In all Linkbit platforms users program graphically, by connecting icons with software wires to create executable flowcharts.

 

Brief Platforms Comparison

 

	EPC Commander Subscription	PacketCraft	Flare	Legion	ICT
Test Application	Evolved Protocol Core functional test automation SaaS platform.	Functional 3G-4G Tester. Desktop software.	3G-4G Load Tester	Functional and Load Testing Platform. Great for NEMs, Operators, QA Labs.	The most comprehensive test solution. Great for Operators, QA Labs, Test Automation
Test Technology	IMS, SIGTRAN, GTP, VoIP, DIAMETER	IMS, SIGTRAN, GTP, VoIP, DIAMETER	IMS, SIGTRAN, GTP, VoIP, DIAMETER	IP + TDM. GSM interfaces, UMTS interfaces, 4G interfaces, IMS, SIGTRAN, VoIP, DIAMETER, SS7, ISDN	IP + TDM. GSM interfaces, UMTS interfaces, 4G interfaces, IMS, SIGTRAN, VoIP, DIAMETER, SS7, ISDN, ASLI
Test Interfaces	LAN NIC	LAN NIC	1000B-T	1000B-T, 1000FX, E1, T1	1000B-T, 1000FX, E1, T1, STM1, BRI, ASLI
User Configuration	Single User license, Enterprise License	Single User license, Multi-User Licenses, Enterprise License	Single User license, Multi-User Licenses	5-15 users. Multi-user mode	5-30 users. Multi-user mode
Hardware Specifications	User PC	User PC	Blade Server	2 RU chassis, 2 x 8 core Intel E5 3.0 GHz, 32GB DDRIII, 500GB SSD	Multi-chassis, expandable

 

Software capabilities shared by all platforms:

---

• Batch processing support. Capability to execute tests from CLI.
• Capability to schedule execution of one or more test suites (internal scheduler), or a pre-defined subset of a test suite
• Multi-user access for editing test suites in parallel
• Multi-user access for executing test suites
• Capability to build and execute any networking message-flow message-by-message (or packet-by-packet) for all supported protocols.
• Read and write access to all fields in a message during test execution.
• Capability to run multiple test flows for different functional interfaces with different transport stacks in parallel from one test project (Example: Diameter & GSM MAP)
• Capability to build a test case by including other test cases or their fragments similar to C #include operation. Support for portable code fragments and macros.
• Capability to log arbitrary field values, parameters, timestamps or messages at an arbitrary point of a test message flow.
• Capability to automatically import/edit/replay individual messages as well as complete logs from a Pcap file or raw Hex data.
• Capability to generate test cases from recorded protocol-trace log files.
• Capability to run lower layer transport protocols as an emulation (e.g. SCTP for Diameter or Sigtran for TCAP). Default parameter values' in emulated protocol layers are provided automatically.
• Capability of measuring and displaying a time stamp at an arbitrary position, and getting current time with millisecond accuracy at any point in the message-flow.
• Capability to dynamically initialize on Send steps and read/save on Receive steps of any sub-set of fields of all supported protocol layers with a clear notation.
• Capability to remember a value of any incoming message field, element, or group of elements and use these values in the follow-up test flow steps.
• Capability to constract and send any valid message or packet, to change values of mandatory elements, and add/delete/initialize optional elements both statically, and dynamically, on-the-fly, during test execution.
• Capability to overwrite any field, or multiple fields of any protocol layer on Send steps with any data for immediate support of non-standard features, and for negative, fuzzing and penetration testing.
• Extensive API support for arithmetic operations, operations with text strings, etc.
• Extensive API support for cryptographic algorithms.
• Capability to call Linkbit APIs, external JavaScript, Perl or Python scripts for additional data processing at any moment of test flow execution.
• Capability to save decoded messages in readable format (i.e. text, csv)
• Capability to save individual messages and complete traces into Pcap file format.
• Capability to define triggers between the simulated elements for synchronization of message flows.
• Capability to define background handler function for automatic handling of all unexpected events.
• Support for a simple tcp-based interface to include external simulators into test suite, including triggers to/from external simulators and exchange of parameter values.
• Capability for real-time graphical presentation of various statistical parameters (e.g. TPS)
• Capability for decoded display of all messages sent and received on all simulated interfaces. Possibility to record decoded message-flows in log files during batch processing.
• Capability to add parameters for "extendable" protocols like Radius and Diameter.
• Capability to send DTMF tones via A interface, ISUP, ISDN, Iu-CS, SIP, analogue lines.
• Capability to log data into a database.
• Support of user plane tests on all relevant interfaces (Speech, FAX, Data, Video (H.248))
• Capability to run Voice-Quality on all relevant interfaces
• Capability to perform speech-channel tests between all simulated interfaces with support of GSM EFR, GSM FR AMR, GSM HR_AMR, UMTS_AMR, UMTS_AMR_2, GSM-WB-AMR, UMTS-WB-AMR, G711 (e.g. sending and receiving tones at a selected frequency)
• Capability to recognize DTMF tones on A-/Iu-/EDSS1-, SIP, ISUP- and ASLI (analogue subscriber line) Interface
• Capability to record speech-channel into a file on all relevant simulated interfaces
• Capability of monitoring speech channels (e.g. to listen to announcements)
• Capability to sync system clock over NTP

 

Protocols supported:

---

SS7 ITU/ETSI Base

• MTP2 - ITU-T Q.704, Signaling System No. 7 - Signaling Network Functions and Messages (03/93)
• MTP3b - ITU-T Q.2210 (07/96), Message transfer part level 3 functions and messages using the services of ITU-T recommendation Q.2140
• MTP3 - ITU-T Q.704, Signaling System No. 7 - Message Transfer Part (03/93)
• MTP T&M - ITU-T Q.707, Signaling System No. 7 - Testing and Maintenance (03/93)
• BICC - ITU-T Q.1901 (06/2000), Bearer independent call control protocol
• ISUP - ITU-T Q.763, Signaling System No. 7 - ISDN user part formats and codes (12/99)
• SCCP - ITU-T Q.713, Signaling System No. 7 - SCCP (12/99)
• SCMG - ITU-T Q.713, Signaling System No. 7 - SCCP (12/99)
• CCBS according to Q.733.3
• Compliance with ETSI ISUP
• Specifications ETS 300 356-1 to 19 Ed.1 (V.2)
• BICC according ITU-T Q.1900 to Q.1999
• IPBCP according ITU-T Q.1970

 

GSM Base

• 3GPP TS 08.58 Base Station Controller - Base Transceiver Station (BCS-BTS) Interface Layer 3 Specification (GSM Abis Interface Layer 3)
• ETSI GSM 08.59, Version 3.1.0, 4. MESSAGE FORMATS AND CODING (Abis O&M)
• Vendor specific Abis specs support

 

GSM TRAU (16/8K up/down link)

• 3GPP TS 48.060 - 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network; In-band control of remote transcoders and rate adaptors for full rate traffic channels (Release 5)
• 3GPP TS 48.061 - 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network; In-band control of remote transcoders and rate adaptors for half rate traffic channels (Release 5)

 

GSM BSSAP/BSSAP-LE

• 3GPP TS 08.18 - General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Base Station System (BSS) - Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN); BSS GPRS Protocol
• 3GPP TS 08.16 - General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Base Station System (BSS) - Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) Interface; Network Service

 

GSM DTAP/DTAP-LE

• 3GPP TS 48.006 - Signalling Transport Mechanism Specification for the Base Station System - Mobile Services Switching Centre (BSS-MSC) Interface

 

