TY - GEN
T1 - Taming the Raven - Testing the random access, visualization and exploration network RAVEN
AU - Neukirchen, Helmut
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The Random Access, Visualization and Exploration Network (RAVEN) aims to allow for the storage, analysis and visualisation of peta-bytes of scientific data in (near) real-time. In essence, RAVEN is a huge distributed and parallel system. While testing of distributed systems, such as huge telecommunication systems, is well understood and performed systematically, testing of parallel systems, in particular high-performance computing, is currently lagging behind and is mainly based on ad-hoc approaches. This paper surveys the state of the art of software testing and investigates challenges of testing a distributed and parallel high-performance RAVEN system. While using the standardised Testing and Test Control Notation (TTCN-3) looks promising for testing networking and communication aspects of RAVEN, testing the visualisation and analysis aspects of RAVEN may open new frontiers.
AB - The Random Access, Visualization and Exploration Network (RAVEN) aims to allow for the storage, analysis and visualisation of peta-bytes of scientific data in (near) real-time. In essence, RAVEN is a huge distributed and parallel system. While testing of distributed systems, such as huge telecommunication systems, is well understood and performed systematically, testing of parallel systems, in particular high-performance computing, is currently lagging behind and is mainly based on ad-hoc approaches. This paper surveys the state of the art of software testing and investigates challenges of testing a distributed and parallel high-performance RAVEN system. While using the standardised Testing and Test Control Notation (TTCN-3) looks promising for testing networking and communication aspects of RAVEN, testing the visualisation and analysis aspects of RAVEN may open new frontiers.
KW - Distributed Systems
KW - High-Performance Computing
KW - Parallel Systems
KW - TTCN-3
KW - Testing
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84857487217
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-28145-7_20
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-28145-7_20
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783642281440
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 196
EP - 205
BT - Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing - 10th International Conference, PARA 2010, Revised Selected Papers
T2 - 10th International Conference on Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing, PARA 2010
Y2 - 6 June 2010 through 9 June 2010
ER -