SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3:2005
(Main)Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Connection characteristics; Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner; Part 3: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the user
General Information
- Abstract
Develop part 3 (TSS & TP for the user) of EN 301 003
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Jun-2005
- Technical Committee
- SPN - Services and Protocols for Networks
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Jul-2005
- Due Date
- 01-Jul-2005
- Completion Date
- 01-Jul-2005
- Mandate
- BC-T-338
Overview
SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3:2005 defines the Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for users implementing the Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol for Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner within Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks (B-ISDN). This European standard, produced by SIST in alignment with ETSI, supports the conformance testing of implementations at the user-network interface, specifically at the T reference point or the coincident S/T reference points as described in ITU-T Recommendation I.413.
The standard is an integral part of the EN 301 003 series aimed at ensuring protocol interoperability and conformance across Europe, thereby supporting reliable broadband communication services.
Key Topics
- Test Suite Structure (TSS): Provides a comprehensive structure for organizing conformance test purposes, covering behaviours, error handling, and timer events relevant to user-requested peak cell rate modification.
- Differentiates between requesting and responding entities at the user-network interface.
- Defines scenarios for normal operation as well as handling of error and abnormal conditions.
- Test Purposes (TP): Each test requirement is associated with a specific TP, supporting systematic validation of protocol conformance.
- Detailed test purposes for message exchanges, call state transitions, timer operations, and error management.
- State Management: Includes procedures for confirming correct transitions between defined DSS2 call states, with particular attention to responses to modify requests, acknowledgements, and rejections.
- Error Management: Test cases ensure that DSS2 protocol entities at the user side respond correctly to both valid and erroneous messages, including handling of protocol, information element, and timer errors.
- Naming Conventions: Utilizes a consistent TP identifier scheme for traceability and systematic organization.
Applications
B-ISDN is utilized for delivering high-speed, integrated broadband services. The testing framework provided by SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3 is essential for:
- Equipment Manufacturers: Verifying that user-side implementations of DSS2 protocol for peak cell rate modification operate correctly, ensuring seamless communication with public networks.
- Network Operators: Assessing customer-premises equipment for compliance prior to integration or certification, contributing to network stability.
- Conformance Testing Laboratories: Establishing systematic, repeatable test procedures based on defined test purposes to facilitate international interoperability.
- Protocol Developers: Designing and debugging protocol stacks aligned with European standards for B-ISDN to reduce deployment risks and implementation errors.
- Interoperability Assurance: Enabling multi-vendor environments by adhering to standardized conformance requirements, reducing device connection issues and operational downtime.
Related Standards
For a complete conformance and implementation framework, the following related standards should be referenced:
- EN 301 003-1: Protocol specification for DSS2 Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner.
- EN 301 003-2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification.
- EN 301 003-4: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and PIXIT proforma specification for the user.
- EN 300 443-1: Base DSS2 user-network interface layer 3 specification for basic call/bearer control.
- ISO/IEC 9646 series: Framework on conformance testing methodology and test suite development.
- ITU-T I.413: B-ISDN user-network interface functional groupings.
Summary
Compliance with SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3:2005 supports robust, standardized development and verification of B-ISDN user-side implementations. By leveraging the structured test suite and detailed test purposes, stakeholders can ensure high interoperability, functional reliability, and adherence to European telecommunication standards for broadband digital networks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3:2005 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Connection characteristics; Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner; Part 3: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the user". This standard covers: Develop part 3 (TSS & TP for the user) of EN 301 003
Develop part 3 (TSS & TP for the user) of EN 301 003
SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3:2005 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 33.080 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3:2005 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: BC-T-338. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital Subscriber Signalling
System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Connection characteristics; Peak cell rate modification
by the connection owner; Part 3: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP)
specification for the user
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 301 003-3 Version 1.1.3
ICS:
33.080 Digitalno omrežje z Integrated Services Digital
integriranimi storitvami Network (ISDN)
(ISDN)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN);
Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol;
Connection characteristics;
Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner;
Part 3: Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP)
specification for the user
2 ETSI EN 301 003-3 V1.1.3 (1999-11)
Reference
DEN/SPS-05152-3 (9acr0ie0.PDF)
Keywords
ATM, B-ISDN, DSS2, ISDN, TSS&TP, user, UNI,
broadband
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.4
Foreword.4
1 Scope .5
2 References.5
3 Definitions and abbreviations .6
3.1 Definitions.6
3.1.1 Definitions related to conformance testing .6
3.1.2 Definitions related to EN 301 003-1.6
3.2 Abbreviations .6
4 Test Suite Structure (TSS) .7
5 Test Purposes (TP).7
5.1 Introduction .7
5.1.1 TP naming convention .7
5.1.2 Source of TP definition.7
5.1.3 Test strategy.8
5.1.4 Test of call states .8
5.2 TPs for the Peak cell rate modification, user.8
5.2.1 Signalling procedures at the coincident S /T and at the T reference points .8
B B B
5.2.1.1 Modification procedures at the requesting entity. .8
5.2.1.1.1 Valid behaviour (01).8
5.2.1.1.2 Timers (02).9
5.2.1.1.3 Handling of error conditions (03).9
5.2.1.2 Modification procedures at the responding entity .12
5.2.1.2.1 Valid behaviour (04).12
5.2.1.2.2 Timers (05).12
5.2.1.2.3 Handling of error conditions (06).12
6 Compliance.17
7 Requirements for a comprehensive testing service.17
Bibliography.18
History .19
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Intellectual Property Rights
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Foreword
This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Signalling
Protocols and Switching (SPS).