GSM BSSMAP/BSSMAP-LE

• 3GPP TS 48.008 - Mobile Switching Centre - Base Station system (MSC-BSS) interface; Layer 3 specification GSM Mobile radio interface Layer 3
• 3GPP TS 24.008 - Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification; Core network protocols; Stage 3
• Circuit-switched call control (CC)
• Mobility management (MM)
• GPRS Mobility management (GMM)
• GPRS Session management (SM)
• 3GPP TS 44.018 - Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol, GTTP Messages
• 3GPP TS 24.080 - Mobile radio interface layer 3 supplementary service specification (SS)

 

GSM Radio LCS/RRLP/LLP

• 3GPP TS 44.071 - Location Services (LCS); Mobile radio interface layer 3 LCS specification
• 3GPP TS 44.031 - Location Services (LCS); Mobile Station (MS) - Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC) Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP)

 

GSM Radio SM-CP/SM-RP

• 3GPP TS 24.011 - Point-to-Point (PP) Short Message Service (SMS), 8.1 CP messages; 8.2 RP messages

 

GSM BSSLAP

• 3GPP TS 48.071 - Serving Mobile Location Centre - Base Station System (SMLC-BSS) interface; Layer 3 specification

GSM SM-TP

 

• GPP TS 03.40 V7.5.0 (2001-12) - 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Terminals; Technical realization of the Short Message Service (SMS) (Release 1998)

GSM MAP over MTP/SCCP and SIGTRAN

 

GSM MAP Ph1

• GSM 09.02 version 3.11.0 - European digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 1); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification
• ETSI GTS 09.02 v 3.11.0 - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 1); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification

 

GSM MAP Ph2

• GSM 09.02 version 4.19.1 - European digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification
• ETSI ETS 300 599 - December 2000; Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification

 

GSM MAP R96

• 3GPP TS 09.02 V5.19.0 (2003-09) - 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core Network; Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification (Release 1996)
• ETSI TS 100 974 V5.19.0 (2003-09) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification

 

GSM MAP R97

• 3GPP TS 09.02 V6.14.0 (2003-09) - 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core Network; Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification (Release 1997)
• ETSI TS 100 974 V6.14.0 (2003-09) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification

 

GSM MAP R98

• 3GPP TS 09.02 V7.15.0 (2004-03) - 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core Network; Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification (Release 1998)
• ETSI TS 100 974 V7.15.0 (2004-03) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification

 

GSM MAP R99

• 3GPP TS 29.02 V3.9.0 (2001-06) - Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification (Release 1999)
• ETSI TS 129 002 V3.9.0 (2001-06) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Mobile Application Part (MAP)

 

GSM MAP R4

• 3GPP TS 29.02 V4.4.1 (2001-08) - Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification (Release 4)
• ETSI TS 129 002 V4.4.1 (2001-08) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Mobile Application Part (MAP) Specification

 

GSM MAP R7

• 3GPP TS 29.002 V7.7.0 (2007-03) - Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification (Release 7)
• ETSI TS 129 002 V7.7.0 (2007-03) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Mobile Application Part (MAP) Specification
• GSM CAMEL over MTP/SCCP and SIGTRAN

 

GSM CAP2

• 3GPP GSM 09.78 version 6.5.0 (Release 1997) - Digital Cellular Telecommunications System (Phase 2+); Customized Applications for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL); CAMEL Application Part (CAP) Specification
• ETSI TS 101 046 V6.5.0 (2000-07) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL); CAMEL Application Part (CAP) specification

 

GSM CAP3

• 3GPP TS 29.078 V4.8.0 (2003-03) - Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) Phase 3; CAMEL Application Part (CAP) specification (Release 4)
• ETSI TS 129 078 V4.8.0 (2003-03) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Customized Applications for Mobile network; Enhanced Logic (CAMEL); CAMEL Application Part (CAP) specification

 

