JPH05327878A - Electronic exchange software automatic verification system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To warrant the quality of an electronic exchange software after soft ware revision by automating a degrade test for call processing control at the software revision of an electronic exchange tightly. CONSTITUTION:A signal flowing to a bus 20 during execution of a simulation section 41 is stored in a data processing unit 30 as simulation resulting data 40. Based on the simulation resulting data 40 stored, a switch control signal according to a verification signal definition database and a communication terminal control signal sent to firmware sets 16a, 16b in a channel device 12 to control communication terminal equipments 17a, 17b from a central processing unit 11 are extracted to generate test result data 38. In order to check degrade, the test result data 38 and the verification correct solution data 35 are compared by a verification section 36 and when any difference is in existence, verification result data 37 are generated to execute and test the call processing control of an electronic exchange software.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic exchange software automatic verification system for performing a degradation test of call processing control at the time of electronic exchange software revision.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case of performing a degrading test after revision of call processing control of this kind of electronic exchange software,
Verification was performed by comparing the switch control signals.

[0003]

In the conventional electronic exchange automatic verification system described above, when inspecting a degradation after revision of the call processing control of the electronic exchange software, the switch control signals are compared and verified. Therefore,
Call control during call processing control can be verified, but call processing control other than call control such as lamp control of a multifunction telephone cannot be verified. For this reason, there is a problem that the verification of the call processing control of the electronic exchange software is not sufficiently verified, and the quality of the electronic exchange software after the revision cannot be effectively guaranteed.

The present invention solves the problems in the prior art as described above. It is possible to more strictly and automatically carry out the degradation test of the call processing control at the time of revision of the electronic exchange software, and the electronic exchange software after the revision can be performed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic switching system software automatic verification system that enables effective quality assurance.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a central processing unit, a communication path unit and an interface unit which are connected by a bus, and a central processing unit when performing call processing control. An electronic exchange controlled by transmission and reception of a control signal between the call processing control of the electronic exchange software processed by the computer and the firmware connecting the communication terminal in the communication path device, and a data processing device connected to the electronic exchange. In the electronic exchange software automatic verification system,
After completion of development of the first version of the electronic exchange software, a bus signal transmission processing means for transmitting a bus signal to the data processing apparatus by manually operating the connected communication terminal, and a signal accumulation processing means for accumulating the bus signal, Based on the stored signal, the signal sent from the firmware to the central processing unit is extracted to create test procedure data, and the test procedure data creation processing means for storing and the verification target signal definition database from the stored signal are used. A verification correct answer data creation processing means for creating a correct answer data for verification by extracting a switch control signal and a communication terminal control signal sent from the central processing unit to the firmware to control the communication terminal; A stain that simulates the operation of firmware by interpreting the accumulated test procedure data for inspecting the degradation at the time of revision. In order to control the communication terminal from the switch processing signal and the central processing unit based on the rate definition means and the signal of the bus to the data processing unit during the simulation execution, and based on the verification target signal definition database from this signal. Test result data creation processing means for creating a test result data by extracting a communication terminal control signal sent to the firmware, verification correct answer data, a switch control signal, and sent from the central processing unit to the firmware for controlling the communication terminal. And a communication terminal control signal for comparing the communication processing, and a degradation test processing means at the time of revision for performing a degradation test at the time of revision of the call processing control.

[0006]

The electronic exchange software automatic verification system of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, in the case of performing the inspection of the degrading after the revision of the call processing control of the electronic exchange software,
The switch control signal and the communication terminal control signal sent from the central processing unit to the firmware in the communication channel device to control the communication terminal are verified, and the call processing control degrading test at the time of electronic switch software revision is more rigorous. It is possible and automated.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of an electronic exchange software automatic verification system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
Shows the configuration of the embodiment. In FIG. 1, this example is roughly configured by an electronic exchange 10 and a data processing device 30 connected by a high speed line 2. Electronic exchange 10
Has a central processing unit 11 and a speech path unit 12.
The channel device 12 includes a time-division switch 13 and a relay device 1.
4, communication terminal control devices 15a and 15b are provided.

The central processing unit 11 and the speech path device 12 are connected by a bus 20. Communication terminal controller 15a, 1
5b has firmware 16a, 16b, and the firmware 16a, 16b is connected to the communication terminal 17
Based on the status monitoring of a and 17b, the status notification to the central processing unit 11, and the signal sent from the central processing unit 11, the connection processing of the communication terminals 17a and 17b is performed. The bus 20 is connected to an interface device 18 that serves as an interface between the electronic switch 10 that performs an electronic switch software automatic test and the data processing device 30, and the interface device 18 has interface software 19. The interface device 18 and the data processing device 30 are connected by the high-speed line 2.

