1. TTA’s Testing and Certification Activities
1st CJK Standards Information Exchange Meeting
26 June 2002, TTA, Korea
Jangkyung Kim
Director, Network Test Center
Telecommunications Technology Association

2. Testing and Certification Services
TTA’s testing & certification services started in December 2001
Objectives Maximizing the practical use of Standard(s) Securing Compatibility, Interconnectivity, Interoperability,
and the quality of the IT products, etc.
Major Activities
- To Provide IT Testing Services,
Certification Services and OpenLab

3. Testing and Certification Services
Internationally accredited testing Lab.
- ISO accreditation for bluetooth area
Testing & Certification Service Area
- Network Equipments (Ethernet, ATM, Router, WLAN, ADSL, VoIP, Bluetooth, Mobile Phone Charger, etc)
- Software (Component, Mobile, Embedded, Web-based S/W, etc)
- Digital Broadcasting Equipments (DVB-MHP, ATSC-DASE, Digital TV, etc)
- Mobile Communication (CDMA, PCS, GSM/GPRS, IMT-2000(3GPPs)
Open Lab Service
- To provide the testing environment for Network Equipment testing
(Ethernet, ATM, MPLS, IPv6, VoIP, ADSL, etc.)
- To lease the testing equipments and reference equipment

4. Certification Logos of TTA
Certifying that the product has
met the certification criteria
prepared by the local/foreign standardization organizations
Verifying that the product has met the requirements
requested by the client
Confirming that the product
has been tested in accordance
with the test spec. prepared by the TTA and the client
Certifying that the product has
met the requirements specified in the Quality Certification
Standards of Software
Verifying that the product has met the requirements set forth by the ‘Up-to-Spec’ standards of the Tolly Group
Verifying that the product has met the requirements set forth by the ‘Tolly verified’ standards of the Tolly Group

5. External Relations regarding Testing & Certification
Partnership
- The Tolly Group (USA) (Network Area)
- VeriTest (USA) (S/W Area)
- Provides joint testing service and Issues Joint-Certification Logo
Co-operation with related Organizations
- CDG in the Cellular Phone sector
- WECA for wireless LAN testing (Wi-Fi certification)
- TUV Rheinland and CETECOM for BQTF Establishment
- CableLabs for Digital Cable TV

6. Open Lab
Facilities
- Testing equipments and Reference equipments (over 50s)
- IOP service area (100 m2)
- 7 Customer Islands
- Seminar Room
Services
- To help the manufacturers debug their new products
- To provide the testing tools and reference equipment
- To organize the Interoperability testing event (ION)

7. Interoperability Testing Event - ION
Interoperable Open Network Workshop & Exhibition
- Started in 1992 and held every year for 10 years
- Was the only IOP-specialized event in Korea
- Changed it’s style to practical IOP event like ETSI’s Plugtest this year
ION2002
- Will be held in Open Lab from the first week of July, 2002
- Subject: H.323 VoIP, SIP VoIP
- 15 manufacturers will participate
- Goal: IOP conform, debugging, and advertising the results

8. International Activities on IOP Testing
Goal
- To expand the scope of Interoperability world wide
- To promote the practical use of standards world wide
International Cooperation
- Cooperation with ETSI in Plugtest event
- Lead the ASTAP IOP WG activity
- Cooperation with CJK Standards Meeting Members

9. Discussion Issues Cooperation in ION event
- Share information when deciding the ION topics
- CJK Standards Meeting member’s participation in ION event
Cooperation in Testing and Certification
- Information exchange in testing and certification activities
- To provide the testing and certification services each other
- Mutual Recognition Agreement