The mobile industry is transitioning to virtual RAN (vRAN) architectures using open RAN interface standards to flexibly and cost-effectively address a diverse range of requirements driven by both consumers and vertical industries. Mavenir is part of a growing ecosystem of software and wireless equipment manufacturers offering solutions with open standard interfaces that support disaggregated network architectures.
“Mavenir and Keysight support a transforming industry that needs flexible tools to validate the performance of virtualized 5G radio access and backbone functionalities,” said Giampaolo Tardioli, vice president and general manager of the network access testing group at Keysight. “Keysight’s 5G UEE platforms enable Mavenir to validate the end-to-end performance of cloud-native RAN and 5GC software solutions, which are critical for agile solutions supporting more than 25 communications service providers (CSPs) committed to deploying compliant O-RAN networks.”
Mavenir uses Keysight’s automated and scalable 5G UEE solutions to emulate a massive number of subscribers and numerous use cases. These solutions support compliance validation of distributed O-RAN units (O-DUs) and radio units (O-RUs), ensuring that 5G network elements meet the latest specifications set by both 3GPP and O-RAN standardization organizations. Keysight’s UEE solutions provide realistic scenarios for protocol and load testing by integrating sophisticated channel emulation capabilities that allow users to verify the performance of a RAN deployed in a complex radio environment.
“Keysight’s cutting-edge tools, developer support, and 5G leadership and expertise enable Mavenir to effectively validate our radio access solutions,” said Mikael Rylander, General Manager of the Radio Access Business Unit at Mavenir. “Keysight’s solutions enhance our ability to flexibly deliver high-quality software to our customer portfolio and better support the OpenRAN ecosystem.”