SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

• Abstract:

  Protocol conformance testing (TTCN) for mobile stations to be used for Direct Mode operation

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.070.10 - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
• Technical Committee: SS EIT - Technical Board for the electrotechnical, information technology and telecommunications fields
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Mandate: BC-T-344
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1 (2001-01) - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 4: Protocol testing specification for Direct Mode Operation (DMO); Sub-part 12: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for Repeater type 2

Overview

SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003 is a Slovenian standard that addresses conformance testing for Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) equipment operating in Direct Mode Operation (DMO), specifically focusing on the protocol testing specification for Repeater Type 2. Developed in alignment with the corresponding European Standard by ETSI, this document defines the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) needed to assess DMO protocol implementations for repeaters using standardized TTCN methodologies.

This standard plays a crucial role in ensuring interoperability between different manufacturers’ TETRA equipment, particularly for mobile stations using DMO with Type 2 repeaters. The conformance testing approach follows international methodologies such as those specified in ISO/IEC 9646 and ETSI ETS 300 406.

Keywords: TETRA, Terrestrial Trunked Radio, conformance testing, DMO, Direct Mode Operation, Repeater Type 2, protocol testing, test suite, TSS&TP, mobile station, TTCN, air interface.

Key Topics

• Test Suite Structure (TSS):
  The standard details the organization of the test suite for the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer of DMO Repeater Type 2. The tests are grouped into:

  • Capability tests (CA)
  • Valid behaviour tests (BV)
  • Invalid behaviour tests (BI)
  • Timer tests (TI)

• Test Purposes (TPs):
  TPs define the objective and methodology of each test, ensuring reproducible and reliable conformance evaluations. Each TP references specific protocol requirements and is structured to make test selection and execution straightforward and consistent.

• Testing Methodology:

  • Conformance testing is based on internationally recognized methodologies, promoting high reliability and repeatability.
  • Focuses on verifying both basic capabilities and comprehensive protocol behaviour, including error handling and timer operations.

• Interoperability:
  Ensures that mobile stations and repeaters from different manufacturers can operate seamlessly within a TETRA DMO network by conforming to standardized protocol specifications.

Applications

• TETRA Equipment Manufacturers:
  Use this standard to develop, verify, and certify DMO repeaters (Type 2) and mobile stations, ensuring compliance with essential interoperability requirements.

• Certification and Test Laboratories:
  Serve as a primary reference for protocol conformance tests, facilitating standardized assessments of equipment before market release.

• Network Operators and Integrators:
  Enable reliable integration and operation of multi-vendor TETRA solutions within public safety, transportation, utility, and industry networks that rely on direct mode communication.

• Regulatory Authorities:
  Use to approve and mandate protocol compliance for TETRA equipment in regulated critical communications sectors.

Related Standards

• EN 300 396-7:
  Technical requirements for Direct Mode Operation (DMO), Part 7: Type 2 repeater air interface.
• EN 300 396-8-4:
  Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification, Sub-part 4: Type 2 repeater Air Interface.
• ISO/IEC 9646 Series:
  Methodology and framework for conformance testing in Open Systems Interconnection.
• ETSI ETS 300 406:
  Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); protocol and profile conformance testing specifications.

