3.5.1 PURPOSE
This test is intended to validate the client’s ability to maintain compliant communications and operations over an extended period.
3.5.2 TEST PROCEDURE
The steps SHALL be performed as described in Table 42. The test results SHALL be compared against the Expected Result column in Table 42.
Table 42 – Test steps for Communications Client – Extended Operations
Step No. | Manual or utility server step | Expected comms client result |
1 | A connection between the utility server and client is established and maintained for 3 consecutive days (72 hours). | The client maintains communications for this period. |
3.5.3 CRITERIA
If during testing the client experiences one of the following events these are considered non- conformances with this requirement:
a) Communications are not maintained throughout the specified period.
Notes:
i) Clients that cannot be configured to always be online due to a reliance on a variable power source (e.g. sunlight) may lose maintain communications when the source is unavailable (e.g. outside daylight hours) however are expected to maintain communications when the power source is available.