The present document is part 3 of a multi-part standard covering the Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 2 (DSS2)
protocol specification for the B-ISDN Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner, as identified below:
Part 1: "Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendation Q.2963.1 [8] (1996), modified]";
Part 2: "Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma specification";
Part 3: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the user";
Part 4: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
proforma specification for the user";
Part 5: "Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) specification for the network";
Part 6: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT)
proforma specification for the network".
National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 29 October 1999
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 January 2000
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 31 July 2000
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 July 2000
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1 Scope
This third part of EN 301 003 specifies the user Test Suite Structure and Test Purposes (TSS&TP) for the T reference
B
point or coincident S and T reference point (as defined in ITU-T Recommendation I.413 [5]) of implementations
B B
conforming to the standards for the signalling user-network layer 3 specification for Peak cell rate modification by the
connection owner of the Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 2 (DSS2) protocol for the pan-European Broadband
Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN), EN 301 003-1 [3].
A further part of the present document specifies the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation
eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma based on the present document.
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] ETS 300 406: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol and profile conformance
testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[2] EN 300 443-1 (V1.3): "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital
Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; B-ISDN user-network interface layer 3
specification for basic call/bearer control; Part 1: Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendation
Q.2931 (1995), modified]".
[3] EN 301 003-1 (V1.1): "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital
Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Connection characteristics; Peak cell rate
modification by the connection owner; Part 1: Protocol specification [ITU-T Recommendation
Q.2963.1 (1996), modified]".
[4] EN 301 003-2 (V1.1): "Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN); Digital
Subscriber Signalling System No. two (DSS2) protocol; Connection characteristics; Peak cell rate
modification by the connection owner; Part 2: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
(PICS) proforma specification".
[5] ITU-T Recommendation I.413 (1993): "B-ISDN user-network interface".
[6] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 1: General concepts".
[7] ISO/IEC 9646-2: "Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - Conformance testing
methodology and framework - Part 2: Abstract Test Suite specification".
[8] ITU-T Recommendation Q.2963.1: "Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 2 - Connection
modification: Peak cell rate modification by the connection owner".
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in EN 301 003-1 [3] and EN 300 443-1 [2]
and the following apply:
3.1.1 Definitions related to conformance testing
abstract test case: refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
Abstract Test Method (ATM): refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
Abstract Test Suite (ATS): refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
Implementation Under Test (IUT): refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
lower tester: refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
PICS proforma: refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT): refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
PIXIT proforma: refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
Test Purpose (TP): refer to ISO/IEC 9646-1 [6]
3.1.2 Definitions related to EN 301 003-1
user: DSS2 protocol entity at the User side of the user-network interface where a T reference point or coincident S
B B
and T reference point applies
B
user (S /T ): DSS2 protocol entity at the User side of the user-network interface where a coincident S and T reference
B B B B
point applies
user (T ): DSS2 protocol entity at the User side of the user-network interface where a T reference point applies (user is
B B
a private ISDN)
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
ATM Abstract Test Method
ATS Abstract Test Suite
CR Call Reference
IE_AI Information element action indicator
IE_flag Information element instruction indicator flag
IUT Implementation Under Test
PCR Peak Cell Rate
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
TP Test Purpose
TSS Test Suite Structure
U0 Null link state
U1 Call Initiated link state
U10 Active link state
U12 Disconnect Indication call state
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U13 Modify Requested call state
U3 Outgoing Call Proceeding link state
U4 Call Delivered link state
U6 Call Present link state
U7 Call Received link state
U8 Connect Request link state
U9 Incoming Call Proceeding link state
4 Test Suite Structure (TSS)
Signalling procedures at the coincident S /T and at the T reference points
B B B
Modification procedures at the requesting entity.
