LINX103: Automate network operating system testing using the robot framework (Sebastian Graf)

Automate network operating system testing using the robot framework
Testing of network operating systems (NOS) is a time-consuming task which causes many operators to run on old code and perform upgrades on a very rare basis due to the unknown implications that new software bugs could cause. This prevents the quick adoption of new features and means that security issues that were fixes in later release are not introduced, leaving the productive networks at risks. The robot framework is a generic testing suite that can be extended to be used in different environments and is a perfect fit for automated network operating system testing. It can be used to create well-defined test procedures for specific network environments that can be executed against new targeted releases, speeding up the testing time and at the same time increasing the reliability of the test process itself.