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Simulated time for host‐based testing with TTCN‐3
Author(s) -
Blom Stefan,
Deiß Thomas,
Ioustinova Natalia,
Kontio Ari,
van de Pol Jaco,
Rennoch Axel,
Sidorova Natalia
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
software testing, verification and reliability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1689
pISSN - 0960-0833
DOI - 10.1002/stvr.372
Subject(s) - emulation , host (biology) , computer science , software , software performance testing , embedded system , software testing , real time testing , semantics (computer science) , software reliability testing , real time computing , operating system , programming language , software system , software construction , ecology , economics , biology , economic growth
Abstract Prior to testing embedded software in a target environment, it is usually tested in a host environment used for developing the software. When a system is tested in a host environment, its real‐time behaviour is affected by the use of simulators, emulation and monitoring. In this paper, the authors provide a semantics for host‐based testing with simulated time and propose a simulated‐time solution for distributed testing with TTCN‐3, which is a standardized language for specifying and executing test suites. The paper also presents the application of testing with simulated time to two real‐life systems. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.