................................................................... 53

Dialup Network Connections ............................................................................................................... 53
Reducing the Effective Pause Time ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Figures
Figure 1-1 Overview of the idle times and pauses in a measurement cycle ..................................................... 1
Figure 1-2 NDIS post connect delay in NQDI. ................................................................................................... 2
Figure 2-1 Ping Test - Basic Function ............................................................................................................... 4
Figure 2-2 Network adapter properties .............................................................................................................. 5
Figure 2-3 IPv4 and IPv6 traffic throughput in NQDI ......................................................................................... 7
Figure 2-4 Ping Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ...................................................................................... 8
Figure 3-1 Ping Trace Test - Basic Function ..................................................................................................... 9
Figure 3-2 Ping Trace Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window .......................................................................... 10
Figure 4-1 FTP Test - Basic Function .............................................................................................................. 11
Figure 4-2 FTP Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window..................................................................................... 13
Figure 5-1 Test HTTP Browser Test - Basic Function.................................................................................. 14
Figure 5-2 HTTP Browser Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window .................................................................... 15
Figure 6-1 Test HTTP Transfer Test - Basic Function ................................................................................. 16
Figure 6-2 HTTP Transfer Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window.................................................................... 17
Figure 7-1 Overview of a Capacity test ........................................................................................................... 18
Figure 7-2 Results of Capacity test ................................................................................................................. 20
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Figure 8-1 UDP Downlink Test Basic Function ............................................................................................ 21

Figure 8-2 UDP Downlink Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window .................................................................... 22
Figure 9-1 UDP Plus Test Basic Function .................................................................................................... 23
Figure 9-2 UDP Plus Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ............................................................................ 25
Figure 10-1 Email Send Test Basic Function ............................................................................................... 26
Figure 10-2 Email Send Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ....................................................................... 27
Figure 11-1 Email Receive Test Basic Function .......................................................................................... 28
Figure 11-2 Email Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window .................................................................. 29
Figure 12-1 GPRS Attach Test Basic Function ............................................................................................ 30
Figure 12-2 GPRS Attach Analysis window (NQDI) ........................................................................................ 31
Figure 13-1 GPRS Detach Test Basic Function ........................................................................................... 32
Figure 13-2 GPRSDetach Analysis Window (NQDI) ....................................................................................... 33
Figure 14-1 PDP Activation Test Basic Function ......................................................................................... 34
Figure 14-2 PDP Activation Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ................................................................. 35
Figure 15-1 PDP Deactivation Test Basic Function ..................................................................................... 36
Figure 15-2 PDP Deactivation Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ............................................................. 36
Figure 16-1 WAP Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ................................................................................. 38
Figure 17-1 SMSSend Test Diagram .............................................................................................................. 39
Figure 17-2 SMS Send test - Result Analysis Window ................................................................................... 39
Figure 18-1 SMS Receive Test - Basic Function ........................................................................................... 41
Figure 18-2 SMS Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window.................................................................... 42
Figure 18-3 SMS Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window.................................................................... 42
Figure 19-1 MMS Send Test Basic Function ................................................................................................ 43
Figure 19-2 MMS Send Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window........................................................................ 44
Figure 20-1 MMS Receive Test Basic Function ........................................................................................... 48
Figure 20-2 MMS Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window ................................................................... 49
Figure A-1 GPRS markers in the GSM Analysis Window ............................................................................... 54
Figure A-2 GPRS markers in the Test Specific Analysis Window ................................................................... 55
Figure A-3 GPRS Markers in the Map Window ............................................................................................... 55
Figure A-4 PDP Context Activation after GPRS Dial ....................................................................................... 56
Figure A-5 GPRS PDP Context Activation ...................................................................................................... 56
Figure A-6 Data selection for GPRS dial-up connect failures ......................................................................... 57
Tables
Table 2-1 Timing of actions during a Ping Test ................................................................................................. 4
Table 2-2 Ping Test - Result Analysis ............................................................................................................... 7
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Table 3-1 Ping Trace Test - Result Analysis ..................................................................................................... 9

Table 4-1 Timing of actions during an FTP Test ............................................................................................. 11
Table 4-2 FTP Test - Result Analysis .............................................................................................................. 12
Table 5-1 HTTP Browser Test - Result Analysis ............................................................................................. 14
Table 6-1 Timing of actions during an HTTP Transfer Test ............................................................................ 16
Table 6-2 HTTP Transfer Test - Result Analysis ............................................................................................. 16
Table 7-1 Description of the Capacity test data .............................................................................................. 19
Table 8-1 UDP Downlink test - Result Analysis .............................................................................................. 21
Table 9-1 UDP Plus Test - Result Analysis ..................................................................................................... 24
Table 9-2 UDP Plus Test - Values in Statistics Register ................................................................................. 24
Table 9-3 UDP Plus test - Statistics in Repetition Table ................................................................................. 25
Table 10-1 Email Send Test - Result Analysis ................................................................................................ 26
Table 11-1 Email Receive Test - Result Analysis ........................................................................................... 28
Table 12-1 Timing of actions during a GPRS Attach Test............................................................................... 30
Table 13-1 Timing of actions during a GPRS Detach Test ............................................................................. 32
Table 14-1 Timing of actions during a PDP Activation Test ............................................................................ 34
Table 15-1 Timing of actions during a PDP Deactivation Test ........................................................................ 36
Table 16-1 WAP Test - Result Analysis .......................................................................................................... 37
Table 17-1 SMS Send Test - Result Analysis ................................................................................................. 40
Table 18-1 SMS Receive Test - Result Analysis ............................................................................................. 41
Table 19-1 MMS Send Test - Result Analysis ................................................................................................. 43
Table 20-1 MMS Receive Test - Result Analysis ............................................................................................ 48
Table A-1 Port Number Listing ........................................................................................................................ 53
Table A-2 UDP Ports ....................................................................................................................................... 53
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Introduction
This document describes the Data and Messaging tests available with the Diversity Measurement Units,
SwissQuals Subscriber Experience Management system for audio, data, messaging and video quality.
Each test is handled in a separate chapter, consisting of a description of the test flow and the result analysis.
Analysis is presented with NQDI, SwissQuals post processing application. Were necessary and appropriate,
in depth detail information is provided as well. The appendix outlines general information as well other kind of
nice to know descriptions.
Note: Please note that this document does not describe how to setup Diversity nor does it deal with
configuring the data and messaging tests. These topics are provided in document [1].
Overview of a Measurement Cycle

