WOBURN, MA, Feb 5, 2008 - Valid8.com has launched a new SCTP load test solution for SCTP-enabled endpoints, including gateways, softswitches, routers and firewalls. The solution was developed by Valid8.com engineers in response to increasing market demand for testing SCTP load and functionality testing. Equipment manufacturers worldwide, who have incorporated the SCTP protocol into their products, are using Valid8.com’s SCTP testing solution to validate network performance.

The SCTP load test solution is based upon Valid8.com’s testing platform, which supports a broad range of protocols including SIP, SIGTRAN and H.248. The solution enables engineers to generate certain types of traffic rates and utilization and test how well their devices behave under load, with both well-formed and malformed packets, for positive and negative testing.

The solution is an easy, cost effective add-on to Valid8.com’s existing testing platform. The SCTP test solution runs on one PC, eliminating the need for expensive hardware. “The SCTP load tester not only tests speed and reliability, it tests how systems handle the volume of messages, good and bad, that they are required to process to ensure they are not vulnerable to malicious attacks,” says Ian Carpenter, Valid8.com president and CEO.

“Stress and robustness testing are especially important given the enormous capacity possible through IP networks and today’s security concerns,” Carpenter adds. “The ability to test all of these features provides an added level of confidence that networks will perform to high standards and customers’ needs will be met.”

Valid8.com, Inc. provides state-of-the-art telecommunications testing tools to ensure excellence and functionality in next generation networks (NGN) including VoIP environments. Valid8.com’s easy-to-use, highly effective software establishes a rigorous standard by which clients may validate new and emerging products and software applications. Valid8.com’s rapid testing sequence enables customers to measure and affirm performance, improve product quality, decrease time to market and increase competitive advantage. Valid8.com's Gold Level Validation program recognizes companies that meet full compliance with industry standards. For additional information visit: http://www.valid8.com