SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

• Abstract:

  Protocol conformance testing (TTCN) for mobile stations to be used for Direct Mode operation

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.070.10 - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
• 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: BC-T-344
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1 (2001-01) - Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 4: Protocol testing specification for Direct Mode Operation (DMO); Sub-part 4: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for Direct Mode Repeater (DM-REP) type 1

Overview

SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003 specifies the protocol conformance testing framework for Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Direct Mode Operation (DMO), focusing on Direct Mode Repeater (DM-REP) type 1. Developed by the Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST) and based on the European Standard EN 300 394-4-4, this document details the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for testing mobile stations in DMO using TTCN methodology.

Its main objective is to provide a comprehensive and systematic approach for verifying protocol compliance and ensuring interoperability of TETRA equipment across vendors. The standard follows well-established conformance testing frameworks, including ISO/IEC 9646 and ETSI methodologies.

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Key Topics

• TETRA Direct Mode Operation (DMO)
  Focuses on protocol testing for devices operating in direct communication, without network infrastructure, typically used for secure and resilient critical communications.

• Direct Mode Repeater Type 1 (DM-REP1)
  Addresses protocols and behaviors for repeaters that extend the range of DMO communication, including retransmission and signaling.

• Test Suite Structure (TSS)
  Defines how to organize test cases by capability, valid behavior, invalid behavior, and timer-based checks:

  • Capability Tests (CA)
  • Valid Behaviour Tests (BV)
  • Invalid Behaviour Tests (BI)
  • Timer Tests (TI)

• Test Purposes (TP)
  Every test is described with clear test purposes, requirements references, selection criteria (linked to conformance statements), setup, execution, and pass criteria.

• Conformance Methodology
  Specifies processes and conventions for test naming, selection expressions, and protocol data unit (PDU) handling, supporting interoperability and rigorous assessment.

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Applications

The protocol conformance testing specification outlined by SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003 has broad practical applications in:

• Equipment Approval and Certification
  Ensures that TETRA DMO devices, particularly DM-REP type 1 repeaters and supporting mobile stations, comply with standardized protocol requirements, a critical step in regulatory approval.

• Interoperability Assurance
  Facilitates reliable operation between equipment from different manufacturers, supporting unified communications for emergency services, public safety, transport, and utilities.

• Quality Assurance in Manufacturing
  Enables systematic testing during development and production, identifying non-compliance and reducing the risk of deployment issues.

• Vendor Neutral Evaluation
  Establishes a clear, reproducible set of tests so that any implementation can be fairly and rigorously evaluated against the same benchmark.

• Network Planning and Deployment
  Allows network operators to select and deploy DM-REP1-capable equipment with confidence, knowing it has passed prescribed interoperability and protocol behavior tests.

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Related Standards

To ensure comprehensive understanding and cohesive protocol implementation, the following related standards provide supporting or referenced requirements:

• EN 300 396-4: Technical requirements for TETRA DMO, specifically Type 1 repeater Air Interface.
• EN 300 396-8-2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma for Type 1 repeater Air Interface.
• ISO/IEC 9646-1 & 9646-2: General framework and abstract test suite specification for OSI conformance testing methodology.
• ETSI ETS 300 406: Protocol and profile conformance testing specifications covering standardization methodology for telecommunications systems.
• EN 300 394-4 (all parts): Comprehensive conformance testing suite for TETRA, addressing additional protocol aspects such as Voice plus Data, Packet Data Optimized, and Security.

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By adhering to SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003, stakeholders ensure that TETRA equipment used in Direct Mode Operation meets rigorous international protocol standards, enabling robust, interoperable, and secure critical communications.

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Prizemni snopovni radio (TETRA) - Specifikacija za preskušanje skladnosti - 4. del: Specifikacija za preskušanje protokola za neposredno obratovanje (DMO) ¬- 4. poddel: Zgradba preskušalnega niza in nameni preskušanja (TSS&TP) za neposredni ponavljalnik (repetitor) tipa 1Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA); Conformance testing specification; Part 4: Protocol testing specification for Direct Mode Operation (DMO); Sub-part 4: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for Direct Mode Repeater (DM-REP) type 133.070.10Prizemni snopovni radio (TETRA)Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)ICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 300 394-4-4 Version 1.1.1SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003en01-december-2003SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003SLOVENSKI
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ETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);Conformancetestingspecification;Part4:ProtocoltestingspecificationforDirectModeOperation(DMO);Sub-part4:TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)forDirectModeRepeater(DM-REP)type1SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)2ReferenceDEN/TETRA-02009-4-4KeywordsDMO,protocol,radio,testing,TETRA,TSS&TP,TTCNETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCETel.:[phone]Fax:[phone]SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88ImportantnoticeIndividualcopiesofthepresentdocumentcanbedownloadedfrom:http://www.etsi.orgThepresentdocumentmaybemadeavailableinmorethanoneelectronicversionorinprint.Inanycaseofexistingorperceiveddifferenceincontentsbetweensuchversions,thereferenceversionisthePortableDocumentFormat(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.Usersofthepresentdocumentshouldbeawarethatthedocumentmaybesubjecttorevisionorchangeofstatus.InformationonthecurrentstatusofthisandotherETSIdocumentsisavailableathttp://www.etsi.org/tb/status/Ifyoufinderrorsinthepresentdocument,sendyourcommentto:[e-mail]opartmaybereproducedexceptasauthorizedbywrittenpermission.Thecopyrightandtheforegoingrestrictionextendtoreproductioninallmedia.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2001.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.41Scope.52References.53Definitionsandabbreviations.63.1TETRAdefinitions.63.2TETRAabbreviations.63.3ISO9646abbreviations.64TestSuiteStructure(TSS).74.1MAClayertestgroups.74.2Testgroupdescription.75IntroductiontoTestPurposes(TPs).75.1Testpurposedefinitionconventions.75.2Testpurposenamingconventions.85.3Selectionexpressions.86DM-REP1testpurposes.86.1DM-REP1MAClayer.86.1.1DM-REP1MACcapabilitytests.86.1.2DM-REP1MACvalidbehaviourtests.96.1.3DM-REPMACinvalidbehaviourtests.116.1.4DM-REPMACtimertests.12Bibliography.13History.14SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)4IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinETSISR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinETSISR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbyETSIProjectTerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA).ThepresentdocumenthadbeensubmittedtoPublicEnquiryasETS300394-4-4.DuringtheprocessingforVoteitwasconvertedintoanEN.Thepresentdocumentispart4ofamulti-partdeliverablecoveringtheTerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);Conformancetestingspecification,asidentifiedbelow:Part1:"Radio";Part2:"ProtocoltestingspecificationforVoiceplusData(V+D)";Part3:"ProtocoltestingspecificationforPacketDataOptimized(PDO)";Part4:"ProtocoltestingspecificationforDirectModeOperation(DMO)";Part5:"Security".NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:22December2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31March2001DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):30September2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):30September2001SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)51ScopeEN300394-4containstheTestSuiteStructure(TSS)andTestPurposes(TPs)totesttheTETRADirectModeOperation(DMO)protocols.EN300394-4isdividedintoseveralparts,eachonedealingwithadifferentsetoflayer3andlayer2DMOprotocols.ThepresentdocumentdealswithTSS&TPforDirectModeRepeatertype1(DM-REP1)AirInterfaceprotocol,datalinklayer2only,whilesub-part1dealswithTSS&TPforDMMStoMSprotocolandsub-part3dealswithDM-MSoperatingthroughRepeatertype1(MS-REP1)AirInterfaceprotocolTestingofsecurityfeaturesisoutsidethescopeofthepresentdocument.TheobjectiveofthistestspecificationistoprovideabasisforapprovaltestsforTETRAequipmentgivingahighprobabilityofairinterfaceinter-operabilitybetweendifferentmanufacturer'sTETRAequipment.TheISOstandardforthemethodologyofconformancetesting,ISO/IEC9646-1[3]andISO/IEC9646-2[4],aswellastheETSImethodologyforconformancetesting,ETS300406[5],areusedasthebasisforthetestmethodology.2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.[1]ETSIEN300396-4:"TerrestrialTrunkedRadio(TETRA);TechnicalrequirementsforDirectModeOperation(DMO);Part4:Type1repeaterAirInterface".[2]ETSIEN300396-8-2:"TETRA;DirectModeOperation(DMO);Part8:ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proformaspecification;Part8-2:Type1repeaterAirInterface".[3]ISO/IEC9646-1(1995):"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-ConformanceTestingMethodologyandFramework-Part1:GeneralConcepts".(SeealsoITU-TRecommendationX.290).[4]ISO/IEC9646-2(1995):"Informationtechnology-OpenSystemsInterconnection-ConformanceTestingMethodologyandFramework-Part2:AbstractTestSuiteSpecification".(SeealsoITU-TRecommendationX.291).[5]ETSIETS300406(1995):"MethodsforTestingandSpecification(MTS);Protocolandprofileconformancetestingspecifications;Standardizationmethodology".SIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)63Definitionsandabbreviations3.1TETRAdefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninEN300396-4[1]apply.3.2TETRAabbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:CMCircuitModeDMCCDirectModeCallControlDMODirectModeofOperationFCSFrameCheckSequenceITSIIndividualTETRASubscriberIdentityMACMediumAccessControlMNIMobileNetworkIdentityMSMobileStationNWKNetwork.Layer3oftheTETRAprotocolstackRXReceiverSDSShortDataServicesSDUServiceDataUnitTXTransmitter3.3ISO9646abbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocumentthefollowingISO/IEC9646-1[3]abbreviationsapply:IUTImplementationUnderTestIXITImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingPDUProtocolDataUnitPICSProtocolImplementationConformanceStatementPIXITProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingTPTestPurposeTSSTestSuiteStructureSIST EN 300 394-4-4 V1.1.1:2003

ETSIETSIEN300394-4-4V1.1.1(2001-01)74TestSuiteStructure(TSS)4.1MAClayertestgroupsThefirstleveloftheMACtestgroupsseparatestheMACtestsuiteinfunctionaltestgroups:CA,BVandTI.ThefollowinglistdefinestheMAClayertestgroupnamesandidentifiers:-DM-REP1MAClayer(DMO_DMREP1_MAC)-Capabilitytests(CA)-Validbehaviourtests(BV)-Invalidbehaviourtests(BI)-Timertests(TI)4.2TestgroupdescriptionCapability(CA)testsprovidelimitedtestingthattheobservablecapabilitiesoftheIUTareinaccordancewiththeconformancerequirementsandtheadditionalcapabilitiesclaimedinthePICS/PIXIT.TheValidBehaviour(BV)grouptestsanIUTinresponsetovalidbehaviourofthetestsystem."Valid"meansthatatesteventissyntacticallyandcontextuallycorrect.Alltestcasesinthevalidbehaviourgroupareintendedtoverifyasthoroughlyaspossiblethevariousfunctionsoftheprotocol.Differenttimersaredefinedtosupervisethevariousstatetransitions.TheTimer(TI)testgroupis
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