SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003

• Abstract:

  SUBJECT ( From version 4.21.0 to 4.22.0) Implementation errors In TC_26_6_4_1 Problem with test case TC_26_6_13_10 Problem with test case TC_26_6_5_4_2 Corrections to test case TC_26_6_13_6 Corrections to test case TC_26_6_13_6 Test case 26_8_1_4_3_1 problems Handling incoming DTMF signals Corrections to test case TC_26_6_13_5 Implementation of Tdoc in test case 34.2.5.3 Problems with TC 26_6_2_5 Problems with test case TC_26_6_6_1 Incorrect TDMA offset for SDCCH8 channel in Test Cases 26_6_13_8/9 and 10 TSO To Instruct Operator To Set-Up MS Using Unintialised Variable in TC 11.1.1 Implementation error in test case TC_26_6_13_3 Checks Made To Non-Existing Second BCAP In MO SETUP Message Dual rate MS sends bcap1 IE in CallConfirm during MT call setup Problems with test case TC_26_6_13_9 Implementation of Tdoc 125/97 - correction of defaults RP_ERROR Test case series 26.6.5.2 problems Implementation errors with Test Cases 26.6.5.1

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.070.50 - Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
• 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: T-247
• Ref Project: ETSI ETS 300 607-3 ed.8 (1998-10) - Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2) (GSM); Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification; Part 3: Layer 3 (L3) Abstract Test Suite (ATS) (GSM 11.10-3 version 4.22.1)

SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 is the Slovenian edition of ETS 300 607-3 Edition 8 from ETSI. It specifies the Layer 3 Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and a partial IXIT proforma for conformance testing of GSM or DCS Phase 2 Mobile Stations (MS) at the mobile radio interface. The document is aimed at test laboratories, MS suppliers, and engineers who need to verify Radio Resource management, Mobility Management, circuit-switched Call Control, Supplementary Services, and Short Message Services.

What does SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 specify?

SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 specifies how to test the Network Layer (Layer 3) behavior of a GSM or DCS Phase 2 MS. It gives the test suite structure, the abstract test method, the test purposes, and the information needed to adapt the suite to a specific implementation.

The document is organized into six main clauses and two annexes. Clauses 1 to 6 cover the scope, normative references, definitions and abbreviations, test suite structure, test purposes, and the abstract test method with test configurations.

Annex	What it covers
Annex A	Normative Layer 3 Abstract Test Suite, including suite overview, declarations, constraints, dynamic test cases, test step library, and supporting operations
Annex B	Partial IXIT proforma, including identification summary, ATS summary, test laboratory, client, system under test, ancillary protocols, and Layer 3 protocol information

The suite is divided into Valid Behaviour tests (BV) and Invalid Behaviour/Inopportune Behaviour tests (BI-BO). The named test groups cover initial access, idle mode, radio resource control, mobility management, call control, structured procedures, E-GSM signalling, supplementary services, and short message services.

What are the key requirements of SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003?

Test suite structure and naming

SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 defines a strict naming scheme for test groups and test cases in Clause 4 and Clause 5. Group identifiers use the pattern L3<c><s><g0><g1><g2><nn>, and the test groups are organized under BV and BI-BO.

This matters in practice because the naming lets a lab trace a failing test directly back to the relevant GSM conformance requirement. Clause 5 also states that each Test Purpose (TP) uses the same identifier as its TTCN test case, and that section numbers from prETS 300 607-1 are used as test case names.

Test coverage by functional area

Annex A structures the ATS into the following test groups: General, InitialTest, IdleMode, BiBo, RR, MM, CC, StructureProc, EGSMSignalling, SS, and SM. Each group has a stated objective, such as verifying supported and non-supported services, idle mode behavior, radio resource procedures, mobility management, call control, supplementary services, and short message handling.

For a reader, this is the fastest way to see whether the document covers the part of the MS you need to verify. If your work is limited to, for example, MM or CC, you can focus on the matching group and ignore the rest of the suite.

Distributed test method and test system model

Clause 6 says that the L3 MS tests use a distributed test method with a lower tester and the MS Man-Machine Interface (MMI) as the upper tester. The test system model includes a lower tester (LT), the L3 test programme, an L2 radio link emulator, a management functional unit, the L1 service provider, and a TRx set.

This is important because it tells the test lab what equipment and operator interaction are required. The lower tester controls and observes the MS at the L3 lower service boundary, while the MMI is used to trigger procedures and observe user-visible results.

Interface to the protocol stack

Clause 6.2 defines the Point of Controls and Observations (PCO) as L2 SAP (SAP 0 + 3) and says that the PCO uses two FIFO queues for sent and received events. The ATS communicates with the L2 emulator through L2 primitives, with the management unit through test suite operations, and with the MS through the operator and the MMI.

In practice, this means the ATS is not a black-box functional checklist. It depends on protocol-level control of the lower layers, timed events, and operator actions to drive the MS into the right states before each test case.

Multicell and channel control

Annex A contains many management operations for configuring physical channels, logic channels, cells, hopping parameters, frame timing, and ciphering. The suite is built to support single-cell and multicell testing, including channel changes, handover, dedicated assignments, frequency redefinition, and starting time behavior.

For implementation and lab setup, this means the test environment must be able to create realistic GSM radio conditions, not just send signaling messages. Several tests rely on cell-specific timing, channel combinations, and controlled radio resource allocation.

PIXIT-style test data and support information

Annex B collects the implementation-specific information that adapts the ATS to a real MS. It covers test laboratory identification, client information, system-under-test limitations, environmental conditions, ancillary protocols, and Layer 3 information supplied by the MS vendor or defined by the test house.

That matters because the ATS alone is not enough to run the tests. A lab must also know which services the MS supports, how its MMI behaves, what rates and channels are available, and what test facilities are present.

What terms does SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 define?

• Abstract Test Suite (ATS) - A machine-oriented set of test cases and supporting data used to check conformance.
• Implementation Under Test (IUT) - The protocol implementation being exercised by the test cases.
• Partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT) - Implementation-specific data needed to adapt the test suite to a particular MS.
• Point of Controls and Observations (PCO) - The boundary where the tester sends stimuli and observes responses.
• Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) - The statement that records what the implementation supports.
• System Under Test (SUT) - The whole system being tested, here the MS and its relevant interfaces.
• Test Purpose (TP) - The defined reason for a test case, mapped to a specific conformance requirement.
• Test Suite Structure (TSS) - The way the ATS is grouped and named for navigation and selection.

Who uses SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003?

SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 is used by MS suppliers, conformance laboratories, and test engineers who need to verify Layer 3 behavior against GSM Phase 2 requirements. It is also used by lab staff who fill in the IXIT information, configure the radio test environment, and run the operator tasks through the MMI.

Quality managers and buyers use it to understand what kind of conformance evidence a GSM MS test program can produce. For them, the practical value is traceability: the test groups, test purposes, and selection expressions show exactly which services and protocol behaviors are being exercised.

What changed in SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 from the previous edition?

The scope lists corrections and implementation-error fixes moving from version 4.21.0 to 4.22.0. The named updates include corrections to test cases TC_26_6_4_1, TC_26_6_13_10, TC_26_6_5_4_2, TC_26_6_13_6, TC_26_8_1_4_3_1, TC_26_6_13_5, TC_26_6_2_5, TC_26_6_6_1, TC_26_6_13_8/9/10, TC_11.1.1, TC_26_6_13_3, TC_26_6_13_9, TC_26_6_5_2 series, and TC_26_6_5_1.

The scope also mentions fixes related to handling incoming DTMF signals, implementation of Tdoc in TC 34.2.5.3, correction of defaults for Tdoc 125/97, checks made to a non-existing second BCAP in MO SETUP, dual rate MS behavior in CallConfirm during MT call setup, and RP_ERROR behavior. In practice, this tells you the edition is a corrected ATS, not a fresh rework of the test framework.

Which standards are used with SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003?

