Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing adaptive background test traffic in a test environment

A system for providing adaptive background test traffic in a test environment, the system comprising:

• a test system comprising:
• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory,
• wherein the test system is configured for:
• sending, via an application programming interface (API) and to a first traffic generator, a first instruction for setting a rate of background test packets generated and sent to or via a system under test (SUT) for a test session;
• sending the background test packets to or via the SUT during the test session;
• receiving, from at least one feedback entity, feedback indicating at least one traffic metric associated with the background test packets sent to or via the SUT during the test session;
• generating, using the feedback, a second instruction for adjusting the rate of background test packets generated and sent during the test session;
• and
• providing, via the API and to the first traffic generator, the second instruction for adjusting the rate of background test packets generated and sent to or via the SUT during the test session, wherein the rate of background test packets is adjusted for obtaining or maintaining a pre-determined target state during the test session, wherein at least one other traffic source during the test session sends other test packets at a rate that is unregulated by the test system, wherein the pre-determined target state includes consuming a target amount of total bandwidth to or via the SUT based on the rate of the background test packets and the rate of the other test packets or the pre-determined target state includes a target ratio of the background test packets to the other test packets.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions embodied in the non-transitory computer readable medium that when executed by at least one processor of an test system cause the test system to perform steps comprising:

• sending, via an application programming interface (API) and to a first traffic generator, a first instruction for setting a rate of background test packets generated and sent to or via a system under test (SUT) for a test session;
• sending the background test packets to or via the SUT during the test session;
• receiving, from at least one feedback entity, feedback indicating at least one traffic metric associated with the background test packets sent to or via the SUT during the test session;
• generating, using the feedback, a second instruction for adjusting the rate of background test packets generated and sent during the test session;
• and
• providing, via the API and to the first traffic generator, the second instruction for adjusting the rate of background test packets generated and sent to or via the SUT during the test session, wherein the rate of background test packets is adjusted for obtaining or maintaining a pre-determined target state during the test session, wherein at least one other traffic source during the test session sends other test packets at a rate that is unregulated by the test system, wherein the pre-determined target state includes consuming a target amount of total bandwidth to or via the SUT based on the rate of the background test packets and the rate of the other test packets or the pre-determined target state includes a target ratio of the background test packets to the other test packets.