Wimax standards and Security The Wimax

Test Plan for Plugfest

Test cases for the Plugfest are organized into the following six different groups:

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   Radio link control
   
2. 
   Initialization
   
3. 
   Privacy and key management
   
4. 
   Dynamic services
   
5. 
   Bandwidth allocation and polling
   
6. 
   Classification
   

Test cases are developed to test functionality in each of the above-mentioned group. For the radio link control, test cases are developed to test initial- ization, initial ranging, ability to negotiate basic capabilities, etc. For the initialization group, the test cases address the registration and IP connectivity functionalities. For the privacy and key management, test cases are developed to test authentication/authorization, encryption key transfer, and encryp- tion and key scheduling. For the dynamic services group, the test cases test whether a dynamic service can be added, changed, and deleted. In the band- width allocation and polling group, the test case tests whether a allocation

request can be made and granted correctly. In the classification group, the classification parameters with respect to Ethernet and IP layers are tested.

The test procedure for a given test case includes the following:

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  Test case ID
  
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  WiMAX certification profile employed
  
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  Test purpose: Which specific functionality is being tested?
  
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  SUT configuration used: SUT1, SUT2, ...
  
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  Pretest conditions: What will be the state of BS and SSs before the given test is executed? e.g., BS is switched on; SS1 is authorized, ...
  
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  Test setup: A logical diagram consisting of all networking and monitoring devices
  
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  Testing steps along with test description and verdict (pass/fail)
  
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  Observations during test: expected behavior; unexpected behavior
  
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  BS id, SS ids
  

To ensure that all the important functionalities needed to achieve interop- erability are considered, a total of 79 test cases were developed for the 3rd Plugfest.

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