SIST ETS 300 417-1-2 E1:2003

• Abstract:

  ICS proforma for ETS 300 417-1-1.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.040.20 - Transmission systems
• 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
• Ref Project: ETSI ETS 300 417-1-2 ed.1 (1996-10) - Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic requirements of transport functionality of equipment; Part 1-2: General information about Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma

Overview

SIST ETS 300 417-1-2 E1:2003 outlines the general information about the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) equipment. Developed by SIST and aligned with European ETSI standards, this document plays a crucial role in the transmission and multiplexing (TM) domain, supporting effective conformance and approval testing for SDH network elements.

This standard defines the structure and intended use of the ICS proforma, which enables suppliers and test laboratories to systematically document and assess the functional requirements and options implemented in SDH equipment as referenced in ETS 300 417-1-1. By utilizing this framework, organizations can streamline the process of verifying compliance with relevant SDH specifications and facilitate interoperability between products.

Key Topics

• Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) Proforma: Provides a detailed template for recording which SDH equipment features and options are implemented. The ICS proforma serves as a compact summary, not a full specification.

• Conformance and Approval Testing: The standard helps identify what features must be tested for a given SDH layer implementation. Test laboratories use completed ICS proformas to select applicable test cases and parameterize test suites.

• Static Conformance Requirements: The ICS captures only the static (not dynamic) requirements of the reference specification, indicating exactly what conformance is being claimed and under what conditions.

• Interworking and Compatibility: Documenting the functional capabilities of SDH equipment assists in comparing different implementations, facilitating equipment interoperability and integration within telecommunications networks.

• Supplier and Test Laboratory Collaboration: Suppliers must provide a completed ICS proforma and detailed system description when submitting equipment for conformance assessment, ensuring clarity and accuracy in the testing process.

Applications

• Telecommunications Networks: SDH is a backbone technology for digital transmission systems globally. The ICS proforma is essential for operators, manufacturers, and integrators to confirm compatibility and performance of SDH network elements.

• Product Certification and Approval: Manufacturers use the ICS proforma when seeking certification from recognized test laboratories. Detailed ICS documentation ensures that products align with both regulatory and operational requirements.

• Network Upgrades and Integration: During equipment upgrades or multi-vendor integration projects, the ICS serves as a checklist to verify that the implemented SDH functions meet necessary standards, minimizing interconnection issues.

• Procurement and Tendering: Service providers and vendors refer to the ICS proforma to specify technical requirements in procurement documents, aiding in the transparent evaluation of competing SDH solutions.

Related Standards

• ETS 300 417-1-1: Specifies the generic functional processes and performance requirements for SDH equipment, forming the referent for the ICS proforma described in this standard.

• ISO/IEC 9646-7: Establishes methodologies for creating Implementation Conformance Statements, referenced for structuring the ICS proforma.

• ETS 300 406: Outlines conformance assessment methodologies applicable to protocol and profile testing.

• ETR 212: Provides additional guidance on the ICS proforma style and completion.

• Other sub-parts of ETS 300 417: Supplementary ICS proforma standards for specific SDH functional layers, ensuring consistency across different SDH equipment functions.

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Keywords: SDH, ICS proforma, transmission and multiplexing, conformance testing, SDH equipment, telecommunications standards, SIST, ETSI, interoperability, approval testing, network integration, ISO/IEC 9646-7, ETS 300 417-1-1.

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Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic functional requirements for Synchronous
Digital Hierarchy (SDH) equipment;Part 1-2: General information about Implementation
Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 417-1-2 Edition 1
ICS:
33.040.20 Prenosni sistem Transmission systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN ETS 300 417-1-2
TELECOMMUNICATION October 1996
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-TM Reference: DE/TM-01015-1-2
ICS: 33.040.20
Key words: SDH, ICS, testing, transmission
Transmission and Multiplexing (TM);
Generic functional requirements for Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy (SDH) equipment;
Part 1-2: General information about
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
ETSI
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Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
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© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1996. All rights reserved.

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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.

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Contents
Foreword .5
Introduction.5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.8
3 Definitions and abbreviations .8
3.1 Definitions .8
3.2 Abbreviations .9
4 ICS proforma structure and contents .9
5 Relationship between ICS proforma and detailed system description .10
Annex A (informative): Note cross-reference table.11
Annex B (informative): Client test preparation information related to conformance/approval testing of
SDH network element System Conformance Statement (SCS) including
client checklist .12
B.1 Introduction.12
B.2 Proforma structure and contents.12
B.3 Guidance on completion of proforma.12
B.4 Client organization.13
B.5 Test candidate.15
B.6 Test status of the test candidate and testing claims .16
B.7 Client checklist .16
Annex C (informative): Bibliography.17
History.18

