The invention provides a performance testing
system and method for an MS (
Media Server) clustered
system. The performance testing
system comprises an MS clustered system, a
set top box simulating device, IPQAM (
Internet Protocol Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) equipment and a playing terminal; the
set top box simulating device is used for simulating a
test case and analyzing relevant performances of the MS clustered system according to
time information on signalling interaction between the
set top box simulating device and the MS clustered system; and the playing terminal is used for receiving and playing a media
stream which is selected and sent by the MS clustered system according to a request of the set top box simulating device, and obtaining performance data of the MS clustered system according to a playing result. According to the performance testing system provided by the invention, a media
stream playing process and a signalling
processing process can be separated, the problem of
overweight load of a testing
machine in the traditional testing system is solved, and the analysis and the
processing to the media
stream are facilitated; and the set top box simulating device in the system can be used for simulating a plurality of set top boxes, so that the number of user loads contained by the
test case is greatly increased, and the testing cost is greatly saved.