SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003
(Main)Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Basic User-Network Interface (UNI); Part 3: Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT) specification for interface IB
- Abstract
This second edition of ETS 300 012 will incorporate the test suite specification and referenced material from ITU-T I.430
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2003
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2003
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2003
SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 is the Slovenian adoption of ETS 300 012-3 Edition 2 from ETSI for the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) basic User-Network Interface (UNI). It specifies the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT) proformas used to describe and test conformance of the layer 1 specification in ETS 300 012-1. The document is aimed at suppliers, test laboratories, and clients who need a standard way to declare implemented capabilities and prepare conformance testing.
What does SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 specify?
SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 specifies the PICS and PIXIT proformas for the ISDN basic rate UNI layer 1 specification in ETS 300 012-1. In practice, it gives the standard questionnaire and test-information forms that a supplier completes so conformance can be reviewed and tests can be set up in a consistent way.
The document is organized into:
- Scope
- Normative references
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Conformance to this PICS proforma specification
- Annex A, the PICS proforma
- Annex B, the PIXIT proforma
- History
| Annex | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Annex A (normative) | PICS proforma for ETS 300 012-1, with guidance, implementation identification, protocol identification, and conformance tables |
| Annex B (normative) | PIXIT proforma for interface point I (NT) in ETS 300 012-1, with test-lab, client, IUT, environmental, and control/observation information |
What are the key requirements of SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003?
SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 is a proforma standard, so its main requirement is that declarations about an implementation are made in the prescribed format and with the prescribed item numbering. That matters because conformance testing depends on matching the completed forms to the standardized tables and terms.
Clause 4 and Annex A: how conformance is declared
Clause 4 requires any claimed conforming PICS proforma to be technically equivalent to Annex A and to preserve the numbering and naming of the items. A completed PICS must also follow the completion instructions in A.1. In practice, this keeps supplier statements comparable from one implementation to another.
Annex A: how the PICS is completed
Annex A explains the tabular format and the support/status notations used in the tables. It also requires explicit answers in the support column and asks for justification when a mandatory item is not implemented. For a buyer or test lab, that means the document is not just a checklist - it is the formal statement used to detect non-conformance.
Annex A: what the implementation identification captures
The PICS form collects identification for the date of the statement, the Implementation Under Test (IUT), the System Under Test (SUT), the product supplier, the client if different, and a contact person. That matters because conformance results must be traceable to a specific product, version, and configuration.
Annex A: what capabilities must be declared
The proforma asks the supplier to declare support for the main functional areas of the layer 1 UNI, including:
- optional connection and wiring configurations
- timer T2 value options
- NT configurations for short passive bus, extended bus, and point-to-point operation
- Power source 1 (PS1) and Power source 2 (PS2) options
- D-channel access and D-echo channel
- deactivation and activation behavior
- electrical characteristics
- static and dynamic power feeding
- interface connector and contact assignments
- maintenance loopback for B1 and B2 channels
These declarations matter because they tell the tester which branches of the specification apply to the product.
Annex A: what the major functional tables require
Tables A.2 to A.6 cover the core behavior of the interface, such as B-channel provision, bit timing, octet timing, frame alignment, D-channel access, power transfer, and activation/deactivation states. They also cover electrical behavior such as nominal bit rate, output jitter, pulse shape, pulse amplitude, receiver sensitivity, and receiver delay. In practice, these are the areas that determine whether the physical layer behaves as the standard expects.
Annex A: power feeding and connector details
Tables A.7 to A.9 cover static and dynamic power feeding, including restricted operation, switch-over behavior, overload behavior, and APS-related items. Table A.10 covers interface connector and contact assignments, and Table A.11 covers maintenance loopback for conformance test purposes. For implementers, this is the part that affects power design, test setup, and physical interfacing.
Annex B: what the PIXIT adds for testing
Annex B requires additional information for testing, including the test laboratory details, ATS summary, client details, IUT details, environmental test conditions, test limitations, and means of control and observation. That information lets a test house run the abstract test suite in conditions that match the real implementation.
What terms does SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 define?
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) - A statement by the supplier that identifies which protocol capabilities are implemented in a given implementation.
PICS proforma - A standardized questionnaire that becomes a PICS when it is completed for a specific implementation.
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) - Extra implementation information used by the test house to run conformance tests accurately.
Implementation Under Test (IUT) - The specific implementation being assessed for conformance.
System Under Test (SUT) - The whole system in which the IUT resides during evaluation.
Abstract Test Suite (ATS) - The abstract test set used to assess conformance against the protocol specification.
