SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

• Abstract:

  TSS&TP for CTM location registration. Supporting members: BT, Ericsson, Viag Interkom, Cegetel.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2004
• 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-Jan-2005
• Due Date: 01-Jan-2005
• Completion Date: 01-Jan-2005
• Mandate: T-326
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4 (2000-09) - Private Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Cordless Terminal Location Registration (CTLR) supplementary service; Part 1: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification

SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005 is the Slovene adoption of ETSI EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4, a European Telecommunications Standard for the Cordless Terminal Location Registration (CTLR) supplementary service in Private Integrated Services Network (PISN) inter-exchange signalling. It specifies the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) used to build conformance tests for behaviour between Private Integrated Services Network Exchanges (PINX). It is written for test specification writers, implementers, and conformance testing teams that need a common basis for CTLR interoperability checks.

What does SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005 specify?

SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005 specifies the TSS&TP for CTLR within PISN signalling. Its purpose is to support conformance testing with a higher probability of interoperability, using the ISO/IEC conformance testing methodology as the basis.

The document applies to CTLR support between PINX connected within a PISN, and the test purposes are intended for VPN scenarios at the "b" service entry point. The structure of the document is straightforward: scope, references, definitions and abbreviations, the Test Suite Structure, Test Purposes, compliance, and requirements for a comprehensive testing service.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005?

Test suite construction and naming

Clause 5.1 says each test purpose is identified by a structured name: the supplementary service, a group reference, and a sequential number. In practice, this lets test groups, test cases, and PICS selections stay aligned across different implementations and test labs.

Clause 5.1 also states that the test purposes are based on ETS 300 693 and written to be readable and checkable. That matters because the document is meant to support consistent test development, not just describe signalling theory.

Test strategy and coverage

Clause 5.1.4 limits the test purposes to externally observable behaviour of the Implementation Under Test (IUT). It also says the test purposes cover realistic situations that an implementation is likely to face. Optional test purposes are tied to configuration options recorded in the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS), so the chosen tests should match the actual product setup.

Signalling procedures for location registration and deregistration

Clause 5.2 organizes the CTLR test purposes into two main procedure groups: location registration and location deregistration. Within those groups, the document covers actions at the Visitor PINX, Home PINX, previous Visitor PINX, and Directory PINX. In practice, this means a test plan must check the full signalling path, not just one endpoint.

For registration, the test purposes cover starting registration from the Visitor PINX, enquiry to the previous Visitor PINX or Directory PINX, Home PINX processing, and the follow-up deletion at the previous Visitor PINX. For deregistration, the document covers the Visitor PINX starting the request and the Home PINX response. Timers T1, T2, T3, and T4 are part of the expected behaviour, so implementations must also handle expiry cases.

Message handling and call states

The test purposes describe expected use of SETUP, CONNECT, and CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT messages on a call independent signalling connection, together with Facility information elements carrying APDUs. The IUT is checked in named call states such as U00, U03, and U10, with equivalent network-side states given in the text. This makes the test purposes precise enough to verify signalling progression step by step.

Compliance

Clause 6 says a conforming Abstract Test Suite (ATS) must use a subset of the test purposes, the matching TSS, the same naming conventions, and the PICS relationship defined in clause 5. A compliant ATS must include all testable test purposes. That is the practical rule for turning this specification into executable conformance testing.

What terms does SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005 define?

• Implementation Under Test (IUT) - the system or node being checked by the tests.
• Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) - the declaration used to select which test purposes apply to a given implementation.
• Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) - extra implementation information needed to set up testing.
• Abstract Test Suite (ATS) - the set of abstract tests derived from the TSS&TP.
• Private Integrated Services Network eXchange (PINX) - a network exchange within a PISN.
• Cordless Terminal Mobility (CTM) - the mobility context used for the location handling services.
• Cordless Terminal Location Registration (CTLR) - the supplementary service for registering and deregistering a cordless terminal location.
• Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) - the protocol data carried in the Facility information element for CTLR operations.

Who uses SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005?

Test laboratories use SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005 to derive CTLR conformance tests and map them to PICS-based selections. Equipment vendors and PBX or PINX integrators use it to check how their implementation should behave at the Visitor, Home, previous Visitor, and Directory roles.

Quality and certification teams use it to verify that a product follows the expected signalling sequence, timer handling, and error responses. It is also relevant for buyers who need to compare support for CTLR testing across candidate PISN equipment.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005?