Reference	What it contributes
ISO/IEC 9646-1	General conformance testing concepts: ATS, IUT, SUT, PCO, ICS, IXIT
ISO/IEC 9646-2	Rules for specifying an Abstract Test Suite
ISO/IEC 9646-3	Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN)
ISO/IEC 9646-5	Requirements on test laboratories and clients
ISO/IEC 8824	ASN.1 notation used for type definitions
ISO/IEC 8825	ASN.1 Basic Encoding Rules (BER)
ITU-T Recommendation Q.773	TCAP formats and encoding
ETS 300 287	TCAP version 2 support
ETS 300 406	Methodology for protocol and profile conformance testing specifications
ETS 300 501	GSM bearer services supported by a PLMN
ETS 300 502	GSM teleservices supported by a PLMN
ETS 300 504	Types of Mobile Stations (MS)
ETS 300 505	Mobile Station features
ETS 300 511	Man-Machine Interface (MMI) of the MS
ETS 300 523	Numbering, addressing and identification
ETS 300 527	Handover procedures
ETS 300 528	PLMN connection types
ETS 300 529	Technical realization of supplementary services
ETS 300 530	Location registration procedures
ETS 300 532	DTMF support via the GSM system
ETS 300 535	Functions related to MS in idle mode
ETS 300 536	SMS Point to Point technical realization
ETS 300 537	SMS Cell Broadcast technical realization
ETS 300 550	MS-BSS interface general aspects and principles
ETS 300 552	MS-BSS interface channel structures and access capabilities
ETS 300 553	Layer 1 general requirements
ETS 300 554	Data Link layer general aspects
ETS 300 555	MS-BSS interface Data Link layer specification
ETS 300 556	Mobile radio interface signalling layer 3 general aspects
ETS 300 557	Mobile radio interface Layer 3 specification
ETS 300 558	Layer 3 supplementary services general aspects
ETS 300 559	Point-to-Point SMS support on the mobile radio interface
ETS 300 560	SMS Cell Broadcast support on the mobile radio interface
ETS 300 564	Layer 3 supplementary services formats and coding

Clause 5 also maps test purposes to prETS 300 607-1, so that companion part is the requirement reference used to name and trace the TTCN test cases.

What does the SIST ETS 300 607-3 E8:2003 document contain?

Annex A contains the normative ATS itself, including the suite overview, suite structure, test case index, test step index, default index, declarations, constraints, and the dynamic part with test cases and test step libraries. It also includes the machine-processable TTCN files and the graphical TTCN representation.

The ATS includes management operations, channel configuration procedures, preambles, and default behaviors for common setups such as idle mode, paging, location updating, call control, and supplementary services. It also includes selection expressions and PIXIT parameters that let a test house select only the cases relevant to the supported features of a specific MS.

For testing work, this means the document is not just a requirement list. It is a runnable conformance test package with data types, constraints, test step sequences, and configuration operations used for design verification, protocol testing, and conformance assessment.

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Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2) (GSM); Mobile Station (MS)
conformance specification; Part 3: Layer 3 (L3) Abstract Test Suite (ATS) (GSM 11.10-3
version 4.22.1)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 607-3 Edition 8
ICS:
33.070.50 Globalni sistem za mobilno Global System for Mobile
telekomunikacijo (GSM) Communication (GSM)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN ETS 300 607-3
TELECOMMUNICATION October 1998
STANDARD Eighth Edition
Source: SMG Reference: RE/SMG-071110PR6-3
ICS: 33.020
Key words: Digital cellular telecommunications system, Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
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GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2);
Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification;
Part 3: Layer 3 (L3) Abstract Test Suite (ATS)
(GSM 11.10-3 version 4.22.1)
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© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1998. 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 Standards Making Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.

