ONKAR ZODGE

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the validation of end-to-end LTE protocol and features, call processing, handovers, throughput, and various scenarios in the lab before release to the customer.
• Responsible for bringing up related activities for CU, DU, and RU using Kubernetes and Docker, required for testing.
• Extensively worked on different eNodeB features based on the operator's requirements, such as MOCN, S1 Flex, Service-Based Mobility, MORAN, ANR, MRO, CCO, Inter-Vendor Load Balancing, RAN Intelligent Controller and its features (RIC), CDRX, TTI Bundling, DL256QAM, UL256QAM, MIMO, ES Dynamic MIMO Reduce, RRC re-establishment, Carrier Aggregation, Single/Multi UE Attach, Paging, and S1AP/X2AP Handovers, Service-Specific HARQ.
• Responsible for test planning and execution. Documentation of MoP, including prerequisites and steps to perform feature testing.
• Responsible for analyzing eNodeB logs and UE logs for debugging issues with the concerned team.
• Performing sanity and regression testing for builds before each build release.
• Worked in different environments, like MWP and RHOCP.
• Currently, I am closely working with Airtel India, DTAG Germany, and Vodafone Idea on 4G features certification in the QA Lab before deployment in the commercial field. I also verify issues reported for the field.

Project: Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd: Device and Network Integration (DNI) Team.

Technology : LTE, Volte, VoWiFi, CA, MDT, UDC, LCS, & TTI-B

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the validation and testing of LTE, VoLTE, dongles, ODU, and eSIM-based devices.
• Devices that are based on Qualcomm, Unisoc, MediaTek, and Intel chipsets for Reliance JIO clients.
• E2E testing of open market devices and Jio feature phones includes both lab and field environment testing, modem log analysis, identifying network-related issues for the devices, and subsequently deriving the root cause for the raised issues.
• Identifying issues related to RACH, VoLTE drop/muting, attach, handover, and throughput during modem log analysis, and also identifying and reporting network-related issues.
• Responsible for feature enhancement testing, such as Vo-WiFi, CA, MDT, and UDC, which involves joint network testing to identify both device and network-related issues.
• Additional responsibilities include working closely with the project manager, test lead, and project team to learn about the project functionalities and provide testing timelines.
• Tracking all device and network-related issues raised, following up with the concerned team for open issues, and maintaining a list of all resolved issues with detailed root cause analysis.