Keysight's Lab Network Performance Benchmarking Solution enables mobile operators to flexibly, confidently, and cost-effectively assess how 5G devices and 5G base stations will perform in a real-world 5G network environment as new models, features, and versions become available. This versatile testing solution combines the Nemo Outdoor 5G NR Drive Test Solutionsoftware Nemo 5G Device Analytics, OpenTAP (an open-source test automation sequencing engine), and a wide range of test cases to create an automated testing environment.
“We are pleased to support mobile operators with an automated performance testing solution that reduces time to market while maintaining high quality standards compared to manual processes,” said Petri Toljamo, vice president and general manager for Nemo Wireless Solutions at Keysight. “Frequent device and base station updates, as well as the introduction of new models and versions, require a simple, integrated solution that generates a single performance score for each device or base station under test.”
Keysight's 5G Performance Evaluation Solution for Lab Networks enables mobile operators to:
• Evaluate multiple devices in a single test campaign using real base stations
• Evaluate a 5G base station (gNodeB) using a reference 5G device
• Combine KPIs from different test cases to generate a single score, strengthening target comparisons between different models or versions under test
• Access a single user interface for test plan execution, analysis, report generation, and access to logging history
• Expand test campaigns and evaluate advanced scenarios such as mobility, using OpenTAP and attenuators
“Keysight’s integrated solutions enhance test automation and accelerate performance evaluation in a lab environment before deployment, enabling Erillisverkot to provide secure and reliable information and communication technology (ICT) services to public authorities,” said Antti Kauppinen, Head of Mobile Technology Development and Strategy at the Erillisverkot Group. “Comprehensive and continuous testing of devices and network elements with new features and updates ensures a seamless deployment.”
Users can combine Keysight's Lab Network Performance Assessment Solution with Keysight's 5G Device Benchmarking Toolset, a pioneering solution launched in March 2020, to verify devices using Keysight's UXM 5G wireless test platform, which is a network emulator.
