The present document defines the Extended TRI package of TTCN-3. TTCN-3 can be used for the specification of all types of reactive system tests over a variety of communication ports. Typical areas of application are protocol testing (including mobile and Internet protocols), service testing (including supplementary services), module testing, testing of CORBA based platforms, APIs, etc. TTCN-3 is not restricted to conformance testing and can be used for many other kinds of testing including interoperability, robustness, regression, system and integration testing. The specification of test suites for physical layer protocols is outside the scope of the present document. TTCN-3 packages are intended to define additional TTCN-3 concepts, which are not mandatory as concepts in the TTCN-3 core language or in its interfaces TRI and TCI, but which are optional as part of a package which is suited for dedicated applications and/or usages of TTCN-3. This package defines a more efficient handling of software values by a version of TRI, that does not use binary encoded messages for the communication with the SUT, but uses the values as they are; meaning e.g. that software objects or serialized data can be passed directly between the SUT and the TE. While the design of TTCN-3 package has taken into account the consistency of a combined usage of the core language with a number of packages, the concrete usages of and guidelines for this package in combination with other packages is outside the scope of the present document.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ES 202 789 V1.5.1:2020
01-julij-2020

Metode za preskušanje in specificiranje (MTS) - 3. različica zapisa preskušanja in

krmiljenja preskusov - Razširitev nabora jezikov TTCN-3: razširjeni TRI

Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS) - The Testing and Test Control Notation

version 3 - TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Extended TRI
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI ES 202 789 V1.5.1 (2020-05)
ICS:
33.040.01 Telekomunikacijski sistemi na Telecommunication systems
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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ETSI STANDARD
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
The Testing and Test Control Notation version 3;
TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Extended TRI
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Contents

Intellectual Property Rights ................................................................................................................................ 4

Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Modal verbs terminology .................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

2 References ................................................................................................................................................ 5

2.1 Normative references ......................................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Informative references ........................................................................................................................................ 6

3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations ....................................................................................... 6

3.1 Terms .................................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Symbols .............................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.3 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

4 Package conformance and compatibility .................................................................................................. 7

5 Package concepts for the core language ................................................................................................... 7

6 Package semantics .................................................................................................................................... 7

7 TRI extensions for the package ................................................................................................................ 8

7.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

7.1 Changes to clause 5.2 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Error handling ........................................................................... 8

7.2 Changes to clause 5.5.2 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Connection handling operations ............................................. 9

7.3 Changes to clause 5.5.3 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Message based communication operations............................. 9

7.4 Addition to clause 5.5.3 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Message based communication operations .......................... 11

7.5 Changes to clause 5.5.4 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Procedure based communication operations ........................ 11

7.5A Addition to clause 5.5.5 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Miscellaneous operations ..................................................... 18

7.6 Changes to clause 5.6.3 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Miscellaneous operations ..................................................... 18

7.7 Changes to clause 6 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Java language mapping .............................................................. 19

7.8 Changes to clause 7 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, C language mapping ................................................................... 22

7.9 Changes to clause 8 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, C++ language mapping .............................................................. 24

7.10 Changes to clause 9 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, C# language mapping ................................................................. 27

8 TCI extensions for the package .............................................................................................................. 28

Annex A (informative): Bibliography ................................................................................................... 29

History .............................................................................................................................................................. 30

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents

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Foreword

This ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification

(MTS).

The use of strike through (deleted text) highlights the differences between base document and extended

documents.

The present document relates to the multi-part standard ETSI ES 201 873 covering the Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3, as identified in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1].
Modal verbs terminology

In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and

"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of

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1 Scope

The present document defines the Extended TRI package of TTCN-3. TTCN-3 can be used for the specification of all

types of reactive system tests over a variety of communication ports. Typical areas of application are protocol testing

(including mobile and Internet protocols), service testing (including supplementary services), module testing, testing of

CORBA based platforms, APIs, etc. TTCN-3 is not restricted to conformance testing and can be used for many other

kinds of testing including interoperability, robustness, regression, system and integration testing. The specification of

test suites for physical layer protocols is outside the scope of the present document.

TTCN-3 packages are intended to define additional TTCN-3 concepts, which are not mandatory as concepts in the

TTCN-3 core language or in its interfaces TRI and TCI, but which are optional as part of a package which is suited for

dedicated applications and/or usages of TTCN-3.

