IEC TS 60870-5-601:2006

Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-601: Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard

Describes test cases for conformance testing of telecontrol equipment, Substation Automation Systems (SAS) and telecontrol systems, including front-end functions of SCADA. Will facilitate interoperability by providing a standard method of testing protocol implementations.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Jun-2006
• ICS: 33.200 - Telecontrol. Telemetering
• Technical Committee: TC 57 - Power systems management and associated information exchange
• Drafting Committee: WG 3 - TC 57/WG 3
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 08-Oct-2015

Relations

• Revised: IEC TS 60870-5-601:2015 - Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-601: Transmission protocols - Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL IEC
SPECIFICATION TS 60870-5-601
First edition
2006-06
Telecontrol equipment and systems –
Part 5-601:
Conformance test cases for the
IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard
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IEC/TS 60870-5-601:2006(E)
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TECHNICAL IEC
SPECIFICATION TS 60870-5-601
First edition
2006-06
Telecontrol equipment and systems –
Part 5-601:
Conformance test cases for the
IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4

1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Abbreviated terms .7
5 Conformance testing for IEC 60870-5-101 .7
5.1 Overview and legend.7
5.2 Configuration Parameters for IEC 60870-5-101 .9
5.3 Verification of IEC 60870-5-101 communication .11
5.4 Conformance Test Procedures .42
5.5 Test results chart .77
5.6 Test results of command transmission.87

Figure 1 – Test procedure.8

Table 1 – Configuration Parameters for IEC 60870-5-101 .9
Table 2 – Verification of the Physical Level.11
Table 3 – Verification of the Link Level .12
Table 4 – Verification of the Data Unit Identifier .14
Table 5 – Verification of the object address .15
Table 6 – Verification of ASDUs for Process information in monitor (Normal) direction.15
Table 7 – Verification of ASDUs for Process information in control (Normal) direction.34
Table 8 – Verification of ASDUs for System information in monitor (Normal) direction.36
Table 9 – Verification of ASDUs for System information in control (Normal) direction.36
Table 10 – Verification of ASDUs for Parameters in control (Normal) direction.38
Table 11 – Verification of ASDUs for File transfer (in monitor (Normal) and control
direction) .39
Table 12 – Link Layer Conformance Test Procedures .42
Table 13 – Data Unit Identifier Conformance Test Procedures .43
Table 14 – Information object address Conformance Test Procedures .44
Table 15 – Station initialisation function (unbalanced systems) Conformance Test
Procedures .44
Table 16 – Data acquisition by polling function (unbalanced systems) Conformance
Test Procedures .48
Table 17 – Station initialisation function (balanced systems) Conformance Test

Procedures .49
Table 18 – Redundant link Conformance Test Procedures .52
Table 19 – Cyclic data transmission function Conformance Test Procedures .53
Table 20 – data acquisition through Read function Conformance Test Procedures.54
Table 21 – Acquisition of events function Conformance Test Procedures .54
Table 22 – General interrogation function Conformance Test Procedures .56
Table 23 – Clock synchronisation function Conformance Test Procedures .59

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Table 24 – Command transmission function Conformance Test Procedures.61
Table 25 – Transmission of integrated totals (telecounting) function Conformance Test
Procedures .66
Table 26 – Parameter loading function Conformance Test Procedures.69
Table 27 – Test procedure function Conformance Test Procedures.70
Table 28 – File transfer procedure function Conformance Test Procedures.71
Table 29 – Delay acquisition procedure function Conformance Test Procedures .73
Table 30 – Additional Conformance Test Procedures.74
Table 31 – Negative Conformance Test Procedures.75
Table 32 – PIXIT related Conformance Test Procedures.76
Table 33 – Test results chart .77
Table 34 – Test results of single command transmission.87
Table 35 – Test results of double command transmission .89
Table 36 – Test results of regulating step command transmission.91
Table 37 – Test results of setpoint command transmission .93

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TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS –

Part 5-601: Conformance test cases for
the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard

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IEC 60870-5-601, which is a technical specification, has been prepared by IEC technical
committee 57: Power systems management and associated information exchange.

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The text of this technical specification is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
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TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS –

Part 5-601: Conformance test cases for
the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard

1 Scope
This part of the IEC 60870-5 series de
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