SIST EN 300 497-4 V0.3.0:2003

• Abstract:

  Third edition of Conformance Test Specification (CTS) for voluntary testing to ETS 300 175: - adding test cases relevant for CAP testing to provide bases for development of the CAP Profile Test Specification; - making neccessary modifications based on the 3rd edition of ETS 300 175; - correcting errors.

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2003
• ICS: 33.070.30 - Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT)
• Technical Committee: SS EIT - Technical Board for the electrotechnical, information technology and telecommunications fields
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2003
• Mandate: T-292
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 497-4 V0.3.0 (1999-10) - Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI); Test Case Library (TCL); Part 4: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Data Link Control (DLC) layer

Overview

SIST EN 300 497-4 V0.3.0:2003 is a Slovenian standard that corresponds to EN 300 497-4, developed in the context of Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT). This document specifies the Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) for the Data Link Control (DLC) layer of DECT’s Common Interface (CI). As part of the Conformance Test Specification (CTS), this standard supports voluntary testing of DECT equipment, ensuring interoperability and compliance with the foundational ETS 300 175 standard. Key updates in this third edition include the addition of test cases for CAP (CAP Profile Test Specification), modifications aligned with the 3rd edition of ETS 300 175, and the correction of previous errors.

Key Topics

• DECT Data Link Control (DLC) Layer
  Focuses on the Layer 2b of the DECT protocol stack, distinguishing between:

  • Control Plane (C-plane): Handles signaling information, supporting connection-oriented, connectionless, and broadcast services.
  • User Plane (U-plane): Manages user data transmission through various service classes.

• Test Suite Structure (TSS)

  • The TSS is organized into protocol groups (C-plane and U-plane), which are further divided into functional modules and test groups.
  • Test groups include:
    • Capability Tests (CA): Validate implemented features against the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS).
    • Valid Behaviour Tests (BV): Check responses to valid protocol data.
    • Invalid Behaviour Tests (BI): Assess reactions to syntactically incorrect protocol input.
    • Inopportune Behaviour Tests (BO): Evaluate handling of unexpected but syntactically valid protocol events.

• Test Purposes (TP)

  • Provides structured aims for each test, ensuring equipment correctly implements required DLC functionalities.
  • Each TP follows conventions for unique identification, references, conditions, stimuli, and expected behaviors.

Applications

• Conformance Testing
  The primary use is in the evaluation and approval of DECT devices for compliance with the DECT Common Interface, specifically at the DLC layer. This improves the interoperability of devices from different manufacturers and ensures robust communication in multi-vendor environments.

• Test Lab Accreditation
  Test laboratories use this standard as an authoritative reference to structure and document their testing methodologies when certifying DECT equipment.

• Product Development
  Manufacturers use the TSS and TPs to guide design, verification, and validation processes, helping them address protocol requirements early and throughout development.

• Regulatory Compliance
  This standard helps manufacturers demonstrate compliance with European DECT regulations and international standards, streamlining market entry.

Related Standards

This standard is part of a broader family of EN 300 497 and DECT standards aimed at the conformance testing and interoperability of DECT equipment:

• EN 300 175 series: Specifies the DECT Common Interface, including Physical Layer (PHL), Medium Access Control (MAC), DLC, and Network (NWK) layers.

  • Part 1: Overview
  • Part 2: Physical Layer (PHL)
  • Part 3: Medium Access Control (MAC) layer
  • Part 4: Data Link Control (DLC) layer
  • Part 5: Network (NWK) layer
  • Part 6: Identities and addressing
  • Part 7: Security features
  • Part 8: Speech coding and transmission

• ISO/IEC 9646: Methodology for conformance testing in open systems, forming the basis for test procedures.

• ETSI EN 300 406: Details the general methodology for protocol and profile conformance testing.

• Other EN 300 497 parts: Address TSS and TPs for MAC and NWK layers, and corresponding Abstract Test Suites (ATS).

