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Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System No.7; Transaction Capabilities (TC) version 2; Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification
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Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN) - Signalizacija št. 7 - Druga različica transakcijskih zmožnosti (TC) - 2. del: Izjava o skladnosti izvedbe protokola (PICS) - Proforma specifikacije
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling System No.7; Transaction Capabilities (TC) version 2; Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification33.080Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN)Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:ETS 300 287-2 Edition 13SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998en01-IHEUXDU-19983SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEANETS 300 287-2TELECOMMUNICATIONNovember 1996STANDARDSource: ETSI TC-SPSReference: DE/SPS-02013ICS:33.080Key words:ISDN, SS7, TCAP, PICSIntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);Signalling System No.7;Transaction Capabilities (TC) version 2;Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)proforma specificationETSIEuropean Telecommunications Standards InstituteETSI SecretariatPostal address: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCEOffice address: 650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCEX.400: c=fr, a=atlas, p=etsi, s=secretariat - Internet: secretariat@etsi.frTel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and theforegoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1996. All rights reserved.SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 2ETS 300 287-2: November 1996Whilst 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.SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 3ETS 300 287-2: November 1996ContentsForeword.5Introduction.51Scope.72Normative references.73Definitions.74Abbreviations.75Conformance.8Annex A (normative):PICS proforma for ETS 300 287-1.9A.1Guidance for completing the PICS proforma.9A.1.1Purposes and structure.9A.1.2Abbreviations and conventions.9A.1.3Instructions for completing the PICS proforma.10A.2Identification of the implementation.11A.2.1Date of the statement.11A.2.2Implementation Under Test (IUT) identification.11A.2.3System Under Test (SUT) identification.11A.2.4Product supplier.11A.2.5Client.12A.2.6PICS contact person.12A.3Identification of the protocol.13A.4Global statement of conformance.13A.5Capabilities.14A.5.1Supported End of dialogue method.14A.5.2Supported Abort capability.14A.5.3Supported operation classes.15A.5.4Supported coding forms for Length of contents.15A.5.5Supported message types.15A.5.6Supported component types.16A.5.7Supported capabilities.16A.5.8Transaction portion fields.17A.5.8.1Unidirectional message type.17A.5.8.2Begin message type.17A.5.8.3End message type.17A.5.8.4Continue message type.18A.5.8.5Abort message type.18A.5.9Component portion fields.18A.5.9.1Invoke component.18A.5.9.2Return result (Last/Not Last) component.19A.5.9.3Return result (Last/Not Last) parameters.19A.5.9.4Return error component.19A.5.9.5Reject component.19A.5.9.6Invoke ID parameter.20A.5.9.7Problem Code parameter.20A.5.9.8General Problem parameter.20SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 4ETS 300 287-2: November 1996A.5.9.9Invoke Problem parameter.20A.5.9.10Return Result Problem parameter.21A.5.9.11Return Error Problem parameter.21A.5.10Dialogue portion fields.21A.5.10.1Dialogue request.21A.5.10.2Dialogue response.22A.5.10.3Dialogue abort.22A.5.10.4Dialogue unidirectional.22A.5.11Support of external types.23A.5.12Report of operation timer expiry.23History.24SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 5ETS 300 287-2: November 1996ForewordThis European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Signalling Protocols andSwitching (SPS) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).This ETS is part 2 of a multi-part standard covering the Signalling System No.7 Transaction Capabilities(TC) version 2 as described below:Part 1:"Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.771 to Q.775 (1993), modified]";Part 2:"Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification";Part 3:"Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing(PIXIT) proforma specification".Transposition datesDate of adoption22 November 1996Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa):28 February 1997Date of latest publication of new National Standardor endorsement of this ETS (dop/e):31 August 1997Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow):31 August 1997IntroductionTo evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of whichcapabilities and options have been implemented for a given OSI protocol. Such a statement is called aProtocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS).SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
