Specialist Task Force 482:
Validation of the Conformance Test Specifications for the Diameter Protocol over the S6a and S9 reference points
Who we are:
Team Leader: Silvia Almagia, ETSI, silvia.almagia@etsi.org
Team Members: Iztok Juvancic, Sintesio, juvancic@sintesio.org
Bostjan Pintar, Sintesio, pintar@sintesio.org
Peter Schmitting, FScom, peter.schmitting@fscom.fr
Jean-Claude Wattelet, Wattelet Telecoms, watteletj@voila.fr
Supporting Organisations: Tektronix Communications
Italtel
ng4T
Organisations wishing to participate (with equipment) to validation sessions can apply by sending an email to
silvia.almagia@etsi.org, with the subject including [STF482 – Request for participation].
What we do:
STF 482 is validating the TTCN-3 Conformance Test Suites produced by TC INT for Diameter S6a and S9 interfaces:
For more details, see our
Terms of Reference
Why we do it:
The main goal is to ensure that the Conformance Test Specifications for Diameter S6a and S9 are bug free and offer the highest quality.
How we do it:
The first task of the STF is to integrate the S6a and S9 Test Suites in the existing Diameter Test Framework (already covering Rx and Gx interfaces) by extending the test platform (Codec and Test Adaptors) as required to run the new Test Suites.
Then, a short phase of pre-validation is foreseen, which consists in running the Test Suites against a simulator playing the appropriate role: HSS, MME, H-PCRF or V-PCRF, as required. This pre-validation ensures that the Test Suites and Test System are ready to be run against real equipment from the industry.
Finally, a number of test sessions will be run, in which the Test System will run the Test Suites against different network equipment from the industry. In that regard, we are currently looking for validation partners to support the validation sessions with HSS, MME or PCRF implementing S6a and S9 as per 3GPP TS 29.272 and TS 29.215 (Rel. 10).
While participating to this project on a voluntary basis, equipment vendors will be able to assess the conformance of their implementation with the 3GPP Rel. 10 standards for S6a and S9.
Test sessions can be run remotely by connecting the vendor’s equipment to the test system via VPN or locally, with the STF experts travelling to the vendor’s lab.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your request for participation to
silvia.almagia@etsi.org, with the subject including [STF482 – Request for participation].
Deliverables:
The STF is foreseen to produce a new version of the Conformance Test Specifications for Diameter S6a and S9 :
TS 106 261-1 V 2.1.1 Core Network and Interoperability Testing (INT); Diameter Conformance testing for S6a interface; (3GPP Release 10); Part 1: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
TS 106 261-2 V 2.1.1 Core Network and Interoperability Testing (INT); Diameter Conformance testing for S6a interface; (3GPP Release 10); Part 2: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP)
TS 106 261-3 V 2.1.1 Core Network and Interoperability Testing (INT); Diameter Conformance testing for S6a interface; (3GPP Release 10); Part 1: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
TS 106 262-1 V 2.1.1 Core Network and Interoperability Testing (INT); Diameter Conformance testing for S9 interface; (3GPP Release 10); Part 1: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
TS 106 262-2 V 2.1.1 Core Network and Interoperability Testing (INT); Diameter Conformance testing for S9 interface; (3GPP Release 10); Part 2: Test Suite Structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP)
TS 106 262-3 V 2.1.1 Core Network and Interoperability Testing (INT); Diameter Conformance testing for S9 interface; (3GPP Release 10); Part 1: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS)
The corresponding TTCN-3 Test Suites can also be found in the
ETSI Forge.
Time plan:
The STF time plan includes the following milestones:
Milestone 1 – First Report on Validation Activities
Approval of Progress Report by INT#27 (Dec 2014) plenary
Milestone 2 – Second Report on Validation Activities
Approval of Progress Report by INT#28 (Feb/Mar 2015) plenary
Milestone 3 –Approval of all revised documents, STF Final Report
Approval of final drafts of PICS, TSS&TP and ATS&PIXIT documents by INT#29 (May/Jun 2015) plenary
Approval of Final Report by INT#29 (May/Jun 2015) plenary
How to contact us:
If you would like to know further details, or would like to provide equipment for the validation sessions, please contact the STF leader by email.
This information is based upon STF working assumptions.
The views expressed do not necessarily represent the position of ETSI in this context.
Last updated: 2014-11-14 11:12:26