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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Public safety & emergency communications, Testing languages, TETRA

ETSI is organizing, with the support of the European Commission (EC), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Critical Communications Association (TCCA) and the Union Internationale des Chemins de fer (UIC), the sixth MCX PLUGTESTS^TM. This Plugtests will take place from 8^th to 19^th November 2021 as a hybrid event, including remote and assisted on-site testing.

During the week from 8t^h to 19^th November 2021, testing will be done remotely like in previous MCX Plugtests, using the existing permanent ETSI MCX remote lab testing facilities to conduct online testing. In addition, from 8^th to 12^th November 2021, vendors will have the possibility to send their radio equipment (UEs, eNBs) to University of Malaga, Spain, where it can interoperate using live LTE connectivity via remote access and with the on-site assistance of the University of Malaga’s experts. For the equipment sent to University of Malaga, the University of Malaga’s experts team will operate the equipment on behalf of the Vendor or the Vendor can access the equipment remotely. Alternatively, if the COVID-19 situation permits, one member of the Vendor’s team may be allowed onsite per equipment for testing on LTE network.

What are the objectives and scope of the Plugtests event?

The concept of Mission Critical Services such as “Mission Critical Push To Talk" (MCPTT), “Mission Critical Data" (MCData) and “Mission Critical Video" (MCVideo) started with 3GPP Release-13 and is ongoing in current Releases. The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is based on these Mission Critical Features.

The goal of this MCX Plugtests event is to validate the interoperability of a variety of implementations using different scenarios based on 3GPP Mission Critical Services in Release-16. The MCX Plugtests event will also test FRMCS capabilities like Functional Aliases, Multi-talker, User and Group Regrouping, MCData IP Connectivity etc., defined in 3GPP Release-16. The tests are based on 3GPP, ETSI and IETF standards and are designed for:

This 6^th MCX Plugtests event will focus on tests with radio equipment (eNBs, UEs, EPCs) with Unicast and Multicast support but will also allow Over-The-Top (OTT) testing of Mission Critical Servers and Clients, as well as include tests of railways-oriented capabilities. Observers and vendors are welcome to help define the scope (i.e. functionality to be tested) for this event. Test Equipment vendors will have a possibility to test as well in the Plugtests.

What were the advantages of attending the 6th MCX Plugtests event?

Who may participate?

New Vendors and Observers have to sign the Rules of Engagement and NDA of the MCX Plugtests Programme to participate. 

The Plugtests Observer Programme

Observers are welcome to help define the scope (i.e. functionality to be tested) for this event and to evaluate the tests statistics in the TRT (Test Reporting Tool).

In parallel to the testing, it is planned to organise an observer programme and demos. The focus of the observer programme is to examine and discuss the progress of deployment and the challenges in testing of the Mission Critical Services for Public Safety and Public Transport. The observer programme will be held remotely.

The observer programme will include remote demos from interested vendors, which can show how their solutions meet the MCX Plugtests test cases and observer scenario use cases.

Event type: Interoperability Events

ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI) is organizing a remote Plugtests interoperability event on JAdES (JSON Advanced Electronic Signature). This event, using a dedicated web portal, will be run remotely from 8 november to 17 December 2021. Originally planned to end on 28 November 2021, it has been extended from to 17 December 2021 upon request from the participants in order to complete their testing. The participation is free of charge.

Scope

This remote event aims at conducting interoperability and conformance testing on the new Technical Specification JAdES (JSON Advanced Electronic Signature) referenced as ETSI TS 119 182-1.

The JAdES digital signature specification is based on JSON Web Signature and contains the features already defined in the related ETSI standards for AdES (advanced electronic signature/seal) applied to other data formats including XML, PDF and binary. 

This new standard comes in support of secure communications fulfilling the requirements of the European Union eIDAS Regulation (No 910/2014) for advanced electronic signatures and seals and regulatory requirements for services such as open banking.

Format

As this is a remote event, there will be no need for the participants to travel to the ETSI premises and all signature exchanges and verifications will be performed via a dedicated portal. 

The remote testing is not performed in real time and the Plugtests portal will be available 24/7 for the full duration of the event to enable participants from all time zones to generate, upload and verify the signature at their own convenience

Event type: Webinars

2:30 pm CET (1:30 pm UTC) to 3:30 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

2:30 pm CET (1:30 pm UTC) to 3:30 pm CET - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Fifth Generation Fixed Network (F5G)

10:00 am CEST (8:00am UTC) to 11:00 am CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

Fibre and fibre-based optical networks are the key technical enablers of our society's twin transitions (green and digital), providing sustainable and cost-effective communication with high bandwidth, stability, reliability, and improved latency. In addition, the fibre evolution enables sustainable economic growth through advanced services and applications for users, businesses, and industries.

The ETSI White Paper #47 explains the methodology used to define a fibre development index, provides migration path recommendations to countries with different fibre development, and highlights the importance of setting policies to underpin that twin (green and digital) transformation.

Key takeaways of the ETSI White Paper include:

To learn more about F5G, read the full ETSI White Paper on our website.

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The 8th edition of UCAAT, the User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing took place virtually in October 2021.

