ETSI TS 102 113-2 V1.1.1 (2003-03)
Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN); Network Integration Testing between GSM Phase 2+, ISDN and PSTN; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN); Network Integration Testing between GSM Phase 2+, ISDN and PSTN; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
DTS/SPAN-130298-2
Storitve in protokoli za napredna omrežja (SPAN) – Preskušanje integracije omrežja med GSM, faza 2+, ISDN in PSTN – 2. del: Abstraktni preskušalni niz (ATS) in delna dodatna informacija za preskušanje izvedbe protokola (PIXIT)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS ETSI/TS 102 113-2 V1.1.1:2005
01-januar-2005
Storitve in protokoli za napredna omrežja (SPAN) – Preskušanje integracije
omrežja med GSM, faza 2+, ISDN in PSTN – 2. del: Abstraktni preskušalni niz (ATS)
in delna dodatna informacija za preskušanje izvedbe protokola (PIXIT)
Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN); Network Integration Testing
between GSM Phase 2+, ISDN and PSTN; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: TS 102 113-2 Version 1.1.1
ICS:
33.040.35 Telefonska omrežja Telephone networks
33.070.50 Globalni sistem za mobilno Global System for Mobile
telekomunikacijo (GSM) Communication (GSM)
33.080 Digitalno omrežje z Integrated Services Digital
integriranimi storitvami Network (ISDN)
(ISDN)
SIST-TS ETSI/TS 102 113-2 V1.1.1:2005 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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ETSI TS 102 113-2 V1.1.1 (2003-03)
Technical Specification
Services and Protocols for Advanced Networks (SPAN);
Network Integration Testing
between GSM Phase 2+, ISDN and PSTN;
Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol
Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
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Reference
DTS/SPAN-130298-2
Keywords
GSM_phase2, ISDN, NIT, PSTN, testing,
TSS&TP
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.5
Foreword.5
Introduction .5
1 Scope.6
2 References.6
3 Definitions.8
3.1 Definitions related to conformance testing.8
3.2 Definitions related to test purpose descriptions.9
3.3 Abbreviations.11
4 Conformance to this ICS and IXIT proformas specification.12
5 ATS Conformance.12
Annex A (normative): End-to-end ICS proforma.13
A.1 Guidance for completing the ICS proforma .13
A.1.1 Purposes and structure.13
A.1.2 Abbreviations and conventions .13
A.1.3 Instructions for completing the ICS proforma.14
A.2 Identification of the implementation .15
A.2.1 Date of the statement.15
A.2.2 Implementation Under Test (IUT) identification .15
A.2.3 ICS contact person.15
A.3 Identification of the document .16
A.4 ISDN - GSM Interworking.16
A.4.1 Basic call.16
A.4.2 Supplementary services.18
A.4.2.1 Non-symmetrical tests.25
A.5 Interworking PSTN-GSM.25
A.5.1 Basic call.25
A.5.2 Interworking PSTN-GSM -Supplementary services .26
A.5.2.1 Non-symmetrical tests.27
A.6 GSM-ISDN Interworking.28
A.6.1 Basic call.28
A.6.2 GSM-ISDN Interworking - Supplementary services.31
A.6.2.1 Non-symmetrical tests.34
A.7 GSM- PSTN interworking.35
A.7.1 Basic call.35
A.7.2 GSM-PSTN Interworking - Supplementary services .35
A.7.2.1 Non-symmetrical tests.37
A.8 GSM-GSM Interworking.37
A.8.1 Basic call.37
A.8.2 GSM-GSM Interworking - Supplementary services .40
Annex B (normative): Partial End-to-end IXIT proforma .47
B.1 Instructions for completing the IXIT proforma.47
B.2 Identification summary.47
B.3 Abstract test suite summary .47
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B.4 Test campaign report.54
Annex C (normative): Abstract Test Suite (ATS) .85
C.1 The TTCN Graphical form (TTCN.GR) .85
C.2 The TTCN Machine Processable form (TTCN.MP).85
Annex D (informative): Bibliography.86
History .92
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Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) 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 Network integration testing between GSM
Phase 2+, ISDN and PSTN, as identified below:
Part 1: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP)";
Part 2: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS), and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
(PIXIT)".