GSM CAP4

• 3GPP TS 29.078 V7.3.0 (2006-06) - Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) Phase 4; CAMEL Application Part (CAP) specification (Release 7), 17 Abstract syntax of the CAMEL protocol
• ETSI TS 129 078 V7.3.0 (2007-06) - Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) Phase X; CAMEL Application Part (CAP) specification

 

ANSI SS7

• GR-246-CORE Telcordia Technologies Specification of Signaling System Number 7 Issue 4, December 1999

 

CDMA IS-41

• TIA/EIA IS-801 (3GPP2 C.S0022-0) Location Services (Position Determination Service)
• CDMA SMS IS-637, 3GPP2 Short Message Service (TIA-637-C-1[E])
• TCAP/IS-41-D ANSI/TIA/ EIA-41-D-1997
• MAP according to ANSI/TIA/IS-41-D-1997
• GR-246-CORE Telcordia Technologies Specification of Signaling System Number 7
• TCAP/IS-41-E ANSI/TIA/EIA-41-E-2004 Wireless Radiotelecommunications Intersystem Operations - Introduction to TIA/EIA 41(3GPP2 X.S0004-000-E)
• TDMA Third Generation Wireless - Short Message Service (ANSI/TIA/EIA-136-710-C-2002) EIA-136-710
• TIA/EIA-124-D (3GPP2 N.S0026-A)
• TIA/EIA/IS-725-A (3GPP2 N.S0011)
• TIA/EIA/IS-730 (3GPP2 N.S0007-0)
• TIA/EIA/IS-737 (N.S0008-0 v 1.0)
• TIA/EIA/IS-751 (3GPP2 N.S0009) IMSI Version 1.0
• TIA/EIA/IS-764 (3GPP2 N.S0012)
• TIA/EIA/IS-771 (3GPP2 N.S0013) WIN Phase 1 Version 1.0
• TIA/EIA/IS-824
• TIA/EIA/IS-826 (3GPP2 N.S0018) TIA/EIA-41-D Pre-Paid Charging Revision
• TIA/EIA/IS-848 (3GPP2 N.S0004-0 v 1.0) WIN Phase 2
• TIA/EIA/J-STD-036-A (3GPP2 N.S0030) Enhanced Wireless 9-1-1 Phase 2 Revision: 0 Version 1.0.0 (April 2002)
• CDMA A1 BSAP 3GPP TS 08.18 and 3GPP TS 08.16 version 7.1.0 Release 1998
• CDMA A1 DTAP 3GPP2 Access Network Interfaces Interoperability Specification - (3G-IOS v5.0)
• CDMA A11 Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000 Access Network Interfaces - Part 7 (A10 and A11 Interfaces) (3G-IOS v5.0)
• CDMA_A9 Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000 Access Network Interfaces - Part 6 (A8 and A9 Interfaces) (3G-IOS v5.0)

 

IS-41

• TIA/EIA IS-801 (3GPP2 C.S0022-0) Location Services (Position Determination Service)
• CDMA SMS IS-637, 3GPP2 Short Message Service (TIA-637-C-1[E])
• TCAP/IS-41-D ANSI/TIA/ EIA-41-D-1997
• MAP according to ANSI/TIA/IS-41-D-1997
• GR-246-CORE Telcordia Technologies Specification of Signalling System Number 7
• TCAP/IS-41-E ANSI/TIA/EIA-41-E-2004 Wireless Radiotelecommunications Intersystem Operations - Introduction to TIA/EIA 41(3GPP2 X.S0004-000-E)
• TDMA Third Generation Wireless - Short Message Service (ANSI/TIA/EIA-136-710-C-2002) EIA-136-710
• TIA/EIA-124-D (3GPP2 N.S0026-A)
• TIA/EIA/IS-725-A (3GPP2 N.S0011)
• TIA/EIA/IS-730 (3GPP2 N.S0007-0)
• TIA/EIA/IS-737 (N.S0008-0 v 1.0)
• TIA/EIA/IS-751 (3GPP2 N.S0009) IMSI Version 1.0
• TIA/EIA/IS-764 (3GPP2 N.S0012)
• TIA/EIA/IS-771 (3GPP2 N.S0013) WIN Phase 1 Version 1.0
• TIA/EIA/IS-824
• TIA/EIA/IS-826 (3GPP2 N.S0018) TIA/EIA-41-D Pre-Paid Charging Revision
• TIA/EIA/IS-848 (3GPP2 N.S0004-0 v 1.0) WIN Phase 2
• TIA/EIA/J-STD-036-A (3GPP2 N.S0030) Enhanced Wireless 9-1-1 Phase 2 Revision: 0 Version 1.0.0 (April 2002)

