DocumentCode :
1906682
Title :
The impact of test definition standards on TPS quality
Author :
Hilberth, Kamill R.
Author_Institution :
GTT Ind. Inc., Westlake Village, CA, USA
fYear :
1997
fDate :
22-25 Sep 1997
Firstpage :
492
Lastpage :
495
Abstract :
One of the chronic problems associated with Test Program Set (TPS) development has been the lack of unambiguous standards for test definition. Elements of the definition include, but are not necessarily limited to, the questions of what constitutes a test, what aspect or failure mode of the UUT is being addressed by the test, why the test is being performed at that particular point in the overall test flow, and how the test relates to other tests within the main performance verification path or any of the diagnostic branches. Moreover, test definition standards are very closely related to the way in which unambiguous fault defection and fault isolation metrics are implemented, as well as the way in which overall (TPS) test strategy is documented. Definitive standards for test definition will support not only demonstrable TPS quality but also TPS documentation that is both descriptive and indicative of the levels of quality that are being achieved
Keywords :
automatic test software; software maintenance; software standards; TPS documentation; TPS quality; Test Program Set; failure mode; fault defection; fault isolation metrics; performance verification; test definition standards; Documentation; Electronic equipment testing; Fault detection; Government; Instruments; Military standards; Performance evaluation; Standards development; System testing; Telephony;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON, 97. 1997 IEEE Autotestcon Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4162-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1997.633663
Filename :
633663
Link To Document :
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