Aeroflex Launches Multiple Handset Emulation Capability For The De Facto Industry Standard TM500 DC-HSDPA Test Mobile
Cambridge, UK - Aeroflex announced recently that its TM500 Test Mobile is the first to market to support multiple UE (user equipment, or handset) emulation in conjunction with measurements for the 3GPP W-CDMA Release 8 DCHSDPA (Dual Cell High-Speed Download Packet Access) standard.
The TM500 DC-HSDPA Multi-UE Test Mobile enables 3G infrastructure equipment manufacturers to perform rigorous load testing. With the TM500, they can test the performance of their DC-HSDPA base stations under conditions of increasing user demand, speeding up the development of infrastructure equipment and its deployment in networks.
Multiple handset emulation enables network load testing and optimization
When emulating a single handset, the Aeroflex TM500 DC-HSDPA Test Mobile provides low-level control and configuration; it combines detailed measurement data required by infrastructure engineers for rapid diagnosis of engineering issues. However,
testing a base station against a single handset is not sufficient. Scheduling algorithms must be optimized, and the base station must be load tested.
The TM500 DC-HSDPA Multi-UE Test Mobile now supports the ability to test a base station and network against a multiple handset configuration. The TM500 enables base station and core network designs to be load tested, stressed, and optimized to ensure that robust, flexible and high-performance products are delivered to network operators.
"The Aeroflex TM500 family is continually evolving to track the standards roadmap that wireless network operators are following," said Tim Beard, WCDMA product manager at Aeroflex Test Solutions. "We expect the new DC-HSDPA standard to be widely adopted by operators who are looking for ways to improve the performance and extend the life of their existing networks at minimal cost. The TM500 is the first test mobile to support multi-UE capability for the DC-HSDPA feature."
About the TM500 Test Mobile Family from Aeroflex
The Aeroflex TM500 Test Mobile family has established itself as the "gold standard" for cellular infrastructure equipment manufacturers worldwide. Manufacturers must test network equipment under realistic operating conditions. All the major
infrastructure vendors, as well as a majority of femtocell manufacturers, currently use the TM500 Test Mobile. The Multi-UE DC-HSDPA model is the latest in the TM500 family, which includes support for 3G and 4G standards from HSDPA through HSUPA, HSPA+, and DC-HSDPA to LTE. The TM500 Test Mobile offers all the capabilities of a mobile handset or set of mobile handsets, with advanced test functionality for
comprehensive 3GPP verification, validation, and optimization.
About Dual Cell HSDPA
Dual Cell HSDPA extends the resource utilization and spectrum efficiency of existing W-CDMA networks by providing an alternative method to HSPA+, increasing peak data rates in the downlink to a maximum 42 Mbps. This is achieved by enabling
handsets to take advantage of using two adjacent 5 MHz channels on the same Node B simultaneously to create a 10 MHz downlink bandwidth.
DC-HSDPA delivers a peak data rate of 42 Mbps without the need for MIMO (multiple input/multiple output) spatial multiplexing avoiding the potentially costly upgrades to base station (Node B) hardware and antennas that spatial multiplexing can entail. DC-HSDPA facilitates improved network efficiency and load balancing through better resource allocation and frequency selectivity. DC-HSPDA also delivers improved Quality of Service (QoS) for users in poor environments where MIMO is not necessarily an option.
SOURCE: Aeroflex