BS ISO/IEC TR 13233:1995 Information technology. Interpretation of accreditation requirements in ISO/IEC Guide 25. Accreditation of information technology and telecommunications testing laboratories for software and protocol testing services
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The general requirements for accreditation of laboratories are specified in ISO/ IEC Guide 25. The requirements are designed to apply to all types of objective testing and therefore need to be interpreted in respect of the type of testing concerned and the techniques involved.
This document is a Technical Report Type 3, which provides the interpretation of the requirements for testing laboratories operating in the Information Technology and Telecommunications (IT&T) field. It clarifies the criteria an accreditation body should adopt when assessing the technical competence of IT&T testing laboratories to provide the relevant testing services. The adoption of a common international interpretation will ensure that the accreditation services are consistent and harmonised on a world-wide basis. Additionally, it will increase the confidence in the services provided by accredited testing laboratories and facilitate the process of mutual recognition and international harmonisation. Thus, the widest possible acceptance of this interpretation is being sought.
The body of this Technical Report is divided into two columns: the left column giving the relevant requirements from ISO/IEC Guide 25, the interpretation of those to be used in assessments, and relevant definitions, ordered according to the relevant clauses of ISO/IEC Guide 25; and the right column giving associated guidance and examples to help readers to understand how to apply the interpretations in specific subject areas (e.g. OSI testing, product data exchange testing or compiler testing).
The interpretive text uses the same clause numbering as ISO/IEC Guide 25. Each clause contains a summary of the ISO/IEC Guide 25 subclauses, indicating whether interpretive text is provided or whether the subclause is referenced in the interpretive text. References to interpretive text subclauses are also provided as appropriate. This summary is followed by any interpretive text required, each subclause of which is designated by the clause number followed by a capital letter, assigned in alphabetical order (e.g. the interpretive text for clause 4 may be found in subclauses 4.A and 4.B, etc.).
A glossary of terms is provided in Annex A, giving the definitions of terms as used in this Technical Report, where possible based upon definitions given in International Standards, ISO/IEC Guides or other similar documents. A bibliography is provided in Annex B.
BS ISO/IEC TR 13233:1995 Information technology. Interpretation of accreditation requirements in ISO/IEC Guide 25. Accreditation of information technology and telecommunications testing laboratories for software and protocol testing services
