STC 5.51: Announcing new Automotive C2 appliance with NIC-65, expanded SRv6 capabilities, and improved Segment Routing and STCv features

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PRODUCT UPDATE Announcing STC v5.51 Release   VIAVI is excited to announce the availability of VIAVI TestCenter (STC) v5.51. STC is an end-to-end test solution delivering high performance, massive scale, and advanced statistics. This release introduces new capabilities that enhance the value proposition and expand the use cases for our industry-leading STC testing solution. STC v5.51 incorporates both new features and critical issue resolutions, ensuring an improved user experience.      ReleaseVIAVI TestCenter v5.51Key New FeaturesAutomotive C-V2X: Support SUMO random traffic flows V2X Virtual system can parse the traffic flows in SUMO scenario and generate BSM messages for all vehicles generated by the traffic flows. Access: Configure Transmission Rate of DHCP Force Renew and Reconfigure Users can configure the transmission rate of DHCPv4 Force Renew and DHCPv6 Reconfigure messages at port settings   Generate PPPoE IPv6CP tentative interface ID through IPv6 link-local address Through new column PPPoX Local IPv6 Interface ID, users can now choose zero value or Link Local Address for PPPoE Support to send EAP-TLS packet without fragmentation Allow users to configure EAP-TLS traffic without fragmentation for more comprehensive test configuration coverage Segment Routing: Update OSPFv3 LSA Generator Wizard for SRv6 OSPFv3 LSA Generator is updated to support SRv6 including Basic SRv6, Flexible Algorithms, ALSA, and more. Path Segment and Bidirectional Path in BGP SR TE Policy BGP SR Policy is extended to carry Path Segment and Bidirectional Path information. S-BFD CPI Initiator over SRv6 TE Seamless Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (S-BFD) is a simplified mechanism for using BFD. STC can initiate IPv4/IPv6 S-BFD CPI sessions, IPv6 S-BFD CPI sessions over regular and compressed SRv6 TE tunnel. Routing: BGP IPv4 Flow Specs support more Type Value for Extended Community 4 new non-transitive extended community types and its corresponding subtypes ​are added Step Increment for IPv6 Address Specific Extended Community Add step increment support for IPv6 Address Specific Extended Community and Extended Community in BGP routes VIAVI TestCenter Virtual: STCv in GCP (gVNIC support in GCP) Expanded support for STCv in Google Cloud environments Automation: STC UI Automation Python 3.12 Support STC Python library now supports the most current version of Python 3.12 HLTAPI: RoCEv2 result mapping Load configuration scenario has been added And more  Please see the latest release notes for all new features for STC v5.51Product Webpagehttps://www.VIAVI.com/products/testcenter-ethernet-ip-cloud-test  Software AvailabilityThe latest STC v5.51 software can be downloaded from the CSC via the Download tab by selecting: • General Release > VIAVI TestCenter Resources  • VIAVI TestCenter Software and Hardware Release Notes v5.51 • VIAVI TestCenter Software and Hardware New Features v5.51