SIST ETS 300 497-6 E1:2003
(Main)Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI) Test Case Library (TCL);Part 6: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Network (NWK) layer - Portable radio Termination (PT)
General Information
- Abstract
Conformance Test Specification for voluntary testing to ETS 300 175.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- 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-292
Overview
SIST ETS 300 497-6 E1:2003 defines the structure and purposes of test suites for the conformance testing of the Network (NWK) layer in Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) portable radio terminations (PT). Developed by SIST in alignment with ETSI standards, this document plays a crucial role in ensuring interoperability among DECT equipment from different manufacturers by providing voluntary test procedures for the network layer. Its guidance supports manufacturers in meeting the requirements of ETS 300 175, which is the cornerstone DECT common interface standard.
The standard describes both the framework (Test Suite Structure, TSS) and the individual objectives (Test Purposes, TP) for verifying protocol implementation conformance at the network layer, using ISO/IEC 9646 and ETSI methodologies. This is part of a multipart DECT test specification aimed at standardized, reliable, and consistent testing processes.
Key Topics
- Test Suite Structure (TSS): Describes the organization of test cases, broken down into protocol and main test groups for systematic test coverage.
- Test Purposes (TP): Establishes the goals of each test case, including unique identifiers and descriptions of the expected behavior.
- Protocol Groups:
- Call Control (CC)
- Mobility Management (MM)
- Lower Layer Management Entity (LLME)
- Link Control (LC)
- Supplementary Services
- Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Services
- Main Test Groups:
- Basic Interconnection (IT): Ensures fundamental connectivity for continued testing.
- Capability (CA): Checks claimed features and compliance with PICS/PIXIT.
- Valid Behaviour (BV): Validates correct functioning in response to legitimate protocol actions.
- Invalid Behaviour (BI): Verifies safe handling of syntactically or semantically incorrect events.
- InOpportune Behaviour (BO): Tests handling of correctly formed but mistimed messages.
- Timer and Counter (TI): Evaluates reaction to timing and counting anomalies.
- Naming Conventions: Structured TP identifiers facilitate traceability and clarity across test cases.
Applications
- Manufacturer Conformance Testing: Helps manufacturers verify that their DECT portable radio terminations are compliant with ETS 300 175 NWK layer requirements.
- Interoperability Assurance: By standardizing the approach to testing, the specification ensures that devices from different sources can work together, which is critical for user confidence and widespread DECT adoption.
- R&D and QA Processes: Test suites serve as benchmarks during product development and quality assurance, helping teams systematically cover all critical protocol behaviors, including failure modes.
- Certification Support: Facilitates preparation for formal certification and approval processes, enabling easier market access and regulatory compliance.
Related Standards
To implement and understand SIST ETS 300 497-6 E1:2003 effectively, familiarity with the following standards is beneficial:
- ETS 300 175 Series: The primary DECT common interface standards for physical, MAC, DLC, network, and other protocol layers.
- ISO/IEC 9646 Series: Methodologies for OSI conformance testing, including test suite specification and implementation conformance statements.
- ETS 300 406: ETSI standard for protocol and profile conformance testing methodologies.
- ETS 300 323, ETS 300 444, ETS 300 494, ETS 300 497: Additional test specifications and profiles relevant to DECT and generic access profiles.
Practical Value
By adopting SIST ETS 300 497-6 E1:2003 in engineering workflows, organizations benefit from:
- Consistent Test Coverage: Standardized methods reduce gaps and overlaps in test design.
- Accelerated Development: Manufacturers save time by leveraging predefined TSS and TPs, minimizing custom test generation.
- Improved Market Readiness: Ensures compliance with European and international DECT standards, supporting broader market acceptance.
- Reduced Interoperability Failures: Aligns testing on critical NWK layer functions, reducing the risk of deployment issues.
Keywords: DECT conformance testing, network layer testing, portable radio termination, test suite structure, test purposes, interoperability, ETSI, SIST, wireless telecommunication standards, ETS 300 175 compliance.
