Testing K8s Clusters and VNFs in Telco Staging Environments

Explore a conference talk that delves into the complexities of testing in telecommunication carriers' staging environments. Learn how NTT Corporation addresses the challenges of managing diverse sub-teams, vendor testing tools, and complex testing procedures in telco environments. Discover an experimental implementation that leverages GitOps and Cluster API to streamline the management of Telco staging environments. Gain insights into simulating network construction using OAI's 5GC and vRAN as example environments for running E2E tests and automating PR issuance to production environments. Understand how this approach aims to enhance reliability, reproducibility, and speed of tests in the telecommunications industry.