XG Testbed Portal OTIC
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is on track to become an Open Testing and Integration Center (OTIC) for O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network).
Because O-RAN is an open system, there are no established standards for the ecosystem.
OTICs, which are vendor-independent, are set up, in part, to encourage and enable wide adoption of O-RAN specifications.
Their work allows equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and software providers to confirm that their products follow O-RAN Alliance specifications.
With a common platform and processes, OTICs will allow manufacturers to speed development of new RAN technologies and products.
The O-RAN Alliance says OTICs:
- Provide a collaborative, open, and impartial working environment.
- Support wide adoption of O-RAN specifications.
- Promote O-RAN through demonstrations, community events, and lab and field trials.
- Test and verify the conformity of RAN equipment to O-RAN interface specifications.
- Test and verify the interoperability of RAN equipment from a vendor or vendors using O-RAN interface specifications..
- Foster and develop the technical capabilities of integrators via workshops and tutorials.
- Conduct functional and performance (load, capacity) tests of end-to-end systems or subsystems.
- Provide feedback to the O-RAN community about experiences with O-RAN specifications acquired during the testing, enabling implementation-driven specification.