danny@idacom (Danny Wilson) (06/09/88)
Call for Participation
International Workshop on Protocol Test Systems
Oct.12-14, 1988, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Scope of Workshop
Protocol testing includes testing for conformance to protocol standards,
passive arbitration, active diagnostic testing, performance evaluation,
and others. ISO and CCITT are well advanced in defining abstract conformance
testing methodologies. Using these methodologies, they are proceeding
rapidly towards the standardization of test suites for the purpose of
testing protocol implementations for conformance to the standards they
purport to adhere to.
Operational test systems are designed to provide the means of executing
tests defined by the abstract test suites and their associated abstract
methodologies. Since the early 1980's substantial working experience in
designing and using operational test systems has been developed. Many
problems remain, however. It is the intention of this workshop to bring
together experts in the specific field of operational protocol test systems.
Issues to be addressed include (but are not limited to) the following:
o implementation of test methodologies including, but not limited to
those defined by DP9646
o aspects of multi-layer testing
o mixed OSI/non OSI environment testing
o non OSI test methodologies
o test management protocols, automated formulation of verdicts, and
analysis of results
o application layer testing issues
o validation of executable test suites vs their abstract test suites
o use of FDTs in deriving test suites
o use of FDTs as test specification Languages
o use of FDTs in the specification of test systems
o TTCN to executable test language translation including automatic
conversion
o The issue of ANS.1 in protocol testing
o HW/SW test system architectures
o expert systems for protocol testing
Workshop Format
The workshop format will include invited papers and recorded discussion
sessions. A typical discussion session will include short subject introduction
presentations followed by open discussion involving workshop participants.
Edited transcripts of each discussion will be distributed to participants and a
summary published in Protocols-Subgroup Newsletter (IFIP Working group 6.1),
the ACM SIGCOM Newsletter, and/or the Journal of Computer Networks and ISDN
Systems. The final selected subject areas will be decided by the program
committee based upon submitted position statements.
To ensure close interaction and useful discussions, participation is limited
to 50 people active in the area.
To Participate
Submit ten copies of a 1 to 2 page position statement to either of the
program co-chairmen by August 8, 1988. The position statement should
include a short biography and a description of the relevant current work.
It should also include name, address, phone number and e-mail address (if
available). Notification of acceptance together with the final program and
registration materials will be sent out by September 2, 1988. Accepted
statements will appear in the workshop proceedings.
Program Committee :
Samuel Chanson & Son Vuong (Co-chairs)
Dept. of Computer Science
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1W5
Gregor Bochmann* (University of Montreal, Canada)
Bill Davis* (IDACOM, Canada)
Richard Linn (National Bureau of Standards, USA)
Gerald Neufeld (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Robert Probert* (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Dave Rayner* (National Physical Laboratory, UK)
Behcet Sarikaya (Concordia University, Canada)
For further information please contact either of the program co-chairmen by
mail, phone (Chanson: 604-228-6667, Vuong: 604-228-6366), or e-mail
(chanson@ean.ubc.ca or chanson@ean.ubc.uucp or chanson@ubc.csnet or
vuong@cs.ubc.ca or vuong@ubc.csnet or vuong@cs.ubc.uucp).
Sponsoring Organizations:
University of British Columbia,
IDACOM Electronics Ltd.,
the Advanced Systems Institute of British Columbia,
IEEE Computer Society, Vancouver Section.
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* Will give an invited paper.