System for testing device under test using remote data center

A system for performing testing of a device under test (DUT), the system comprising:

• an edge sensor configured to provide functionality of test and measurement equipment for performing testing on the DUT in response to remotely provided control signals, the functionality including sending stimulus data to the DUT for testing the DUT and collecting measurement data from the DUT in response to the stimulus data, wherein the edge sensor is separate from and connectable to the DUT, and wherein the edge sensor comprises:
• a data transducer configured to convert the stimulus data from analog to digital domains, and to convert the measurement data from digital to analog domains;
• an intelligent network interface card configured to perform a minimum amount of processing of the measurement data and the stimulus data for communicating the measurement data and the stimulus data via a high-speed data network using remote direct memory access (RDMA);
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• a remote data center configured to send the control signals for controlling the testing to the edge sensor, and to send the stimulus data and receive the measurement data to and from the edge sensor via the high-speed data network.

A method for performing testing of a at least one device under test (DUT) using remote data processing, the method comprising:

• sending control signals to at least one edge sensor from a remote data center, wherein the control signals control testing of the at least one DUT by the at least one edge sensor, wherein the at least one edge sensor is not included in the at least one DUT and is configured to provide functionality of test and measurement equipment for performing the testing of the at least one DUT, and wherein the remote data center is scalable with respect to the number of edge sensors of the at least one edge sensor;
• sending stimulus data generated by the remote data center to the at least one edge sensor via a high-speed data network using remote direct memory access (RDMA), wherein the at least one edge sensor sends the stimulus data to the at least one DUT;
• receiving measurement data from the at least one edge sensor at the remote data center via the high-speed data network using RDMA, wherein the measurement data is collected by the at least one edge sensor from the at least one DUT in response to the control signals and the stimulus data;
• performing data processing on the received measurement data at the remote data center to determine results of the testing;
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• storing the processed measurement data and the determined results in a searchable database to enable data collection and data mining,
• wherein the at least one edge sensor comprises a data transducer and an intelligent network interface card configured to manage transfers of the measurement data and the stimulus data via the high-speed data network.