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Page 7ETS 300 287-2: November 19961ScopeThis second part of ETS 300 287 provides the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)proforma for the Transaction Capabilities (TC) signalling protocol to be used in and between networks, fornon-circuit related services which use Signalling System No.7 as specified in ETS 300 287-1 [1] incompliance with the relevant requirements and in accordance with the relevant guidance given inISO/IEC 9646-7 [3].The supplier of a protocol implementation that is claimed to conform to ETS 300 287-1 [1] is required tocomplete a copy of the PICS proforma provided in annex A of this ETS and is required to provide theinformation necessary to identify both the supplier and the implementation.2Normative referencesThis ETS incorporates by dated and undated reference, provisions from other publications. Thesenormative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listedhereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publicationsapply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latestedition of the publication referred to applies.[1]ETS 300 287-1 (1996): "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); SignallingSystem No.7; Transaction Capabilities (TC) version 2; Part 1: Protocolspecification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.771 to Q.775 (1993), modified]".[2]ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology - Open systems interconnection -Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts".[3]ISO/IEC 9646-7: "Information technology - Open systems interconnection -Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 7: ImplementationConformance Statements".3DefinitionsFor the purposes of this ETS, the definitions in ETS 300 287-1 [1], ISO/IEC 9646-1 [2] andISO/IEC 9646-7 [3] apply. In particular, the following terms defined in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [2] apply:Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS): A statement made by the supplier of an implementationor system claimed to conform to a given specification, stating which capabilities have been implemented.The ICS can take several forms: protocol ICS (PICS), profile ICS, profile specific ICS, and informationobject ICS.Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): An ICS for an implementation or systemclaimed to conform to a given protocol specification.PICS proforma: A document, in the form of a questionnaire, which when completed for animplementation or system becomes a PICS.4AbbreviationsFor the purposes of this ETS, the following abbreviations apply:ASN.1Abstract Syntax Notation oneBERBasic Encoding RulescConditionalDTIDDestinationTransaction IDICSImplementation Conformance StatementIDIdentifierISDNIntegrated Services Digital NetworkIUTImplementation Under TestmMandatorySIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 8ETS 300 287-2: November 1996n/aNot ApplicableoOptionalo.Optional, but, if chosen, support is required for either at least one or only one ofthe options in the group labelled by the same numeral OSIOpen Systems InterconnectionOTIDOriginating Transaction IDPDUProtocol Data UnitPICSProtocol Implementation Conformance StatementSCSSystem Conformance StatementSUTSystem Under TestTCTransaction CapabilitiesxExcluded5ConformanceA PICS proforma that conforms to this PICS proforma specification shall be technically equivalent toannex A, and shall preserve the numbering and ordering of the items in annex A.A PICS that conforms to this PICS proforma specification shall:a)describe an implementation which conforms to ETS 300 287-1 [1];b)be a conforming PICS proforma, which has been completed in accordance with the instructions forcompletion given in clause A.1;c)include the information necessary to uniquely identify both the supplier and the implementation.SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 9ETS 300 287-2: November 1996Annex A (normative):PICS proforma for ETS 300 287-1Notwithstanding the provisions of the copyright clause related to the text of this ETS, ETSI grants thatusers of this ETS may freely reproduce the PICS proforma in this annex so that it can be used for itsintended purposes and may further publish the completed PICS.A.1Guidance for completing the PICS proformaA.1.1Purposes and structureThe purpose of this PICS proforma is to provide a mechanism whereby a supplier of an implementation ofthe requirements defined in ETS 300 287-1 [1] may provide information about the implementation in astandardized manner.The PICS proforma is subdivided into clauses for the following categories of information:-guidance for completing the PICS proforma;-identification of the implementation;-identification of the protocol;-global statement of conformance;-explicit statements about the implemented capabilities.A.1.2Abbreviations and conventionsThe PICS proforma contained in this annex is comprised of information in tabular form in accordance withthe guidelines presented in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3].Item columnThe item column contains a number which identifies the item in the table.Item description columnThe item description column describes in free text each respective item (e.g. parameters, timers, etc.). Itimplicitly means "is supported by the implementation?".Status columnThe following notations, defined in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3], are used for the status column:mmandatory - the capability is required to be supported.ooptional - the capability may be supported or not.n/anot applicable - in the given context, it is impossible to use the capability.xprohibited (excluded) - there is a requirement not to use this capability in thegiven context.o.iqualified optional - for mutually exclusive or selectable options from a set. "i" isan integer which identifies an unique group of related optional items and thelogic of their selection which is defined immediately following the table.ciconditional - the requirement on the capability ("m", "o", "x" or "n/a") depends onthe support of other optional or conditional items. "i" is an integer identifying anunique conditional status expression which is defined immediately following thetable.SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