In a Diversity measurement cycle, data sessions are separated by idle periods. Each data session contains
one or more tests that are separated by pauses. You can specify the duration of the idle periods for the data
sessions and pauses between tests in NQView.
At the end of each test, a brief pause occurs during which clean-up is performed. In some cases, a pause is
also required before a test starts, for example to detach a device from the network. You cannot configure the
length of the clean-up pause for a test in NQView.
Note: If you want to modify the length of the preparation pause, see Appendix B on page Error!
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Preparation
HTTP
Get
IDLE
FTP
Get
Test
pause
GPRS
Attach
pause
DATA SESSION
pause
IDLE
Clean Up
DATA SESSION
IDLE
A data session contains a series of one

or more tests that are separated by
pauses.
Test session includes initial preparation (if

required), the test, and a post-test clean-up
phase.
GPRS Attach Test

Figure 1-1 Overview of the idle times and pauses in a measurement cycle
The preparation phase typically lasts approximately 100 ms and is therefore not significant.
Important: This phase might take longer for the GPRS attach test if the test requires a preliminary
detach operation. Furthermore, Windows 7 can introduce instabilities into the test.
The duration of the clean-up phase can vary based on the type of test. The clean-up phase of the following
test types lasts is typically 1.5 seconds:
Chapter 1 | Introduction

Ping
GPRS Attach
GPRS Detach
PDP Activation
PDP Deactivation
SMS Send
SMS Receive
The clean-up phase for the following test types typically lasts 3 seconds:
HTTP Transfer
HTTP Browser
FTP, Capacity
IPERF
Ping Trace
UDP
Email
MMS send
MMS receive
Note: In the worst case, the duration of the clean-up phase might double.
The NDIS option for a task introduces an additional pause after the connection has been established. This
pause is the NDIS post connection delay and has a duration of 500 ms.
Figure 1-2 NDIS post connect delay in NQDI.
Note: Although you can change the duration of the clean-up phase and the NDIS post connect delay with
Windows registry keys, SwissQual strongly recommends that you use the default values to avoid issues
with trace recording or test success rate.

Reference Documentation
Reference
Document
[1]
Manual NetQual - NQView
[2]
Manual NQDI - KPI Users Guide

Ping Test
Objective and Purpose

The ping test verifies the connectivity between two hosts within an IP data network. The test measures the
Round Trip Time (RTT) between request and reply of multiple pings by sending ICMP messages. The test is
successful when all ICMP Echo Requests are being acknowledged by the corresponding ICMP Echo Reply
message. If any of the pings is not successfully confirmed within timeout, the test is considered as failed.
Basic Function
The test sends the ping (ICMP Echo Request) to the target host with the configured ICMP packet size and
waits for the configured timeout duration for a successful response. If the ICMP Echo Reply does not arrive
to the client within timeout, the ping response is considered failed.
Client
Host
ICMP Echo Reque
st
RTT1
ICMP Echo
Reply
Interval
ICMP Echo Re
quest
RTT2
ICMP Echo
Reply
Figure 2-1 Ping Test - Basic Function
The procedure is being repeated until the amount of configured ping attempts are sent to the host. Between
two attempts the pause duration (Interval time) is applied.
Table 2-1 Timing of actions during a Ping Test
Phase
Action
Duration
MsgLogTrace
Preparation
Start test
< 100 ms
Ping Test Started
Test
Ping request
21 s max
Ping reply - RTT
Clean Up
Waiting for trace/clean up
1.5* s
*You cannot change this value
IPv6 Support
Diversity ping and ping trace tests support Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6). IPv6 is
enabled by default in Windows on factory PCM reference images starting from Diversity release 12.1
onward. The protocol is enabled with the following Windows registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TCPIP6\Parameters\DisabledComponents
When the key is set to 0x00000000 or is not present, IPV6 is enabled.
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Note: In older versions of PCM factory reference images, this key is set to fxffffffff to disable IPV6.
To enable IPv6 in Windows

1. On the Start menu, type regedit.exe in the Windows Search box.
2. Go to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TCPIP6\Parameters
3. If the DisabledComponents key is present, right-click the key, and then click Modify.
4. In the Value Data box, type 0, and then click OK.
In addition, you can enable or disable IPV6 on each network interface separately.
To enable IPv6 on a network adapter in Windows

1. On the Start menu, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Network and
Sharing Center.
2. Click Change adapter settings, right-click a device, for example, a USB network adapter, and then click
Properties.
3. Select the check box next to Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and click OK.
Figure 2-2 Network adapter properties
Important: Do not disable Internet Protocol Version 4 as this protocol is required for internal traffic
between the controlling PC and the PCMs in a Diversity system as well as DNS traffic.
Forcing Diversity to Use a Specific IP Version for a Test

You can set a Windows registry key to force Diversity to always use a specific Internet protocol for a test.
To force Diversity to use a specific Internet protocol

1. On the Start menu, type regedit.exe in the Windows Search box.
2. Go to the following location:
On a Windows 32 bit system:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SwissQual\Diversity\Engine
On Windows 64 bit system:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SwissQual\Diversity\Engine
3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click String Value.
4. Rename the key to ForceIPVersion.
5. Right-click the key, click Modify, and in the Edit String dialog box enter the value for the Internet
protocol that you want Diversity to use.
For IPv4, type 0
For IPv6, type 1
For automatic protocol selection type 2
Note: In automatic mode, Diversity attempts to connect with IPv6 before IPv4.
6. Click OK.
IPv6 Address Format

You can enter a hostname or IP address in the Host box when you configure a test.
Note: To use a hostname in an IPv6 test, the DNS must be able to resolve the hostname into an IPv6
address. An example of a hostname that can resolve into an IPv6 address is www.google.com. If you enter
an IPv6 address instead, use square brackets at the start and end of the address, for example,
[2a00:1450:4001:c02::67]
For a successful IPv6 test, the client, the server, and each intermediary device in the network must support
IPv6 addresses.
For a successful IPv6 test, all of the components that are involved in the test, that is, client and server IP
addresses, test settings, network adapter settings, and the relevant Windows registry keys, must support
IPv6. Additionally, a ping trace test requires that the intermediary hops also support IPv6 addresses.
IPv4 and IPv6 Traffic in NQDI

NQDI does not distinguish between IPv4 and IPv6 traffic, that is, NQDI displays both types of traffic as
consolidated IP traffic.


