Anthony Wiles

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Status Reports(STF 213, MTS-IPT, STF 236)and
Info(STF 219, STF 224)

• Anthony Wiles
• MTS36
• Budapest, March 2003

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STF 213TTCN-3 Edition 2

• STF 213 Closed December 2002
• On time, on budget
• Parts 1 - 5 v2.2.1 now published
• PTCC web updated as requested by MTS35
• Part 6 (TCI) to be approved at this meeting (Ina)
• CR process being managed on an 'emergency' basis
• All CRs, status (28.02.03), living list etc. on
  PTCC website
• Need to discuss new STF - June 2003 (?) and 2004
• When do we decide to hav next revision (2.3.1,
  3.1.1)?
• Training material (approval) Gyorgy (voluntary
  work)
• New Rapporteur (Gyorgy/Sarolta?)
• TTCN-3 promotion activities?

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EP TIPHON (DTS/00065-1,2,3 R4) STF 213 and STF
224

• STF 224 Generic approach to interoperability
  testing
• Methodology
• Terminology
• Abstract test architectures (general model which
  resolves to special cases)
• Test development process (using simple UML)
• Testing process (also in UML)
• Assumes conformance testing been done previously
• Installed an experimental SIP-H.323 test bed at
  ETSI
• Voluntary equipment from various vendors
• Gatekeepers, Gateways, IWF, SIP/H.323 terminals
  etc.
• STF 219 H.323-SIP Interoperability Test
  Scenarios
• Several hundred test cases
• Now being aligned with the methodology (validated
  on test bed)

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MTS-IPT (General)

• Kick-off meeting held in October 2002
• MTS ToR approved by Board to include these
  activities
• Info/News/Press release
• http//www.etsi.org/ptcc/ptccIPT.htm
• 1-page status input to Board42 (MTS 36TD16)
• Two main activities
• SIGTRAN
• IPv6

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MTS-IPT (SIGTRAN)

• Lot of interest in SIGTRAN test specifications
• 8 active voluntary participants (8 companies)
• Representatives from MTS, SPAN and IETF
• Plus 4 observers and 1 uncommitted (3 companies)
• Concentrating on M3UA and SCTP
• Have draft TPs (for both)
• Must align with SPAN's subset for SIGTRAN
• Hope to go to TTCN-3 for ATS
• Should open WI's as needed. Need 2 WIs now
• TSSTP for M3UA (main driver GN Nettest now
  Navtelcom)
• TSSTP for SCTP (main driver TestingTech)
• Workplan needs to be drawn up
• STF not needed - all homework (coordinated by
  PTCC)

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MTS-IPT (IPv6)STF 236

• STF 236 started work in January
• Anthony Wiles (PTCC), Scott Moseley
• César Olivera, César Viho (voluntary), Frédéric
  Roudaut
• Max Frey (including 5 days voluntary)
• Steve Randall (3 days - in April for review)
• 75 of 87 days used with 4 days not yet assigned
• Major milestones
• 14 March 1st Draft (OK)
• 1st Progress Report TD12
• Mid April 1st proposal to EC
• EC have changed date to end of April
• 25 April TB approval
• request slight delay (start process end of April
  or even mid-May)

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STF 236Identified Work Packages

• Identified 7 Work packages
• WP1 Toolbox and Core
• WP2 Transitioning
• WP3 Mobility
• WP4 IPSec
• WP5 QoS
• WP6 Routing
• WP7 Multicast
• Based on areas of common interest to
• EC eEurope / European industry / ETSI members
• 3GPP (mid/end 2004)
• ETSI NGN (late 2004)
• IPv6 Forum certification scheme (2004)

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STF 236Contents

• Introduction/background
• Interested players IETF, EC, 3GPP, ETSI TBs,
  IPv6 Forum etc.
• Basic concepts
• Description of each workpackage
• 1st shot at resource estimate (need to revise)
• In region of 270 man-months total (!)
• Can PIck-'n-Mix
• Lot of data! see annexes
• Tables, data, lists of RFCs, 3GPP, priorities,
  existing test suites etc. for each package
• Proposal for eEurope 2005 - to do
• ToR etc. for individual STFs not done (suggest to
  wait)

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STF 236Basic Concepts

• Toolbox is a key concept
• TTCN-3 toolkit
• Max will talk about this
• Core IPv6 protocol
• Other test suites based on toolbox
• Core part
• Specific part
• Savings
• Good SW engineering approach
• 20 per test suite
• Easier maintenance
• Adaptability/Extensibility (3GPP, SMEs, NGN etc.)

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STF 236Basic Tasks - Core (9.2.3)

• Methodology
• Toolbox
• Core protocol mechanisms
• Patterns
• Switches
• User guide
• Integration of TTCN-2/3
• Core protocol test suite (conformance/IoP)
• Needed? Already out there with TAHI, UNH etc.
• But we need enough on which to build other WP
  test suites

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STF 236Basic Tasks - Other Packages

• Specification of Minimum Requirements
• Minimum RFCs
• Minimum reqs - like PICS
• Definition of Test Architecture and Methods
• Engineering approach
• Use of toolbox
• TPs (Reuse?)
• Test Suites
• Both Conformance and Interop test specifications
• Reusibility (IoP assumes test specs already
  exist)
• Validation (voluntary?)

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STF 236Tool Support

• TTCN-3 will be used
• Both for Conformance and Interop tests
• In IPv6 Forum the IoP tests are automated
• Existence of tool support will be essential
• Additional package?
• Voluntary?
• Other project (e.g., IST6 TIPI)?

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STF 236Timelines

• Funding from EU not likely before Sept/October
  2003
• No funding from ETSI likely in 2003
• If we wish to start earlier
• Will need to be on a voluntary basis
• Work anticipated to span 2004 - 2006

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STF 236 Cost sharing issues

• The commission only funds 50
• ETSI STF budget (FWP/PTCC) is not large
• Will require some voluntary activity
• Other projects
• TIPI (but also only 50)
• May be possibility for 100 but the situation is
  unclear

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STF 236What next - short term

• Week 14 - 16
• Anthony finish TR
• Use of English etc. needs a thorough
  rationalisation (AW)
• Draft proposal for EC if possible
• Week 17
• Anthony, Steve, Scott
• Need decision from MTS on which packages and
  where to place them (which projects)!!
• Finalise proposal for EC
• 3-4 pages to Gavin for the Commission
• ToRs for phase 1 packages (?)
• Approval of TR can begin after that (from week
  18)

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STF 236What next - longer term

• Anthony (PTCC) can continue with proposal
• But not alone!
• Need support from MTS
• Full technical annex
• Based on data from the TR
• Partners!!!
• Resource plan (voluntary vs. funded)
• etc.
• Completed by September?