For users of the ByteBlower API, there have been several additions.
Enhancements
2.20.2 (2023-04-03)
Fixes
When the Scenario Heartbeat interval was set after Prepare() was executed on
an Endpoint, the new Scenario Heartbeat interval value was not propagated to the Endpoint.
The MeetingPoint could mark an Endpoint as "unavailable" when a test longer
than 1 minute was running.
This could lead to the ByteBlower GUI stopping a scenario while the test was
(rightfully) still running
2.20.0 (2023-02-27)
New features
Enhancements
Bugs fixed
You can download the latest version at https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html.
You can download the latest version at https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html.
This API version was not released, this is a ByteBlower Server release only.
You can download the latest version at https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html.
You can download the latest version at https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html.
You can download the latest version at https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html.
This API version was not released, this is a ByteBlower Server release only.
This API version was not released, this is a ByteBlower Server release only.
This API version was not released, this is a ByteBlower Server release only.
The downloads for windows/macOS/Linux are found at following location: https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html .
You can download the latest version at https://setup.byteblower.com/software.html.
You can download this version of the TCL API from these locations:
TCL examples can be found on our github
You can download this version of the Python API from these locations:
The HTML reference documentation for both the Python and Tcl API
This API release includes the beta release of the Python code. You find an introduction to the Python API in this howto.
The full change-log is found at the bottom of this article.
You can download this version of the TCL API from these locations:
You can download this version of the Python API from these locations:
The HTML reference documentation for both the Python and Tcl API
This release of the Tcl API brings new features and bug fixes.
Some services suffer more from network delay than others. That's why both IPv4 and IPv6 are capable of defining the needed priorities in both delay and loss. For IPv4, the ToS field - renamed to DSCP field - is used for this, while IPv6 uses Class of Service.
ToS/DSCP (IPv4) and TrafficClass (IPv6) support has been enabled on the protocol stack:
Layer5.Http.Client::TypeOfService.SetLayer3.IcmpEchoSession::TypeOfService.SetLayer3.Icmpv6EchoSession::TrafficClass.SetThis feature requires ByteBlower server >= 2.5.0
Now the ByteBlower server has support for PPPoE Client, we re-enabled the API in this release.
The client includes support for IPv4 and IPv6 via the Network Control Protocols IPCP, resp. IPv6CP. PPP authentication is possible via PAP or CHAP.
For more information, please check our documentation of the Layer2_5.Pppoe.Client.
This feature requires ByteBlower server >= 2.5.0
The changes between to API 1.x and 2.x are significant. We won't provide the details of every change here but focus on the major ideas and changes. More info can be found in the documentation of the API.
The 2.x API supports ByteBlower server versions >= 2.1.0. Older versions of the server are no longer supported.
We preserved backwards compatibility at API level as much as possible. Many users will be able to just run the existing code using the new API. If this is not the cases, minor changes might be needed. If you don't succeed doing so, please don't hesitate to contact us for support.
::excentis::ByteBlower::LinkLayer.AutoCompleteThe ByteBlower API 2.5 is not available anymore through the support portal. Of course you can still contact us at support@excentis.com.
The HTML reference documentation for this API version
We are pleased to announce that the ByteBlower Tcl API reference documentation is now available as a downloadable package!
This documentation provides:
Nearly all methods of the most important classes are documented. Their documentation includes:
Over time the rest of the classes, modules and methods will be documented as well. In the meantime, simply open a support ticket whenever you feel that relevant information is missing. We will then gladly provide you with the necessary information and update the reference documentation!
The download link will always contain the latest revision of the API documentation. You can check out the version history below to make sure your documentation remains up-to-date.
We are also working on the integration of the reference documentation into this support portal. Once this is done, users will be able to access the latest documentation online as well!
The documentation for ByteBlower API 2.5 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk if you think you need this specific version.
We are pleased to announce that the ByteBlower Tcl API reference documentation is now available as a downloadable package!
This documentation provides:
Nearly all methods of the most important classes are documented. Their documentation includes:
Over time the rest of the classes, modules and methods will be documented as well. In the meantime, simply open a support ticket whenever you feel that relevant information is missing. We will then gladly provide you with the necessary information and update the reference documentation!
The download link will always contain the latest revision of the API documentation. You can check out the version history below to make sure your documentation remains up-to-date.
We are also working on the integration of the reference documentation into this support portal. Once this is done, users will be able to access the latest documentation online as well!
The documentation for ByteBlower API 2.4 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk if you think you need this specific version.
This release of the Tcl API brings some bug fixes.
The changes between to API 1.x and 2.x are significant. We won't provide the details of every change here but focus on the major ideas and changes. More info can be found in the documentation of the API.
The 2.x API supports ByteBlower server versions >= 2.1.0. Older versions of the server are no longer supported.
We preserved backwards compatibility at API level as much as possible. Many users will be able to just run the existing code using the new API. If this is not the cases, minor changes might be needed. If you don't succeed doing so, please don't hesitate to contact us for support.
ByteBlower API 2.4 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk if you think you need this specific version.
This release of the Tcl API brings some exiting new features!
The larger part of changes will speed up test initialization and reporting.
ARP, DHCP and DHCPv6 can now be initiated asynchronously. This allows the user to send out the requests in parallel and process the results afterwards.
This is especially good news for large scale tests!
