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ATS PIXIT for CTM authorization.

Status
Published
Publication Date
31-Mar-2005
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
01-Apr-2005
Due Date
01-Apr-2005
Completion Date
01-Apr-2005
Mandate
T-326

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SIST EN 301 492-2 V1.1.1:2005 specifies the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and the partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma for the authentication of cordless terminals within Private Integrated Services Networks (PISN), focusing on the VPN "b" service entry point. This Slovenian standard is aligned with the European Standard EN 301 492-2 and is essential for ensuring protocol conformance in telecommunications networks that support cordless terminal mobility (CTM) and inter-exchange signalling. It provides a structured approach for implementing testing mechanisms, supporting secure CTM authorization and facilitating interoperability in VPN environments.

Key Topics

  • Abstract Test Suite (ATS): Defines the structured collection of conformance test cases based on relevant PISN protocols for cordless terminal authentication. The ATS is developed according to ISO/IEC 9646 methodologies.
  • Partial PIXIT Proforma: Offers guidelines and templates for implementers to document extra protocol implementation details necessary for test preparation and execution.
  • Authentication Supplementary Services: Focuses on network-layer support for supplementary authentication of cordless terminals (CTM), crucial for security in private networks.
  • Test Methods: Utilizes a multi-party test approach with Points of Control and Observation (PCO), ensuring comprehensive assessment of protocol behavior at the VPN "b" entry point.
  • Encoding and Data Structures: Stipulates the use of ASN.1 types and encoding rules, including both Basic Encoding Rules (BER) and ISDN-specific direct encoding, to represent protocol data accurately in test environments.
  • Conformance Reporting: Includes proforma structures (such as PCTR and PIXIT forms) for systematic recording, reporting, and review of test outcomes and observed behavior during protocol conformance testing.

Applications

The standard is highly relevant in the following practical scenarios:

  • Conformance Testing in Telecommunication Networks: Used by test laboratories and system integrators to validate that network elements and cordless terminal implementations meet international PISN protocol specifications for secure authentication.
  • Vendor Product Certification: Equipment vendors rely on this standard as part of their certification processes to demonstrate interoperability of cordless terminals and exchanges in PISN-based VPNs.
  • Quality Assurance: Network operators and service providers utilize the ATS and PIXIT to verify and maintain the quality and reliability of authentication services in evolving private communication infrastructures.
  • Protocol Development: Developers refer to the detailed test suite and proforma documents during design and roll-out, ensuring that network features align with interoperability and security standards.
  • Standardization Compliance: Organizations seeking compliance with European and international norms in telecommunications signaling protocols leverage the defined methods and templates for systematic implementation and documentation.

Related Standards

  • EN 301 492-1: Specifies Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for the VPN "b" service entry point authorization.
  • ETSI I-ETS 300 809: The underlying protocol basis for cordless terminal authentication within PISN.
  • ETSI ETS 300 239: Defines the generic functional protocol for supporting supplementary services in PISN.
  • ISO/IEC 9646 Series: Covers the methodology and framework for conformance testing, including abstract test method definition (Parts 1-5).
  • ISO/IEC 8825-1: Specifies ASN.1 encoding rules, essential for representing protocol data units during testing.
  • ETSI TR 101 101: Describes methods for testing and specification (MTS), including standards for TTCN and ASN.1 usage.

SIST EN 301 492-2 V1.1.1:2005 is crucial for reliable implementation, robust security, and tested interoperability of CTM authentication supplementary services in private integrated services networks (PISN) and VPN solutions, supporting both network operators and manufacturers in the telecommunications sector.

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SIST EN 301 492-2 V1.1.1:2005 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Cordless terminal authentication supplementary services; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma for the VPN b service entry point". This standard covers: ATS PIXIT for CTM authorization.

ATS PIXIT for CTM authorization.

SIST EN 301 492-2 V1.1.1:2005 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.040.35 - Telephone networks. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

SIST EN 301 492-2 V1.1.1:2005 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: T-326. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Cordless
terminal authentication supplementary services; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and
partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma for the
VPN b service entry point
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 301 492-2 Version 1.1.1
ICS:
33.040.35 Telefonska omrežja Telephone networks
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Private Integrated Services Network (PISN);
Inter-exchange signalling protocol;
Cordless terminal authentication supplementary services;
Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol
Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
proforma for the VPN "b" service entry point

