A laboratory for testing DoD protocol implementations: its architecture and methodologies

Author

Gordon, Delmer M. ; Creps, Richard E. ; Qu, Yaoshuang

Author_Institution

Unisys Defense Syst., McLean, VA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

16-18 Mar 1988

Firstpage

404

Lastpage

418

Abstract

An examination is made of the protocol laboratory developed by Unisys Defense Systems for the US Defense Communications Agency. The laboratory was created to test implementations of the DoD Internet protocols (IP, TCP, FTP, SMTP, Telenet) for compliance with the military standards. The authors explain the need for such testing, discuss the testing principles on which the laboratory was founded, and describe the laboratory architecture and all major laboratory components. They conclude with an assessment of the laboratory´s utility and limitations

Keywords

laboratories; military computing; protocols; test facilities; testing; DoD Internet protocols; DoD protocol implementations; FTP; IP; SMTP; TCP; Telenet; US Defense Communications Agency; Unisys Defense Systems; laboratory architecture; military standards conformance testing; ARPANET; Certification; Computer architecture; IP networks; Internet; Laboratories; Military standards; Protocols; Testing; US Department of Defense;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers and Communications, 1988. Conference Proceedings., Seventh Annual International Phoenix Conference on

Conference_Location

Scottsdale, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0830-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCCC.1988.10107

Filename

10107