Valid behaviour. (01)
Handling of error conditions .(02)
Timers .(03)
Modification procedures at the responding entity.
Valid behaviour. (04)
Handling of error conditions .(05)
Timers .(06)
Figure 1: Test suite structure
5 Test Purposes (TP)
5.1 Introduction
For each test requirement a TP is defined.
5.1.1 TP naming convention
TPs are numbered, starting at 01, within each group. Groups are organized according to the TSS. Additional references
are added to identify the actual test suite (see table 1).
Table 1: TP identifier naming convention scheme
Identifier: __
= layer + type of IUT: "MODU" for MODification, IUT = User
= group number: two character field representing the group reference
according to TSS
= sequential number: (01-99)
5.1.2 Source of TP definition
The TPs are based on EN 301 003-1 [3].
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5.1.3 Test strategy
As the base standard EN 301 003-1 [3] contains no explicit requirements for testing, the TPs were generated as a result
of an analysis of the base standard and the PICS specification EN 301 003-2 [4].
The TPs are only based on conformance requirements related to the externally observable behaviour of the IUT, and are
limited to conceivable situations to which a real implementation is likely to be faced (ETS 300 406 [1]).
5.1.4 Test of call states
Many TPs include a reference to the IUT's final call state after the realization of the TP. In these cases the TP includes
the requirement to ensure that the IUT has entered this particular final call state. Ensuring that the IUT is in a particular
call state shall be realized by following the procedures described in subclause 5.6.11 of EN 300 443-1 [2]. According to
these procedures, the IUT on receipt of a STATUS ENQUIRY message, shall respond with a STATUS message
indicating, in the fifth octet of the Call state information element, the current call state of the IUT. This exchange of
messages is not mentioned explicitly in each TP but is considered to be implicit in the reference to the final call state.
This way of phrasing the TPs has been used to avoid over-complicating the text and structure of the TPs and to improve
the readability.
5.2 TPs for the Peak cell rate modification, user
All PICS items referred to in this subclause are as specified in EN 301 003-2 [4] unless indicated otherwise by another
numbered reference.
Unless specified:
- the messages indicated are valid and contain at least the mandatory information elements and possibly optional
information elements;
- the information elements indicated are valid and contain at least the mandatory parameters and possibly optional
parameters.
5.2.1 Signalling procedures at the coincident S /T and at the
B B
T reference points
B
NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, the connection defined by the requested ATM traffic descriptor is available
for use.
5.2.1.1 Modification procedures at the requesting entity.
Test purposes for EN 301 003-1 [3] subclause 9.1.
Selection:The IUT support the requirements for the modification requesting entity. PICS: R 2.1
5.2.1.1.1 Valid behaviour (01)
MODU_01_01
Ensure that the IUT in U10, in order to initiate a PCR modification request,
- sends a MODIFY REQUEST message and enters U13.
MODU_01_02
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a MODIFY ACKNOWLEDGE message including a Broadband report type
information element indicating "modification confirmation",
- sends a CONNECTION AVAILABLE message and enters U10.
MODU_01_03
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a MODIFY ACKNOWLEDGE message without Broadband report type
information element,
- sends no message and enters U10.
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MODU_01_04
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a MODIFY REJECT message,
- sends no message and enters U10.
MODU_01_05
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a STATUS message (call state: 10, cause value: 97 or 101, diagnostic
""identifying of the MODIFY REQUEST message),
- sends no message and enters U10.
MODU_01_06
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a STATUS message (call state: 10, cause value: 97 or 101, without diagnostic
""identifying of the MODIFY REQUEST message),
- sends a STATUS ENQUIRY message and remains in U13.
MODU_01_07
Ensure that the IUT in U13, (having sent a STATUS ENQUIRY message), on receipt of a STATUS message (call
state: 14),
- sends no message and remains in U13.
MODU_01_08
Ensure that the IUT in U13, (having sent a STATUS ENQUIRY message), on receipt of a STATUS message (call
state: 10),
- sends no message and enters U10.
MODU_01_09
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a RELEASE message,
- enters U12.
MODU_01_10
Ensure that the IUT in U13, to indicate the receipt of a clearing indication,
- sends a RELEASE message and enters U11.
5.2.1.1.2 Timers (02)
MODU_02_01
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on expiry of timer T360,
- sends a RELEASE message (cause value: 102) and enters U11.
5.2.1.1.3 Handling of error conditions (03)
MODU_03_01
Ensure that the IUT in U13, on receipt of a MODIFY ACKNOWLEDGE m
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