EE World spoke with Adam Smith of LitePoint about the progress and challenges of Open RAN interoperability and testing.
EDA software adds support for tower semiconductor SiGe
Keysight Technologies, Inc. expanded the simulation capabilities in its Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software suite to include electro-thermal simulation for the Tower Semiconductor SiGe Power Amplifier (PA) process. Together with process design kits (PDKs) for Tower radio frequency (RF) technologies for circuit and physical designs, the new electro-thermal simulation enables integrated circuit (IC) designers to…
Monitor network voice and data quality with a browser
GL Communications Inc. addressed the press regarding their Centralized Voice, Video, and Data Quality Testing Solution – WebViewer. With GL’s WebViewer, you can access real-time measurements of voice, video, and data quality testing from a convenient web-based dashboard. GL’s VQuad and vMobile offer automatic call control across multiple networks and support real-time transmission/capture of voice…
Monitor and analyze 5G network core interfaces
GL Communications Inc. addressed the press regarding their new 5G protocol analysis tool. GL’s 5G Protocol Analyzer enables real-time monitoring and capture of 5G network traffic, allowing you to effortlessly gather and analyze data across the network. The 5G Protocol Analyzer is an optional application for PacketScan. PacketScan is a protocol analysis software supporting a large range…
OpenWiFi gets interoperability validation
CableLabs announced the successful validation of new interoperable hardware and software, version 2.9, and the commissioning of a refreshed OpenWiFi Community Lab to serve as a testing ground and demonstration stage for global cable operators. This new initiative is part of CableLabs’ ongoing collaboration with the Telecom Infra Project. OpenWiFi is a community-developed open-source platform designed to lower the…
Analyzer software automates radar test
Anritsu Company introduces the Pulse Radar Measurement Function MX284059B software for its Signal Analyzer MS2840A that creates a single-instrument solution for automated pulse radar measurements to dramatically reduce cost-of-test and test time on the production line and in the field. The MS2840A, when equipped with the new software and the USB Peak Power Sensor MA24406A/18A/40A, supports tests of…
Spirent completes Open RAN testing with three functions
The addition of a “wraparound” distributed unit test product for distributed units augments previous test suites for radio units and centralized units. Open radio-access networks (Open RAN) disaggregate a base station’s baseband unit (BBU) — the unit between the antenna and network core — into three parts: Radio unit, RU or O-RU; Distributed unit, DU…
Test suite emulates 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G networks
GL Communications Inc. addressed the press regarding their solutions for emulating various telecom protocols (VoIP, TDM, Analog, Wireless) within a single framework – Message Automation and Protocol Simulation. The application includes various test cases to confirm the functionality of telecom infrastructure. GL’s comprehensive Signaling and Traffic Emulation test equipment suite, commonly referred to as Message…
How cloud principles impact 5G
As part of the internet, “the cloud” core principles have significantly changed how software is developed and deployed. The principles of virtual machines and containers have impacted 5G’s system architecture. Here’s how.
