
UK
: UbiNetics, the world leader in WCDMA and HSDPA terminal and test
and measurement technology, has announced the availability of a new
addition to its HSDPA test product range.
Available as an
extension to the UbiNetics TM500 HSDPA Test Mobile, the new ‘Multi-UE’
option will allow infrastructure manufacturers and operators to stress-test
early HSDPA networks before commercial roll-out. The Multi-UE option
allows a single TM500 to concurrently emulate up to 32 individual
mobiles, each with an individually-programmable channel model to provide
representative RF conditions. Several TM500s can be connected together
to simulate over 100 mobiles in one HSDPA cell. Users can assess the
performance of the critical scheduler algorithms within the Node B,
which will dictate the overall system performance.
“HSDPA
optimises the use of available power and bandwidth by varying the
transmission to mobile phones depending on individual channel conditions.
Overall performance is critically reliant on networks making fast
and accurate decisions on which mobile to serve at any particular
time, based on channel quality metrics returned by the mobiles,”
said Philip Windred, Senior Vice President for test and measurement
products at UbiNetics. “Our TM500 Multi-UE test solution will
allow users to evaluate and optimise the scheduler function within
the network, and thereby contribute to the success of HSDPA.”
This
new option builds on the success of the TM500, already proven as the
world’s leading HSDPA network test solution, in use with all
major WCDMA infrastructure manufacturers. Further evolutions of the
TM500 product line are planned to support new functionality as WCDMA
systems continue to evolve.