Page 10ETS 300 287-2: November 1996Reference columnThe reference column gives reference to ITU-T Recommendations Q.771 to Q.775 as modified byETS 300 287-1 [1], except where explicitly stated otherwise.Note, however, that a reference merely indicates the place where the core of a description of an item canbe found. Any additional information contained in ETS 300 287-1 [1] needs to be taken into account whenmaking a statement about the conformance of that particular item.Support columnThe support column shall be filled in by the supplier of the implementation. The following commonnotations, defined in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3], are used for the support column:Y or ysupported by the implementationN or nnot supported by the implementationN/A, n/a or - no answer required (allowed only if the status is n/a, directly or after evaluationof a conditional status)NOTE:As stated in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3], support for a received PDU requires the ability toparse all valid parameters of that PDU. Supporting a PDU while having no ability toparse a valid parameter is non-conformant. Support for a parameter of a PDU impliesthat the semantics of that parameter are supported.If this PICS proforma is completed in order to describe a multiple-profile support in a system, it isnecessary to be able to answer that a capability is supported for one profile and not supported for another.In that case, the supplier shall enter the unique reference to a conditional expression, preceded by "?"(e.g. ?3). This expression shall be given in the space for comments provided at the bottom of the table. Ituses predicates defined in the System Conformance Statement (SCS), each of which refers to a singleprofile and which takes the value TRUE if and only if that profile is to be used.EXAMPLE:?3:IF prof1 THEN Y ELSE NReferences to itemsFor each possible item answer (answer in the support column) within the PICS proforma exists a uniquereference, used, for example, in the conditional expressions. It is defined as the table identifier, followedby a solidus character "/", followed by the item number in the table. If there is more than one supportcolumn in a table, the columns are discriminated by letters, respectively.EXAMPLE 1:A.5/4 is the reference to the answer of item 4 in table 5 of annex A.EXAMPLE 2:A.6/3b is the reference to the second answer (i.e. in the second support column)of item 3 in table 6 of annex A.Prerequisite lineA prerequisite line takes the form: Prerequisite: .A prerequisite line after a clause or table title indicates that the whole clause or the whole table is notrequired to be completed if the predicate is FALSE.A.1.3Instructions for completing the PICS proformaThe supplier of the implementation shall complete the PICS proforma in each of the spaces provided. Inparticular, an explicit answer shall be entered in each of the support boxes provided, using the notationdescribed in subclause A.1.2.If necessary, the supplier may provide additional comments in the space at the bottom of the tables orseparately.SIST ETS 300 287-2:1998
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TELECOMMUNICATION November 1996
STANDARD
Source: ETSI TC-SPS Reference: DE/SPS-02013
ICS: 33.080
Key words: ISDN, SS7, TCAP, PICS
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);
Signalling System No.7;
Transaction Capabilities (TC) version 2;
Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
proforma specification
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
Postal address: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCE
Office address: 650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCE
X.400: c=fr, a=atlas, p=etsi, s=secretariat - Internet: secretariat@etsi.fr
Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16
Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© 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
Introduction.5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions.7
4 Abbreviations.7
5 Conformance.8
Annex A (normative): PICS proforma for ETS 300 287-1 .9
A.1 Guidance for completing the PICS proforma .9
A.1.1 Purposes and structure.9
A.1.2 Abbreviations and conventions.9
A.1.3 Instructions for completing the PICS proforma.10
A.2 Identification of the implementation.11
A.2.1 Date of the statement .11
A.2.2 Implementation Under Test (IUT) identification .11
A.2.3 System Under Test (SUT) identification .11
A.2.4 Product supplier.11
A.2.5 Client.12
A.2.6 PICS contact person.12
A.3 Identification of the protocol .13
A.4 Global statement of conformance .13
A.5 Capabilities.14
A.5.1 Supported End of dialogue method .14
A.5.2 Supported Abort capability.14
A.5.3 Supported operation classes .15
A.5.4 Supported coding forms for Length of contents.15
A.5.5 Supported message types .15
A.5.6 Supported component types.16
A.5.7 Supported capabilities.16
A.5.8 Transaction portion fields.17
A.5.8.1 Unidirectional message type .17
A.5.8.2 Begin message type.17
A.5.8.3 End message type.17
A.5.8.4 Continue message type.18
A.5.8.5 Abort message type .18
A.5.9 Component portion fields.18
A.5.9.1 Invoke component.18
A.5.9.2 Return result (Last/Not Last) component .19
A.5.9.3 Return result (Last/Not Last) parameters.19
A.5.9.4 Return error component .19
A.5.9.5 Reject component .19
A.5.9.6 Invoke ID parameter.20
A.5.9.7 Problem Code parameter.20
A.5.9.8 General Problem parameter.20
