Built from the ground up by former Cisco Systems and UNH IOL testing experts, the QA Notebook
automatically creates test scenarios, runs them on a router or other network device, and scores the results for
easy browsing and reference.
Specialized device drivers and analyzers are continually being
designed to allow automatic testing of many types of network equipment and testers.
DV Notebook Dashboards and SF Coverage
Visualize queuing hierarchies. Look at side-by-side CLI and error reports. Reorder and re-run any list of tests with a mouse click. Classify errors by type, firmware version, port, uptime, or any other parameter.
The QA Notebook allows customers to bring the DV Notebook into the lab. Using the same features and functions found in the DV Notebook,
an engineer can use the QA Notebook to manage all of their lab testing.
Packet Tester Libraries
The QA Notebook programs the packet tester so you don't have to. The software automatically determines
the source traffic loads and packet header fields required to exercise every traffic flow in a given configuration.
Deriving traffic loads from router configurations reduces the number of frames of reference for the testing engineer.
This simplifies the problem while leaving all of the control in the hands of the user.
Testing labs can save cost with greater vendor independence.
For many projects, customers can even swap out expensive packet generation hardware for commodity, linux-based hardware.
Currently, the QA Notebook supports the automatic configuration of IPv4 Ethernet testing on Ixia, Spirent and Agilent testers. In addition, Achilles offers an open-source based packet generator capable of up to 5Gbps full-duplex Ethernet testing using off-the-shelf hardware.
Router Drivers and Analysis Libraries
The QA Notebook delivers exciting router-control capabilities to configure and run 100's of test scenarios per hour.
The tools can be configured to read any type of data from the device under test or from the connected packet tester.
Combining control of the router and test equipment maximises the testing possibilities and delivers
twice the control and useful result data for each test.
The QA Notebook tests a router's reaction to run-time configuration changes.
Injecting these incremental configuration changes allows for high-speed testing sweeps.
Unprecedented automation provides the necessary power to cover the large amount of permutations found when testing routers and QoS.
Automate the search for corner cases in the lab.
The QA Notebook specializes in Quality-of-Service (QoS) testing and contains built-in QoS analysis libraries for many high-end routers.
Our list of supported devices is always being updated, and our team can quickly add support for any device that our customers might need.
Out of the box, the QA Notebook includes comprehensive CLI support for Cisco and Juniper routers.
Specifying tests in terms of the router's features, reduces the cost of both testing labs and engineering staff
while increasing the quality and transparency of the result.
Detailed drivers inject these configurations at high speed and with the
minimal number of commands needed to control the device.
Store and Manage: Tests, Results and Analysis
While not compromising on simplicity, the QA Notebook generates and runs hundreds of thousands of
tests in less time than any other method. The result for manufacturers and customers of
expensive network equipment is higher quality, more reliable networks and lower costs.
Make the most of expensive equipment by timesharing.
Batches of tests can be scheduled for each device under test, and can be interleaved with interactive work.
All of the Achilles Notebook products include job queuing.
The QA Notebook includes all of the power of the DV Notebook
and DV Notebook SF products. These tools permit storing tests in
high speed database storage where every detail of a test can be leveraged for performance gain.
Not only are Dev. Test managers responsible for insuring the quality of the initial release of network equipment,
they are also responsible for the on-going quality of products as they change due to updates and cost reductions.
Network equipment has become so configurable and customizable that engineers are no
longer able to fully test their capabilities using traditional programming techniques.
Typical QA and Dev Test teams require many experts at high cost and have a large lab set-up to
run sufficient testing.