The batch functionality supports simultaneous refresh of multiple result objects (History, snapshot of Rx.Trigger.Basic, Rx.Latency.Basic, Rx.OutOfSequence, etc.). This decreases the client-server network load, but even more it allows for shorter test scripts and much shorter test time!
Please take a look at our new example script back2back/multi-refresh.
Result History now has two additional methods on interval and cumulative results:
Both of these methods will avoid the need in tests scripts for error-prone loops looking for a specific snapshot.
Added Rx.Capture.ResultSnapshot::Frames.GetByIndex <index>. This avoids the need to obtain the complete list of captures to get a single captured frame. This also improves test script speeds a lot when processing large captures.
This version of the ByteBlower API brings back the support for the Telnet client which was delayed from the 2.0 release.
In conjunction with ByteBlower server version >= 2.2.0, you will now be able to telnet to your devices again!
This version supports the new CUBIC congestion avoidance algorithm extension which is introduced in server version 2.2.0.
The changes between to API 1.x and 2.x are significant. We won't provide the details of every change here but focus on the major ideas and changes. More info can be found in the documentation of the API.
The 2.x API supports ByteBlower server versions >= 2.1.0. Older versions of the server are no longer supported.
We preserved backwards compatibility at API level as much as possible. Many users will be able to just run the existing code using the new API. If this is not the cases, minor changes might be needed. If you don't succeed doing so, please don't hesitate to contact us for support.
ByteBlower API 2.2 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk of you think you need this specific version.
We are pleased to announce that the ByteBlower Tcl API reference documentation is now available as a downloadable package!
This documentation provides:
Nearly all methods of the most important classes are documented. Their documentation includes:
Over time the rest of the classes, modules and methods will be documented as well. In the meantime, simply open a support ticket whenever you feel that relevant information is missing. We will then gladly provide you with the necessary information and update the reference documentation!
The download link will always contain the latest revision of the API documentation. You can check out the version history below to make sure your documentation remains up-to-date.
We are also working on the integration of the reference documentation into this support portal. Once this is done, users will be able to access the latest documentation online as well!
The documentation for ByteBlower API 2.2 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk of you think you need this specific version.
We are pleased to announce that the ByteBlower Tcl API reference documentation is now available as a downloadable package!
This documentation provides:
Nearly all methods of the most important classes are documented. Their documentation includes:
Over time the rest of the classes, modules and methods will be documented as well. In the meantime, simply open a support ticket whenever you feel that relevant information is missing. We will then gladly provide you with the necessary information and update the reference documentation!
The download link will always contain the latest revision of the API documentation. You can check out the version history below to make sure your documentation remains up-to-date.
We are also working on the integration of the reference documentation into this support portal. Once this is done, users will be able to access the latest documentation online as well!
The documentation for ByteBlower API 2.3 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk of you think you need this specific version.
This release of the Tcl API brings some exiting new features!
Multiple VLANs can be added to:
The implementation conforms 802.11ad specs.
Please take a look at our update example script vlan/ipv4.
When using ByteBlower Server version >= 2.3.0, you will be able to add conent modifiers on frame. The first content modifiers are the frame field modifiers. You can modify a certain field in the frame with either incrementing or random values.
Please take a look at our new example script back2back/framefieldmodifier.
Extended information can be found in our documentation.
It is now possible to change the duration of the sampling interval and the sampling buffer length.
This allows the user to either obtain very fine-grained history or a more "averaged" result of your traffic history.
Please take a look at the methods on the ResultHistory objects:
and the methods on the ResultData and ResultSnapshot objects:
You can find the details on how the server and client manage the history buffer in our API documentation.
The changes between to API 1.x and 2.x are significant. We won't provide the details of every change here but focus on the major ideas and changes. More info can be found in the documentation of the API.
The 2.x API supports ByteBlower server versions >= 2.1.0. Older versions of the server are no longer supported.
We preserved backwards compatibility at API level as much as possible. Many users will be able to just run the existing code using the new API. If this is not the cases, minor changes might be needed. If you don't succeed doing so, please don't hesitate to contact us for support.
ByteBlower API 2.3 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk of you think you need this specific version.
The changes between to API 1.x and 2.x are significant. We won't provide the details of every change here but focus on the major ideas and changes. More info can be found in the documentation of the API.
During the development of the 2.1 API, we put a lot of effort in getting the naming of methods and classes more consistent. During the lifetime of the 1.x API methods were added but not always in a consistent way.
The API is now extended with calls to support the new features such as the real-time results.
We preserved backwards compatibility as much as possible. Many users will be able to just run the existing code using the new API. If this is not the cases, minor changes might be needed. If you don't succeed doing so, please don't hesitate to contact us for support.
Although backwards compatibility remained, the implementation is brand new! We removed all unnecessary code and have now a new platform for the future!
ByteBlower API 2.1.0 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk of you think you need this specific version.
We are pleased to announce that the ByteBlower Tcl API reference documentation is now available as a downloadable package!
This documentation provides:
Nearly all methods of the most important classes are documented. Their documentation includes:
Over time the rest of the classes, modules and methods will be documented as well. In the meantime, simply open a support ticket whenever you feel that relevant information is missing. We will then gladly provide you with the necessary information and update the reference documentation!
The download link will always contain the latest revision of the API documentation. You can check out the version history below to make sure your documentation remains up-to-date.
We are also working on the integration of the reference documentation into this support portal. Once this is done, users will be able to access the latest documentation online as well!
The documentation for ByteBlower API 2.1.0 is no longer available for download. Please contact our support desk of you think you need this specific version.