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iTV Software Conformance Testing Basics. Guy Hadland UniSoft Corporation grh@unisoft.com. Introduction. Successful deployment of iTV content presents a considerable conformance testing challenge Appropriate testing technologies need to be applied to:
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iTV SoftwareConformance Testing Basics Guy Hadland UniSoft Corporation grh@unisoft.com
Introduction • Successful deployment of iTV content presents a considerable conformance testing challenge • Appropriate testing technologies need to be applied to: • Address technical aspects of the challenge • Reduce the associated risks
The Challenge • Running many different applications on a wide variety of iTV receivers. What is needed: • A clearly specified authoring standard • Test technologies leading to a test suite • Certification procedures and policies • A brand
The Rules of the Game • The specification contains the rules: • The receiver must behave as described in the specification • The application may only use features that are described in the specification
The Referee – Part 1 • The iTV receiver must pass all the tests in the test suite • When it does so, it gets the brand • Broadcasters, networks, retailers and customers need to understand the significance of the brand • The referee is the branding authority
The Referee – Part 2 • Each application must be accessed for conformance to the specification • Broadcasters must not transmit a non-conforming application • Who should be responsible for this: • the broadcaster? • the author? • a centralised vetting authority?
The Pitch • Specification • Test Suites • Certification regime • The brand • All of which requires careful and adequate consideration and of course funding