Subject: Connectathon Suggested Test Plan

From: [email-masked] (Scott Barvick)
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 1995 18:15:48 -0400 (EDT)

Comments are appreciated ...

Scott

                   CONNECTATHON SUGGESTED TEST ITEMS
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The following are some suggested test scenario recommendations.  These
are all at your option - decide with each product you test against
which scenarios you will attempt.  Of course, you may expand on these
scenarios as you wish.  Space has been provided for you to track your
results.  In addition, you may use the Results Matrix (to be provided)
to "check off" your results with the other products.

STANDARD BASE TESTS (tests for the base elements of DLSw v1.0)
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1) Peer Connection Establishment and Capabilities Exchange
1.1 Test Steps
        a) Configure single remote DLSw switch and establish the
        pair of DLSw TCP connections.
        b) Verify TCP connection establishment and transfer of Capabilities
        Exchange messages.
        c) Change parameters to cause resend of Capabilities Exchange
        messages.
        d) Break links and restart TCP connections, noting transfer
        of Capabilities messages each time.
 
2) SNA PU2.0 Circuit Establishment
2.1 Test Steps
        a) Bring up PU2.0 circuit between end station and host on token
        ring LANs.
        b) Break and restart circuit.
        c) Reverse location of end station and host and rerun a and b.

3) SNA PU2.1 Circuit Establishment
3.1 Test Steps
        a) Bring up PU2.1 circuit between end station and host on token
        ring LANs.
        b) Break and restart circuit.
        c) Reverse location of end station and host and rerun a and b.
 
4) Flow Control
4.1 Test Steps
        a) Bring up PU2.0 circuit between end station and host on token
        ring LANs.
        b) Use IND$FILE to establish start data transfer from host to
        end station.
        c) Momentarily break link to token ring or IP cloud to cause flow
        control traffic shutdown.
        d) Verify reestablishment of smooth flow of data.
        e) Reverse location of end station and host and rerun a through d.
 
5) Multiple Peer Broadcasts
5.1 Test Steps
        a) Fully mesh DLSw peers in test group.
        b) Establish end station connection to host.  Note broadcast
        distribution.
        c) Verify mac cache entry.
        d) Establish another end station connection to same host.
        Verify cache use.
        e) Break end station connection and restart.  Verify correct
        broadcast distribution.
        f) Change location of end stations and rerun b through e.

STANDARD OPTIONAL TESTS (tests for the optional elements of the standard)
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1) NetBIOS Circuit Establishment
1.1 Test Steps
        a) Bring up NetBIOS circuit between end station and host on token
        ring LANs.
        b) Break and restart circuit.
        c) Reverse location of end stations and rerun a and b.
 
2) SNA PU2.0 SDLC Circuit Establishment
2.1 Test Steps
        a) Bring up PU2.0 circuit between SDLC end station and host on
        token ring LAN.
        b) Break and restart circuit.

NON-STANDARD OPTIONAL TESTS
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Any other tests the participants may want to perform.  Discussions
about the specifics of particular tests should take place on the
aiw-dlsw-interop mailing list prior to the Connectathon.