Specialist Task Force 306:
Network Integration Testing (NIT) between SIP and ISDN, including validation 

Who we are:

Team Leader: Axel Rennoch
Team Members: Iztok Juvancic
Csaba Koppany
Bostjan Pintar
Peter Schmitting

What we do :

The STF will produce the following deliverables, for TB approval:

• DTS/TISPAN-06012-2:" Network Integration Testing between SIP and ISDN/PSTN network signaling protocols; Part 2: Abstract Test Suite (ATS) and partial Protocol Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (PIXIT) proforma specification

Read our Terms of Reference

Why we do it:

Experience with the development of other standards has shown that involvement of experts on conformance testing of protocols requires highly specialised knowledge in testing methodology, TTCN language and dedicated tools. There is an advantage if testing experts are disjoint from experts developing the protocol specifications. In addition, the development of this kind of specifications requires significant effort and it cannot be expected that this effort can be provided on a voluntary basis. Hence the involvement of testing experts is needed in order to assure timely completion and high quality of the Test Specifications. These testing experts are not available on TC TISPAN level and need to be recruited on a funded basis. The experts will use dedicated software tools available at ETSI.

Time plan for the work:

We intend to complete our work by March 2008. 

How to contact us:

If you would like more information, please contact the STF Leader: rennoch@fokus.fraunhofer.de

Note: this information is based upon STF working assumptions.
The views expressed do not necessarily represent the position of ETSI in this context.