An embodiment of a method for use in performing interoperability testing
between two network architectures includes forming multiple transaction
signatures that each characterizes a communication transaction conducted
over the two networks and analyzing each of the transaction signatures to
determine if the transaction signature matches a previously classified
pattern. The method may further include generating a report identifying
each of the communication transactions and indicating that each of the
communication transactions is classified with a classification associated
with a previously classified pattern or are of unknown classification.
Another method includes receiving a transaction signature composed of
multiple transaction elements, and determining whether the received
transaction signature corresponds to a previously identified transaction
signature pattern. If the transaction signature does not correspond to a
previously identified transaction signature pattern, a new transaction
signature pattern is created, and classified as one of a plurality of
classifications indicative of completion or failure of the communication
transaction.