TULIP may be used in several contexts:

-         Functional simulation, where Tulip performs a sequential treatment once (no traffic), for example in order to automate a particular unitary test (NRT, security/functional test).

-         Traffic test: several Tulip agents execute scenario files at the specified rates. The purpose is to test the system in load situation, in order to detect statistic failures, memory leaks, instbilities,..

-         Custom treatment: more generally, tulip is an automat, and as such can automate any scenario file (IP protocol, system, mathematical).. just use your imagination and provided toolbox.

Moreover, depending of the chosen mode in configuration file, TULIP will use the specified plugin, which performs existing commands overload (ex: MEGACO.dll, which enriches message send/receive commands in the context of MEGACO protocol).