Rohde & Schwarz and mimoOn to demonstrate 3GPP LTE femtocell testing capability at CTIA

The test setup shown at Rohde & Schwarz booth 6033 verifies that the femtocell reference design from mimoOn correctly operates according to the LTE specification that is about to be finalized. Accurate validation of the generated downlink signal of the mimoOn reference design is carried out with the R&S FSV signal analyzer and the R&S FSV-K100 downlink analysis option. The R&S FSV’s innovative touch screen interface simplifies testing from the reference design to the final application of enhanced Node B (eNB) and Home eNB infrastructure.

The R&S SMBV100A vector signal generator eases the task at hand by a graphical user interface and internal signal setup and generation. With the R&S SMBV-K55 option the creation of LTE up- and downlink signals of excellent quality is straight forward and convenient. The R&S FSV signal and spectrum analyzer offers a broad analysis bandwidth of 40 MHz. The two instruments are the latest additions to a comprehensive product portfolio covering a variety of wireless standards including LTE, HSPA+, and WiMAX. Rohde & Schwarz test solutions support the latest 3GPP specifications, and are applicable from design and production through conformance testing of components and mobile terminals.

mimoOn, a leader in software defined radio (SDR) solutions for LTE, offers a product portfolio that includes the LTE physical and protocol stack layers as well as reference designs for eNB and UE. The software is written in high-level language and is modular so it is easy to modify or customize – an important feature as the standards for LTE continue to be revised.

“mimoOn is the first in the world to offer an end-to-end MIMO LTE software solution on flexible, upgradeable platforms,” stated Thomas Kaiser, chief executive officer of mimoOn. “Our fully-featured and certified infrastructure software has been integrated on multiple industry-leading femtocell platforms and includes advanced schedulers, cognitive radio technology, and performance-optimized MIMO techniques. The demonstration with Rohde & Schwarz shows that mimoOn’s solutions are standards-compliant and market ready and will enable operators to meet time-to-market objectives for deploying LTE femtocell networks.”