The document relies on ISO/IEC 9646-1, ISO/IEC 9646-2, and ISO/IEC 9646-3 for conformance testing concepts, abstract test suite rules, and TTCN notation. ETS 300 406 provides the testing and specification methodology used for the TP approach.

ETS 300 693 is the base specification for CTLR signalling procedures. ETS 300 239, ETS 300 692, ETS 300 415, ETS 300 171, EN 301 060-1, ISO/IEC 11571, ISO/IEC 11579-1, ITU-T I.112, and ITU-T I.210 supply the protocol, numbering, network model, and service definitions used in the test purposes. The foreword also identifies Part 2 of the CTLR deliverable as the companion ATS and PIXIT proforma.

What does the SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005 document contain?

Clause 4 gives the Test Suite Structure, including the main CTLR procedure groups and the role-based subgroups. Clause 5 contains the TP naming convention, the TP structure table, the test strategy, and the detailed test purposes for registration and deregistration.

The document also includes a call-state mapping between user-side and network-side states, which helps testers apply the same TP logic on both sides of the VPN b interface. Clause 6 states the ATS compliance rules, and clause 7 gives the minimum remote test method expectation for a comprehensive testing service.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.DUHVNXãDQMDPrivate Integrated Services Network (PISN); Inter-exchange signalling protocol; Cordless Terminal Location Registration (CTLR) supplementary service; Part 1: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification33.040.35Telefonska omrežjaTelephone networksICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 454-1 Version 1.1.4SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005en01-januar-2005SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);Inter-exchangesignallingprotocol;CordlessTerminalLocationRegistration(CTLR)supplementaryservice;Part1:TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationSIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)2ReferenceDEN/SPS-05193-2KeywordsCTM,PISN,PSS1,mobility,TSS&TP,QSIG,supplementaryserviceETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-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.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2000.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.41Scope.52References.53Definitionsandabbreviations.63.1Definitions.63.1.1Definitionsrelatedtoconformancetesting.63.1.2DefinitionsrelatedtoETS300693.63.2Abbreviations.74TestSuiteStructure(TSS).85TestPurposes(TP).85.1Introduction.85.1.1TPnamingconvention.85.1.2SourceofTPdefinition.85.1.3TPstructure.95.1.4Teststrategy.95.2TPsforSS-CTLR.95.2.1SS-CTLRsignallingproceduresforlocationregistration.105.2.1.1ActionsattheVisitorPINXforlocationregistration.105.2.1.2AdditionalactionsattheVisitorPINXforenquirytothepreviousVisitorPINX.115.2.1.3AdditionalactionsattheVisitorPINXforenquirytoaDirectoryPINX.125.2.1.4ActionsattheHomePINXforlocationregistration.125.2.1.5ActionsatthepreviousVisitorPINXforlocationregistration.135.2.1.6AdditionalactionsatthepreviousVisitorPINXforenquiryfromtheVisitorPINX.145.2.1.7ActionsattheDirectoryPINXforenquiryfromtheVisitorPINX.145.2.2SS-CTLRsignallingproceduresforlocationderegistration.155.2.2.1ActionsattheVisitorPINXforlocationderegistration.155.2.2.2ActionsattheHomePINXforlocationderegistration.156Compliance.167Requirementsforacomprehensivetestingservice.16History.17SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)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)hasbeenproducedbyETSITechnicalCommitteeSignallingProtocolandSwitching(SPS).Thepresentdocumentispart1ofamulti-partdeliverablecoveringthePrivateIntegratedServiceNetwork(PISN)Inter-exchangesignallingprotocol-CallCompletionsupplementaryservice-TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specification,asidentifiedbelow:Part1:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specification";Part2:"PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);Inter-exchangesignallingprotocol;CordlessTerminalLocationRegistration(CTLR)supplementaryservice;ECMA-QSIG-CTLR;Part2:AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proforma".NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:22September2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31December2000DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):30June2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):30June2001SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)51ScopeThepresentdocumentspecifiestheTestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)fortheCordlessTerminalLocationRegistrationsupplementaryserviceoftheInter-exchangesignallingprotocolforPrivateIntegratedServicesNetworks(PISN).TheobjectiveofthisTSSandTPsspecificationistoprovideconformancetestswhichgiveagreaterprobabilityofinter-operability.TheTSSandTPsspecificationcoverstheproceduresdescribedinETS300693[4].TheISOstandardforthemethodologyofconformancetesting(ISO/IEC9646-1[9],ISO/IEC9646-2[10]andISO/IEC9646-3[11])isusedasbasisforthetestmethodology.TheTSSandTPsspecificationstandardisapplicableforthesupportofCordlessTerminalLocationRegistrationsupplementaryservice,betweenPrivateIntegratedServicesNetworkExchanges(PINXs)connectedtogetherwithinaPISN.TheTestSuiteStructureandTestPurposesspecifiedinthepresentdocumentareonlyintendedforVPNscenariosatthe"b"serviceentrypoint.2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.[1]ETSIETS300239(1995):"PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);Inter-exchangesignallingprotocol;Genericfunctionalprotocolforthesupportofsupplementaryservices[ISO/IEC11582(1995),modified]".2ndedition.[2]ETSIETS300415:"PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);Termsanddefinitions".