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Contents
Foreword . 7
1 Scope. 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Definitions and abbreviations. 12
3.1 Definitions. 12
3.2 Abbreviations. 12
4 Test Suite Structure (TSS). 13
4.1 Test suite naming convention. 13
4.2 Suite Overview . 14
4.3 Test groups . 14
4.3.1 Valid Behaviour tests (BV) . 14
4.3.2 Invalid Behaviour/Inopportune Behaviour tests (BI-BO) . 14
4.4 Test Step Structure . 15
4.4.1 Preambles. 15
4.4.2 Postambles . 15
5 Test Purposes (TP). 15
5.1 TP and test case naming convention . 15
6 Abstract test method and test configurations. 15
6.1 Test system model .15
6.2 Test Method. 16
Annex A (normative): Layer 3 Abstract Test Suite. 17
Suite overview. 17
Suite structure. 17
Test case index . 18
Test step index . 28
Default index. 36
Declarations Part. 37
Test suite type definitions . 37
Simple type definitions . 37
Structured Type definitions. 39
ASN1 type definitions . 63
Test suite operation definitions. 88
Test suite parameter declarations . 146
Test case selection expression definitions . 166
Test suite constant declarations. 169
Test case variable declarations. 189
PCO declarations . 194
Timer declarations . 194
ASP type definitions. 195
TTCN ASP Type definitions. 195
PDU type definitions. 222
TTCN PDU Type definitions . 222
Constraints Part . 249
Test suite type constraint declarations . 249
Structured type constraint declarations . 249
ASN1 type constraints. 506

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ASP constraint declarations.520
TTCN ASP constraint declarations .520
PDU constraint declarations.552
TTCN PDU constraint declarations.552
Dynamic Part .662
Test Cases.662
Test Group General.662
Test Group InitialTest.677
Test Group IdleMode.703
Test Group BiBo.706
Test Group RR .744
Test Group MM .907
Test Group CC .971
Test Group StructureProc .1078
Test Group EGSMSignalling .1100
Test Group SS.1123
Test Group SM .1216
Test Step Library.1244
Test Step Group management.1244
Test Step Group Miscellaneous .1272
Test Step Group OperatorOP.1329
Test Step Group Postambles .1330
Test Step Group Preambles.1333
Defaults Library .1429
Annex B (normative): Partial IXIT proforma .1437
Introduction.1437
B.1 Identification Summary.1438
B.2 Abstract Test Suite Summary .1438
B.3 Test Laboratory .1438
B.3.1 Test Laboratory Identification.1438
B.3.2 Accreditation status of the test service .1439
B.3.3 Manager of Test Laboratory.1439
B.3.4 Contact person of Test Laboratory .1439
B.3.5 Means of Testing .1439
B.3.6 Instructions for Completion.1440
B.4 Client .1441
B.4.1 Client Identification.1441
B.4.2 Client Test Manager.1442
B.4.3 Client Contact person .1442
B.4.4 Test Facilities Required .1442
B.5 System Under Test.1443
B.5.1 SUT Information.1443
B.5.2 Limitations of the SUT .1444
B.5.3 Environmental Conditions.1445
B.6 Ancillary Protocols.1446
B.6.1 Ancillary Protocols 1 .1447
B.6.2 Ancillary Protocols 2 .1447
B.7 Protocol Layer Information for L3 of Mobile Station .1447
B.7.1 Information provided for test purposes by the MS supplier .1447
B.7.2 MMI information .1460
B.7.3 Test house specified parameters .1465
Annex C (normative): PCTR Proforma.1497

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Annex D (normative): Enhanced Full Rate Abstract Test Suite . 1498
Suite overview. 1499
Suite structure. 1499
Test case index . 1500
Test step index . 1501
Default index. 1504
Declarations Part. 1505
Test suite type definitions . 1505
Simple type definitions . 1505
Structured Type definitions. 1507
ASN1 type definitions . 1531
Test suite operation definitions. 1556
Test suite parameter declarations . 1614
Test case selection expression definitions . 1634
Test suite constant declarations. 1635
Test case variable declarations. 1654
PCO declarations . 1659
Timer declarations . 1659
ASP type definitions. 1659
TTCN ASP Type definitions. 1659
PDU type definitions. 1687
TTCN PDU Type definitions . 1687
Constraints Part . 1714
Test suite type constraint declarations . 1714
Structured type constraint declarations . 1714
ASN1 type constraints. 1766
ASP constraint declarations. 1780
TTCN ASP constraint declarations. 1780
PDU constraint declarations. 1795
TTCN PDU constraint declarations . 1795
Dynamic Part. 1823
Test Cases . 1823
Test Group EFR. 1823
Test Step Library . 1886
Test Step Group management . 1886
Test Step Group ChConfig. 1886
Test Step Group Miscellaneous. 1904
Test Step Group SysInfo. 1918
Test Step Group OperatorOP . 1930
Test Step Group Postambles. 1931
Test Step Group Preambles . 1933
Defaults Library. 1951
Annex E (informative): Cell Selection Abstract Test Suite. 1958
Suite overview. 1958
Suite structure. 1958
Test case index . 1959
Test step index . 1960
Default index. 1963
Declarations Part. 1964
Test suite type definitions . 1964
Simple type definitions . 1964
Structured Type definitions. 1966
ASN1 type definitions . 1990
Test suite operation definitions. 2015
Test suite parameter declarations . 2074
Test case selection expression definitions . 2094

