ETSI ES 202 785 V1.7.1 (2020-05)

Final draft ETSI ES 202 785 V1.7.1 (2020-02)






ETSI STANDARD
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
The Testing and Test Control Notation version 3;
TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Behaviour Types

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Keywords
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 References . 5
2.1 Normative references . 5
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Terms . 6
3.2 Symbols . 6
3.3 Abbreviations . 6
4 Package conformance and compatibility . 6
5 Package concepts for the core language . 7
5.1 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 5 (Basic language elements) . 7
5.2 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 6 (Types and values). 8
5.3 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 7 (Expressions) . 14
5.4 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 8 (Modules) . 14
5.5 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 10 (Declaring constants) . 14
5.6 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 11 (Declaring variables) . 14
5.7 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 15 (Declaring templates) . 15
5.8 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 16 (Functions, altsteps and test cases) . 15
5.9 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 19 (Basic program statements) . 16
5.10 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 20 (Statements and operations for alternative behaviours) . 17
5.11 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 21 (Configuration Operations) . 17
5.12 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 26 (Module control) . 18
5.13 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, annex A (BNF and static semantics) . 19
5.13.0 New keywords and TTCN-3 syntax BNF productions . 19
5.13.1 Changes to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause A.1.6 (TTCN-3 syntax BNF productions) . 19
6 Package semantics . 20
6.1 Replacements . 20
6.2 Activate statement . 20
6.3 Replacements in Execute statement's operational semantics . 21
6.3.0 Execute statement . 21
6.3.1 Flow graph segment . 22
6.4 Replacements in Function call's operational semantics . 23
6.4.0 Function call . 23
6.4.1 Flow graph segment . 25
6.4.2 Flow graph segment . 25
6.5 Start component operation . 25
7 TRI extensions for the package . 28
8 TCI extensions for the package . 28
8.1 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 7 (TTCN-3 control interface and operations). 28
8.2 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 8 (Java language mapping) . 29
8.3 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 9 (ANSI C language mapping) . 30
8.4 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 10 (C++ language mapping) . 30
8.5 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 11 (W3C XML mapping) . 32
9 Extensions to TTCN-3 documentation comment specification for the package . 42
9.1 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-10, annex A (where Tags can be used) . 42
History . 44

