SIST ES 203 119-2 V1.4.1:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ES 203 119-2 V1.4.1:2020
01-november-2020

Metode za preskušanje in specificiranje (MTS) - Jezik za opis preskusa (TDL) - 2.

Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS) - The Test Description Language (TDL) -

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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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 ........................................................................................................................................ 6

3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations ....................................................................................... 6

3.1 Terms .................................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Symbols .............................................................................................................................................................. 7

3.3 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

4 Basic principles ........................................................................................................................................ 7

4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Document Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 7

4.3 Notational Conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 8

4.3.0 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.3.1 Symbols and meanings for shapes ................................................................................................................ 8

4.3.2 Symbols for non-terminal textual labels ....................................................................................................... 8

4.3.3 Examples ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.4 Conformance .................................................................................................................................................... 10

5 Diagram .................................................................................................................................................. 11

6 Shapes..................................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1 Foundation ........................................................................................................................................................ 11

6.1.1 Element ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1.2 NamedElement ........................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1.3 ElementImport ............................................................................................................................................ 12

6.1.4 Package ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

6.1.5 Comment .................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.1.6 AnnotationType .......................................................................................................................................... 13

6.1.7 Annotation .................................................................................................................................................. 14

6.1.8 TestObjective .............................................................................................................................................. 14

6.1.9 Extension .................................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2 Data .................................................................................................................................................................. 15

6.2.1 SimpleDataType ......................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.2 StructuredDataType .................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.3 CollectionDataType .................................................................................................................................... 16

6.2.4 ProcedureSignature ..................................................................................................................................... 16

6.2.5 Time ............................................................................................................................................................ 17

6.2.6 DataInstance ............................................................................................................................................... 17

6.2.7 SimpleDataInstance .................................................................................................................................... 17

6.2.8 StructuredDataInstance ............................................................................................................................... 18

6.2.9 CollectionDataInstance ............................................................................................................................... 19

6.2.10 Parameter .................................................................................................................................................... 19

6.2.11 Action ......................................................................................................................................................... 20

6.2.12 Function ...................................................................................................................................................... 20

6.2.13 DataResourceMapping ................................................................................................................................ 21

6.2.14 ParameterMapping ...................................................................................................................................... 21

6.2.15 DataElementMapping ................................................................................................................................. 21

6.2.16 DataUse ...................................................................................................................................................... 22

6.2.17 StaticDataUse ............................................................................................................................................. 23

6.2.18 DataInstanceUse ......................................................................................................................................... 23

6.2.19 AnyValue .................................................................................................................................................... 24

6.2.20 AnyValueOrOmit ....................................................................................................................................... 24

6.2.21 OmitValue................................................................................................................................................... 24

6.2.22 DynamicDataUse ........................................................................................................................................ 25

6.2.23 FunctionCall ............................................................................................................................................... 25

6.2.24 FormalParameterUse .................................................................................................................................. 25

6.2.25 VariableUse ................................................................................................................................................ 26

6.2.26 PredefinedFunctionCall .............................................................................................................................. 26

6.2.27 LiteralValueUse .......................................................................................................................................... 27

6.3 Time ................................................................................................................................................................. 27

6.3.1 TimeLabel ................................................................................................................................................... 27

6.3.2 TimeLabelUse ............................................................................................................................................. 27

6.3.3 Wait ............................................................................................................................................................ 28

6.3.4 Quiescence .................................................................................................................................................. 28

6.3.5 TimeConstraint ........................................................................................................................................... 29

6.3.6 TimerStart ................................................................................................................................................... 29

6.3.7 TimeOut ...................................................................................................................................................... 29

6.3.8 TimerStop ................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4 Test Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 30

6.4.1 TestConfiguration ....................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4.2 GateType .................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4.3 GateInstance ............................................................................................................................................... 31

6.4.4 ComponentType ......................................................................................................................................... 31

6.4.5 ComponentInstance .................................................................................................................................... 32

6.4.6 Connection .................................................................................................................................................. 32

6.5 Test Behaviour ................................................................................................................................................. 33

6.5.1 TestDescription ........................................................................................................................................... 33

6.5.2 Behaviour .................................................................................................................................................... 34

6.5.3 CombinedBehaviour ................................................................................................................................... 35

6.5.4 Block ........................................................................................................................................................... 37

6.5.5 CompoundBehaviour .................................................................................................................................. 37

6.5.6 BoundedLoopBehaviour ............................................................................................................................. 38

6.5.7 UnboundedLoopBehaviour ......................................................................................................................... 38

6.5.8 OptionalBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 39

6.5.9 AlternativeBehaviour .................................................................................................................................. 39

6.5.10 ConditionalBehaviour ................................................................................................................................. 40

6.5.11 ParallelBehaviour ....................................................................................................................................... 40

6.5.12 DefaultBehaviour ........................................................................................................................................ 41

6.5.13 InterruptBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 41

6.5.14 PeriodicBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 42

6.5.15 Break ........................................................................................................................................................... 42

6.5.16 Stop ............................................................................................................................................................. 42

6.5.17 VerdictAssignment ..................................................................................................................................... 43

6.5.18 Assertion ..................................................................................................................................................... 43

6.5.19 Message ...................................................................................................................................................... 44

6.5.20 ProcedureCall ............................................................................................................................................. 45

6.5.21 ActionReference ......................................................................................................................................... 46

6.5.22 InlineAction ................................................................................................................................................ 47

6.5.23 Assignment ................................................................................................................................................. 47

6.5.24 TestDescriptionReference ........................................................................................................................... 47

Annex A (informative): Examples ......................................................................................................... 49

A.0 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 49

A.1 Illustration of Data use in TDL Graphical Syntax .................................................................................. 50

A.2 Interface Testing ..................................................................................................................................... 52

A.3 Interoperability Testing .......................................................................................................................... 54

History .............................................................................................................................................................. 57

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In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "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

"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.

The present document specifies the concrete graphical syntax of the Test Description Language (TDL). The intended

use of the present document is to serve as the basis for the development of graphical TDL tools and TDL specifications.

The meta-model of TDL and the meanings of the meta-classes are described in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1].

NOTE: OMG , UML , OCL™ and UTP™ are the trademarks of OMG (Object Management Group). This

information is given for the convenience of users of the present document and does not constitute an

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

Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at

NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee

The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.

[1] ETSI ES 203 119-1 (V1.5.1): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Test

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

NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee

The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the

[i.1] ETSI TS 136 523-1 (V10.2.0) (10-2012): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

(E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;

Part 1: Protocol conformance specification (3GPP TS 36.523-1 version 10.2.0 Release 10)".

[i.2] ETSI TS 186 011-2 (V3.1.1) (06-2011): "IMS Network Testing (INT); IMS NNI Interoperability

lifeline: vertical line originates from a gate instance or a component instance, to which behavioural elements may be

The meta-model of the Test Description Language is specified in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1]. The presentation format of

the meta-model can be different according to the needs of the users or the requests of the domain, where the TDL is

applied. These presentation formats can either be text-oriented or graphic-oriented and may cover all the functionalities

of the TDL meta-model or just a part of it, which is relevant to satisfy the needs of a specific application domain.

The present document specifies a concrete graphical syntax that provides a graphical representation for the whole

The document specifies the TDL diagram, where the graphical representations of the instances of the TDL meta-classes

may be placed. A graphical representation may contain a shape with textual labels placed into it. The rules, how these

The present document specifies the concrete graphical syntax of the Test Description Language (TDL).

Clause 6 specifies the concrete shapes defined for the TDL meta-classes. (The meta-model of TDL and the meanings of

At the end of the document several examples illustrating the features of the TDL Graphical Syntax can be found.

Elements from the TDL meta-model [1] are typed in italic, e.g. StructuredDataType.

The definition of the TDL concrete graphical syntax consists of both shapes and textual labels placed into these shapes.

Textual labels are differentiated into non-terminal textual labels and terminal textual labels. The production rule of a

non-terminal textual label is specified by a combination of EBNF symbols and OCL-like expressions to navigate over

Shapes consist of outermost borders, compartments, and textual labels (i.e. non-terminal textual labels and

• Non-terminal textual labels are typed in small capitals (e.g. PRODUCTIONRULELABEL). The name of the label

refers to a production rule with the same name that specifies how the result of the production rule is

font shall be used in the shape for the result of the production rule of that non-terminal symbol, e.g.

S IMPLEDATAINSTANCENAMELABEL (non-terminal) and MyValue:MyType (a result of the production rule of that

non-terminal) or COMPONENT ROLELABEL (non-terminal) and TESTER (a result of the production rule of that

Final draft ETSI ES 203 119-2 V1.4.1 (2020-06)
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Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
The Test Description Language (TDL);
Part 2: Graphical Syntax
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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 ........................................................................................................................................ 6

3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations ....................................................................................... 6

3.1 Terms .................................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Symbols .............................................................................................................................................................. 7

3.3 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

4 Basic principles ........................................................................................................................................ 7

4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

4.2 Document Structure ............................................................................................................................................ 7

4.3 Notational Conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 8

4.3.0 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.3.1 Symbols and meanings for shapes ................................................................................................................ 8

