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Analysis and Design
Top-Down Integration in Integration Testing
Top-down integration is an incremental approach to construction of program
structure. In top down integration, first control hierarchy is identified. That
is which module is driving or controlling which module. Main control module, modules
sub-ordinate to and ultimately sub-ordinate to the main control block are integrated
to some bigger structure.
For integrating depth-first or breadth-first approach is used.
Fig. 9.6 Top down integration
In depth first approach all modules on a control path are integrated first.
See fig. 9.6. Here sequence of integration would be (M1, M2, M3), M4, M5, M6,
M7, and M8. In breadth first all modules directly subordinate at each level are
Using breadth first for fig. 9.6 the sequence of integration would be (M1,
M2, M8), (M3, M6), M4, M7, andM5.
Another approach for integration is bottom
up integration, which we discuss in the following page.
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