ETSI TS 103 242-3 V1.1.1 (2014-12)

Integrated broadband cable telecommunication networks (CABLE); Testing; Conformance test specifications for 464XLAT technology; Part 3: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)

DTS/CABLE-00014-3

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Dec-2014
• Technical Committee: CABLE WG4 - Network, Fault, Monitoring and Performance Management and Test & Measu
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 22-Dec-2014
• Completion Date: 09-Dec-2014

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ETSI TS 103 242-3 V1.1.1 (2014-12)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Integrated broadband cable
telecommunication networks (CABLE);
Testing;
Conformance test specifications for 464XLAT technology;
Part 3: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and Protocol Implementation
eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)

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Reference
DTS/CABLE-00014-3
Keywords
464XLAT, ATS, CLAT, IP, IPv6, PLAT
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations . 7
4 Abstract test method . 8
4.1 Abstract protocol tester . 8
4.2 Test configurations . 9
4.2.1 CF01: CLAT as IUT . 9
4.2.2 CF02: PLAT as IUT . 10
4.3 TTCN-3 Test architecture. 10
4.4 Ports and ASPs (Abstract Services Primitives) . 13
4.4.1 TTCN-3 ports. 13
4.4.2 Abstract Service Primitives . 13
5 Implemented Test Purposes . 14
6 ATS conventions . 14
6.1 Naming conventions . 14
6.1.1 General guidelines . 14
6.1.2 464XLAT specific TTCN-3 naming conventions. 15
6.1.3 Usage of Log statements . 16
6.1.4 Test Case (TC) identifier . 16
6.2 On line documentation . 17
Annex A (normative): Partial PIXIT proforma for 464XLAT . 18
A.1 Identification summary. 18
A.2 ATS summary . 18
A.3 Test laboratory . 18
A.4 Client identification . 18
A.5 SUT . 19
A.6 Protocol layer information. 19
A.6.1 Protocol identification . 19
A.6.2 IUT information . 20
Annex B (normative): PCTR Proforma for 464XLAT . 22
B.1 Identification summary. 22
B.1.1 Protocol conformance test report . 22
B.1.2 IUT identification . 22
B.1.3 Testing environment . 22
B.1.4 Limits and reservation . 23
B.1.5 Comments. 23
B.2 IUT Conformance status . 23
B.3 Static conformance summary . 23
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B.4 Dynamic conformance summary . 24
B.5 Static conformance review report . 24
B.6 Test campaign report . 25
B.7 Observations . 26
Annex C (normative): TTCN-3 library modules . 27
C.1 Electronic annex, zip file with TTCN-3 code . 27
Annex D (informative): Bibliography . 28
History . 29