Introduction
The present document contains the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation eXtra
Information for Testing (IXIT) for Network Integration Testing for the European ISDN and PLMN, covering Network
Integration Testing (NIT) between ISDN-GSM, PSTN-GSM, PLMN-ISDN, PLMN-PSTN and PLMN-PLMN
networks. The objective is to verify the level of international or national end-to-end support of ISDN and PLMN (GSM)
services. Both bearer services (and associated teleservices) and supplementary services are checked for interworking
capability and compatibility, in the European ISDN and PLMN.
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1 Scope
The present document specifies the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation eXtra
Information for Testing (IXIT) for Network Integration Testing for Network Integration Testing (NIT) to verify the
overall compatibility of GSM, ISDN and non-ISDN (PSTN) over the national or international ISUP between networks.
Network Integration Testing will assure that the appropriate requested features passes between an ISDN subscriber and
the mobile subscriber across the national or international ISUP (ISUP V2) interface.
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.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
[1] ETSI EN 300 403-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling
System No. one (DSS1) protocol; Signalling network layer for circuit-mode basic call control;
Part 1: Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendation Q.931 (1993), modified]".
[2] ETSI ETS 300 092-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Calling Line Identification
Presentation (CLIP) supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1)
protocol; Part 1: Protocol specification".
[3] ETSI ETS 300 093-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Calling Line Identification
Restriction (CLIR) supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1)
protocol; Part 1: Protocol specification".
[4] ETSI ETS 300 097-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Connected Line Identification
Presentation (COLP) supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one
(DSS1) protocol; Part 1: Protocol specification".
[5] ETSI ETS 300 098-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Connected Line Identification
Restriction (COLR) supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1)
protocol; Part 1: Protocol specification".
[6] ETSI ETS 300 138-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Closed User Group (CUG)
supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol;
Part 1: Protocol specification".
[7] ETSI ETS 300 055-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Terminal Portability (TP)
supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol;
Part 1: Protocol specification".
[8] ETSI ETS 300 286-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); User-to-User Signalling
(UUS) supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol;
Part 1: Protocol specification".
[9] ETSI ETS 300 207-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Diversion supplementary
services; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol; Part 1: Protocol
specification".
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[10] ETSI ETS 300 141-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Call Hold (HOLD)
supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol;
Part 1: Protocol specification".
[11] ETSI ETS 300 058-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Call Waiting (CW)
supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol;
Part 1: Protocol specification".
[12] ETSI ETS 300 369-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Explicit Call Transfer (ECT)
supplementary service; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1) protocol;
Part 1: Protocol specification".
[13] ETSI ETS 300 196-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Generic functional protocol
for the support of supplementary services; Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. one (DSS1)
protocol; Part 1: Protocol specification".
[14] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts ".
[15] ISO/IEC 9646-2: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 2: Abstract Test Suite specification ".
[16] ISO/IEC 9646-3: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 3: The Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN) ".
[17] ETSI TS 100 543: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Call
Forwarding (CF) supplementary services; Stage 2 (GSM 03.82)".
[18] ETSI EN 300 940: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Mobile radio
interface layer 3 specification (GSM 04.08)".
[19] ETSI EN 300 951: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Line
identification supplementary services; Stage 3 (GSM 04.81)".
[20] ETSI EN 300 952: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Call
Forwarding (CF) supplementary services; Stage 3 (GSM 04.82)".
[21] ETSI EN 300 953: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Call Waiting
(CW) and Call Hold (HOLD) supplementary services; Stage 3 (GSM 04.83)".
[22] ETSI TS 100 569 : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Closed User
Group (CUG) supplementary services; Stage 3 (GSM 04.85)".
[23] ETSI TS 100 956 : "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Call Barring
(CB) supplementary services; Stage 3 (GSM 04.88)".
