Experience of International Telecommunication Testing Centres in CIS Region

ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap for CIS StatesChisinau, Moldova, 7 October 2011

Experience of International Telecommunication Testing Centres

in CIS Region

Konstantin Savin Deputy Director of Technopark ZNIIS,Editor of Q.8/10/11 SG11 ITU-T

ITU Regional Workshopon Bridging the Standardization Gap for CIS States

Chisinau, Moldova, 7 October 2011


Contents

1.Experience and main projects of Technopark ZNIIS

2.Preparation of ITTC project

3.ITTC Project description

4.ZNIIS projects statistics

5.ITTC Results and Impact

6.Conclusion

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Technopark NGN testing experience

Testing of Softswitch equipment for the biggest national operator JSC “Svyazinvest”

‘Field testing’ of NGN protocols for regional operators (JSC “Volgatelekom”, JSC “Uralsvyazinform”, etc. )

Remote testing of NGN equipment for compatibility/interop (Alcatel – Iskratel – JSC”Sakhatelekom”, etc.)

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Preparation of ITTC project 1/2Creation of Model network in ZNIIS for interoperability testing Moscow, 2003Lunch of the project for JSC “Svyazinvest” on NGN equipment testingMoscow, 2004

Creation in ITU-T of the new question Q.8 «Testing of NGN protocols»WTSA Brazil, 2004Lunch of the Q.39хх Recommendations series in the scope of Q.8 SG11 ITU-T on testing of NGN technical meansSwitzerland, 2004

Termination of the JSC “Svyazinvest” project on NGN interoperability testing for 15 leading vendorsMoscow, 2004-2005

Regional preparation meeting RCC.Approved initiative of Russia on creation of International centre for RCC contribution on WTDC-06 (Doha, Qatar) Moscow, October 2005

Resolution 17 WTDC, approving RCC contribution on creation of International centers of introduction and testing new technologiesDoha, March 2006

RCC operators Council. Presentation of ZNIIS on principles of creation and functioning of International centers.Moscow, March 2006

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Preparation of ITTC project 2/2

Speech on seminars ITU-D/ITU-T on thematic of testing on Model networks ITU-ATIS specialists forumUSA , March 2006African region forumTanzania, October 2006ITU-ETSI specialists forumSwitzerland, December 2006Arabian region forumBahrain, May 2007

ETSI-ZNIIS joint project on testing.10 vendors.Moscow, April 2007

Recommendations:Q.3900(in force, 2006)Q.3901(in force, 2007)Q.3902(in force, 2007)Q.3903(in force, 2008)Q.3904(in force, 2010)

ITU Project«International Telecommunication Testing

Centre»Switzerland, November 2007

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ITTC project

International Telecommunication UnionTelecommunication Development Bureau

Central scientific-research Institute of Communication (ZNIIS)Russian Federation

Project Title: International Telecommunication Union – Central Science Research Telecommunication Institute International Telecommunication Testing Centre

Shot project name: ITTC ITU-ZNIISStart data: January 2008Deadline: June 2011Government agencies, attracted to work: Administration and the Ministry of

Communications Agency implementing the project : International Telecommunication UnionProject location: ITU Regional Representative Office in MoscowCountries in whose favor a project: CIS and other developing countries

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In this project, the ITU and ZNIIS start to cooperate for creation of the International Telecommunication Testing Centre (ITTC), operating in an environment of new technologies, and training for professionals from developing countries in the field of telecommunications. Methodical testing of next-generation networks (NGNs), in particular, planning realized in ITTC through the creation of a model network, through which enables simulation of various network parameters and use a variety manufacturers equipments. The results of these tests will be documented and disseminated.

This project is developed in strict accordance with the recommendations of the 2006 Qatar World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), establishing the International Centre for NGN Testing.

