From Active to Passive——Progress in Testing Internet Routing Protocols

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2002-03-13
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RoutingprotocolsplayanimportantroleintheInternetandthetestrequirementsarerunningup.Totestroutingprotocolsmoreefficiently,severalenhancingtechniquesareappliedintheprotocolintegratedtestsystemdescribedinthispaper.TheImplementationUnderTestismodeledasablackboxwithwindows.Thetestsystemisendowedwithmultiplechannelsandmultipleportstotestdistributedprotocols.Thetestsuiteandotherrelatedaspectsarealsoextended.Meanwhile,thepassivetestingisintroducedtotest,analyzeandmanageroutingprotocolsintheproductionfield,whichisabletoperformtheconformancetest,theinteroperabilitytestandtheperformancetest.Thestatemachineofpeersessionsistestedwiththestatesynchronizationalgorithm,andtheroutinginformationmanipulationandotheroperationsarecheckedandanalyzedwiththemethodslikethetopologyanalysisandtheinternalprocesssimulation.Withboththeactivetestingandthepassivetesting,theroutingprotocoltestisgoingfurtherandmorethoroughlyandhelpsalotinthedevelopmentofrouters.