Primary Goals: Make each OSC projects to adopt XTesting framework and contribute test cases that can be run at release time for validation. Stretch goal would be to write additional integration test cases based on across project interactions.

H Feature Scope / Achievements:

• Convert existing RICPLT/RICAPP Robot test cases in it/test repo to be executed with XTesting, which should automate the deployment of RIC platform, onboarding an xApp, and execute test cases all together.
• Wind River may contribute XTesting test cases on the o2 repo
• Specific to the Asia Pacific Open Lab:
  • Completing E2 setup procedure between OSC Near-RT RIC and OAI gNb.
  • Incorporate E2AP v2 in OAI CU for connection between OAI CU and OSC Near-RT RIC.
  • Verify data exchange between netconf and ves between OAI CU and OSC SMO.
  • Testing C-plane in F1 interface connection between OAI CU and OSC DU.

H release highlights/accomplishments (December 14, 2022<date>):

H release source code, container images and deployment instructions

gerrit (look for the latest changes for H release from the following repositories):

https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/it/dep

https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/it/dev

https://gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/it/test