eac@edison.GE.COM (Beth Clark) (04/13/87)
Is anyone familiar with a conformance test for TCP/IP similar to
the ITI conformance tests for MAP? Is there a way to know that
you're really getting full, complete, correct, TCP/IP from a
vendor? Any info, hints, pointers, etc. would be appreciated.
Beth Clark GE Fanuc Automation - Charlottesville, VA
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Beth Clark GE Fanuc Automation - Charlottesville, VA
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In article <1105@edison.GE.COM> eac@edison.GE.COM (Beth Clark) writes: >Is anyone familiar with a conformance test for TCP/IP similar to >the ITI conformance tests for MAP? Is there a way to know that >you're really getting full, complete, correct, TCP/IP from a >vendor? Any info, hints, pointers, etc. would be appreciated. > The DoD tried to set up conformance testing for TCP/IP and gave up. I don't think anybody is doing conformance testing. Your best bet on verifying the performance of a vendor's TCP is to ask them for references for sites with similar hardware and software and ask those people how it works and what they have tested. (Recall that only IP and ICMP are mandatory, so a TCP could be called conformal with only TCP/IP/ICMP) If you have to be a pioneer, then get a demo and test it in a lab environment or test it on your network. You should get a minimum of 90 days to try it and line up cooperation from your people in advance. Make a detailed list of things to test and try it. Or if the vendors don't buy that, make up a PO contigent on passing the conformance test you spell out. Don't pay the invoice until the test is completed. -- -------------------------------------------- | Kent W. England | | Network & Systems Engineering Group | | Boston University | | Information Technology | | 111 Cummington Street | | Boston, MA 02215 | | (617) 353-2780 | | kwe@buit1.bu.edu internet | | itkwe@bostonu BITNET | --------------------------------------------
andre@nrc-ut.UUCP (04/23/87)
In article <1105@edison.GE.COM> eac@edison.GE.COM (Beth Clark) writes: >Is anyone familiar with a conformance test for TCP/IP similar to >the ITI conformance tests for MAP? Is there a way to know that >you're really getting full, complete, correct, TCP/IP from a >vendor? Any info, hints, pointers, etc. would be appreciated. This is a big issue right now with vendors, customers and the whole TCP/IP community. For more information contact : Advanced Computing Environments 21370 Vai Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 (408)-996-2042 They are responsible for the effort to get the community together on this issue. They have sponsered two TCP/IP conferences, and the last one was concerned primarily with interoperability. They also have a monthly newsletter entitled 'Connexions', which deals with this issue, and may answer some of these questions. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- sdcsvax-\ ihnp4-\ \ \ Andre' Hut sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!nrc-ut!andre / / / hplabs--/ ucbvax!calma-/ / utah-gr!uplherc/ Network Research Corporation 923 Executive Park Dr. Suite C Salt Lake City, Utah 84117 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------