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Delivering a “Test Once, Use Anywhere”
Certification Scheme for LTE DevicesCertification Scheme for LTE DevicesLTE World Summit, Amsterdam, 18 May 2010
Adriana Nugter
GCF Operations Manager
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Global Certification Forum – Why?
• The industry’s de-facto certification scheme
– Includes conformance, interoperability and field testing
• Delivers tangible value to all industry stakeholders
– Increases assurance that terminals will perform correctly
GCF Certification = tested once, accepted by all
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– Increases assurance that terminals will perform correctly
on networks
– Saves costs on operators’ internal testing & field trials
• One operator quotes costs of €50k-€200k per handset
– Enables manufacturers to offer handsets to mulitple
markets so improving economies of scale
• Mature, stable regime but capable of evolving
GSM GPRS 3G HSPA LTE
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How does GCF work?
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• Definition
– Process initiated by a formal proposal from member(s)
• confirms real market need
– Step 1: Industry (3GPP, OMA etc) develops test specifications
– Step 2: GCF selects and prioritises tests to be executed
– Step 3: Test industry develops the test platforms/test tools and implements
the test casesthe test cases
– Step 4: GCF validates test cases (via test houses)
• Implementation
– Manufacturers perform agreed tests and certify through a GCF Declaration
Keywords
• PRIORITISATION, VALIDATION AND CERTIFICATION
GCF focuses the efforts of operators,
manufacturers and members of the test industry
who are committed to global inter-operability
Above reflects GCF process for conformance testing;
a similar process exists for field trials
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Membership structure for 2010
• Manufacturer Members (~50)
• Observer Members (~70)
• Operator Members – Full & Associate (>100)
– Strong commitments from operators representing key markets:
AT&T, China Mobile, Jasper Wireless, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SFR, Telecom Italia, AT&T, China Mobile, Jasper Wireless, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, SFR, Telecom Italia,
Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon Communications, Vodafone
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Important market trends
• Mobile broadband becoming a native capability in:
– Laptops/Netbooks/Smartbooks/Tablets
– E-Readers
– M2M/industrial/commercial devices
– Connected consumer devices
• Mobile broadband increasingly being integrated on device motherboards
• In 2009, 20% of devices certified through GCF were NOT “traditional” handsets
Certification is highly applicable to all 3GPP-connected devices
Handsets 297 80%
Data Connectivity Products
• USB modem
• Data card
• Mobile gateway / hotspot
57 15%
Embedded platforms / products
• Embedded modules
• Netbook / Notebook PCs
20 5%
Total Devices Certified in 2009 374 100%
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Future certification frameworks
Key objective for 2010
• Provide framework for certification of all devices with
embedded 3GPP connectivity
– Actively reviewing certification issues for different classes of “non-
traditional” devices in order to streamline processestraditional” devices in order to streamline processes
– 1st deliverable: rationalised laptop certification process
– Developing relationships with automotive, ticket & metering and
health sectors
Though the certification of 3GPP-connected devices, GCF can
help operators and manufacturers develop new markets
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Performance Data Packages
• Conceived as optional complement to GCF Certification
• Allows manufacturers to provide qualitative data in response to operator needs
– on agreed performance criteria
– using standardised methodology
• Battery life measurement & Acoustics now in place • Battery life measurement & Acoustics now in place
– available for use by operators and manufacturers
• Future metrics will be driven by operator demand
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LTE device certification – GCF targets
• Certification of LTE devices to be available from Q4 2010
– To include Conformance, Interoperability & Field Testing
– Target consistent with general NGMN requirement
• Initial work priorities – requested by GCF members & agreed collectively
– 3x FDD bands
• 13 / 700 MHz (USA)
– 2x TDD bands
• 38 / 2570-2620 MHz (China)
• Flexibility
– Scheme deliberately structured to accommodate proliferation of LTE bands –as driven by the needs of markets worldwide
• FDD Band 3 / 1800 MHz added in April 2010. Availability expected in 2010
• FDD band 20 / 800 MHz (European digital dividend) to be fast-tracked once standardised for mobile by 3GPP
GCF ready to transform members’
aspirations into reality
• 13 / 700 MHz (USA)
• 1 / 2100 MHz (Japan)
• 7 / 2600 MHz (Europe)
• 38 / 2570-2620 MHz (China)
• 40 / 2300-2400 MHz (China)
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LTE Work Item Structure
• Work items defined for:
– RF
– E-UTRA
– EPC
• 4 priority groups identified for signalling tests
– First Certifications will be based on priority groups 1 & 2
for both FDD and TDD
lists are currently
99% stable• 2 priority groups identified for RF tests
• Individual work items covering each selected E-UTRA band
– organised so that delays in any one band will not delay other bands
• DOCOMO and China Mobile are heading up the FDD & TDD effort respectively
• Excellent support is being provided by rapporteurs from Ericsson, Samsung, NEC, Nokia,
Qualcomm, Motorola & TeliaSonera.
