Seagull-trafgen 1.5.0

Seagull project is a multi-protocol traffic generator test tool. Primary aimed at IMS protocols (and thus being the perfect complement to SIPp for IMS testing), Seagull is a powerful traffic generator for functional, load, endurance, stress and performance tests for almost any kind of protocol.
In addition, its openness allows to add the support of a brand new protocol in less than 2 hours - with no programming knowledge. For that, Seagull comes with several protocol families embedded in the source code:
- Binary/TLV (Diameter and many 3GPP and IETF protocols)
- External library (TCAP, SCTP)
- Text (XCAP, HTTP)
Main features:
- Multi-protocol traffic generator
- Protocols of the same family are described in an XML, user editable, dictionary (messages, parameters)
- Existing protocol families: Binary/TLV (Type, Length, Value), Raw binary, Text, external API (first implementation: HP OpenCall SS7)
- Scenarios are described using XML files
- Command line tool with text interface
- Multi-threaded for performances and reliability
- Dynamically adjustable call rate
- Pause and restart of traffic
- Smooth (no new calls then wait for ongoing calls to end) or brutal end
- Scenario display with message counters
- Scenarios have init (executed once), main (repeated for traffic) sections
- Scenarios have default sections for defense in case of unexpected messages
- A scenario can be mono (most cases) or multi-protocol
- Message and parameters checking possible (disabled by default)
- Multiple Seagull instances can be synchronized in the middle of scenario
- Statistics: timer between two messages, call length, call rate, successful calls, failed calls (with reason)
- Protocol decoding and hexadecimal dump
- Trace files with or without timestamps (for performances and automation)
Installation:
To compile Seagull from the source:
- Edit build.conf to fit your needs (default should be OK)
- run "./build.ksh -target clean"
- run "./build.ksh -target all"
- Seagull binaries are in bin/: copy all in /usr/local/bin/
- Add /usr/local/bin in your PATH environment variable
(eg. export "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin")
- Execution environment are in exe-env/XXX-env/, XXX being the protocol
- From there, follow the documentation: http://gull.sourceforge.net/
Enhancements:
- This release adds authentication (MD5/Digest and AKA) for text protocols like HTTP, xcap, and SIP.
- It also adds reconnection in case of LAN failure, configuration parameters for text protocols, two new traffic control actions (pause and resume), and a new protocol family: TLV (Type, Length, Value).