 

CDMA

• CDMA A1 BSAP 3GPP TS 08.18 and 3GPP TS 08.16 version 7.1.0 Release 1998
• CDMA A1 DTAP 3GPP2 Access Network Interfaces Interoperability Specification - (3G-IOS v5.0)
• CDMA A11 Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000 Access Network Interfaces - Part 7 (A10 and A11 Interfaces) (3G-IOS v5.0)
• CDMA_A9 Interoperability Specification (IOS) for cdma2000 Access Network Interfaces - Part 6 (A8 and A9 Interfaces) (3G-IOS v5.0)

 

GPRS

• 3GPP TS 48.016 - Network Service (NS), General PDU definitions and contents
• 3GPP TS 48.018 - BSS GPRS Protocol (BSSGP), PDU functional definitions and contents
• 3GPP TS 44.064 - Logical Link Control (LLC), Elements of procedures and formats of fields
• 3GPP TS 44.064 - Logical Link Control (LLC), B.1 TOM Protocol Envelope structure
• 3GPP TS 44.065 - Subnetwork Dependent Convergence Protocol (SNDCP), Definition of SN PDU
• 3GPP TS 29.060 V8.1.0 (2007-09) - General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) across the Gn and Gp interface (Release 8), 6.2.4.6 Data Record Transfer Response
• ETSI EN 101.393 V7.5.1 (2000-12) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) across the Gn and Gp Interface (GSM 09.60 version 7.5.1 Release 1998), 7.3.4.6 Data Record Transfer Response

 

SIGTRAN

• RFC 3057bis - ISDN Q.921-User Adaptation Layer (IUA - ISDN-User Adaptation Layer)
• RFC 3331 - Signaling System 7 (SS7) Message Transfer Part 2 (MTP2) - User Adaptation Layer (M2UA)
• RFC 3332 - Signaling System 7 (SS7) Message Transfer Part 3 (MTP3) - User Adaptation Layer (M3UA)
• RFC 3868 - Signaling Connection Control Part User Adaptation Layer (SUA)
• RFC 4165 - Signaling System 7 (SS7) Message Transfer Part 2 (MTP2) - User Peer-to-Peer Adaptation Layer (M2PA)
• RFC 3807 - V5.2-User Adaptation Layer (V5UA)
• RFC 4129 - Digital Private Network Signaling System (DPNSS)/Digital Access Signaling System 2 (DASS 2) Extensions to the IUA Protocol

 

UMTS

• 3GPP TS 25.413 - UTRAN Iu interface Radio Access Network Application Part (RANAP) signaling (REL99, REL4, REL 6)
• 3GPP TS 25.433 - UTRAN Iub interface Node B Application Part (NBAP) signaling
• Q.2630.1 - AAL type 2 signaling protocol (Capability Set 1) (ALCAP)
• 3GPP TS 25.415 - UTRAN Iu interface user plane protocols Iu-UP
• 3GPP TS 23.236 - Iu-Flex, A-Flex, MSS Pooling (NRI in TMSI). Transparent mode (TrM) and Support mode for predefined SDU size (SMpSDU)
• ITU-T I.363.2 Version 11/00 - AAL2
• ITU-T I.363.5 Version 08/96 - AAL5

