Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) In the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), the Policy Charging and

Rules Function (PCRF) is used to control the policy rules. Today the PCRF plays a significant role in IMS, 3G and 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, and handles policy control over which network services, QoS and bandwidth a subscriber can access. The Valid8 PCRF Simulator enables testing of the Gx interface towards the PCEF, Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) or Packet Gateway (PGW).

Key Features Tests many sessions in parallel (scalable) Diameter CER/A, DWR/A, CCR-I/A, CCR-U/A, CCR-T/A, RAR/A request/response messages Audit Recovery Generate valid and invalid/negative messages and call-scenarios Supports sending invalid responses including malformed, dropped and misordered packets Alerts and notifications Check parameters in messages from SUT and flag errors Devices Under Test

PCEF GGSN PGW Specifications Protocols o 3GPP-GX 3GPP TS 29.212 Policy and Charging Control over Gx reference point (Release 9) Network Layer Capabilities and Security o IPv4, IPv6 (on request) o UDP, TCP, SCTP transport modes o DNS o DHCP o MAC/IP address spoofing o TLS 1.2, 1.1, 1.0 o SSL 3.0 o SRTP o Network delays and packet loss Performance o Up to 256K concurrent sessions o 1 TCP connection o 1000 tps Scripts o Server Counters o Call Attempts o Call Successes o Call Failures o Registration Attempts o Registration Successes o Registration Failures Measurements o Send time o Sessions o CCR Rate o RAR Rate o CCR Loss o CER Count o CEA Count o CCR-I/E/N/U/T Count o CCA-I/E/N/U/T Count o DER Count o DEA Count o DWR Count o DWA Count o RAR Count o RAA Count o JSDR Count

JSDA Count Product Codes o P2211/01 - Integrated PCRF Simulator, PE Mini Simulation Hardware, Run Time Environment for Signaling Systems - TF (RTE) Related Products o Diameter Gateway Emulator o Diameter Conformance Gx o Diameter Load Tester Gx
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