Conclusion

By following SIST EN 300 497-4 V0.3.0:2003, DECT equipment manufacturers and testing organizations can ensure rigorous, standardized testing of the Data Link Control layer. This promotes interoperability, quality, and compliance in DECT-based cordless telecommunications, meeting both technical and regulatory requirements in Europe and beyond.

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European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT);
Common Interface (CI); Test Case Library (TCL);
Part 4: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) -
Data Link Control (DLC) layer
2 ETSI EN 300 497-4 V0.3.0 (1999-10)
Reference
REN/DECT-040131-4 (4lp00100.PDF)
Keywords
DECT, testing, TSS&TP, layer 2
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.5
Foreword .5
1 Scope.6
2 References.6
3 Definitions and abbreviations .7
3.1 Definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations. 7
4 Test Suite Structure (TSS) .8
4.1 Overview. 8
4.2 TSS . 9
4.3 Test groups . 9
4.3.1 Protocol groups . 10
4.3.1.1 C-plane . 10
4.3.1.2 U-plane . 10
4.3.2 Main test groups. 10
4.3.2.1 Capability (CA) tests . 10
4.3.2.2 Valid Behaviour (BV) tests . 10
4.3.2.3 Inopportune Behaviour (BO) tests. 10
4.3.2.4 Invalid Behaviour (BI) tests. 10
5 Test Purposes (TP).11
5.1 Introduction. 11
5.1.1 TP definition conventions . 11
5.1.2 TP naming conventions. 11
5.1.3 Sources of TP definitions . 11
5.2 C-plane. 12
5.2.1 LAPC Class U service. 12
5.2.1.1 CA tests . 12
5.2.1.2 BV tests . 12
5.2.1.3 BI tests. 13
5.2.1.4 BO tests . 13
5.2.2 LAPC Class A service. 14
5.2.2.1 CA tests . 14
5.2.2.2 BV tests . 15
5.2.2.3 BI tests. 16
5.2.2.4 BO tests . 18
5.2.3 LAPC Class B service . 18
5.2.3.1 CA tests . 18
5.2.3.2 BV tests . 18
5.2.3.3 BI tests. 18
5.2.3.4 BO tests . 18
5.2.4 Broadcast service (Lb) . 19
5.2.4.1 CA tests . 19
5.2.4.2 BV tests . 19
5.2.4.3 BI tests. 19
5.2.4.4 BO tests . 19
5.3 U-plane . 19
5.3.1 Class 0 transmission procedures. 19
5.3.1.1 CA tests . 19
5.3.1.2 BV tests . 19
5.3.1.3 BI tests. 20
5.3.1.4 BO tests . 20
5.3.2 Class 1 transmission procedures. 20
5.3.2.1 CA tests . 20
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5.3.2.2 BV tests . 20
5.3.2.3 BI tests. 20
5.3.2.4 BO tests . 20
5.3.3 Class 2 transmission procedures. 20
5.3.3.1 CA tests . 20
5.3.3.2 BV tests . 21
5.3.3.3 BI tests. 21
5.3.3.4 BO tests . 21
5.3.4 Class 3 transmission procedures. 21
5.3.4.1 CA tests . 21
5.3.4.2 BV tests . 21
5.3.4.3 BI tests. 21
5.3.4.4 BO tests . 21
Bibliography.22
History.23
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Foreword
This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Project Digital Enhanced Cordless
Telecommunications (DECT).
The present document is part 4 of a multi-part EN covering the Common Interface (CI); Test Case Library (TCL), as
identified below:
Part 1: "Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) for Medium Access Control (MAC) layer";
Part 2: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Medium Access Control (MAC) layer - Portable radio Termination (PT)";
Part 3: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Medium Access Control (MAC) layer - Fixed radio Termination (FT)";
Part 4: "Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Data Link Control (DLC) layer";
Part 5: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) - Data Link Control (DLC) layer";
Part 6: "Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Network (NWK) layer - Portable radio Termination
(PT)";
Part 7: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Network (NWK) layer - Portable radio Termination (PT)";
Part 8: "Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) - Network (NWK) layer - Fixed radio Termination
(FT)";
Part 9: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for Network (NWK) layer - Fixed radio Termination (FT)".
National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 17 September 1999
Date of latest announcement of the present document (doa): 31 December 1999
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of the present document (dop/e): 30 June 2000
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 June 2000
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1 Scope
The present document contains the Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP) to test the Digital Enhanced
Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Data Link Control (DLC) layer.
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.
