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The USB-ICC is a complex device supporting the USB protocol. The layered structure of the USB protocol involves setting the USB-ICC in different testing configurations when a card manufacturer needs to set forth a Validation Plan. In addition, any USB device belongs to a USB Class. Therefore, the comprehensive testing of any USB device, involves carefully developing a Test Plan including three different groups of Tests: 1) The evaluation of the Electrical, Physical features; 2) the effective execution of the USB protocol; 3) the execution of Tests designed to prove the compliance of the USB device with its specific Class. These High-Level Groups of Test are made up of a series of individual Test Scenarios. These scenarios challenge the device, and are designed so that any non-compliance of the card could be disclosed. The final objective being to guarantee the compatibility of the USB-ICC with other USB-compliant devices. Figure A summarizes the Validation Test Framework for the USB-ICC that this document suggests for the USB-ICC