Interoperability

Interopolis portfolio of services comprises among others Testing and Interoperability initiatives, including  Plugtests^TM interop events.

Conformance testing and interoperability are complementary.
ETSI test specifications are designed to concentrate on areas critical to interoperability, including testing an implementation's reaction to erroneous behaviour. The goal is conformance testing for interoperability. This should not be confused with interoperability testing, which is a useful, but different, activity. The two approaches are complementary rather than competitive, which is why ETSI also provides complementary interoperability services.

One key element of these services is the interoperability events service, Plugtests^TM designed for organising interoperability events for standards and product validation. Interoperability events help improving interoperability and quality of specifications.

Other interoperability initiatives can be organised on a case by case basis for our customers using ETSI know-how in testing methodologies and best practices.