9th IFIP Int'l Workshop on Testing of Communicating Systems, IWTCS'96
Formerly: International Workshop on Protocol Test Systems
Darmstadt, Germany, September 9-11, 1996
The full version of this
Call for Papers
is available.
A Postscript version of the full Call for Papers is available via
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WWW page
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and anonymous ftp
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The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and
practitioners in the field of testing of communicating systems.
Topics of interest:
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Types of testing: Conformance testing - Interoperability testing -
Performance testing
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Phases of the testing process: Test case generation - Realization
of means of testing - Test execution - Analysis of results
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Classes of systems to be tested: OSI protocols and services -
Internet protocols and services - Telecommunication networks - ATM
networks - Narrowband networks - ODP systems - Multimedia systems
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Theory and practice of testing: Theoretical framework -
Test-related algorithms - Applications of theory - Practical
testing methodology - Practical testing experience
Important dates:
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March 11, 1996 Paper submissions
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May 10, 1996 Notification of acceptance
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June 17, 1996 Camera-ready copies
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June 17, 1996 Proposals for tool demonstrations
Submission policy: Several types of contributions are solicited:
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Regular papers (original research or practice results, maximally
16 pages including bibliography),
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Short papers (position statements, work in progress, experience
reports, not necessarily original, maximally 5 pages),
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Tool demonstrations.
Submissions should be sent in 5 copies to one of the co-chairs.
Conference co-chairs:
Bernd Baumgarten, Heinz-Jürgen Burkhardt, Alfred Giessler
GMD, Rheinstr. 75, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany