SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

• Abstract:

  ATS for ETS 301 062-1, NNI extension to support VPN applications

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2004
• ICS: 33.080 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
• 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: BC-T-338
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1 (2000-10) - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System No.7 (SS7); Support of Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications with Private network Q reference point Signalling System number 1 (PSS1) information flows; Part 4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification

SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005 is the SIST adoption of ETSI EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1 for telecom conformance testing. It specifies the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Signalling System No.7 (SS7) support of Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications with Private network Q reference point Signalling System number 1 (PSS1) information flows. It is used by suppliers, test laboratories, and test clients that need to validate exchanges implementing the ISUP v3 application transport mechanism and VPN support.

What does SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005 specify?

SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005 specifies the validation conformance test material for the application transport mechanism that supports VPN applications with PSS1 information flows, as defined in EN 301 062-1. It applies only to exchanges that implement the ISUP v3 protocol specification for the Application Transport Mechanism and APM support of VPN applications, and it is used for validation testing rather than compatibility testing.

The document is part 4 of a four-part EN. The main body presents the PIXIT, PCTR, and ATS, with the ATS also made available on electronic media.

Annex	What it covers
Annex A	PIXIT proforma for support of VPN applications
Annex B	Protocol Conformance Test Report (PCTR) proforma for support of VPN applications
Annex C	ATS for support of VPN applications

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005?

• Clause 1 limits the document to validation testing of the application transport mechanism for VPN applications with PSS1 information flows. In practice, this tells a laboratory that the suite is for checking conformance of an implemented exchange, not for general interoperability or compatibility checks.
• Annex A defines the PIXIT proforma that must be completed before testing. It collects the test laboratory details, client identification, system under test (SUT) data, ancillary protocols, and ISUP protocol information so the ATS can be parameterized correctly.
• Annex A also requires general configuration data such as signalling point codes, network indicators, signalling link selection, and circuit identification codes (CICs) for the AB and AC interfaces. This matters because the tester has to match the real network role and routing of the exchange under test.
• Annex A asks for called party numbers and timer values, including T7, TearlyACM, and the test-step timers. In practice, these values control how calls are addressed and how long the test system waits for events.
• Annex B defines the PCTR proforma based on ISO/IEC 9646-5. It records IUT identification, test environment, static and dynamic conformance summaries, and the test campaign report, so the outcome of the campaign can be documented in a consistent way.
• Annex B organizes the test campaign report by test groups such as PINP, PANP, CNID, ATII, OVER, VPN_SUP, NOT_SUP, GPINX, and ERROR. This helps a reader see which parts of the suite were selected, run, and passed or failed.
• Annex C provides the ATS in Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN) forms. The document says the TTCN.GR and TTCN.MP forms are equivalent, which allows different test tool chains to use the same abstract suite.

What terms does SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005 define?

• Abstract Test Case (ATC) - a complete, independent test action set for one specific test purpose.
• Abstract Test Method (ATM) - the abstract description of how an IUT is tested, independent of a particular test tool realization.
• Abstract Test Suite (ATS) - the collection of abstract test cases used for conformance testing.
• Implementation Under Test (IUT) - the protocol implementation being examined by testing.
• Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) - the supplier’s statement of which protocol capabilities have been implemented.
• Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) - the extra implementation and test-environment information needed to run the ATS.
• System Under Test (SUT) - the real open system in which the IUT resides.

Who uses SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005?

SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005 is used by telecom equipment suppliers who need to prepare PIXIT data and support conformance assessment for ISUP v3 exchanges. It is also used by test laboratories and test clients who run the ATS, complete the PCTR, and document results for exchanges of the different roles covered by the suite.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005?

• EN 301 062-1 - the protocol specification being tested.
• EN 301 062-2 - the PICS proforma that states implemented capabilities.
• EN 301 062-3 - the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS & TP).
• EN 300 356-1 - the ISUP v3 basic services reference for the international interface.
• ITU-T Recommendation Q.762 - general functions of ISUP messages and signals.
• ITU-T Recommendation Q.765.1 - the application transport mechanism for VPN support.
• ISO/IEC 9646-1, -3, -5, and -7 - the conformance testing framework, TTCN, laboratory/client requirements, and Implementation Conformance Statements.
• ITU-T Recommendation E.164 - the numbering plan used for ISDN numbers.

What does the SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005 document contain?

The document contains a PIXIT questionnaire, a PCTR reporting template, and the ATS for VPN support. Annex A gives the data items needed to configure the test campaign, including identification data, configuration parameters, timers, and role-specific numbering details.

Annex B gives the reporting structure for test execution, including static and dynamic conformance summaries and per-group campaign records. Annex C gives the TTCN-based ATS in graphical and machine-processable forms for use with conformance test tools.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.RNRYLIntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System No.7 (SS7); Support of Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications with Private network Q reference point Signalling System number 1 (PSS1) information flows; Part 4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification33.080Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN)Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 062-4 Version 1.1.1SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005en01-januar-2005SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);SignallingSystemNo.7(SS7);SupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applicationswithPrivatenetworkQreferencepointSignallingSystemnumber1(PSS1)informationflows;Part4:AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationSIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)2ReferenceDEN/SPAN-01032-4KeywordsATS,ISDN,ISUP,PINX,PIXIT,SS7,VPNETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-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 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.5Foreword.51Scope.62References.63Definitionsandabbreviations.73.1Definitions.73.2Abbreviations.8AnnexA(normative):PIXITproformaforSupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applications.9A.1Identificationsummary.9A.2Abstracttestsuitesummary.9A.3Testlaboratory.9A.4Clientidentification.9A.5Systemundertest.10A.6Ancillaryprotocols.10A.7ProtocolinformationforISUP.10A.7.1Protocolidentification.10A.7.2IUTinformation-PIXITproformatables.10A.7.2.1Generalconfiguration.10A.7.2.2Parametervalues.11A.7.2.3Timervalues.12A.7.2.4Proceduralinformation.12AnnexB(normative):ProtocolConformanceTestReport(PCTR)ProformaforSupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applications.13B.1Identificationsummary.13B.1.1Protocolconformancetestreport.13B.1.2IUTidentification.13B.1.3Testingenvironment.13B.1.4Limitsandreservation.14B.1.5Comments.14SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)4B.2IUTConformancestatus.14B.3Staticconformancesummary.14B.4Dynamicconformancesummary.14B.5Staticconformancereviewreport.15B.6Testcampaignreport.15B.7Observations.17AnnexC(normative):ATSforsupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applications.18C.1TheTTCNGraphicalform(TTCN.GR).18C.2TheTTCNMachineProcessableform(TTCN.MP).18Bibliography.19History.20SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)5IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.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)hasbeenproducedbyETSITechnicalCommitteeServicesandProtocolsforAdvancedNetworks(SPAN).Thepresentdocumentispart4ofamulti-partENcoveringtheIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);SignallingSystemNo.7(SS7);SupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applicationswithPrivatenetworkQreferencePointSignallingSystemnumber1(PSS1)informationflows,asidentifiedbelow:Part1:"Protocolspecification[ITU-TRecommendationsQ.765.1andQ.699.1,modified]";Part2:"ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification";Part3:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specification";Part4:"AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecification".NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:13October2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31January2001DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):31July2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):31July2001SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)61ScopeThepresentdocumentcontainsthevalidation(conformance)testspecificationfortheapplicationtransportmechanism,supportofVPNapplicationswithPSS1informationflowsdefinedinEN301062-1[1].ThepresentdocumentappliesonlytoexchangeshavingimplementedtheISUPv3protocolspecificationfortheApplicationTransportMechanismandAPMsupportofVPNapplicationsfortheexchange.ItisapplicableforvalidationtestingofalltypesofexchangesasdefinedintheISUPv3protocolspecification.Thepresentdocumentdoesnotdealwithcompatibilitytesting.ThemainbodyofthepresentdocumentpresentsthePIXIT,PCTRandtheATSthelastonebeingavailableonelectronicmedia.ThedocumentEN301062-2[2]presentsthePICSandEN301062-3[3]presentstheTSS&TPfortheApplicationTransportMechanism,SupportOfVPNapplicationswithPSS1InformationFlows.ThesupplierofanimplementationthatisclaimedtoconformtothereferencespecificationfortheSignallingSystemNumber7,ApplicationTransportMechanism,supportofVPNapplicationswithPSS1informationflowsITU-TRecommendationQ.765.1[5]isrequiredtocompleteacopyofthePICSproformaprovidedinannexAofEN301062-2[2].2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.• Anon-specificreferencetoanETSshallalsobetakentorefertolaterversionspublishedasanENwiththesamenumber.[1]ETSIEN301062-1(V1.2):"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);SignallingSystemNo.7;SupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applicationswithPrivatenetworkQreferencepointSignallingSystemnumber1(PSS1)informationflows;Part1:Protocolspecification[ITU-TRecommendationsQ.765.1andQ.699.1,modified]".[2]ETSIEN301062-2:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);SignallingSystemNo.7;SupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applicationswithPrivatenetworkQreferencepointSignallingSystemnumber1(PSS1)informationflows;Part2:ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification".[3]ETSIEN301062-3:"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);SignallingSystemNo.7;SupportofVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)applicationswithPrivatenetworkQreferencepointSignallingSystemnumber1(PSS1)informationflows;Part3:TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specification".[4]ITU-TRecommendationQ.762:"SignallingSystemNo.7-ISDNUserPartgeneralfunctionsofmessagesandsignals".[5]ITU-TRecommendationQ.765.1:"SignallingSystemNo.7-Applicationtransportmechanism:SupportofVPNapplicationswithPSS1informationflows".[6]ETSIEN300356-1(V3.2):"IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN);SignallingSystemNo.7;ISDNUserPart(ISUP)version3fortheinternationalinterface;Part1:Basicservices[ITU-TRecommendationsQ.761toQ.764(1997),modified]".[7]ISO/IEC9646-1:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part1:Generalconcepts".SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)7[8]ISO/IEC9646-3:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part3:TheTreeandTabularCombinedNotation(TTCN)".[9]ISO/IEC9646-5:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part5:Requirementsontestlaboratoriesandclientsfortheconformanceassessmentprocess".[10]ISO/IEC9646-7:"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework-Part7:ImplementationConformanceStatements".[11]ITU-TRecommendationE.164:"Theinternationalpublictelecommunicationnumberingplan".3Definitionsandabbreviations3.1DefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply:• termsdefinedinISDNUserPart(ISUP)referencespecification[1]and[6];• termsdefinedinISO/IEC9646-1[7],ISO/IEC9646-3[8]andinISO/IEC9646-7[10].Inparticular,thefollowingtermsapply:AbstractTestCase(ATC):completeandindependentspecificationoftheactionsrequiredtoachieveaspecifictestpurpose,definedatthelevelofabstractionofaparticularAbstractTestMethod,startinginastabletestingstateandendinginastabletestingstate(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.3).AbstractTestMethod(ATM):descriptionofhowanIUTistobetested,givenatanappropriatelevelofabstractiontomakethedescriptionindependentofanyparticularrealizationofaMeansofTesting,butwithenoughdetailtoenableabstracttestcasestobespecifiedforthismethod(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.5).AbstractTestSuite(ATS):testsuitecomposedofabstracttestcases(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.6).ImplementationUnderTest(IUT):implementationofoneormoreOSIprotocolsinanadjacentuser/providerrelationship,beingpartofarealopensystemwhichistobestudiedbytesting(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.43).ISDNnumber:numberconformingtothenumberingandstructurespecifiedinITU-TRecommendationE.164[11].MeansofTesting(MOT):combinationofequipmentandproceduresthatcanperformthederivation,selection,parameterizationandexecutionoftestcases,inconformancewithareferencestandardizedATS,andcanproduceaconformancelog(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.54).PICSproforma:document,intheformofaquestionnaire,whichwhencompletedforanimplementationorsystembecomesthePICS.PIXITproforma:document,intheformofaquestionnaire,whichwhencompletedfortheIUTbecomesthePIXIT.PointofControlandObservation:pointwithinatestingenvironmentwheretheoccurrenceoftesteventsistobecontrolledandobserved,asdefinedinanAbstractTestMethod(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.64).Pre-testcondition:settingorstateintheIUTwhichcannotbeachievedbyprovidingstimulusfromthetestenvironment.ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS):statementmadebythesupplierofaprotocolclaimedtoconformtoagivenspecification,statingwhichcapabilitieshavebeenimplemented(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.39andsubclause3.3.80).SIST EN 301 062-4 V1.1.1:2005

ETSIETSIEN301062-4V1.1.1(2000-10)8ProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT):statementmadebyasupplierorimplementorofanIUT(protocol)whichcontainsorreferencesalloftheinformationrelatedtotheIUTanditstestingenvironment,whichwillenablethetestlaboratorytorunanappropriatetestsuiteagainsttheIUT(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.41andsubclause3.3.81).SystemUnderTest(SUT):realopensysteminwhichtheIUTresides(seeISO/IEC9646-1[7],subclause3.3.103).3.2AbbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:ATMAbstractTestMethodATSAbstractTestSuiteGPINXGatewayPINXIS
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