Automatic communication protocol test system with message/sequence edit function and test method using the same

Claim 1

An automatic communication protocol test system having a message/sequence edit function for executing a communication protocol test by monitoring a communication protocol over a network and creating/editing a test scenario for testing said communication protocol from collected information on the communication protocol in a communication system, said system comprising: an interface operating similarly to an existing communication network; a line monitoring function unit for collecting message information and sequence information from the existing communication network; a data analyzing function unit for analyzing the information collected at said line monitoring function unit by converting it into significant information defined for each communication protocol to obtain detailed information on the communication protocol; a scenario creating function unit for creating/editing a test scenario and a test message with the detailed information obtained by said data analyzing function unit; a data converting function unit for converting the data from said scenario creating function unit; a test message input/output function unit for executing a communication protocol test with said interface in accordance with a sequence of the test scenario obtained from said scenario creating function unit to verify the content thereof; and a log buffer for accumulating log information collected during the communication protocol test.