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This article presents the automated validation test approach used by Alcatel Transport Automation Systems in Spain for the validation of a product line of railway traffic control systems. The strategy adopted by the validation team bases its success on two key points: a methodology, which defines an operational workflow from the requirements to the execution of tests; and the reusability for the different members of the product line.
The work of Juan C. Dueñas has been partially developed in the the project “Engineering Software Architectures, Processes and Platforms for System-Families” (ESAPS) ITEA 99005/Eureka 2023, and has also been partially funded by Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, under grant TIC1999-1782-CE.
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Mellado, J., Dueñas, J.C. (2002). Automated Validation Environment for a Product Line of Railway Traffic Control Systems. In: van der Linden, F. (eds) Software Product-Family Engineering. PFE 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2290. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47833-7_37
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