Systems and methods for testing electronic devices using master-slave test architectures

A testing network for testing a plurality of cable modems under test, the testing network comprising:

• a master test system;
• and
• a slave test system connected to the master test system,
• the master test system comprising
• a plurality of master test slots, each of the master slots including connections for connecting to one of a first subset of the plurality of cable modems under test;
• a cable modem termination system (CMTS) configured to test Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) device registration and data throughput of the plurality of cable modems under test;
• a provisioning/session initiation protocol (SIP) server configured to test whether each of the plurality of cable modems under test is appropriately provisioned;
• a call management system (CMS) server configured to support test protocols that determine if the plurality of cable modems under test can route calls appropriately;
• a DOCSIS/WAN server configured to determine whether the plurality of cable modems under test comply with DOCSIS standards;
• a master resource server configured to support test protocols for testing resources in the first subset of the plurality of cable modems under test;
• a slave test system control server configured to provide test protocols to the slave test system;
• and
• the slave test system comprising
• a plurality of slave test slots, each of the slave test slots including connections for connecting to one of a second subset of the plurality of cable modems under test;
• a slave resource server configured to support test protocols for testing resources on the second subset of cable modems under test;
• and
• a slave test management server configured to identify specific tests for each cable modem under test of the second subset of the plurality of cable modems under test.