SIST EN 300 417-1-2 V1.1.3:2003
(Main)Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic requirements of transport functionality of equipment; Part 1-2: General information about Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
General Information
- Abstract
ICS proforma for ETS 300 417-1-1.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2003
Overview
SIST EN 300 417-1-2 V1.1.3:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). It belongs to the European standard series EN 300 417 and addresses Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic requirements of transport functionality of equipment. Specifically, this part, 1-2, provides general information about the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma as applied to transport equipment conforming to EN 300 417-1-1.
Implementation Conformance Statements are critical tools for describing the extent to which network equipment supports the options and requirements defined in relevant standards. The ICS proforma is essential for system suppliers and test laboratories, streamlining the conformance assessment process for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) network elements.
Key Topics
ICS Proforma Structure:
- The document details the format and required information for completing an ICS proforma.
- It references ISO/IEC 9646-7 for proforma structure and content.
- Each ICS proforma consists of a main part, guidelines for completion, and annexes for specific identifying details.
Role in Conformance Testing:
- The ICS proforma serves as the foundation for conformance assessments related to the Implementation Under Test (IUT).
- It provides a clear description of the static conformance requirements, aiding the identification of relevant tests and assessment of results.
System Description and Checklist:
- The standard outlines how to associate the ICS proforma with the Detailed System Description (DSD).
- Includes templates for client organization data, test candidate identification, test status, and checklists to support organized and consistent testing processes.
Practical Guidance:
- Annexes offer practical templates and instructions for supplementing the ICS proforma, supporting clarity in communication between clients and test laboratories.
Applications
Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers:
- Enables manufacturers to clearly state which features and options are implemented in SDH and multiplexing equipment.
- Supports preparation for product certification and market entry by aligning with European conformance expectations.
Test Laboratories:
- Streamlines the process of identifying required conformance tests.
- Facilitates objective and thorough assessment of SDH network element capabilities.
Network Operators and Integrators:
- Assists in the evaluation of equipment for compatibility and interoperability in multi-vendor environments.
- Ensures that purchased equipment meets necessary transport functionality standards for robust network deployments.
Regulatory and Standardization Bodies:
- Provides a harmonized approach to conformance documentation, supporting fair competition and regulatory compliance.
- Enhances clarity in specifying transport function requirements when referencing EN 300 417-1-1.
Related Standards
- EN 300 417-1-1: Outlines generic processes and performance requirements for transport functions in telecommunications equipment.
- ETS 300 406: Establishes methods for testing and specification of protocol and profile conformance.
- ISO/IEC 9646-7: Specifies structure for Implementation Conformance Statement proformas.
- EN 300 417 Series: Includes further parts detailing conformance and ICS proformas for different network layers, including physical section, synchronization, auxiliary, and path layer functions in both SDH and Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH).
- EG 201 058: Offers guidance on ICS proforma style and completion.
Keywords: SDH, ICS proforma, transmission and multiplexing, conformance assessment, transport functionality, telecommunications equipment, EN 300 417-1-1, test laboratories, network element.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 300 417-1-2 V1.1.3:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic requirements of transport functionality of equipment; Part 1-2: General information about Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma". This standard covers: ICS proforma for ETS 300 417-1-1.
ICS proforma for ETS 300 417-1-1.
SIST EN 300 417-1-2 V1.1.3:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.040.20 - Transmission systems. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic requirements of transport functionality of
equipment; Part 1-2: General information about Implementation Conformance Statement
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ICS:
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EN 300 417-1-2 V1.1.3 (1999-05)
European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);
Generic requirements of transport functionality of equipment;
Part 1-2: General information about
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
2 EN 300 417-1-2 V1.1.3 (1999-05)
Reference
REN/TM-01015-1-2a (3v09iie0.PDF)
Keywords
SDH, ICS, testing, transmission
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword. 4
Introduction. 5
1 Scope. 6
2 References . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations. 7
3.1 Definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations. 8
4 ICS proforma structure and contents . 8
5 Relationship between ICS proforma and detailed system description . 9
Annex A (informative): Note cross-reference table . 10
Annex B (informative): Client test preparation information related to
conformance / approval testing of SDH network element System
Conformance Statement (SCS) including client checklist. 11
B.1 Introduction. 11
B.2 Proforma structure and contents. 11
B.3 Guidance on completion of proforma. 11
B.4 Client organization . 11
B.5 Test candidate. 13
B.6 Test status of the test candidate and testing claims. 14
B.7 Client checklist . 14
Bibliography . 15
History. 16
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Foreword
This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Transmission
and Multiplexing (TM).
The present document is one of a family of documents that has been produced in order to provide inter-vendor and
inter-operator compatibility of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) equipment.
The present document is part 1-2 of a multi-part EN covering the generic requirements of transport functionality of
equipment, as identified below:
Part 1-1: "Generic processes and performance".
Part 1-2: "General information about Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma".
Part 2-1: "Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) physical section
layer functions".
Part 2-2: "Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) physical section
layer functions; Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification".
