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radisys.com 23 Radisys Series — Who Disaggregated My RAN? eBook a product design point of view of these nonfunctional aspects. It is imperative that system integrators have the product expertise to be able to identify the underlying issues or bottlenecks and recommend appropriate solutions. Deployment Readiness: There are a few more steps after successful integration, testing and hardening of the solution. There are industry standard benchmarks and operator specific norms which must also be considered and implemented before a deployment is considered finished. These might include various operator specific conformance tests, regulatory compliance with specific laws and regulations for various countries, and field and operation specific aspects that enable an operator to manage things remotely. The diagram below summarizes the typical journey of successful integration to deployment. Addressing Open RAN Testing and Interoperability Needs Today testing for Open RAN solutions needs to be done in a neutral venue where there are common scenarios for all to allow for increased visibility and promotion of broader interoperability. To make the process easier for operators and Open RAN system integrators, the O-RAN Alliance members are working to solve the common issues of integration, testing, benchmarking and deployment readiness both within and through the O-RAN Alliance. The O-RAN Alliance Test and Integration Focus Group (TIFG) is made up of operators, test equipment vendors and RAN product vendors. This group focuses on the test specifications to achieve end-to-end operability.