Aircom International has upgraded its WiMAX network testing software. The new version now supports WiMAX Wave 2. Wave 2 refers to the WiMAX Forum’s current round of testing mobile devices with multiple antennas, compared to Wave 1 which meant fixed devices with single antennas.
Also new in Enterprise 6.1, which is available now, are new licensing terms and automated cell planning. The software is faster than previous versions and can be adapted to upcoming LTE networks, officials said.
Other aspects of the upgraded software are speed and reporting tools. Several features work faster and are more automated than in previous versions. Developers get an application programming interfaces through the WebWizard module.
Aircom testing software including backhaul and capacity planning tools for WiMAX are used in 36 projects worldwide, the company said.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Faster acceptance testing of base-stations
Speeding up testing is always desirable and there is an article here on faster testing of base station antennas.
As base-station antennas become more complex and the performance metrics more critical and challenging, acquiring and evaluating these parameters with minimal cost impact is essential. Furthermore, the ability to mine these test results for the opportunity to improve yields and/or performance is invaluable.
Consider the test requirements on a dual polarized, tri-band antenna. In this case, the manufacturer must demonstrate return loss on all 6 ports and the isolation performance between all ports. The result is 15 s-parameter measurements on one antenna. Additionally, the Passive Intermodulation (PIM) must also be verified for each of the 6 antenna inputs.
Using the Summitek Spartan software, the test procedure and acceptance criteria for all of these tests can be predefined by engineering and then served out to each client workstation at manufacturing cells anywhere in the world. This assures that all sites are testing the same way each and every day.
Customer experience testing
As base-station antennas become more complex and the performance metrics more critical and challenging, acquiring and evaluating these parameters with minimal cost impact is essential. Furthermore, the ability to mine these test results for the opportunity to improve yields and/or performance is invaluable.
Consider the test requirements on a dual polarized, tri-band antenna. In this case, the manufacturer must demonstrate return loss on all 6 ports and the isolation performance between all ports. The result is 15 s-parameter measurements on one antenna. Additionally, the Passive Intermodulation (PIM) must also be verified for each of the 6 antenna inputs.
Using the Summitek Spartan software, the test procedure and acceptance criteria for all of these tests can be predefined by engineering and then served out to each client workstation at manufacturing cells anywhere in the world. This assures that all sites are testing the same way each and every day.
Customer experience testing
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Acceptance testing Wi-Fi networks
If you are looking for an article on telecom testing then there is one on the area of municipal Wi-Fi networks at Wi-Fi planet
The reasoning behind independently testing municipal Wi-Fi networks was covered in the first part of this tutorial series. In that tutorial, we also discussed the three main surveying and testing phases—Pre-Installation Survey, Pilot Test, and Acceptance Test. Additionally, we outlined the information and documents that need to be gathered for each phase. In this part of the tutorial series, we will discuss which tools the independent testing team needs and how to perform a Pre-Installation Survey.
The reasoning behind independently testing municipal Wi-Fi networks was covered in the first part of this tutorial series. In that tutorial, we also discussed the three main surveying and testing phases—Pre-Installation Survey, Pilot Test, and Acceptance Test. Additionally, we outlined the information and documents that need to be gathered for each phase. In this part of the tutorial series, we will discuss which tools the independent testing team needs and how to perform a Pre-Installation Survey.
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