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SIST ETS 300 497-6 E1:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI) Test Case Library (TCL);Part 6: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Network (NWK) layer - Portable radio Termination (PT)". This standard covers: Conformance Test Specification for voluntary testing to ETS 300 175.
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SIST ETS 300 497-6 E1:2003 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.060.20 - Receiving and transmitting equipment; 33.070.30 - Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT). The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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EUROPEAN ETS 300 497-6
TELECOMMUNICATION August 1996
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-RES Reference: DE/RES-03026-6
ICS: 33.020, 33.060.50
Key words: DECT, TCL, TSS, TP
Radio Equipment and Systems (RES);
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT);
Common Interface (CI) Test Case Library (TCL);
Part 6: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) -
Network (NWK) layer - Portable radio Termination (PT)
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
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© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1996. All rights reserved.
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Editing and Committee Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions and abbreviations .10
3.1 DECT definitions.10
3.2 DECT abbreviations.10
3.3 ISO 9646 definitions.11
3.4 ISO 9646 abbreviations .11
4 Test Suite Structure (TSS) .12
4.1 TSS overview.12
4.2 Test groups.13
4.2.1 Protocol groups .13
4.2.1.1 Call Control (CC) .13
4.2.1.2 Mobility Management (MM) .13
4.2.1.3 Lower Layer Management Entity (LLME) .13
4.2.1.4 Link Control (LC) .13
4.2.1.5 Call Independent Supplementary Services (CISS).13
4.2.1.6 Connection Oriented Message Services (COMS).13
4.2.1.7 ConnectionLess Message Services (CLMS).13
4.2.2 Main test groups.13
4.2.2.1 Basic InTerconnection tests (IT).13
4.2.2.2 CApability tests (CA).13
4.2.2.3 Valid Behaviour tests (BV).13
4.2.2.4 Invalid Behaviour tests (BI).14
4.2.2.5 InOpportune Behaviour tests (BO) .14
4.2.2.6 TImer expiry and counter mismatch tests (TI).14
5 Test Purposes (TPs) .14
5.1 Introduction .14
5.1.1 TP definition conventions .14
5.1.2 References.15
5.1.3 TP naming conventions.15
5.2 CC.16
5.2.1 CC/IT.16
5.2.2 CC/CA .16
5.2.3 CC/BV .16
5.2.3.1 CC/BV/OC .17
5.2.3.2 CC/BV/IC .18
5.2.3.3 CC/BV/CI .19
5.2.3.4 CC/BV/CR.21
5.2.3.5 CC/BV/SC.22
5.2.3.6 CC/BV/PM .22
5.2.3.7 CC/BV/RS.23
5.2.4 CC/BO .24
5.2.5 CC/BI.24
5.2.6 CC/TI.25
5.3 MM.26
5.3.1 MM/IT .26
5.3.2 MM/CA .26
5.3.3 MM/BV.26
5.3.3.1 MM/BV/ID .27
5.3.3.2 MM/BV/AU.28
5.3.3.3 MM/BV/LO .29
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5.3.3.4 MM/BV/AR . 31
5.3.3.5 MM/BV/KA. 32
5.3.3.6 MM/BV/PR . 32
5.3.3.7 MM/BV/CH . 33
5.3.4 MM/BO. 34
5.3.5 MM/BI . 34
5.3.6 MM/TI. 35
5.4 ME. 36
5.4.1 ME/BV. 36
5.4.2 ME/BO . 37
5.5 LC. 37
5.5.1 LC/BV . 37
5.5.1.1 LC/BV/LE . 38
5.5.1.2 LC/BV/LR . 38
5.5.1.3 LC/BV/LS . 39
5.5.1.4 LC/BV/LL. 39
5.5.2 LC/BI. 39
5.5.3 LC/TI. 40
5.6 IS. 40
5.6.1 IS/BV. 40
5.7 MO. 41
5.8 CL. 41
5.8.1 CL/BV . 41
Annex A (informative): Bibliography . 42
History. 43
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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Radio Equipment and
Systems (RES) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
The DECT Test Specification multipart ETS comprises nine parts, as follows:
Part 1: "Part 1: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) for Medium Access Control
(MAC) layer".