The data processing device 30 includes a monitor unit 31, a test procedure data creating unit 32, and a verification correct answer data creating unit 3.
4, a simulation unit 41, a test result data creation unit 39,
The verification unit 36 and the verification target signal definition database 43 are included.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be described. After the development of the first version of the electronic exchange software, the system test is executed without manually operating the communication terminals 17a and 17b. First, the interface device 18 collects signals that flow through the bus 20 that connects the central processing unit 11 and the speech path device 12. Interface device 18
Then, the signal collected by the processing of the interface software 19 is converted into data and transferred to the data processing device 30 through the high speed line 2. In the data processing device 30, the monitor unit 31 converts the signal data transferred from the interface device 18 into the monitor result data 33.

The test procedure data creation unit 32 creates test procedure data 42 from the monitor result data 33. In addition, the verification correct answer data creation unit 34 uses the monitor result data 33 based on the verification target signal definition database 43 to switch control signals from the central processing unit 11 to the communication terminal 17a,
In order to control 17b, a communication terminal control signal to be sent to the firmware 16a, 16b in the communication path device 12 is extracted to create verification correct answer data 35.

After that, in order to automatically test the degradation of the call processing control when the electronic exchange software is revised, the simulation in the simulating section 41 is executed. The simulation unit 41 transmits signal data to the interface device 18 through the high-speed line 2 according to the test procedure data 42,
The central processing unit 1 performs data conversion of the signal data received by the interface software 19 and performs the data conversion on the bus 20.
Transfer to 1. The central processing unit 11 sends a response signal to the signal to the bus 20. This response signal is supplied to the interface device 18, and the interface software 19 performs data conversion and transfers it to the data processing device 30.

By the simulation unit 41 described above,
It is possible to carry out a test execution of call processing control of the electronic exchange software without manually operating the communication terminals 17a and 17b.
During execution of the simulation in the simulation unit 41, the bus 20
The signal flowing through is stored in the data processing device 30 as the simulation result data 40. The accumulated simulation result data 40 is sent to the firmware 16a, 16b in the communication channel device 12 for controlling the switch control signal and the central processing unit 11 from the central processing unit 11 to the communication terminals 17a, 17b based on the verification signal definition database. The test solution data 38 is created by extracting the communication terminal control signal. To inspect the degradation, the test result data 38 and the correct answer data for verification 35 are compared by the verification unit 36, and if there is a difference, the verification result data 37 is created.

[0014]

As described above, the electronic exchange software automatic verification system of the present invention enables the switch control signal and the central processing unit to switch the communication terminal from the switch control signal and the central processing unit when inspecting the degradation after the revision of the call processing control of the electronic exchange software. Since the communication terminal control signal sent to the firmware in the communication path device for control is verified, the call processing control degradation test at the time of electronic switch software revision is
It has the effect of being more strict and can be automated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration in an embodiment of an electronic exchange software automatic verification system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 high-speed line 10 electronic exchange 11 central processing unit 12 speech path device 13 time division switch 14 relay device 15a, 15b communication terminal control device 16a, 16b firmware 17a, 17b communication terminal 18 interface device 20 bus 30 data processing device 31 monitor unit 32 Test procedure data creation unit 34 Verification correct data creation unit 36 Verification unit 39 Test result data creation unit 41 Simulation unit 43 Verification target signal definition database

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A call processing control and call path device of electronic exchange software processed by the central processing device when the call processing control is provided by including a central processing unit, a communication path unit and an interface unit connected by a bus. The first version of the electronic exchange software in the electronic exchange software automatic verification system including an electronic exchange controlled by transmission and reception of a control signal with the firmware for connecting the communication terminal in the electronic exchange, and a data processing device connected to the electronic exchange. After the development is completed, a bus signal transmission processing means for transmitting the signal of the bus to the data processing device by manually operating the connected communication terminal, a signal storage processing means for storing the signal of the bus, Creates test procedure data by extracting the signal sent from the firmware to the central processing unit based on the accumulated signal Then, based on the test procedure data creation processing means to be stored, and the verification target signal definition database from the stored signals, the switch control signal and the central processing unit are sent to the firmware to control the communication terminal. The correct answer data creation processing means for extracting the correct answer data for verification by extracting the communication terminal control signal and the test procedure data accumulated for inspecting the degradation at the time of the revision of the above call processing control are interpreted, A simulation processing means for simulating the operation of the firmware, and a signal of the bus is sent to the data processing device during execution of the simulation, and a switch control signal is included in the signal based on a verification target signal definition database. And a communication terminal control signal sent from the central processing unit to the firmware to control the communication terminal Test result data creation processing means for extracting the test result data by extracting the test result data, the correct answer data for verification, the switch control signal, and the communication terminal control signal sent from the central processing unit to the firmware for controlling the communication terminal. An electronic switch software automatic verification system comprising: a version-degradation test processing means for performing a version-degradation test when the above-mentioned call processing control is revised.