 

TFO and TrFO

• 3GPP TS 23.153 Out of Band Transcoder Control; Stage 2, v. v8.0.0
• 3GPP TS 23.205 Bearer-independent circuit-switched core network; Stage 2
• 3GPP TS 26.103 Speech Codec List for GSM and UMTS, v. 6.3.0
• 3GPP TS 28.062 Inband Tandem Free Operation (TFO) of speech codecs, Stage 3, v. 6.3.0
• 3GPP TS 29.232 Media Gateway Controller (MGC) -Media Gateway (MGW) Interface

 

LTE

• 3GPP TS 36.413 - Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); S1 Application Protocol (S1AP)
• 3GPP TS 24.301 - Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3; EPS Mobility Management security protected NAS message
• 3GPP TS 24.301 - Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3; EPS Mobility Management (EMM)
• 3GPP TS 24.301 - Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3; EPS Session Management (ESM)
• 3GPP TS 29.274 - 3GPP Evolved Packet System (EPS); Evolved General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol for Control plane (GTPv2-C); Stage 3
• 3GPP TS 36.423 - Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); X2 Application Protocol (X2AP)

 

RADIUS

• RFC 2865 - Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)
• RFC 2866 - RADIUS Accounting
• RFC 2867 - RADIUS Accounting modifications for Tunnel Protocol Support
• RFC 2868 - RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Protocol support
• Extended and extendable by vendor-specific VSA's

 

DIAMETER (3GPP, 3GPP2, ETSI); over TCP and SCTP

• RFC 3588 - Diameter Base Protocol RFC 3589 - Diameter Command Codes for Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
• 3GPP TS 29.229 - Cx and Dx interfaces based on the Diameter protocol
• 3GPP TS 29.239 - Sh Interface based on the Diameter protocol
• 3GPP TS 29.061 - Interworking between the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) supporting packet based services and Packet Data Networks (PDN)
• 3GPP TS 29.140 - MM10 interface based on Diameter protocol
• 3GPP TS 29.212 - Policy and Charging Control over Gx reference point
• 3GPP TS 29.209 - Policy control over Gq interface
• 3GPP TS 29.109 - Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA); Zh and Zn Interfaces based on the Diameter protocol;
• 3GPP TS 29.214 - Policy and Charging Control over Rx reference point
• 3GPP TS 29.215 - Policy and Charging Control (PCC) over S9 reference point
• 3GPP TS 32.299 - Telecommunication management; Diameter charging applications (Ro and Rf reference points)
• 3GPP TS 32.225 - Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging data description for the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
• 3GPP TS 29.272 - Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) related interfaces based on Diameter protocol (S6a interface over SCTP with multi-homing)
• 3GPP TS 32.422 - Trace control and configuration management
• 3GPP TS 32.297 - Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging Data Record (CDR) file format and transfer
• 3GPP TS 29.328 - IP Multimedia (IM) Subsystem Sh interface; Signaling flows and message contents
• 3GPP TS 29.329 - Sh interface based on the Diameter protocol; Protocol details
• 3GPP TS 29.228 - IP Multimedia (IM) Subsystem Cx and Dx Interfaces; Signaling flows and message contents
• 3GPP TS 29.229 - Cx and Dx interfaces based on the Diameter protocol; Protocol details
• 3GPP TS 32.240 - Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging architecture and principles
• 3GPP TS 29.210 - Charging rule provisioning over Gx interface
• 3GPP TS 29.212 - Policy and Charging Control (PCC); Reference points
• 3GPP TS 23.203 - Policy and charging control architecture
• 3GPP TS 29.272 - Evolved Packet System (EPS); Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) related interfaces based on Diameter protocol
• 3GPP TS 29.214 - Policy and charging control over Rx reference point
• 3GPP TS 29.234 - 3GPP system to Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) interworking; Stage 3
• 3GPP TS 29.109 - Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA); Zh and Zn Interfaces based on the Diameter protocol; Stage 3
• 3GPP TS 33.220 - Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA); Generic Bootstrapping Architecture (GBA)
• 3GPP2 TSG-X X.S0013-007 - IP Multimedia Subsystem - Charging Architecture
• 3GPP2 TSG-X X.S0013-008 - IP Multimedia Subsystem - Accounting Information Flows and Protocol
• 3GPP2 TSG-X X.S0013-006 - Cx Interface Based on the Diameter Protocol
•   3GPP2 TSG-X X.S0013-0011 - Sh Interface based on Diameter Protocols
• 3GPP2 X.S0057-0 v2.0 - eHRPD Connectivity and Interworking: Core Network Aspects
• 3GPP TS 32.297 - Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging Data Record (CDR) file format and transfer
• RFC 4004 - Diameter Mobile IPv4 Application
• RFC 5447 - Diameter Mobile IPv6: Support for Network Access Server to Diameter Server Interaction
• RFC 4005 - Diameter Network Access Server Application
• RFC 4006 - Diameter Credit-Control Application
• RFC 4072 - Diameter Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Application
• ETSI TS 283 034 - Network Attachment Sub-System (NASS); e4 interface based on the DIAMETER protocol
• ETSI TS 283 035 - Network Attachment Sub-System (NASS); e2 interface based on the DIAMETER protocol
• ETSI TS 183 060 - Re interface based on the DIAMETER protocol
• ETSI TS 183.017 - Resource and Admission Control: DIAMETER protocol for session based policy set-up information exchange between the Application Function (AF) and the Service Policy Decision Function (SPDF); Protocol specification

