Workshops - Network Protocol & Feature Testing process & Methodologies

This workshop is targetted for networking professionals who would want to understand the methodolodies and process used in network and wireless testing. The course would start with the basics of networking and associated technologies involved in the same. Real time feature testing would be performed on routers, switches, firewalls, and Layer 2, Layer 3 and security protocol specific testing like STP, RSTP, ARP, Proxy Arp, 802,1x, mac-auth, web-auth, ssl, 802.11

  • Network Testing Scope
    • Product testing (Router,Switch,Access point, Firewall)
    • Network application (ex: NMS, Wireless application software, VPN clients)
    • Interoperability testing (ex: Custom protocol operations with multiple vendor solutions)
    • Protocol conformance
  • How to design and execute a network testing project
    • Requirement analysis
    • Information gathering
    • Test plan design
    • Test strategy design
    • Test case design
    • Network Lab Infrastructure
    • Test tools – Packet analyzers and simulators
    • Test management software- Bugzilla
  • Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocol functionality testing and methodologies
    • Detailed test design and planning methodologies for the following protocols.
    • ARP, Proxy ARP
    • STP, MSTP, RSTP
    • VLAN, 802.1Q
    • VRRP
    • LLDP
    • RIP v1 and v2
    • OSPF v1 and v2
    • TCP,UDP
    • IP v4
  • Application protocol functionality testing and methodologies
    • Detailed test design and planning methodologies for the following protocols
    • FTP
    • Telnet
    • DHCP
    • TFTP
    • DNS
  • Security protocol functionality testing and methodologies
    • Detailed test design and planning methodologies for the following protocols
    • SSL
    • CHAP
    • PAP
    • Secure FTP
    • MD5
  • Wifi Security protocol functionality testing and methodologies
    • Detailed test design and planning methodologies for the following protocols
    • WEP
    • WPA
  • Network product feature testing
    • Identify the features to be tested
    • Test plan creation
    • Design topologies
    • Design test lab infrastructure
    • Test Library usage and management
    • Real time projects on switch, router, Firewall and Access point testing
  • Sample features included in project
    • Mac-address learning, aging, static routing, 802.1x, NAT, PAT, Mac-based security, Web authentication, various network topologies, ACL,etc
  • Network application feature testing
    • Identify the features to be tested
    • Test plan creation
    • Design topologies
    • Design test lab infrastructure
    • Test Library usage and management
    • Real time projects on network application testing
  • Sample applications included in project
    • WLAN connection software
    • 802.1x supplicant software
  • Interoperability testing
    • Identify the protocol or feature to be tested
    • Identify the necessary components for testing
    • Design topologies
    • Design test plan based on requirement
    • Real time projects to test interoperability
  • Sample applications included in the project
    • 802.1Q interoperability with multiple vendors
    • Wifi alliance testing
  • Protocol Conformance testing
    • Tools, resources and products for performing conformance testing.