Open6G OTIC: A Blueprint for Programmable O-RAN and 3GPP Testing Infrastructure
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| author | Gemmi, Gabriele Polese, Michele Johari, Pedram Maxenti, Stefano Seltser, Michael Melodia, Tommaso |
| author_facet | Gemmi, Gabriele Polese, Michele Johari, Pedram Maxenti, Stefano Seltser, Michael Melodia, Tommaso |
| contents | Softwarized and programmable Radio Access Networks (RANs) come with virtualized and disaggregated components, increasing the supply chain robustness and the flexibility and dynamism of the network deployments. This is a key tenet of Open RAN, with open interfaces across disaggregated components specified by the O-RAN ALLIANCE. It is mandatory, however, to validate that all components are compliant with the specifications and can successfully interoperate, without performance gaps with traditional, monolithic appliances. Open Testing & Integration Centers (OTICs) are entities that can verify such interoperability and adherence to the standard through rigorous testing. However, how to design, instrument, and deploy an OTIC which can offer testing for multiple tenants, heterogeneous devices, and is ready to support automated testing is still an open challenge. In this paper, we introduce a blueprint for a programmable OTIC testing infrastructure, based on the design and deployment of the Open6G OTIC at Northeastern University, Boston, and provide insights on technical challenges and solutions for O-RAN testing at scale. |
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| spellingShingle | Open6G OTIC: A Blueprint for Programmable O-RAN and 3GPP Testing Infrastructure Gemmi, Gabriele Polese, Michele Johari, Pedram Maxenti, Stefano Seltser, Michael Melodia, Tommaso Networking and Internet Architecture Systems and Control Softwarized and programmable Radio Access Networks (RANs) come with virtualized and disaggregated components, increasing the supply chain robustness and the flexibility and dynamism of the network deployments. This is a key tenet of Open RAN, with open interfaces across disaggregated components specified by the O-RAN ALLIANCE. It is mandatory, however, to validate that all components are compliant with the specifications and can successfully interoperate, without performance gaps with traditional, monolithic appliances. Open Testing & Integration Centers (OTICs) are entities that can verify such interoperability and adherence to the standard through rigorous testing. However, how to design, instrument, and deploy an OTIC which can offer testing for multiple tenants, heterogeneous devices, and is ready to support automated testing is still an open challenge. In this paper, we introduce a blueprint for a programmable OTIC testing infrastructure, based on the design and deployment of the Open6G OTIC at Northeastern University, Boston, and provide insights on technical challenges and solutions for O-RAN testing at scale. |
| title | Open6G OTIC: A Blueprint for Programmable O-RAN and 3GPP Testing Infrastructure |
| topic | Networking and Internet Architecture Systems and Control |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02237 |