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Intellectual Property Rights
Essential patents
IPRs essential or potentially essential to normative deliverables may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
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Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
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Foreword
This final draft ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Methods for Testing and
Specification (MTS), and is now submitted for the ETSI standards Membership Approval Procedure.
The use of underline (additional text) highlights the differences between base document and extended
documents.
The present document relates to the multi-part standard ETSI ES 201 873 covering the Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3, as identified in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1].
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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1 Scope
The present document defines the Behaviour Types package of TTCN-3. TTCN-3 can be used for the specification of
all types of reactive system tests over a variety of communication ports. Typical areas of application are protocol testing
(including mobile and Internet protocols), service testing (including supplementary services), module testing, testing of
APIs, etc. TTCN-3 is not restricted to conformance testing and can be used for many other kinds of testing including
interoperability, robustness, regression, system and integration testing. The specification of test suites for physical layer
protocols is outside the scope of the present document.
TTCN-3 packages are intended to define additional TTCN-3 concepts, which are not mandatory as concepts in the
TTCN-3 core language, but which are optional as part of a package which is suited for dedicated applications and/or
usages of TTCN-3.
This package defines types for behaviour definitions in TTCN-3.
While the design of TTCN-3 package has taken into account the consistency of a combined usage of the core language
with a number of packages, the concrete usages of and guidelines for this package in combination with other packages
is outside the scope of the present document.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] ETSI ES 201 873-1: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 1: TTCN-3 Core Language".
[2] ETSI ES 201 873-4: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 4: TTCN-3 Operational Semantics".
[3] ETSI ES 201 873-5: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 5: TTCN-3 Runtime Interface (TRI)".
[4] ETSI ES 201 873-6: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 6: TTCN-3 Control Interface (TCI)".
[5] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology -- Open Systems Interconnection -- Conformance
testing methodology and framework; Part 1: General concepts".
[6] ETSI ES 202 784: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Advanced Parameterization".
[7] ETSI ES 201 873-10: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test
Control Notation version 3; Part 10: TTCN-3 Documentation Comment Specification".
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI ES 201 873-7: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 7: Using ASN.1 with TTCN-3".
[i.2] ETSI ES 201 873-8: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 8: The IDL to TTCN-3 Mapping".
[i.3] ETSI ES 201 873-9: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 9: Using XML schema with TTCN-3".
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1], ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2],
ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3], ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4], ISO/IEC 9646-1 [5] and the following apply:
behaviour definition: definition of an altstep, function, or testcase that can be called explicitly
NOTE: A control part is not considered a behaviour definition, because it cannot be called explicitly.
behaviour type: type of behaviour definitions
NOTE: Behaviour types are of kind altstep, function, or testcase.
3.2 Symbols
Void.
3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1], ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2],
ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3], ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4] and ISO/IEC 9646-1 [5] apply.
4 Package conformance and compatibility
The package presented in the present document is identified by the package tag:
"TTCN-3:2009 Behaviour Types" - to be used with modules complying with the present document
For an implementation claiming to conform to this package version, all features specified in the present document shall
be implemented consistently with the requirements given in the present document; in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1] and ETSI
ES 201 873-4 [2]. All features marked [AdvancedParameterization] have to be implemented only in case that this
package is used together with the Advanced Parameterization package [6].
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The package presented in the present document is compatible with:
• ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2] (V4.4.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-7 [i.1] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-8 [i.2] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-9 [i.3] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-10 [7] (V4.5.1).
If later versions of those parts are available and should be used instead, the compatibility to the package presented in the
present document has to be checked individually.
The package presented in the present document is also compatible with:
• ETSI ES 202 784 [6] Package Advanced Parameterization (V1.3.1);
and can be used together with this package.
If later versions of those packages are available and should be used instead, the compatibility to the package presented
in the present document has to be checked individually.
5 Package concepts for the core language
5.1 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 5 (Basic language
elements)
Clause 5.4 Parameterization
Values of behaviour types can be passed as parameters as indicated in table 2.
Table 2: Overview of parameterizable TTCN-3 objects
Keyword Allowed kind of Allowed form of Allowed types in formal parameter lists
Parameterization Parameterization
module Value parameterization Static at start of run-time all basic types, all user-defined types and address
type.
type Value parameterization Static at compile-time all basic types, all user-defined types and address
(see note)
type.
template Value and template Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types, address
parameterization
type, template, and behaviour types.
function Value, template, port and Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types, address
timer parameterization type, component type, port type, default,
behaviour types, template and timer.
altstep Value, template, port and Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types, address
timer parameterization type, component type, port type, default,
behaviour types, template and timer.
testcase Value, template, port and Dynamic at run-time all basic types and of all user-defined types,
timer parameterization address type, template, and behaviour types.
signature Value and template Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types and address
parameterization
type, component type, and behaviour types.
NOTE: Record of, set of, enumerated, port, component and sub-type definitions do not allow parameterization.

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Clause 5.4.1.1 Formal parameters of kind value
Also, values of behaviour types can be passed as value parameters.
5.2 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 6 (Types and
values)
Behaviour types such as altstep, function, and testcase may be used to define flexible behaviour of TTCN-3
libraries.
No subtyping is defined for behaviour types.
Clause 6.2 Structured Types and Values
Extend clause 6.2 Structured types and values by the following clause 6.2.13.
6.2.13 Behaviour Types
6.2.13.1 Behaviour Type Definitions
Behaviour types are the set of identifiers of altstep, function, and testcase definitions with a specific parameter list, runs
on, system, mtc and return clauses. They denote those altsteps, functions, and testcases, respectively, defined in the test
suite that have a compatible parameter list and compatible runs on or system clauses.
Syntactical Structure
type function BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ "<" { FormalTypePar [","] } ">" ] NOTE 1
"(" [ { ( FormalValuePar | FormalTimerPar | FormalTemplatePar | FormalPortPar ) [","] } ] ")"
[ runs on ( ComponentType | self ] NOTE 2
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]
[ return [ template ] Type ]

type altstep BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ "<" { FormalTypePar [","] } ">" ] NOTE 1
"(" [ { ( FormalValuePar | FormalTimerPar | FormalTemplatePar | FormalPortPar ) [","] } ] ")"
[ runs on ( ComponentType | self ] NOTE 2
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]

type testcase BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ "<" { FormalTypePar [","] } ">" ] NOTE 1
"(" [ { ( FormalValuePar | FormalTemplatePar ) [","] } ] ")"
runs on ComponentType
[ system ComponentType ]

