scope:

The present document specifies interoperability tests for IMS-based IPTV system for NGN Release 3. It covers the use of main IPTV functionality via different methods as defined in NGN Release 2 as well as NGN Release 3 new use cases and features for IPTV and possible interactions with Voice/Data communications such as Social TV, Incoming Voice call management and notification on TV screen. Interoperability test descriptions have been specified following the ETSI IPT test specification framework described in EG 202 568 [i.1] and interoperability testing methodology defined in EG 202 237 [i.2], i.e. interoperability testing with a conformance relation. Each interoperability test description includes an end user test sequence as well as a table for checking of high level message flows at key standardized reference points in the TISPAN IMS-based IPTV infrastructure [1] and [2].