Finite state machine method for test case generation and execution of communication protocols

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8996920-B2
Application number	US-201213656397-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2012
Priority date	Oct 19, 2012
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

The technology disclosed relates to implementing a novel architecture of a finite state machine (abbreviated FSM) that can be used for testing. In particular, it can be used for testing communications devices and communication protocol behaviors.

First claim

We claim as follows:

1. A method of computer-implemented method of implementing an architecture of a finite state machine (abbreviated FSM) using code including a built-in base class and a user-modifiable user class, the method comprising:
the user class, executing on a processor:
inheriting from the base class;
registering a message alphabet and state-message duples;
defining exit or entry handlers for state-message duples, including at least one exit handler that has a next…

Assignees

• Spirent Comm
• Spirent Communications Inc

Inventors

• Fattah Hossam

Classifications

• G06F11/263 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F11/26 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic