Why use TTCN-3?
The Testing and Test Control Notation Language Version 3 (TTCN-3) is modern, powerful test language that supports any kind of black box testing. TTCN-3 is maintained and developed by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). ETSI is a non-profit organization that produces globally applicable standards for Information & Communications Technologies including fixed, mobile, radio, broadcast, internet, aeronautical and other areas.
Generic overview of TTCN-3 framework
Benefits for using TTCN-3
Secure investment
- TTCN has has been used for more than 15 years
- Constantly developed and maintained at ETSI
- Number of independent tool providers
- Well provided support and common methodology
- Internationally standardized testing language (TTCN-3 standard suite)
- Specifically designed for testing and certification
- It has been proved to work in very large and complex industrial tests, e.g 3GPP LTE, Wimax and IPv6 etc.
- A testing technology that applies to a variety of application domains and types of testing
Saves time and money
- Offers potential for reducing training and test maintenance costs significantly
- TTCN-3 is easy to learn (many tutorials)
- Test script generation can be automatic by using model-based testing
- Pre-developed TTCN-3 test scripts by ETSI
- Increases testing productivity and enables more test cycles
Has strong market presence
- TTCN-3 is used and promoted by ETSI
- TTCN-3 has proven track record of users (Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Siemens, Motorola, Vodafone, EMT, France Telecom, O2, Rohde & Schwarz, Aeroflox)
- TTCN-3 has been increasing the presence in other domains
You can read more about TTCN-3 on the website of European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
If you have any questions if it is suitable for you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Introduction to TTCN-3
Click on the presentation below to get a brief overview of TTCN-3 testing language.
its 10th anniversary in November 2010.
Year 2000:
- Official launch of the TTCN-3 language
- First commercial TTCN-3 tool available
Read more about TTCN-3 and its anniversary on ETSI's website.
RSSLatest news
- 24. January 2012 MBAT: Model-based analysis and testing project in transportation industry
- 12. January 2012 Elvior moves it's office in summer 2012
- 20. December 2011 Elvior released model-based testing solution that covers the whole testing work-flow
