Abstract: A method of configuring a filter for a data stream organized in frames in a protocol tester that is simple without requiring any knowledge of an internal protocol configuration provides the frames partially decoded in an overview display. A user searches the frames for a desired content and selects one of the frames having the desired content. The selected frame is displayed in a fully decoded view. A filter rule is derived from the desired content for configuring the filter. The filter rule may be further defined by modifying parameters from the fully decoded view of the selected frame. The configured filter is applied to all the frames to produce a set of filtered frames.

Abstract: A load testing apparatus and method has a display unit for the presentation of data that relate to a load test of a telecommunication network. The display includes a graphical user interface with the load test being divided into several test phases and on the graphical user interface functionalities being assigned to these test phases. The load testing apparatus further has a storage device into which user identifiers are enterable, and the functionalities are pooled into groups so that for each identifier there one or more groups of functionalities may be enabled.

Abstract: Configuration of a measurement task on a protocol tester includes displaying a problem field on a display device, the problem field having several network elements of a telecommunication network; graphically activating one of the network elements by a user; displaying different measurement tasks on the display device which are possible with respect to the activated network element; graphically selecting one of the measurement tasks by the user; and entering further parameters for the configuration of the measurement task, proceeding from one level of the network element level by level in lower levels, with the parameters not specified by the user being occupied by standard values.

Abstract: A load testing apparatus and method has a display unit for the presentation of data that relate to a load test of a telecommunication network. The display includes a graphical user interface with the load test being divided into several test phases and on the graphical user interface functionalities being assigned to these test phases. The load testing apparatus further has a storage device into which user identifiers are enterable, and the functionalities are pooled into groups so that for each identifier there one or more groups of functionalities may be enabled.

Abstract: A method of configuring a filter for a data stream organized in frames in a protocol tester that is simple without requiring any knowledge of an internal protocol configuration provides the frames partially decoded in an overview display. A user searches the frames for a desired content and selects one of the frames having the desired content. The selected frame is displayed in a fully decoded view. A filter rule is derived from the desired content for configuring the filter. The filter rule may be further defined by modifying parameters from the fully decoded view of the selected frame. The configured filter is applied to all the frames to produce a set of filtered frames.

Abstract: Configuration of a measurement task on a protocol tester includes displaying a problem field on a display device, the problem field having several network elements of a telecommunication network; graphically activating one of the network elements by a user; displaying different measurement tasks on the display device which are possible with respect to the activated network element; graphically selecting one of the measurement tasks by the user; and entering further parameters for the configuration of the measurement task, proceeding from one level of the network element level by level in lower levels, with the parameters not specified by the user being occupied by standard values.