SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005

V interfaces at the digital Local Exchange (LE); V5.1 interface for the support of Access Network (AN); Part 8: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the data link layer

Corrections of errors in layer 2 ATS discovered as side-effect of work in STF on layer 3.

Vmesniki V pri digitalnih krajevnih centralah (LE) – Vmesnik V5.1 za podporo dostopovnemu omrežju (AN) – 8. del: Abstraktni preskušalni niz (ATS) in delna dodatna informacija za preskušanje izvedbe protokola (PIXIT) – Proforma specifikacija za podatkovno povezovalno plast

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2004
• ICS: 33.040.30 - Switching and signalling systems
• Technical Committee: SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Jan-2005
• Due Date: 01-Jan-2005
• Completion Date: 01-Jan-2005
• Mandate: BC-T-340
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1 (2000-05) - V interfaces at the digital Local Exchange (LE); V5.1 interface for the support of Access Network (AN); Part 8: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the data link layer

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Vmesniki V pri digitalnih krajevnih centralah (LE) – Vmesnik V5.1 za podporo dostopovnemu omrežju (AN) – 8. del: Abstraktni preskušalni niz (ATS) in delna dodatna informacija za preskušanje izvedbe protokola (PIXIT) – Proforma specifikacija za podatkovno povezovalno plastV interfaces at the digital Local Exchange (LE); V5.1 interface for the support of Access Network (AN); Part 8: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification for the data link layer33.040.30Komutacijski in signalizacijski sistemSwitching and signalling systemsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 300 324-8 Version 2.1.1SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005en01-januar-2005SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005SLOVENSKI
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SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)EuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)VinterfacesatthedigitalLocalExchange(LE);V5.1interfaceforthesupportofAccessNetwork(AN);Part8:AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationforthedatalinklayerSIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)2ReferenceREN/SPAN-09107-8-1KeywordsAN,ATS,ISDN,layer2,LE,PIXIT,PSTN,testing,Vinterface,V5interfaceETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-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.©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2000.Allrightsreserved.SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)3ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights.4Foreword.41Scope.52References.53Definitionsandabbreviations.63.1Definitions.63.2Abbreviations.74Abstracttestmethod.84.1ATM.84.2DLLprotocoltesting.84.3Executionoftestcases.94.3.1AN-LEtesting.94.3.2Handlingoferrorindications.94.3.3Testcaseexecutionsequence.95Untestabletestpurposes.96Abstracttestsuiteconventions.106.1Namingconventions.106.1.1Declarationpart.106.1.2Constraintpart.116.1.3Dynamicpart.116.1.3.1Testcases.116.1.3.2Teststeps.116.1.3.3Generalaspects.116.1.4ATSabbreviations.126.2Implementationconventions.126.2.1Declarationpart.126.2.2Constraintpart.126.2.3Dynamicpart.136.2.4Documentation.14AnnexA(normative):AbstractTestSuite(ATS)forDLLtesting.15A.1TheTTCNGraphicalform(TTCN.GR).15A.2TheTTCNMachineProcessableform(TTCN.MP).15AnnexB(normative):PartialPIXITproforma.16B.1Introduction.16B.2PIXITproforma.16B.2.1Identificationsummary.16B.2.2Abstracttestsuitesummary.16B.2.3Testlaboratory.16B.2.4Client.17B.2.5SUT.17B.2.6Protocollayerinformation.18B.2.6.1Protocolidentification.18B.2.6.2IUTinformation.18History.20SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)4IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinSR000314:"IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards",whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver(http://www.etsi.org/ipr).PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinSR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisEuropeanStandard(Telecommunicationsseries)hasbeenproducedbyETSITechnicalCommitteeServicesandProtocolsforAdvancedNetworks(SPAN).Thepresentdocumentispart8ofamulti-partstandardcoveringtheV5.1interfaceasdescribedbelow:Part1:"V5.1interfacespecification";Part2:"ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proforma";Part3:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationforthenetworklayer(ANside)";Part4:"AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationforthenetworklayer(ANside)";Part5:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationforthenetworklayer(LEside)";Part6:"AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationforthenetworklayer(LEside)";Part7:"TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationforthedatalinklayer";Part8:"AbstractTestSuite(ATS)andpartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformaspecificationforthedatalinklayer";Part9:"Testspecificationsforthephysicallayer".NationaltranspositiondatesDateofadoptionofthisEN:28April2000DateoflatestannouncementofthisEN(doa):31July2000DateoflatestpublicationofnewNationalStandardorendorsementofthisEN(dop/e):31January2001DateofwithdrawalofanyconflictingNationalStandard(dow):31January2001SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)51ScopeThiseighthpartofEN300324containstheAbstractTestSuite(ATS)aswellastheAbstractTestMethod(ATM)andthepartialProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT)proformafortheDataLinkLayer(DLL)oftheV5.1interface.TheobjectiveofthepresentdocumentistoprovideanATScontainingconformancetestswhichgiveahighprobabilityofinter-operabilityofanAccessNetwork(AN)andaLocalExchange(LE)fromdifferentmanufacturersovertheV5.1interface.ISO/IEC9646-1[5]andISO/IEC9646-2[6]areusedasthebasisforthetestmethodology.TheATSisdefinedusingtheTreeandTabularCombinedNotation(TTCN)accordingtoISO/IEC9646-3[7].TheATSinannexAdescribesasetofTestCases(TCs)whicharebasedontheTestPurposes(TPs)specifiedinETS300324-7[3].TheTCsprovidetheimplementationoftheTPsandcanbeconvertedintoanexecutabletestsuitebyusingavailableTTCNtranslatorsandthecorrespondingtools.AnnexBprovidesthepartialPIXITproforma.2ReferencesThefollowingdocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsofthepresentdocument.• Referencesareeitherspecific(identifiedbydateofpublication,editionnumber,versionnumber,etc.)ornon-specific.• Foraspecificreference,subsequentrevisionsdonotapply.• Foranon-specificreference,thelatestversionapplies.• Anon-specificreferencetoanETSshallalsobetakentorefertolaterversionspublishedasanENwiththesamenumber.[1]ETSIETS300324-1(1994)includingamendmentA1:"VinterfacesatthedigitalLocalExchange(LE);V5.1interfaceforthesupportofAccessNetwork(AN);Part1:V5.1interfacespecification".[2]ETSIETS300324-2(1994):"VinterfacesatthedigitalLocalExchange(LE);V5.1interfaceforthesupportofAccessNetwork(AN);Part2:ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS)proforma".[3]ETSIETS300324-7(1999):"VinterfacesatthedigitalLocalExchange(LE);V5.1interfaceforthesupportofAccessNetwork(AN);Part7:TestSuiteStructureandTestPurposes(TSS&TP)specificationforthedatalinklayer".[4]ISO7498:"Informationprocessingsystems;OpenSystemsInterconnection;BasicReferenceModel".[5]ISO/IEC9646-1:"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part1:Generalconcepts".[6]ISO/IEC9646-2:"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part2:Abstracttestsuitespecification".[7]ISO/IEC9646-3:"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part3:TheTreeandTabularCombinedNotation(TTCN)".[8]ISO/IEC9646-5:"Informationtechnology;OpenSystemsInterconnection;Conformancetestingmethodologyandframework;Part5:Requirementsontestlaboratoriesandclientsfortheconformanceassessmentprocess".SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)6[9]ETSIETS300406:"MethodsforTestingandSpecification(MTS);Protocolandprofileconformancetestingspecifications;Standardizationmethodology".[10]ETSIETR141:"MethodsforTestingandSpecification(MTS);Protocolandprofileconformancetestingspecifications;TheTreeandTabularCombinedNotation(TTCN)styleguide".3Definitionsandabbreviations3.1DefinitionsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply:abstracttestcase:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]NOTE:Inthepresentdocument,thecommonlyusedtermTCisappliedinthesamewayasATC.abstracttestsuite:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]datalinklayer:refertoISO7498[4]embeddedvariant:refertoISO/IEC9646-2[6]implementationundertest:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]lowertester:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]networklayer:refertoISO7498[4]notionalUT:upperlayersoftheSUTareusedtorealizethefunctionsoftheuppertester,withoutanyadditionalmechanismbeinginstalledphysicallayer:refertoISO7498[4]PICSproforma:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]PIXITproforma:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]pointofcontrolandobservation:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]ProtocolImplementationConformanceStatement(PICS):refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]ProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTesting(PIXIT):refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]remotetestmethod:refertoISO/IEC9646-2[6]systemundertest:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]testpurpose:refertoISO/IEC9646-1[5]SIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)73.2AbbreviationsForthepurposesofthepresentdocument,thefollowingabbreviationsapply:ANAccessNetworkASPAbstractServicePrimitiveATMAbstractTestMethodATSAbstractTestSuiteBIInvalidBehaviourBOInopportuneBehaviourBVValidBehaviourCACapabilitytestDLLDataLinkLayerIDIdentifierIEInformationElementIEIInformationElementIdentifierISDNIntegratedServicesDigitalNetworkITbasicInterconnectionTestIUTImplementationUnderTestLAPV5LinkAccessProtocolforV5interfaceLAPV5-DLLAPV5DataLinksublayerLAPV5-EFLAPV5EnvelopeFunctionsublayerLELocalExchangeLT1LowerTester1NWKNetwork(Layer)PCOPointofControlandObservationPDUProtocolDataUnitPHLPhysicalLayerPICSProtocolImplementationConformanceStatementPIXITProtocolImplementationeXtraInformationforTestingPSAPPHLServiceAccessPointPSTNPublicSwitchedTelephoneNetworkRXReceiverconditionSAPServiceAccessPointSAPIServiceAccessPointIdentifierSUTSystemUnderTestTCTestCaseTEITerminalEndpointIdentifierTITimerTPTestPurposeTSSTestSuiteStructureTTCNTreeandTabularCombinedNotationTXTransmitterconditionUTUpperTesterV5DLaddrV5DataLinkaddressV5DLLV5DataLinkLayerSIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)84AbstracttestmethodThisclausedescribestheAbstractTestMethod(ATM)andthePointofControlandObservation(PCO)usedtotesttheDLLoftheV5.1protocol.4.1ATMPrincipally,theremotetestmethodisusedforV5DLLconformancetesting.CertainDLLTPsneedalsopartoftheNWKfunctions(e.g.Iframetransmission).Therefore,theembeddedvariantoftheremotetestmethodisapplied.4.2DLLprotocoltestingTheV5.1implementationsdonotofferadirectaccesstotheupperserviceboundary.Theremotetestmethodwaschosenbecauseanyco-ordinationprocedurescanonlybeexpressedinaninformalway.LT1:ALowerTester(LT1)islocatedinaremoteV5.1testsystem.ItcontrolsandobservesthebehavioursoftheIUT.PCO:ThePCOforDLLtestingislocatedonthePSAP.AlltesteventsatthePCOarespecifiedintermsofPH-DataASPsandDLLPDUs.AsinglePCOisdefinedforDLLtestinginordertoexchangemessagesoftheLAPV5-EFsublayeraswellasoftheLAPV5-DLsublayer.NotionalUT:ThenotionalUTincludestheNWKandsystemmanagementfunctions.V5-DLL:V5-DLLincludesLAPV5-EF,mappingfunctionandLAPV5-DL.ANtest:TotesttheLAPV5-EFprotocol,anISDNterminalshallbeconnectedtotherelevantuserport.SUTV5TestSystemV5-DLLPCO/PSAPV5-DLLPDULT1PhysicalLayerIUTServiceProvidernotionalUTPH-DataFigure1:RemotetestmethodappliedtotheV5.1DLLtestingSIST EN 300 324-8 V2.1.1:2005



