The i14y Lab consortium invites all vendors of Open RAN-related solutions and platforms to the upcoming O-RAN Global Plugfest Fall 2023. The testing in Berlin will be closely aligned with other European PlugFest hosts, and with Telecom Infra Project (TIP) activities.
During the event, participating vendors will get the opportunity to validate the technical readiness of their individual solutions, explore multi-vendor interoperability in new or refined test scenarios, and prepare test results for public reporting. The tests will be based on O-RAN Alliance specifications and TIP test plans customized for this session. We will take technical priorities provided by the OpenRAN MoU Group of European service providers into account as well.
All tests will be executed in a vendor-neutral environment with multiple test tools and partially automated test execution. The specific list of applicable tests and low-level steps will be selected together with interested participants in preparation for the PlugFest.
July 18 i14y Lab Information Call | 16:00 CEST (GMT+0200)
August 18 i14y Lab Contract Deadline
August 25 O-RAN Alliance Call for Participation
September 11 – October 6 Prestaging / pretesting in i14y Lab
September 22 Shipping Deadline
October 9 – October 27 Main PlugFest – testing in i14y Lab
November 13 – November 24 Reporting
Invited participants are expected to provide:
Our high-level test scope is:
New or improved test cases that are developed as part of this event will be upstreamed to the respective SDO.
Participants are asked to
Formal Participation Requirements
Please note:
End-to-End
• The entire Open RAN system is the System under Test (SUT)
Test Areas
• Functionality
• Performance
• Security (on request, TBD)
• Stress (on request, TBD)
Specifications to be used
• O-RAN.TIFG.E2E-Test V04.00
OpenFH
• Interoperability of O-DU and O-RU using O-RAN fronthaul (FH) interface
Lower layer split test areas
• M-Plane interoperability test
• Start-up in hierarchical mode
• Start-up in hybrid mode
• S-Plane interoperability test
• Functional and performance test O-DU + bridged network + O-RU
using ITU-T G.8275.1 profile (LLS-C2 and LLS-C3)
• LLS-C1 and LLS-C4 (TBD)
These tests focus on the O-DU and O-RU implementations,
not on transport equipment
C/U-Plane Interoperability Test
• Radio Layer 3 C-Plane Establishment and Initial Radio U-Plane Data Transfer
• Radio U-Plane UL/DL Data Transfer (Throughput Performance)
C/U-Plane Delay Management IOT Test
• Delay Management (Max, Min, Normal Fronthaul Latency)
Specifications to be used
• O-RAN.WG4.CONF.0-R003-v08.00
• O-RAN.WG4.CUS.0-R003-v12.00
• O-RAN.WG4.MP.0-R003-v12.00
• O-RAN.WG4.IOT.0-R003-v10.00
O-RU as a product will be tested
Test Areas
• M-Plane
• UC-Plane
• S-Plane
Specifications
• O-RAN.WG4.CONF.0-R003-v08.00
• RU Product Test Plan (TBD)
Use Cases
• Traffic Steering
• Energy Saving
• Geo-Location
• Other use cases ... let’s discuss!
Specifications
• O-RAN.WG1.Use-Cases-Detailed-Specification-R003-v11
• RIA Use Case Requirements Implementation Guide for Open RAN 2.0
• O-RAN.TIFG.E2E-Test.0-v04.00.pdf
• Equipment shipping | on-site availability of devices/SW installations
• Preliminary support in defining the participation
• Preliminary contribution to test plan definition
• On-site and remote support during all PlugFest phases | integration, troubleshooting, testing, and reporting
• Marketing and self-logistics support
• Vendors will ship their equipment to the i14y lab
• Vendors to specify the details for lab preparation
• Bill of Materials | e.g., amount and type of virtual resources in our servers
• Number and type of RF and Ethernet connections to integrate the equipment in
the setup
• Detailed shipping guide available on i14y Lab Wiki shortly
• Shipping Deadline: 22nd September
NDA with i14y Lab
• Unless already signed during one of the previous PlugFests at i14y Lab
Contract with i14y Lab
• Clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Participation is free of charge
Registration with O-RAN ALLIANCE
• If the participant is an O-RAN ALLIANCE member company
The i14y Lab, a member of the O-RAN Alliance, hosts the event as part of the joint European PlugFest. It is supported by Deutsche Telekom and EANTC and other i14y consortium partners.
The sign up phase for the O-RAN PlugFest Fall 2023 at the i14y Lab has ended. If you have questions regarding this rendition, please message us at plugfest-request@i14y-lab.com
