DIN EN ISO/IEC 9646-6:1998-01

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Compliance
6 The meaning of conformance to a profile
    6.1 Principles of profile contents and profile
          conformance
    6.2 Profile conformance requirements
    6.3 Expression of profile extra information for
          testing
7 General testing principles
    7.1 Profile Test Specification (PTS)
    7.2 Rules to develop the elements of a Profile Test
          Specification (PTS)
    7.3 Relationship with base specification testing
    7.4 Abstract Test Methods (ATMs)
    7.5 System Under Test (SUT) configuration
8 The Profile Test Specification (PSTS)
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Contents of a PTS-summary
9 Profile Specific Test Specification (PSTS)
10 The Profile Test Specification (PTS) development
    process
    10.1 Introduction
    10.2 The profile Implementation Conformance
          Statement (profile ICS) proforma
    10.3 The conformance testing specification for each
          component
    10.4 Profile specific elements of the Profile
          Test Specification (PTS)
    10.5 Minimum status for standardization
    10.6 Packaging of the PTS-Summary and Profile
          Specific Test Specification (PSTS)

Specifies requirements and gives advice for the production of Profile Test Specifications (PTSs) for conformance testing of OSI protocol profiles. Also specifies requirements concerning the expression of conformance requirements in protocol profile specifications. Does not cover testing requirements that go beyond conformance.