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RM-ODP (Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing) is a reference model for open information processing systems. Conformance is one of the key aspects of open systems. Conformance ensures the interworking in a multi-vendor information processing environment that may evolve over the time. An essential partitioning concept for open system is that of reference points (RPs). RPs consist of a set of interfaces together with potential interactions at these interfaces. RP specifications define conformance requirements, so that they can be used to determine the conformance of a system. However, the testing of RPs of real systems is restricted as their functionality is often very complex. Refinement of the RP structure is required to ease both their realization and also their testability. In particular, the incremental development of RPs that allows both the evolution of the system architecture and the step-by-step implementation by vendors should be supported. A new concept — that of an RP-facet — has been recently defined to structure RPs and to improve their testability. The focus of this paper is on structuring principles and dependence relations used by the RP-facet concept. They serve as a basis for incremental and efficient testing at RPs. An example taken from use scenarios on service access in open systems is elaborated in the paper.
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Schieferdecker, I., Li, M., Rennoch, A. (2000). Incremental Testing at System Reference Points. In: Ural, H., Probert, R.L., v. Bochmann, G. (eds) Testing of Communicating Systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 48. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35516-0_5
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