Testing BOF (TESTING) Reported by Lee Chastain/JITC Presentation The BOF began with a presentation by Lee Chastain, Testing BOF Chair, of the Joint Interoperability Test Center's OSE Conformance Testing Laboratory (OCTL). The presentation covered the mechanics of the Internet Protocols Testing Program (IPTP), what is being tested, how the test process is implemented, how the results will be used and what is being done. This presentation lasted more than an hour, with the primary concern from the group being that the DoD Center for Standards is referencing outdated standards. As this was beyond the control of the OCTL, the group identified it as a problem area and moved on. Discussion Discussion continued after the presentation, with participants expressing concern in the following areas. A description of the tester was requested. The MOT is realized in public domain software. The current version operates on a Sun workstation or a PC equipped with an OPUS card that provides the Sun functionality. The referenced MIL-STDs being out-of-date means that the MOT is out-of-date. An updated set of MIL-STDs is close to being published. As the MIL-STDs are updated, the MOT will be updated. The requirement was recognized that RFCs may need to be updated and pertinent sections from other RFCs be consolidated within the base RFC. When Sun platforms were mentioned some concern was noted about the IP/TCP software having problems with current RFCs. The recommendation to establish an e-mail group to facilitate discussion of conformance testing and the IPTP was made and Chris Wellens offered to set up a listserver to establish the mail group.