SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005

• Abstract:

  Authentication of a WTM user (SS-WTAT) is a supplementary service that enables a PISN, as a security measure, to validate the identity provided by the WTM user. Auithentication of the PISN (SS-WTAN) is a supplementary service that enables a served WTM user, as a security measure, to validate the identity of the PISN. The mechanisms used in these services are based on the challenge and response method of authentication. Authentication algorithms to be used by these supplementary services are outside the scope of this standard.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2005
• ICS: 33.040.35 - Telephone networks
• Technical Committee: SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Due Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Completion Date: 01-Mar-2005
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 301 829 V1.1.1 (2004-01) - Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Wireless terminal authentication supplementary service [ISO/IEC 15433 (2003), modified]

SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 is the Slovenian adoption of ETSI EN 301 829 V1.1.1. It specifies the inter-exchange signalling protocol for the Wireless terminal authentication supplementary service in a Private Integrated Services Network (PISN), so engineers and buyers can check how a network and a WTM user authenticate each other at the signalling level.

What does SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 specify?

SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 specifies the signalling protocol used at the Q reference point to support wireless terminal authentication supplementary services in a PISN. It is based on the challenge and response method of authentication, and it applies to both directions of trust: validating the identity provided by a WTM user and validating the identity of the PISN.

The scope makes one important limit clear - the authentication algorithms themselves are outside the standard. In practice, that means the document tells you how the signalling service works, but you must choose or define the actual cryptographic or authentication algorithm separately.

The document is an endorsed version of ISO/IEC 15433 (2003) and is presented as part of the PISN signalling family. The foreword ties it to the PSS1 protocol, informally known as QSIG, and places it within the broader ISDN and OSI-based framework used by the PISN series.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005?

SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 focuses on how wireless terminal authentication is signalled between exchanges, not on the algorithm used to make the authentication decision. The main practical requirement is to implement the challenge and response exchange in a way that supports both user authentication and network authentication.

Main points that matter in practice

• SS-WTAT is the supplementary service for authentication of a WTM user.
  This lets a PISN validate the identity claimed by the wireless terminal user before granting service.

• SS-WTAN is the supplementary service for authentication of the PISN.
  This lets the served WTM user check that the network is genuine before trusting it.

• The protocol works at the Q reference point.
  For implementers, this tells you where the signalling sits in the network architecture and where interoperability must be preserved.

• The protocol forms part of the PSS1 protocol, informally known as QSIG.
  That means the service is not standalone - it fits into the established PISN inter-exchange signalling family.

• The authentication method is challenge and response.
  In practice, one side issues a challenge and the other side answers it, so equipment must support message exchange and verification logic.

• The actual authentication algorithms are outside the scope.
  A project team still needs to choose the algorithm, keys and security policy when implementing the service.

• Clause 3 adds the normative references needed to interpret the standard in the ETSI environment.
  This matters because compliant implementations rely on related PISN addressing, bearer service and supplementary service standards.

What terms does SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 define?

• PISN - Private Integrated Services Network, the network environment for which the signalling protocol is written.
• WTM user - the wireless terminal user whose identity can be authenticated by the service.
• SS-WTAT - the supplementary service for authentication of a WTM user.
• SS-WTAN - the supplementary service for authentication of the PISN.
• Q reference point - the signalling interface where the protocol is used.
• PSS1 protocol - the PISN inter-exchange signalling protocol family that this document belongs to.
• QSIG - the informal name used for PSS1.

Who uses SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005?

SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 is used by PISN equipment manufacturers, signalling protocol designers, network integrators and testers. It is also relevant to quality managers and buyers who need wireless terminal authentication to be specified at the network interface level, especially where interoperability between exchanges matters.

What changed in SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 from the previous edition?

SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 endorses ISO/IEC 15433 (2003) with ETSI modifications. The endorsement notice states that clause 3 is replaced, new normative references are added, references throughout ISO/IEC 15433 are mapped to ETSI standards, and the phrase “this International Standard” is replaced by “the present document”.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005?

The document names these normative references and companion standards:

• ETSI EN 300 189 - provides PISN addressing.
• ETSI EN 300 171 - provides service description, functional capabilities and information flows for circuit-mode 64 kbit/s bearer services.
• ETSI ETS 300 475-1 - provides the PTN reference configuration for PTNXs.
• ETSI EN 300 239 - provides the generic functional protocol for supporting supplementary services.
• ETSI EN 301 824 - covers wireless terminal location registration supplementary service and wireless terminal information exchange ANF at the functional model level.
• ETSI EN 301 825 - covers the signalling protocol for wireless terminal location registration supplementary service and wireless terminal information exchange ANF.
• ETSI EN 301 828 - covers the wireless terminal authentication supplementary services at the functional model and information flow level.

What does the SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 document contain?

SIST EN 301 829 V1.1.1:2005 contains the foreword, the endorsement notice, clause 3 with updated normative references, and a table that replaces ISO/IEC references with ETSI references throughout the text. It also includes the national transposition dates and a short history note for the 1.1.1 version.

The document is a protocol standard rather than a product specification. Its useful content is the signalling framework, the reference mappings, and the supporting standards list that help implementers place wireless terminal authentication correctly within a PISN.

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