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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Transmission and
Multiplexing (TM) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS is one of a family of ETSs covering various aspects of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
equipment standards and has been produced in order to provide the Implementation Conformance
Statement (ICS) proforma to be used in connection with conformance/approval testing of SDH equipment.
The structure of this ETS
The ICS proforma will ultimately consist of 8 sub-parts of ETS 300 417, numbered 1-2 to 8-2, each of
which will correspond to sub-parts 1-1 to 8-1 of ETS 300 417, respectively. The ICS sub-parts are:
Part 1-2: ETS 300 417-1-2: "General information about Implementation Conformance Statement
(ICS) proforma";
Part 2-2: ETS 300 417-2-2: "Physical section layer functions Implementation Conformance Statement
(ICS) proforma";
Part 3-2: ETS 300 417-3-2: "STM-N regenerator and multiplex section layer functions Implementation
Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma";
Part 4-2: ETS 300 417-4-2: "SDH path layer functions Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
proforma";
Part 5-2: ETS 300 417-5-2: "PDH path layer functions Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
proforma";
Part 6-2: ETS 300 417-6-2: "Synchronization distribution layer functions Implementation Conformance
Statement (ICS) proforma";
Part 7-2: ETS 300 417-7-2: "Auxiliary layer functions Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
proforma";
Part 8-2: ETS 300 417-8-2: "Major compound functions, Implementation Conformance Statement
(ICS) proforma".
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 4 October 1996
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 January 1997
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 July 1997
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 July 1997
Introduction
To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of which
capabilities and options have been implemented for a given profile. Such a statement is called an
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS).
A client of a test laboratory who requests a conformance/approval test should provide the test laboratory
with a completed ICS proforma for each layer to be tested and a detailed system description of the
implementation.
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The ICS proforma is not another complete description of the related specification, but rather a compact
form of its static conformance requirements, to be used by the test laboratory to identify which test should
be performed on a given implementation. Not every feature of a profile specification is contained in the
related ICS proforma. For particular cases requiring specific information, the ICS can refer to the
appropriate clause of the related specification by means of references, notes and or comments.
The ICS proforma captures the implementation flexibility allowed by the related specification and details
which options are left to the implementor, and which are conditionally dependent on other options taken by
the implementor.
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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) provides general information about the
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma structure and contents, as well as guidance for
filling-in the document. The ICS proforma for a Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Network Element
(NE) are defined in compliance with the relevant requirements, and in accordance with the relevant
guidance, given in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [4], in ETS 300 406 [5] and in ETR 212 (see annex C).
The ICS proforma is a normative part of the reference specification.
The supplier of an implementation which is claimed to conform to ETS 300 417-1-1 [6] is required to
complete a copy of these ICS proforma, namely this ETS, and is further required to provide all information
necessary to identify both the implementation (e.g. specify it by means of a detailed system description)
and the supplier.
The client of the test laboratory might be identified by means of the System Conformance Statement
(SCS) and a client checklist. Those proforma are included in annex B of this ETS. The use of SCS
proforma and client checklist is not mandatory, any suitable means of providing such information is
acceptable.
According to ETS 300 406 [5] the ICS proforma has two main objectives:
- within the context of conformance testing, to be the reference document for the conformance
assessment process related to the Implementation Under Test (IUT);
- outside the context of conformance testing, to provide an overview of the implementation.
Concerning the conformance assessment process, the ICS proforma is used:
- as the description of the IUT for the static conformance review;
- as an element of description of the IUT capabilities for the test case deselection;
- as an element of description of the IUT for the test suite parameterization;
- as a reference document for the analysis of the results;
- for inclusion with the final test report.
Outside the conformance testing context, the ICS proforma is or may be used:
- to provide an overview of the capability supported by the implementation (see note);
- to statically check the interworking capacities of two implementations;
- as a standard checklist of the base specification conformance requirements.
When requesting conformance/approval testing of an SDH layer implementation, the supplier should
always fill all the ICS proforma relevant for that layer. In the case where more than one instance of the
same layer appears in the detailed system description, the client of a test laboratory should clearly identify
any differences existing between these instances (if any).
NOTE: Each capability of the ICS associated implementation is described as a conformance
statement which is the result of the answer, by the supplier, to the dedicated ICS item.

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2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendments or revisions. For undated references the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ISO/IEC 9646-1 (1991): "Information Technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 1:
General concepts".
[2] ISO/IEC 9646-2 (1991): "Information Technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 2:
Abstract Test Suite specification".
[3] ISO/IEC 9646-5 (1991): "Information Technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 5:
Requirements on test laboratories and clients for the conformance assessment
process".
[4] ISO/IEC 9646-7 (1995): "Information Technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 7:
Implementation Conformance Statements".
[5] ETS 300 406 (1994): "Method for Testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol and
profile conformance testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[6] ETS 300 417-1-1 (1996): "Transmission and Multiplexing (TM); Generic
functional requirements for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) equipment;
Part 1-1: Generic processes and performance".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS the following definitions apply:
homogeneous layer instances: (refer also to the definition of a layer instance given below)
Homogeneous layer instances are a set of layer instances supporting the same features; hence, under the
point of view of a conformance verdict they can be considered as one single Implementation Under Test
(IUT).
ICS: An Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) is necessary to evaluate the performance of a
particular system. It is a statement of the capabilities and options which have been i
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