[24] ETSI TS 100 913: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); General on
Terminal Adaptation Functions (TAF) for Mobile Stations (MS) (GSM 07.01)".
[25] ETSI TS 100 976: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); General
requirements on interworking between the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and the
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) or Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
(GSM 09.07)".
[26] ETSI TS 124 087 (V3.0.0): "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); User-to-User Signalling (UUS)
Supplementary Service - Stage3 (3G TS 24.087 version 3.0.0 Release 1999)".
[27] ETSI ETS 300 559: "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2) (GSM);Point-to-Point
(PP) Short Message Service (SMS) support on mobile radio interface (GSM 04.11)".
[28] ETSI ETS 300 646-1: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System No.7;
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2); Application of ISDN User Part (ISUP)
version 2 for the ISDN-Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) signalling interface; Part 1:
Protocol specification (GSM 09.12 version 4.1.1)".
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[29] ETSI ETS 300 001: "Attachments to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN); General
technical requirements for equipment connected to an analogue subscriber interface in the PSTN".
[30] ETSI EN 300 954: "Digital cellular telecommunications system; Multi Party (MPTY)
supplementary services; Stage 3 (GSM 04.84 version 5.0.1)".
[31] ETSI ETS 300 648: "Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN); Calling Line Identification
Presentation (CLIP) supplementary service; Service description".
[32] ISO/IEC 9646-4: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 4: Test realization".
[33] ISO/IEC 9646-7: "Information technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 7: Implementation Conformance Statements".
[34] ITU-T Recommendation G.711: "Pulse code modulation (PCM) of voice frequencies".
[35] ITU-T Recommendation H.221: "Frame structure for a 64 to 1920 kbit/s channel in audiovisual
teleservices".
[36] ITU-T Recommendation H.242: "System for establishing communication between audiovisual
terminals using digital channels up to 2 Mbit/s".
[37] ITU-T Recommendation V.110: "Support by an ISDN of data terminal equipments with V-Series
type interfaces".
[38] ITU-T Recommendation X.30: "Support of X.21, X.21 bis and X.20 bis based Data Terminal
Equipments (DTEs) by an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)".
[39] ITU-T Recommendation F.721: "Videotelephony teleservice for ISDN".
[40] ISO/IEC 7776: "Information technology - Telecommunications and information exchange between
systems - High-level data link control procedures - Description of the X.25 LAPB-compatible
DTE data link procedures".
[41] ISO/IEC 8208: "Information technology - Data communications - X.25 Packet Layer Protocol for
Data Terminal Equipment".
3 Definitions
3.1 Definitions related to conformance testing
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14] apply:
Abstract Test Case (ATC): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Abstract Test Suite (ATS): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT) proforma: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Implementation Under Test (IUT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
lower tester: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Point of Control and Observation: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
System Under Test (SUT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
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Test Purpose: Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [14].
3.2 Definitions related to test purpose descriptions
Alternate speech and facsimile group 3 (TS 61): this Teleservice allows the connection of ITUgroup 3 fax apparatus
(send and/or receive) to the mobile stations of a GSM PLMN
NOTE: Facsimile connections may be established to/from group 3 apparatus in the PSTN, ISDN or GSM PLMN.
Alternate Speech/Data: provides the capability to swap between speech and data during a call
NOTE 1: If either the speech or data portion of the call requires a full rate channel, a full rate channel shall be used
for the duration of the call.
NOTE 2: The access interface at the mobile station for the data portion is assumed to be a standard data interface.
Some means must be provided to select the speech/data capability.
Automatic Facs. group 3 (TS 62): this teleservice allows connection of ITUgroup 3 fax apparatus to and from the
mobile stations of a GSM PLMN
NOTE: Facsimile connections may be established to and from group 3 apparatus in the PSTN, ISDN or GSM
PLMN.