99% stable
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LTE Certification: Working Assumptions
• Stable core specifications from 3GPP
• Readiness of test specifications (mainly from 3GPP RAN5)
• Availability of LTE Reference Terminals for test verification
• Adequate investment by test industry in development of test
implementations and platforms
– LTE test platforms have been presented to GCF by: Agilent, Anite, – LTE test platforms have been presented to GCF by: Agilent, Anite,
Anritsu, AT-4 Wireless, Cetecom, Innowireless, Rohde & Schwarz,
Setcom Wireless Products, w2bi
• Ongoing feedback on operators’ expectations in terms of service/feature
requirements and timelines
– Apart from “first movers”, significant wave of commercial LTE networks &
devices anticipated towards end 2010
Assumptions are under continuous review
to ensure effort matches reality
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LTE Conformance Testing - Status
• Around 210 Protocol and 90 RF test cases needed for early certification
– 9 RF test cases validated
– 97 protocol test cases validated
– Further validations expected at July & October meetings
– USIM / LTE interworking test cases recently added
• GCF moved baseline to Dec 09 to reflect updates to Rel 8 related to SMS and Security
– No impact for LTE-only networks
Momentum building
– Accommodates SMS over LTE and security of WCDMA � LTE handover
– Taking flexible approach to early validation work (using pre-Dec 09 devices) to avoid
obstructing validation process
– Baseline change now endorsed by 3GPP RAN5 (responsible for TC specifications)
• NB: ongoing close co-operation between GCF and RAN5
• Band-independent approach employed
– Facilitated rapid response to changing needs of specific markets
– RAN5 is expanding test specs in response to GCF requests
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Status of TC validations after April CAG meeting
• FDD Band 1 (Japan):
RF: ~15% validated
RRM: awaiting start of RRM validations
Protocol: awaiting start of Band 1 protocol validations
• FDD Band 7 (Europe):
RF: ~13% validated
RRM: awaiting start of RRM validations
Protocol: ~48% validated Protocol: ~48% validated
• FDD Band 13 (USA):
RF: awaiting start of Band 13 RF validations
RRM: awaiting start of RRM validations
Protocol: ~23% validated
• Rate of validations is accelerating
–RF validations accepted from Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz
–Protocol validations accepted from Anite, Innowireless, Rohde & Schwarz
• TDD Bands 38 & 40 (China) & FDD Band 3 (Europe):
TC validations expected from July mtg onwards
Certification can start when 80% of test cases
in each area are validated
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RAN5 LTE – TC readiness
SPEC CURRENT TOTAL
TEST CASES
100%
COMPLETE
At least 80%
COMPLETE
36.521-1 FDD TX
FDD RX
FDD Perf Req
FDD CQI/PMI
24
9
12
8
All
All
8 4 [> 90%]
All
Total 53 41 12
TDD TX 24 All
• 80% of agreed GCF Priority 1 (P1) signaling test cases verified – as of 6 April 2010
• Verification of the GCF Priority 2 (P2) test cases already underway
• Announcement regarding the next RAN5 P2 milestone expected in next 3 months.
TDD TX
TDD RX
TDD Perf Req
TDD CQI/PMI
24
9
13
8
All
All
All
4
Total 54 33 17
36.521-3 FDD RRM
TDD RRM
52
43
3
2
46
40
36.521-1 Signalling protocol (prose)
(applicable to FDD & TDD)
468 291† 34
56.523-3 Signalling protocol (TTCN)
P1 & P2
209 200
P1: 89, P2: 111
101 verified
P1: 77, P2: 24
†ie acceptable for TTCN development
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LTE Field Trials – Status
• Target: LTE FT requirements to be finalised by July 2010
• Test cases being developed in collaboration with GSMA Devices Group
• 136 individual LTE Trial Scenarios identified
– Detailed Work Plan agreed for each
– Rapporteurs identified for main sections
– Supporting companies confirmed
• Phase 1/Phase 2 prioritisation agreed for each Test Scenario
– Prioritisation will ensure timely availability of essential Field- & Lab Tests at launch of – Prioritisation will ensure timely availability of essential Field- & Lab Tests at launch of
certification
– 87 Trial Scenarios in Phase 1- 85 complete†
– 49 Trial Scenarios in Phase 2- 5 complete†
– Remaining Phase 1 test scenarios to be completed at FTAG#30 (June 2010)
• FT to become a certification requirement (for LTE-capable devices) in Q4 2010
– To coincide with introduction of LTE conformance testing
†Tests published in May update of GSMA DG.11 Field Trial Guidelines
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Conclusions
• GCF is confident in the robustness of the LTE Certification process in place
– Strong support & commitment from all key stakeholder groups
• RAN5
• Test industry
• Operators
• Manufacturers • Manufacturers
– Flexible work plan
• Accommodating evolving core standards
• Responding to market needs
• Growing momentum
– Impressive increase in LTE validations at April’s CAG meeting
– FDD Band 7 (Europe) in particular is progressing well
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