Simulation-based `STRESS´ testing case study: a multicast routing protocol

Author

Helmy, Ahmed ; Estrin, Deborah

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

19-24 Jul 1998

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

43

Abstract

We propose a method for using simulation to analyze the robustness of multiparty (multicast-based) protocols in a systematic fashion. We call our method Systematic Testing of Robustness by Examination of Selected Scenarios (STRESS). STRESS aims to cut the time and effort needed to explore pathological cases of a protocol during its design. This paper has two goals: (1) to describe the method, and (2) to serve as a case study of robustness analysis of multicast routing protocols. We aim to offer design tools similar to those used in CAD and VLSI design, and demonstrate how effective systematic simulation can be in studying protocol robustness

Keywords

digital simulation; local area networks; multicast communication; performance evaluation; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; CAD; LAN; VLSI design; design tools; multicast routing protocols; multiparty protocols; pathological cases; robustness analysis; scenario generation; simulation-based STRESS testing; systematic robustness testing; systematic simulation; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer aided software engineering; Computer science; Multicast protocols; Network topology; Routing protocols; Stress; System testing; Unicast;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1998. Proceedings. Sixth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8566-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASCOT.1998.693672

Filename

693672