Project description

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The main objective of the Project was to establish an International Telecommunication Testing Centre (ITTC) to:

reduce the digital gap in the developing countries of the Region;

test new telecommunication equipment and services;harmonize methods for the provision of new services

within a region;harmonize the introduction of telecommunication

standards issued by different international organizations in one or more regions;

resolve system/network issues associated with the modernization of communication networks, taking into account previous communication network development experience within a given region;

train specialists from developing countries.

The project purpose

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Knowledge DataBase in according with of Q.3903 ITU-T recommendation Testing manuals

Methodology for NGN testing

New technologies introduction examples on the operators network

Results archive of technology and communication services testing

Expected results

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Work Plan

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1Preparation of the project proposal with basic requirements and estimation of the project costs

2Seeking funds from external Partners and other sources

3Setup of the System Network sub-centre and installation of equipment to create a Model Network

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Developing effective testing strategies and training material on the Model network at the System Network sub-centre

5Testing on the Model Network at the System Centre Network sub-centre and Reporting

6Installation of equipment to create the Conformance Testing sub-centre

7Developing effective test strategies and training on the Model network at the Conformance Testing sub-centre

8 Conformance Testing and Reporting

9Workshop on Conformance Testing

10Installation of equipment to create the QoS testing sub-centre

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Testing and training on the Model network using QoS testing sub-centre. Workshop on the result of testing

12Creation Knowledge centre and preparation knowledge database

13 Workshop of Results Testing

14Identification of further needs and requirements

15 Project assessment and conclusion

2010 2011Activities/Milestone№

2007 2008 2009


Project Activities 1/2

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Initial stage:• Development of general documentation on ITTC functional processes and ITTC Workflow system;• Creation of Model Network for ITTC based on ITU-T Recommendation Q.3900 and common for all ITTC sub-centers.

System-network testing stage:• Creation of experts group for the System Network sub-centre;• Developing effective NGN system-network solutions test strategies for CIS Region;• Developing training materials on NGN system-network solutions testing;• Organization and carrying out Training seminar on NGN system-network solutions testing;• Carrying out testing of NGN system-network solutions on the Model network at the System Network sub-centre and development of the corresponding reports.


Project activities 2/2

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Conformance testing stage:•Creation of experts group for the Conformance sub-centre;•Developing effective Conformance test strategies for CIS Region;•Developing training materials on Conformance testing;•Organization and carrying out Training seminar on Conformance testing;•Carrying out conformance testing of NGN protocols on the Model network at the Conformance sub-centre and development of the corresponding reports;•Carrying out Workshop on Conformance Testing.

QoS testing stage:•Creation of experts group for the QoS sub-centre;•Developing methodological materials (handbook) on QoS testing;•Organization and carrying out Training seminar on QoS testing;•Carrying out QoS and Network Performance (NP) parameters testing on the Model network at the QoS sub-centre and development of the corresponding reports;•Carrying out Workshop on QoS Testing.

Final stage:•Development concept on Knowledge Database;•Creation of ITTC Knowledge Database;•Development Knowledge Database User Manual;•Carrying out Final Workshop on the ITTC Project results;•Project assessment and conclusion, development of Project Closure Report.


Project budget

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ITTC Project Budget

Description US$

Project Personnel 267 500

Evaluation 7 500

Training 60 000

Miscellaneous 10 000

ITU Admin Support Cost (7.5%) 25 875

SUB-TOTAL: 370 875

Cost Sharing

Description US$

ITU 370 875

ZNIIS in-kind contribution 399 125

TOTAL: 770 000


ITTC Model Network

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ZNIIS projects statistics 1/3

Tested solutions:o Softswitcho Fixed/Wireless Broadband accesso IMSo DWDMo PONo IP/MPLSo IPTV

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ZNIIS projects statistics 2/3AlcatelSiemensHuaweiEricssonLucentNortelMarconiMera Networks

Cisco SystemsSentitoZTEECI TelecomItaltelIskratelTekelec

MFI SoftInformtechnikaNEC NevaSitronicsNateksALSiTekEltexZyXel

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ZNIIS projects statistics 3/3