Figure 2-3 IPv4 and IPv6 traffic throughput in NQDI
Result Analysis
The post processing application NQDI shows the following data on the result analysis tab sheet.
Table 2-2 Ping Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Host
Name or IP address of the host
Avg. RTT [ms]
Average Round Trip Time of all ICMP Echo request/response RTTs
No. of successful Pings
The number of successful Pings
Packet Size [Bytes]
ICMP packet size
Time
Current timestamp of message
State
Not used/Reserved
RTT [ms]
Round Trip Time of current ping
Sequence Number
Sequence number of ping for this test; starting with value 1
Msg
State message: OK if successful, otherwise the appropriate error text

corresponding to the error code.
Error Code
0 if successful; otherwise the error code


Figure 2-4 Ping Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window


Ping Trace Test
IPv6 Support
Diversity ping trace and ping tests support Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6). For more
information, see the "IPv6 Support" section on page 4.

The ping trace test is used to determine the route taken to a target host within an IP data network. The test
objective is a) to compile a complete list of hosts passed through until the target destination has been
reached and b) to measure the Round Trip Time (RTT) of all hosts passed. The test is considered successful
when the target destination could respond with the appropriate reply message.
Basic Function
The test sends the ping (ICMP Echo Request) to the target host with the configured ICMP packet size and a
modified Time to Live (TTL) count value of 1 to the target destination. The TTL value indicates how many
Hosts (aka Hop) are being passed through, before a ICMP Time to live exceeded message occurs. If the
response message arrived within configured timeout the first Hop is considered found. The RTT value
between client and that Hop is being calculated. Now, the TTL value is increased by one and the ICMP Echo
Request is sent again. These steps are being repeated until the target destination could be reached.
Client
Hop
Host
Hop
ICMP Echo Re
quest
(TTL=1)
RTT1
ICMP TTL
Exceeded
ICMP Echo Re
quest
(TTL=2)
ICMP Echo Re
quest
(TTL=1)
RTT2
ceeded
ICMP TTL Ex
ICMP Echo Re
quest
(TTL=3)
ICMP Echo Re
quest
(TTL=2)
RTT3
ICMP Echo Re
quest
(TTL=1)
ICMP Echo Reply
Figure 3-1 Ping Trace Test - Basic Function
Results Analysis
The post processing application NQDI shows the following data on the result analysis tab sheet:
Table 3-1 Ping Trace Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Time
Current timestamp of the message
Hop
Number of the router passed.

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Value
Description
RTT
Round Trip Time between Client and Hop
Host
IP address of either the hop where the TTL exceeded or the target host responding with the
Echo Reply message.
DNS Name
Not used / Reserved
Status
State message: OK if successful, otherwise the appropriate (ICMP) error text.
Figure 3-2 Ping Trace Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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FTP Test

The FTP test is used to test the FTP service availability and to measure the application throughput for file
download or file upload. The test is successful when the desired operation (uploading or downloading) has
succeeded.
Basic Function
Before a file can be transferred over FTP, a control channel connection has to be established to the FTP
server. This control channel is used to exchange FTP commands between client and server. Commands
such as user account login, directory changing and choosing the FTP operation are applied. When it comes
to a FTP GET (file download from server) or FTP PUT (file upload to the server) operation, the data channel
is being established, which then is used to transfer the raw file data.
Client
FTP Server
Control Connection
Data Connection
Figure 4-1 FTP Test - Basic Function
Important: When encountering connection problems (no or closed connections) with the selected
Active/Passive mode, try using the other mode. Firewalls and NAPT may block or close connections.
The control channel remains open during file transfer in order to exchange other commands (such as
aborting the file transfer, and so on).
Note: Active mode: The server connects to the client on a port provided by the client. Passive mode: The
client connects to the server on a port provided by the server.
Table 4-1 Timing of actions during an FTP Test
Phase
Action
Duration
Preparation
Start test
< 100 ms
Test
FTP GET or FTP PUT
120 s max
Clean Up
3* s
MsgLogTrace
FTP Get/Put Test Started
Impact of Send Buffer Size parameter value

A simple example is FTP Uplink. Let us say the phone has a 5 kb buffer. The first FTP packet you send for
an uplink has a size of 4096 bytes. The phone buffers this request and immediately acknowledges receipt. It,
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then, starts to send the info. Meanwhile, the software thinks that it just sent 4096 bytes in a fraction of a
second. We have mitigated the impact of this phenomenon by averaging over several seconds, but this does
not fully eliminate the impact of buffering. Besides, what we are measuring in the ftp monitor is application
throughput, and this is what we are reporting.
Note: It is possible to have application throughputs exceeding the theoretical physical limitations due to
enhanced phone and PC buffering techniques.
Results Analysis
Table 4-2 FTP Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Time
Operation
Operation, either PUT or GET
Filename
Name of the file transferred or received
Throughput
As long as the state is listed as In Progress, this value represents the intermediate
throughput in bytes/s, calculated as (number of bytes transferred since last message) / (time
needed).
At the end of a FTP session, the state will change to Success or Failed. In case of Success,
the throughput value contains the overall throughput calculated as: (total number of bytes
transferred) / (total time needed). In case of Failed, the overall value not calculated
FTP Host
Name or IP address of the FTP host
Bytes
Transferred
Intermediate number of bytes transferred
State
In Progress, Success, Failed
Error
State message: OK if successful, otherwise the appropriate error text corresponding to the
error code.
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Figure 4-2 FTP Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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HTTP Browser Test

The Http Browser test is used to download a complete web page using the http protocol. For user
consideration the test also supports the download of a single specified file which will be downloaded with the
http protocol as well. The test becomes successful when the complete web page has been downloaded. The
application throughput will then be calculated.
Note: It is recommended to perform the test with basic and static content. Web pages containing active
scripting may not be supported by the applied browser instance and therefore might lead into an error
message. This will cause the test to timeout! Please disable the active Scripting functionality within
Microsofts Internet Explorer settings.
Basic Function
The test implementation uses Microsofts Internet Explorer (IE) for navigating to and downloading the web
page. On test initialization the IEs temporary file folder (cache files) is being emptied in order to prevent the
loading the page from the local file system. Also, any existing IE browser instances are being closed to avoid
noninvolved HTTP traffic. Afterwards the web page is being downloaded. Once the IE instance reports the
Navigation complete event the test is considered finished. Now, application throughput is calculated and
number of images is counted.
Request for HTML page is sent.
Web
Server
Client
Port 80
Time and HTTP

throughput is
calculated and
recorded.
HTML files and other related files, such as pictures are

received.
Figure 5-1 Test HTTP Browser Test - Basic Function
Results Analysis
Table 5-1 HTTP Browser Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Msg Time
Current timestamp when result message has been written.
Url
Uniform Resource Locator
Number of
images
Number of images within the web page.
Number of
frames
Number of frames within the web page
Total Size
Total size of web page.
Throughput
Throughput = totalSize / (time between navigate and documentComplete)
Error

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Figure 5-2 HTTP Browser Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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HTTP Transfer Test

The HTTP Transfer test calculates the available throughput of an IP link. Unlike the HTTP Browser test, the
HTTP Transfer test is not a service test.
The HTTP Transfer test downloads or uploads a file with the HTTP protocol and then calculates the
application throughput after the file transfer is complete. The test also calculates the intermediate
throughputs during the download or upload phase.
Note: Use a file of sufficient size for the IP link that you want to test.
Basic Function
Request for HTML page is sent.
Web
Server
Client
Port 80
Time and HTTP

throughput is
calculated and
recorded
Any file type can be transferred.

Figure 6-1 Test HTTP Transfer Test - Basic Function
Note: By default, you cannot upload any type of file to the HTTP server. Instead, you need to enable this
feature for the directory on the HTTP server. You can either grant universal access to the directory or
require user name and password authentication.
Table 6-1 Timing of actions during an HTTP Transfer Test
Phase
Action
Duration
Preparation
Start test
< 100 ms
Test
HTTP GET
45 s max
Clean Up
3* s
MsgLogTrace
HTTPTransfer Get/Put Test Started
Results Analysis
The post processing application NQDI shows the data in the following table on the result analysis tab sheet.
Table 6-2 HTTP Transfer Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Msg Time
Time when result message is written
Host
URL or IP address of the HTTP server
Operation
GET (Download) or PUT (Upload) operation
Buffer Size
PUT operation uses local buffer (recommended size 32 kB)

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Value
Description
Local file
name
PUT operation only
Remote file
name
Path and file name on the HTTP server
Bytes
Transferred
Intermediate number of bytes that have been transferred (Last Block = 0)

Final file size (Last Block = 1)
State
Possible states are: In Progress, Success, Failed
Error
State message is OK if the test is successful, otherwise the error text corresponding to the
error code is displayed.
Throughput
As long as the state is listed as In Progress, this value represents the intermediate
throughput in bytes/s, which is calculated as (number of bytes transferred since last
message) / (time needed).
At the end of the test, the state changes to Success or Failed. If the state is Success, the
throughput value contains the overall throughput that is calculated as: (total number of
bytes transferred) / (total time needed). If the state is Failed, the overall value is not
calculated.
Figure 6-2 HTTP Transfer Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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Capacity Test

The Capacity test establishes multiple simultaneous peer connections for data transfer to optimize network
throughput.
Round Trip Time (RTT) and TCP Receive Windows Size (RWin) define the maximum achievable throughput
for a TCP/IP based connection. Modern high bandwidth networks contain diverse networking conditions and
use congestion control. In such networks, the combination of RTT and RWin might not be fully optimized,
which can result in suboptimal network utilization and lower throughput values than expected.
The Capacity test focuses on network stressing for the time period that you define. Typically this period lasts
from 30 to 90 seconds. A successful test calculates the application throughput when the test duration
elapses. A test fails if the data transfer completes before the test duration elapses or when the transfer is
interrupted.
Even though each connection in the Capacity test is still limited by RTT and RWin, the sum of the multiple
connections results in full network utilization.
Basic Function
The test configuration requires you to define a set of HTTP URLs. The target files, which are transferred
simultaneously during the test, can reside on different servers.
Important: To avoid incomplete and aborted transfers during the duration of the test, use files that are
larger than 1 GB in size.
Start
Data Transfer 1...n
Stop
Data Transfer 1...n
Test Duration
Data Transfer 1 (e.g. http://server1.com/file1.dat)

Data Transfer 2 (e.g. http://server1.com/file1.dat)
Data Transfer n (e.g. http://server2.com/file2.dat)
Time
Figure 7-1 Overview of a Capacity test
An error with one or more of the simultaneous transfers results in a test failure. Similarly, if one or more of
these transfers successfully completes before the test duration elapses, the test fails.
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Result Analysis
The following table describes the Capacity test data that you can analyse in NQDI.
Table 7-1 Description of the Capacity test data
Value
Description
Msg Time
Time when results arrive
Host
List of the URLs for simultaneous transfer
Operation
GET (Download) or PUT (Upload) operation
Buffer Size
Protocol for the data transfer
Local file name
PUT operation uses local buffer (recommended size 32 kB)
Remote file name
PUT operation only
Bytes Transferred
Intermediate number of bytes that have been transferred (Last Block = 0)

Final size (Last Block = 1)
State
Possible states are: In Progress, Success, Failed
Error
Provides information on errors that occur during the test.
Throughput
If the test state is "In Progress", this value represents the intermediate
throughput in bytes/s, which is calculated as (number of bytes transferred
since last message) / (time needed).
At the end of the test, the state changes to "Success" or "Failed". If the state
is "Success", the throughput value contains the overall throughput that has
been calculated as: (total number of bytes transferred) / (total time needed).
If the state is Failed, the overall throughput cannot be considered.
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Figure 7-2 Results of Capacity test
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UDP Downlink Test

The UDP Downlink (UDP DL) test measures downlink bandwidth with a series of configurable UDP packets.
The test has been introduced in order to stress the network capacity as it would be performed when running
audio/visual streaming content.
Unlike other data tests, which work with any appropriate host, providing the corresponding service, such as
web/http; email; , the UDP downlink test requires a special server application. That application has to be
installed and start upped beforehand. Once running, the configuration of the server application is being
configured during test initialization phase.
Basic Function
Firstly, the server application is being configured. The configuration consists of application identifier
(SQUDPDL), test number, number of packets to be sent by the server, interval, packet size and bandwidth.
Once the server acknowledged the configuration, the TCP connection is terminated. Then, after a delay of
one second the server begins sending the UDP packets towards the client with a calculated time gap of
[nPackets * packetSize / bandwidth]. Note, that the time between the packets is limited to a 10-ms
timeframe. Therefore, it is not possible to specify the bandwidth for each packet size.
Request for UDP packets is sent.
Single ACK packet is received.
Port 8022
Port 8021
Server
Client
UDP packets are received and
bandwidth performance is recorded.
Figure 8-1 UDP Downlink Test Basic Function
The client logs each packet and calculates average throughput, jitter and packet loss for each bandwidth. As
there can be delays on the network or even packet loss, the client can wait an additional buffer time after the
last packet should have arrived. This simulates the buffer time used by several streaming applications.
Results Analysis
Table 8-1 UDP Downlink test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Msg Time
Host
Name or IP address of the UDP server
PacketSize
Size of each packet
Bandwidth
Bandwidth used to send packets

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Value
Description
Throughput
Throughput = ((packetsRX-1) * packetSize) / (tLastPacket tFirstPacket)
Packets
Sent
Number of packets sent
Packets
Received
Number of packets received in time
Jitter
2 x standard deviation of time between packets
Error
State message: OK if successful, otherwise the appropriate error text corresponding to the
error code.
Figure 8-2 UDP Downlink Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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UDP Plus Test

The UDP test measures round-trip time and throughput by round-tripping UDP packets. Both round-trip time
and throughput are recorded.
UDPPlus is a more flexible, yet complex, UDP test where UDP traffic may be predefined within a chirp file.
Additionally to the definitions within the chirp file, several packet size adjustment parameters can be set in
order to allow high flexible test cases.
Basic Function
The UDPPlus test requires a server application (squdpplus) which can communicate with the client (client
side starts test). When a test is started, the client connects to the server and configures a test session (TCP).
After successful server configuration, the client starts to send packets to the server using the pattern defined
in the chirp file. The client sends only packets up to the size of the buffer (buffer size is defined with the
Maximum capacity for send buffer parameter). If the capacity of the buffer is reached, client packet sending
is suspended until the corresponding reply packet is received (on match, packet is removed from buffer) or if
the packet in the buffer reached the timeout it is being deleted from the buffer and marked as lost.
The server receives each packet and sends it back. Packet size can be adjusted by the server if the
appropriate parameters have been set. The client logs each arriving packet and calculates the roundtrip time
(per packet) and throughput (per chirp file repetition). If the server receives no packets for a user defined
time, the server starts to send server generated packets to the client. If option is set, the client can handle
these sever generated packets as regular downlink response packets.
Connection request (TCP)
The send/receive
process is repeated
for all UDP packets.
Throughput and
roundtrip time are
recorded.
Configuration Info (TCP)
Configuration (TCP)
UDP Packet is sent.

Server
Client
UDP Packet is received.
Server originated UDP packets
Figure 9-1 UDP Plus Test Basic Function
Results Analysis UDPPlus

All received packets are displayed over a time axis at the time of reception by the client. The y-axis value
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represents the RTT (H, U, B) or delay (S) of the packet. Lost packets are displayed as red dots at the sent
time by the client. Lost server originated packets are not displayed.
Table 9-1 UDP Plus Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
ReceiveTime
The client receive timestamp
Type
Packet type: H=RTT, U=Uplink bandwidth, B=Downlink bandwidth, S=Server originated
Number
Packet sequence number
SendTime
Client send timestamp
ServerTime
Server send timestamp
Host
UDPPlus server host address
RTT [ms]
Roundtrip time for type H, U and B
Delay [ms]
Transmission delay from server to client for type S
Repetition
Chirp file repetition number of this packet
Error
OK, if no error has occurred; error code if an error has occurred. Lost - if packet did not
reach the client within the test time
In the Statistics window, the following values are calculated from each repetition or from the whole test:
Table 9-2 UDP Plus Test - Values in Statistics Register
Value
Description
Lost Packets
Number of lost packets
Packet Loss [%]
Percentage of lost packets
RTT Mean [ms]
Mean RTT value for all type H packets
RTT Standard
Deviation [ms]
Standard deviation value for all type H packets
RTT x% Value [ms]
RTT value which x% of all H packets do not exceed
Uplink Bandwidth
Mean [kbit/s]
Uplink bandwidth mean value for all chirp file repetitions
Uplink Bandwidth
Standard Deviation
[kbit/s]
Uplink bandwidth standard deviation value for all type chirp file repetitions
Uplink Bandwidth
x% Value [kbit/s]
Uplink bandwidth value x% of all chirp file repetitions do not fall below
Downlink Bandwidth
Mean [kbit/s]
Downlink bandwidth mean value for all chirp file repetitions
Downlink Bandwidth
Standard Deviation
[kbit/s]
Downlink bandwidth standard deviation value for all type chirp file repetitions
Downlink Bandwidth
x% Value [kbit/s]
Downlink bandwidth value x% of all chirp file repetitions do not fall below
The Repetition Table shows statistics values per chirp file repetition within a test:
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Table 9-3 UDP Plus test - Statistics in Repetition Table
Repetition
Number of this repetition
RTT Mean [ms]
Mean RTT value for all type H packets of this repetition
RTT Std Dev [ms]
Standard deviation value for all type H packets of this repetition
RTT x% Val [ms]
RTT value which x% of all H packets of this repetition do not exceed
ULBandwidth [kbit/s]
Uplink bandwidth value of this repetition
DLBandwidth [kbit/s]
Downlink bandwidth value of this repetition
Lost Packets
Lost packets value of this repetition
Figure 9-2 UDP Plus Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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Email Send Test

This test measures the application throughput when sending Email over the SMTP protocol. The message
may contain additional attachment content to increase the amount of transferred data. Due to security
issues, the test also supports SMTP authentication.
Basic Function
An email with or without attachment,

with a subject title is sent.
SMTP
Server
Client
Port 25
The
throughput
calculated &
recorded.
Figure 10-1 Email Send Test Basic Function
Results Analysis
Table 10-1 Email Send Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Msg Time
SMTP
Server
Name or IP address of the SMTP server
Email
Address
First part of the email address. (user)
Subject
Subject entered by the user.
Size
Total size of the email (7bit encoded).
Connect
Duration
Time to connect to SMTP server
Send
Duration
Time to send email
Throughput
Throughput = Size / Send Duration
Error Code
OK, if no error has occurred; error code if an error has occurred.
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Figure 10-2 Email Send Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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Email Receive Test

This test measures the application throughput when receiving Email over the POP3 protocol. The message
may contain additional attachment content to increase the amount of transferred data.
Important: Do not use the same Email account for different tests running at the same time because the
POP3 server cannot handle multiple connections for the same user at the same time.
Basic Function
The test client connects to the specified POP3 server and authenticates itself with username and password.
In case an Email subject line has been defined, the client goes through all messages within the mailbox and
searches for the first Email matching the subject. This search time is accounted separately. Once the
message is found the transfer begins. The time used for transfer and the Email size is then being used to
calculate the throughput value. Once the Email has been downloaded, the operation (delete Email; delete all
Emails or leave Email is performed).
An email with a specific subject title

is downloaded.
SMTP
Server
Client
Port 25
The
throughput
calculated &
recorded.
Figure 11-1 Email Receive Test Basic Function
Results Analysis
Table 11-1 Email Receive Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Msg Time
POP3 Server
Name or IP address of the SMTP server
Email Address
First part of the email address. (user)
Subject
Subject entered by the user.
Size
Total size of the email (7bit encoded).
Connect Duration
Time to connect to SMTP server
Search Duration
Time to find message with same subject line
Receive Duration
Time to retrieve email.
Message Number
The message number matching the subject line (if found)
Throughput
Throughput = Size / Receive Duration
Error Code
OK, if no error has occurred; error code if an error has occurred.
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Figure 11-2 Email Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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GPRS Attach Test

