Title :
Testing services and service-centric systems: challenges and opportunities
Author :
Canfora, Gerardo ; Di Penta, Massimiliano
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Sannio Univ., Benevento
Abstract :
This paper provides users and system integrators with an overview of service-oriented architecture (SOA) testing´s fundamental technical issues and solutions, focusing on Web services as a practical implementation of the SOA model. The paper discusses SOA testing across two dimensions: testing perspectives, wherein various stakeholders have different needs and raise different testing requirements; and testing level, wherein each SOA testing level poses unique challenges
Keywords :
Internet; program testing; software architecture; Web services; service-centric systems; service-oriented architecture; system integrators; testing level; testing services; Availability; Control systems; Costs; Delay; Independent component analysis; Quality of service; Runtime; Service oriented architecture; System testing; Web services; SOA; Service-oriented architectures; Web services;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2006.51