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Test suite constant declarations .2097
Test case variable declarations .2117
PCO declarations.2122
Timer declarations.2122
ASP type definitions .2122
TTCN ASP Type definitions .2122
PDU type definitions .2150
TTCN PDU Type definitions.2150
Constraints Part.2177
Test suite type constraint declarations.2177
Structured type constraint declarations.2177
ASN1 type constraints .2247
ASP constraint declarations.2261
TTCN ASP constraint declarations .2261
PDU constraint declarations.2285
TTCN PDU constraint declarations.2285
Dynamic Part .2348
Test Cases.2348
Test Group CellSelection .2348
Test Step Library.2386
Test Step Group management.2386
Test Step Group ChConfig .2387
Test Step Group Miscellaneous .2400
Test Step Group SysInfo .2411
Test Step Group OperatorOP.2432
Test Step Group Postambles .2432
Test Step Group Preambles.2434
Defaults Library .2464
History.2470

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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Special Mobile Group
(SMG) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS describes the technical characteristics and methods of test for Mobile Stations (MSs), operating
in the 900 MHz and 1 800 MHz frequency band (GSM 900 and DCS 1 800) within the digital cellular
telecommunications system.
This ETS corresponds to GSM technical specification GSM 11.10-3 version 4.22.1.
This part of the ETS (Part 3), contains Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN) for Layer 3,
signalling for MS supporting Enhanced Full Rate Speech, and cell selection conformity specifications for
which Mobile Stations, within the digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2), are tested for
compliance.
The graphical form ATS
The TTCN.GR representation of these ATSs are contained in annex A, annex D and annex E of this ETS.
The machine processable ATS
The electronic forms of the machine processable files (TTCN MP format) corresponding to the ATS for
Layer 3 are contained in the file L3-4m1.mp (Layer 3), EF-4m1.mp (Enhanced Full Rate), and CS-4m1.mp
1)
(Cell Selection) on the diskettes included as a part of this ETS (Part 3).
ETS 300 607 consists of three parts, which have the following ETS numbers and titles:
ETS 300 607-1 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2);
Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification;
Part 1: Conformance specification
Reference: GSM 11.10-1.
ETS 300 607-2 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2);
Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification;
Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
proforma specification
Reference: GSM 11.10-2.
ETS 300 607-3 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 1);
Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification;
Part 3: Layer 3 (L3) Abstract Test Suite (ATS)
Reference: GSM 11.10-3.
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 23 October 1998
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 January 1999
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 July 1999
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 July 1999

1) These files are located in an archive file named 6073_E8.ZIP. Other file formats are available on request.