Semantic Description
Behaviour types define prototypes of altsteps, functions, and testcases.
NOTE 1: [AdvancedParameterization] If the advanced parameterization package [6] is also supported, behaviour
types can have type parameters.
NOTE 2: runs on self indicates a specific compatibility check, see extension of clause 6.3.
Restrictions
a) The rules for formal parameter lists shall be followed as defined in the TTCN-3 Core Language [1] clause 5.4
and extended in clause 5.1 of the present document.
b) Behaviour types of kind altstep may have a runs on, system or mtc clause, behaviour types of type
function may have a runs on, system, mtc or return clause, behaviour types of kind testcase
shall have a runs on clause and may have a system clause.
c) runs on self shall not be used for test cases.
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Examples
EXAMPLE 1: Function type with one parameter and a return value.
type function MyFunc1 ( in integer p1 ) return boolean;

EXAMPLE 2: Function type with one parameter, a runs on clause and a return value.
type function MyFunc2 ( in integer p1 ) runs on MyCompType return boolean;

EXAMPLE 3: Altstep type with a type parameter and a runs on clause.
type altstep MyAltstep1 ( in T p1 ) runs on MyCompType;

EXAMPLE 4: Testcase type without parameter, with a runs on clause and a system clause.
type testcase MyTestcase1 ( ) runs on MyCompType system MySysType;

6.2.13.2 Behaviour Values
The values of a behaviour type are the identifiers of altsteps, functions, and testcases with compatible parameters and
runs on, system, mtc and return clauses. Both predefined and user-defined, including external, functions can
be used as values. Type compatibility of behaviour types is defined in the extension to clause 6.3.5 within the present
document.
Syntactical Structure
VariableRef | FunctionInstance | FunctionRef | AltstepRef | TestcaseRef | null

Semantic Description
The literal behaviour values are the identifiers of the predefined and user-defined altsteps, (external) functions, and
testcases and the special value null. The special value null is available to indicate an undefined behaviour value,
e.g. for the initialization of variables. Behaviour values can be passed around as parameters and behaviour values can be
stored. Behaviour values can be used, together with a corresponding list of actual parameters, to invoke the behaviours
in statements and expressions. Behaviour values can also be used, again together with a corresponding list of actual
parameters, in activate, start, and execute statements, respectively.
The only operators (see clause 7.1 of the TTCN-3 core language [1]) on behaviour values that are defined are the check
for equality and inequality.
Restrictions
a) Values of a behaviour type with a runs on self clause shall not be sent to another test component.
b) Values of a behaviour type with a runs on self clause shall not be used in a start test component
operation.
c) The special value null shall not be used to invoke a behaviour.
Examples
type function MyFunc3 ( in integer p1 ) return charstring;
function blanks (in integer p1) return charstring {
 // return a charstring of p1 blank characters
}
var MyFunc3 myVar1 := blanks;
var MyFunc3 myVar1 := int2char;

6.2.13.3 Deferred Behaviour Type Definitions
Deferred behaviour types are the set of altstep, function, and testcase behaviours with possible runs on, system and mtc
clauses paired with their actual parameter list which can be passed to the activate, start and execute operations,
respectively. They denote those instantiations of altsteps, functions, and testcases defined in the test suite that have
compatible runs on, system or mtc clauses.
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Syntactical Structure
type function BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ runs on ComponentType ]
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]

type altstep BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ runs on ComponentType ]
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]

type testcase BehaviourTypeIdentifier
runs on ComponentType
[ system ComponentType ]

Semantic Description
Deferred behaviour types define references to executable behaviours. Deferred function behaviour types define the set
of behaviours that can be started on a ptc. Deferred altstep behaviour types define the set of behaviours that can be
activated as default alternatives. Deferred testcase behaviour types define the set of behaviours that can be executed
from the control part.
The actual parameters of a deferred behaviour value are evaluated when creating the value.
Restrictions
a) The same restrictions apply for the start, activate and execute operations that apply for functions, altsteps and
testcases used directly in these statements in a non-deferred way.
Examples
EXAMPLE 1: Deferred function type with.
type function MyFunc1;

EXAMPLE 2: Deferred function type with a runs on clause.
type function MyFunc2 runs on MyCompType;

EXAMPLE 3: Deferred altstep type with a runs on clause.
type altstep MyAltstep1 runs on MyCompType;

