Testing a data-processing system with telecommunications endpoints

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a test-execution system, a first test-related signal from a first endpoint that is able to i) receive a call initiated by a second endpoint and ii) communicate a signal that is part of the call to the second endpoint via a data-processing system;
• transmitting a second test-related signal at the test-execution system, based on the receiving of the first test-related signal, to the second endpoint;
• receiving a third test-related signal at the test-execution system, based on the second test-related signal;
• and
• generating a first test result based on the first test-related signal, the second test-related signal, and the third test-related signal;
• wherein the first test-related signal, the second test-related signal, and the third test-related signal bypass the data-processing system, and wherein the signal that is part of the call bypasses the test-execution system.

A method comprising:

• transmitting, from a test-execution system, a first test-related signal that directs a first endpoint to call a second endpoint;
• receiving, at the test-execution system, a second test-related signal from the second endpoint that indicates a first call being received from the first endpoint;
• and
• generating a first test result for a data-processing system, based on the first test-related signal and the second test-related signal;
• wherein the data-processing system enables the setting up of the first call between the first endpoint and the second endpoint, wherein the first test-related signal and the second test-related signal bypass the data-processing system, and wherein the first call bypasses the test-execution system.