Part 3-1: "Synchronous Transport Module-N (STM-N) regenerator and multiplex section layer functions".
Part 3-2: "Synchronous Transport Module-N (STM-N) regenerator and multiplex section layer functions;
Implementaion Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification".
Part 4-1: "Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) path layer functions".
Part 4-2: "Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) path layer functions; Implementation Conformance Statement
(ICS) proforma specification".
Part 5-1: "Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) path layer functions".
Part 5-2: "Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) path layer functions; Implementation Conformance Statement
(ICS) proforma specification".
Part 6-1: "Synchronization layer functions".
Part 6-2: "Synchronization layer functions; Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification".
Part 7-1: "Auxiliary layer functions".
Part 7-2: "Auxiliary layer functions; Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification".
Parts 2 to 7 specify the layers and their atomic functions.
NOTE 1: The present document does not currently address configuration management.
NOTE 2: The SDH radio equipment functional blocks are addressed by ETSI WG TM4.
Various of the above parts have previously been published as parts of ETS 300 417.
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They have been converted into parts of EN 300 417 without technical changes, but some editorial changes have been
necessary (e.g. references). In particular:
- Parts 2-1, 2-2 and 3-2 have been modified to take account of editorial errors present in edition 1.
- Part 1-1 has had its title change of to align with other parts published at a later date.
Also note that in the meantime parts 8-1 and 8-2 together will all parts x-3 (Abstract Test Suites) have been stopped.
This version of the present document has been published because the previous version had incorrect dates in the
transposition table.
National transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 August 1999
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 29 February 2000
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 29 February 2000
Introduction
To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of which capabilities and
options have been implemented for a given profile. Such a statement is called an Implementation Conformance
Statement (ICS).
A client of a test laboratory who requests a conformance / approval test should provide the test laboratory with a
completed ICS proforma for each layer to be tested and a detailed system description of the implementation.
The ICS proforma is not another complete description of the related specification, but rather a compact form of its static
conformance requirements, to be used by the test laboratory to identify which test should be performed on a given
implementation. Not every feature of a profile specification is contained in the related ICS proforma. For particular
cases requiring specific information, the ICS can refer to the appropriate clause of the related specification by means of
references, notes and or comments.
The ICS proforma captures the implementation flexibility allowed by the related specification and details which options
are left to the implementor, and which are conditionally dependent on other options taken by the implementor.
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1 Scope
The present document provides general information about the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
structure and contents, as well as guidance for filling-in the document. The ICS proforma for a Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy (SDH) Network Element (NE) are defined in compliance with the relevant requirements, and in accordance
with the relevant guidance, given in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [4], in ETS 300 406 [1] and in EG 201 058 (see bibliography).
The ICS proforma is a normative part of the reference specification.
The supplier of an implementation which is claimed to conform to EN 300 417-1-1 [2] is required to complete a copy of
these ICS proforma, namely the present document, and is further required to provide all information necessary to
identify both the implementation (e.g. specify it by means of a detailed system description) and the supplier.
The client of the test laboratory might be identified by means of the System Conformance Statement (SCS) and a client
checklist. Those proforma are included in annex B of the present document. The use of SCS proforma and client
checklist is not mandatory, any suitable means of providing such information is acceptable.
According to ETS 300 406 [1] the ICS proforma has two main objectives:
- within the context of conformance testing, to be the reference document for the conformance assessment process
related to the Implementation Under Test (IUT);
- outside the context of conformance testing, to provide an overview of the implementation.
Concerning the conformance assessment process, the ICS proforma is used:
- as the description of the IUT for the static conformance review;
- as an element of description of the IUT capabilities for the test case deselection;
- as an element of description of the IUT for the test suite parameterization;
- as a reference document for the analysis of the results;
- for inclusion with the final test report.
Outside the conformance testing context, the ICS proforma is or may be used:
- to provide an overview of the capability supported by the implementation (see note);
- to statically check the interworking capacities of two implementations;
- as a standard checklist of the base specification conformance requirements.
When requesting conformance / approval testing of an SDH layer implementation, the supplier should always fill all the
ICS proforma relevant for that layer. In the case where more than one instance of the same layer appears in the detailed
system description, the client of a test laboratory should clearly identify any differences existing between these instances
(if any).
NOTE: Each capability of the ICS associated implementation is described as a conformance statement which is
the result of the answer, by the supplier, to the dedicated ICS item.
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2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
• References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
• For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies.
• A non-specific reference to an ETS shall also be taken to refer to later versions published as an EN with the same
number.
[1] ETS 300 406 (1995): "Method for Testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol and profile
conformance testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[2] EN 300 417-1-1: "Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic requirements of transport
functionality of equipment; Part 1-1: Generic processes and performance".
[3] ISO/IEC 9646-5 (1991): "Information Technology; Open Systems Interconnection; Conformance
testing methodology and framework; Part 5: Requirements on test laboratories and clients for the
conformance assessment process".
[4] ISO/IEC 9646-7 (1995): "Information Technology; Open Systems Interconnection; Conformance
testing methodology and framework; Part 7: Implementation Conformance Statements".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the pres
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