4.3.2 Symbols for non-terminal textual labels ....................................................................................................... 8

4.3.3 Examples ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.4 Conformance .................................................................................................................................................... 10

5 Diagram .................................................................................................................................................. 11

6 Shapes..................................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1 Foundation ........................................................................................................................................................ 11

6.1.1 Element ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1.2 NamedElement ........................................................................................................................................... 11

6.1.3 ElementImport ............................................................................................................................................ 12

6.1.4 Package ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

6.1.5 Comment .................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.1.6 AnnotationType .......................................................................................................................................... 13

6.1.7 Annotation .................................................................................................................................................. 14

6.1.8 TestObjective .............................................................................................................................................. 14

6.1.9 Extension .................................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2 Data .................................................................................................................................................................. 15

6.2.1 SimpleDataType ......................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.2 StructuredDataType .................................................................................................................................... 15

6.2.3 CollectionDataType .................................................................................................................................... 16

6.2.4 ProcedureSignature ..................................................................................................................................... 16

6.2.5 Time ............................................................................................................................................................ 17

6.2.6 DataInstance ............................................................................................................................................... 17

6.2.7 SimpleDataInstance .................................................................................................................................... 17

6.2.8 StructuredDataInstance ............................................................................................................................... 18

6.2.9 CollectionDataInstance ............................................................................................................................... 19

6.2.10 Parameter .................................................................................................................................................... 19

6.2.11 Action ......................................................................................................................................................... 20

6.2.12 Function ...................................................................................................................................................... 20

6.2.13 DataResourceMapping ................................................................................................................................ 21

6.2.14 ParameterMapping ...................................................................................................................................... 21

6.2.15 DataElementMapping ................................................................................................................................. 21

6.2.16 DataUse ...................................................................................................................................................... 22

6.2.17 StaticDataUse ............................................................................................................................................. 23

6.2.18 DataInstanceUse ......................................................................................................................................... 23

6.2.19 AnyValue .................................................................................................................................................... 24

6.2.20 AnyValueOrOmit ....................................................................................................................................... 24

6.2.21 OmitValue................................................................................................................................................... 24

6.2.22 DynamicDataUse ........................................................................................................................................ 25

6.2.23 FunctionCall ............................................................................................................................................... 25

6.2.24 FormalParameterUse .................................................................................................................................. 25

6.2.25 VariableUse ................................................................................................................................................ 26

6.2.26 PredefinedFunctionCall .............................................................................................................................. 26

6.2.27 LiteralValueUse .......................................................................................................................................... 27

6.3 Time ................................................................................................................................................................. 27

6.3.1 TimeLabel ................................................................................................................................................... 27

6.3.2 TimeLabelUse ............................................................................................................................................. 27

6.3.3 Wait ............................................................................................................................................................ 28

6.3.4 Quiescence .................................................................................................................................................. 28

6.3.5 TimeConstraint ........................................................................................................................................... 29

6.3.6 TimerStart ................................................................................................................................................... 29

6.3.7 TimeOut ...................................................................................................................................................... 29

6.3.8 TimerStop ................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4 Test Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 30

6.4.1 TestConfiguration ....................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4.2 GateType .................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.4.3 GateInstance ............................................................................................................................................... 31

6.4.4 ComponentType ......................................................................................................................................... 31

6.4.5 ComponentInstance .................................................................................................................................... 32

6.4.6 Connection .................................................................................................................................................. 32

6.5 Test Behaviour ................................................................................................................................................. 33

6.5.1 TestDescription ........................................................................................................................................... 33

6.5.2 Behaviour .................................................................................................................................................... 34

6.5.3 CombinedBehaviour ................................................................................................................................... 35

6.5.4 Block ........................................................................................................................................................... 37

6.5.5 CompoundBehaviour .................................................................................................................................. 37

6.5.6 BoundedLoopBehaviour ............................................................................................................................. 38

6.5.7 UnboundedLoopBehaviour ......................................................................................................................... 38

6.5.8 OptionalBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 39

6.5.9 AlternativeBehaviour .................................................................................................................................. 39

6.5.10 ConditionalBehaviour ................................................................................................................................. 40

6.5.11 ParallelBehaviour ....................................................................................................................................... 40

6.5.12 DefaultBehaviour ........................................................................................................................................ 41

6.5.13 InterruptBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 41

6.5.14 PeriodicBehaviour ...................................................................................................................................... 42

6.5.15 Break ........................................................................................................................................................... 42

6.5.16 Stop ............................................................................................................................................................. 42

6.5.17 VerdictAssignment ..................................................................................................................................... 43

6.5.18 Assertion ..................................................................................................................................................... 43

