This document specifies conformance tests in the form of an Abstract Test Suite (ATS) for a System
Under Test (SUT) implementing an Electric Vehicle or Supply Equipment Communication Controller
(EVCC or SECC) with support for PLC-based High Level Communication (HLC) and Basic Signaling
according to ISO 15118-3. These conformance tests specify the testing of capabilities and behaviors of
an SUT, as well as checking what is observed against the conformance requirements specified in
ISO 15118-3 and against what the implementer states the SUT implementation's capabilities are.
The capability tests within the ATS check that the observable capabilities of the SUT are in accordance
with the static conformance requirements defined in ISO 15118-3. The behavior tests of the ATS
examine an implementation as thoroughly as is practical over the full range of dynamic conformance
requirements defined in ISO 15118-3 and within the capabilities of the SUT.
A test architecture is described in correspondence to the ATS. The conformance test cases in this part of
the standard are described leveraging this test architecture and are specified in TTCN-3 Core Language
for the ISO/OSI Physical and Data Link Layers (Layers 1 and 2). The conformance test cases for the
ISO/OSI Network Layer (Layer 3) and above are described in ISO 15118-4.
In terms of coverage, this document only covers normative sections and requirements in ISO 15118-3.
This document can additionally include specific tests for requirements of referenced standards (e.g.
IEEE, or industry consortia standards) as long as they are relevant in terms of conformance for
implementations according to ISO 15118-3. However, it is explicitly not intended to widen the scope of
this conformance specification to such external standards, if it is not technically necessary for the
purpose of conformance testing for ISO 15118-3. Furthermore, the conformance tests specified in this
document do not include the assessment of performance nor robustness or reliability of an
implementation. They cannot provide judgments on the physical realization of abstract service
primitives, how a system is implemented, how it provides any requested service, nor the environment
of the protocol implementation. Furthermore, the test cases defined in this document only consider the
communication protocol and the system's behavior defined ISO 15118-3. Power flow between the EVSE
and the EV is not considered.