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Test specification of the protocol.

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Publication Date
31-Dec-2004
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
01-Jan-2005
Due Date
01-Jan-2005
Completion Date
01-Jan-2005

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SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005 is a Slovenian adoption of a European standard that focuses on the testing specifications for the user side of the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN), particularly within the scope of the Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol. This part of the standard specifies the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and the partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma for the user. Its main objective is to ensure conformance at the user-network interface regarding Quality of Service (QoS) class and parameter indication at call or connection establishment.

This test specification provides a framework for test laboratories and developers to confirm that implementations comply with standardized communication protocols, significantly supporting reliable high-speed digital services.

Key Topics

  • Abstract Test Suite (ATS): Defines a set of abstract test cases and the methodology for testing user implementations of the DSS2 protocol in B-ISDN networks.
  • PIXIT Proforma: A structured form (partial) used by test implementers to specify extra information required for executing tests for individual protocol implementations.
  • Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters: Focuses on the correct indication and support of QoS classes according to the protocol, critical for broadband telecommunication services.
  • Protocol Conformance Test Report (PCTR): Specifies mandatory reporting formats and procedures for documenting test results to fulfill conformance criteria.
  • Reference Points: Targets the user side at the TB or coincident SB/TB reference points as per ITU-T Recommendation I.413, ensuring proper testing at the user-network boundary.

Applications

SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005 is essential for:

  • Telecommunications Equipment Developers: Enables manufacturers of network interface devices and related software to verify that their B-ISDN implementations for user equipment adhere to required protocols and can reliably signal Quality of Service parameters.
  • Test Laboratories: Forms the basis for creating repeatable, compliant test environments for DSS2 protocol conformance assessment, ensuring products meet interoperability and quality benchmarks.
  • Service Providers: Helps assure that customer premises equipment will perform as expected when connected to B-ISDN networks, reducing integration and operational issues.
  • Standards Compliance: Assists organizations in demonstrating compliance with European and international communication standards, facilitating market access and certification.

The use of this standard ensures that products are rigorously tested against a defined set of abstract test cases, promoting network reliability, service consistency, and multi-vendor interoperability in broadband communication environments.

Related Standards

To fully implement and utilize SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005, familiarity with the following standards is recommended:

  • ETSI EN 301 815-1: Protocol specification for DSS2 in B-ISDN user-network interfaces.
  • ETSI EN 301 815-2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification.
  • ISO/IEC 9646 Series: International standards for conformance testing, including methodology, test suite specification, and requirements for test laboratories (Parts 1-5).
  • ETSI EN 300 443-1 & EN 300 443-2: Related DSS2 protocol specifications and PICS proforma for basic call and bearer control at B-ISDN user-network interfaces.
  • ITU-T Recommendation I.413: Defines the user-network interface for B-ISDN, outlining the TB and SB reference points foundational to this test standard.

Understanding and applying these related standards ensures comprehensive and effective protocol conformance testing for broadband ISDN implementations, supporting robust and future-proof communications infrastructure.


Keywords: B-ISDN, DSS2 protocol, Quality of Service, Abstract Test Suite, PIXIT proforma, protocol conformance, telecommunications standards, user-network interface, protocol testing, ISO/IEC 9646

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SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Quality of Service class and parameters indication at call/connection establishment; Part 4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the user". This standard covers: Test specification of the protocol.

Test specification of the protocol.

SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.080 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.VWUDNWQLBroadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Quality of Service class and parameters indication at call/connection establishment; Part 4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the user33.080Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN)Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 815-4 Version 1.1.1SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005en01-januar-2005SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005SLOVENSKI
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Contents Intellectual Property Rights.5 Foreword.5 1 Scope.6 2 References.6 3 Definitions and abbreviations.7 3.1 Definitions.7 3.1.1 Definitions related to conformance testing.7 3.1.2 Definitions related to EN 301 815-1.7 3.2 Abbreviations.8 4 Abstract Test Method (ATM).8 5 Untestable test purposes.8 6 ATS to TP map.8 7 PCTR conformance.9 8 PIXIT conformance.9 9 ATS Conformance.9 Annex A (normative): Protocol Conformance Test Report (PCTR) proforma.10 A.1 Identification summary.10 A.1.1 Protocol conformance test report.10 A.1.2 IUT identification.10 A.1.3 Testing environment.10 A.1.4 Limits and reservations.11 A.1.5 Comments.11 A.2 IUT Conformance status.11 A.3 Static conformance summary.11 A.4 Dynamic conformance summary.11 A.5 Static conformance review report.12 A.6 Test campaign report.12 A.7 Observations.13 Annex B (normative): Partial PIXIT proforma.14 B.1 Identification summary.14 B.2 Abstract test suite summary.14 B.3 Test laboratory.14 B.4 Client (of the Test Laboratory).15 B.5 SUT.15 B.6 Protocol information.16 B.6.1 Protocol identification.16 B.6.2 Configuration to be tested.16 B.6.3 Test management timers.16 B.6.4 Parameter Values.17 Annex C (normative): Abstract Test Suite (ATS).18 SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005

