Canh Nguyen, Senior Software
Quality Engineer at Stratex Networks
says:
Here at Stratex Networks, our software
testing must be comprehensive but quick.
We are faced with ever-shortening schedules.
The pressure to get products out to the
marketplace faster, without sacrificing
quality, is always a challenge.
Before any of our microwave radios are
released, they undergo rigorous testing
by several groups including the Software
Quality Assurance (SQA) group and the
System Verification group.
Prior to using SilverCreek, all private
MIB testing was done by hand. Not surprisingly,
this took a long time and was not as
comprehensive as intended. Since SilverCreek
was adopted in 2000, the time that it
takes to test the MIB has decreased dramatically
and our coverage has been brought up
to the expected levels. We are more confident
of the quality of our private MIBs as
SilverCreek has found several issues
with the MIB that would have otherwise
been overlooked.
Says Canh Nguyen, Senior Software Quality
Engineer at Stratex Networks, "We
are very pleased with the pre-defined
testing scripts that came with SilverCreek.
Using these scripts we were able to test
and verify our compliance to the SNMP
protocol and conduct extensive syntactic
checking. We also wanted to do specific
functionality testing on our Radio's
MIB implementation, including testing
for proper loopback and locking. Because
the pre-defined scripts were well written
and clearly documented, we could easily
modify them and customize them for our
specific functionality testing. In addition,
we were very impressed with the Developer's
Guide that defined the SilverCreek APIs
and architecture providing us everything
we need for our requirements now and
in the future."
About Stratex Networks
With worldwide headquarters in San Jose,
California, Stratex Networks, Inc. is
one of the world's foremost wireless
solutions providers for mobile applications
and broadband access -- enabling the
development of complex communications
networks worldwide. Since it was founded
in 1984, Stratex Networks has achieved
international recognition for quality,
innovation, and technical superiority
in delivering data, voice, and video
communication systems, including comprehensive
service and support. Stratex Networks,
with its broad product offering and worldwide
sales and support organization, is strategically
positioned to serve its customers' needs
in wireless high-capacity transmission
technology.
