MTS SUMMARY

Chairman: Dirk Tepelmann

• 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,
• 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;
• 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;
• 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.