Result of Connection Test between IP-PBX and sXGP terminals in FY 2023

In order to provide more reliable sXGP equipment, XGP Forum (office located at ARIB. Chairperson: Hideyuki Iwata, CEO and S.V.P. of TTC) has revised "Guideline for Connection Test of sXGP System" and conducted a test to confirm whether the EPC, which is the core of the sXGP equipment, can continue to operate with the redundant configuration in case of failure. The connection test using multi-vendors` sXGP equipment was conducted as well. Both of them met with a good result.

XGP Forum has been standardizing a new TD-LTE-based wireless technology, license-free ”sXGP system”, as a radio station which uses 1.9GHz band and vigorously participating in the review meeting of technical requirements set up by Information and Communications Council(“ICC”) under MIC.

 

Reference: TD-LTE scheme innovates on 1.9GHz Digital Cordless Telephone system

 

Then, in order to promote the deployment of this method, we informed of the following initiatives.

Reference: Efforts to spread and promote sXGP

 

In response to ICC’s preliminary answer on March 31, 2017 and amendment enforcement of ministerial order for sXGP systems on October 1, as well as the issuance of standard specification by ARIB, XGP Forum issued test guidelines. Based on the guideline, we have conducted tests continuously with participating companies in this Forum since FY 2018 and have achieved good results.

 

"Reference provision"

・Ordinance on Radio Equipment (MIC No.60 of 2018) Article 49-8-2-3

　(Radio equipment of Radio Station used for Time Division・ OFDMA Digital Cordless System)

・ARIB Standard RCR STD-28 “Personal handy phone system ARIB standard RCR STD-28. (Annex AR)"

・Ministerial Ordinance to Partially Amend Regulations for Enforcement of the Radio Law and Ordinance on Radio Equipment (MIC No.113 of 2020)

 

＜Reference＞

Reference: Result of Connection Test between IP-PBX and sXGP terminals

Result of Connection Test between IP-PBX/Business phones and sXGP terminals

Result of Connection Test between IP-PBX/Business phones and sXGP terminals in FY 2019

Result of Connection Test between IP-PBX/Business phones and sXGP terminals in FY 2021

Result of Connection Test between IP-PBX and sXGP terminals in FY 2023

 

This time, we have also revised the implementation guidelines, adding the test item of re-call connection test after switching by redundant configuration of EPC in case of failure.

Based on the revised test guideline, the test was co-hosted by HATS Forum (Secretariat: Communications and Information Network Association of Japan (CIAJ), Chairman: Tadao SAITO, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo) and met with a good result.

＜Summary of test Result＞

1. Test period:

　　Re-call connection test after switching by redundant configuration of EPC in case of failure and connection test in combination with multi-vendors` sXGP equipment

　　November 6~8, 2023

2．Participating Company(Random order)

　　Accuver Co., Ltd

　　NEC Platforms, Ltd

　　Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.（OKI）

　　Baicells Japan Co., Ltd

　　BB Backbone Corporation（BBB）

3. Test site:

　　1A Meeting room, ARIB

4. Test organization

　　XGP Forum(TWG-AdHoc 22 SWG for sXGP-AdHoc TG for interconnectivity) recruited participating companies and implemented the test.

5. Test Method

　　「IP-PBX - Connection tests of all PBXes and sXGP method system were conducted in accordance with "IP-PBX - sXGP Inter-terminal Connection Test Guideline (Version 6)" and "PBX Telecom Server Inter Connection Test Guideline for sXGP Protocol Specification Terminal Connection (HATS-P-104-V6.0)" which is based on the former.

＜System Configuration : Re-call connection test after switching by redundant configuration of EPC in case of failure＞

 

6. Test Result

(1) Re-call connection test after switching by redundant configuration of EPC in case of failure

As described below, 1 item were tested with a combination of 2 models of IP-PBXes from 2 vendors and sXGP equipment. Both of them passed the test.

 

＜Equipment＞

sXGP Equipment Vendor
Device Name
Provided by BB Backbone Corporation
EPC: Q-Core
Accuver Co.,Ltd
AP: SC-120J2

 

IP-PBX Manufacturer
Device Name
NEC Platforms, Ltd
UNIVERGE SV9500CT
OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd
DISCOVERY neo2

 

＜Test Results＞

IP-PBX Manufacturer
Re-call connection test after switching by redundant
configuration of EPC due to a failure during call of sXGP terminal※1
NEC Platforms, Ltd.
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OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd
〇

※1：Confirm incoming/outgoing call between sXGP terminal and IP-PBX extension terminal when the call is released normally after switching EPC because of a failure during a call between sXGP terminal and IP-PBX extension terminal.

 

(2) Test results of multi-vendors` sXGP compatible equipment

Three items out of all test items that had been conducted since 2020 until last year and one item of re-call connection test after switching by redundant configuration of EPC in case of failure were tested as a combination of two models from two IP-PBX companies and one company that participated in the multi-vendor test as a new sXGP equipment (EPC, AP) vendor in FY2019.

 

＜Equipment＞

sXGP Equipment Vendor
Device Name
Baicells Japan Co., Ltd
EPC：BaiCore
AP ：Baicells sXGP C-RAN VoLTEシステム(AP)
BBU:BU733p/rHUB:EU2128C/RRU:pRU91390

 

IP-PBX Manufacturer
Device Name
NEC Platforms, Ltd
UNIVERGE SV9500CT
OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd
DISCOVERY neo2

 

＜Test Results＞

IP-PBX Manufacturer
Start PHS System during the call of sXGP terminal
(Expanded frequency band in use)※2
Incoming/outgoing call of sXGP terminal during the starting up of PHS system
(Expanded frequency band in use)※2
Incoming/outgoing call of PHS system during the starting up of sXGP system
(Expanded frequency band in use)※2
NEC Platforms, Ltd
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〇
〇
OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd
〇
〇
〇

 

IP-PBX Manufacturer
Re-call connection test after switching by redundant configuration of EPC
due to a failure during call of sXGP termina※3
NEC Platforms, Ltd
〇
OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd
〇

※2：Expanded frequency band uses F1 or F2

※3：Confirm incoming/outgoing call between sXGP terminal and IP-PBX extension terminal when the call is released normally after switching EPC because of a failure during a call between sXGP terminal and IP-PBX extension terminal.

 

7. Future Plan
XGP Forum will continue standardization work such as frequency expansion of sXGP system and will support the supply of products with high convenience for users, including checking connectivity with network equipment such as IP-PBX.

Reference：　

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