2 ETSI EN 301 492-2 V1.1.1 (2000-12)
Reference
DEN/SPAN-05196-3
Keywords
CTM, PISN, PSS1, CTAT, CTAN, mobility,
testing, authentication, TSS&TP, ATS, PIXIT,
QSIG, stage 3, supplementary service
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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
3.2 Abbreviations. 7
4 Abstract Test Method (ATM).7
4.1 Description of ATM used . 7
5 Untestable test purposes.8
6 ATS conventions .8
6.1 Version of TTCN used . 8
6.2 Use of ASN.1. 8
6.2.1 Situations where ASN.1 is used. 8
6.2.2 Specification of encoding rules. 9
7 ATS to TP map.9
8 PCTR conformance .10
9 PIXIT conformance .10
10 ATS conformance.10
Annex A (normative): Protocol Conformance Test Report (PCTR) proforma .11
A.1 Identification summary .11
A.1.1 Protocol conformance test report. 11
A.1.2 IUT identification. 11
A.1.3 Testing environment. 12
A.1.4 Limits and reservations. 12
A.1.5 Comments. 12
A.2 IUT conformance status.12
A.3 Static conformance summary .12
A.4 Dynamic conformance summary.13
A.5 Static conformance review report.13
A.6 Test campaign report .13
A.7 Observations.14
Annex B (normative): Partial PIXIT proforma.15
B.1 Identification summary .15
B.2 Abstract test suite summary .15
B.3 Test laboratory.15
B.4 Client (of the test laboratory) .16
B.5 System Under Test (SUT).16
B.6 Protocol information.17
B.6.1 Protocol identification . 17
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B.6.2 IUT information . 17
B.6.2.1 Parameter values. 17
B.6.2.2 Timer values. 17
B.6.2.3 Information parameter values . 18
B.7 Basic call PIXIT items .18
B.7.1 Parameter values - information element coding. 18
Annex C (normative): Abstract Test Suite (ATS).19
C.1 The TTCN Graphical form (TTCN.GR).19
C.2 The TTCN Machine Processable form (TTCN.MP) .19
Bibliography.20
History .21
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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
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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 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Inter-exchange signalling protocol for the
cordless terminal authentication supplementary service for the VPN "b" service entry point, as described below:
Part 1: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification";
Part 2: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for
Testing (PIXIT) proforma for the VPN "b" service entry point".
National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 15 December 2000
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 March 2001
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 30 September 2001
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 September 2001
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1 Scope
The present document specifies the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information
for Testing (PIXIT) proforma for the VPN "b" reference point of implementations conforming to the standard for the
Cordless Terminal Authentication supplementary service as described in I-ETS 300 809 [2].
EN 301 492-1 [10] specifies the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) related to this ATS and partial
PIXIT proforma specification.
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] ETSI ETS 300 239 (1995): "Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange
signalling protocol; Generic functional protocol for the support of supplementary services
[ISO/IEC 11582 (1995), modified]".
[2] ETSI I-ETS 300 809 (1995): "Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Cordless Terminal
Mobility (CTM); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Cordless terminal authentication
supplementary services".
[3] ISO/IEC 9646-2 (1994): "Information technology; Open Systems Interconnection; Conformance
testing methodology and framework; Part 2: Abstract test suite specification".
[4] ETSI TR 101 101 (V1.1.1): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); TTCN interim version
including ASN.1 1994 support [ISO/IEC 9646-3] (Second Edition Mock-up for JTC1/SC21
Review)".
[5] ISO/IEC 8825-1: "Information technology - ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of Basic
Encoding Rules (BER), Canonical Encoding Rules (CER) and Distinguished Encoding Rules
(DER)" (See also ITU-T Recommendation X.690): 1994.
[6] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts".
[7] ISO/IEC 9646-3: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 3: The Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN)".
[8] 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".
[9] ISO/IEC 9646-4: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 4: Test realization".
[10] ETSI EN 301 492-1: "Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling
protocol; Cordless terminal authentication supplementary services; Part 1: Test Suite Structure and
Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the VPN "b" service entry point".
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 9646 [6] apply.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
ATM Abstract Test Method
ATS Abstract Test Suite
BER Basic Encoding Rules
CTM Cordless Terminal Mobility
ETS Executable Test Suite
IUT Implementation Under Test
MOT Means Of Testing
MTC Main Test Component
PCO Point of Control and Observation
PCTR Protocol Conformance Test Report
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
PTC Parallel Test Component
SS-CTAN Supplementary service - Authentication of a PISN
SS-CTAT Supplementary service - Authentication of a CTM user
SUT System Under Test
TP Test Purpose
TTCN Tree and Tabular Combined Notation
VPN Virtual Private Network
4 Abstract Test Method (ATM)
4.1 Description of ATM used