Static conformance review - The comparison of the completed PICS with the static conformance requirements in the standard.
Who uses SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003?
SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 is used by suppliers of ISDN basic UNI equipment, because they must complete the PICS and PIXIT forms for a specific implementation. It is also used by test laboratories and test houses, which need the PIXIT and the ATS-related information to prepare and run conformance tests.
Clients and purchasers use it to check which capabilities a product claims to implement and to compare implementations on a like-for-like basis. Conformance assessors use it to review whether the completed PICS matches the standard’s requirements. It is most relevant where ISDN basic rate UNI layer 1 interoperability, physical behavior, and test preparation need to be documented precisely.
What changed in SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 from the previous edition?
This second edition incorporates the test suite specification and referenced material from ITU-T I.430. It is identified in the document history as the second edition of the ETS.
Which standards are used with SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003?
- ETS 300 012-1 - the layer 1 specification whose implementation is described by the PICS and PIXIT.
- ETS 300 012-4 - the conformance test specification for interface I.
- ETS 300 012-6 - the Abstract Test Suite (ATS) specification for interface I.
- ETS 300 406 - the testing and specification methodology used for protocol and profile conformance testing.
- ISO/IEC 9646-1 - general conformance testing concepts.
- ISO/IEC 9646-2 - abstract test suite specification guidance.
- ISO/IEC 9646-5 - requirements for test laboratories and clients in the conformance assessment process.
- ISO/IEC 9646-7 - guidance for Implementation Conformance Statements.
- ITU-T Recommendation I.430 - the basic user-network interface layer 1 specification on which the ETS is based.
What does the SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 document contain?
SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 contains the PICS tables and guidance needed to state support for optional and mandatory UNI layer 1 capabilities. It also contains the PIXIT forms used to collect test-lab, client, IUT, and environmental information before conformance testing.
The annexes include tabular forms for implementation identification, protocol identification, capability declarations, and test-coordination details. The PICS annex refers to specific capability areas such as frame alignment, D-channel access, activation and deactivation, electrical characteristics, and power feeding. The PIXIT annex includes a table for environmental test conditions and a table for means of control, observation, and test co-ordination procedures.
The document also points users to relevant tables and templates in ETS 300 012-1, including figure- and table-based requirements for electrical and timing behavior. For testing teams, that means the standard serves as the formal paperwork layer around the underlying layer 1 conformance specification.
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SIST ETS 300 012-3 E2:2003 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Basic User-Network Interface (UNI); Part 3: Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT) specification for interface IB". This standard covers: This second edition of ETS 300 012 will incorporate the test suite specification and referenced material from ITU-T I.430
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2003
Digitalno omrežje z integriranimi storitvami (ISDN) – Osnovni vmesnik uporabnik-
omrežje (UNI) – 2. del: Izjava o skladnosti izvedbe (ICS) in dodatne informacije za
preskušanje izvedbe (IXIT) – Specifikacija za vmesnik IB
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Basic User-Network Interface (UNI); Part 3:
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation eXtra Information for
Testing (IXIT) specification for interface IB
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETS 300 012-3 Edition 2
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 ETS 300 012-3
TELECOMMUNICATION October 1998
STANDARD Second Edition
Source: TM Reference: RE/TM-03038-3
ICS: 33.020
Key words: Basic, ICS, ISDN, layer 1, transmission, UNI
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN);
Basic User Network Interface (UNI);
Part 3: Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
and Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT)
specification for interface I
B
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSI Secretariat
Postal address: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis CEDEX - FRANCE
Office address: 650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia Antipolis - Valbonne - FRANCE
Internet: secretariat@etsi.fr - http://www.etsi.fr - http://www.etsi.org
Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 - Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16
Copyright Notification: No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the
foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media.
© European Telecommunications Standards Institute 1998. All rights reserved.
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Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in content,
typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have comments concerning its accuracy, please write to
"ETSI Standards Making Support Dept." at the address shown on the title page.
