ETR 141 : 20001

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Symbols
   3.3 Abbreviations
4 General ATS design aspects
   4.1 Software engineering aspects
   4.2 Quality assurance aspects
   4.3 Supporting documents
5 Starting ATS development
   5.1 Introduction
   5.2 Ensuring applicability to different IUTs by ATS
        parameterization
   5.3 Profile standard parameterization
   5.4 Application parameterization for embedded ATS
6 Guidelines on naming conventions
   6.1 Introduction
   6.2 General rules for naming conventions
   6.3 Specific rules for naming conventions
7 Guidelines on type definitions
   7.1 Use of ASN.1 or tabular format
   7.2 General guidelines on type definitions
8 Guidelines on test suite operations
9 Guidelines on aliases
10 Guidelines on constraint definitions
   10.1 Introduction
   10.2 Using ASN.1 to specify constraints
   10.3 Base constraints and modified constraints
   10.4 Chaining of constraints
   10.5 Parameterization of constraints
   10.6 Constraint values and matching mechanisms
11 Guidelines on test cases
   11.1 Introduction
   11.2 Assignment of verdicts
   11.3 Test body marker
   11.4 Use of a variable reflecting the protocol machine
        state
   11.5 Use of test steps
12 Guidelines on test steps
   12.1 Introduction
   12.2 Construction of test step libraries
   12.3 Level of complexity/nesting level
   12.4 Assignment of verdicts
   12.5 Returning values from test steps
   12.6 Exit from test steps
   12.7 Parameterization of test steps
   12.8 Restrictions on behaviour description
13 Guidelines on default trees
   13.1 Introduction
   13.2 Straightforward specification of test cases
   13.3 Worst case analysis
14 TTCN extensions
   14.1 Introduction
   14.2 Declarations
   14.3 Final verdicts
   14.4 RETURN statement
15 Miscellaneous aspects
   15.1 Introduction
   15.2 ATS structuring and contents list
   15.3 Use of comments
   15.4 Timer durations and units
   15.5 Use of labels/GOTOs
   15.6 PCOs and their names
Annex A: List of rules
Annex B: List of examples
History

Provides help to a developer of an Abstract Test Suite (ATS) using the Tree and Tabular Combined Notation (TTCN).