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Recommendation B.171)
ADOPTION OF THE CCITT SPECIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION
LANGUAGE (SDL)
The CCITT,
considering
(a) that there is a need for a common method or procedure for the
unambiguous specification and description of the behaviour of telecommunication
systems;
(b) that a specification of a system is the description of its required
behaviour;
(c) that a description of a system is the description of its actual
behaviour;
(d) that a universal method for specification and description should bring
economic benefits;
(e) that the CCITT has adopted such a method called the Specification and
Description Language (SDL) as described in CCITT Recommendations Z.100 to Z.104,
recommends
(1) the adoption within the ITU of the use of the CCITT Specification and
Description Languae (SDL) for unambiguous specification and description of
telecommunication systems (see Annex A);
(2) that the possibilities for application of SDL in areas of common
interest for the purposes of standardization be brought to the attention of other
international bodies (e.g. the IEC and ISO) for their consideration.
ANNEX A
(to Recommendation B.17)
Introduction to SDL
The purpose of recommending SDL is to provide a language for unambiguous
specification and description of the behaviour of telecommunications systems. The
specifications and descriptions using SDL are intended to be formal in the sense
that it is possible to analyse and interpret them unambiguously.
The terms specification and description are used with the following
meaning:
- a specification of a system is the description of its required
behaviour, and
- a description of a system is the description of its actual behaviour.
SDL also provides structuring concepts which allow a system to be
partitioned so that it can be defined, developed and understood one part at a
time.
These concepts are of value both initially in specifying a system, when
different aspects can be independently dealt with, and later in describing a
system, when the description structures should match the system structure.
SDL
SDL semantics, they are equivalent from a semantic point of view.
Objectives
The general objectives when defining SDL have been to provide a language
that:
- is easy to learn, use and interpret in relation to the needs of an
operating organization;
- provides unambiguous specifications and descriptions for ordering and
tendering;
- may be extended to cover new developments;
- is able to support several methodologies of system specification and
design, without assuming any one of these.
Scope
The main are of application for SDL is the description of the behaviour of
aspects of telecommunications systems. Applications include:
- call processing (e.g. call handling, telephony signalling, metering) in
stored programme control (SPC) switching systems;
- maintenance and fault treatment (e.g. alarms, automatic fault
clearance, routine tests) in general telecommunications systems;
- system control (e.g. overload control, modification and extension
procedures);
- data communication protocols.
SDL can of course also be used for the description of any behaviour
1) A similar text will be submitted to the CCIR as revision of Recommendation 664.
Fascicle I.3 - Rec. B.17 PAGE1
capable of being described using a discrete model, i.e. communicating with its
environment by discrete messages.
A description of SDL is given in CCITT Recommendations Z.100 to Z.104.
PAGE2 Fascicle I.3 - Rec. B.17