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Software Testing in the Era of IoT What is on Offer? - CirrusLabs

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The bleak wide world has been reduced to a global village, thanks to the internet. Whether one believes it or not, but the internet has literally taken over their personal and professional lives by a storm, and will continue to do so until one learns to take control of it.

The era of the IoT

The Internet of Things, more conveniently referred to as the IoT, is one such invention that has managed to revolutionize the way we live, work and relax. Simply speaking, the IoT can be understood as a system of interconnected devices or machines that have the ability of transfering data over a network without any need for human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

To such extent have IoT services managed to take over homes, offices, and streets that the present times can be truly called the era of IoT. According to statistics, up to 2017, there were already 8.4 billion connected devices in the web of the IoT, a figure higher even than the world population. According to reports, the figure is to reach more than 20 billion by 2020.

IoT Testing Services

More benefits also call for higher risks. That the world of the IoT is not completely secure is nothing new. There are multiple potential security vulnerabilities with IoT devices and connections that can be breached by criminals on the lookout, and this can lead to disastrous consequences for individuals and organizations. The need of the hour, therefore, is to identify the weak links by putting the security of IoT devices into perspective. The answer lies in IoT Software testing services

Besides offering you safety against the risks posed by online connections between devices, IoT software testing services also ensure optimum quality of the IoT connections and devices. Specifically, to conduct such testing in the era of the IoT.

Compatibility testing

As a number of devices are interconnected devices that have different functional specifications and software platforms, their testing for compatibility and collaboration is a must. The aim of the compatibility test is to execute all the multiple combinations that the gadgets in a system might have and analyze these connections.

The requirements for an IoT compatibility test are, therefore, the communication modes, operating systems, device generations, browser types and software specifications.

Performance testing

Next come the performance tests which make sure that the chief idea behind the IoT system is implemented and executed efficiently. It takes into account the speed of working of the IoT connections in different environments and with large data loads.

For performance testing, specific conditional scenarios are simulated for operating the IoT strategy and plan. Simulating such non-standard scenarios also helps ensure that the IoT is tested to workably under all conditions. The key parameters of the strategy for performance testing include:

  1. Providing higher data loads under simulated conditions make sure that the IoT can perform ably under increased data volumes.
  2. Conditions simulated to test for cross-device data exchanges
  3. A different number of connected devices and combinations are tested, from a couple to even up to thousands, to ensure the connections work well in any numbers.
  4. Different parameters like power and battery consumption, temperature index, system usage display and other utilities are monitored successfully.
  5. Multiple simulations of environment, sizes of networks are worked with to ensure the IoT is efficiently tested to work under all conditions.
Connectivity testing

There can be multiple other connections that the IoT needs to be functioning on, such as Bluetooth other than the internet. Therefore, connectivity testing is appropriate for testing wireless connections for understanding the suitable functioning of the IoT over multiple devices and software platforms. software testing involves real-world tests and one important aspect of it is the required environment between these connections.

Automation testing

With the kind of advancements, the world of IoT has shown in the recent past, automation testing isn’t very far away from entering the mainstream quite soon. In the current scenario, not all devices can be approached by automation testing of IoT. However, depending on the device and the connection, the idea can be shaped into reality and the vast network of IoT nodes can be studied and analyzed to deliver multiple conclusions about the connections and their security.

Some of the parameters that can be successfully derived are
  1. Speed: One of the chief parameters associated with IoT quality is the speed of working of the connections. The testing of the speed can be conducted by the removal of resource limits and continuous software testing across devices.
  2. Use: With the help of automated testing, one can also easily determine whether or not the IoT software platform can be used for multiple purposes by multiple users or whether it needs to be limited down to a single-use
  3. Test coverage: Automated testing is very cost-effective and therefore the coverage of the test is larger in comparison. Multiple software platforms and applications can be tested along with multiple desktops, mobile and other devices for studying the combinations. This also helps to increase the efficiency of collaboration between devices and software in return

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