Study and implementation of model-driven testing method for network management interface

A model-driven testing method for network management interface was proposed in order to minimize the impact of changeful test requirement and diverse interface technologies, improve the test efficiency as well as lower test cost. This method was founded on testing models including test case model and test scenario model, which can be transformed and constructed from platform-independent model (PIM) and platform-specific model (PSM) defined in network management interface specifications automatically or manually. This paper also gave composing of test model and transformation rules from PIM/PSM to test model. Furthermore, an automatic testing platform tool was implemented and applied to the interface testing of 3G mobile communication networks management.