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.
TIFG TASK GROUPS:
- 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]
