The online tester can take the place of the MCF in exchanging messages with an MHP. This allows the user to test the MHP, or the SPP to which the MHP sends service requests, without needing the MCF. This facility is called the MCF simulator.

An online tester command is used to start the MHP application. Before executing the command, the user must first create an MCF receive message file with the messages to be passed to the MHP. The messages sent from the MHP and SPP are saved to an MCF send message file created by the online tester.

Send messages can be edited by online tester command. Also, specific send messages can be recreated in the MCF receive message file and used again.

When an MHP uses the MCF simulator, the online tester manages that MHP. The MHP is not managed by the actual MCF, even if active. Therefore, operating commands provided by the MCF are not available for the MHP.

Organization of this section

2.4.1 MCF simulation functions

2.4.2 Simulating message send/receive

2.4.3 Simulating continuous inquiry responses

2.4.4 Simulating application program startup requests

2.4.5 Simulating synchronous point processing