To achieve complete smart mobility, several technological challenges must be overcome, such as V2X, an emerging and rapidly growing technology. V2X technologies include dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) and cellular-V2X (C-V2X). However, a unified testing solution for V2X is lacking.
NTU Singapore is currently investigating a reconfigurable transceiver system specifically designed for hybrid communication (DSRC+C-V2X) in the 5.9 GHz ISM band. Its potential extension to the millimeter wave (mmWave) band is also being considered, utilizing a cost-effective CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) technology.
Keysight provided NTU with testing solutions and the capability to generate and analyze both DSRC and C-V2X signals. This covers the testing and validation requirements for specifications at both component and system levels for V2X communication standards, as well as the generation and analysis of 5G signals in the mmWave range and MIMO mode. As a result, NTU can achieve a complete and accurate characterization of the newly developed transceiver.

Associate Professor Boon Chirn Chye of NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the project’s principal investigator, said, “Keysight’s expertise in mmWave and its advanced solutions, combined with NTU’s deep knowledge of vehicle communications and integrated circuit design, resulted in valuable breakthroughs that helped accelerate the deployment of hybrid V2X communications, which will be tested on NTU’s smart campus.”
“We are delighted to provide NTU with a wide range of our measurement and testing solutions that enable them to conduct their advanced research,” said EE Huei Sin, senior vice president and president of the Industrial Electronics Solutions Group at Keysight Technologies. “This is another example of Keysight’s collaborations with universities to uncover new technological breakthroughs.”