EXAMPLE 4: Deferred testcase type with a runs on clause and a system clause.
type testcase MyTestcase1 runs on MyCompType system MySysType;

6.2.13.4 Deferred Behaviour Values
The values of a deferred behaviour type are the un-executed instantiations of altsteps, functions, and testcases together
with their compatible actual parameters which have compatible runs on, system and mtc clauses to those in the
behaviour type. Type compatibility of deferred behaviour types is defined in the extension to clause 6.3.5 within the
present document.
Syntactical Structure
VariableRef | FunctionInstance

Semantic Description
The literal deferred behaviour values are the function instance expressions of the user-defined altsteps, (external)
functions, and testcases. Deferred behaviour values can be passed around as actual parameters or stored in a variable.
Deferred altstep, function or testcase behaviour values can be used in activate, start, and execute statements,
respectively.
The only operators (see clause 7.1 of the TTCN-3 core language [1]) on deferred behaviour values that are defined are
the check for equality and inequality.
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Restrictions
a) Only in functions, altsteps and tescases without inout or out parameters shall be used as deferred behaviour
values.
b) For the actual parameters of a function behaviour value instance, restrictions from clause 21.3.2 of the core
language specification shall apply.
c) For the actual parameters of an alstep behaviour value instance, restrictions from clause 20.5.2 of the core
language specification shall apply.
d) For the actual parameters of a testcase behaviour value instance, restriction from clause 26.1 of the core
language specification shall apply.
Examples
EXAMPLE 1:
type function MyFunctionBehaviour;
function MyFunction (in integer p1) {
 // …
 }
var MyFunctionBehaviour v_myBehaviour := MyFunction(4); // does not invoke MyFunction(4)
  var PtcType ptc := PtcType.create;
ptc.start(myBehaviour); // starts MyFunction(4) on component ptc

EXAMPLE 2:
type altstep MyAltstepType runs on P
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST ES 202 785 V1.7.1:2020
01-julij-2020
Metode za preskušanje in specificiranje (MTS) - 3. različica zapisa preskušanja in
krmiljenja preskusov - Razširitev nabora jezikov TTCN-3: tipi obnašanja
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS) - The Testing and Test Control Notation
version 3 - TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Behaviour Types
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI ES 202 785 V1.7.1 (2020-05)
ICS:
33.040.01 Telekomunikacijski sistemi na Telecommunication systems
splošno in general
35.060 Jeziki, ki se uporabljajo v Languages used in
informacijski tehniki in information technology
tehnologiji
SIST ES 202 785 V1.7.1:2020 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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ETSI STANDARD
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
The Testing and Test Control Notation version 3;
TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Behaviour Types

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Reference
RES/MTS-202785v171
Keywords
conformance, testing, TTCN-3
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 4
Foreword . 4
Modal verbs terminology . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 References . 5
2.1 Normative references . 5
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Terms . 6
3.2 Symbols . 6
3.3 Abbreviations . 6
4 Package conformance and compatibility . 6
5 Package concepts for the core language . 7
5.1 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 5 (Basic language elements) . 7
5.2 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 6 (Types and values). 8
5.3 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 7 (Expressions) . 14
5.4 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 8 (Modules) . 14
5.5 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 10 (Declaring constants) . 14
5.6 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 11 (Declaring variables) . 14
5.7 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 15 (Declaring templates) . 15
5.8 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 16 (Functions, altsteps and test cases) . 15
5.9 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 19 (Basic program statements) . 16
5.10 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 20 (Statements and operations for alternative behaviours) . 17
5.11 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 21 (Configuration Operations) . 17
5.12 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 26 (Module control) . 18
5.13 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, annex A (BNF and static semantics) . 19
5.13.0 New keywords and TTCN-3 syntax BNF productions . 19
5.13.1 Changes to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause A.1.6 (TTCN-3 syntax BNF productions) . 19
6 Package semantics . 20
6.1 Replacements . 20
6.2 Activate statement . 20
6.3 Replacements in Execute statement's operational semantics . 21
6.3.0 Execute statement . 21
6.3.1 Flow graph segment . 22
6.4 Replacements in Function call's operational semantics . 23
6.4.0 Function call . 23
6.4.1 Flow graph segment . 25
6.4.2 Flow graph segment . 25
6.5 Start component operation . 25
7 TRI extensions for the package . 28
8 TCI extensions for the package . 28
8.1 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 7 (TTCN-3 control interface and operations). 28
8.2 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 8 (Java language mapping) . 29
8.3 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 9 (ANSI C language mapping) . 30
8.4 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 10 (C++ language mapping) . 30
8.5 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-6, clause 11 (W3C XML mapping) . 32
9 Extensions to TTCN-3 documentation comment specification for the package . 42
9.1 Extensions to ETSI ES 201 873-10, annex A (where Tags can be used) . 42
History . 44

