EARTH - Validation platform framework

The work packages Green Networks and Green Radios have provided input supporting the definition of the platform that will be set-up at the Test Plant of Telecom Italia for demonstration and validation of the added value of their solutions. Green Networks is focused on deployment strategies, network and radio resource management concepts and also on future energy efficient network architectures; in particular a network management solution named "ON/OFF scheme" conceived for assuring energy savings during low load traffic conditions is proposed for validation in this work package. Green Radios has provided input to the validation platform in order to consider measures on base station components for efficient handling of changing traffic loads and enhancements on interface techniques. In order to set-up a validation platform framework, selected building blocks will be inserted into the Test Plant scenarios by means of a proper integration with the Test Plant resources. In particular, the above integration will comprise the set up of interfaces, the adoption of equipment and the use of instruments which, together with the selected building blocks, will define the final validation platform. The validation results coming out from the test campaigns will be assessed and visualized in a suited way, to clearly prove the advances obtained by the EARTH project.