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Evolving the ETSI Test Description Language

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System Analysis and Modeling. Technology-Specific Aspects of Models (SAM 2016)

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Increasing software and system complexity due to the integration of more and more diverse sub-systems presents new testing challenges. Standardisation and certification requirements in certain domains such as telecommunication, automotive, aerospace, and health-care contribute further challenges for testing systems operating in these domains. Consequently, there is a need for suitable methodologies, processes, languages, and tools to address these testing challenges. To address some of these challenges, the Test Description Language (TDL) has been developed at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) over the past three years. TDL bridges the gap between declarative test purposes and imperative test cases by offering a standardised language for the specification of test descriptions. TDL started as a standardised meta-model, subsequently enriched with a graphical syntax, exchange format, and a UML profile. A reference implementation of TDL has been developed as a common platform to accelerate the adoption of TDL and lower the barrier to entry for both end-users and tool-vendors. This article tells the story of the evolution of TDL from its conception.

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The work on TDL has been funded by ETSI in the context of the STF projects 454, 476, and 492.

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  1. Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Philip Makedonski

  2. Test Competence Center, Ericsson Hungary Ltd., Budapest, Hungary

    Gusztáv Adamis

  3. Elvior OU, Talinn, Estonia

    Martti Käärik

  4. Cinderella ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Finn Kristoffersen

  5. CEA, LIST, Gif-sur-yvette, France

    Xavier Zeitoun

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Makedonski, P., Adamis, G., Käärik, M., Kristoffersen, F., Zeitoun, X. (2016). Evolving the ETSI Test Description Language. In: Grabowski , J., Herbold, S. (eds) System Analysis and Modeling. Technology-Specific Aspects of Models . SAM 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9959. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46613-2_8

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