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The Spirent CS8 is a highly advanced mobile device tester designed to cater to the ever-evolving landscape of wireless technology. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools and utilities specifically tailored to expedite the development process from Layer 1 to Layer 3, effectively preventing low-level bugs from escaping the confines of research and development labs. The versatility of the CS8 allows it to be applied across a wide range of applications.

The CS8 excels in IMS & VoLTE protocol tests, facilitating IMS emergency calls, conducting L1-L3 protocol testing (including RRC and NAS), ensuring conformance with the 3GPP 34.229 standard, and performing data throughput testing with customizable Layer 1 parameters and RRC/NAS message flows. The tester enables fast and efficient integration of customized test cases for design verification. The user-friendly interfaces grant precise control over various aspects, including interaction with the IMS subsystem, MIMO control, multi-cell/multi-RAT operation, and Layer 1-3 messaging. By offering complete control over the emulated network's layer 1, 2, and 3, the CS8 proves to be an indispensable tool in chipset and UE (User Equipment) development, as well as in verification labs.

To facilitate effective troubleshooting, the CS8 logs and presents messages in a streamlined manner, ensuring immediate identification and resolution of issues. Additionally, this tester provides numerous benefits, including enhanced product quality, optimized utilization of engineering resources, reduced testing time, and accelerated development cycles from weeks to months. The CS8’s purpose-specific user interfaces and APIs cater to specific testing tasks, while flexible L1-L3 message flow definition via the user interface allows for tailored configurations. Detailed logging aids in debugging, and IMS testing benefits from the logging of RTP/RTCP packets, which can be further analyzed offline. Real-time graphical representation of SIP message logging and RTP/RTCP statistics further enrich the user experience.

The CS8 leverages an IMS message flow composer, enabling efficient creation of IMS message flows for testing purposes. Developers can programmatically define SIP signaling message flows, specify expected messages and their contents, and establish pass/fail criteria based on received message types or fields. The CS8 automatically generates a test scenario based on the created message flow, allowing engineers to compare captured message flows against the expected messaging. The Message Flow Composer simplifies configuration of security features like SigComp and IPSec, as well as IPv6 operation and authentication. Furthermore, this tester has the capability to import .PCAP traffic-capture files, such as those generated by Wireshark™ or tcpdump, adding to its versatility and convenience.