ETSI EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1 (2000-11)

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Supplementary service interactions; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol; Part 4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the user

REN/SPAN-05138-4

Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN) - Medsebojno vplivanje dopolnilne storitve - Protokol digitalne naročniške signalizacije št. 1 (DSS1) - 4. del: Abstraktni preskušalni niz (ATS) in delna dodatna informacija za preskušanje izvedbe protokola (PIXIT) - Proforma specifikacija za uporabnika

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2000
• Technical Committee: SPAN 5 3 - Conformance testing
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 24-Nov-2000
• Completion Date: 10-Nov-2000
• Ref Project: SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Supplementary service interactions; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol; Part 4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the user

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.YSOLYDQMHIntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Supplementary service interactions; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol; 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 300 195-4 Version 1.2.1SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004en01-april-2004SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);Supplementaryserviceinteractions;DigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol;Part4:AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationfortheuserSIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)2ReferenceREN/SPAN-05138-4KeywordsISDN,DSS1,supplementaryservice,interaction,ATS,PIXIT,user,testingETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCETel.:[phone]Fax:[phone]SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88ImportantnoticeIndividualcopiesofthepresentdocumentcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.etsi.orgThepresentdocumentmaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.Usersofthepresentdocumentshouldbeawarethatthedocumentmaybesubjecttorevisionorchangeofstatus.InformationonthecurrentstatusofthisandotherETSIdocumentsisavailableathttp://www.etsi.org/tb/status/Ifyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:[e-mail]opartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2000.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.5Foreword.51Scope.62References.63Definitionsandabbreviations.73.1Definitions.73.2Abbreviations.74AbstractTestMethod(ATM).85Untestabletestpurposes.86ATSconventions.86.1Declarationspart.86.1.1Typedefinitions.86.1.1.1Simpletypedefinitions.86.1.1.2Structuredtypedefinitions.96.1.1.2.1TTCNstructuredtypedefinitions.96.1.1.2.2ASN.1structuredtypedefinitions.96.1.1.3ASPtypedefinitions.106.1.1.3.1TTCNASPtypedefinitions.106.1.1.3.2ASN.1ASPtypedefinitions.116.1.1.4PDUtypedefinitions.116.1.1.4.1TTCNPDUtypedefinitions.116.1.1.4.2ASN.1PDUtypedefinitions.116.1.2Testsuiteconstants.116.1.3Testsuiteparameters.116.1.4Variables.116.1.4.1Testsuitevariables.116.1.4.2Testcasevariables.116.1.5Testsuiteoperationdefinitions.126.2Constraintspart.126.2.1Structuredtypeconstraintdeclaration.126.2.2ASN.1typeconstraintdeclaration.126.2.2.1Specificationofencodingrules.136.2.3ASPtypeconstraintdeclaration.146.2.3.1ASN.1ASPtypeconstraintdeclaration.146.2.3.2TTCNASPtypeconstraintdeclaration.146.2.4PDUtypeconstraintdeclaration.146.2.4.1ASN.1PDUtypeconstraintdeclaration.146.2.4.2TTCNPDUtypeconstraintdeclaration.146.2.5Chainingofconstraints.146.2.5.1Staticchaining.146.2.5.2Dynamicchaining.146.2.6Derivedconstraints.156.2.7Parameterizedconstraints.156.2.8Valueassignment.156.2.8.1Specificvalues.156.2.8.2Matchingvalues.156.3Dynamicpart.156.3.1Testcases.156