 

3GPP SIP/RTP, IETF working group SIP; over TCP and UDP

• RFC 3261 - Session Initiation Protocol
• RFC 3262 - Reliability of Provisional Responses in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• RFC 3311 - The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) UPDATE Method
• RFC 3265 - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-Specific Event Notification
• RFC 3326 - The Reason Header Field for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• RFC 2976 - The SIP INFO Method
• RFC 3515 - The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Refer Method
• RFC 3428 - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extension for Instant Messaging
• RFC 3903 - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extension for Event State Publication
• RFC 3455 - Private Header (P-Header) Extensions to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for the 3rd-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
• RFC 3892 - The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Referred-By Mechanism
• RFC 4028 - Session Timers in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• RFC 3840 - Indicating User Agent Capabilities in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• RFC 3841 - Caller Preferences for SIP
• RFC 3911 - The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) "Join" Header
• RFC 3325 - Private Extensions to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Asserted Identity within Trusted Networks
• RFC 5502 - The SIP P-Served-User Private-Header (P-Header) for the 3GPP IP Multimedia (IM) Core Network (CN) Subsystem
• RFC 3327 - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extension Header Field for Registering Non-Adjacent Contacts
• RFC 3323 - A Privacy Mechanism for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• RFC 3313 - Private Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extensions for Media Authorization
• RFC 3603 - Private Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Proxy-to-Proxy Extensions for Supporting the PacketCable Distributed Call Signaling Architecture
• RFC 3608 - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Extension Header Field for Service Route Discovery During Registration
• RFC 3329 - Security Mechanism Agreement for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• RFC 3581 - An Extension to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Symmetric Response Routing
• RFC 4244 - An Extension to the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Request History Information
• RFC 4538 - Request Authorization through Dialog Identification in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

 

SIP-T and ISUP according IETF working group SIPPING

• SIP-I and BICC according Q.1912
• RTP RFC1889, RFC1890, RFC2190, RFC2198
• RFC 3550 - RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications
• RFC 2833 - RTP Payload for DTMF Digits, Telephony Tones and Telephony Signals

 

MSRP

• RFC 4975 - The Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP)

 

SMS over IP

• SMPP v3.4, UCP: Short Message Service Centre 4.0. EMI, CIMD

 

IMAP

• RFC 3501 - Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4, rev1

 

LDAP

• RFC 4511 - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol LDAP Interface via TCP-Version LDAP V2/V3.