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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) specifies the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial
IXIT proforma for the Network Layer (Layer 3) at the mobile radio interface of the GSM or DCS (Phase 2)
mobile stations (MS) conforming to the ETSs for the Radio Resource management, the Mobility
Management, the circuit-switched Call Control, the Supplementary Services and Short Message Services
for the digital cellular telecommunications systems (Phase 2).
The ISO standards for the methodology of conformance testing are used as the basis for the test
specifications.
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated and 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 amendment or revision. For undated references, the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information Technology-OSI- Conformance Testing
Methodology and Framework, Part 1: General Concepts".
[2] ISO/IEC 9646-2: "Information Technology-OSI- Conformance Testing
Methodology and Framework, Part 2: Abstract Test Suite Specification".
[3] ISO/IEC 9646-3: "Information Technology-OSI- Conformance Testing
Methodology and Framework, Part 3: The Tree and Tabular Combined
Notation".
[4] ISO/IEC 9646-5: "Information Technology-OSI- Conformance Testing
Methodology and Framework, Part 5: Requirements on test laboratories and
clients for the conformance assessment process".
[5] ISO/IEC 8824: "Information Technology-OSI- Specification of Abstract Syntax
Notation One (ASN.1)".
[6] ISO/IEC 8825: "Information Technology-OSI- Specification of Basic Encoding
Rules for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)".
[7] ITU-T Recommendation Q.773: "Specifications of Signalling System No.7;
Transaction capabilities formats and encoding".
[8] ETS 300 287: "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System
No.7, Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) version 2".
[9] ETS 300 406 (January 1995): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
Protocol and profile conformance testing specifications; Standardization
methodology".
[10] ETS 300 501 (GSM 02.02 Version 4.2.2): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Bearer Services (BS) supported by a GSM Public Land
Mobile Network (PLMN)".
[11] ETS 300 502 (GSM 02.03 Version 4.3.1): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Teleservices supported by a GSM Public Land Mobile
Network (PLMN)".
[12] ETS 300 504 Edition 4 (GSM 02.06 Version 4.5.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Types of Mobile Stations (MS)".
[13] ETS 300 505 Edition 3 (GSM 02.07 Version 4.8.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Mobile Station (MS) features".

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[14] ETS 300 511 Edition 2 (GSM 02.30 Version 4.13.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Man-Machine Interface (MMI) of the
Mobile Station (MS)".
[15] ETS 300 523 Edition 2 (GSM 03.03 Version 4.9.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Numbering, addressing and
identification".
[16] ETS 300 527 Edition 2 (GSM 03.09 Version 4.6.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Handover procedures".
[17] ETS 300 528 (GSM 03.10 Version 4.3.1): "Digital cellular telecommunications
system (Phase 2); GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) connection types".
[18] ETS 300 529 Edition 3 (GSM 03.11 Version 4.10.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Technical realization of supplementary
services".
[19] ETS 300 530 (GSM 03.12 Version 4.4.2): "Digital cellular telecommunications
system (Phase 2); Location registration procedures".
[20] ETS 300 532 (GSM 03.14 Version 4.1.1): "Digital cellular telecommunications
system (Phase 2); Support of Dual Tone Multi-Frequency signalling (DTMF) via
the GSM system".
[21] ETS 300 535 Edition 4 (GSM 03.22 Version 4.11.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Functions related to Mobile Station (MS)
in idle mode".
[22] ETS 300 536 Edition 4 (GSM 03.40 Version 4.13.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Technical realization of the Short
Message Service (SMS) Point to Point (PP)".
