Certification of 3GPP and 3GPP2 Devices
Nick Baustert, GCF Board Chair
MDG Global Summit 2015
April 15th 2015, Santa Clara, CA
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What is GCF Cer-fica-on? •  Standards-­‐based scheme providing an assurance of interoperability between wireless devices & mobile networks •  Complementary to regulatory schemes •  Recognised & accepted by major operator groups worldwide •  Supported by the world’s leading test equipment vendors & test laboratories •  Harmonized test requirements reduce duplica-on of tes-ng benefi-ng manufacturers GCF Cer'fica'on delivers cost savings to the wireless industry ©GCF 2015
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Why is GCF Cer-fica-on relevant? •  Demonstrates interoperability between devices & networks •  Interoperability drives economies of scale –  Network operators benefit from increased choice of device –  Device vendors can offer devices to mul-ple operators in mul-ple markets simultaneously –  Scale accelerates take-­‐up of new technologies/features •  Interoperability increases value of mobile to end-­‐users –  Through greater choice of devices –  Access to favourite services when roaming Interoperability made GSM & 3G global successes & is suppor'ng the spread of LTE ©GCF 2015
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How does GCF demonstrate interoperability? •  Common Cer-fica-on Criteria –  Promote industry alignment, focus and scale •  Common device cer-fica-on to known requirements –  Reduce overheads for operator acceptance tes-ng •  Co-­‐ordinated cross-­‐industry effort –  Aligns a robust cer-fica-on scheme to the real needs of industry •  Independently validated GCF test cases & ISO17025-­‐accredited test labs –  High confidence in test requirements and results •  Extensive GCF Field Trials –  Increase confidence in real-­‐world device performance on live networks •  Common Performance Metrics –  Improve visibility of device Performance ©GCF 2015
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How big is GCF Cer-fica-on? 600
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Latest device Cer-fica-ons 400
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536 GCF-­‐Cer'fied devices in 2014 0
Manufacturers
Devices
GCF Certified devices & certifying manufacturers 2002-2014
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What kinds of device can be cer-fied? Any 3GPP or 3GPP2 wireless technology Any wireless device Mobile/smartphone GSM Embedded module
GPRS USB modem
Data card
Laptop EDGE incorpora-ng Tablet
M2M device
Mobile gateway / hotspot
Any device incorpora-ng 3GPP or 3GPP2 connec-vity GCF Cer'fica'on evolves in step with 3GPP and 3GPP2 3G (UMTS/WCDMA) HSPA LTE (FDD, TDD) LTE-­‐Advanced CDMA2000 ©GCF 2015
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Required tests iden-fied Conformance tes-ng Interoperability tes-ng Tests results reviewed Cer-fica-on declara-on MANDATORY
Compliance Folder The GCF Cer-fica-on Process ACE DCM Cer-fied device listed Field trials ACE OPTIONAL
RTO Performance tes-ng GCF ©GCF 2015
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3GPP2 Cer-fica-on in GCF •  Decision made three years ago to harmonize cer-fica-on schemes –  Due to converging technologies –  Simplifica-on of the cer-fica-on process – especially for devices incorpora-ng both 3GPP and 3GPP2 technologies –  Economies of scale •  Two new Agreement Groups in place within GCF to tackle 3GPP2: –  Cer-fica-on Agreement Group 2 (CAG2): Defines and maintains the GCF Cer-fica-on Criteria 2 (CC2) for 3GPP2 related technologies (replaces old CCF Test Plan) –  Test Case Development Agreement Group 2 (TCAG2): Develops test specifica-ons for 3GPP2 related technologies for use in GCF-­‐CC2 •  All test specifica-ons and ongoing 3GPP2 related projects from CCF have been transferred over to GCF From late 2014, ALL 3GPP2 cer'fica'ons are taking place within GCF ©GCF 2015
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3GPP2 Agreement Groups •  Cer-fica-on Agreement Group 2 (CAG2): –  Incorporated cdma2000 Core Tests & Device Endorsements into GCF-­‐CC2 –  Latest cer-fica-on requirements for cdma2000-­‐LTE Interworking, including Mul- Mode System Selec-on (MMSS) available as of Jan 2015 –  New Work Items in the areas of Hybrid 1X & LTE, e1X-­‐CSFB, iRAT, Cross Band Load Balancing (CBLB) underway •  Test Case Development Agreement Group 2 (TCAG2): –  Released over 26 test specifica-ons including e1X-­‐CSFB, iRAT, MMSS etc. –  Development of Hybrid 1X & LTE IOT Test Specifica-on target for release in Q2/2015 –  New test specifica-ons corresponding to the CAG2 work items being targeted for release by end of the year. GCF Test Specifica'ons rely on the MDG and 3GPP2 to develop Design Requirements for traceability purposes... ©GCF 2015
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What this means for members of the MDG… •  MDG and GCF need to collaborate on developing new technical specifica-ons to ensure alignment between device requirements and test specs •  Operators and Manufacturers who tradi-onally sought CCF Cer-fica-on for their devices should now be undergoing GCF Cer-fica-on •  Access to these test plans and test specifica-ons currently available to GCF members only •  A “no cost” associate membership category is available for Operators to begin using the GCF cer-fica-on process and be informed of the latest technical developments •  Please contact asif.hamidullah@globalcer-fica-onforum.org for further informa-on ©GCF 2015
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What types of companies join GCF? •  Manufacturers (Full & Associate) 82 –  536 devices cer-fied in 2014 •  Observers 78
–  Component manufacturers, sonware/app developers –  Numerous test companies offering ACE & RTO support to Associate Manufacturer Members •  Operators (Full & Associate) 123
–  Members include 16 of the 20 largest operator groups •  Applica-on developers
–  New Client Vendor membership category for cer-fica-on of standards-­‐based client applica-ons Members include companies from all key regions of the world ©GCF 2015
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