Next Generation Wireless (5G and Unlicensed)
New Wireless Technologies Trial
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project information
WBA members acknowledge the importance of Next Generation Wi-Fi Trials heritage in WBA and how they keep helping the industry move forward. Thus, New Wireless Technologies Trial include, as baseline, the assessment of technologies that present a new value proposition and potential business opportunity for WBA members, such as:
- LWA / LWIP
- MulteFire
- LPWA (unlicensed bands)
- CBRS
The focus is to perform end-to-end live testing, depending on equipment availability, following the same approach as previous testing programs in WBA, such as the Next Generation Hotspot trial. For all the above, a plugfest model might be considered.
Outcomes / Target Audience
Testing architecture shall be defined, available as of today or in the future, potentially leading to a phased in testing.
All the trials and testing are aimed to be completed on live end-to-end networks. The results will be shared with participants and the industry.
Keywords
Live testing, WRIX, NGH authentication, Quality of Service, Policy Interworking (ANDSF & HS2.0), Wi-Fi Calling
Business objectives
- Improve customer experience using unlicensed wireless services
- Give more confidence to service providers to invest in unlicensed wireless services
MAIN AREAS COVERED
- Scope document listing and defining all testing possibilities based on existing technologies – summary of “targetable” objects based on a selection of the use cases developed by the 3 groups, Quality of Service,Wi-Fi Calling and Policy along with existing NGH test cases
- Develop a test plan to validate existing technologies on a collaborative effort
- Identify gaps and propose solutions such as identifying communication interfaces that must be developed in order to guarantee an effective end-to-end system management
WBA RELATED WORK
Available for download from the Resource Centre
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