Interoperability

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DOCUMENT GSC15-PLEN-92
FOR Presentation
SOURCE ETSI
AGENDA ITEM Plenary 6.10
CONTACT(S) Jorgen.friis_at_etsi.org
Conformance and Interoperability Testing
Jørgen Friis ETSI
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) GSC-15
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Highlight of Current Activities (1/3)

• In 2009 12 Plugtests (standards validation) for
  following TBs
• TC ATTM, TC AERO, TC ERM, TC ESI, TC GRID, TC
  INT, TC PLT, TC TISPAN, TC MTS
• Nov 2009 March 2010 the following events took
  place
• GRIDSCLOUDS Interop linked to TC GRID (Dec
  2009)
• EUROCAE Gateway linked to TC AERO (March 2010)
• Femtocell Staging Event linked to TCs
  TSPAN/NGN/3GPP (Nov 2009)
• Femtocell Main Event linked to TCs
  TSPAN/NGN/3GPP (March 2010)
• CAT-iq Plugtests (June 2010) linked to TC-DECT

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Highlight of Current Activities (2/3)

• EP eHealth HITCH (Healthcare Interoperability
  Testing and Conformance Harmonisation)
• TC ESI (Trust-service Status List) conformance
  testing
• TC INT Completed development of interop and
  conformance test specifications
• TC MTS (with TC SCP) Started EC STF for the
  development of ePassport reader test platform
• TC TISPAN Development of IMS-based
  IPTV interoperability test specifications.

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Highlight of Current Activities (3/3)

• Other Events organised by ETSI Center for Testing
  and Interoperability (CTI)
• TTCN-3 User Conference, India (Nov 2009)
• GRID Workshop (Dec 2009) linked to interop event
• Security Barcamp (open discussion event, Jan
  2010)
• TTCN-3 User Conference (T3UC), China (June 2010)
• CTI supported CONNECTATHON 2010
• (eHealth) April 2010
• FP7 Future Internet architecture
• MOSQUITO project under FIRE (Future Internet
  Research and Experimentation)

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Strategic Direction (1/2)

• Protocol Specification, Validation and Testing
• Supporting ETSI committees on the application of
  best technical practices in standards on a daily
  basis
• Protocol specification (UML, ASN.1, MSC, XML etc)
• Build on many years experience
• Development of test specifications (conformance
  and interoperability)
• Further develop Validation techniques in TC MTS
• Continued developing 3GPP LTE conformance test
  specifications

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Strategic Direction (2/2)

• ETSI Interoperability testing (Plugtests)
• Validation of standards and prototypes through
  interoperability events
• Strengthen the organization of Plugtests
  www.etsi.org/plugtests
• Support interoperability for ETSI and other
  standards developed by other organizations.

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Challenges

• Aim is to validate standards
• Not implementations or products
• Give useful feedback (CRs) to relevant technical
  bodies
• But testing and debugging are useful
  by-products!
• Achieve in one week what would take months
  otherwise
• A tool to develop and mature standards
• Promote technology and community
• Ensure Testing Expertise

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Next Steps/Actions

• Plugtests Calendar 2010 on
• http//www.etsi.org/WebSite/OurServices/plugtests/
  calendar.aspx
• IMS Interoperability Event 4  12-19 November
  2010, Sophia Antipolis (FR) XAdES/CAdES25
  October - 05 November 2010, Remote (FR)
  GPON 11-15 October 2010, Sophia Antipolis (FR)
• CAT-iq 213-16 September 2010, Sophia Antipolis
  (FR)

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Appendix
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TC MTS (1/4)

• Evaluate available methods and techniques for the
  advanced and/or formal specification of standards
  with respect to efficiency and quality and with
  particular regard to testability,

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TC MTS (2/4)

• Assist the ETSI Secretariat regarding ETSI
  positions on Testing and Certification, both
  internally and in relation with CEC initiatives,
  such as mandates and the Conformance Testing
  Services program
• Give guidance on the use of selected methods

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TC MTS (3/4)

• Provide methodologies for the specification of
  standardized tests including formal definition
  languages, definition of proformas etc.
• Specify the required environment for testing,
  covering operational and procedural aspects
• Provide methodologies for the generation,
  processing and verification of test suites

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TC MTS (4/4)

• Provide methodologies for the execution of tests
  and analysis of results
• Co-operate with e.g.ITU-T SG 10, European
  Committee for IT Testing and Certification CTS
  programs.