6.5.19 Message ...................................................................................................................................................... 44

6.5.20 ProcedureCall ............................................................................................................................................. 45

6.5.21 ActionReference ......................................................................................................................................... 46

6.5.22 InlineAction ................................................................................................................................................ 47

6.5.23 Assignment ................................................................................................................................................. 47

6.5.24 TestDescriptionReference ........................................................................................................................... 47

Annex A (informative): Examples ......................................................................................................... 49

A.0 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 49

A.1 Illustration of Data use in TDL Graphical Syntax .................................................................................. 50

A.2 Interface Testing ..................................................................................................................................... 52

A.3 Interoperability Testing .......................................................................................................................... 54

History .............................................................................................................................................................. 57

IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables 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

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

The present document may include trademarks and/or tradenames which are asserted and/or registered by their owners.

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right to use or reproduce any trademark and/or tradename. Mention of those trademarks in the present document does

not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.

This final draft ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Methods for Testing and

Specification (MTS), and is now submitted for the ETSI standards Membership Approval Procedure.

The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable. Full details of the entire series can be found in part 1 [1].

In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "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

"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.

The present document specifies the concrete graphical syntax of the Test Description Language (TDL). The intended

use of the present document is to serve as the basis for the development of graphical TDL tools and TDL specifications.

The meta-model of TDL and the meanings of the meta-classes are described in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1].

NOTE: OMG , UML , OCL™ and UTP™ are the trademarks of OMG (Object Management Group). This

information is given for the convenience of users of the present document and does not constitute an

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

Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at

NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee

The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.

[1] ETSI ES 203 119-1 (V1.5.1): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Test

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

NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee

The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the

[i.1] ETSI TS 136 523-1 (V10.2.0) (10-2012): "LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-

UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1:

Protocol conformance specification (3GPP TS 36.523-1 version 10.2.0 Release 10)".

[i.2] ETSI TS 186 011-2 (V3.1.1) (06-2011): "IMS Network Testing (INT); IMS NNI Interoperability

lifeline: vertical line originates from a gate instance or a component instance, to which behavioural elements may be

The meta-model of the Test Description Language is specified in ETSI ES 203 119-1 [1]. The presentation format of

the meta-model can be different according to the needs of the users or the requests of the domain, where the TDL is

applied. These presentation formats can either be text-oriented or graphic-oriented and may cover all the functionalities

of the TDL meta-model or just a part of it, which is relevant to satisfy the needs of a specific application domain.

The present document specifies a concrete graphical syntax that provides a graphical representation for the whole

The document specifies the TDL diagram, where the graphical representations of the instances of the TDL meta-classes

may be placed. A graphical representation may contain a shape with textual labels placed into it. The rules, how these

The present document specifies the concrete graphical syntax of the Test Description Language (TDL).

Clause 6 specifies the concrete shapes defined for the TDL meta-classes. (The meta-model of TDL and the meanings of

At the end of the document several examples illustrating the features of the TDL Graphical Syntax can be found.

Elements from the TDL meta-model [1] are typed in italic, e.g. StructuredDataType.

The definition of the TDL concrete graphical syntax consists of both shapes and textual labels placed into these shapes.

Textual labels are differentiated into non-terminal textual labels and terminal textual labels. The production rule of a

non-terminal textual label is specified by a combination of EBNF symbols and OCL-like expressions to navigate over

Shapes consist of outermost borders, compartments, and textual labels (i.e. non-terminal textual labels and

• Non-terminal textual labels are typed in small capitals (e.g. PRODUCTIONRULELABEL). The name of the label

refers to a production rule with the same name that specifies how the result of the production rule is

• If a non-terminal symbol name is typed in special, e.g. UNDERLINED or BOLD small capitals, underlined or bold

font shall be used in the shape for the result of the production rule of that non-terminal symbol, e.g.

S IMPLEDATAINSTANCENAMELABEL (non-terminal) and MyValue:MyType (a result of the production rule of that

non-terminal) or COMPONENTROLELABEL (non-terminal) and TESTER (a result of the production rule of that

• Terminal textual labels are typed in non-small-capital characters. They shall be typeset in the same font, as

they appear on the figure, e.g. if a terminal textual label is typed in bold, bold font shall be used in the shape

• The outermost border of a shape shall not be hidden, unless it is stated explicitly.

• Compartments and non-terminal textual labels may be hidden to simplify the internal structure of the shape.

• In the figures, optional compartments are shaded in a light grey colour, while optional non-terminal textual

labels are typed in grey colour. However, the colour and the shading indicate only the optionality of a

compartment or a non-terminal label. That is, if they are actually present in a test description, they shall not be