Defense Communications Agency Upper Level Protocol Test System File Transfer Protocol Remote Driver Specification

Abstract

This document is part of a software package that provides the capability to conformance test the Department of Defense suite of upper level protocols including: Internet Protocol (IP) Mil-Std 1777, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Mil-Std 1778, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Mil-Std 1780, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Mil-Std 1781 and TELNET Protocol Mil-Std 1782. This specification describes the Protocol Test System and the program functions of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Remote Driver (RD). Section 2, The Protocol Test System, summarizes the testing procedures used by the Protocol Test System contains guidelines for developing an FTP RD on a host where an implementation under test resides. The role of the FTP RD in protocol testing is also defined.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195137

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