Specialist Task Force 435:
Upgrade to 3GPP Release 9, RCS-e and IMS/EPC
Integration in the Automated IMS Testing Framework
Who we are:
Team Leader: Yann Garcia FSCOM yann.garcia@fscom.fr
Team Members: Janek Nikolajev OU Elvior janek.nikolajev@elvior.com
Razvan Petre Testing Technologies petre@testingtech.com
Jean-Claude Wattelet Wattelet Telecoms watteletj@voila.fr
What we do:
This STF will update and enhance the existing Automated IMS
Testing Framework (deliverable of STF 370 & STF 407) according to the changes
from 3GPP Release 9. Production of new interoperability test scripts only
concerns integration of IMS/EPC use cases. This STF will synchronize its efforts
with STF 434 for integration of TTCN-3 Diameter library.
For more details, see our
Terms of Reference
Why we do it:
IMS is a key component in the 3GPP and TISPAN NGN architecture. Although
interoperability testing between different IMS core networks is now mainly
automated, new features and services have revealed that the existing testing
framework should be improved.
Janek Nikolajev
and Razvan Petre are independent experts
heavily involved in TTCN-3 tools development.
Mr. Wattelet
is an excellent expert on TTCN-3. TTCN-3 will be used to specify the Abstract
Test Suites (ATS) in line with the ETSI Guide
EG 202 798 "ITS Testing Framework".
How we do it:
STF 435 is
organized in the following activities:
- Analysis of
test specification TS 186 011-1, -2, 3 and TS 102 901. The result will be
improved specification documents (if applicable)
used as input to the development of the test suites
- Analysis of
RCS-e specification and feedback with necessary feedbacks with STF 434 team for
Diameter developments.
- Upgrade of
the Automated IMS testing framework (ATS, test adapter and codec) according to
the changes between 3GPP Release 8 and
3GPP Release 9
- Adding
support of IMS/EPC in the Automated IMS testing framework (ATS, test adapter and
codec)
- Development
of Abstract Test Suites in TTCN-3 for IMS/EPC (ATS).
- Production of
document DTR/INT-00060 "User Documentation and IMS Codec and Adapter layer
software for IPv6 and 3GPP Release
9”
- Upgrade of
technical specifications TS 186 011-1, -2, 3 according to the changes between
3GPP Release 8 and 3GPP Release 9
- Upgrade of
technical specifications TS 102 901 according to the changes between 3GPP
Release 8 and 3GPP Release 9
- Processing of
feedback from stakeholders.
The work will be done partly in sessions, e.g. at the premises
of ETSI in Sophia Antipolis, or as homework activities using
also Internet Meeting Tools as skype to discuss and exchange
ideas between the STF members.
Deliverables:
STF 435
will develop / amend the following deliverables:
- DTR/INT-00060
: "User Documentation and IMS Codec and Adapter layer software for IPv6 and 3GPP
Release 9"
- TS 186 011-1
: "IMS Network Testing (INT); IMS NNI Interoperability Test Specifications;Part
1: Test Purposes for IMS NNI Interoperability"
-
TS 186 011-2
: "IMS Network Testing (INT); IMS NNI Interoperability Test Specifications; Part
2: Test Descriptions for IMS NNI Interoperability"
- TS 186 011-3
: "IMS Network Testing (INT); IMS NNI Interoperability Test Specifications; Part
3: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra
Information for Testing (PIXIT) "
- TS 102 901 :
"IMS Network Testing (INT);IMS NNI Interoperability Test Specifications; IMS NNI
interoperability test descriptions for RCS"
- DTR/INT-00063
(TS xxxx xxx): "Abstract Test Suite for IMS & EPC Interoperability"
Time plan:
The
official milestones are as presented below:
Milestones
|
| Description |
Target date milestone achieved |
| A |
Progress Report#1 approved by INT#15 plenary (29 Nov – 1 Dec 2011) |
30 Nov 2011 |
| B |
Final Report and all deliverables required in the ToR approved by INT#16 plenary (28 Feb – 1 mar 2012) |
1 march 2012 |
How to contact us:
You can contact the STF leader via email, see above, or call +33 (0)4 92 94
49 08.
This information is based upon STF working assumptions.
The views expressed do not necessarily represent the position of ETSI in this
context.
Last updated: 2011-11-08 16:03:29