Part 2: "Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Medium Access Control (MAC) layer - Portable radio
Termination (PT)".
Part 3: "Part 3: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Medium Access Control (MAC) layer - Fixed radio
Termination (FT)".
Part 4: "Part 4: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Data Link Control (DLC) layer".
Part 5: "Part 5: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) - Data Link Control (DLC) layer".
Part 6: "Part 6: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Network (NWK) layer -
Portable radio Termination (PT)".
Part 7: "Part 7: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Network (NWK) layer - Portable radio Termination
(PT)".
Part 8: "Part 8: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Network (NWK) layer - Fixed
radio Termination (FT)".
Part 9: "Part 9: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Network (NWK) layer - Fixed radio Termination (FT)".
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 16 August 1996
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 30 November 1996
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 May 1997
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 May 1997
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1 Scope
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) contains the test specification for the Digital
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) (ETS 300 175 [1] to [8]).
The objective of this test specification is to provide a basis for approval tests for DECT equipment giving a
high probability of air interface inter-operability between different manufacturer's DECT equipment. This
test specification defines the Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) for testing of the Network
(NWK) layer at the Portable radio Termination (PT).
The ISO standard for the methodology of conformance testing (ISO/IEC 9646-1 [21]) as well as the ETSI
rules for conformance testing (ETS 300 406 [29]) are used as a basis for the test methodology.
Test specifications for the Physical Layer (PHL) are provided in other DECT standards.
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ETS 300 175-1 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 1: Overview".
[2] ETS 300 175-2 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 2: Physical
layer".
[3] ETS 300 175-3 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 3: Medium
access control layer".
[4] ETS 300 175-4 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 4: Data link
control layer".
[5] ETS 300 175-5 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 5: Network
layer".
[6] ETS 300 175-6 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 6: Identities
and addressing".
[7] ETS 300 175-7 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 7: Security
features".
[8] ETS 300 175-8 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 8: Speech
coding and transmission".
[9] ETS 300 175-9 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common interface; Part 9: Public
access profile".
[10] ETS 300 444: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Generic Access Profile (GAP)".
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[11] ETS 300 370: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications/Global System for Mobile communications
(DECT/GSM) inter-working profile; Access and mapping (Protocol/procedure
description for 3,1 kHz speech service)".
[12] ETS 300 434: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) and Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) inter-working for end system configuration".
[13] ETS 300 331: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); DECT Authentication Module (DAM)".
[14] CCITT Recommendation G.726 (1991): "40, 32, 24, 16 kbit/s adaptive
differential pulse code modulation (ADPCM)".
[15.20] Reserved values.
[21] ISO/IEC 9646-1 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 1:
General concepts". (See also CCITT Recommendation X.290 (1991)).
[22] ISO/IEC 9646-2 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 2:
Abstract test suite specification". (See also CCITT Recommendation X.291
(1991)).
[23] ISO/IEC 9646-3 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 3:
The tree and tabular combined notation". (See also CCITT Recommendation
X.292 (1992)).
[24] ISO/IEC 9646-4 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 4:
Test realisation". (See also CCITT Recommendation X.292 (1992)).
[25] ISO/IEC 9646-5 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 5:
Requirements on test laboratories and clients for the conformance assessment
process". (See also CCITT Recommendation X.292 (1992)).
[26] ISO/IEC 9646-6 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 6:
Protocol profile test specification".
[27] ISO/IEC 9646-7 (1991): "Information technology - Open Systems
Interconnection - Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 7:
Implementation conformance statement".
[28] ISO 7498: "Information Processing Systems - Open Systems Interconnection -
Basic Reference model".