.3.2Teststeps.156.3.3Defaults.16SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)47ATStoTPmap.168PCTRconformance.169PIXITconformance.1610ATSconformance.16AnnexA(normative):ProtocolConformanceTestReport(PCTR)proforma.17A.1Identificationsummary.17A.1.1Protocolconformancetestreport.17A.1.2IUTidentification.17A.1.3Testingenvironment.17A.1.4Limitsandreservations.18A.1.5Comments.18A.2IUTconformancestatus.18A.3Staticconformancesummary.18A.4Dynamicconformancesummary.18A.5Staticconformancereviewreport.19A.6Testcampaignreport.19A.7Observations.21AnnexB(normative):PartialPIXITproforma.22B.1Identificationsummary.22B.2Abstracttestsuitesummary.22B.3Testlaboratory.22B.4Client(ofthetestlaboratory).23B.5SystemUnderTest(SUT).23B.6Protocolinformation.24B.6.1Protocolidentification.24B.6.2Parametervalues.24B.6.3Actionsrequiredtoinvokesupplementaryservices.24B.6.4Actionsrequiredtoactivatesupplementaryservices.25B.6.5ActionsrequiredtoprovoketheIUT.25B.6.6OptionssupportedbytheIUT.26B.6.7Timervalues.26B.7BasiccallPIXITitems.27B.7.1Parametervalues-informationelementcodings.27AnnexC(normative):AbstractTestSuite(ATS).28C.1TheTTCNGraphicalform(TTCN.GR).28C.2TheTTCNMachineProcessableform(TTCN.MP).28AnnexD(informative):GeneralstructureofATS.29History.30SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)5IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinETSISR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinETSISR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbyETSITechnicalCommitteeServicesandProtocolsforAdvancedNetworks(SPAN).Thepresentdocumentispart4ofamulti-partdeliverablecoveringtheDigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocolspecificationfortheIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN)supplementaryserviceinteractions,asdescribedbelow:Part1:"Protocolspecification";Part2:"ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification";Part3:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationfortheuser";Part4:"AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationfortheuser";Part5:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationforthenetwork";Part6:"AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationforthenetwork".NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:3November2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):28February2001DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):31August2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):31August2001SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)61ScopeThepresentdocumentspecifiestheAbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformafortheUsersideoftheTreferencepointorcoincidentSandTreferencepoint(asdefinedinITU-TRecommendationI.411[10])ofimplementationsconformingtothestagethreestandardforthesupplementaryserviceinteractionsforthepan-EuropeanIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN)bymeansoftheDigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol,EN300195-1[1].EN300195-3[3]specifiestheTestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)relatedtothisATSandpartialPIXITproforma.OtherpartsspecifytheTSS&TPandtheATSandpartialPIXITproformafortheNetworksideoftheTreferencepointorcoincidentSandTreferencepointofimplementationsconformingtoEN300195-1[1].2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.• Anon-specificreferencetoanETSshallalsobetakentorefertolaterversionspublishedasanENwiththesamenumber.[1]ETSIEN300195-1:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);Supplementaryserviceinteractions;DigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol;Part1:Protocolspecification".[2]ETSIEN300195-2:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);Supplementaryserviceinteractions;DigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol;Part2:ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification".[3]ETSIEN300195-3:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);Supplementaryserviceinteractions;DigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol;Part3:TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationfortheuser".[4]ETSIEN300196-1:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);Genericfunctionalprotocolforthesupportofsupplementaryservices;DigitalSubscriberSignallingSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol;Part1:Protocolspecification".[5]ISO/IEC9646-1:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part1:Generalconcepts".[6]ISO/IEC9646-2:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part2:AbstractTestSuitespecification".[7]ISO/IEC9646-3:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part3:TheTreeandTabularCombinedNotation(TTCN)".[8]ISO/IEC9646-4:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part4:Testrealization".[9]ISO/IEC9646-5:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part5:Requirementsontestlaboratoriesandclientsfortheconformanceassessmentprocess".[10]ITU-TRecommendationI.411(1993):"ISDNuser-networkinterfaces-Referenceconfigurations".SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)7[11]CCITTRecommendationX.209(1988):"SpecificationofbasicencodingrulesforAbstractSyntaxNotationOne(ASN.1)".[12]ETSIEN300102-1:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);User-networkinterfacelayer3;Specificationsforbasiccallcontrol".3Definitionsandabbreviations3.1DefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply:AbstractTestSuite(ATS):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]ImplementationUnderTest(IUT):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]LowerTester(LT):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]PointofControlandObservation(PCO):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]PICSproforma:seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]ProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]PIXITproforma:seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]SystemUnderTest(SUT):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]UpperTester(UT):seeISO/IEC9646-1[5]3.2AbbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:ASPAbstractServicePrimitiveATMAbstractTestMethodATSAbstractTestSuiteBERBasicEncodingRulesExTSExecutableTestSuiteFIEFacilityInformationElementIUTImplementationUnderTestLTLowerTesterMOTMeansOfTestingPCOPointofControlandObservationPCTRProtocolConformanceTestReportPDUProtocolDataUnitPICSProtocolImplementationConformanceStatementPIXITProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingSUTSystemUnderTestTCPTestCo-ordinationProceduresTPTestPurposeTTCNTreeandTabularCombinedNotationUTUpperTesterSIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)84AbstractTestMethod(ATM)TheremotetestmethodisappliedforthesupplementaryserviceinteractionsuserATS.ThePointofControlandObservation(PCO)residesattheserviceaccesspointbetweenlayers2and3.ThisPCOisnamed"L"(forLower).TheLPCOisusedtocontrolandobservethebehaviouroftheImplementationUnderTest(IUT)andtestcaseverdictsareassigneddependingonthebehaviourobservedatthisPCO.TesterSUTLTIUTPCOLayer2Layer2Layer1Layer1ServiceproviderFigure1:RemotetestmethodISO/IEC9646-2[6]allowstheinformalexpressionofTestCo-ordinationProcedures(TCP)betweentheSystemUnderTest(SUT)upperlayer(s)andtheLowerTester(LT).IntheATScontainedinannexC,TCPisachievedbyuseofasecond"informal"PCO,called"O"(forOperator).ThisPCOisusedtospecifycontrolbutnotobservationabovetheIUTandconsequently,eventsatthisPCOareneverusedtogeneratetestcaseverdicts.TheuseofthisOPCOisregardedasapreferredalternativetotheuseoftheimplicitsendevent,inthatitallowstheATStospecifyinaclearandmeaningfulwaywhatactionsarerequiredtobeperformedontheIUT.5UntestabletestpurposesTherearenountestabletestpurposesassociatedwiththisATS.6ATSconventionsThisclauseisstructuredsimilarlytothestructureofaTTCNATS.However,thenamesofthesubclausesarearrangedinawaymoresuitabletothepresentdocument.6.1Declarationspart6.1.1Typedefinitions6.1.1.1SimpletypedefinitionsWhereappropriate,simpletypeshavealength,avaluelistorarangerestrictionattached.Simpletypesdefinedasbeingofsomestringtype(e.g.BITSTRING,OCTETSTRING),havealengthrestrictionoravaluelistattached.Simpletypes,definedasbeingofINTEGERtype,haveavaluelistorarangerestrictionattached.SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)96.1.1.2Structuredtypedefinitions6.1.1.2.1TTCNstructuredtypedefinitionsAllstructuredtypedefinitionsareprovidedwithafullname.Allelementsineverystructuredtypedefinition,definedasbeingofsomestringtype(e.g.BITSTRING,OCTETSTRING),havealengthrestrictionattached.Ifanelementinastructuredtypedefinitionisdefinedasbeingofareferencedtype,the(possible)restrictionisdefinedinthatreferencedtype.Forinformationelementstheidentifier,whichisuniqueforeachelement,hasitstypedefinedasasimpletypewherethevaluelistisrestrictedtothesinglevaluewhichistheidentifieritself.ThishastheadvantagethatitallowsatestsystemderivedfromthisATStoeasilyidentifyinformationelementsembeddedinmessages.AnATSwhereinformationelementidentifiersarerepresentedasunrestrictedtypescanpresentdifficultiesforaderivedtestsysteminthecasewhereitneedstofindoneinformationelementembeddedinanumberofothersandtheconstraintsfortheotherelementshavetheany-or-omitvalue.Insuchacasethetestsystemcannoteasilyfindthebeginningofeachinformationelement.6.1.1.2.2ASN.1structuredtypedefinitionsASN.1hasbeenusedforthreemajorreasons.First,typesdefinedinASN.1canmodelproblemsthat"pure"TTCNcannot.Forinstance,datastructuresmodellingorderedorunorderedsequencesofdataarepreferablydefinedinASN.1.Second,ASN.1providesabetterrestrictionmechanismfortypedefinitionsbyusingsub-typedefinitions.Third,itisnecessarytouseASN.1toreproducethetypedefinitionsforremoteoperationcomponentsasspecifiedinthebasestandards.ThefactthatASN.1providesabetterrestrictionmechanismfortypedefinitionsisusedforthepurposeofachievingtype-compatibility.Intable1,theASN.1typeBIT7OR15isdefinedasbeingoftypeBITSTRINGwithasizeconstraintattachedtoit.ThesizeisdeterminedbythevalueofCR_LENGTH,atestsuiteparameter.Itcanhavethevalueofeither7or15.ThetypeBIT7OR15isusedinthestructuredtypeCR,fieldcr_rallowingthistypetorepresentaBasicAccessoraPrimaryRateAccesscallreference.Byusingthistypedefinitionthefieldcr_risalwaystypecompatiblewithvaluesoftypeBITSTRING(SIZE(7))andBITSTRING(SIZE(15)).AnotherapproachtosolvethistypeproblemwouldbetodefinethetypeBIT7OR15asBITSTRING(SIZE(7|15)).Thistypehasasmalldisadvantagecomparedwiththepreviousone.Itisimpossible,inrun-time,todeterminetheactuallengthofanyinstanceofthistype.Table1:ASN.1typedefinitionBIT7OR15ASN.1TypeDefinitionTypeName:BIT7OR15Comments:TypeDefinitionBITSTRING(SIZE(CR_LENGTH))Table2showsatypicaluseofASN.1.TheCHIelementwillhavetwodifferenttypedefinitionsdependingonwhetheritrepresentsbasicorprimaryrateaccess.InTTCN,thisneedstobedefinedastwodifferenttypes.InASN.1thiscanbedoneinone,thetypebeingachoiceofeitherBASIC_CHIorPRIMARY_CHI.Thesetwotypesarethen(locally)definedinthesametableandaccordingtothestandard.SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)10Table2:ASN.1typedefinitionCHIASN.1TypeDefinitionTypeName:CHIComments:InfoElementChannelIdentificationEN300102-1[12]clause4.5.13TypeDefinitionCHOICE{basicBASIC_CHI,primaryPRIMARY_CHI}--Localtypedefinitions--BASIC_CHI::=SEQUENCE{chi_iCHI_I,--Identifierchi_lBITSTRING(SIZE(8)),--Lengthchi_e3_csBITSTRING(SIZE(8))--Channelselection}PRIMARY_CHI::=SEQUENCE{chi_iCHI_I,--Identifierchi_lBITSTRING(SIZE(8)),--Lengthchi_e3_p1BITSTRING(SIZE(4)),--FirstnibbleofChannelselectionchi_e3_peBITSTRING(SIZE(1)),--Preferred/ExclusiveBitchi_e3