A mathematical programming method in test selection

The main problem of conformance testing is the time-consuming measurements, the enormous number of possible test suites and the long time it takes to run them all. Therefore, test selection is required. In this paper, we describe a new method of selecting an optimal test suite which can detect the errors with better probability and maximise the number of detected errors. We utilise mathematical programming based on a simplified model of the test-error connection. An application for the protocol ISDN DSS1 Layer 2 (LAPD) is included.