Method of choosing tester designs and use model using operating characteristics

1 . A method of selecting a tester design comprising:

selecting one or more design alternatives,

constructing a classifier for each alternative using sample data,

construction Operating Characteristics curves for each classifier, and

selecting a design alternative based on the Operating Characteristic curves.

2 . The method of claim 1 where the step of selecting a design alternative further comprises:

weighting each Operating Characteristics curve using cost constraints to form a result, and

selecting the Operating Characteristics curve with the minimal result.

3 . The method of claim 1 where classifiers for each alternative are constructed from sample data gathered through data acquisition.

4 . The method of claim 3 where data acquisition uses a factorial design when more than one alternative is present.

5 . The method of claim 3 where data acquisition uses a one-way layout when only one alternative is present.

6 . A computer readable medium that includes executable instructions for processing sequence number information used in communications protocols, said computer readable medium comprising:

code for selecting one or more design alternatives,

code for constructing a classifier for each alternative using sample data,

code for construction Operating Characteristics curves for each classifier, and

code for selecting a design alternative based on the Operating Characteristic curves.

7 . The computer readable medium of claim 6 where the code for selecting a design alternative further comprises:

code for weighting each Operating Characteristics curve using cost constraints to form a result, and

code for selecting the Operating Characteristics curve with the minimal result.