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in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (https://ipr.etsi.org/).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
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ETSI claims no ownership of these except for any which are indicated as being the property of ETSI, and conveys no
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not constitute an endorsement by ETSI of products, services or organizations associated with those trademarks.
Foreword
This ETSI Standard (ES) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification
(MTS).
The use of underline (additional text) highlights the differences between base document and extended
documents.
The present document relates to the multi-part standard ETSI ES 201 873 covering the Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3, as identified in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1].
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "shall", "shall not", "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and
"cannot" are to be interpreted as described in clause 3.2 of the ETSI Drafting Rules (Verbal forms for the expression of
provisions).
"must" and "must not" are NOT allowed in ETSI deliverables except when used in direct citation.
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1 Scope
The present document defines the Behaviour Types package of TTCN-3. TTCN-3 can be used for the specification of
all types of reactive system tests over a variety of communication ports. Typical areas of application are protocol testing
(including mobile and Internet protocols), service testing (including supplementary services), module testing, testing of
APIs, etc. TTCN-3 is not restricted to conformance testing and can be used for many other kinds of testing including
interoperability, robustness, regression, system and integration testing. The specification of test suites for physical layer
protocols is outside the scope of the present document.
TTCN-3 packages are intended to define additional TTCN-3 concepts, which are not mandatory as concepts in the
TTCN-3 core language, but which are optional as part of a package which is suited for dedicated applications and/or
usages of TTCN-3.
This package defines types for behaviour definitions in TTCN-3.
While the design of TTCN-3 package has taken into account the consistency of a combined usage of the core language
with a number of packages, the concrete usages of and guidelines for this package in combination with other packages
is outside the scope of the present document.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
https://docbox.etsi.org/Reference/.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are necessary for the application of the present document.
[1] ETSI ES 201 873-1: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 1: TTCN-3 Core Language".
[2] ETSI ES 201 873-4: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 4: TTCN-3 Operational Semantics".
[3] ETSI ES 201 873-5: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 5: TTCN-3 Runtime Interface (TRI)".
[4] ETSI ES 201 873-6: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 6: TTCN-3 Control Interface (TCI)".
[5] ISO/IEC 9646-1: "Information technology -- Open Systems Interconnection -- Conformance
testing methodology and framework; Part 1: General concepts".
[6] ETSI ES 202 784: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; TTCN-3 Language Extensions: Advanced Parameterization".
[7] ETSI ES 201 873-10: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test
Control Notation version 3; Part 10: TTCN-3 Documentation Comment Specification".
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2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication, ETSI cannot guarantee
their long term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI ES 201 873-7: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 7: Using ASN.1 with TTCN-3".
[i.2] ETSI ES 201 873-8: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 8: The IDL to TTCN-3 Mapping".
[i.3] ETSI ES 201 873-9: "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); The Testing and Test Control
Notation version 3; Part 9: Using XML schema with TTCN-3".
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1], ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2],
ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3], ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4], ISO/IEC 9646-1 [5] and the following apply:
behaviour definition: definition of an altstep, function, or testcase that can be called explicitly
NOTE: A control part is not considered a behaviour definition, because it cannot be called explicitly.
behaviour type: type of behaviour definitions
NOTE: Behaviour types are of kind altstep, function, or testcase.
3.2 Symbols
Void.
3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1], ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2],
ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3], ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4] and ISO/IEC 9646-1 [5] apply.
4 Package conformance and compatibility
The package presented in the present document is identified by the package tag:
"TTCN-3:2009 Behaviour Types" - to be used with modules complying with the present document
For an implementation claiming to conform to this package version, all features specified in the present document shall
be implemented consistently with the requirements given in the present document; in ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1] and ETSI
ES 201 873-4 [2]. All features marked [AdvancedParameterization] have to be implemented only in case that this
package is used together with the Advanced Parameterization package [6].
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The package presented in the present document is compatible with:
• ETSI ES 201 873-1 [1] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-4 [2] (V4.4.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-5 [3] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-6 [4] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-7 [i.1] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-8 [i.2] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-9 [i.3] (V4.5.1).
• ETSI ES 201 873-10 [7] (V4.5.1).
If later versions of those parts are available and should be used instead, the compatibility to the package presented in the
present document has to be checked individually.
The package presented in the present document is also compatible with:
• ETSI ES 202 784 [6] Package Advanced Parameterization (V1.3.1);
and can be used together with this package.
If later versions of those packages are available and should be used instead, the compatibility to the package presented
in the present document has to be checked individually.
5 Package concepts for the core language
5.1 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 5 (Basic language
elements)
Clause 5.4 Parameterization
Values of behaviour types can be passed as parameters as indicated in table 2.
Table 2: Overview of parameterizable TTCN-3 objects
Keyword Allowed kind of Allowed form of Allowed types in formal parameter lists
Parameterization Parameterization
module Value parameterization Static at start of run-time all basic types, all user-defined types and address
type.
type Value parameterization Static at compile-time all basic types, all user-defined types and address
(see note)
type.
template Value and template Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types, address
parameterization
type, template, and behaviour types.
function Value, template, port and Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types, address
timer parameterization type, component type, port type, default,
behaviour types, template and timer.
altstep Value, template, port and Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types, address
timer parameterization type, component type, port type, default,
behaviour types, template and timer.
testcase Value, template, port and Dynamic at run-time all basic types and of all user-defined types,
timer parameterization address type, template, and behaviour types.
signature Value and template Dynamic at run-time all basic types, all user-defined types and address
parameterization
type, component type, and behaviour types.
NOTE: Record of, set of, enumerated, port, component and sub-type definitions do not allow parameterization.