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Contents
Foreword .5
Introduction.5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions and abbreviations .8
3.1 Definitions .8
3.2 Abbreviations .8
4 Conformance to this PICS proforma specification .8
Annex A (normative): PICS proforma for ETS 300 012-1 .9
A.1 Guidance for completing the PICS proforma .9
A.1.1 Purpose and structure .9
A.1.2 Abbreviations and conventions.9
A.2 Table/item identification.10
A.3 Filling in guidance.10
A.4 Identification of the implementation.10
A.4.1 Date of the statement .10
A.4.2 Implementation Under Test (IUT) identification .10
A.4.3 System Under Test (SUT) identification .11
A.4.4 Product supplier.11
A.4.5 Client (if different from product supplier) .12
A.4.6 PICS contact person.12
A.5 Identification of the protocol .13
A.6 PICS proforma tables.13
A.6.1 Global statement of conformance.13
A.6.2 Tables .13
Annex B (normative): PIXIT proforma for interface point I (NT) in ETS 300 012-1 .19
B
B.1 Introduction.19
B.2 PIXIT proforma.19
B.2.1 Identification summary.19
B.2.2 Abstract Test Suite (ATS) summary .20
B.2.3 Test laboratory.20
B.2.4 Client.20
B.2.5 IUT .20
B.3 Proforma structure and contents.21
B.4 Table/item identification.21
B.5 Filling in guidance.21
History.24
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Foreword
This second edition European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) has been produced by the ETSI
Technical Committee Transmission and Multiplexing (TM).
This ETS concerns the basic User Network Interface (UNI) for the Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) and consists of 7 parts as follows:
Part 1: "Layer 1 specification";
Part 2: "Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation Extra Information for
Testing (IXIT) for interface I ";
A
Part 3: "Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and Implementation Extra Information
for Testing (IXIT) for interface I ";
B
Part 4: "Conformance test specification for interface I ";
A
Part 5: "Conformance test specification for interface I ";
B
Part 6: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) specification for interface I ";
A
Part 7: "Abstract Test Suite (ATS) specification for interface I ";
B
and is based on ITU-T Recommendation I.430 [9].
Transposition dates
Date of adoption of this ETS: 18 September 1998
Date of latest announcement of this ETS (doa): 31 January 1999
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this ETS (dop/e): 31 July 1999
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 July 1999
Introduction
To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of which
capabilities and options have been implemented for a telecommunication specification. Such a statement
is called an Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS).
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1 Scope
This part 3 of ETS 300 012 provides the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) and the
Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proformas for the ISDN basic rate UNI I ,
B
layer 1 specification defined in ETS 300 012-1 [1] in compliance with the relevant requirements, and in
accordance with the relevant guidance given in ISO/IEC 9646-2 [6], ISO/IEC 9646-7 [8] and
ETS 300 406 [4].
2 Normative references
This ETS incorporates by dated and undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this ETS only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
[1] ETS 300 012-1 (1998): "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Basic User
Network Interface (UNI); Part 1: Layer 1 specification".
[2] ETS 300 012-4 (1998): "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Basic User
Network Interface (UNI); Part 4: Conformance test specification for interface I ".
A
[3] ETS 300 012-6 (1998): "Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); Basic User
Network Interface (UNI); Part 6: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) specification for
interface I ".
A
[4] ETS 300 406 (1995): "Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS); Protocol
and profile conformance testing specifications; Standardization methodology".
[5] ISO/IEC 9646-1 (1994): "Information technology; Open Systems
Interconnection; Conformance Testing Methodology and Framework; Part 1:
General concepts".
[6] ISO/IEC 9646-2 (1994): "Information technology; Open Systems
Interconnection; Conformance Testing Methodology and Framework; Part 2:
Abstract test suite specification".
[7] ISO/IEC 9646-5 (1994): "Information technology; Open Systems
Interconnection; Conformance Testing Methodology and Framework; Part 5:
Requirements on test laboratories and clients for the conformance assessment
process".
[8] ISO/IEC 9646-7 (1995): "Information technology; Open Systems
Interconnection; Conformance Testing Methodology and Framework; Part 7:
Implementation Conformance Statements".
[9] ITU-T Recommendation I.430 (1995): "Basic user-network interface; layer 1
specification".
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3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this ETS, the following definitions apply:
- terms defined in ETS 300 012-1 [1];
- terms defined in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [5] and in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [8].
In particular, the following terms defined in ISO/IEC 9646-1 [5] apply:
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS): A statement made by the supplier of an
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) implementation or system, stating which capabilities have been
implemented for a given OSI protocol.
PICS proforma: A document, in the form of a questionnaire, designed by the protocol specifier or the
conformance test suite specifier, which when completed for an OSI implementation or system becomes
the PICS.
static conformance review: A review of the extent to which the static conformance requirements are met
by the IUT, accomplished by comparing the PICS with the static conformance requirements expressed in
the relevant standard(s).