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C.1 The TTCN Graphical form (TTCN.GR).18 C.2 The TTCN Machine Processable form (TTCN.MP).18 Annex D (informative): Bibliography.19 History.20
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Intellectual Property Rights IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web server (http://webapp.etsi.org/IPR/home.asp). Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document. Foreword This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN). The present document is part 4 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol specification for the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN) to support Quality of Service class and parameters indication at call/connection establishment, as identified below: Part 1: "Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.2965.1 (1999) and Q.2965.2 (1999), modified]"; Part 2: "Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.2965.1B (2000) and Q.2965.2B (2000), modified]"; Part 3: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the user"; Part 4: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the user"; Part 5: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the network"; Part 6: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the network".
National transposition dates Date of adoption of this EN: 11 October 2002 Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 January 2003 Date of latest publication of new National Standard or endorsement of this EN (dop/e):
31 July 2003 Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 July 2003
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1 Scope The present document specifies the user Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for the TB reference point or coincident SB and TB reference point (as defined in ITU-T Recommendation I.413 [6]) of implementations conforming to the standards for the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN) Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol specification for support of Quality of Service Class and parameters indication at call/connection establishment defined in EN 301 815-1 [1]. A further part of the present document specifies the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) related to this ATS and partial PIXIT proforma. Other parts specify the TSS&TP and the ATS and partial PIXIT proforma for the Network side of the TB reference point or coincident SB and TB reference point of implementations conforming to EN 301 815-1 [1]. 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 and/or edition number or version number) or non-specific. • For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply. • For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. [1] ETSI EN 301 815-1: "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Quality of Service Class and parameters indication at call/connection establishment; Part 1: Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.2965.1 (1999) and Q.2965.2 (1999), modified]". [2] ETSI EN 301 815-2: "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Quality of Service class and parameters indication at call/connection establishment; Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.2965.1B (2000) and Q.2965.2B (2000), modified]". [3] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts". [4] ISO/IEC 9646-2: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 2: Abstract Test Suite specification". [5] ISO/IEC 9646-3: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 3: The Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN)". [6] ITU-T Recommendation I.413 (1993): "B-ISDN user-network interface". [7] ETSI EN 300 443-1: "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; B-ISDN user-network interface layer 3 specification for basic call/bearer control; Part 1: Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendation Q.2931 (1995), modified]". [8] ISO/IEC 9646-4: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 4: Test realization". [9] ISO/IEC 9646-5: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 5: Requirements on test laboratories and clients for the conformance assessment process". SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005

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[10] ETSI EN 300 443-2: "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; B-ISDN user-network interface layer 3 specification for basic call/bearer control; Parts 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification". 3 Definitions and abbreviations 3.1 Definitions For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in EN 301 815-1 [1], EN 300 443-1 [7] and the following apply. 3.1.1 Definitions related to conformance testing Abstract test case: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Abstract Test Method (ATM): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Abstract Test Suite (ATS): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Implementation Under Test (IUT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. System Under Test (SUT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Upper Tester (UT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Lower Tester (LT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. PICS proforma: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. PIXIT proforma: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Test Purpose (TP): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. Point of Control and Observation (PCO): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3]. 3.1.2 Definitions related to EN 301 815-1 user: DSS2 protocol entity at the User side of the user-network interface where a TB reference point or coincident SB and TB reference point applies user (SB/TB): DSS2 protocol entity at the User side of the user-network interface where a coincident SB and TB reference point applies user (TB): DSS2 protocol entity at the User side of the user-network interface where a TB reference point applies (user is a private ISDN) SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005