[29] ETS 300 406 (1995): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol
and profile conformance testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[30] 91/263/EEC: "Council Directive of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the
laws of the Member states concerning telecommunications terminal equipment,
including the mutual recognition of their conformity. (Terminal Directive)".
[31.40] Reserved values.
[41] I-ETS 300 176: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Approval test specification".
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[42] TBR 6: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European Cordless
Telecommunications (DECT); General terminal attachment requirements".
[43] TBR 10: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European Cordless
Telecommunications (DECT); General terminal attachment requirements:
Telephony applications".
[44] TBR 11 (1992): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Attachment
requirements for terminal equipment for Digital European Cordless
Telecommunications (DECT) Public Access Profile (PAP) applications".
[45] ETS 300 323 (1994): "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital European
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Public Access Profile (PAP) test
specification".
[46] ETS 300 476: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital Enhanced
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI); Protocol
Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma".
[47] ETS 300 497: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital Enhanced
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI) Test Case
Library (TCL)".
[48] ETS 300 474: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital Enhanced
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Generic Access Profile (GAP); Profile
requirement list and profile specific Implementation Conformance Statement
(ICS) proforma".
[49] ETS 300 494: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Digital Enhanced
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Generic Access Profile (GAP); Profile
Test Specification (PTS)".
[50] TBR 22: "Radio Equipment and Systems (RES); Attachment requirements for
terminal equipment for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT)
Generic Access Profile (GAP) applications".
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 DECT definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the definitions given in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [21], ISO/IEC 9646-2 [22],
ETS 300 175-1 [1], ETS 300 175-5 [5], ETS 300 175-6 [6] and ETS 300 175-7 [7] apply.
3.2 DECT abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS the NWK layer abbreviations defined in ETS 300 175-5 [5] and the following
abbreviations apply:
AC Authentication Code
AR Access Rights
AU Authentication
CA CApability
CC Call Control
CCSM Call Control State Machine
CI Call Information
CH Ciphering
CR Call Release
CTS Conformance Testing Services
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication
DLC Data Link Control layer
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FT Fixed radio termination
GAP Generic Access Profile
IC Incoming Call
ID Identification
IPUI International Portable User Identity
IPEI International Portable Equipment Identity
KA Key Allocation
LC Link Control entity
LE Connection oriented Link Establishment
LL ConnectionLess Link control
LO Location
LR Connection oriented Link Release
LS Connection oriented Link Suspend and resume
MAC Medium Access Control layer
ME Management Entity
ML Connectionless Message Services
MM Mobility Management
MO Connection Oriented Message Services
NWK Network layer
OC Outgoing Call
PAP Public Access Profile
PARK Portable Access Rights Key
PM Packet Mode
PR Parameter Retrieval
PT Portable radio termination
RPN Radio Fixed Part Number
RS Call Related Supplementary Services
SC Service Change
UAK User Authentication Key
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3.3 ISO 9646 definitions
For the purposes of this ETS the following ISO 9646 definitions apply:
Implementation Under Test (IUT)
System Under Test (SUT)
Abstract Test Suite (ATS)
Point of Control and Observation (PCO)
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
Lower Tester (LT)
Upper Tester (UT)
3.4 ISO 9646 abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS the following ISO 9646 abbreviations apply:
ATS Abstract Test Suite
ASP Abstract Service Primitive
BI Invalid Behaviour
BO InOpportune Behaviour
BV Valid Behaviour
CA CApability tests
ETS European Telecommunication Standard
ISO International Organisation for Standardisation
IUT Implementation Under Test
IWU InterWorking Unit
LT Lower Tester
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PHL Physical Layer
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
SUT System Under Test