6657

316

Amount of tests performed- 6973

Amount of successful tests - 6657

Amount of problems - 316

141

175

Amount of repaired problems - 141

Amount of unsolved problems - 175

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Results and impact 1/3

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For the purposes of ITTC Project there was created special Knowledge Database, developed in full conformance with ITU-T Recommendation Q.3903. Currently this Knowledge Database contains all results and documents of the ITTC Project activities. The Knowledge Database is accessible via the following link:

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/tech/NGN/ConformanceInterop/indexProject.html or http://zniis.ru/ITTC.html



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There overall amount of training seminars and Workshops organized within the framework of ITTC Project equals to 6, including:•System-network solutions training «Testing of system and network solutions», 15-17 December 2008 Moscow•Conformance training «Conformance testing», 10-11 December 2009 Moscow•Conformance Workshop «Experience of testing and introduction of NGN», 8-9 July 2010 Moscow•QoS training «Approaches on network performance parameters testing to ensure services quality», 17-18 March 2011 Moscow•QoS Workshop «Implementation experience of network performance parameters control systems and granting required level of services quality on the operator networks. Sensor networks – as optimization tool for vehicular traffic flow», 27-29 April 2011 Moscow•Final Workshop «Innovative research directions in the field of telecommunications in the World», 21-22 July 2011 Moscow

There was also developed a Handbook on QoS and Network Performance parameters testing. This handbook has been contributed to the ITU-T SG11 Meeting (17-21 November 2011).



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The overall number of participants attended the ITTC Project events is 318 specialists from 19 countries

The overall number of experts participated in the ITTC Project events is 31 specialists from 15 countries


Other results of the ITTC project for CIS Region

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Practical experience of specialists from developing countries of CIS Region on NGN testing using Model networks and corresponding methodological base;

Professional Social Network based on Facebook ‘groups’ facilities which is used for communication between colleagues, uploading/downloading photos, posting links to presentations under Project events and other tasks. This open group is accessible via the following link: http://www.facebook.com/groups/ittc.cis

Created a draft new Project under CIS Regional Initiatives (WTDC-10, India, 23rd May – 4th June 2010) with the following name «Creation virtual laboratories for remote equipment, technologies and services testing under Resolution 76 WTDC-08, ITU database filling and providing remote experts of development countries training». This project is the continuation of ITTC successful experience.


Development of recommendations on telecommunications development strategy with national strategies for RCC operators networksDevelop standards for system-network solutions, protocols and services for operators of RCC operators networksDevelop recommendations to ensure quality of service and principles of formation of service level agreements on RCC operators networksResearch of NGN Information Security for RCC operators

The common directions of the ITTC development

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Conclusion

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Work Plan of the Project has been completed successfully and more than 300 specialists from 10 countries of the CIS Region were trained on aspects of NGN testing and introduction. This Project definitely resulted in the reduction of the digital gap in the developing countries of the Region.

All the Project objectives and all the expected outputs have been achieved:A model network for practical NGN testing and for lab exercises during training

has been built in full conformance with ITU-T Recommendation Q.3900;Effective testing strategies (methodologies) on the model networks for

conformance, interoperability and QoS/NP testing have been developed;Training programs and training material on NGN testing aspects have been

developed and uploaded on the ITU-D website;Public access to the Knowledge Database of NGN tests results have been provided

from the ITU-D website.At the output of the Project specialists from CIS countries got the following ITTC

products: Model Network, Knowledge Database, Professional Social Network – which could accelerate process of new technologies introduction within the Region.

ITTC has mandatory strategy significance for Region and ITU as a whole.

ITU Regional Workshopon Bridging the Standardization Gap for CIS States

Chisinau, Moldova, 7 October 2011

Konstantin Savin

Deputy Director of Technopark ZNIIS,Editor of Q.8/10/11 SG11 ITU-T

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