This package defines a more efficient handling of software values by a version of TRI, that does not use binary encoded

messages for the communication with the SUT, but uses the values as they are; meaning e.g. that software objects or

serialized data can be passed directly between the SUT and the TE.

While the design of TTCN-3 package has taken into account the consistency of a combined usage of the core language

with a number of packages, the concrete usages of and guidelines for this package in combination with other packages

is outside the scope of the present document.
2 References
2.1 Normative references

References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or

non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the

referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at

https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.

NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee

their long term validity.

The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.

[1] ETSI ES 201 873-1: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 1: TTCN-3 Core Language".

[2] ETSI ES 201 873-4: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 4: TTCN-3 Operational Semantics".

[3] ETSI ES 201 873-5: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 5: TTCN-3 Runtime Interface (TRI)".

[4] ETSI ES 201 873-6: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 6: TTCN-3 Control Interface (TCI)".

[5] Recommendation ITU-T X.290: "OSI conformance testing methodology and framework for

protocol Recommendations for ITU-T applications - General concepts".

NOTE: The corresponding ISO/IEC standard is ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology -- Open Systems

Interconnection -- Conformance testing methodology and framework -- Part 1: General concepts".

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2.2 Informative references

References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or

non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the

referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee

their long term validity.

The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the

user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] Void.
[i.2] Void.

[i.3] ETSI ES 201 873-7: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 7: Using ASN.1 with TTCN-3".

[i.4] ETSI ES 201 873-8: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 8: The IDL to TTCN-3 Mapping".

[i.5] ETSI ES 201 873-9: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; Part 9: Using XML schema with TTCN-3".

[i.6] ETSI ES 201 873-10: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test

Control Notation version 3; Part 10: TTCN-3 Documentation Comment Specification".

[i.7] ETSI ES 202 781: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Configuration and Deployment Support".

[i.8] ETSI ES 202 784: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Advanced Parameterization".

[i.9] ETSI ES 202 785: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Behaviour Types".

[i.10] ETSI ES 202 782: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: TTCN-3 Performance and Real Time Testing".

[i.11] ETSI ES 202 786: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control

Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Support of interfaces with continuous signals".

3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms

For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1], ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2], ETSI

ES 201 873-5 [3], ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4] and Recommendation ITU-T X.290 [5] apply.

3.2 Symbols
Void.
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3.3 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1], ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2],

ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3], ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4], Recommendation ITU-T X.290 [5] and the following apply:

XTRI eXtended TRI
4 Package conformance and compatibility

The package has no package tag as the choice to use TRI and/or XTRI affects the test adaptor only, but not the test

specifications in TTCN-3.

For an implementation claiming to conform to this package version, all features specified in the present document shall

be implemented consistently with the requirements given in the present document, ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1] and ETSI

ES 201 873-4 [2].
The package presented in the present document is compatible to:
ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1] (V4.5.1)
ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2] (V4.4.1)
ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4] (V4.5.1)
ETSI ES 201 873-7 [i.3] (V4.5.1)
ETSI ES 201 873-8 [i.4] (V4.5.1)
ETSI ES 201 873-9 [i.5] (V4.5.1)
ETSI ES 201 873-10 [i.6] (V4.5.1)

If later versions of those parts are available and should be used instead, the compatibility of the package defined in the

present document has to be checked individually.
The package defined in the present document is also compatible to:
ETSI ES 202 784 [i.8] (V1.3.1)
ETSI ES 202 781 [i.7] (V1.2.1)
ETSI ES 202 782 [i.10] (V1.2.1)
ETSI ES 202 785 [i.9] (V1.3.1)
ETSI ES 202 786 [i.11] (V1.2.1)
and can be used together with those packages.

If later versions of those packages are available and should be used instead, the compatibility to the package defined in

the present document has to be checked individually.
5 Package concepts for the core language
Not applicable.
6 Package semantics
Not applicable.
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7 TRI extensions for the package
7.0 Introduction

Historically, TTCN has been used to test communication protocols which typically use encoded messages. This has

been reflected in the TRI SA and TCI CD design of TTCN-3 by encoding and decoding messages to and from

bitstrings. However, TTCN-3 also supports signature-based communication for which the transformation of objects into

bitstrings and vice versa is cumbersome. Furthermore, some protocols use also structured messages for which the

bitstring encoding is not helpful.

Therefore, an alternative API is being defined in this extension package of TTCN-3 along which TTCN-3 values can be

directly passed to/from the SUT. It is defined by redefining the operations in TRI SA and PA as follows.

