Support 7.2.0+ kernel for latest drivers, including Intel be200
version 107 firmware that improves stability and eMLSR support.
Add management path message compression between LANforge Manager and LANforge
Resource processes (for many resource OSs, but not all at this time).
Add Venue testing logic to make it easier to quickly discover and use many
APs all using the same SSID and authentication.
Add initial support for HaLow (only in 6.18.44+ kernel, not in 7.2.0+ kernel)
Improve MCU message flood with mtk7996 station bringup to allow 108
stations per radio to associate fast and clean. 6.18.44 and higher kernels.
Generic enpdoint now supports iperf2 (as well as iperf3).
General improvements to AP-Auto, Dataplane/RvR, WiFi Mobility, and other GUI tests.
Added IPv6 support for Mac-OS.
TR-398/TR-527
Add TR-527 Mesh Test suite basic support. Requires software license to enable.
Rate-vs-Range, Roaming, Latency, Stability, Multicast, QoS, Multiple-Station-Performance,
Maximum-TCP-Throughput, Orbit, 32-Station-Performance, MLO-eMLSR, MLO-STR
(This test plan is still under construction at time of release.)
TR-398: Support using third-party device (Android phone tested so far)
in these tests: Rate-vs-Range, Bandsteering, Bi-Directional UDP, Max-Throughput
TR-398: Sync pass/fail and test execution with the final draft of TR398 issue-4
test specification.
Interop
Added Web UI for configuring and executing Interop tests:
Throughput, Interoperability, FTP, HTTP, QoS, Multicast, Mixed Traffic, Real Browser,
Video Streaming, Ping, and RvR.
Requires software license.
Added Real Application Test support for Zoom and Teams conference calls and YouTube
streaming across supported OS.
Better iOS app support: Layer-4 (http, https and related protocol support),
improved stability. Use usb connectivity instead of bluetooth keyboard emulation
for at least most of the phone interaction.
Better Android app support: Automation to deal with new behaviour from certain
Android devices.
Better Windows application support: Improved install times and stability fixes.
Add IPv6 support for MAC-OS (TCP, UDP, Multicast)
Add new LANforgeManager web-GUI. Requires software license to enable.
LANforge Manager WebGUI
Introduced a new LANforge Web UI for simplified configuration, test execution, visualization,
and simplified test reports for virtual clients.
Requires software license.
Added support for Station and VAP creation, and test cases like Wifi-Capacity, Port Reset,
Client Visualization.
Added packet sniffing and analysis capabilities through the Web UI.
Significant Bug Fixes
Fix mis-counting of 'tx failed' packets in mtk7996 driver: It was counting
retried packets as failures, when instead it should just leave the retry
counts in its own counter for higher level reporting to deal with.
Fix related tx failed percentage calculating in GUI.
Fix (hopefully!) mtk7996 and mtk7915 radio tx hang.
Fix a slow memory leak in layer-3 endpoints, introduced by accident around 2023.
Fix problem on some Windows where multiple non-existent wlan ports would be reported.
Known Limitations
Virtual stations (more than one station per radio) have problems
when connecting to AP that does OFDMA. Work-arounds include disabling OFDMA
on the AP or forcing the virtual stations to support only VHT instead of AX.
This is probably a hardware limitation and is unlikely to be fixed with currently
available radios.
Real Application Tests may be impacted by third-party application UI changes
or device-vendor variations.
