Parlay/3GPP OSA CORBA Client Simulator Toolkit/Test Tool


Features:

  • User friendly and intuitive GUI

  • Command line facility for automated testing

  • Multi-threaded ORB and test engine

  • Simulation and testing of two-way operations

  • Simulation and testing of one-way callback operations

  • Dynamic parsing of IDL and generation of test data scripts

  • Test data persisted using the open standard eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

  • Test script execution and control using the Java programming language

  • Structuring of test scripts into test cases, test groups, and test suites

  • Logging of operations and notifications data sent and received

  • Test status execution log and system log

  • CORBA Name Service and IOR file support

  • CORBA Name Service Browser Utility

  • CORBA Interface Repository Browser Utility

  • CORBA Notification Service support

  • Toolkit for mapping test data into a more readable format

  • Toolkit for validating test data results

  • Toolkit for learning data and auto-generating XML test data files and java test scripts

  • Data browser toolkit for displaying managed objects, RNC List, NodeB List, DWDM Managed Elements List, Protection Groups List etc

  • Notification browser toolkit for processing and displaying CORBA structured events e.g. Active Alarm List, Acknowledged Alarm List etc

  • Exporting of test data from browsers for further analysis in 3rd party applications like spreadsheet programs, insertion in databases etc

  • IOR decoder and ping utility for checking health of a CORBA object

  • CORBA 2.4.1 compliant

  • Supports Parlay/3GPP OSA CORBA IDL


Benefits:

  • Interoperable with CORBA compliant ORB implementations including Iona Orbix, Borland Visibroker, ACE TAO, OpenORB, JacORB and any other CORBA 2.2 or newer compliant implementation

  • Supports 3rd party IDL extensions

  • Platform independent and used by customers on Sun Solaris, HPUX, Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems

  • No 3rd party licensing requirements. Bundled with a CORBA ORB, CORBA Name Service, CORBA Interface Repository and a CORBA Notification Service (for demonstration purposes)

  • Turnkey solution working off-the shelf without requiring any programming experience

  • Utilitises XML and Java eliminating expensive re-training of staff and maintenance of test scripts

  • Offers significant cost savings compared to using a real network management system


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