1992-09-24
1995-05-30
Atkinson, Charles E.
G06F 1100
Patent
active
054210046
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method and system for providing a complex testing framework/scaffold. Also included are testing tools that automate and simplify the testing process. The disclosed design handles networking and task concurrency. The testing scaffold is aimed at being a flexible test case driver that can be used to execute functional verification tests on a single host or large networked system level integration tests involving dozens of hosts. The testing scaffold is designed to meet the requirements of large scale testing environments. The ability to execute these environments similarly allows manipulation of smaller scale environments.
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Carpenter Eric R.
Claussen Christopher S.
Cox James O.
Atkinson Charles E.
Bailey Wayne P.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Roberts Diana L.
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