PlugFests and Proofs of Concept

Open Testing & Integration Centres (OTIC)

Open Testing and Integration Centres (OTIC) provide a collaborative, open, and impartial working environment. OTICs are vendor-independent, open and qualified physical spaces in order to:

• Support wide adoption of O-RAN specifications and promote the openness of O-RAN ecosystem via demos, community events (e.g. speaker sessions, workshops, tutorials), lab and field trials, etc.
• Demonstrate implementations and solutions based on O-RAN specifications via PlugFests and Proofs of Concept (PoC).
• Test and verify the conformity of RAN equipment to O-RAN interface specifications, based on O-RAN conformance test specifications.
• Test and verify the interoperability of RAN equipment from different vendors (or the same vendor) using O-RAN interface specifications, based on O-RAN interoperability test specifications.
• Foster and develop the technical capabilities of integrators via workshops, tutorials, etc.
• Conduct functional and performance (load, capacity) tests of end-to-end systems or sub-systems.
• Provide feedback to O-RAN community about the experiences with O-RAN specifications acquired during the testing, enabling implementation-driven specification.

Each OTIC application is carefully reviewed according to Criteria and Guidelines for OTIC, published among O-RAN specifications. Approved OTICs are authorized to issue Certificates or Badges in the O-RAN Certification and Badging Program.
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Please contact any OTIC for additional details on testing, integration, cooperation, or any other offered services and activities: