Anritsu Corporation has partnered with NTT DOCOMO on power consumption verification testing for machine-type communication technologies used by IoT devices.
These verification tests will use Anritsu's MD8430A and MD8475A base station simulators to verify the long-term operation (more than 10 years) of LPWA devices.
The machine-type communication standards used by IoT are standardized by 3GPP as Cat.1, Cat.1 + eDRX, and Cat.M1, with domestic chip manufacturers developing and releasing various communication chips. Since the Open House demonstration will compare low-power performance under the same communication conditions, Anritsu base station simulators will be used to establish communication links with IoT devices incorporating various chips from different manufacturers, in order to measure the average current during end-to-end communication between the NTT DOCOMO IoT platform and the IoT devices.
Anritsu is beginning development targeting the Cat.1+ eDRX communication standard for IoT, as well as the latest Cat.M1 standard, launched in March 2016, in an early stage. Following the demonstration of base station simulators, Anritsu plans to support an RF test radio communication analyzer and a conformance testing system. The company is also developing comprehensive measurement solutions for R&D and I&M of IoT devices for various Smart Home, Smart Factory, and Smart City applications.
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