Europe : Swedish development company Blazar has chosen Adax signalling communication controllers and software for Solver, its testing tool for 2.5G and 3G wireless equipment.

The Adax products provide the multiple protocol capabilities that enable Solver to be easily configured to support a variety of digital testing functions, thereby reducing the need for multiple test systems. The Adax products were chosen because they were the only ones that met Blazar’s stringent functionality and flexibility requirements.

Solver is a load and stress testing application tool for both GPRS and 3G networks. It utilises Adax’s HDC-PMC card and Frame Relay software for the Gb interface over T1/E1 and ATMII-PMC card and SSCOP/SSCF software for the IuPS and IuCS interface over OC3. By assisting developers in the design, integration, installation and acceptance testing of 2.5G and 3G networks, the Solver tool enables manufacturers and operators to deliver complex digital telecommunications equipment and services faster and more cost-effectively, whilst helping to ensure interoperability and reliability under different traffic circumstances.

Blazar has integrated its higher layer software and application to the Adax hardware and software. Specifically, the Frame Relay on the HDC card has been integrated to Blazar’s Network Services for the Gb interface application while the ATM card and SSCOP/SSCF have been integrated to Blazar MTP3b for the IuPS and IuCS interface application of Solver.

“When choosing interface hardware for the Solver unit we contacted several vendors but only Adax could give us what we were looking for,” said Joachim Borgh, Development Manager at Blazar. “The architecture of its hardware and the drivers for it suited our purpose perfectly while the built-in lower layers of the ATM protocol stack, SSCOP and SSCF were an extra bonus. With these layers already implemented with the card we could then focus on the upper part of the protocol stack.”

“Another very strong reason for choosing Adax was that their products gave us the ability to develop the solution on Solaris but deploy the system using Linux as the operating system with no changes needed to Solver,” Borgh added.

About Adax
Adax develops signaling solutions for high quality, reliable signaling transmission. Its high performance communications controllers and associated software for SS7, ATM, Frame Relay, SSCOP/SSCF, HDLC, LAPB/D/V5 and SCTP technologies have been providing foundations for the world's leading telecom companies for 20 years.

The Adax range of hardware and software tools enables OEMs and Integrators to quickly build communications solutions to meet the challenges of Convergence and 3G networks. Typical application areas for Adax products include Signaling Gateways, VoIP systems, Media Gateway Controllers, Media Gateway, GGSN and SGSN nodes for GPRS and 3G/UMTS, Intelligent Networks, Base Station Control, and Billing Mediation.