The test scope for the Communications Control Software with WiFI/LTE/5G project covers the system's externally visible functionality, the interactions among its major architectural components, and the performance and quality characteristics that emerge only when those components operate together. The scope includes all behavior involved in establishing and maintaining communication between radios, processing and routing messages, handling user interaction, and managing system configurations. Testing also covers the correctness and robustness of communication protocols, including connection setup, transmission, reception, and error handling. As this plan focuses on integration and validation rather than unit-level behavior, the emphasis is placed on how subsystems cooperate once individually tested components are assembled into larger structures.
The scope includes evaluation of timing behavior related to message transmission, responsiveness of user-facing features, and the system's ability to sustain expected loads without experiencing degradation. Internal design characteristics are also part of the scope, particularly those that affect inter-component behavior such as reliability during partial failures, maintainability as reflected in the clarity of module interactions, and adaptability in areas where the design anticipates future expansion. Integration tests will therefore examine interfaces, data exchanges, communication sequences, and state transitions across subsystem boundaries. Validation testing will focus on demonstrating that the final assembled system satisfies the functional requirements stated for the radio system and behaves consistently with the expectations defined by the original project description.
The scope does not include evaluating individual modules in isolation, verifying internal algorithms within a single component, assessing development processes or resources, or performing detailed performance tuning at the hardware level. It concentrates on system behavior that emerges only when the designed architecture is executed as a whole, ensuring that the integrated system meets both its required functionality and its intended quality attributes.