Edward C Read

US Patent:

50219979, Jun 4, 1991

Filed:

Sep 29, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/912799

Inventors:

Kent C. Archie - Warrenville IL
Owen R. Fonorow - Plainfield IL
Mary C. McGould - Wheaton IL
Robert E. McLear - Warrenville IL
Edward C. Read - Bolingbrook IL
Edwin M. Schaefer - North Aurora IL
Suzanne E. Schwab - Chicago IL
Dennis Wodarz - Naperville IL

Assignee:

AT&T Bell Laboratories - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

G06F 1134

US Classification:

364900

Abstract:

A test automation system (FIG. 1) comprises storage and process components connected by file interfaces. BPLAN (103) creates and stores test descriptions in test information database (102). Tests are stored in test storage hierarchy (100). BSYNC (104) completes test descriptions in database (102) from contents of hierarchy (100). BQUERY (105) examines descriptions and selects tests for execution. TESTLOCS file (106) identifies selected tests. BQUERY (105) uses BBC (118) to communicate requests for tests and test descriptions to other systems. BBCMON (120) causes BQUERY (105) to satisfy requests and uses BBC (118) to communicate responses to requesting systems. BDLOAD (107) gathers tests identified by file (106) from hierarchy (100) into file (117) for downloading from host (10) to target (11) processor. BRUN (109) executes download tests, collects test results in files (110-112), and reports result summaries. BULOAD (113) assembles files (110-112) into file (114) for uploading to processor (10).