The multi-party test method is applied for testing the IUT. The general configuration used is shown in figure 1.
A Point of Control and Observation (PCO) resides at the service access point between layers 2 and 3 in the test system.
The PCO used by the MTC is named "L0" (for Lower) and the PCO used by the PTC is named "L1". These PCOs are
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 these PCOs.
A third "informal" PCO, called "O" (for Operator) is used to specify control but not observation above the IUT; events
at this PCO are never used to generate test case verdicts. Messages sent by the tester at this PCO explicitly indicate to
the operator actions, which are to be performed on the SUT. This is regarded as a preferred alternative to the use of the
implicit send event.
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PTC_D
CPA_D
MTC
PTC1
CPA1
Informal test
PCO PCO PCO
co-ordination by
L0 L1 operator O
IUT
Figure 1: Multi-party test method
Not all components are used in every test case and the relationship between the IUT and the tester depends on the test
group:
• when the IUT is in the Authentication configuration, the IUT is only connected to the MTC. The verdict depends
only on the behaviour observed at the PCO between the IUT and the MTC. The PTC1 and PTC_D are not used;
• when the IUT is in the Home and Visitor configuration, the PTC1 and the MTC are both used. The verdict is
assigned by the MTC or the PTC1 depending on the test purpose. The PTC_D and PCO O are used to specify
control above the IUT.
5 Untestable test purposes
There are no untestable test cases associated with this ATS and ATM.
6 ATS conventions
6.1 Version of TTCN used
The version of TTCN used is that defined in TR 101 101 [4].
6.2 Use of ASN.1
6.2.1 Situations where ASN.1 is used
ASN.1 has been used for three major reasons. First, types defined in ASN.1 can model problems that "pure" TTCN
cannot. For instance, data structures modelling ordered or unordered sequences of data are preferably defined in ASN.1.
Second, ASN.1 provides a better restriction mechanism for type definitions by using sub-type definitions. Third, it is
necessary to use ASN.1 to reproduce the type definitions for remote operation components as specified in the base
standards in ASN.1.
The possibility to use TTCN and ASN.1 in combination is used, i.e. referring to an ASN.1 type from a TTCN type.
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6.2.2 Specification of encoding rules
There is a variation in the encoding rules applied to ASN.1 types and constraints specified in the present document and
therefore a mechanism is needed to differentiate the encoding rules. However the mechanism specified in
ISO/IEC 9646-3 [7] and in TR 101 101 [4] does not facilitate definition of the encoding rules as needed for the present
document. A solution is therefore used which is broadly in the spirit of ISO/IEC 9646-3 [7] in which comment fields
have been used as a means of encoding rules.
For ASN.1 used in the present document, two variations of encoding rules are used. One is the commonly known Basic
Encoding Rules (BER) as specified in ISO/IEC 8825-1 [5]. In the second case the encoding is according to ISDN,
i.e. the ASN.1 data types are a representation of structures contained within the ISDN specification (basic call, Generic
functional protocol or individual supplementary service). For example, if octets of an information element are specified
in ASN.1 as a SEQUENCE then this should be encoded in an Executable Test Suite (ETS) as any other ISDN
information element specified using tabular TTCN. This ISDN encoding variation is the default-encoding rule for the
present document. This means that all ASN.1 constraint tables are encoded using ISDN (non-BER) encoding unless
stated otherwise. BER encoding should never be applied to an ASN.1 constraint where BER encoding has not been
specified. This encoding rule is sometimes named "Direct Encoding".
For BER encoding, an indication is given in the comments field of the table header. For the present document such
indications appear in the ASN.1 type constraint declaration tables only. In the first line of the table header comment
field, the notation "ASN1_Encoding: BER"is used.
In this particular ATS all ASN.1 type constraints which are of type "Component" are to be encoded using BER.
Table 1: ASN.1 type constraint declaration showing use of encoding variation
ASN.1 Type Constraint Declaration
Constraint Name : authCtmUser_inv_S1 (INV_ID: InvokeIDType; USR_NUM: PartyNumber; CHALLENGE:
AuthChallenge; RESPONSE: AuthResponse)
ASN.1 Type : Component
Derivation Path :
Encoding Variation :
Comments : ASN1_Encoding: BER
Send Component: authCtmUser invoke component, element calcCtatInfo is
included.
Description
authCtmUser_Comp
authCtmUser_InvokeComp
{ invokeID INV_ID, -- The invoke identifier
operation_value localValue 72, -- The value for operation
argument {pisnNumber USR_NUM,
calcCtatInfo {{authChallenge CHALLENGE,
authResponse RESPONSE,
derivedCipherKey OMIT,
calculationParam OMIT}},
dummyExtension OMIT}
}
Detailed comments :
7 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.
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8 PCTR conformance
A test laboratory, when requested by a client to produce a PCTR, is required, as specified in ISO/IEC 9646-5 [8], to
produce a PCTR conformant with the PCTR template given in annex B of ISO/IEC 9646-5 [8].
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.
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.
9 PIXIT conformance
A test realizer, producing an executable test suite for the ATS specification contained in annex C, is required, as
specified in ISO/IEC 9646-4 [9], to produce an augmented partial PIXIT proforma con
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