[3]ETSIETS300692(V1.2.1):"PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);CordlessTerminalMobility(CTM);Locationhandlingservices;Functionalcapabilitiesandinformationflows".[4]ETSIETS300693:"PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);Inter-exchangesignallingprotocol;CordlessTerminalLocationRegistration(CTLR)supplementaryservice".[5]ETSIEN301060-1:IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN):DigitalSubscriberSystemNo.one(DSS1)protocol;Basiccallcontrol:Enhancementatthe"b"serviceentrypointforVirtualPrivateNetworkapplications;Part1Protocolspecification".[6]ETSIETS300406(1995):"MethodsforTestingandSpecification(MTS);Protocolandprofileconformancetestingspecifications;Standardizationmethodology".[7]ISO/IEC11571(1994):"Informationtechnology-Telecommunicationsandinformationexchangebetweensystems-NumberingandSub-addressinginPrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork".[8]ISO/IEC11579-1(1994):"InformationTechnology-Telecommunicationsandinformationexchangebetweensystems-Privateintegratedservicesnetwork-Part1:ReferenceconfigurationsforPISNexchanges(PINX)".[9]ISO/IEC9646-1(1994):"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part1:Generalconcepts".SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)6[10]ISO/IEC9646-2(1994):"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part2:Abstracttestsuitespecification".[11]ISO/IEC9646-3:"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part3:TheTreeandTabularCombinedNotation(TTCN)".[12]ITU-TRecommendationI.112(1993):"VocabularyoftermsforISDNs".[13]ITU-TRecommendationI.210(1993):"PrinciplesofthetelecommunicationservicessupportedbyanISDNandthemeanstodescribethem".[14]ETSIEN300239:"PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN);Inter-exchangesignallingprotocol;Genericfunctionalprotocolforthesupportofsupplementaryservices".[15]ETSIETS300171:"PrivateTelecommunicationNetwork(PTN);Specification,functionalmodelsandinformationflows;Controlaspectsofcircuitmodebasicservices".3Definitionsandabbreviations3.1DefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply:3.1.1Definitionsrelatedtoconformancetestingabstracttestcase:RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].AbstractTestSuite(ATS):RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].ImplementationUnderTest(IUT):RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].lowertester:RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].pointofcontrolandobservation:RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS):RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].PICSproforma:RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].ProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT):RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].PIXITproforma:RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].TestPurpose(TP):RefertoISO/IEC9646-1[9].VirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN):RefertoEN301060-1[5].3.1.2DefinitionsrelatedtoETS300693ApplicationProtocolDataUnit(APDU):SeeEN300239[14]BasicService:SeeCCITTRecommendationI.210[13]CompleteNumber:SeeISO/IEC11571[7]CTMuser:SeeETS300692[3]DirectoryPINX:SeeETS300692[3]EndPINX:SeeETS300239[1]Homedatabase(HDB):SeeETS300415[2] SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)7LocationArea:SeeETS300692[3] HomePINX:SeeETS300692[3]OriginatingPINX:SeeETS300239[1]PrivateIntegratedServicesNetwork(PISN):SeeISO/IEC11579-1[8]PrivateIntegratedServicesNetworkExchange(PINX):SeeISO/IEC11579-1[8]PISNNumber:SeeISO/IEC11571[7]Signalling:SeeCCITTRecommendationI.112[12]SupplementaryService:SeeCCITTRecommendationI.210[13]TerminatingPINX:SeeETS300239[1]TransitPINX:SeeETS300239[1]User:SeeETS300171[15]Visitorarea:SeeETS300415[2] Visitordatabase(VDB):SeeETS300415[2] VisitorPINX:SeeETS300692[3]3.2AbbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:APDUApplicationProtocolDataUnitATSAbstractTestSuiteCTMCordlessTerminalMobilityIEInformationElementIUTImplementationUnderTestPICSProtocolImplementationConformanceStatementPINXPrivateIntegratedServicesNetworkeXchangePISNPrivateIntegratedServicesNetworkPIXITProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingPSS1PrivateIntegratedSignallingSystemNumber1sccallindependentsignallingconnectionSS-CTLRCordlessTerminalLocationRegistrationSupplementaryServiceT1TimerT1T2TimerT2T3TimerT3T4TimerT4TPTestPurposeTSSTestSuiteStructureVPNVirtualPrivateNetworkSIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)84TestSuiteStructure(TSS)SignallingprotocolforthesupportofSS-CTLRGroupSS-CTLRsignallingproceduresforlocationregistrationActionsattheVisitorPINXforlocationregistrationVisit01AdditionalactionsattheVisitorPINXforenquirytothepreviousVisitorPINXVisit02AdditionalactionsattheVisitorPINXforenquirytoaDirectoryPINXVisit03ActionsattheHomePINXforlocationregistrationHome01ActionsatthepreviousVisitorPINXforlocationregistrationPrevVisit01AdditionalactionsatthepreviousVisitorPINXforenquiryfromtheVisitorPINXPrevVisit02ActionsattheDirectoryPINXforenquiryfromtheVisitorPINXDirectSS-CTLRsignallingproceduresforlocationderegistrationActionsattheVisitorPINXforlocationderegistrationVisit04ActionsattheHomePINXforlocationderegistrationHome025TestPurposes(TP)5.1IntroductionForeachtestrequirementaTPisdefined.5.1.1TPnamingconventionTPsarenumbered,startingat001,withineachgroup.GroupsareorganizedaccordingtotheTSS.Additionalreferencesareaddedtoidentifytheactualtestsuiteandwhetheritappliestothenetworkortheuser(seeTable1).Table1:TPidentifiernamingconventionschemeIdentifier:__=supplementaryservice:"CTLR"=groupupto8digitfieldrepresentinggroupreferenceaccordingtoTSS=sequentialnumber(001-999)5.1.2SourceofTPdefinitionTheTPsarebasedonETS300693[4].SIST EN 301 454-1 V1.1.4:2005

