The present document provides general information about the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
structure and contents, as well as guidance for filling-in the document. The ICS proforma for a Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy (SDH) Network Element (NE) are defined in compliance with the relevant requirements, and in accordance
with the relevant guidance, given in ISO/IEC 9646-7 [4], in ETS 300 406 [1] and in EG 201 058 (see bibliography).
The ICS proforma is a normative part of the reference specification.
The supplier of an implementation which is claimed to conform to EN 300 417-1-1 [2] is required to complete a copy of
these ICS proforma, namely the present document, and is further required to provide all information necessary to
identify both the implementation (e.g. specify it by means of a detailed system description) and the supplier.
The client of the test laboratory might be identified by means of the System Conformance Statement (SCS) and a client
checklist. Those proforma are included in annex B of the present document. The use of SCS proforma and client
checklist is not mandatory, any suitable means of providing such information is acceptable.
According to ETS 300 406 [1] the ICS proforma has two main objectives:
- within the context of conformance testing, to be the reference document for the conformance assessment process
related to the Implementation Under Test (IUT);
- outside the context of conformance testing, to provide an overview of the implementation.
Concerning the conformance assessment process, the ICS proforma is used:
- as the description of the IUT for the static conformance review;
- as an element of description of the IUT capabilities for the test case deselection;
- as an element of description of the IUT for the test suite parameterization;
- as a reference document for the analysis of the results;
- for inclusion with the final test report.
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