7.1 Changes to clause 5.2 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Error
handling

The SA or PA can in addition provide notifications about unrecoverable error situations by use of the operations

xtriSAErrorReq and xtriPAErrorReq, respectively.
5.2.1 triSAErrorReq  xtriSAErrorReq
void xtriSAErrorReq(in string message, in any cause)
Signature

In Parameters message A string value, i.e. the error phrase describing the problem.

cause (Optional) cause of the problem.
void
Return Value

Constraint Shall be called whenever an error situation has occurred in the SA with the exception of errors

occurring when processing SA calls initiated by the TE. These errors are reported in the

operation return. The optional cause parameter can be used to provide information in addition

to the error phrase in message.

Effect The TE will be notified about an unrecoverable error situation within the SA and may forward

the error indication to the test management.
5.2.2 triPAErrorReq  xtriPAErrorReq
void xtriPAErrorReq(in string message, in any cause)
Signature

In Parameters message A string value, i.e. the error phrase describing the problem.

cause (Optional) cause of the problem.
Void
Return Value

Constraint Shall be called whenever an error situation has occurred in the PA with the exception of errors

occurring when processing PA calls initiated by the TE. These errors are reported in the

operation return. The optional cause parameter can be used to provide information in addition

to the error phrase in message.

Effect The TE will be notified about an unrecoverable error situation within the PA and may forward

the error indication to the test management.
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7.2 Changes to clause 5.5.2 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Connection
handling operations
5.5.2.3 triMapParam  xtriMapParam
TriStatusType xtriMap(in TriPortIdType compPortId,
Signature
in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
in TciParameterListType paramList)
In Parameters compPortId identifier of the test component port to be mapped
tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port to be mapped
paramList parameters of the parameterized map
Out Parameters n.a.

Return Value The return status of the triMap operation. The return status indicates the local success (TRI_OK)

or failure (TRI_Error) of the operation.

Constraints This operation is called by the TE when it executes a TTCN-3 map operation.

Effect The SA can establish a dynamic connection to the SUT for the referenced TSI port.

The triMap operation returns TRI_Error in case a connection could not be established

successfully, TRI_OK otherwise. The operation should return TRI_OK in case no dynamic

connection needs to be established by the test system.
 xtriUnmapParam
5.5.2.5 triUnmapParam
TriStatusType xtriUnmap(in TriPortIdType compPortId,
Signature
in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
in TciParameterListType paramList)
In Parameters compPortId identifier of the test component port to be unmapped
tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port to be unmapped
paramList parameters of the parameterized map
Out n.a.
Parameters

Return Value The return status of the triUnmap operation. The return status indicates the local success

(TRI_OK) or failure (TRI_Error) of the operation.

Constraints This operation is called by the TE when it executes any TTCN-3 unmap operation.

Effect The SA shall close a dynamic connection to the SUT for the referenced TSI port.

The triUnmap operation returns TRI_Error in case a connection could not be closed successfully

or no such connection has been established previously, TRI_OK otherwise. The operation should

return TRI_OK in case no dynamic connections have to be closed by the test system.

7.3 Changes to clause 5.5.3 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Message
based communication operations
5.5.3.1 triSend  xtriSend
TriStatusType xtriSend(in TriComponentIdType componentId,
Signature
in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
in Value SUTaddress,
in Value sendMessage)
In Parameters componentId identifier of the sending test component

tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port via which the message is sent to the

SUT Adaptor
SUTaddress (optional) destination address value within the SUT
sendMessage the value to be sent
Out n.a.
Parameters

Return Value The return status of the triSend operation. The return status indicates the local success (TRI_OK)

or failure (TRI_Error) of the operation.
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Constraints This operation is called by the TE when it executes a TTCN-3 unicast send operation on a

component port, which has been mapped to a TSI port. This operation is called by the TE for all

TTCN-3 send operations if no system component has been specified for a test case, i.e. only a MTC

test component is created for a test case.
Effect The SA can send the message to the SUT.

The triSend operation returns TRI_OK in case it has been completed successfully. Otherwise

TRI_Error shall be returned. Notice that the return value TRI_OK does not imply that the SUT has

received sendMessage.
5.5.3.2 triSendBC  xtriSendBC
TriStatusType xtriSendBC(in TriComponentIdType componentId,
Signature
in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
in Value sendMessage)
In Parameters componentId identifier of the sending test component

tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port via which the message is sent to the

SUT Adaptor
sendMessage the value to be sent
Out n.a.
Parameters

Return Value The return status of the triSendBC operation. The return status indicates the local success

(TRI_OK) or failure (TRI_Error) of the operation.

