Aeroflex has announced that its TM500 Test Mobile will be the first to market to support multiple UE (user equipment, or handset) emulation in conjunction with measurements for the 3GPP W-CDMA Release 8 DC-HSDPA (Dual Cell High-Speed Download Packet Access) standard.
The TM500 DC-HSDPA Multi-UE Test Mobile will enable 3G infrastructure equipment manufacturers to perform rigorous load testing. They can now 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.
The Aeroflex TM500 DC-HSDPA Test Mobile, when emulating a single handset, will be able to provide low-level control and configuration and it is also able to combine detailed measurement data required by infrastructure engineers for rapid diagnosis of engineering issues.
The TM500 DC-HSDPA Multi-UE Test Mobile has the ability to test a base station and network against a multiple handset configuration. It enables base station and core network designs to be load tested, stressed, and optimised to ensure that robust, flexible and high-performance products can be delivered to 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.”
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 optimisation.
