Glossary

ASP
Abstract Service Primitive
ATS
Abstract Test Suite
CoAP
The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is a specialized web transfer protocol for use with constrained nodes and constrained (e.g., low-power, lossy) networks. RFC 7252
ETS
Executable Test Suite
ETSI
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is an independent, not-for-profit, standardization organization in the telecommunications industry (equipment makers and network operators) in Europe, headquartered in Sophia-Antipolis, France, with worldwide projection.
IoT
see Internet of Things
Internet of Things
The internet of things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
IUT
Implementation Under Test
MQTT
The MQ Telemetry Transport is a machine-to-machine (M2M) / Internet of Things connectivity protocol. It was designed as an extremely lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport. It is useful for connections with remote locations where a small code footprint is required and/or network bandwidth is at a premium. mqtt.org
PCO
Point of Control and Observation
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
SUT
System Under Test
Test Case
A test case is…
Test Purpose
A test purpose is…
TC
see Test Case
TDL
Test Description Language (TDL) is a new language for the specification of test descriptions and the presentation of test execution results. tdl.etsi.org
Thing
The Thing in the context of IoT is an entity which is connected to the IoT and consumes or provides digital services.
TP
Test Purpose
TS
Test System
TSS
Test Suite Structure
TTCN-3
Testing and Test Control Notation version 3 is a standardized, modular testing language specifically designed for testing communication systems. ttcn-3.org
UT
Upper Tester