At the PTCRB meeting, held September 11-12 in San Diego, California, the certification forum confirmed that Keysight's 5G protocol conformance toolkit, part of Keysight's 5G network emulation solution suite, delivers the leading number of PTCRB-approved protocol conformance test cases in non-standalone (NSA) mode across frequency ranges 1 (FR1) and 2 (FR2), as well as in standalone (SA) mode on FR1. As a result, U.S. mobile operators can quickly introduce new 5G devices to consumers and vertical industries.
PTCRB has also approved the 5G NR radio frequency (RF) test cases accessible through Keysight’s RF/RRM Design Validation Testing and Compliance Toolkit (DVT). This toolkit, part of Keysight’s 5G network emulation solution suite, now offers a leading number of PTCRB-approved 5G NR RF test cases in non-standalone mode on FR1 and FR2. It also offers a unique set of PTCRB-approved 5G NR RF compliance test cases in standalone mode on FR1.
Mobile operators worldwide are upgrading their 5G core networks and 5G radio access networks (RANs) using 5G NR in standalone mode to fully leverage an expanded range of 5G capabilities. Keysight's extensive test case coverage supports mobile operators' deployments of both NSA and SA 5G NR networks.
“5G device certification is a key milestone on the path to the successful market launch of new 5G services,” said Kailash Narayanan, Vice President and General Manager of Keysight’s Wireless Testing team. “By providing a comprehensive suite of PTCRB-approved 5G NR test cases across our 5G network emulation solutions, we enable leading device manufacturers to capitalize on early 5G commercial opportunities.”.
In July 2019, Keysight announced that, following the CAG#59 meeting held in Malaga, Spain, its 5G compliance toolkit (Test Platform 168) offers a leading number of RF test cases validated by the Global Certification Forum (GCF). Last month, Keysight announced that the same 5G test suite also provides a leading number of 5G NR protocol compliance test cases validated by both GCF and PTCRB. Keysight’s 5G network emulation solution suite leverages the company’s UXM 5G Wireless Platform to provide early access to a comprehensive range of test cases on a common platform.
