scope:

The present document specifies the protocol conformance testing for the 3^rd Generation User Equipment (UE). This is the first part of a multi-part test specification.

The following information can be found in this part:

- the overall test structure;

- the test configurations;

- the conformance requirement and reference to the core specifications;

- the test purposes; and

- a brief description of the test procedure, the specific test requirements and short message exchange table.

The following information relevant to testing can be found in accompanying specifications:

- the default setting of the test parameters [9];

- the applicability of each test case [11].

A detailed description of the expected sequence of messages can be found in the 3rd part of this test specification.

The Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) pro-forma can be found in the 2nd part of the present document.

The present document is valid for UE implemented according to 3GPP Release 1999, 3GPP Release 4 or 3GPP Release 5.