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Standardized TTCN-3 specifications for SIP-ISUP/ISDN interworking testing

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ETSI technical committee TISPAN currently funds the development of TTCN-3 network integration test suites using TTCN-3. Specialist task forces (STF) have already been initiated to implement and validate abstract test suites focusing on, e.g., SIP/ISUP and SIP/ISDN interworking units. In this paper, we report on our implementation approach and experiences made in the STF on testing interworking between SIP and ISDN/ISUP. Special attention has been given to the reuse of know-how and of existing TTCN-3 code available due to the existing SIP conformance test suite and the TTCN-3 test framework developed by ETSI for IPv6. Validation has been done using the test laboratory of a telecom network provider.

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  1. Probus GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany

    Michael Gläser

  2. ETSI, Sophia-Antipolis, France

    Sebastian Müller

  3. Fraunhofer FOKUS, Berlin, Germany

    Axel Rennoch

  4. FSCOM, Sophia-Antipolis, France

    Peter Schmitting

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Correspondence to Axel Rennoch.

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Gläser, M., Müller, S., Rennoch, A. et al. Standardized TTCN-3 specifications for SIP-ISUP/ISDN interworking testing. Int J Softw Tools Technol Transf 10, 353–358 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10009-008-0080-3

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