Full name of OTIC:  North American OTIC in the Boston Area (UNH-IOL)

21 Madbury Road, Suite 100, Durham, NH 03824 USA

https://www.iol.unh.edu

University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory

The North American OTIC in the Boston Area (IOL) is hosted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory, one of the industry's premier independent proving grounds for new technologies.  The UNH-IOL’s mission is to provide a neutral environment to foster interoperability, standards conformance, and development for the interconnected world, while attracting students to and preparing them for careers in cutting-edge technology. The UNH-IOL has hosted the O-RAN PlugFest events since the Spring of 2022.  The lab hosts testbeds of commercial and open source equipment for wide ranging technologies.  The lab’s facilities include an onsite data center, walk-in RF isolation chambers, GNSS feeds, and other infrastructure required for testing 5G systems.

‍

The UNH-IOL provides interoperability, and plugfest testing services in the laboratory environments, specifically focused on the O-RU/O-DU/O-CU components, open front haul interfaces, and F1 C/U interfaces. Additionally, lab clients can work with the UNH-IOL to perform E2E system testing. Lab clients can leverage the existing equipment and network resources within the lab, as well as work with the lab to integrate additional components in the lab, as required by the specific use cases or testing.