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Test driven deployment and monitoring of heterogeneous network systems

  • US 8,433,811 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2011
  • Issued: 04/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for testing a heterogeneous network including a plurality of interconnected component systems, each component system supporting one or more communication protocols, the method comprising:

  • normalizing communication protocols supported by the plurality of component systems into corresponding protocol grammars;

    after the normalizing, representing the plurality of component systems as a set of objects with methods corresponding to supported protocol commands;

    after the representing, generating a unit test for the heterogeneous system comprising a collection of method calls that correspond with a series of interactions among the plurality of component systems;

    after generating the unit test, converting the collection of method calls into test protocol messages based on the corresponding protocol grammars;

    after the converting, transmitting the test protocol messages to the plurality of component systems;

    monitoring returning messages received from the plurality of component systems in response to the test protocol messages; and

    determining whether the heterogeneous network functions properly based on the returning messages received from the plurality of component systems.

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