To evaluate conformance of a particular implementation, it is necessary to have a statement of which capabilities and
options have been implemented for a given Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocol. Such a statement is called a
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS).
The present document provides the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma for the MTP
Routeing Verification Test protocol as specified in EN 301 007-1 [1] in compliance with the relevant requirements and
in accordance with the relevant guidance given in ISO/IEC 9646-2 [3].
The present document adds to the MTP Routeing Verification Test protocol contained in EN 301 007-1 [1] Operations,
Maintenance and Administration Part (OMAP) by defining explicitly the implementation flexibility allowed by the
specification of that protocol. Thus it contributes to the definition of the management of international ITU Signalling
System No. 7 networks that has been adapted for the support of, for example, the pan-European Cellular Digital Radio
System and the Integrated Services Digital Network.
The PICS proforma defines explicitly the implementation flexibility allowed by the protocol specification. It details in a
tabular form:
a) the implementation options, i.e. the functions additional to those which are mandatory to implement; and
b) the legitimate range of variation of the global parameters controlling the implementation of the functions, as
specified in the protocol specification.