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A.5.9.9 Invoke Problem parameter . 20
A.5.9.10 Return Result Problem parameter. 21
A.5.9.11 Return Error Problem parameter. 21
A.5.10 Dialogue portion fields. 21
A.5.10.1 Dialogue request. 21
A.5.10.2 Dialogue response. 22
A.5.10.3 Dialogue abort . 22
A.5.10.4 Dialogue unidirectional. 22
A.5.11 Support of external types . 23
A.5.12 Report of operation timer expiry. 23
History. 24
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Foreword
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the Signalling Protocols and
Switching (SPS) Technical Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
This ETS is part 2 of a multi-part standard covering the Signalling System No.7 Transaction Capabilities
(TC) version 2 as described below:
Part 1: "Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.771 to Q.775 (1993), modified]";
Part 2: "Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification";
Part 3: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
(PIXIT) proforma specification".
Transposition dates
Date of adoption 22 November 1996
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 28 February 1997
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 August 1997
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 August 1997
Introduction
To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of which
capabilities and options have been implemented for a given OSI protocol. Such a statement is called a
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS).
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1 Scope
This second part of ETS 300 287 provides the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
proforma for the Transaction Capabilities (TC) signalling protocol to be used in and between networks, for
non-circuit related services which use Signalling System No.7 as specified in ETS 300 287-1 [1] in
compliance with the relevant requirements and in accordance with the relevant guidance given in
ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3].
The supplier of a protocol implementation that is claimed to conform to ETS 300 287-1 [1] is required to
complete a copy of the PICS proforma provided in annex A of this ETS and is required to provide the
information necessary to identify both the supplier and the implementation.
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] ETS 300 287-1 (1996): "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Signalling
System No.7; Transaction Capabilities (TC) version 2; Part 1: Protocol
specification [ITU-T Recommendations Q.771 to Q.775 (1993), modified]".
[2] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology - Open systems interconnection -
Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts".
[3] ISO/IEC 9646-7: "Information technology - Open systems interconnection -
Conformance testing methodology and framework - Part 7: Implementation
Conformance Statements".
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the definitions in ETS 300 287-1 [1], ISO/IEC 9646-1 [2] and
ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3] apply. In particular, the following terms defined in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [2] apply:
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS): A statement made by the supplier of an implementation
or system claimed to conform to a given specification, stating which capabilities have been implemented.
The ICS can take several forms: protocol ICS (PICS), profile ICS, profile specific ICS, and information
object ICS.
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): An ICS for an implementation or system
claimed to conform to a given protocol specification.
PICS proforma: A document, in the form of a questionnaire, which when completed for an
implementation or system becomes a PICS.
4 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS, the following abbreviations apply:
ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation one
BER Basic Encoding Rules
c Conditional
DTID DestinationTransaction ID
ICS Implementation Conformance Statement
ID Identifier
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
IUT Implementation Under Test
m Mandatory
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n/a Not Applicable
o Optional
o. Optional, but, if chosen, support is required for either at least one or only one of
the options in the group labelled by the same numeral
OSI Open Systems Interconnection
OTID Originating Transaction ID
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
SCS System Conformance Statement
SUT System Under Test
TC Transaction Capabilities
x Excluded
5 Conformance
A PICS proforma that conforms to this PICS proforma specification shall be technically equivalent to
annex A, and shall preserve the numbering and ordering of the items in annex A.
A PICS that conforms to this PICS proforma specification shall:
a) describe an implementation which conforms to ETS 300 287-1 [1];
b) be a conforming PICS proforma, which has been completed in accordance with the instructions for
completion given in clause A.1;
c) include the information necessary to uniquely identify both the supplier and the implementation.
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Annex A (normative): PICS proforma for ETS 300 287-1
Notwithstanding the provisions of the copyright clause related to the text of this ETS, ETSI grants that
users of this ETS may freely reproduce the PICS proforma in this annex so that it can be used for its
intended purposes and may further publish the completed PICS.
