Testing Internet Gaming Applications with LANforge

Gaming application developers, gaming console makers and WiFi Access Point makers can now test the user experience in a wide range of network conditions in a controllable manner. Candela offers a gaming testing solution that allows the user to isolate and test one network variable at a time: RF stability, RF performance, and upstream network conditions (latency, bandwidth, packet loss & reordering, corruptions ...)

Typical Testing Approach

• LANforge emulates different APs: Test with many different types of AP settings that are commonly seen.
• Add wired network impairments to emulate bad internet connectivity.
• Add common wireless impairments: distance, co-channel interference, adjacent channel interference.

Includes these Building Blocks

• Network impairment emulator (emulates Internet connectivity)
• Station Emulation for RF interference testing
• AP Emulation for RF interference testing and to act as AP for the Gaming station
• 2 RF Enclosures
• Programmable Attenuators
• Traffic Generation feature set for RF interference testing and QoS testing
• RF Cables, splitters/combiners.

More advanced systems can support many concurrent and individually configurable network emulations by using many vAP interfaces paired with WAN emulation in the LANforge system.

Gaming Test Demonstration

Pricing: A simple setup with vAP and WAN emulation starts at around $10k. A more advanced setup with isolation chambers and RF attenuator starts around $40k.

Lead Times: Most LANforge systems can generally be shipped within a couple of days of customer PO. The accessories may need 2-4 weeks of lead time.

TaaS/Onsite Support: For a customer with only occasional testing needs, we provide an option of Test as a Service. Candela engineers can do the testing for you in our fully equipped test lab and provide a detailed test report with recommendations. We can provide onsite setup and automation services for customers interesting in purchasing the system.

For more information, please contact sales@candelatech.com or give us a call at: 1-360-380-1618