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Clause 5.4.1.1 Formal parameters of kind value
Also, values of behaviour types can be passed as value parameters.
5.2 Extension to ETSI ES 201 873-1, clause 6 (Types and
values)
Behaviour types such as altstep, function, and testcase may be used to define flexible behaviour of TTCN-3
libraries.
No subtyping is defined for behaviour types.
Clause 6.2 Structured Types and Values
Extend clause 6.2 Structured types and values by the following clause 6.2.13.
6.2.13 Behaviour Types
6.2.13.1 Behaviour Type Definitions
Behaviour types are the set of identifiers of altstep, function, and testcase definitions with a specific parameter list, runs
on, system, mtc and return clauses. They denote those altsteps, functions, and testcases, respectively, defined in the test
suite that have a compatible parameter list and compatible runs on or system clauses.
Syntactical Structure
type function BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ "<" { FormalTypePar [","] } ">" ] NOTE 1
"(" [ { ( FormalValuePar | FormalTimerPar | FormalTemplatePar | FormalPortPar ) [","] } ] ")"
[ runs on ( ComponentType | self ] NOTE 2
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]
[ return [ template ] Type ]

type altstep BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ "<" { FormalTypePar [","] } ">" ] NOTE 1
"(" [ { ( FormalValuePar | FormalTimerPar | FormalTemplatePar | FormalPortPar ) [","] } ] ")"
[ runs on ( ComponentType | self ] NOTE 2
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]

type testcase BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ "<" { FormalTypePar [","] } ">" ] NOTE 1
"(" [ { ( FormalValuePar | FormalTemplatePar ) [","] } ] ")"
runs on ComponentType
[ system ComponentType ]

Semantic Description
Behaviour types define prototypes of altsteps, functions, and testcases.
NOTE 1: [AdvancedParameterization] If the advanced parameterization package [6] is also supported, behaviour
types can have type parameters.
NOTE 2: runs on self indicates a specific compatibility check, see extension of clause 6.3.
Restrictions
a) The rules for formal parameter lists shall be followed as defined in the TTCN-3 Core Language [1] clause 5.4
and extended in clause 5.1 of the present document.
b) Behaviour types of kind altstep may have a runs on, system or mtc clause, behaviour types of type
function may have a runs on, system, mtc or return clause, behaviour types of kind testcase
shall have a runs on clause and may have a system clause.
c) runs on self shall not be used for test cases.
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Examples
EXAMPLE 1: Function type with one parameter and a return value.
type function MyFunc1 ( in integer p1 ) return boolean;

EXAMPLE 2: Function type with one parameter, a runs on clause and a return value.
type function MyFunc2 ( in integer p1 ) runs on MyCompType return boolean;

