Commercial Client Devices for Realistic MMS Capacity Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing MMS messaging capacity testing methodologies rely on third-party traffic generators, which may not accurately simulate real-world network loads and do not effectively test the resilience of multimedia messaging services under heavy loads.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing commercially available client devices to generate MMS traffic, creating infinite loops by targeting unprovisioned destination numbers, and capturing and analyzing the generated messages to determine network capacity and interface performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If third-party traffic generators are used to generate MMS traffic, then testing can be performed, but the testing may not accurately simulate real-world network loads and may not effectively test resilience under heavy loads
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses commercially available client devices (copies of real user equipment) to generate MMS traffic instead of specialized third-party traffic generators. This copying approach ensures that the testing infrastructure mirrors actual production environments, accurately simulating real-world network loads while maintaining simplicity by using off-the-shelf devices rather than complex specialized equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows client devices to autonomously generate MMS traffic to unprovisioned destination numbers, creating self-sustaining infinite loops that automatically generate heavy loads without requiring complex external traffic generation infrastructure. The network infrastructure itself becomes the testing instrument, eliminating the need for separate specialized testing equipment
2Productivity
If infinite loops are created by targeting unprovisioned destination numbers, then high network loads can be generated for capacity testing, but the loops must be carefully controlled to prevent actual network damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a monitoring system that acts as an intermediary between the infinite loop traffic generation and the network infrastructure. This intermediary captures generated MMS messages, monitors message counts, and enforces predetermined thresholds, allowing high-volume traffic generation while preventing uncontrolled loops from causing network damage through automated termination mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback control by continuously monitoring the number of generated MMS messages and comparing it against predetermined thresholds. When the feedback signal indicates that the threshold is reached, the system automatically terminates the infinite loops, creating a closed-loop control system that enables high productivity while preventing harmful effects through real-time adjustments
3Measurement precision
If commercially available client devices are used to generate MMS traffic, then real-world testing conditions are achieved, but the testing methodology becomes more complex compared to traditional methods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes commercially available client devices perform multiple functions: they serve as both production-grade user equipment and traffic generation instruments. This multi-functionality achieves realistic network load simulation while avoiding the need for separate specialized testing equipment, as the same devices used in production environments are used for testing, thereby reducing overall system complexity
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AI summary
Described herein are embodiments of testing MMS messaging capacity of a wireless network using commercially available client devices. An exemplary method includes receiving, at a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) of the wireless network, a plurality of seed MMS messages from one or more client devices. Each of the plurality of seed MMS messages is targeted at one of a plurality of destination numbers, none of the plurality of destination numbers is associated with any database that the MMSC uses for routing determination, and each of the plurality of seed MMS messages gets stuck in an infinite loop and keeps generating MMS messages. The method further includes capturing at least a portion of the seed messages and the generated MMS messages; determining that the number of captured MMS messages reaches a predetermined number; and in response to such determination, terminating each of the infinite loops.