"Addressing interoperability head-on is very important. It is the number
one reason TEMs (telecom equipment manufacturers) aren't reaching the
mainstream market for standards-based communications platforms. Once this is
tackled, other challenges such as availability and management can be
effectively addressed. By developing a consistent methodology for
interoperability testing, CP-TA is a logical choice to take on these
challenges and help deliver the promise of interoperability that has been
unfilled to date."
∼ Brian Partridge, Senior Analyst, Communications Network Infrastructure,
Yankee Group
Industry Liaisons
CP-TA is working with SCOPE
Alliance, PICMG, the Service Availability Forum (SA
Forum), The Linux
Foundation and the Mountain View Alliance.
CP-TA is developing interoperability testing requirements and test
methodologies and procedures based on the profiles created by the SCOPE
Alliance and specifications developed by PICMG, the SA Forum and The Linux
Foundation.
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PICMG 3rd Generation specifications:
- AdvancedTCA
- AdvancedMC
- MicroTCA
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SA Forum High-Availability SW specifications:
- Hardware Platform Interface (HPI)
- Application Interface Specification (AIS)
- System Management Interface (SMI)
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The Linux Foundation specifications
- Carrier Grade Linux (CGL)
- Enterprise Linux