Hey, folks - One of my counterparts asked me if I could post the following to the list to see if anyone else has experience with a product or a combination of products that meet(s) the following criteria. Spirent (Smartbits) xDSL test gear is already a consideration... looking for anything else in the marketplace. Contact me off-list if so desired... I'm just the messenger though. Thanks, Tim <----begin forwarded request----> We are looking to do this type of testing. Is there one or combination of tools that can do this? Most of this? Looking for suggestions. DSL Test System requirements: -Interfaces: ATM, Ethernet, DS3, OC3, OC12, 10/100 -Generate approximately 32,000 PPP sessions -Bi-directional traffic -PPP throughput tests -L2TP emulation (both LAC and LNS) -Ability to perform L2TP conformance test as per RFC 2661 -Simulate user traffic and session turn up rates -Full negotiation of the IP and PPP parameters -Ability to vary the rate of the PPP session startup -Ability to see the sessions and associated users or IP addresses -Take measurements while generating the L2TP tunnels and PPP sessions -Generate PPPoE sessions through the L2TP tunnels -Generate PPPoA sessions using AAL5 and RFC1483 -Generate PPPoEoA sessions using AAL5 and RFC1483 <----end forwarded request----> -- Tim Irwin, Sr. Engineer Architecture & Engineering BellSouth.net, Inc. e-mail: tim@eng.bellsouth.net office: 678.441.7951 "The plain and simple truth is rarely plain and never simple." --Oscar Wilde