EXAMPLE 3: Altstep type with a type parameter and a runs on clause.
type altstep MyAltstep1 ( in T p1 ) runs on MyCompType;

EXAMPLE 4: Testcase type without parameter, with a runs on clause and a system clause.
type testcase MyTestcase1 ( ) runs on MyCompType system MySysType;

6.2.13.2 Behaviour Values
The values of a behaviour type are the identifiers of altsteps, functions, and testcases with compatible parameters and
runs on, system, mtc and return clauses. Both predefined and user-defined, including external, functions can
be used as values. Type compatibility of behaviour types is defined in the extension to clause 6.3.5 within the present
document.
Syntactical Structure
VariableRef | FunctionInstance | FunctionRef | AltstepRef | TestcaseRef | null

Semantic Description
The literal behaviour values are the identifiers of the predefined and user-defined altsteps, (external) functions, and
testcases and the special value null. The special value null is available to indicate an undefined behaviour value,
e.g. for the initialization of variables. Behaviour values can be passed around as parameters and behaviour values can be
stored. Behaviour values can be used, together with a corresponding list of actual parameters, to invoke the behaviours
in statements and expressions. Behaviour values can also be used, again together with a corresponding list of actual
parameters, in activate, start, and execute statements, respectively.
The only operators (see clause 7.1 of the TTCN-3 core language [1]) on behaviour values that are defined are the check
for equality and inequality.
Restrictions
a) Values of a behaviour type with a runs on self clause shall not be sent to another test component.
b) Values of a behaviour type with a runs on self clause shall not be used in a start test component
operation.
c) The special value null shall not be used to invoke a behaviour.
Examples
type function MyFunc3 ( in integer p1 ) return charstring;
function blanks (in integer p1) return charstring {
 // return a charstring of p1 blank characters
}
var MyFunc3 myVar1 := blanks;
var MyFunc3 myVar1 := int2char;

6.2.13.3 Deferred Behaviour Type Definitions
Deferred behaviour types are the set of altstep, function, and testcase behaviours with possible runs on, system and mtc
clauses paired with their actual parameter list which can be passed to the activate, start and execute operations,
respectively. They denote those instantiations of altsteps, functions, and testcases defined in the test suite that have
compatible runs on, system or mtc clauses.
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Syntactical Structure
type function BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ runs on ComponentType ]
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]

type altstep BehaviourTypeIdentifier
[ runs on ComponentType ]
[ system ComponentType ]
[ mtc ComponentType ]

type testcase BehaviourTypeIdentifier
runs on ComponentType
[ system ComponentType ]

Semantic Description
Deferred behaviour types define references to executable behaviours. Deferred function behaviour types define the set
of behaviours that can be started on a ptc. Deferred altstep behaviour types define the set of behaviours that can be
activated as default alternatives. Deferred testcase behaviour types define the set of behaviours that can be executed
from the control part.
The actual parameters of a deferred behaviour value are evaluated when creating the value.
Restrictions
a) The same restrictions apply for the start, activate and execute operations that apply for functions, altsteps and
testcases used directly in these statements in a non-deferred way.
Examples
EXAMPLE 1: Deferred function type with.
type function MyFunc1;

EXAMPLE 2: Deferred function type with a runs on clause.
type function MyFunc2 runs on MyCompType;

EXAMPLE 3: Deferred altstep type with a runs on clause.
type altstep MyAltstep1 runs on MyCompType;

EXAMPLE 4: Deferred testcase type with a runs on clause and a system clause.
type testcase MyTestcase1 runs on MyCompType system MySysType;

6.2.13.4 Deferred Behaviour Values
The values of a deferred behaviour type are the un-executed instantiations of altsteps, functions, and testcases together
with their compatible actual parameters which have compatible runs on, system and mtc clauses to those in the
behaviour type. Type compatibility of deferred behaviour types is defined in the extension to clause 6.3.5 within the
present document.
Syntactical Structure
VariableRef | FunctionInstance

Semantic Description
The literal deferred behaviour values are the function instance expressions of the user-defined altsteps, (external)
functions, and testcases. Deferred behaviour values can be passed around as actual parameters or stored in a variable.
Deferred altstep, function or testcase behaviour values can be used in activate, start, and execute statements,
respectively.
The only operators (see clause 7.1 of the TTCN-3 core language [1]) on deferred behaviour values that are defined are
the check for equality and inequality.
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