Method and apparatus for generating IP traffic in an internet protocol (IP) based network

A method for having a computer-based node for simulating requests for Internet Protocol (IP) services for a group of IP terminal in an IP network. The method obtains at the computer-based node a test scenario from a memory, generates a computer medium based on the test scenario, reads computer readable medium stored at a persistent memory of the computer-based node, executes at the computer-based node instructions of the computer readable medium. The method further negotiates at the computer-based node a PPP connection for each IP terminal of the group of IP terminals and establishes at the computer-based node the PPP connection for each IP terminal of the group of IP terminals. Subsequently, the method sends from the computer-based node to a service switch a command for each IP terminal of the group of IP terminals and receives at the computer-based node responses from the service switch, wherein the responses include an indicator for indicating if a command is successful.