Automation Testing with Appium Framework in IP Multimedia Subsystem
Hieu Minh Tran, Tuan Duc Ninh, Thinh Duc Tran, Vuong Van Ngo, Linh Duc Nguyen · 2023
The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) refers to the standard for a telecommunication system that controls multimedia services accessing different networks. Not only the IMS but other telecommunications networks are also required to operate continuously. In addition, any system error can lead to massive losses in revenue and productivity. Therefore, testing and quality control task has an important role in telecommunications networks, and it requires an efficient method to detect any inherent errors and failures. To facilitate the testing process, a solution using the test automation tool Appium is proposed. The Appium framework is mainly used to validate mobile browsers and mobile applications with UI. If the IMS can be implemented with the Appium framework, the burdensome testing tasks can be eased. Therefore, we developed an automated model in which the Appium framework can help in testing functions of the IMS. Our model contains some new features added to the basic function of the framework and these features are designed and developed specially for testing the IMS services. This proposed solution not only reduces the time and labor in testing but also can be applied to other systems that are related to mobile phone services.