The ISO standard for the methodology of conformance testing (ISO/IEC 9646-1 [10] and ISO/IEC 9646-2 [11]) as well
as the ETSI rules for conformance testing (ETS 300 406 [9]) are used as the basis for the test methodology.
Test specifications for the Physical Layer (PHL), Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and Network (NWK) layer are
provided in other the DECT standards.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
• References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
•
For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies.
• A non-specific reference to an ETS shall also be taken to refer to later versions published as an EN with the same
number.
[1] EN 300 175-1: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 1: Overview".
[2] EN 300 175-2: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 2: Physical Layer (PHL)".
[3] EN 300 175-3: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 3: Medium Access Control (MAC) layer".
[4] EN 300 175-4: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 4: Data Link Control (DLC) layer".
[5] EN 300 175-5: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 5: Network (NWK) layer".
[6] EN 300 175-6: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 6: Identities and addressing".
[7] EN 300 175-7: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 7: Security features".
[8] EN 300 175-8: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); Common Interface (CI);
Part 8: Speech coding and transmission".
[9] ETS 300 406: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol and profile conformance
testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[10] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology; Open Systems Interconnection; Conformance testing
methodology and framework; Part 1: General concepts".
[11] ISO/IEC 9646-2: "Information technology; Open Systems Interconnection; Conformance testing
methodology and framework; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite Specification".
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[12] Directive 98/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 1998 relating to
telecommunications terminal equipment and satellite earth station equipment, including the mutual
recognition of their conformity.
[13] TBR 6: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); General terminal attachment
requirements".
[14] TBR 10: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT); General terminal attachment
requirements; Telephony applications".
[15] TBR 22 including Amendment 2: "Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT);
Attachment requirements for terminal equipment for DECT Generic Access Profile (GAP)
applications".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the definitions given in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [10], ISO/IEC 9646-2 [11],
EN 300 175-1 [1], EN 300 175-4 [4], EN 300 175-6 [6] and EN 300 175-7 [7] apply.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
BI Invalid Behaviour
BO Inopportune Behaviour
BV Valid Behaviour
C/L Connectionless mode
C/O Connection Oriented mode
CA Capability tests
C-plane Control plane
DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
DLC Data Link Control layer
FP Fixed Part
FT Fixed radio Termination
IUT Implementation Under Test
LAPC a DLC layer C-plane protocol entity
Lb a DLC broadcast entity
LLME Lower Layer Management Entity
LT Lower Tester
MAC Medium Access Control layer
NWK Network layer
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PHL Physical Layer
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
PIXIT Protocol Implementation Extra Information for Testing
PP Portable Part
PT Portable radio Termination
RFP Radio Fixed Part
SAPI Service Access Point Identifier
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TP Test Purposes
TSS Test Suite Structure
ULI Unassigned Link Identifier (U-Plane)
U-plane User plane
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4 Test Suite Structure (TSS)
4.1 Overview
The Data Link Control (DLC) layer is layer 2b of the DECT protocol stack. The separation of the user information from
the DECT signalling data is managed by the allocation of two independent planes:
- the User plane (U-plane); and
- the Control plane (C-plane).
Lower
(3)
Network layer
Data Link Control layer Data Link Control layer (2b)
Layer
C-Plane U-Plane
(2a)
Management Medium Access Control layer
(1)
Entity Physical layer
Figure 1: DECT protocol stack