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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://ipr.etsi.org).
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 Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Integrated broadband cable
telecommunication networks (CABLE).
The present document is part 3 of a multi-part deliverable covering the conformance test specification for 464XLAT
technology.
Part 1: "Test requirements and Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma";
Part 2: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP)";
Part 3: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)".
The development of the present document follows the guidance provided in ETSI EG 202 798 [i.1]. Therefore thpresent
document is also based on the guidance provided in ETSI EG 202 798 [i.1].
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "may not", "need", "need not", "will",
"will not", "can" and "cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms
for the expression of provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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1 Scope
The present document contains the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for 464XLAT technology as defined in RFC 6052 [1] and
RFC 6877 [2] which address specific cable industry requirements as defined in ETSI TS 101 569-1 [10] in compliance
with the relevant requirements and in accordance with the relevant guidance given in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [6].
The objective of the present document is to provide a basis for conformance tests for 464XLAT technology equipment
giving a high probability of inter-operability between different manufacturer's equipment.
The ISO standards for the methodology of conformance testing (ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3] and ISO/IEC 9646-2 [4]) as well
as the ETSI rules for conformance testing (ETSI ETS 300 406 [7]) are used as a basis for the test methodology.
2 References
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
reference document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
2.1 Normative references
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] IETF RFC 6052: "IPv6 addressing of IPv4/IPv6 translators".
[2] IETF RFC 6877: "464XLAT: Combination of Stateful and Stateless Translation".
[3] ISO/IEC 9646-1 (1994): "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance
testing methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts".
[4] ISO/IEC 9646-2 (1994): "Information technology -- Open Systems Interconnection --
Conformance testing methodology and framework -- Part 2: Abstract Test Suite specification".
[5] ISO/IEC 9646-6 (1994): "Information technology -- Open Systems Interconnection --
Conformance testing methodology and framework -- Part 6: Protocol profile test specification".
[6] ISO/IEC 9646-7 (1995): "Information technology -- Open Systems Interconnection --
Conformance testing methodology and framework -- Part 7: Implementation Conformance
Statements".
[7] ETSI ETS 300 406 (1995): "Methods for testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol and profile
conformance testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[8] ETSI ES 201 873-1: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 1: TTCN-3 Core Language".
[9] ETSI TS 103 242-2: "Integrated broadband cable telecommunication networks (CABLE); Testing;
Conformance test specifications for 464XLAT technology; Part 2: Test Suite Structure and Test
Purposes (TSS&TP)".
[10] ETSI TS 101 569-1: "Integrated Broadband Cable Telecommunication Networks (CABLE); Cable
Network Transition to IPv6 Part 1: IPv6 Transition Requirements".
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2.2 Informative references
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI EG 202 798: "Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Testing; Framework for conformance and
interoperability testing".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in ETSI TS 101 569-1 [10],
ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3] and ISO/IEC 9646-7 [6] apply.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply.
ALG Application Layer Gateway
ASP Abstract Services Primitives
ATM Abstract Test Method
ATS Abstract Test Suite
CLAT Customer-side XLAT
CPE Customer Premises Equipment
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS Domain Name System
FTP File Transfer Protocol
HTML HyperText Markup Language
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IP Internet Protocol
IPv4 IP version 4
IPv6 IP version 6
IUT Implementation Under Test
MTC Main Test Component
MTS Methods for Testing and Specification
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
NAT Network Address Translator
NPU Network Processing Unit
PA Platform Adaptor
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
PLAT Provider-side XLAT
PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PTC Parallel Test Component
RFC Request For Comments
RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol
SA System Adaptor
SIP Session Initiation Protocol
SUT System Under Test
TA Test Adaptor
TC Test Case
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TP Test Purpose
TSS Test Suite Structure
TTCN Testing and Test Control Notation
XLAT (Address) Translator
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RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
GRT Global Routing Table
VRF Virtual Routing and Forwarding
MSS Maximum Segment Size
4 Abstract test method
This clause describes the ATM used to test the 464XLAT technology.
4.1 Abstract protocol tester
An abstract protocol tester presented in figure 1 is a process providing the test behaviour for testing an IUT. Thus it will
emulate an entity which is capable of proving the IUT functionalities. This type of test architecture provides a situation
of communication which is equivalent to real operation between real devices. The test system will simulate valid and
invalid behaviours, and will analyse the reaction of the IUT. Then the test verdict, e.g. pass or fail, will depend on the
result of this analysis. Thus this type of test architecture enables to focus the test objective on the IUT behaviour only.
In order to access an IUT, the corresponding abstract protocol tester needs to use lower layers to establish a proper
connection to the system under test (SUT) over a physical link (Lower layers link).
Test system SUT
PDUs
Abstract protocol tester IUT
Lower layers
Lower layers
Lower layers link

Figure 1: Generic abstract protocol tester
The "Protocol Data Units" (PDUs) are the messages exchanged between the IUT and the abstract protocol tester which
permits to trigger the IUT and to analyse its reaction. The result of the analysis allows to assign the test verdict.
Further control actions on the IUT may be necessary from inside the SUT, for instance to simulate a primitive from the
upper layer or the management/security entity. Further details on such control actions are provided by means of an
upper tester presented in clause 4.3.
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The above "Abstract Test Method" (ATM) is well defined in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [3] and supports a wide range of
approaches for testing including the TTCN-3 abstract test language [8].The abstract protocol tester used for 464XLAT
test suite is described in figure 2. The test system will send and receive IP packets, by using other upper layer protocols
such as DHCP, DNS and FTP, in order to analyse 464XLAT functionality.
Test System System Under Test
464XLAT
Functionality
DNS/FTP/
SIP/RTSP/etc*
IP packets
IPv4/IPv6
IPv4/IPv6
Ethernet
Ethernet
Lower Layers Link


NOTE: * Those protocols are used to prove certain 464XLAT functionalities.