ETSIETSIEN300324-8V2.1.1(2000-05)94.3Executionoftestcases4.3.1AN-LEtestingRegardingtheDLLprotocolofV5.1,theV5.1interfaceisalmostsymmetrical,exceptthattheFrameRelayfunctionisonlyimplementedintheAN.TherearetwoprotocolsubjectswhichhavetobeadaptedforLEtesting,themessagesequenceofagenericcalltotheISDNentityandthehandlingoftheCRbit.ThegenericcalltotheISDNentityisstoppedafterhavingreceivedfromtheIUTanUAresponseframeasaresponsetoapreviouslysentSABMEcommandframe.UntiltheISDNlinkinitialization,theV5.1protocolissymmetricalasonlyapoint-to-pointconnectionoverasingledatalinkisestablished(fixedTEI).TheproblemoftheCRbithandlingissolvedintheATS.TheCRbitisdefinedasatestsuiteparameterwhichallowstoinverttheCRbitforLEtesting.Table1documentsthisapproach.Table1:AN-LEparametersANLETSPX_ANTRUEFALSECR_0'0'B'1'BCR_1'1'B'0'B4.3.2HandlingoferrorindicationsDuringtheexecutionoftheDLLATS,manyMDL-ERROR-INDwillbesenttothesystemmanagementduetotheinvalidandinopportunetestcases.ItisuptotheIUTsuppliertotakethenecessaryprecautionstoavoidanyimpactonthetestresult.SometestsuseNWKprocedurestotestDLLfunctions,itisnotalwayspossibletohandletheNWKproperly.TheeffectsofsuchfaultyNWKmessagesandproceduresareoutofthescopeofthepresentdocument.ItisuptotheIUTsuppliertotakethenec
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