UCAAT 2021: Testing to the Edge

Test process automation has proven to increase productivity and product quality. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted and increased the demands on various IT systems and services in terms of interoperability, scalability, and adaptability, test automation is essential for delivering agile solutions in uncertain times. Sharing knowledge and learning from experience of others helps everyone to get better prepared for future challenges.

The annual ETSI User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing (UCAAT) is the pinnacle in the calendar of ETSI’s Technical Committee Methods for Testing and Specification (TC MTS). 

Overview

UCAAT is dedicated to the practical engineering and application aspects of automated testing, including experiences from the use of new techniques for test automation, advanced test automation processes, and standardised testing languages and methodologies for test automation in different application domains, such as IT services, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, finance, and smart cities.

Target audience

The event is of particular interest for:

… then UCAAT 2021 provided a unique opportunity to get together with your peers and exchange on experiences gained and lessons learned, both from the adoption of novel test automation techniques, methods, and tools and from the long-term application of test automation. 

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Event type: Webinars

Event Technology: Non-IP Networking (NIN)

4:00 pm CEST (2:00pm UTC) to 5:15 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

ETSI ISG NIN (Non-IP Networking) was formed to support 21st century use cases by standardizing a platform that is not reliant on the TCP/IP suite, though TCP/IP is one of the protocols it supports.

Speakers will include:

The webinar will close with a Q&A session.

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Event type: Interoperability Events

Event Technology: Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV)

In the context of the NFV Plugtests Programme, ETSI's Centre for Testing and Interoperability organised the NFV&MEC IOP Plugtests 2021 event from 1 to 15 October 2021. The event was held remotely.

Event type: Webinars

2:00 pm CEST (12:00 UTC) to 3:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

In the 1980s, IPv4 became the basic protocol of the Internet and promoted the development of IP networks. In the 2000s, the MPLS technology enhanced the comprehensive bearing capability of voice and video services. After 2010, IPv6 deployment was accelerated. As more and more devices, vehicles, sensors, and home appliances go online, enabling IP on everything becomes a vision and industry trend.
In this context, all the statistics show that IPv6 is growing constantly and faster than IPv4 in all measures such as number of users, percentage of content, and amount of traffic. For the first time in history, the user–network–content communication chain is ready for IPv6 and this means that the industry has selected IPv6 for the future. On the other hand, the networking field is in constant evolution and all the new use cases and scenarios were not mature or even did not exist when IPv6 was introduced. For this reason, IPv6 started its massive introduction recently and keeps evolving to prepare for the future and meet the new challenges as they arise. Cloud-based everything, Internet of Everything, and industry digitalization posed new requirements on IP networks. The IPv6 enhanced innovation represented by SRv6 emerged.
ETSI ISG IPE will investigate the IPv6 enhanced innovation as required by the new and evolving applications in order to develop an IPv6 enhanced network, to drive the transformation of network service, stimulating business model innovation.

Part 1: Regulator and ETSI IPE Work session

0 - Opening speech – Ton Brand, ETSI
1 - IPv6 Enhanced Innovation (IPE) introduction – Latif LADID, IPE ISG Chair
2 - IPv6 Policy and 5G for Connected Automated Mobility – Jorge Pereira, European Commission
3 - IPv6-based Enterprise networks and IoT – Pascal Thubert, Cisco, IETF WG Chair
4 - IPv6 Enhanced Innovation: Gap Analysis – Robin LI, Huawei, IETF IAB Member
5 - IPv6-Only Internet – John Lee, Internet Associates

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Event type: Webinars

4:00 pm CEST (2:00pm UTC) to 5:30 pm CEST - on ETSI BRIGHTTALK CHANNEL

In the 1980s, IPv4 became the basic protocol of the Internet and promoted the development of IP networks. In the 2000s, the MPLS technology enhanced the comprehensive bearing capability of voice and video services. After 2010, IPv6 deployment was accelerated. As more and more devices, vehicles, sensors, and home appliances go online, enabling IP on everything becomes a vision and industry trend.
In this context, all the statistics show that IPv6 is growing constantly and faster than IPv4 in all measures such as number of users, percentage of content, and amount of traffic. For the first time in history, the user–network–content communication chain is ready for IPv6 and this means that the industry has selected IPv6 for the future. On the other hand, the networking field is in constant evolution and all the new use cases and scenarios were not mature or even did not exist when IPv6 was introduced. For this reason, IPv6 started its massive introduction recently and keeps evolving to prepare for the future and meet the new challenges as they arise. Cloud-based everything, Internet of Everything, and industry digitalization posed new requirements on IP networks. The IPv6 enhanced innovation represented by SRv6 emerged.
ETSI ISG IPE will investigate the IPv6 enhanced innovation as required by the new and evolving applications in order to develop an IPv6 enhanced network, to drive the transformation of network service, stimulating business model innovation.

Part 2: ISPs/MNOs session

6 - Speaker introduction – Latif LADID, IPE ISG Chair
7 - IPv6 Policy USG  – Ralph Wallace, Verizon USA
8 - IPv6 Cloud & Data Center Networks – Chongfeng Xie, Chine Telecom
9 - IPv6-based 5G and SRv6 – Sebastien Lourdez, Post Luxembourg
10 - IPv6- based Verticals – Carlos Ralli-Ucendo, Telefonica

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