TCPTester is a load/performance testing tool which
sends the testing messages (requests) as byte arrays
over the net by tcp protocol. The destination of these
messages is an Application accessed by means of
a "host: port" pair. Parameter "host" is a character
name of server not an ip address. Scenario file
(scenario.ini) describes a number of established
connections, requests intensity, starting delay, time
of a testing for every testing message.
This tool differs from famous products like IBM
(Rational) and HP (Mercury) in a way that it isn't
based on traffic produced by User's GUI but it sends
the messages (requests) of special format over the net
(tcp) connections. One should describe the messages
(requests) manually based on understanding of tested
software application. These message descriptions
should be saved in xml files. This tool seems to be
useful in cases when the testing load should be
generated not from User's workstation but from, say,
one software application component to another software
application component. In this case we are able to

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