5G Testing

It will bring a paradigm shift towards a user and application centric technology framework to support 3 key use cases:

1.) Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) supporting the ever-increasing end-user data rate and system capacity

2.) Massive machine type communications (mMTC) ensuring cost efficient and robust connectivity among billions of devices without overloading the network.

3.) Ultra – reliable low latency communication (URLLC) that supports the new needs of vertical industries like autonomous driving, remote surgery for eHealth and cloud robotics for Industry 4.0

                   

·       Therefore to get 5G equipment to market quickly, efficiently and economically, T&M vendors will have to work closely with top-tier equipments makers and the standards authorities to resolve technical challenges and provide T&M solutions that are fil for purpose and have a low cost of ownership.

·       5G Testing Scenario

·       Since both 4G and 5G technologies are based on OFDM, the existing equipment for 4G can often be upgraded , in some cases just with software to make them suitable for 5G.

·       This is the case with signal generators, and spectrum and signal analysers manufactured by leading T&M equipment vendors.

·       In other cases hardware evolution is required.

·       This is the case for eg. Vector network analysers, which are required to have multiport test capabilities to support massive multiple input, multiple output MIMO