Environment for Test and Analysis of Distributed Software (ETADS)

Abstract

This final report describes results of the Phase I SBIR research effort to develop new software testing techniques capable of satisfying the demands-f distributed real-time software environments. Traditional software testing techniques ýce inadequate for distribute systems due to such complicating factors as non-deterministic execution, real-time timing constraints, task interaction event sequencing, race conditions, etc. During the course of the Phase I effort, OTI investigate a wide variety of candidate technique. For each technique, OTI evaluated the feasibility and defined a research and development approach for the technique and required supporting technologies. Detailed comparison'of the attributes of each technique gives the folloing prioritization of techniques: