O-RAN conformance testing: TIFG test specs, IOT lab setup

TIFG Test Specifications

The Test and Integration Focus Group within the O-RAN Alliance develops conformance test specifications for every open interface. TIFG organizes tests into groups: fronthaul M-plane tests validate NETCONF operations and YANG model compliance; CUS-plane tests verify eCPRI message exchange and timing; E2 tests validate E2AP procedures and E2SM encoding; A1 tests confirm policy exchange semantics; and O1 tests check configuration management via NETCONF. Each test group contains individual test cases with preconditions, stimulus sequences, expected responses, and pass/fail criteria. TIFG…