BC=3,1 kHz audio: bearer capability information element with its information transfer capability field set to "3,1 kHz
Audio" and its user information layer one protocol field set to "G.711 A-law"
BC=speech: bearer capability information element with its information transfer capability field set to "speech" and its
user information layer one protocol field set to "G.711 A-law"
BC=UDI: bearer capability information element with its information transfer capability set to "unrestricted digital
information"
BC=UDI/TA: bearer capability information element with its information transfer capability set to "unrestricted digital
information with tones/announcements" and its user information layer one protocol field set to "ITU-T
Recommendations H.221 and H.242"
BC=V110/X30: bearer capability information element with its information transfer capability set to "unrestricted digital
information" and its user information layer 1 field set to "ITU standardized rate adaption V.110/X.30", including
sync/async and user rate values
CF active: call forwarding (U, B or NR) supplementary service is already activated with the address of user C
CUG default request: calling user do not include in the outgoing SETUP message a explicit request for the CUG
supplementary service
GSM-BC=3,1 kHz (External to the PLMN): Used to select a "3,1 kHz audio" interworking function at the MSC
NOTE: This service category is used when interworking with the ISDN or PSTN "3,1 kHz audio" service and
includes the capability to select a modem at the interworking function. "External to the PLMN" indicates
that the "3,1 kHz audio" service is only used outside of the PLMN, in the ISDN/PSTN. The connection
within the PLMN, user access point to the interworking function, is an unrestricted digital connection.
GSM-BC=Speech (TS 11): this service provides the transmission of speech information and audible signalling tones of
the PSTN/ISDN
NOTE: In the GSM PLMN and the fixed network processing technique appropriate for speech such as analogue
transmission, echo cancellation and low bit rate voice encoding may be used.
GSM-BC=UD: Unrestricted Digital Information (UD ); Provides the transfer of unrestricted digital information
GSM - Bearer service categories: all bearer service categories provide information transfer between R/S reference
points and allow the use of sub-rate information streams which are rate adapted
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GSM teleservices: teleservices supported by a GSM PLMN are described by a number of attributes which are intended
to be largely independent. They are grouped into the following categories:
- high layer attributes,
- low layer attributes (describing the Bearer capabilities which support the Teleservice),
- information transfer attributes,
- access attributes,
- general attributes.
HLC=Facsimile G2/G3: high layer compatibility information element with its high layer characteristics identification
field set to "facsimile group 2/3 (ITU-T Recommendation F.182)"
HLC=facsimile group 4: high layer compatibility information element with its high layer characteristics identification
field set to "facsimile group 4 class 1"
HLC=telephony: high layer compatibility information element with its high layer characteristics identification field set
to "telephony"
HLC=telex: high layer compatibility information element with its high layer characteristics identification field set to
"telex"
HLC=videotelephony_ic: high layer compatibility information element with its high layer characteristics identification
field set to "videotelephony (ITU-T Recommendation F.721)" and its extended audiovisual characteristics field set to
"capability set of initial channel of ITU-T Recommendation H.221"
LLC=telematic_term: low layer compatibility information element with its user information layer 2 field indicating
"ISO/IEC 7776 DTE-DTE operation" and user information layer 3 field indicating "ISO/IEC 8208"
LLC=V110/X30: low layer compatibility information element with its user information layer 1 field indicating
"ITUstandardized rate adaption V.110/X.30" and including sync/async and user rate values
LLC=voice band data via modem: low layer compatibility information element with its user information layer 1 field
indicating a "modem type" coding
NPI=unknown: numbering plan identification coded as "unknown"
PI=PR: presentation indicator coded as "Presentation restricted"
SI=NP: screening indicator coded as "Network provided"
SI=UPVP: screening indicator forwarded to the served user coded as "User-provided, verified and passed"
Speech followed by Data: provides a speech connection first and then at some time while the call is in progress, the
user can switch to a data connection
NOTE: The user cannot switch back to speech after the data portion. If either the speech or data portion of the call
requires a full rate channel, a full rate channel shall be used from the start of the call. The network may
then change to a half rate channel for the data portion.
TON=international: type of number coded as "international"
TON=unknown: type of number coded as "unknown"
UI length=32: length of the User information field of the User-user information element is 35 octets
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