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ITU-T Z.166 (05/2012)

Testing and Test Control Notation version 3: TTCN-3 control interface (TCI)

Recommendation ITU T Z.166 specifies the control interfaces for TTCN-3 test system implementations. The TTCN-3 control interfaces provide a standardized adaptation for management, test component handling and encoding/decoding of a test system to a particular test platform. This Recommendation defines the interfaces as a set of operations independent of a target language.
The interfaces are defined to be compatible with the TTCN-3 standards (see clause 2). The interface definition uses the CORBA interface definition language (IDL) to specify the TCI completely. Clauses 8 and 9 present language mappings for this abstract specification to the target languages Java and ANSI C. A summary of the IDL based interface specification is provided in Anne A.
The first revision of the Recommendation contains amendments (i.e., C++ and C# language mappings), numerous clarifications, corrigenda and editorial corrections.
The first revision of the Recommendation corrects an error in the code specification of Recommendation ITU T Z.166 (2011) TCI-CH provided interface in clause 8.5.3.1 in such a way that tciTestComponentRunningReq, tciTestComponentDoneReq, tciTestComponentAliveReq, and tciTestComponentKilledReq all return public Boolean as result.
This second revision of the Recommendation contains amendments, clarifications, corrigenda and editorial corrections.
This Recommendation is technically aligned with ETSI ES 201 873-6 V4.4.1 (2012).

Citation:	https://handle.itu.int/11.1002/1000/11601
Series title:	Z series: Languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems Z.100-Z.199: Formal description techniques (FDT) Z.160-Z.179: Testing and Test Control Notation (TTCN)
Approval date:	2012-05-29
Identical standard:	ETSI ES 201873-6
Approval process:	AAP
Status:	Superseded
Maintenance responsibility:	ITU-T Study Group 17
Further details:	Patent statement(s) Development history

Ed.	ITU-T Recommendation	Status	Summary	Table of Contents	Download
14	Z.166 (10/2023)	In force	here	here	here
13	Z.166 (10/2022)	Superseded	here	-	here
12	Z.166 (10/2020)	Superseded	here	-	here
11	Z.166 (10/2019)	Superseded	here	-	here
10	Z.166 (10/2018)	Superseded	here	here	here
9	Z.166 (10/2017)	Superseded	here	-	here
8	Z.166 (10/2016)	Superseded	here	-	here
7	Z.166 (10/2015)	Superseded	here	-	here
6	Z.166 (11/2014)	Superseded	here	here	here
5	Z.166 (07/2013)	Superseded	here	here	here
4	Z.166 (05/2012)	Superseded	here	here	here
3	Z.166 (03/2011)	Superseded	here	here	here
2	Z.166 (11/2007)	Superseded	here	here	here
1	Z.145 (03/2006)	Superseded	here	here	here


ITU-T Supplement	Title	Status	Summary	Table of contents	Download
Z Suppl. 1 (04/2015)	ITU-T Z.100-series – Supplement on SDL+ methodology: Use of ITU System Design Languages	In force	here	here	here

Z.166 (2012-05)

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Language	Title	OID	Obs.	Last update
IDL	tciInterface	-		2012-07-30
XML	z166-AnnexB.1-TCI TL XML Schema for Simple Types	-		2012-07-30
XML	z166-AnnexB.2-TCI-TL XML Schema for Types	-		2012-07-30
XML	z166-AnnexB.3-TCI-TL XML Schema for Values	-		2012-07-30
XML	z166-AnnexB.4-TCI-TL XML Schema for Templates	-		2012-07-30
XML	z166-AnnexB.5-TCI-TL XML Schema for Events	-		2012-07-30
XML	z166-AnnexB.6-TCI-TL XML Schema for a Log	-		2012-07-30

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