MP179 DCC Boxed

Currently, a User wishing to test its systems or Devices against DCC Systems must do so through remote or in-situ testing as set out in SEC Section H ‘Testing Services’ and SEC Appendix J ‘Enduring Testing Approach Document’ (ETAD), with a range of associated User-entry and connectivity steps which take time and incur cost.
As a result of the costs involved, and due to the nature of the DCC’s release schedule, it is often the case that there is limited time available in the regulated User Integration Testing (UIT) environment.
Without more accessible and robust testing of new products and Devices in a realistic simulation of a live environment, design issues will continue to go unidentified prior to implementation, resulting in lower performance and higher costs to resolve across all industry Parties.

DCC Boxed is an end-to-end testing tool which replicates the end-to-end DCC system. Making DCC Boxed available for early testing will increase the quality of any new products and services because they will have been more rigorously tested over a longer timeframe.

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SEC Section A ‘Definitions and Interpretation’
SEC Section H ‘DCC Services’
SEC Section K ‘Charging Methodology’
SEC Schedule 7 ‘Specimen Enabling Services Agreement’
SEC Appendix J ‘Enduring Testing Approach Document’