Northeastern College’s Open6G OTIC, which is amongst a cohort of Open Testing and Integration Facilities (OTICs) licensed by O-RAN Alliance final 12 months, introduced this week that its testing and integration capabilities are open for enterprise, touting the power as a “one-stop store for Open RAN innovation.”
The ability’s take a look at options for Open RAN embrace conformance, interoperability and end-to-end testing, primarily based on O-RAN Alliance specs. The Open6G OTIC additionally helps testing for the priorities specified by the Public Wi-fi Provide Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) discover of funding alternative (often known as NOFO 2) put out by the Nationwide Telecommunications and Info Administration (NTIA).
“We’re comfortable to announce that the Northeastern Open6G OTIC is open for enterprise and might assist main Open RAN distributors of their radio and efficiency testing and integration efforts,” mentioned Tommaso Melodia, director of WIoT at Northeastern College. “In collaboration with our companions, we offer a singular atmosphere for innovation and testing that helps business, the federal authorities, and academia towards deploying open, programmable, and AI-native networks.”
The ability is dwelling to the most important wi-fi community emulator on the earth, Colosseum, and it additionally has RAN and RAN Clever Controller (RIC) emulators and testers, non-public 5G RANs with programmable protocol stacks and might consider community vitality effectivity and big MIMO radios in addition to varied RAN implementations and complete compliance, efficiency, interoperability and practical testing.
The Open6G OTIC mentioned that it’s utilizing an end-to-end testing suite that’s primarily based on Keysight Applied sciences’ Open RAN Architect (KORA) community emulation and 5G multi-band vector transceiver base station RF take a look at options, orchestrated by way of Keysight’s Atlas Take a look at Administration Middle.
“This partnership underscores Keysight’s dedication to fostering O-RAN innovation and supporting business and academia establishments similar to Northeastern College to advance the Open RAN ecosystem with our world-class take a look at options,” says Peng Cao, Vice President and Basic Supervisor at Keysight’s Wi-fi Take a look at Group. “As an business chief, we’re happy to contribute to Northeastern Open6G OTIC’s efforts in accelerating the Open RAN ecosystem by making certain the reliability and efficiency of next-generation wi-fi networks.”
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