TP Test Purpose
TSS Test Suite Structure
TTCN Tree and Tabular Combined Notation
UT Upper Tester
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4 Test Suite Structure (TSS)
4.1 TSS overview
IT
NWK CC
CA
BV OC
BO IC
BI CI
TI CR
SC
PM
RS
IT
MM
CA
ID
BV
BO AU
BI LO
AR
TI
KA
PR
CH
ME
BV
BO
LC BV
LE
BI
LR
LS
TI
LL
IS
BV
MO
ML BV
Figure 1: TSS
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4.2 Test groups
4.2.1 Protocol groups
4.2.1.1 Call Control (CC)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], subclause 5.2 and clause 9
4.2.1.2 Mobility Management (MM)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], subclause 5.6 and clause 13
4.2.1.3 Lower Layer Management Entity (LLME)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], clause 15
4.2.1.4 Link Control (LC)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], subclause 5.7 and clause 14
4.2.1.5 Call Independent Supplementary Services (CISS)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], subclauses 5.3 and 10.4.2.2
4.2.1.6 Connection Oriented Message Services (COMS)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], subclause 5.4 and clause 11
4.2.1.7 ConnectionLess Message Services (CLMS)
Ref.: ETS 300 175-5 [5], subclause 5.5 and clause 12
4.2.2 Main test groups
4.2.2.1 Basic InTerconnection tests (IT)
IT tests provide limited testing of an IUT in order to establish that there is sufficient conformance for
possible interconnection without trying to perform thorough testing. In particular, only those test cases will
be executed which will assure the sufficient interconnection between the IUT of the NWK layer and the
test system exists, so that the rest of the test cases can then be put into execution.
4.2.2.2 CApability tests (CA)
CA tests provide limited testing that the observable capabilities of the IUT are in accordance with the static
conformance requirements and the additional capabilities claimed in the PICS/PIXIT. In particular, this test
group can be regarded as a set of spot checks for all the capabilities of the IUT stated in the PICS/PIXIT.
Scope of the test group is the observable capabilities of the IUT with respect to NWK layer connection,
call control, and the mobility management.
4.2.2.3 Valid Behaviour tests (BV)
BV group tests an IUT in response to valid behaviour of the test system. "Valid" means that a test event is
syntactically and contextually correct. All test cases in the valid behaviour group are intended to verify as
thoroughly as possible the various functions of the protocol.
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4.2.2.4 Invalid Behaviour tests (BI)
BI group is intended to verify that the IUT is able to react properly in case an invalid protocol data unit
(message) occurring. Invalid PDU here means syntactically or semantically invalid test events generated
by the test system. A syntactically or semantically invalid test event regardless of the current state is not
allowed.
4.2.2.5 InOpportune Behaviour tests (BO)
BO test group is intended to verify that the IUT is able to react properly in case an inopportune test event
occurring. Such an event is syntactically correct, but occurs when it is not allowed.
4.2.2.6 TImer expiry and counter mismatch tests (TI)
Different timers and counters are defined to supervise the various state transitions. This test subgroup is
intended to verify that the IUT is reacting properly to an expiry of one of the timers or counters mismatch.
5 Test Purposes (TPs)
Each test case is allocated directly under a defined TP.
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 TP definition conventions
The TPs are defined following particular rules as shown in the table 1.
Table 1: TP definition rules
TP Id according to Reference
the TP naming
conventions
Initial condition
Source reference Stimulus
Expected behaviour
TP Id: the TP Id is a unique identifier it shall be specified according to the TP naming
conventions defined in the subclause below.
Reference: the reference should contain the references of the subject to be validated by the
actual TP (specification reference, clause, paragraph).
Condition: the condition defines in which initial state the IUT has to be to apply the actual
TP.
Stimulus: the stimulus defines the test event to which the TP is related.
Expected behaviour: definition of the events that are expected from the IUT to conform to the base
specification.
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5.1.2 References
This subclause defines the use of references given in the TPs. The structure provides the interrelationship
with:
- the source ETS giving the clause/subclause reference;
- the profile ETS giving the clause/subclause reference; and
- the cross reference to the output of the CTS 5 project (see annex A).
5.1.3 TP naming conventions
The identifier of the TP is built according to table 2:
Table 2: TP naming convention
TP/