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3.2 Abbreviations For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply: ATM Abstract Test Method ATS Abstract Test Suite B-ISDN Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
DSS2 Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two IUT Implementation Under Test LT Lower Tester
MOT Means Of Testing PCO Point of Control and Observation PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing SUT System Under Test TP Test Purpose TSS Test Suite Structure TTCN Tree and Tabular Combined Notation UT Upper Tester VCI Virtual Channel Identifier VPCI Virtual Path Connection Identifier 4 Abstract Test Method (ATM) The remote test method is applied for the user ATS. The Point of Control and Observation (PCO) resides at the service access point between layers 2 and 3. This PCO is named "L0" (for Lower). The L0 PCO is used to control and observe the behaviour of the Implementation Under Test (IUT) and test case verdicts are assigned depending on the behaviour observed at this PCO. Tester
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Figure 1: Remote test method ISO/IEC 9646-2 [4] allows the informal expression of Test Co-ordination Procedures (TCP) between the System Under Test (SUT) upper layer(s) and the Lower Tester (LT). In the ATS contained in annex C, TCP is achieved by use of a second "informal" PCO, called "O" (for Operator). This PCO is used to specify control but not observation above the IUT and consequently, events at this PCO are never used to generate test case verdicts. The use of this O PCO is regarded as a preferred alternative to the use of the implicit send event, in that it allows the ATS to specify in a clear and meaningful way what actions are required to be performed on the IUT. 5 Untestable test purposes There are no untestable test purposes associated with this ATS. 6 ATS to TP map The identifiers used for the TPs are reused as test case names. Thus there is a straightforward one-to-one mapping. SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005

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7 PCTR conformance A test laboratory, when requested by a client to produce a PCTR, is required, as specified in ISO/IEC 9646-5 [9], to produce a PCTR conformant with the PCTR template given in annex B of ISO/IEC 9646-5 [9]. Furthermore, a test laboratory, offering testing for the ATS specification contained in annex C, when requested by a client to produce a PCTR, is required to produce a PCTR conformant with the PCTR proforma contained in annex A of the present document. A PCTR which conforms to this PCTR proforma specification shall preserve the content and ordering of the clauses contained in annex A. Clause A.6 of the PCTR may contain additional columns. If included, these shall be placed to the right of the existing columns. Text in italics may be retained by the test laboratory. 8 PIXIT conformance A test realizer, producing an executable test suite for the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) specification contained in annex C, is required, as specified in ISO/IEC 9646-4 [8], to produce an augmented partial PIXIT proforma conformant with this partial PIXIT proforma specification. An augmented partial PIXIT proforma which conforms to this partial PIXIT proforma specification shall, as a minimum, have contents which are technically equivalent to annex B. The augmented partial PIXIT proforma may contain additional questions that need to be answered in order to prepare the Means Of Testing (MOT) for a particular Implementation Under Test (IUT). A test laboratory, offering testing for the ATS specification contained in annex C, is required, as specified in ISO/IEC 9646-5 [9], to further augment the augmented partial PIXIT proforma to produce a PIXIT proforma conformant with this partial PIXIT proforma specification. A PIXIT proforma which conforms to this partial PIXIT proforma specification shall, as a minimum, have contents which are technically equivalent to annex B. The PIXIT proforma may contain additional questions that need to be answered in order to prepare the test laboratory for a particular IUT. 9 ATS Conformance The test realizer, producing a Means Of Testing (MOT) and Executable Test Suite (ExTS) for this Abstract Test Suite (ATS) specification, shall comply with the requirements of ISO/IEC 9646-4 [8]. In particular, these concern the realization of an Executable Test Suite (ExTS) based on each ATS. The test realizer shall provide a statement of conformance of the MOT to this ATS specification. An ExTS which conforms to this ATS specification shall contain test groups and test cases which are technically equivalent to those contained in the ATS in annex C. All sequences of test events comprising an abstract test case shall be capable of being realized in the executable test case. Any further checking which the test system might be capable of performing is outside the scope of this ATS specification and shall not contribute to the verdict assignment for each test case. Test laboratories running conformance test services using this ATS shall comply with ISO/IEC 9646-5 [9]. A test laboratory which claims to conform to this ATS specification shall use an MOT which conforms to this ATS. SIST EN 301 815-4 V1.1.1:2005

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