[23] ETS 300 537 Edition 2 (GSM 03.41 Version 4.11.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Technical realization of Short Message
Service Cell Broadcast (SMSCB)".
[24] ETS 300 550 (GSM 04.01 Version 4.0.4): "Digital cellular telecommunications
system (Phase 2); Mobile Station - Base Station System (MS - BSS) interface
General aspects and principles".
[25] ETS 300 552 (GSM 04.03 Version 4.1.1): "Digital cellular telecommunications
system (Phase 2); Mobile Station - Base Station System (MS - BSS) interface
Channel structures and access capabilities".
[26] ETS 300 553 (GSM 04.04 Version 4.0.4): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); layer 1 General requirements".
[27] ETS 300 554 (GSM 04.05 Version 4.0.3): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Data Link (DL) layer General aspects".
[28] ETS 300 555 (GSM 04.06 Version 4.4.0): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Mobile Station - Base Station System (MS - BSS) interface
Data Link (DL) layer specification".
[29] ETS 300 556 (GSM 04.07 Version 4.3.1): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Mobile radio interface signalling layer 3 General aspects".
[30] ETS 300 557 Edition 9 (GSM 04.08 Version 4.19.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Mobile radio interface layer 3
specification".
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[31] ETS 300 558 Edition 2 (GSM 04.10 Version 4.10.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Mobile radio interface layer 3
Supplementary services specification General aspects".
[32] ETS 300 559 Edition 4 (GSM 04.11 Version 4.10.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Point-to-Point (PP) Short Message
Service (SMS) support on mobile radio interface".
[33] ETS 300 560 Edition 3 (GSM 04.12 Version 4.6.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Short Message Service Cell Broadcast
(SMSCB) support on the mobile radio interface".
[34] ETS 300 564 Edition 3 (GSM 04.80 Version 4.11.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Mobile radio interface layer 3
supplementary services specification Formats and coding".
[35] ETS 300 565 (GSM 04.81 Version 4.4.1): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Line identification supplementary services - Stage 3".
[36] ETS 300 566 Edition 2 (GSM 04.82 Version 4.9.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Call Forwarding (CF) supplementary
services - Stage 3".
[37] ETS 300 567 Edition 2 (GSM 04.83 Version 4.6.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Call Waiting (CW) and Call Hold (HOLD)
supplementary services - Stage 3".
[38] ETS 300 568 (GSM 04.84 Version 4.3.2): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); MultiParty (MPTY) supplementary services - Stage 3".
[39] ETS 300 569 Edition 2 (GSM 04.85 Version 4.1.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Closed User Group (CUG)
supplementary services - Stage 3".
[40] ETS 300 570 (GSM 04.86 Version 4.5.2): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Advice of Charge (AoC) supplementary services - Stage 3".
[41] ETS 300 571 Edition 2 (GSM 04.88 Version 4.7.1): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Call Barring (CB) supplementary services
- Stage 3".
[42] ETS 300 572 (GSM 04.90 Version 4.1.1): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Unstructured supplementary services operation - Stage 3".
[43] ETS 300 573 Edition 4 (GSM 05.01 Version 4.6.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Physical layer on the radio path General
description".
[44] ETS 300 574 Edition 6 (GSM 05.02 Version 4.9.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Multiplexing and multiple access on the
radio path".
[45] ETS 300 575 Edition 4 (GSM 05.03 Version 4.5.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Channel coding".
[46] ETS 300 576 (GSM 05.04 Version 4.0.3): "Digital cellular telecommunication
system (Phase 2); Modulation".
[47] ETS 300 577 Edition 12 (GSM 05.05 Version 4.20.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Radio transmission and reception".
[48] ETS 300 578 Edition 10 (GSM 05.08 Version 4.19.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Radio subsystem link control".