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this ETS, the following abbreviations apply:
I Interface point A
A
I Interface point B
B
ICS Implementation Conformance Statement
IUT Implementation Under Test
IXIT Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
OSI Open Systems Interconnection
PICS Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
PIXIT Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing
SCS System Conformance Statement
SUT System Under Test
4 Conformance to this PICS proforma specification
If it is claimed to conform to this ETS, the actual PICS proforma to be filled in by a supplier shall be
technically equivalent to the text of the PICS proforma in annex A, and shall preserve the
numbering/naming of the proforma items.
A PICS which conforms to this ETS shall be a conforming PICS proforma completed in accordance with
the instructions for completion given in clause A.1.
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Annex A (normative): PICS proforma for ETS 300 012-1
Notwithstanding the provisions of the copyright clause related to the text of this ETS, ETSI grants that
users of this ETS may freely reproduce the PICS proforma in this annex so that it can be used for its
intended purposes and may further publish the completed PICS.
A.1 Guidance for completing the PICS proforma
A.1.1 Purpose and structure
The purpose of this PICS proforma is to provide a mechanism whereby a supplier of an implementation
defined in ETS 300 012-1 [1] may provide information about the implementation in a standardized
manner.
The PICS proforma is subdivided into subclauses for the following categories of information:
- instructions for completing the PICS proforma;
- identification of the implementation;
- identification of the reference ETS;
- PICS proforma tables:
- global statement of conformance;
- tables.
A.1.2 Abbreviations and conventions
The PICS proforma contained in this annex is comprised of information in tabular form in accordance with
the guidelines presented in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [8].
The reference column contained in the tables gives reference to the appropriate part(s) of
ETS 300 012-1 [1] describing the particular item.
NOTE: However, a reference merely indicates the place the core of a description of an item
can be found. Any additional information contained in ETS 300 012-1 [1] has to be
taken into account when making a statement about the conformance of that particular
item.
The following common notations, defined in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [8], are used for the status column:
m mandatory.
o optional.
n/a not applicable - in a given context, it is impossible to use the capability.
o.i qualified optional - for mutually exclusive or selectable options from a set. "i" is the integer which
identifies a unique group of related optional items and the logic of their selection which is defined
immediately following the table, in "Optional Status Notes" area.
ci conditional- the requirement on the capability ("m", "o", "x" or "n/a") depends on the support of other
optional or conditional items. "i" is an integer identifying an unique conditional status expression
which is defined immediately following the table.
x prohibited (excluded) - there is a requirement not to use this capability in the given context.
The following common notations, defined in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [8], are used for the support column:
y for supported/implemented.
n for not supported/not implemented.
x prohibited (excluded) - there is a requirement not to use this capability in the given context.
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A.2 Table/item identification
The PICS table is provided with a table/item identification label pre-printed to the left in the table headers.
The labels are composed as follows:
- one capital letter, being the first letter of the layer name;
- a serial number.
Each item in a PICS table is provided with a serial number in the left-hand table column, called "Item No."
To identify an item unambiguously, the table label and the item number are combined by use of a slash
character, "/", e.g. in the 2nd table of the physical layer PICS, the 3rd item is identified by "A.2/3".
A.3 Filling in guidance
The filling in is done in the rows of the right table column named "Support" as follows:
- for implemented items a Y, y, Yes, yes or YES is entered;
- for not implemented items a N, n, No, no or NO is entered.
For each not implemented mandatory item, the client shall give a justification e.g. as an added note
associated with the item.
A.4 Identification of the implementation
Identification of the Implementation Under Test (IUT) and the system in which it resides (the System
Under Test (SUT)) should be filled in so as to provide as much as possible regarding version numbers
and configuration options.
The product supplier and client information should both be filled in if they are different.
A person who can answer queries regarding information supplied in the PICS should be named as the
contact person.
A.4.1 Date of the statement
Date:
........................................................................................................................................................................
A.4.2 Implementation Under Test (IUT) identification
IUT name:
........................................................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................................................................
IUT version:
........................................................................................................................................................................
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A.4.3 System Under Test (SUT) identification
SUT name:
.........................................................................................................................................................................
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Hardware configuration:
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Operating system:
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A.4.4 Product supplier
Name:
.........................................................................................................................................................................
Address:
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Telephone number:
.........................................................................................................................................................................
Facsimile number:
.........................................................................................................................................................................
E-mail address:
.........................................................................................................................................................................
Additional information:
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A.4.5 Client (if different from product supplier)
Name:
........................................................................................................................................................................
Address:
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Telephone number:
........................................................................................................................................................................
Facsimile number:
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E-mail address:
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Additional information:
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