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