ITU-T Z.167(11 2008) Testing and Test Control Nota

InternationalTelecommunicationUnionITU-TZ.167TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATIONSECTOROFITU(11/2008)SERIESZ:LANGUAGESANDGENERALSOFTWAREASPECTSFORTELECOMMUNICATIONSYSTEMSFormaldescriptiontechniques(FDT)–TestingandTestControlNotation(TTCN)TestingandTestControlNotationversion3:TTCN-3mappingfromASN.1RecommendationITU-TZ.167ITU-TZ-SERIESRECOMMENDATIONSLANGUAGESANDGENERALSOFTWAREASPECTSFORTELECOMMUNICATIONSYSTEMSFORMALDESCRIPTIONTECHNIQUES(FDT)SpecificationandDescriptionLanguage(SDL)Z.100–Z.109ApplicationofformaldescriptiontechniquesZ.110–Z.119MessageSequenceChart(MSC)Z.120–Z.129UserRequirementsNotation(URN)Z.150–Z.159TestingandTestControlNotation(TTCN)Z.160–Z.179PROGRAMMINGLANGUAGESCHILL:TheITU-ThighlevellanguageZ.200–Z.209MAN-MACHINELANGUAGEGeneralprinciplesZ.300–Z.309BasicsyntaxanddialogueproceduresZ.310–Z.319ExtendedMMLforvisualdisplayterminalsZ.320–Z.329Specificationoftheman-machineinterfaceZ.330–Z.349Data-orientedhuman-machineinterfacesZ.350–Z.359Human-machineinterfacesforthemanagementoftelecommunicationsnetworksZ.360–Z.379QUALITYQualityoftelecommunicationsoftwareZ.400–Z.409Qualityaspectsofprotocol-relatedRecommendationsZ.450–Z.459METHODSMethodsforvalidationandtestingZ.500–Z.519MIDDLEWAREProcessingenvironmentarchitecturesZ.600–Z.609Forfurtherdetails,pleaserefertothelistofITU-TRecommendations.Rec.ITU-TZ.167(11/2008)iRecommendationITU-TZ.167TestingandTestControlNotationversion3:(TTCN-3)mappingfromASN.1SummaryRecommendationITU-TZ.167definesanormativewayofusingASN.1asdefinedinRecommendationsITU-TX.680,ITU-TX.681,ITU-TX.682andITU-TX.683withTTCN-3.TheharmonizationofotherlanguageswithTTCN-3isnotcoveredbythisRecommendation.SourceRecommendationITU-TZ.167wasapprovedon29November2008byITU-TStudyGroup17(2009-2012)underRecommendationITU-TA.8procedures.iiRec.ITU-TZ.167(11/2008)FOREWORDTheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU)istheUnitedNationsspecializedagencyinthefieldoftelecommunications,informationandcommunicationtechnologies(ICTs).TheITUTelecommunicationStandardizationSector(ITU-T)isapermanentorganofITU.ITU-Tisresponsibleforstudyingtechnical,operatingandtariffquestionsandissuingRecommendationsonthemwithaviewtostandardizingtelecommunicationsonaworldwidebasis.TheWorldTelecommunicationStandardizationAssembly(WTSA),whichmeetseveryfouryears,establishesthetopicsforstudybytheITU-Tstudygroupswhich,inturn,produceRecommendationsonthesetopics.TheapprovalofITU-TRecommendationsiscoveredbytheprocedurelaiddowninWTSAResolution1.InsomeareasofinformationtechnologywhichfallwithinITU-T'spurview,thenecessarystandardsarepreparedonacollaborativebasiswithISOandIEC.NOTEInthisRecommendation,theexpressionAdministrationisusedforconcisenesstoindicatebothatelecommunicationadministrationandarecognizedoperatingagency.CompliancewiththisRecommendationisvoluntary.However,theRecommendationmaycontaincertainmandatoryprovisions(toensuree.g.,interoperabilityorapplicability)andcompliancewiththeRecommendationisachievedwhenallofthesemandatoryprovisionsaremet.Thewordsshallorsomeotherobligatorylanguagesuchasmustandthenegativeequivalentsareusedtoexpressrequirements.TheuseofsuchwordsdoesnotsuggestthatcompliancewiththeRecommendationisrequiredofanyparty.INTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSITUdrawsattentiontothepossibilitythatthepracticeorimplementationofthisRecommendationmayinvolvetheuseofaclaimedIntellectualPropertyRight.ITUtakesnopositionconcerningtheevidence,validityorapplicabilityofclaimedIntellectualPropertyRights,whetherassertedbyITUmembersorothersoutsideoftheRecommendationdevelopmentprocess.AsofthedateofapprovalofthisRecommendation,ITUhadnotreceivednoticeofintellectualproperty,protectedbypatents,whichmayberequiredtoimplementthisRecommendation.However,implementersarecautionedthatthismaynotrepresentthelatestinformationandarethereforestronglyurgedtoconsulttheTSBpatentdatabaseat©ITU2009Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,byanymeanswhatsoever,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofITU.Rec.ITU-TZ.167(11/2008)iiiCONTENTSPage1Scope............................................................................................................................12References.....................................................................................................................13Definitionsandabbreviations.......................................................................................23.1Definitions......................................................................................................23.2Abbreviations.................................................................................................24Introduction..................................................................................................................24.1Conformance..................................................................................................35General..........................................................................................................................36Amendmentstothecorelanguage....................