By following SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003, stakeholders in the TETRA ecosystem can ensure robust, interoperable, and standards-based communications for critical applications, future-proofing installations and improving operational reliability.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Prizemni snopovni radio (TETRA) - Specifikacija za preskušanje skladnosti - 4. del: Specifikacija za preskušanje protokola za neposredno obratovanje (DMO) ¬- 12. poddel: Zgradba preskušalnega niza in nameni preskušanja (TSS&TP) za ponavljalnik (repetitor) tipa 2Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 4: Protocol testing specification for Direct Mode Operation (DMO); Sub-part 12: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for Repeater type 233.070.10Prizemni snopovni radio (TETRA)Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 300 394-4-12 Version 1.1.1SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003en01-december-2003SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);Conformancetestingspecification;Part4:ProtocoltestingspecificationforDirectModeOperation(DMO);Sub-part12:TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)forRepeatertype2SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)2ReferenceDEN/TETRA-02009-4-12KeywordsDMO,protocol,radio,testing,TETRA,TSS&TP,TTCNETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-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.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2001.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.41Scope.52References.53Definitionsandabbreviations.63.1TETRAdefinitions.63.2ISO/IEC9646abbreviations.63.3TETRAabbreviations.64TestSuiteStructure(TSS).64.1MAClayertestgroups.64.2Testgroupdescription.75IntroductiontoTestPurposes(TPs).75.1Testpurposedefinitionconventions.75.2Testpurposenamingconventions.75.3Selectionexpressions.86DM-REP2testpurposes.86.1DM-REP2MAClayer.86.1.1DM-REP2MACcapabilitytests.86.1.2DM-REP2MACvalidbehaviourtests.96.1.3DM-REPMACinvalidbehaviourtests.116.1.4DM-REPMACtimertests.12Bibliography.13History.14SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)4IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.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)hasbeenproducedbyETSIProjectTerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA).ThepresentdocumenthadbeensubmittedtoPublicEnquiryasETS300394-4-12.DuringtheprocessingforVoteitwasconvertedintoanEN.Thepresentdocumentispart4ofamulti-partdeliverablecoveringTerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);Conformancetestingspecification,asidentifiedbelow:Part1:"Radio";Part2:"ProtocoltestingspecificationforVoiceplusData(V+D)";Part3:"ProtocoltestingspecificationforPacketDataOptimized(PDO)";Part4:"ProtocoltestingspecificationforDirectModeOperation(DMO)";Part5:"Security".NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:29December2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31March2001DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):30September2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):30September2001SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)51ScopeThepresentdocumentcontainstheTestSuiteStructure(TSS)andTestPurposes(TPs)totesttheTETRADirectModeOperation(DMO)protocols.Thepresentdocumentisdividedintoseveralparts,eachonedealingwithadifferentsetoflayer3andlayer2DMOprotocols.Thispresentpart4,sub-part12dealswithTSS&TPforDirectModeRepeatertype2(DM-REP2)AirInterfaceprotocol,datalinklayer2only,whilepart4,sub-part1dealswithTSS&TPforDMMStoMSprotocolandpart4,sub-part11dealswithDM-MSoperatingthroughRepeatertype2(MS-REP2)AirInterfaceprotocol.Testingofsecurityfeaturesisoutsidethescopeofthepresentdocument.TheobjectiveofthistestspecificationistoprovideabasisforapprovaltestsforTETRAequipmentgivingahighprobabilityofairinterfaceinter-operabilitybetweendifferentmanufacturer'sTETRAequipment.TheISO/IECstandardforthemethodologyofconformancetesting,ISO/IEC9646-1[3]andISO/IEC9646-2[4],aswellastheETSImethodologyforconformancetesting,ETS300406[5],areusedasthebasisforthetestmethodology.2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.[1]ETSIEN300396-7:"TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);TechnicalrequirementsforDirectModeOperation(DMO);Part7:Type2repeaterairinterface".[2]ETSIEN300396-8-4:"TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);TechnicalrequirementsforDirectModeOperation(DMO);Part8:ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification;Sub-part4:Type2repeaterAirInterface(AI)".[3]ISO/IEC9646-1(1994):"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part1:Generalconcepts".(SeealsoITU-TRecommendationX.290).[4]ISO/IEC9646-2(1994):"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part2:AbstractTestSuitespecification".(SeealsoCCITTRecommendationX.291).[5]ETSIETS300406(1995):"MethodsforTestingandSpecification(MTS);Protocolandprofileconformancetestingspecifications;Standardizationmethodology".[6]ETSIEN300396-8-2:"TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);TechnicalrequirementsforDirectModeOperation(DMO);Part8:ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification;Sub-part2:Type1repeaterAirInterface(AI)".SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)63Definitionsandabbreviations3.1TETRAdefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninEN300396-7[1]apply.3.2ISO/IEC9646abbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingISO/IEC9646-1[3]abbreviationsapply:ICSImplementationConformanceStatementIUTImplementationUnderTestIXITImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingPDUProtocolDataUnitPICSProtocolImplementationConformanceStatementPIXITProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingTPTestPurposeTSSTestSuiteStructure3.3TETRAabbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingTETRAabbreviationsapply:CMCircuitModeDMODirectModeofOperationMACMediumAccessControlMSMobileStationRXReceiverSDSShortDataServicesSDUServiceDataUnit4TestSuiteStructure(TSS)4.1MAClayertestgroupsThefirstleveloftheMACtestgroupsseparatestheMACtestsuiteinfunctionaltestgroups:CA,BV,BIandTI.ThefollowinglistdefinestheMAClayertestgroupnamesandidentifiers:-DM-REP2MAClayer(DMO_DMREP2_MAC)-Capabilitytests(CA)-Validbehaviourtests(BV)-Invalidbehaviourtests(BI)-Timertests(TI)SIST EN 300 394-4-12 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-12V1.1.1(2001-01)74.2TestgroupdescriptionCapability(CA)testsprovidelimitedtestingthattheobservablecapabilitiesoftheIUTareinaccordancewiththeconformancerequirementsandtheadditionalcapabilitiesclaimedinthePICS/PIXIT.TheValidBehaviour(BV)grouptestsanIUTinresponsetovalidbehaviourofthetestsystem."Valid"meansthatatesteventissyntacticallyandcontextuallycorrect.Alltestcasesinthevalidbehaviourgroupareintendedtoverifyasthoroughlyaspossiblethevariousfunctionsoftheprotocol.Differenttimersaredefinedtosupervisethevariousstatetransitions.TheTimer(TI)testgroupisintendedtoverifythattheIUTisreactingproperlytoanexpiryofoneofthetimersortoacountermismatch.5IntroductiontoTestPurposes(TPs)Thetestpurposesaredefinedinclause6ofthepresentdocumentforMAClayer.5.1TestpurposedefinitionconventionsEachTPisdescribedusingtextpresentedinatable.Table1containsthefollowinginformation.Table1TP-NameTheTPnameisauniqueidentifier,specifiedaccordingtotheTPnamingconventionsdefinedintheclausebelow.(itisalsothenameofthecorrespondingtestcase)Requirementref:referencetotheclausenumberofspecificationEN300396-7[1]statingthisconformancerequirement.Forexample:EN300396-7[1],6.2.5.1Purposepurposeofthetestitself,indica
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