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ETSI STANDARD
Methods for Testing and Specification (MTS);
The Testing and Test Control Notation version 3;
Part 6: TTCN-3 Control Interface (TCI)
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Reference
RES/MTS-201873-6ed4.11.1
Keywords
control, interface, methodology, TCI, testing,
TTCN-3
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 16
Foreword . 16
Modal verbs terminology . 16
1 Scope . 17
2 References . 17
2.1 Normative references . 17
2.2 Informative references . 18
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 18
3.1 Terms . 18
3.2 Symbols . 19
3.3 Abbreviations . 19
4 Introduction . 20
5 Compliance . 20
6 General structure of a TTCN-3 test system . 20
6.1 Entities in a TTCN-3 test system . 20
6.1.0 Types of entities . 20
6.1.1 Test Management and Control (TMC). 22
6.1.1.0 Test Management and Control Entities . 22
6.1.1.1 Test Management (TM) . 22
6.1.1.2 Coding and Decoding (CD) . 22
6.1.1.3 Component Handling (CH) . 23
6.1.1.4 Test Logging (TL) . 24
6.1.2 TTCN-3 Executable (TE) . 24
6.1.3 SUT Adaptor (SA) . 24
6.1.4 Platform Adaptor (PA) . 24
6.2 Execution requirements for a TTCN-3 test system . 24
7 TTCN-3 control interface and operations . 24
7.1 Overview of the TCI. 24
7.1.0 TCI role in a TTCN-3 test system . 24
7.1.1 Correlation between TTCN-3 and TCI operation invocations . 25
7.1.1.0 Mapping of TTCN-3 operations to TCI operations . 25
7.1.1.1 TTCN-3 operations with TCI operation equivalent . 25
7.1.1.2 TTCN-3 operations with TCI operation pair equivalent . 26
7.1.1.3 TTCN-3 operations without direct TCI operation equivalent . 27
7.1.1.3.0 Mapping of TTCN-3 operations to series of TCI operations . 27
7.1.1.3.1 Test case stop operation . 27
7.2 TCI data . 27
7.2.0 Abstract data types . 27
7.2.1 General abstract data types . 27
7.2.1.0 Use of general abstract data types . 27
7.2.1.1 Management . 27
7.2.1.2 Communication . 28
7.2.2 Abstract TTCN-3 data types and values . 29
7.2.2.0 Definition and scope of use . 29
7.2.2.1 Abstract TTCN-3 data types . 29
7.2.2.2 Abstract TTCN-3 values . 31
7.2.2.2.0 Basic rules . 31
7.2.2.2.1 The abstract data type Value . 32
7.2.2.2.2 The abstract data type IntegerValue . 35
7.2.2.2.3 The abstract data type FloatValue . 35
7.2.2.2.4 The abstract data type BooleanValue . 35
7.2.2.2.5 The abstract data type CharstringValue . 35
7.2.2.2.6 The abstract data type UniversalCharstringValue . 36
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7.2.2.2.7 The abstract data type BitstringValue . 36
7.2.2.2.8 The abstract data type OctetstringValue . 37
7.2.2.2.9 The abstract data type HexstringValue . 38
7.2.2.2.10 The abstract data type RecordValue . 39
7.2.2.2.11 The abstract data type RecordOfValue . 39
7.2.2.2.12 The abstract data type UnionValue . 41
7.2.2.2.13 The abstract data type EnumeratedValue . 41
7.2.2.2.14 The abstract data type VerdictValue . 41
7.2.2.2.15 The abstract data type AddressValue . 42
7.2.2.3 Abstract TTCN-3 matching mechanisms . 42
7.2.2.3.1 The abstract data type MatchingMechanism . 42
7.2.2.3.2 The abstract data type MatchingList . 42
7.2.2.3.3 The abstract data type ValueRange . 43
7.2.2.3.4 The abstract data type CharacterPattern . 43
7.2.2.3.5 The abstract data type MatchDecodedContent . 44
7.2.2.4 Data types for complex TTCN-3 properties . 44
7.2.2.4.0 Scope of use of TTCN-3 properties . 44
7.2.2.4.1 The abstract data type LengthRestriction . 44
7.2.2.4.2 The abstract data type Permutation . 44
7.2.2.4.3 The abstract data type RangeBoundary . 45
