recent technical innovations are advancing radio access networks (ran): massive mimo (m-mimo) dramatically increases network capacity and efficiency, and the evolution of open ran (o-ran) is making ran more open, flexible and efficient.
ensuring that o-ran radio units (o-ru) meet both o-ran alliance and 3gpp requirements is essential for reliable, high-performance deployments.
this is where rohde & schwarz and viavi solutions come in. the two companies have collaborated to offer a fully integrated o-ru test solution that address these new conformance needs:
- viavi tm500 o-ru tester emulates the o-du for a controlled test environment.
- rohde & schwarz vector signal generator and vector signal analyzer connect to the o-ru via a switch unit.
- rohde & schwarz power supply delivers power to the o-ru.
- test setup is fully controlled via the viavi o-ru test manager, running on a pc together with the r&s®vse (vector signal explorer) for rf monitoring.
the test setup can be used when m-mimo with beamforming capabilities is integrated into the o-ru. simply adding a rohde & schwarz oscilloscope and phase shift matrix enables conformance testing in line with the o-ran alliance beamforming standards.
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