Figure 2: Abstract Protocol Tester - 464XLAT
4.2 Test configurations
The test suite for 464XLAT uses only a test configuration to cover the different test . Distinction between the two
configurations is given by the two main components in 464XLAT, which are the Customer side XLAT (CLAT) and the
Provider side XLAT (PLAT).
4.2.1 CF01: CLAT as IUT
In this configuration, the CLAT is the IUT and the test system simulates an IPv6 client in one side and a IPv4 server in
the other side.
Test system (TTCN-3)
IPv4 Host -
Simulated
CLAT - IUT
IPv6 Host -
Simulated


Figure 3: CF01, CLAT equipment is the IUT
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4.2.2 CF02: PLAT as IUT
In this configuration, the PLAT is the IUT and the test system simulates an IPv6 client in one side and a IPv4 server in
the other side.
Test system (TTCN-3)
IPv4 Host -
Simulated
PLAT - IUT
IPv6 Host -
Simulated


Figure 4: CF02, PLAT equipment is the IUT
4.3 TTCN-3 Test architecture
In general, a conformance test system architecture based on TTCN-3 is as figure 5 shows.
464XLAT Test System SUT
Codec Test control Upper tester application
46 4XLAT Abstract Test Suite Upper tester
464XLAT IUT
transport
Test adaptor
Upper tester 464XLAT 464XLAT
lower Layers
transport lower Layers
Lower layer transport link
Upper tester transport link


Figure 5: Global test architecture
The "System Under Test" (SUT) contains:
• The "Implementation Under Test" (IUT), i.e. the object of the test.
• The "Upper tester application" enables to trigger or capture some actions (i.e. higher layer service primitives)
on the IUT.
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• The "464XLAT lower layers" enable to establish a proper connection to the system under test (SUT) over a
physical link (Lower layer transport link).
• The "Upper tester transport" is a functionality, which enables the test system to communicate with the upper
tester application. Then the upper tester can be controlled by a TTCN-3 test component as part of the test
process.
The "464XLAT test system" contains:
• The "TTCN-3 test components" are processes providing the test behaviour. The test behaviour may be
provided as one single process or may require several independent processes.
• The "Codec" is a functional part of the test system to encode and decode messages between the TTCN-3
internal data representation and the format required by the related base standard.
• The "Test Control" enables the management of the TTCN-3 test execution (parameter input, logs, test
selection, etc.).
• The "Test adaptor" (TA) realizes the interface between the TTCN-3 ports using TTCN-3 messages, and the
physical interfaces provided by the IUT.
Based on the above test architecture, figure 6 shows a detailed test architecture used for the 464XLAT. The 464XLAT
ATS requires using several Parallel Test Components (PTC) dealing with specific communication protocols and a Main
Test Component (MTC) dealing with PTCs' synchronization. The different test components communicate with the
464XLAT SUT over several ports (described in clause 4.4) which are used to exchange protocol messages between the
test components and the 464XLAT IUT.
The Upper tester entity enables triggering some functionalities by simulating actions or primitives from above
applications.
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464XLAT TTCN-3 ATS
DHCPv6
component
Sync
464XLAT
port
component
(sync)
Upper tester / IPv4Server Monitoring Hosts PLAT
external functions component component components component
control
UT
port
Test Adaptor (TA)*
CODECS
FTP SIP
IPv4 IPv6 DHCP HTTP RTSP PPTP
Rtsp Pptp
IPv4 IPv6 Dhcp v6 Http Ftp Sip
port port
port port port port port port

External 464XLAT lower layers stack
Upper Tester
functions Transport

Platform Adaptor (PA) System Adaptor (SA)
UT IPv4 IPv6
port port port


NOTE: *Test Adaptor (TA) is out of scope.