ETSIETSIEN301454-1V1.1.4(2000-09)95.1.3TPstructureEachTPhasbeenwritteninamannerwhichisconsistentwithallotherTPs.TheintentionofthisistomaketheTPsmorereadableandcheckable.AparticularstructurehasbeenusedandthisisillustratedinTable2.ThistableshouldbereadinconjunctionwithanyTP,i.e.useaTPasanexampletofullyunderstandthetable.Table2:StructureofasingleTPforCTLRTPpartTextExampleHeadertabseeTable1tabclause0.0.0StimulusEnsurethattheIUTintheorstate3orCTLR-Idle,etc.seebelowformessagestructurereceivingaXXXXmessageortorequesta.Reactionsends,saves,does,etc.usingenblocsending,.iftheactionissendingseebelowformessagestructure,etc.andremainsinthesamestateorandentersstateMessagestructuremessagecontainingaSETUP,FACILITY,CONNECT,.a)informationelementwithb)aencodedasorincludingandbacktoaorb,Bearercapability,Facility,.SelectionSelectioncriteriareferenceBehaviourasHomePINXforSS-CTLR.PICS:A2NOTE1:Inordertousethesamestructureasfortestgroupselection,theselectioncriteriaisindicatedatthebottomofthetestpurpose.NOTE2:Unlessspecifiedthemessagesarevalidandcontainatleastthemandatoryinformationelementsandpossiblyoptionalinformationelements,theinformationelementsarevalidandcontainatleastthemandatoryparametersandpossiblyoptionalparameters.5.1.4TeststrategyAsthebasestandardETS300693[4]containsnoexpli
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