_p3BITSTRING(SIZE(3)),--LastthreebitsofChannelselectionchi_e4BITSTRING(SIZE(8)),--Channeltypechi_e5_chlBITSTRING(SIZE(1)),chi_e5_ch2BITSTRING(SIZE(7))--Channelnumber}Table3showsanexampleofhowASN.1canbeusedtomodelunorderedsequences.Table3:ASN.1typedefinitionFIESASN.1TypeDefinitionTypeName:FIESComments:TypeDefinitionSETOFFIEThepossibilitytouseTTCNandASN.1incombinationisused,i.e.referringtoanASN.1typefromaTTCNtype.6.1.1.3ASPtypedefinitions6.1.1.3.1TTCNASPtypedefinitionsTTCNASPtypedefinitionsonlycontainonePDUornoPDUatall.TherelationshipbetweenanASPtypeandaPDUtypeisone-to-one.Thatis,thereexistsoneASPtypedefinitionforeachPDUtypedefinition(ifthatASPtypecontainsaPDU).AllTTCNASPtypedefinitionsareprovidedwithafullidentifier.SomeASPsarenotparameterizedasshownintheexampleintable4.SuchASPsareonlyusedforrequestingorreceivingservicefromthelowerlayer.Table4:TTCNASPtypedefinitionDL_REL_INTTCNASPTypeDefinitionASPNAME:DL_REL_IN(DL_RELEASE_INDICATION)PCOType:SAPComments:ParameterName|ParameterType|CommentsDetailedComments:SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)11Table5showsanexampleofaparameterizedASP.AllASPscontainingPDUscontainonlythatPDUandnootherparameters.Table5:TTCNASPtypedefinitionDL_DATA_RQ_ALERTTTCNASPTypeDefinitionASPNAME:DL_DATA_RQ_ALERT(DL_DATA_REQUEST)PCOType:SAPComments:ParameterName|ParameterType|Commentsmun(MessageUnit)|ALERT_PDU|DetailedComments:6.1.1.3.2ASN.1ASPtypedefinitionsTherearenoASN.1ASPtypedefinitionsintheATS.6.1.1.4PDUtypedefinitions6.1.1.4.1TTCNPDUtypedefinitionsTheTTCNPDUtypereflectstheactualdatabeingtransferredorreceived.AllPDUsareembeddedinASPs.IfaspecificPDUtypedefinitioncontainselementsdefinedintermsofapre-definedtype,thatelementhasarestrictionattachedtoit.6.1.1.4.2ASN.1PDUtypedefinitionsTherearenoASN.1PDUtypedefinitionsintheATS.6.1.2TestsuiteconstantsNotestsuiteconstantsareusedordefinedinthisATS.6.1.3TestsuiteparametersEachtestsuiteparameterisdefinedintermsofapredefinedtypeorareferencedtype.Areferencedtypeisusedwhenitisnecessarytoattachrestrictionstothesetypedefinitions(itisnotallowedtoincluderestrictionsdirectlyinthetestsuiteparametertable).Thereferencedtypecanhavealengthorvaluerestrictionattachedtoitinitsdeclarationtable.6.1.4Variables6.1.4.1TestsuitevariablesNotestsuitevariablesareusedordefinedinthisATS.6.1.4.2TestcasevariablesEachtestcasevariableisdefinedintermsofapredefinedtypeorareferencedtype.Areferencedtypeisusedwhenitisnecessarytoattachrestrictionstothesetypedefinitions(itisnotallowedtoincluderestrictionsdirectlyinthetestcasevariabletable).Thereferencedtypecanhavealengthorvaluerestrictionattachedtoitinitsdeclarationtable.Wheretestcasevariablesareusedinconstraints,theyarepassedasformalparameters.SIST EN 300 195-4 V1.2.1:2004



ETSIETSIEN300195-4V1.2.1(2000-11)126.1.5TestsuiteoperationdefinitionsThedescriptionpartofatestsuiteoperationdefinitionuseseithernaturallanguageormetaC.Table6:TestsuiteoperationdefinitionASSIGN_CHITestSuiteOperationDefinitionOperationName:ASSIGN_CHI(basic,primary:CHI;basic_flag:BOOLEAN)ResultType:CHIComments:ThisoperationisusedtoassignacorrectChannelidentificationinformationelementtoPDUsdependentonthetypeofaccessthatistested.Description{if(basic_flag)returnbasic;elsereturnprimary}Detailedcomments:Thetestsuiteoperationdefinitionshownintable6isusedintheconstraintspartwhenassigninganelementoftypeCHIavalue.Aspreviouslydescribed,theCHItypecanbedefinedintwowaysdependingonwhethertheATSistestingbasicorprimaryrateaccess.ToavoidduplicatetypesandtherebyduplicatetestcasestheCHItypeisdefinedinASN.1.ThisoperationisusedtoassignavaluetoanelementofCHItype.Ittakesthreeparameters:primary:aconstraintoftypeCHIvalidforprimaryrateaccess;basic:aconstraintoftypeCHIvalidforbasicaccess;basic_flag:aBooleanvalue:TRUEifbasicaccessisapplicable,FALSEotherwise.Thisoper
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