Figure 6: 464XLAT TTCN-3 test architecture
The following protocol test components are available. Each of these components can be mapped to either a "Main Test
Component" (MTC), when only one component shall be executed, or to a "Parallel Test Component" (PTC), if several
components shall be used.
• IPv4Server: This component simulates an IPv4 server entity and its functionality.
• PLAT: This component simulates a PLAT entity and its functionality.
• HOST: These components simulate one or more hosts (one component per host).
• MONITORING: This component is used to monitor traffic from the IUT.
• DHCPv6: This component simulates a DHCPv6 Client.
The Sync component is mapped to the MTC and is used to trigger and synchronize the PTCs in order to orchestrate the
test environment executed by the PTCs. In addition, it starts and terminates the test cases.
The upper tester external functions control represents the functions which the protocol test components may use to
control the upper tester which is located in the SUT. These functions may use either external functions or dedicated
messages and a dedicated port to realize synchronization. These functions can be executed in the protocol test
components.
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4.4 Ports and ASPs (Abstract Services Primitives)
4.4.1 TTCN-3 ports
The 464XLAT Test Suite implements the following ports:
• Ipv6Port, to send and receive IPv6 packets.
• Ipv4Port, to send and receive IPv4 packets.
• SipPort, to trigger the following SIP actions: authentication and data sending. It can monitor incoming traffic.
• RstpPort, to trigger the following RSTP actions: session setup and data sending. It can monitor incoming
traffic.
• FtpPort, to trigger the following FTP actions: login, logout, and data sending (both IPv4 and IPv6). It can
monitor incoming traffic.
• PptpPort, to trigger the following PPTP actions: session setup and data sending. It can monitor incoming
traffic.
• Dhcpv6Port, to monitor DHCPv6 messages.
• HttpPort, to trigger the following HTTP actions: data sending (both IPv4 and IPv6). It can monitor incoming
traffic.
• UtPort, included in order to be able to stimulate the IUT and receive extra information from IUT upper layers
(it is not used in the current implementation and is provided for future expansion).
4.4.2 Abstract Service Primitives
Abstract service primitives are commands or actions that need to be performed on the IUT in order to trigger certain
behaviour or to obtain information about the IUT state.
The list of ASP used in the 464XLAT ATS is shown in table 1.
Table 1: 464XLAT Abstract Service Primitives
TTCN-3 text Action/Command Description
Are routing tables configured GRT Action To check that routing tables are
upstream ingress & VRF upstream properly configured
egress?
Are routing tables configured VRF Action To check that routing tables are
upstream ingress & GRT upstream properly configured
egress?
Is Gateway Prefix withdrawn? Action To check that the gateway prefix is
withdrawn
Remove the routes for the next hop Command To remove the routes from IUT routing
tables
Remove the cache Command To remove the IUT cache
Simulate a hardware failure Command To simulate an IUT hardware failure
Remove the active NPU Command To remove the active NPU

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5 Implemented Test Purposes
Table 2 shows the test purposes from [9] which have been implemented and included in the present document.
Table 2: Implemented Test Purposes
TP Identifier TC Identifier Group Subgroup PICS Untestable Implemented
TP/464XLAT/CLAT/BF/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_CLAT_BF_BV_01 Basic Function Yes
TP/464XLAT/CLAT/FRAG/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_CLAT_FRAG_BV_01
CLAT Fragmentation Yes
TP/464XLAT/CLAT/MSSC/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_CLAT_MSSC_BV_01 MSS Clamping  Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/BF/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_BF_BV_01 Yes
Basic Function
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/BF/BV/02 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_BF_BV_02
Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/NP/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_NP_BV_01 NAT Pools Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/AW/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_AW_BV_01 Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/AW/BV/02 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_AW_BV_02 Address Withdrawal  Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/AW/BV/03 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_AW_BV_03 Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/SPR/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_SPR_BV_01 Static Port Reservation Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/FRAG/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_FRAG_BV_01 Fragmentation Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/MSSC/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_MSSC_BV_01 MSS Clamping  Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/NT/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_NT_BV_01 NAT Timers  Yes
PLAT
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/ALG/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_ALG_BV_01 Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/ALG/BV/02 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_ALG_BV_02 PICS_SIP_TRANSLATION Yes
Application Layer
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/ALG/BV/03 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_ALG_BV_03 PICS_RTSP_TRANSLATION Yes
Gateway
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/ALG/BV/04 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_ALG_BV_04 PICS_PPTP_TRANSLATION Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/ALG/BV/05 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_ALG_BV_05 PICS_ICMP_TRANSLATION Yes
TP/464XLAT/PLAT/RT/BV/01 TC_464XLAT_PLAT_RT_BV_0
...