The objective of this test is to perform a successful GPRS attach to the mobile network. The test is
successful if attaching to the network succeeded. As result parameter the duration for attaching the device is
being reported. Note that this test is for mobile communication network devices only.
Basic Function
In a first step the device will check whether or not it is already attached to the network.
Network
Client
Application attempts to attach
to GPRS network.
ATTACH ACCEPT is
sent, if the attach is
successful.
Figure 12-1 GPRS Attach Test Basic Function
If yes, it will perform a GPRS detach command and afterwards start with the actual attempt to perform a
GPRS attach.
Table 12-1 Timing of actions during a GPRS Attach Test
Phase
Action
Duration
MsgLogTrace
Preparation
Start test
< 100 ms
GPRSAttach Test Started
Preparation
Opening COM Port
0.5* s
Waiting for the DevMan MobFunc service
Preparation
Detaching device
60 s max
Performing action: Detaching device
Test
Attaching device
60 s max
Sending attach command [AT+CGATT=1]
Clean Up
1.5* s
Results Analysis
The post processing application NQDI shows the following data on the result analysis tab sheet. The
Analysis Window displays the following:
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Figure 12-2 GPRS Attach Analysis window (NQDI)
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GPRS Detach Test

The objective of this test is to perform a successful GPRS detach to the mobile network. The test is
successful if detaching to the network succeeded. In case the device is already detached, the test is
successful as well, even though, no active operation took place. As result parameter the duration for
detaching the device is being reported. Note that this test is for mobile communication network devices only.
Basic Function
In a first step the device will check whether or not it is already detached to the network. If yes or in case the
state could not be determined, it will perform a GPRS detach command. If already detached, the test will
returns successful without performing any operation.
Network
Client
Application attempts to detach
from GPRS network.
DETACH ACCEPT will

be returned, if the
detach is successful.
Figure 13-1 GPRS Detach Test Basic Function

Table 13-1 Timing of actions during a GPRS Detach Test
Phase
Action
Duration
Preparation
MsgLogTrace
< 100 ms
GPRSDetach Test Started
Preparation
Opening COM port
0.5* s
Waiting for the DevMan MobFunc service
Test
Detaching device
30 s max
Performing action: Detaching device
Clean Up
1.5* s
Results Analysis
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Figure 13-2 GPRSDetach Analysis Window (NQDI)
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PDP Activation Test

The PDP Activation test tries to activate the PDP context. The test is successful when the device could
successfully connect to the mobile network. Note that this test can only be performed with mobile
communication network devices.
Basic Function
The application will start a dialup session to the network. During this dialup session, the mobile phone will
attempt PDP context activation.
Application starts a dialogue with the network.
Network
Client
IP address is returned.
Figure 14-1 PDP Activation Test Basic Function
A successful PDP context activation will return an IP address to the mobile.

Table 14-1 Timing of actions during a PDP Activation Test
Phase
Action
Duration
Preparation
Start test
< 100 ms
Test
Establishing dial-up connection
120 s max
Clean Up
1.5* s
MsgLogTrace
PDPActivation Test Started
Results Analysis
The Analysis Window displays the following:
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Figure 14-2 PDP Activation Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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PDP Deactivation Test

The PDP Deactivation test tries to deactivate the PDP context. The test is successful when the device could
successfully disconnect from the mobile network. Note that this test can only be performed with mobile
communication network devices.
Basic Function
The application will attempt to disconnect from the network by performing a PDP deactivation operation.
Network
Client
Application attempts a
PDPDeactivation.
DEACTIV. ACCEPT will

be returned, if
PDPDeactivation is
successful.
Figure 15-1 PDP Deactivation Test Basic Function

Table 15-1 Timing of actions during a PDP Deactivation Test
Phase
Action
Duration
Preparation
< 100 ms
Test
Disconnecting dial-up connection
30 s max
Clean Up
1.5* s
MsgLogTrace
PDPActivation Test Started
Results Analysis
The Analysis Window display the following:
Figure 15-2 PDP Deactivation Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window

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WAP Test

The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) test intends to measure the performance of the WAP service by
downloading a web page with the WAP protocol. Procedure and result calculation is similar to the HTTP
Browser test: Application throughput is calculated as well as the numbers of images embedded within the
web page are counted. The test is successful when the complete web page could be downloaded.
Basic Function
The WAP test starts by connecting to the WAP gateway (redirection is handled as needed). A GET request
for the desired URL is, then, sent to the gateway. Once the response has been received, the page is being
parsed for any Picture tag (<IMG>). For each such tag found, another request is sent to retrieve the image.
The test is finished when the last request has returned.
The throughput is calculated with the size of the downloaded page and all images divided by the time
between the request of the initial page and the response (last packet) of the last image.
Log
WAP/HTTP Server
WAP Gateway
START
WSP Connect
WAP
WSP ConnectReply
TRANS.
WSP Get
http://wap.sbb.ch
TRANS.
WSP Reply
HTTP GET
HTTP OK (+Data)
DOCUMENT
Results Analysis
Table 16-1 WAP Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Connect Duration
Connecting time
Download Duration
Total time of web page download duration
Throughput
Calculated application throughput value
Error Code

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Value
Description
URL:
Uniform Resource Locator
Host
Name or IP address of the host
Time out
Configured timeout duration
Msg Time
Current timestamp of event message
Event
Message event
Name
Complete file name
Size
File size in [Bytes]
Figure 16-1 WAP Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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SMS Send Test

The SMS Send test sends a message text by using the Short Message Service (SMS). Receiver of the SMS
is often another mobile device providing SMS Receiving capabilities. This test can be used as a send only
test (Single Ended) or in conjunction with Diversity receiver device (B-side). The test objective is to test the
SMS service by successfully sending a short text message to a receiver number.
Important: SMS Send test cannot be mixed with other data tests!
Basic Function
The message text consists of auto created identifiers and random or user defined text data which can be
used by an optional receiver for proper SMS identification. Once the SMS is constructed, it is being sent to
the configured SMSC.
Receiver
Client
Application attempts to
send SMS
Status Report will

indicate success or
failure.
Figure 17-1 SMSSend Test Diagram
Results Analysis
Figure 17-2 SMS Send test - Result Analysis Window
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Table 17-1 SMS Send Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Send Duration
Time to send the text message
End-To-End Delivery Time
Duration between sending and receiving a message