 

WB-AMR

• GSM and UMTS, TS 26.171, TS 26.173, TS 26.174, TS 26.191, TS 26.192, TS 26.193, TS 26.201, TS 26.202, TS 26.901)

If your issue is urgent and requires immediate attention, please call the TAC number listed below.

To expedite your service request, please have your company and location information, Linkbit product model number(s) and serial number(s) available when you call.

To receive support for Linkbit products, call Technical Assistance Center at:

+1.408.969.9940 x102 or

Submit Report

Linkbit, Inc.
3180 De La Cruz Blvd, Suite 200
Santa Clara, CA 95054-2434
USA
Tel: +1-408-969-9940, ext. 102
Fax: +1-408-273-6009
E-mail: contactus@linkbit.com

 

For more information on our products and solutions, please fill out this form or call us at +1-408-969-9940 ext 102:

Linkbit Support Packages

The Linkbit support programs offers two packages - the Hardware + Support Package and the Support Package. Both packages offer premium support beyond the initial limited product warranty.

Advanced Hardware Replacement and Support Package

• Extended hardware warranty
• Ship by next business day
• Software subscription including major, minor, and maintenance releases
• Technical support assistance

Hardware Return and Replace and Support Package

• Extended hardware warranty replacement
• No advanced hardware replacement - ship replacement unit within 14 days of receipt of failed unit
• Software - major, minor and maintenance software releases
• Access to technical assistance

Support Package

• No extended hardware warranty replacement
• Access to technical assistance
• Software - major, minor and maintenance software releases

Customer Support Program

• Linkbit sells the support packages directly to end customers or through partners
• End users call Linkbit for warranty or support

Partner Support Program

• Linkbit channel partners sell and renew support packages directly to end customers
• End users call channel partners for warranty or support issues

Support Package Comparison

 

	Initial Warranty	Support Package (SP-190/193)	Hardware Return and Replace + Support Package (HRSP-150/153)	Advance Hardware Replacement + Support Package (AHSP-100/103)
Hardware Replacement	Yes, for duration of support contract.	N/A	Yes, for duration of support contract. Hardware Return and Replacement - replacement shipped within 14 calendar days of receipt of failed unit.	Advance Hardware Replacement
Advance Hardware Replacement	No, repair or replacement within 14 calendar days from receipt of the failed unit.	N/A	N/A	Yes, next-business day advance hardware replacement (See Note 1)
Software Subscription	No, 90-day software warranty from product shipment from Linkhbit, Inc. Provide software maintenance updates during warranty period.     Yes, from Support Online (See Note 2)	Yes, from Support Online (See Note 2)	Yes, from Support Online (See Note 2)	Yes, from Support Online (See Note 2)
Phone Support	Limited, available during local support center business hours. Support only for hardware replacement and 90-day maintenance software updates	Yes, available during local support center business hours. (See Note 3)	Yes, available during local support center business hours. (See Note 3)	Yes, available during local support center business hours. (See Note 3)
Support Online	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
E-mail Support	Limited, available during support center business hours. Support only for hardware replacement and 90-day software maintenance updates.	Limited, available during support center business hours. (See Note 3)	Limited, available during support center business hours. (See Note 3)	Limited, available during support center business hours. (See Note 3)

Notes:

Note 1

Certain countries may have shipping delays. Advance shipping times may vary based on quantities. Requests must be received by 1 p.m. local service center time to be shipped out the following day. Shipments occur only during weekdays, excluding local service center holidays.

Note 2

Certain licensed features may not be included.

Note 3

For Partner Support Programs (PSP) end-customers - Support hours and response times are determined by the channel partners

 

This tells you a bit about this blog and the person who writes it.

When you are logged in you will be able to edit this page by clicking on the edit icon.