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

IEC TS 60870-5-601:2015(E) describes test cases for conformance testing of telecontrol equipment, Substation Automation Systems (SAS) and telecontrol systems, including front-end functions of SCADA. The use of this part of IEC 60870 facilitates interoperability by providing a standard method of testing protocol implementations, but it does not guarantee interoperability of devices. It is expected that using this part of IEC 60870 during testing will minimize the risk of non-interoperability. The goal of this part of IEC 60870 is to enable unambiguous and standardised evaluation of IEC 60870-5 companion standard protocol implementations. The guidelines and conditions for the testing environment are described in IEC 60870-5-6. This new edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- resolving ambiguities and inconsistencies between IEC 0870-5-101:2003 and IEC TS 60870-5-601:2006;
- enhancements and optimisation of test cases which are needed to prove conformance with IEC 60870-5-101:2003.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60870-5-101:2003

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-Oct-2015
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.120.10 - Coaxial cables. Waveguides
• ICS: 33.200 - Telecontrol. Telemetering
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• Technical Committee: TC 57 - Power systems management and associated information exchange
• Drafting Committee: WG 3 - TC 57/WG 3
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Dec-2015
• Completion Date: 08-Oct-2015

Relations

• Revises: IEC TS 60870-5-601:2006 - Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 5-601: Conformance test cases for the IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC TS 60870-5-601 ®
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Telecontrol equipment and systems –

Part 5-601: Transmission protocols – Conformance test cases for the

IEC 60870-5-101 companion standard

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ICS 33.200 ISBN 978-2-8322-2926-2

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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 . 44
5.5 Test results chart . 86
5.6 Test results of command transmission . 94

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 . 11
Table 4 – Verification of the Data Unit Identifier . 15
Table 5 – Verification of the object address . 15
Table 6 – Verification of ASDUs for process information in monitor (Normal) direction . 16
Table 7 – Verification of ASDUs for process information in control (Normal) direction . 35
Table 8 – Verification of ASDUs for system information in monitor (Normal) direction . 37
Table 9 – Verification of ASDUs for system information in control (Normal) direction . 37
Table 10 – Verification of ASDUs for parameters in control (Normal) direction . 39
Table 11 – Verification of ASDUs for file transfer (in monitor (Normal) and control
direction) . 41
Table 12 – Link Layer Conformance Test Procedures . 44
Table 13 – Data Unit Identifier Conformance Test Procedures . 45
Table 14 – Information object address Conformance Test Procedures . 46
Table 15 – Station initialization function (unbalanced systems) Conformance Test
Procedures . 47
Table 16 – Data acquisition by polling function (unbalanced systems) Conformance
Test Procedures . 51
Table 17 – Station initialization function (balanced systems) Conformance Test
Procedures . 52
Table 18 – Redundant link conformance test procedures . 55
Table 19 – Cyclic data transmission function Conformance Test Procedures . 56
Table 20 – Data acquisition through Read function Conformance Test Procedures . 57
Table 21 – Acquisition of events function Conformance Test Procedures . 58
Table 22 – General interrogation function Conformance Test Procedures . 60
Table 23 – Clock synchronization function conformance test procedures . 65
Table 24 – Command transmission function Conformance Test Procedures . 67

Table 25 – Transmission of integrated totals (telecounting) function Conformance Test
Procedures . 74
Table 26 – Parameter loading function Conformance Test Procedures . 78
Table 27 – Test procedure function Conformance Test Procedures . 79
Table 28 – File transfer procedure function Conformance Test Procedures . 80
Table 29 – Delay acquisition procedure function conformance test procedures . 82
Table 30 – Additional Conformance Test Procedures . 83
Table 31 – Negative Conformance Test Procedures. 84
Table 32 – PIXIT related Conformance Test Procedures . 85
Table 33 – Test results chart . 86
Table 34 – Test results of single command transmission . 95
Table 35 – Test results of double command transmission . 96
Table 36 – Test results of regulating step command transmission . 98
Table 37 – Test results of setpoint command transmission . 100

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Part 5-601: Transmission protocols – Conformance test cases for
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This technical specification is to be used in conjunction with
IEC 60870-5-101:2003/AMD1:2015. IEC 60870-5-101:2003/AMD1:2015 resolves ambiguities

and inconsistencies discovered by users of the standard and was worked out in parallel with
IEC 60870-5-601:2006.
IEC 60870-5-601, which is a technical specification, has been prepared by IEC technical
committee 57: Power systems management and associated information exchange.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2006. This edition
constitutes a te
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