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[49] ETS 300 579 Edition 6 (GSM 05.10 Version 4.9.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Radio subsystem synchronisation".
[50] ETS 300 582 Edition 4 (GSM 07.01 Version 4.10.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); General on Terminal Adaptation
Functions (TAF) for Mobile Stations (MS)".
[51] ETS 300 590 Edition 5 (GSM 08.08 Version 4.11.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Mobile-services Switching Centre - Base
Station System (MSC - BSS) interface Layer 3 specification".
[52] ETS 300 596 Edition 4 (GSM 08.58 Version 4.9.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Base Station Controller - Base
Transceiver Station (BSC - BTS) interface Layer 3 specification".
[53] ETS 300 599 Edition 7 (GSM 09.02 Version 4.17.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunication system (Phase 2); Mobile Application Part (MAP)
specification".
[54] ETS 300 607-1 Edition 7 (GSM 11.10-1 Version 4.20.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Mobile Station (MS) conformance
specification; Part 1: Conformance specification".
[55] ETS 300 607-2 Edition 2 (GSM 11.10-2 Version 4.15.0): "Digital cellular
telecommunications system (Phase 2); Mobile Station (MS) conformance
specification; Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
Proforma specification".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the following definitions apply:
Abstract Test Suite (ATS): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [1].
Implementation Under Test (IUT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [1].
Partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [1].
Point of Controls and Observations (PCO): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [1].
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [1].
System Under Test (SUT): Refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [1].
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS, the following abbreviations apply:
ATS Abstract Test Suite
BI Invalid Behaviour tests
BO Inopportune Behaviour tests
BV Valid Behaviour tests
CA CApability tests
EDP-N Event Detection Point - Notification
EDP-R Event Detection Point - Request
ETS European Telecommunication Standard
FE Functional Entity
FSM Finite State Machine
ICS Implementation Conformance Statement
IUT Implementation Under Test
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IXIT Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
PDU Protocol Data Unit
SUT System Under Test
TP Test Purpose
TSS Test Suite Structure
Further abbreviations used within GSM related ETS may be found in ETR 100.
Abbreviations for test case group names may be found in figure 1 and 2.
4 Test Suite Structure (TSS)
4.1 Test suite naming convention
The test group identifier for each group and subgroup is built according to the scheme in figure 1.
Identifier: L3
= category: BIT BIT, Basic Interconnection tests (not used)
CA CA, Capability tests (not used)
BV BV, Valid Behaviour tests
BI-BOBI and BO, Invalid and Inopportune Behaviour tests
= group: IN Initial tests
ID Idle mode tests
RR Radio Resource management
MM Mobility Management
CC Call Control
SP Structured Procedures
SS Supplementary services
LLF Lower Layer Failures
UUE Unknown, Unforeseen or erroneous Elements
= group: CR Channel Request
AT IMSI detach and IMSI attach
SMT Sequenced MM / CC message transfer
EC Establishment Cause
IA Immediate assignment
PG Test of paging
MR Test of measurement report
ASS Test of the channel
HO Test of handover
FR Test of frequency redefinition
CMM Test of the channel mode modify procedure
CY Test of ciphering mode setting
CM Test of classmark
CHR Test of channel release
START Test of starting time
IDAU Identification and authentication
LU Location updating
CON MM connection
CCSMO State Machine Verification, Mobile Originating Call
CCSMT State Machine Verification, Mobile Terminating Call
SMICF State machine verification, In Call Functions
CRE Call Re-establishment
UUS User to user signalling
UPD Unknown protocol discriminator
TIS TI and skip indicator
UMT Undefined or unexpected message type
UIE Unforeseen information elements in the non-imperative
NMIE Non-semantical mandatory IE errors
CNR Unknown IE, comprehension not required
SB Spare bits
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= group: AC Handover / successful / active call
CUE Handover / successful / call under establishment
FSY Handover / successful / active call / finely synchronized
PRS Pre-synchronized handovers
PRF Protocol failures
ACC Location updating / accepted
REJ Location updating / rejected
ABN Location updating / abnormal cases
REL Location updating / release
PER Location updating / periodic
HPERLocation updating / periodic HPLMN search
IWAT Location updating / interworking of attach and periodic
EST MM connection / establishment
EXP MM connection / expiry
NWAB MM connection / abortion by the network
FRQPMM connection / follow-on request pending
U0 Mobile Originating Call U0 State
U0.1 Mobile Originating Call U0.1 MM Connection pending
U1 Mobile Originating Call U1 State
U3 Mobile Originating Call U3 State
U4 Mobile Originating Call U4 State
U10 Mobile Originating Call U10 State
U11 Mobile Originating Call U11 State
U12 Mobile Originating Call U12 State
U19 Mobile Originating Call U19 State
U0 Mobile Terminating Call U0 State
U6 Mobile Terminating Call U6 State
U9 Mobile Terminating Call U9 State
U7 Mobile Terminating Call U7 State
U8 Mobile Terminating Call U8 State
DTMFState machine verification, In Call Functions / transfer
CHC State machine verification, In Call Functions /
TICM State machine verification, In Call Functions / in-
OICM State machine verification, In Call Functions / in-
Figure 1: Test group identifier naming convention scheme
4.2 Suite Overview
Figure 2 shows the structure of the test suites for L3.
L3 ATS
BV BI/O
IN ID RR MM CC SP SS SMS LLF UUE
Figure 2: Test suite structure of the L3 tests
4.3 Test groups
4.3.1 Valid Behaviour tests (BV)
Predefined state transitions are considered as valid. The test purposes in the valid behaviour test
subgroup cover the verification of the normal and exceptional procedures of the various Finite State
Machines (FSMs), i.e. a
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