A Multi-Agent Framework for Testing Distributed Systems

Authors

Hany ElYamany, University of Suez CanalFollow
Miriam Capretz, University of Western OntarioFollow
Luiz Fernando Capretz, University of Western OntarioFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2006

First Page

151

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1109/COMPSAC.2006.98

Last Page

156

Abstract

Software testing is a very expensive and time consuming process. It can account for up to 50% of the total cost of the software development. Distributed systems make software testing a daunting task. The research described in this paper investigates a novel multi-agent framework for testing 3-tier distributed systems. This paper describes the framework architecture as well as the communication mechanism among agents in the architecture. Web-based application is examined as a case study to validate the proposed framework. The framework is considered as a step forward to automate testing for distributed systems in order to enhance their reliability within an acceptable range of cost and time.

Citation of this paper:

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/compsac/YamanyCC06, author = {Hany F. El Yamany and Miriam A. M. Capretz and Luiz Fernando Capretz}, title = {A Multi-Agent Framework for Testing Distributed Systems}, booktitle = {COMPSAC (2)}, year = {2006}, pages = {151-156}, ee = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2006.98}, crossref = {DBLP:conf/compsac/2006}, bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de} }