(Not used in SMS send only tests)
SMS Size
Number of characters within the text message
Max Send Time
Timeout value for sending the message
Pause Time Sender
Time between sending of two messages
Sender Number
Phone number of sender

(Not used in SMS send only tests)
Receiver Number
Phone number of receiver
Error Code

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SMS Receive Test

The SMS Receive test waits for an incoming SMS message. Sender/Originator of the SMS is another mobile
device providing SMS Sending capabilities within. This test can be used as a receive only test (Single
Ended) or in conjunction with Diversity sender device. The test objective is to test the SMS service by
successfully receiving a short text message.
Important: SMS Receive test cannot be mixed with other data tests! Only one test per job allowed.
Important: The incoming SMS should be computed by Diversity; otherwise the error unexpected SMS
received will occur.
Basic Function
This test just waits for a SMS indication and then gets the SMS from the mobile. This SMS will be saved and
the identifier used to identify the appropriate SMS send test.
Network
Client
retrieve SMS
Figure 18-1 SMS Receive Test - Basic Function
Results Analysis
Table 18-1 SMS Receive Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Send Duration
Time to send the text message
End-To-End Delivery Time
Duration between sending and receiving a message

(Not used in SMS send/receive only tests)
SMS Size
Number of characters within the text message
Max Send Time
Timeout value for sending the message
Pause Time Sender
Time between sending of two messages
Sender Number
Receiver Number

(Not used in SMS receive only tests)
Error Code

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Figure 18-2 SMS Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
Figure 18-3 SMS Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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MMS Send Test
Before you can run an MMS Send test, you need to manually configure the MMS options on your phone.
Phone Configuration
For an MMS test on an Android phone, you need to manually configure an Internet and an Internet + MMS
APN on the phone. You also need to disable the Auto-retrieve function for MMS. For a description on how
to perform these actions, see the user manual for your phone.
Note: Some phone types, such as the HTC sensation, use different APN type name, for example,
default,supl instead of Internet and default,supl,mms instead of Internet + MMS.
For Nokia phones, you need to connect to the network that you want a test, send an MMS, and then
configure the phone to never download an MMS.
Note: If this option is not available, you need to configure and select an invalid Access Point on the phone.

The MMS Send test sends a message text with additional multimedia object (picture) by using the
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). Receiver of the MMS is often another mobile device providing MMS
Receiving capabilities. This test can be used as a send only test (Single Ended) or in conjunction with
Diversity receiver device (B-side). The test objective is to test the MMS service by successfully sending a
message to a receiver number
Important: MMS Send test cannot be mixed with other data tests! Only one test per job allowed.
Basic Function
The message text consists of auto created identifiers and random text data which can be used by an optional
receiver for proper MMS identification. Then, the multimedia content is being added to the message. When
the message object is created, a GPRS connection is established and the message is sent to the MMS
Center (MMSC). When transmission completed, the dialup connection is being disconnected.
Once the SMS is constructed, it is being sent to the configured SMSC.
Receiver
Client
send MMS
Figure 19-1 MMS Send Test Basic Function
Results Analysis
Table 19-1 MMS Send Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Service Access duration
Duration for accessing the service

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Value
Description
Transmit Duration
Duration for sending the message
Overall Send Duration
Overall duration
Error Code

MMS Size
Size of message
Max Send time
Timeout to send message
Pause Time Sender

Sender Number

(Not used in MMS send only tests)
Receiver Number
Attachment
Not used in Diversity
Gateway
Gateway address and port number
Protocol
Protocol used to transfer data (WSP or HTTP)
Msg Time
Side
States the sender or receiver side
MMS Id
Message payload identifier
Event
Message event
Figure 19-2 MMS Send Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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Trigger Points MMS Sender

Log File
Diversity
START
Mobile Phone
Stack
Network
GPRS Attach Req
Open RAS
GPRS Attach Acc

GPRS PDP Con. Req.
GPRS Connected
GPRS_CONNECT
Wsp connect REQ
WAP CONNECTED
TRANSMISSION STARTED
Wsp connect REPLY

Send MMS
GPRS PDP Con. Acc
Wsp connect REQ

Wsp connect REPLY
WTP Invoke (begin of MMS Send Req.)
WTP Segmented Invoke
WTP Segmented Invoke
MMS Send Req (begin of MMS Send
TRANSMISSION FINISHED
MMS m-send-conf
MMm-send-conf
GPRS PDP Deact. Req
Close RAS
GPRS PDP Deact. Acc

GPRS Det. Req.
GPRS Disconnected
GPRS Det. Acc
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MMS Receive Test
Before you can run an MMS Send test, you need to manually configure the MMS options on your phone. For
more information, see the "Phone Configuration" section on page 43.

Important: MMS Receive test cannot be mixed with other data tests. Only one test per job allowed. The
incoming MMS should be computed by Diversity; otherwise the error unexpected SMS received will
occur.
The MMS Receive test attempts to retrieve a MMS message from the network.
Basic Function
This test, first, waits for an MMS notification indication sent via (usually two) SMS. Then, a GPRS and WAP
connection is established and the MMS retrieved from the MMS Center.
Network
Client
retrieve MMS
Figure 20-1 MMS Receive Test Basic Function
Results Analysis
Table 20-1 MMS Receive Test - Result Analysis
Value
Description
Service Access duration
Duration for accessing the service
Receive Duration
Duration for sending the message
Overall Receive Duration
Overall duration
Notification time
Time between sent message (sender: transmission finished) and notification

indication on receiver side.
(Not used in MMS receive only tests)
End to end delivery time
Complete time duration when starting to send message until it is fully

received by opposite site.
Error Code

MMS Size
Size of message
Max Send time
Timeout to send message
Pause Time Sender

Sender Number

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Value
Description
Receiver Number

Attachment
Not used in Diversity
Gateway
Gateway address and port number
Protocol
Protocol used to transfer data (WSP or HTTP)
Msg Time
Side
States the sender or receiver side
MMS Id
Message payload identifier
Event
Message event
Figure 20-2 MMS Receive Test - NQDI Result Analysis Window
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Trigger Points MMS Receiver

Log File
Diversity
NOTIFICATION RECEIVED
Mobile Phone
Stack
Notification SMS
Network
MMS Notification ind.
GPRS Attach Req
Open RAS
GPRS Attach Acc

GPRS PDP Con. Req.
GPRS Connected
GPRS_CONNECT
Wsp connect REQ
WAP CONNECTED
TRANSMISSION STARTED
Wsp connect REPLY

Send MMS
GPRS PDP Con. Acc
Wsp connect REQ

Wsp connect REPLY
WTP/HTTP Get REQUEST)
MMS Download
TRANSMISSION FINISHED
MMS m-retrieve-conf
MMS m-retrieve-conf
Close RAS
GPRS PDP Deact. Req

GPRS PDP Deact. Acc
GPRS Det. Req.
GPRS DISCONNECTED
GPRS Disconnected
GPRS Det. Acc
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Port Usage and Firewall Settings
In order to perform data tests effectively, Firewall settings on client and server side must be configured
properly. Due to increasing IT security issues it is highly recommended to unblock only the necessary ports
and applications used for testing.
The following tables give an overview of required protocols and ports used by the data tests.
Table A-1 Port Number Listing
Test / Protocol Connection
Server TCP
Client TCP
Incoming
Outgoing
Incoming
Outgoing
FTP
21
(P)
(A)
21
SSH
22
22
SMTP
25
25
DNS
53
53
HTTP
80
80
POP3
110
110
Authentication Service
113
113
RTSP, Control
554
554
Darwin Admin
1220
1220
UDPPlus Configuration
(S, T) 8019
(S, T) 8019
random
random
Table A-2 UDP Ports
Test / Protocol Datagram
Server UDP
Client UDP
Incoming
Outgoing
DNS
53
53
Authentication Service
113
113
RTSP, Data
Incoming
6970..6989
6970..6989
Outgoing
UDP Test
8010
8010
8010
8010
UDPDl Test
8021
8021
8022
8022
UDPPlus Test
(T) 8023
(T) 8023
(T) 8024
(T) 8024
Legend:
P
FTP-aware firewall required for passive mode
FTP-aware firewall / NAT required for active mode
Configurable during Server startup
Configurable in Test configuration
Dialup Network Connections

Data tests performed within a packet switched mobile communication network require a dialup connection.
(Windows Dialup Network (DUN)). Dialing-in is applied by the Diversity measurement application. The DUN
entry SQ-Dialup is being either created or if already existent, updated.
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Note: Not all data tests require a previous dialup. Such as GPRS and PDP Tests!
The measurement PC dials up to the Internet provider. At this point, the marker GPRS Dial is written to the
log file. This marker can be shown in the GSM Analysis window:
Figure A-1 GPRS markers in the GSM Analysis Window
The GPRS markers are also visible on the test-specific tab sheet (FTP, UDP, HTTP, Email, WAP).
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Figure A-2 GPRS markers in the Test Specific Analysis Window
And, last but not least, they are also visible on the Map, if you choose Call Markers.
Figure A-3 GPRS Markers in the Map Window
After the GPRS Dial, the mobile will start with an Attach procedure and a PDP Context Activation
process. This can be seen in the GSM Analysis window in the inter-layer table:
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Figure A-4 PDP Context Activation after GPRS Dial
as well as on the GPRS Analysis tab:
Figure A-5 GPRS PDP Context Activation
As soon as the mobile is connected to the Internet, you will get a GPRS Connect marker. If the dial-up fails,
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you will get a GPRS Connect Failed marker. This means, that the mobile is not connected to the Internet
and that the dial-up has to be repeated.
You can search for such events, if you select the GPRS Connect Failed markers in the data selection part:
Figure A-6 Data selection for GPRS dial-up connect failures
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Reducing the Effective Pause Time
The minimum length of the pause between data tests in NQView is 0 seconds. Diversity automatically adds
the waiting for trace messages time to this pause to create the effective pause time. If you want to modify
the waiting for trace messages time for the following data test types, you need to create a Windows
Registry key:
HTTP Transfer
HTTP Browser
FTP
Capacity
IPERF
Ping Trace
UDP
Email
MMS.
To change the waiting for trace messages time

1. In the Windows Registry Editor on the PCM, go to one of the following locations:
In Windows 7 64bit, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\

Wow6432Node\SwissQual\Diversity\Engine.
In Windows 7 32bit, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ SwissQual\Diversity\Engine.
2. Right-click Engine, point to New, click String Value, and type WaitForEtherealMessages as the name.
3. Right-click the new WaitForEtherealMessages value and click Modify.
4. Type the length of the pause in milliseconds and click OK.
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Data and Messaging Tests Manual

Ping Test ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Ping Trace Test .................................................................................................................................... 9

FTP Test .............................................................................................................................................. 11

HTTP Browser Test............................................................................................................................ 14

HTTP Transfer Test............................................................................................................................ 16

Capacity Test ..................................................................................................................................... 18

UDP Downlink Test ............................................................................................................................ 21

Data and Messaging Tests Manual

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 21

UDP Plus Test .................................................................................................................................... 23

Email Send Test ................................................................................................................................. 26

Email Receive Test ............................................................................................................................ 28

GPRS Attach Test .............................................................................................................................. 30

GPRS Detach Test ............................................................................................................................. 32

PDP Activation Test........................................................................................................................... 34

PDP Deactivation Test ...................................................................................................................... 36

WAP Test ............................................................................................................................................ 37

SMS Send Test ................................................................................................................................... 39

Data and Messaging Tests Manual

Basic Function ..................................................................................................................................... 39

SMS Receive Test .............................................................................................................................. 41

MMS Send Test .................................................................................................................................. 43

MMS Receive Test ............................................................................................................................. 48

Port Usage and Firewall Settings..................................................................................................... 53

Data and Messaging Tests Manual

Figure 8-1 UDP Downlink Test Basic Function ............................................................................................ 21

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Table 3-1 Ping Trace Test - Result Analysis ..................................................................................................... 9

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Overview of a Measurement Cycle

A data session contains a series of one

Test session includes initial preparation (if

GPRS Attach Test

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Figure 1-2 NDIS post connect delay in NQDI.

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Manual NetQual - NQView

Manual NQDI - KPI Users Guide

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Objective and Purpose

ICMP Echo Reque

Figure 2-1 Ping Test - Basic Function

Ping Test Started

Ping reply - RTT

Waiting for trace/clean up

*You cannot change this value

Chapter 2 | Ping Test

Data and Messaging Tests Manual

To enable IPv6 in Windows

To enable IPv6 on a network adapter in Windows

Figure 2-2 Network adapter properties

Forcing Diversity to Use a Specific IP Version for a Test

To force Diversity to use a specific Internet protocol

On a Windows 32 bit system:

Chapter 2 | Ping Test

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On Windows 64 bit system:

For IPv4, type 0

For IPv6, type 1

For automatic protocol selection type 2