Constraints This operation is called by the TE when it executes a TTCN-3 broadcast send operation on a

component port, which has been mapped to a TSI port. This operation is called by the TE for all

TTCN-3 send operations if no system component has been specified for a test case, i.e. only a MTC

test component is created for a test case.
Effect The SA can broadcast the message to the SUT.

The triSendBC operation returns TRI_OK in case it has been completed successfully. Otherwise

TRI_Error shall be returned. Notice that the return value TRI_OK does not imply that the SUT has

received sendMessage.
5.5.3.3 triSendMC  xtriSendMC
TriStatusType xtriSendMC(in TriComponentIdType componentId,
Signature
in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
in TciValueList SUTaddresses,
in Value sendMessage)
In Parameters componentId identifier of the sending test component

tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port via which the message is sent to the

SUT Adaptor
SUTaddresses destination address values within the SUT
sendMessage the values to be sent
Out n.a.
Parameters

Return Value The return status of the triSendMC operation. The return status indicates the local success

(TRI_OK) or failure (TRI_Error) of the operation.

Constraints This operation is called by the TE when it executes a TTCN-3 multicast send operation on a

component port, which has been mapped to a TSI port. This operation is called by the TE for all

TTCN-3 send operations if no system component has been specified for a test case, i.e. only a MTC

test component is created for a test case.
Effect The SA can multicast the message to the SUT.

The triSendMC operation returns TRI_OK in case it has been completed successfully. Otherwise

TRI_Error shall be returned. Notice that the return value TRI_OK does not imply that the SUT has

received sendMessage.
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5.5.3.4 triEnqueueMsg  xtriEnqueueMsg
void xtriEnqueueMsg(in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
Signature
in any SUTaddress,
in TriComponentIdType componentId,
in any receivedMessage)

In Parameters tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port via which the message is enqueued

by the SUT Adaptor
SUTaddress (optional) source address value within the SUT
componentId identifier of the receiving test component
receivedMessage the received value
Out n.a.
Parameters
Return Value void

Constraints This operation is called by the SA after it has received a message from the SUT. It can only be used

when tsiPortId has been either previously mapped to a port of componentId or has been referenced

in the previous triExecuteTestCase statement.

Effect This operation shall pass the message to the TE indicating the component componentId to which the

TSI port tsiPortId is mapped.
The decoding of receivedMessage has to be done in the TE.
7.4 Addition to clause 5.5.3 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Message
based communication operations

In order to interpret unknown values along a type hypothesis, an additional xtriConvert operation is defined. It can be

used in all cases where the type of the incoming value is not known. Please note that typically the value type is known

in procedure-based communication and sometimes in message-based communication.
5.5.3.5 xtriConvert
Value xtriConvert(in any value, in Type typeHypothesis)
Signature
In Parameters value the value to be converted
typeHypothesis the type hypothesis
Out n.a.
Parameters

Return Value Returns the converted value, if the value is of a compatible type as the typeHypothesis, else the

distinct value null.

Constraints This operation shall be called whenever the TE has to convert a value. The TE might convert

immediately after reception of the value, or might for performance considerations postpone the

conversion until the actual access to the value.

Effect This operation converts a value and returns a value according to the type hypothesis if it matches.

The typeHypothesis determines whether the value can be converted. If not, the distinct null

value shall be returned.
7.5 Changes to clause 5.5.4 of ETSI ES 201 873-5, Procedure
based communication operations
5.5.4.1 triCall  xtriCall
TriStatusType xtriCall(in TriComponentIdType componentId,
Signature
in TriPortIdType tsiPortId,
in Value SUTaddress,
in TriSignatureIdType signatureId,
in TciParameterListType parameterList)
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In Parameters componentId identifier of the test component issuing the procedure call

tsiPortId identifier of the test system interface port via which the procedure call is

sent to the SUT Adaptor
SUTaddress (optional) destination address within the SUT
signatureId identifier of the signature of the procedure call

parameterList a list of parameters which are part of the indicated signature. The

parameters in parameterList are ordered as they appear in the TTCN-3
signature declaration
Out Parameters n.a.
Return Value The return status of the triCall opera
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