Streamline Open RAN components compliance validation

Introduction Keysight Open RAN Automated Compliance Test Cases Keysight Open RAN Automated Compliance Test cases are available as an integrated software and hardware solutions for conformance, interoperability, energy efficiency and end to end testing against ORAN products, systems, and solutions according to the test specifications below: • O-RAN WG4 (Fronthaul Working Group) Conformance Test Specification • O-RAN WG4 Fronthaul Interoperability Test Specification • O-RAN WG5 Open F1/W1/E1/X2/Xn Interface Working Group Interoperability Test Specification • O-RAN Test and Integration Focus Group...

Open RAN compliance testing is crucial for several reasons: • Conformance to Standards: Ensure that products meet O-RAN specifications for consistency and reliability. • Interoperability: Verifies seamless operation of components for a flexible, vendor-neutral network. • Security: Include checks to ensure product security and network protection. • Performance and Functionality: Validate end-to-end functionality and performance for deployment standards. • Efficiency in Deployment: Streamlines deployment by reducing repetitive testing, saving time and resources. It is recommended that Open RAN...

Keysight Open RAN and Mobile Core Compliance Test Solution(s) Atlas TMC and Analytics Atlas Test Management Center (Atlas-TMC) streamlines the full testing workflow and integrates all the required features to cover different automation use cases, on an intuitive interface. It is designed to be the single test manager for creating and executing test campaigns, managing DUT profiles, and analyzing test results across Keysight’s wireless solutions portfolio. • Browser-based test manager: the Atlas-TMC is a web application that can be accessed via a web browser enabling quick access and easy test...

Atlas TMC Analytics can be used to automatically benchmark and evaluate the performance of Open RAN deployment by seamlessly integrating with Atlas TMC and analyzing the test result from test plan execution. Objective, consistent, and seamless performance comparison • Access to historical records automatically imported from Atlas TMC for trending and analytics. • Cost-effective benchmarking of Open RAN components and base station. • Capability to easily engage in in-depth troubleshooting to resolve network issues and to identify configuration changes between test runs. • Consistency of test result...

Keysight Open RAN Compliance Test Cases with Atlas Test Management Center Common test setup Figure 4 shows the common test setup for Keysight Open RAN Automated Compliance test solutions using Atlas TMC. Various Keysight test instruments need to be connected to DUT/SUT according to the test cases. Multiple test solutions can be installed and controlled through Atlas-TMC for users to create and configure their test projects and test plans. Users can log in to Atlas-TMC via a browser to manage test sessions. During test campaigns, Atlas-TMC orchestrates the test instruments through the Test Automation...

• Integrated solution for 3GPP and O-RAN WG4 Conformance, functional & performance testing against O-RU • Comprehensive support for O-RAN fronthaul Control, User, Sync and Management (CUSM) Plane Testing and OTIC O-RU Certification purpose • Massive MIMO beam forming (BF) and non-BF • O-RAN standard test report Test instruments • VSA/VSG for non-Massive and Massive MIMO BF, as well as 3GPP RF Performance testing respectively - VXT2, MTRX,VXG/PXA • O-DU emulator software and platform for CUSM testing • Air interface and fronthaul troubleshooting and analytics to avoid / resolve challenges with...

• Integrated solution for O-RAN WG4 Conformance, functional & performance testing against standalone O-DU or combined O-DU/O-CU • Comprehensive support for O-RAN fronthaul Control, User, Sync and Management (CUSM) Plane Testing and OTIC O-DU Certification purpose • NSA.SA | FR1, FR2 (mmWave) | FDD, TDD | Category A and B • Massive and Multi-Users MIMO testing with mobility support • O-RAN standard test report • O-RU Emulator with embedded multi-UEs emulation capabilities - RuSIM • O-CU Emulator to support standalone O-DU conformance/subsystem testing - CuSIM • Core Emulator to support combined...

Keysight Test Tools Device Under Test (DUT) Time Sync Analyzer (TSA) ' GNSS Emulator for LLS-C4 (EXG/MXG) Security Test Suite Energy Efficiency and Savings Test Suite Figure 7. Test Setup for O-DU Conformance test cases • O-RAN WG4 IOT test for O-RU and O-DU pair • Comprehensive support for O-RAN fronthaul Control, User, Sync and Management (CUSM) Plane and delay management testing • O-RAN standard test report • Multi-UEs Emulator - UeSIM • O-CU Emulator to support standalone O-DU testing - CuSIM • Core Emulator to support combined O-DU + O-CU testing - CoreSIM • Network Impairment Emulator to...

• Live-to-Lab - introduce live network impairments (packet loss, jitter, delay) to lab testing enabling interoperability testing to be performed under real-world network conditions - NE3 • Standard reference clock input/output with impairments over clock quality - Time Sync Analyzer • Massive MIMO and MU-MIMO validation - enabling performance testing and optimization of MU-MIMO implementation with large number of emulated UEs sessions with full mobility support - Beam MIMO Detect Keysight Test Tools Device Under Test (DUD Energy Efficiency and Savings Test Suite Figure 8. Test Setup for WG4 Fronthaul...

• Live-to-Lab - introduce live network impairments (packet loss, jitter, delay) to lab testing enabling interoperability testing to be performed under real-world network conditions - NE3 Keysight ■ Device Under Test Tools ■ Test (DUT) Core Emulator (CoreSIM) Support eLSU RUSim UE Emulation (embedded in RuSIM) Figure 9. Test Setup for WG5 IOT F1 test cases