The U-plane is the part of the DLC implementation that is responsible for the transmission of the user data. The U-plane
may provide a series of different services and facilities, grouped into categories (LUx families).
The C-Plane is the second part of DECT DLC and is mainly involved with the transfer of signalling information. It
provides the means to support DECT Connection Oriented, Connectionless and Broadcast services (the broadcast
service exists only at the FT to PT direction). DECT DLC provides three classes of operation (Unacknowledged for
C/L services, Single frame and Multiframe for C/O services).
At the DLC layer, C-plane and U-plane resources are considered as completely independent. The association of C and
U-plane resources to serve a higher layer service (e.g. to setup and maintain a call) is a NWK layer responsibility.
Moreover, no interaction is required between the services provided by each of the planes.
Figure 2 shows the DLC (TSS) including its subgroups and defined for the conformance testing.
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DLC
C-plane
CA
Class U
BV
BO
BI
Class A CA
BV
BO
BI
Class B CA
BV
BO
BI
Lb CA
BV
BO
BI
U-plane
CA
Class 0
BV
BO
BI
Class 1 CA
BV
BO
BI
CA
Class 2
BV
BO
BI
Class 3 CA
BV
BO
BI
Figure 2: DLC TSS
4.2 TSS
The test suite is structured as a tree with a first level defined as DLC representing the protocol group "DLC for Portable
Part (PP) and Fixed Part (FP)".
4.3 Test groups
The test groups are organized in three levels. The first level creates two protocol groups representing the protocol plane.
The second level separates the protocol plane in functional modules. The last level contains the standard ISO subgroups
CA, BV, BO and BI.
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4.3.1 Protocol groups
The protocol groups identifies the DECT DLC planes, C-Plane and U-Plane, as defined in EN 300 175 [1] to [8].
4.3.1.1 C-plane
The C-plane protocol group is divided in four functional modules. The first functional module identifies the LAPC
Class U services. The second functional module identifies the LAPC Class A services. The third functional module
identifies the LAPC Class B services. The last functional module identifies the broadcast services Lb.
4.3.1.2 U-plane
The U-plane protocol group is divided in four functional modules. The first functional module identifies the Class 0
transmission procedures. The second functional module identifies the Class 1 transmission procedures. The third
functional module identifies the Class 2 transmission procedures. The last functional module identifies the Class 3
transmission procedures.
4.3.2 Main test groups
The main test groups are the Capability group (CA), the Valid Behaviour group (BV), the inopportune Behaviour group
(BO) and the Invalid Behaviour group (BI).
4.3.2.1 Capability (CA) tests
This test sub group shall provide limited testing of the major IUT capabilities aiming to assure that the claimed
capabilities are correctly supported, in accordance with the PICS.
4.3.2.2 Valid Behaviour (BV) tests
This test sub group shall verify that the IUT reacts in conformity with the standard, on receipt or exchange of a valid
Protocol Data Units (PDUs). Valid PDUs, means, that the exchange of messages and the content of the exchanged
messages are considered as valid.
4.3.2.3 Inopportune Behaviour (BO) tests
This test sub group shall verify that the IUT is capable of a valid reaction, when an inopportune protocol event occurs.
Such an event is syntactically correct but it occurs when it is not expected.
4.3.2.4 Invalid Behaviour (BI) tests
This test sub group shall verify that the IUT reacts in conformity with the standard, on receipt of a syntactically invalid
Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
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5 Test Purposes (TP)
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 TP definition conventions
The TPs are defined following particular rules as shown in table 1.
Table 1: TP definition rules
TP Id according to the TP Reference
naming conventions Initial condition
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.
5.1.2 TP naming conventions
The identifier of the TP is built according to table 2.
Table 2: TP naming convention
Identifier: TPx-
= functional module U C-plane Class U services
A C-plane Class A services
B C-plane Class B services
L C-plane Broadcast services
0 U-plane transmission Class 0
1 U-plane transmission Class 1
2 U-plane transmission Class 2
...