A.1 Guidance for completing the PICS proforma
A.1.1 Purposes and structure
The purpose of this PICS proforma is to provide a mechanism whereby a supplier of an implementation of
the requirements defined in ETS 300 287-1 [1] may provide information about the implementation in a
standardized manner.
The PICS proforma is subdivided into clauses for the following categories of information:
- guidance for completing the PICS proforma;
- identification of the implementation;
- identification of the protocol;
- global statement of conformance;
- explicit statements about the implemented capabilities.
A.1.2 Abbreviations and conventions
The PICS proforma contained in this annex is comprised of information in tabular form in accordance with
the guidelines presented in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3].
Item column
The item column contains a number which identifies the item in the table.
Item description column
The item description column describes in free text each respective item (e.g. parameters, timers, etc.). It
implicitly means "is supported by the implementation?".
Status column
The following notations, defined in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3], are used for the status column:
m mandatory - the capability is required to be supported.
o optional - the capability may be supported or not.
n/a not applicable - in the given context, it is impossible to use the capability.
x prohibited (excluded) - there is a requirement not to use this capability in the
given context.
o.i qualified optional - for mutually exclusive or selectable options from a set. "i" is
an integer which identifies an unique group of related optional items and the
logic of their selection which is defined immediately following the table.
ci conditional - the requirement on the capability ("m", "o", "x" or "n/a") depends on
the support of other optional or conditional items. "i" is an integer identifying an
unique conditional status expression which is defined immediately following the
table.
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Reference column
The reference column gives reference to ITU-T Recommendations Q.771 to Q.775 as modified by
ETS 300 287-1 [1], except where explicitly stated otherwise.
Note, however, that a reference merely indicates the place where the core of a description of an item can
be found. Any additional information contained in ETS 300 287-1 [1] needs to be taken into account when
making a statement about the conformance of that particular item.
Support column
The support column shall be filled in by the supplier of the implementation. The following common
notations, defined in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3], are used for the support column:
Y or y supported by the implementation
N or n not supported by the implementation
N/A, n/a or - no answer required (allowed only if the status is n/a, directly or after evaluation
of a conditional status)
NOTE: As stated in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [3], support for a received PDU requires the ability to
parse all valid parameters of that PDU. Supporting a PDU while having no ability to
parse a valid parameter is non-conformant. Support for a parameter of a PDU implies
that the semantics of that parameter are supported.
If this PICS proforma is completed in order to describe a multiple-profile support in a system, it is
necessary to be able to answer that a capability is supported for one profile and not supported for another.
In that case, the supplier shall enter the unique reference to a conditional expression, preceded by "?"
(e.g. ?3). This expression shall be given in the space for comments provided at the bottom of the table. It
uses predicates defined in the System Conformance Statement (SCS), each of which refers to a single
profile and which takes the value TRUE if and only if that profile is to be used.
EXAMPLE: ?3: IF prof1 THEN Y ELSE N
References to items
For each possible item answer (answer in the support column) within the PICS proforma exists a unique
reference, used, for example, in the conditional expressions. It is defined as the table identifier, followed
by a solidus character "/", followed by the item number in the table. If there is more than one support
column in a table, the columns are discriminated by letters, respectively.
EXAMPLE 1: A.5/4 is the reference to the answer of item 4 in table 5 of annex A.
EXAMPLE 2: A.6/3b is the reference to the second answer (i.e. in the second support column)
of item 3 in table 6 of annex A.
Prerequisite line
A prerequisite line takes the form: Prerequisite: .
A prerequisite line after a clause or table title indicates that the whole clause or the whole table is not
required to be completed if the predicate is FALSE.
A.1.3 Instructions for completing the PICS proforma
The supplier of the implementation shall complete the PICS proforma in each of the spaces provided. In
particular, an explicit answer shall be entered in each of the support boxes provided, using the notation
described in subclause A.1.2.
If necessary, the supplier may provide additional comments in the space at the bottom of the tables or
separately.
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A.2 Identification of the implementation
Identification of the Implementation Under Test (IUT) and the system in which it resides (the System
Under Test (SUT)) should be filled in so as to provide as much detail as possible regarding version
numbers and configuration options.
The product supplier information and client information should both be filled in if they are different.
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