LS/O/R on an Implementers' Guide for Recommendation ITU-T G.9801 (Conformance And

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This liaison answers SG15 - LS 185.

ITU-T SG11 would like to thank ITU-T SG15for their liaison(SG15 LS185) informingon their work item which is related to conformance and interoperability testing. SG11 highly evaluates such an activity and recognizes that theOMCI-EPONconformance testing is driven by market need. SG11 will incorporate this update into the living list of suitable ITU-T Recommendations on key technologies for C&I testing,which is publically available at

For your information, ITU launched Product Conformity Database in December 2014 to promote conformity assessment to ITU Recommendations and to assist purchaser (e.g. customer, operator, regulator, etc.) in their efforts to select standards-compliant products.Firstentries to this database aree-health devices which conform to Recommendations ITU-T H.810-series. This has been achieved as a result of close collaboration between ITU and Continua Health Alliance (ITU press-release).

In March 2015, at the request of the automotive industry, ITU published the whitelist of mobile phones which successfully passed tests against ITU-T P.1100/P.1110to address the great variance observed in the behaviour of phones when operating within hands-free terminals (HFTs) installed in vehicles. Thesewhitelisted phones were also registered in the Product Conformity Database.

As the Lead Study Group for C&I, SG11 encouragespilot projects for conformity assessment against ITU-T Recs which aim to develop missing test specifications if needed and to perform C&I testingagainst particular ITU-T Recommendation(s).ITU-T SG11 started a conformance testing pilot project on “Network management interface” (ITU-T M.3170-series) in collaboration with ITU-T SG2. Anotherconformance testing pilot project on Mobile Number Portability (based on ITU-T Q.suppl.4) is expected soon. Oneoutcome of these pilot project(s)could beto populate the ITU-T Product Conformity Database with tested ICT equipment(s).

Given the progress of ITU-T SG15 on the Implementer’s Guide for OMCI-EPONC&Itests, ITU-T SG11 would like to invite ITU-T SG15 to start a pilot project on conformance testing of OMCI-EPON systems against ITU-T G.9801. In case of interest, please respond with information filled in the attached application form.

SG11 looks forward to continuing cooperation with ITU-T SG15 on C&I activities and would appreciate any progress on this item as well as other ITU-T SG15 activities on C&I testing.

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Annex C of ITU-T SG11 Action plan(TD-70/GEN11)

The set of pilot projects of conformity assessment against ITU Recommendations

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