7.2.3 Abstract logging types . 45
7.2.3.1 The abstract data type TciValueTemplate . 45
7.2.3.2 The abstract data type TciNonValueTemplate . 45
7.2.3.3 The Value List and Mismatch Types . 46
7.2.3.4 The Status Types . 46
7.3 TCI operations . 47
7.3.0 The TCI interfaces . 47
7.3.1 The TCI-TM interface . 48
7.3.1.0 Scope of use . 48
7.3.1.1 TCI-TM required . 48
7.3.1.1.0 Scope of use . 48
7.3.1.1.1 tciRootModule . 48
7.3.1.1.2 tciGetImportedModules . 49
7.3.1.1.3 tciGetModuleParameters . 49
7.3.1.1.4 tciGetTestCases . 49
7.3.1.1.5 tciGetTestCaseParameters . 49
7.3.1.1.6 tciGetTestCaseTSI . 49
7.3.1.1.7 tciStartTestCase . 50
7.3.1.1.8 tciStopTestCase . 50
7.3.1.1.9 tciStartControl . 50
7.3.1.1.10 tciStopControl . 50
7.3.1.1.11 tciGetControlParameters . 51
7.3.1.1.12 tciStartControlWithParameters . 51
7.3.1.2 TCI-TM provided . 51
7.3.1.2.0 Scope of use . 51
7.3.1.2.1 tciTestCaseStarted . 51
7.3.1.2.2 tciTestCaseTerminated . 51
7.3.1.2.3 tciControlTerminated . 52
7.3.1.2.4 tciGetModulePar. 52
7.3.1.2.5 tciLog . 52
7.3.1.2.6 tciError. 52
7.3.1.2.7 tciControlTerminatedWithResult . 52
7.3.2 The TCI-CD interface . 53
7.3.2.0 Scope of use . 53
7.3.2.1 TCI-CD required . 53
7.3.2.1.0 Scope of use . 53
7.3.2.1.1 getTypeForName . 54
7.3.2.1.2 getInteger . 54
7.3.2.1.3 getFloat . 54
7.3.2.1.4 getBoolean . 54
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7.3.2.1.5 Void . 54
7.3.2.1.6 getCharstring . 54
7.3.2.1.7 getUniversalCharstring . 54
7.3.2.1.8 getHexstring . 55
7.3.2.1.9 getBitstring . 55
7.3.2.1.10 getOctetstring . 55
7.3.2.1.11 getVerdict . 55
7.3.2.1.12 tciErrorReq . 55
7.3.2.2 TCI-CD provided . 55
7.3.2.2.0 Scope of use . 55
7.3.2.2.1 decode . 55
7.3.2.2.2 encode . 56
7.3.2.2.3 decodeValue . 56
7.3.2.2.4 encodeValue . 56
7.3.3 The TCI-CH interface . 56
7.3.3.0 Scope of use . 56
7.3.3.1 TCI-CH required . 57
7.3.3.1.0 Scope of use . 57
7.3.3.1.1 tciEnqueueMsgConnected . 58
7.3.3.1.2 tciEnqueueCallConnected . 58
7.3.3.1.3 tciEnqueueReplyConnected . 58
7.3.3.1.4 tciEnqueueRaiseConnected . 59
7.3.3.1.5 tciCreateTestComponent . 59
7.3.3.1.6 tciStartTestComponent . 59
7.3.3.1.7 tciStopTestComponent . 60
7.3.3.1.8 tciConnect . 60
7.3.3.1.9 tciDisconnect . 60
7.3.3.1.10 tciMap . 60
7.3.3.1.11 tciMapParam . 60
7.3.3.1.12 tciUnmap . 61
7.3.3.1.13 tciUnmapParam . 61
7.3.3.1.14 tciTestComponentTerminated . 61
7.3.3.1.15 tciTestComponentRunning . 61
7.3.3.1.16 tciTestComponentDone . 61
7.3.3.1.17 tciGetMTC . 62
7.3.3.1.18 tciExecuteTestCase . 62
7.3.3.1.19 tciReset . 62
7.3.3.1.20 tciKillTestComponent . 62
7.3.3.1.21 tciTestComponentAlive . 63
7.3.3.1.22 tciTestComponentKilled . 63
7.3.3.1.23 tciCallTestComponent . 63
7.3.3.1.24 tciTestComponentCallTerminated . 63
7.3.3.2 TCI-CH provided . 64
7.3.3.2.0 Scope of use . 64
7.3.3.2.1 tciSendConnected . 64
7.3.3.2.2 tciSendConnectedBC . 64
7.3.3.2.3 tciSendConnectedMC . 64
7.3.3.2.4 tciCallConnected . 65
7.3.3.2.5 tciCallConnectedBC . 65
7.3.3.2.6 tciCallConnectedMC . 65
7.3.3.2.7 tciReplyConnected . 66
7.3.3.2.8 tciReplyConnectedBC . 66
7.3.3.2.9 tciReplyConnectedMC . 67
7.3.3.2.10 tciRaiseConnected . 67
7.3.3.2.11 tciRaiseConnectedBC . 67
7.3.3.2.12 tciRaiseConnectedMC . 68
7.3.3.2.13 tciCreateTestComponentReq . 68
7.3.3.2.14 tciStartTestComponentReq . 68
7.3.3.2.15 tciStopTestComponentReq . 69
7.3.3.2.16 tciConnectReq . 69
7.3.3.2.17 tciDisconnectReq . 69
7.3.3.2.18 tciMapReq . 69
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7.3.3.2.19 tciMapParamReq . 69
7.3.3.2.20 tciUn
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