The 5G NR test cases were compiled according to a carrier acceptance test (CAT) plan defined by China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), China’s state-owned mobile services provider.
5G NR is a new radio access technology, designed to be the global standard for the air interface of 5G networks.
According to Keysight, the new test cases “address multiple scenarios for validating the radio frequency (RF) and radio resource management (RRM) performance beyond specifications defined by 3GPP, the global standards organization.”
The test cases will be used as part of carrier acceptance test program run by China Mobile (which is owned by CMCC).
The program is intended to ensure 5G devices used by consumers and enterprises as well as in IoT applications perform as intended on the mobile operator’s network, Keysight said.
“Users of 5G network emulation solutions can now easily and cost-effectively access a wide range of RF/RRM carrier acceptance test cases for device validation according to China Mobile’s 5G CAT program,” said Muthu Kumaran, general manager of Keysight's device validation solutions business. “We’re pleased to continue working with China Mobile to accelerate their commercial deployment of 5G technology.”