Certification and Badging
General information:
Full name of OTIC: North American OTIC in the Boston Area (Northeastern University)
Correspondence address: Northeastern University – Burlington Campus Building 5 Room 250, 141 South Bedford St, Burlington, MA01803
Link to OTIC web site: https://wiot.northeastern.edu/otic/
E-mail address: [email protected]
The North American OTIC in the Boston area (Open6G OTIC) builds on testbeds and facilities hosted in the Open6G space of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) at Northeastern University, member of the O-RAN Alliance since 2020. The Open6G OTIC is a one-stop shop for Open RAN innovation. It serves as a hub for the development and testing of next-generation wireless networks utilizing Open RAN technology and Artificial Intelligence, offering a comprehensive range of testing services that facilitates compliance, interoperability, performance, and functional testing for Open RAN products. These services are accessible on state-of-the-art facilities, including RAN and RIC emulators; private 5G RANs with programmable protocol stacks; and Colosseum – the Open RAN Digital Twin and the world's largest wireless network emulator. The Open6G OTIC supports: end-to-end full stack testing, leveraging both emulated and real-world environments; Digital Twinning technology for virtualized testing, accurately replicating real-world conditions; network energy efficiency evaluation in Open RAN deployments; interoperability and conformance testing of disaggregated base stations and RICs across different RAN implementations; and massive MIMO radios testing, as a key enabler for improving the spectral efficiency of Open RAN.
The Open6G center is open to researchers in the wireless domain and is driving research and development in the Open RAN with several industry partners, national and international academic research labs, and government agencies. It combines:
Contacts:
Name: Tommaso Melodia
Telephone number: +1(617) 373-3354
E-mail: [email protected]
Responsibilities/ duties: Director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things
Name: Michele Polese
Telephone number: +1(857)218-8712
E-Mail: [email protected]
Responsibilities/ duties: Research Assistant Professor
Hosts:
Northeastern University/Open6G
Supported work and scope of services:
The Open6G OTIC is a one-stop shop for Open RAN innovation. It serves as a hub for the development and testing of next-generation wireless networks utilizing Open RAN technology and Artificial Intelligence, offering a comprehensive range of testing services that facilitates compliance, interoperability, performance, and functional testing for Open RAN products. These services are accessible on state-of-the-art facilities, including RAN and RIC emulators; private 5G RANs with programmable protocol stacks; and Colosseum – the Open RAN Digital Twin and the world's largest wireless network emulator. The Open6G OTIC supports: end-to-end full stack testing, leveraging both emulated and real-world environments; Digital Twinning technology for virtualized testing, accurately replicating real-world conditions; network energy efficiency evaluation in Open RAN deployments; interoperability and conformance testing of disaggregated base stations and RICs across different RAN implementations; and massive MIMO radios testing, as a key enabler for improving the spectral efficiency of Open RAN.