267-2, Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-city, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea 463-824,
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Provincial Road No. 57
Bundang Expressway Seongnam Hghway Suwon, Yong-In Seoul, Seongnam Subway (Seohyeon station) Samsung Plaza Gwangju Bus Stop (Adjacent to Samsung Plaza Jesaeng Hospital)
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Testing & Certification Planning Team Network Testing Team
S/W Quality Evaluation Team Digital Broadcasting Testing Team Mobile Communication Testing Team
Making of mid- and long-term development direction and strategic planning, marketing strategy and growth plan, and elimination of customer dissatisfaction, etc.
Providing testing & certification services for digital terrestrial TV (ATSC, DVB-T), digital satellite TV (DVB-S), digital cable TV (OpenCable), data broadcasting (MHP, ACAP, OCAP), and digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) equipment, etc. Providing testing & certification services for digital home equipment, wired and wireless network equipment. Also providing internationally accredited testing services for bluetooth equipment. Providing testing & certification services for S/W product quality (localization, compliance, interoperability, performance, endurance, functionality, reliability, usability, maintainability, security, portability, efficiency and etc.) as the only one S/W testing & certification organization authorized by Korean Government.
Providing testing & certification services for CDMA, GSM/GPRS mobile phone and evaluating communication quality for mobile communication providers.
Goal
History
Transparent and fair Providing world class testing & certification service Positive response toward customer demand Maximizing the customer’s value
Standing abreast with world class IT testing and certification bodies!
Standing abreast with world class IT testing and certification bodies!
Vision
IT Testing & Certification Laboratory IT Testing & Certification Laboratory 2Establishment of
standardization plan
One-stop Service
Testing & certification service for IT products
Establishment of standards
Dec. 1988 TTA was established by Article 30 of Telecommunications law Aug. 2000 Acquired as a S/W certification body by Article 13 of S/W
industry development Act
Dec. 2001 Launched an IT testing & certification laboratory by merging with related ETRI organization
Dec. 2001 Signed an MoU with VeriTest (U.S. S/W certification body)
Mar. 2002 Signed an MoU with KT for telecommunication equipment testing
Jul. 2002 Acquired KOLAS accreditation for Bluetooth equipment Oct. 2002 Signed an MoU with TUViT (Europe S/W certification body) Oct. 2002 Signed an MoU with CableLabs (Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.)
May 2003 Acquired BQTF accreditation for Bluetooth equipment by
Bluetooth SIG
Jun. 2003 Acquired KOLAS accreditation for CDMA and AMPS mobile phone
Mar. 2004 Acquired CATL accreditation recognized by CTIA
BMT service
TTA induces developer to improve product quality and offers objective information to users which are necessary for choosing high quality products.
Testbed supporting service
TTA provides a low cost testbed in which the IT manufacturers can use a high cost testing and reference equipment with testing support tools, which a client can autonomously use for testing network, digital broadcasting, and S/W,
ION service
ION is the only domestic event for interoperability test. TTA has co-sponsored ION with associate organizations. The ION test checks the compatibility and connectivity of the same functional equipment.
Technical consulting service
TTA provides information through technical consultation and problem solution for the IT product for which testing and certification have been requested.
Educational program for training test experts
TTA operates an education program to train test experts who can service small and medium-sized IT manufacturers having difficulty in developing high quality products. Testing equipment
lease service TTA leases test equipment to IT manufacturers in return for appropriate fees.
Additional services
TTA testing & certification services
International testing & certification services
Services Provided
Bluetooth SIG
Indicates that international testing services are according to RF and Profile/Protocol conformance for Bluetooth SIG certificate acquirement.
CTIA
Indicates international testing services for CDMA/AMPS mobile phones are according to US’ CTIA certificate acquirement.
GCF/CE
Indicates international testing services for GSM/GPRS mobile phones are according to Europe’s GCF certificate acquirement.
Tolly
Indicates that TTA and Tolly Group provide international testing and service through a jointly verified testing service agreement based on ‘Up to Spec’ standard of Tolly.
VeriTest-TTA
Indicates that TTA and VeriTest jointly verified testing results based on certification standards (Good Quality, Performance, Internationalized) jointly created by both parties.
