Introduction

TIFG

Test and Integration Focus Group

The TIFG will define O-RAN’s overall approach for testing and integration. This may include test & integration specifications; profiles to facilitate O-RAN productization, operationalization and commercialization; approaches to meet general requirements; and specifications of processes for performing integration and solution verification. TIFG is also responsible for defining O-RAN certification and badging processes and procedures.

There are currently three task groups under TIFG with respective details as below.

Test Task Group (TETG)

• Coordination of O-RAN test specifications across WGs/FGs to identify potential gaps and improvements, unify the terminology and principles (e.g. conformance testing, interoperability testing have the same meaning)

• Development of end-to-end tests that validate an O-RAN system as a black box

• Revision (improvement) of current end-to-end tests based on the feedbacks (OTICs, PlugFests) – cooperation with TIFG OPTG

• Sync meetings (ad-hoc/regular) with other O-RAN WGs/FGs

• Deliverables:

  • End-to-end test specification [O-RAN.TIFG.E2E-Test]

OTICs and PlugFests Task Groups (OPTG)

• Coordination of O-RAN PlugFests in cooperation with O-RAN Office: Call for hosting, Call for participation, PlugFest themes, PlugFest review meetings, PlugFest wiki

• Technical review/evaluation of submitted OTIC applications

• Administration of OTIC wiki catalogue – alignment with OTIC web catalogue

• Sync meetings (ad-hoc/regular) with O-RAN Office, OTICs, PlugFest hosts (e.g. providing updates, collecting feedbacks)

• Deliverables (process documents):

  • PlugFest Guidelines [O-RAN.TIFG.PlugFest]

  • Criteria and Guidelines of Open Testing and Integration Centre [O-RAN.TIFG.CGofOTIC]

Certification and Badging Task Group (CBTG)

• Review of readiness of WGs/FGs test specifications to be included in O-RAN certification and badging program (cooperation WGs/FGs and with TIFG TETG)

• Development of new certificates and badges

• Development of processes and procedures for O-RAN certification and badging

• Sync meeting (ad-hoc/regular) with O-RAN Office, other O-RAN WGs/FGs

• Deliverables:

  • Certification and Badging Processes and Procedures [O-RAN.TIFG.Cert-Badge]

• Develop Open Test and Integration Center (OTIC) Guidelines, Criteria, Qualification and Dis-Qualification processes, and evaluate submitted OTIC applications

• Coordinate O-RAN PlugFests in cooperation with O-RAN Office

• Coordinate Test Specifications framework, scope and timeline across the different WGs/FGs

• Develop End-to-End System tests that validate an O-RAN system as a black box

• Develop processes and procedures for O-RAN certification and badging

• Petr Jurčík (DTAG), petr.jurcik@t-mobile.cz

• Chao Kan (JIO), chao.kan@ril.com

• Linsheng Liao (CMCC), liaolinsheng@chinamobile.com  

• Ian Wong (VIAVI, contributor co-chair), ian.wong@viavisolutions.com

• Eng Wei Koo (Keysight, contributor co-chair), engwei.koo@keysight.com