Cloud testing: The next generation test technology

With the rapid development of wireless communication technologies in recent years, there have been great advances in the test technology to meet with new communication systems. Cloud testing, as a new technology to integrate network, software, computers, and virtual instrument together, has emerged to be widely used for co-simulation and distributed testing. In this paper, we firstly introduce the current application situation of the wireless communications test technology and the architecture of “Cloud Testing”. And the key technologies for cloud testing are carefully discussed which lead to some useful conclusions. Finally, the application prospect of this new test technology is given.