CableLabs
Indicates joint research and technical tie-up with CableLabs of US.
TTA Certified
Indicates that testing results comply with certification criteria of international/national standardization organizations
TTA Verified
Indicates that test results of test items requested by clients comply with TTA certification criteria.
TTA Tested
Indicates that test results of test items requested by clients are objectively based on test methods and conditions set by TTA.
GOOD Software
Indicates that the software met the requirements of Enforcement Ordinance Article 10-3 of the Software Industry Development Act specified by the Software Quality Certification Standards (MIC Notice 2000-81, enacted Oct. 31, 2000)
Equipment development supporting & testing service
TTA provides the necessary test staff and test equipment with testbed and test services for IT manufacturers developing products in their initial stages, which have shortage of manpower and technical resources.
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S/W product area
Network equipment area
Contact
Tel 031-724-0134 E-mail [email protected]
Contact Tel 031-724-0191
E-mail [email protected] Objects
ㆍ Package S/W ㆍ Mobile S/W ㆍ Embedded S/W ㆍ Component S/W
ㆍ GIS S/W ㆍ Groupware S/W ㆍ e-Biz S/W ㆍ Web-based S/W
ㆍ Game S/W ㆍ ERP S/W ㆍ CRM S/W ㆍ KMS S/W
ㆍ Security S/W ㆍ Customized S/W ㆍ Administrative work & all other S/W
Major activities
ㆍ Provides testing and certification service for MIC GS(Good software). ㆍ Offers the international VeriTest testing and certification service. ㆍ Offers BMT service.
ㆍ Executes S/W quality testing and certification for S/W product of general purpose and government order such as Ministry of Construction & Transportation, Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Government Administration & Home Affairs, Ministry of Information & Communication, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Public Procurement Service, National Police Agency, Supreme Public Prosecutors’Office, Ministry of Culture & Tourism, National Archives & Records Service, Samsung Corp., LG CNS and etc. ㆍ Research of fundamental technology for S/W quality evaluation.
ㆍ Training and certification for S/W testing specialist through up-to-date technical skills and relevant education.
Expected benefits
ㆍ Improvement of the reliability & acknowledgement of quality assurance through a public certification body of government.
ㆍ Epochal improvement for completion of product quality through testing and certification service by a third party.
ㆍ Facilitated finding of a new market and PR effect through acquirement of GS certificate from MIC. ㆍ Domestic savings in certification fees and the reduction of testing time by the issuance
of international VeriTest certification and ease of penetrating foreign markets.
ㆍ Through BMT, a developer gains a comparative quality analysis between his product and other products of the same class, and the buyer through objective comparative analysis information can select a high quality product.
Objects
ㆍ LAN ㆍ xDSL ㆍ IPv6
ㆍ Home Network ㆍ Firewall/VPN ㆍ PLC
ㆍ VoIP ㆍ MGCP/Megaco ㆍ Server
ㆍ Web Switch ㆍ ITS ㆍ Bluetooth
ㆍ Wireless LAN
Main activities
ㆍ Provides testing and certification services for network equipment.
ㆍ Provides a cooperative test service with the Tolly Group of US, a leading authority in network product testing.
ㆍ Operates the internationally accredited testing laboratory, BQTF, for Bluetooth product and provides test service.
ㆍ Signed MoUs with domestic communication service providers (KT, Hanaro Telecom, and Dacom) for BMT test service.
ㆍ Signed an MoU with Cetecom Spain for Spurious Radiated Emission test service.
Expected benefits
ㆍ Reduction of network product testing cost & personnel expenses from international organizations.
ㆍ Reduction of network product international testing period of over 40%.
ㆍ Offers opportunity for debugging and compatibility guarantee of network products through ION event.
ㆍ Guarantee of reliability for sales to government, communication service providers, public institutions and educational institutions through TTA certification mark acquirement.
Testing &
Contact Tel 031-724-0233 E-mail [email protected] Contact Tel 031-724-0228 E-mail [email protected]
Mobile communication area
Objects
ㆍ Field : DVB-S, DVB-T, ATSC, OpenCable, MHP, ACAP, OCAP, DMB.
ㆍ Target : Set-top box, Cable card, Middleware, Application S/W, Contents, Data server, Authoring tool, Headend system, A/V equipment.
Major activities
ㆍ Provides testing and certification service for digital broadcasting equipment (MHP, OpenCable, Set-top Box, etc).
ㆍ Holds an OpenCable ION event.
ㆍ Develops testing tool for a digital broadcasting application and transfer technology to industries.
ㆍ Signed an MoU with CableLabs for cooperation in OpenCable standardization and testing duties.
ㆍ Conducts with CableLabs an international joint research for developing OpenCable security and OCAP test standard.
ㆍ Signed a contract for DFAST license with Motorola.
ㆍ Signed a contract for MHP use license with MTC (MHP Testing Consortium).
Expected benefits
ㆍ The manufacturer can expand the market for broadcasting service providers and equipment users through public testing and certification.
ㆍ Advance the commercialization of IT product by supporting the development and making use of testbed available.
ㆍ Reduction of cost required for certification through preliminary testing before seeking testing by an internationally recognized institution.
ㆍ Service providers can maintain quality of broadcasting service through test confirmation and use of certified products.
ㆍ Reduction of self-testing cost leads to more effective broadcasting service.
ㆍ Improved consumer protection leads to the interest of consumers, who can purchase quality assured products with confidence.
Objects
AMPS part
ㆍRF minimum performance ㆍ Signaling conformance testing. CDMA part (IS-95A/B, cdma2000-1x, 1x-EVDO)
ㆍCDG stage 1 testing (RF minimum performance and signaling conformance) ㆍCTIA certification testing ㆍTRAC A certification testing
ㆍTTA certification testing ㆍPosition location minimum performance testing GSM/GPRS part
ㆍRF minimum performance ㆍSignaling conformance ㆍSIM Interface testing ㆍAcoustic testing ㆍGCF certification testing
ㆍPTCRB certification testing (planned in 2005)
Major activities
ㆍ Established CTIA authorized testing lab and TRAC A authorized testing lab for export encouragement, and provides testing service for CDMA and AMPS parts
ㆍ Established GSM/GPRS authorized testing lab, and provides GCF certification testing for GSM/GPRS parts.
ㆍ Provides performance quality testing for domestic mobile phones
ㆍ Acquired KOLAS accreditation and operated quality system according to ISO/IEC 17025.
Expected benefits
ㆍ Advantage of prior occupation for new products by reducing time and costs for certification.
ㆍ Strengthen international competitiveness of mobile phone manufacturers by providing efficient certification services.
Digital broadcasting area
Testing &
· Network equipment testing & certification 031-724-0134 [email protected] · S/W product testing & certification 031-724-0191 [email protected] · Digital broadcasting equipment testing
& certification 031-724-0233 [email protected]
· Mobile communication (mobile phone) testing & certification
031-724-0228 [email protected] · Mobile phone charger certification 031-724-0168 [email protected] · Mobile communication service quality
evaluation 031-724-0194 [email protected]
· Internet telephone service quality evaluation
031-724-0152 [email protected]
Testing &
certification field
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Procedures for testing
and certification
According to MIC policy for reduction of national resource through standardization, TTA made standards for digital mobile phone charger using 24-pin connector method. TTA provides the certification service of phone chargers based on standards.
Major activities
ㆍ Designates IT manufacturers as testing labs of phone chargers. (Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Pantech & Curitel, Telson, SKTeletech, Sewon Telecom, Estech)
ㆍ Performs standardization and certification service on new digital cellular phone charger.
ㆍ Push for the acceptance of new TTA phone charger standard against uncertified phone charger manufacturers.
According to MIC policy for mobile communication service quality improvement, TTA evaluates and analyzes the test results of mobile communication service quality on a locational basis throughout the nation.
Major activities
ㆍ Performs voice quality evaluation service from 1999 to 2002.
ㆍ Performs voice and wireless data quality evaluation in 2003.
ㆍ Provides coverage map of mobile telephone service by Internet in 2004.
According to MIC policy for Internet telephone quality improvement, TTA evaluates the Internet service quality of domestic Internet telephone services.
Major activities
ㆍ Performs the Internet telephone providers’ quality evaluation in 2004.
Application Testing Issuing the
Test Refort
Certification council
Applying for a certificate
Issuing the Certificate (national/international) Consultation
