Testing distributed systems with test cases dependencies architecture

Alberto Marroquin, Douglas Gonzalez, Stephane Maag

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Abstract

In this work, we present a novel distributed testing architecture based on a formal definition of test cases dependencies to test the conformance of distributed systems in a black box context. Utilizing the European Telecommunication Standards Institute, Test Description Language standard, we apply our approach to a real Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)/ SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) test bed and perform the tests through two use cases. This crucial activity belongs to the conformance testing context. Which aims at stimulating the communication system under test (SUT) to detect errors and unexpected behaviors with regards to the standards. When handling distributed systems, a major difficulty arises when testing these, due to the joint and linked stimulation of distributed entities. The main reason for it is the correlation of verdicts obtained from these entities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 7th IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications, LATINCOM 2015
EditorsGonzalo M. Fernandez Del Carpio
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467384513
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Mar 2016
Event7th IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications, LATINCOM 2015 - Arequipa, Peru
Duration: 4 Nov 20156 Nov 2015

Publication series

Name2015 7th IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications, LATINCOM 2015

Conference

Conference7th IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications, LATINCOM 2015
Country/TerritoryPeru
CityArequipa
Period4/11/156/11/15

Keywords

  • Conformance Testing
  • Distributed Systems
  • SIP
  • TDL
  • Test Cases

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