Wireless test set targets 4G and beyond

In design validation of LTE and LTE-A chipsets and user equipment, the UXM enables realistic verification of bidirectional category-6 performance with stable throughput at 300-Mbps downlink. Engineers can further wring out new designs with flexible receiver testing and trusted transmitter measurements. They can go deeper in functional testing with the UXM’s wide range of network emulator capabilities, including complex handover scenarios and VoLTE support. The UXM also ensures greater confidence in RF performance with flexible automated testing and industry-proven Agilent X-Series measurement science.

To keep pace with evolving wireless device designs, the UXM’s future-ready architecture is built to handle the next advancements in antenna techniques, component carriers and data rates. With the industry-leading combination of two independent 100-MHz RF transceivers, the UXM enables multiple cells, carrier aggregation, MIMO up to 4x2, and integrated fading. The UXM also provides built-in servers for extensive functional test applications. As device technologies change, the UXM can evolve as well: Its extensible architecture includes upgradable processors, multiple expansion slots, and high-speed interconnects.

Users can get up and running quickly with a versatile touch screen that features a new-yet-familiar interface based on popular Agilent solutions. Test teams can leverage their current libraries of test cases with backward-compatible SCPI commands.

The EXM can be configured with up to four independent transmit/receive channels, each with four RF ports (two full-duplex, two half-duplex). For even greater scalability and port density, the EXM can be customized to connect up to 32 devices for fast-sequenced, non-signaling parallel testing. As requirements change on the production floor, the EXM allows manufacturers to evolve their test stations and keep pace with next-generation devices and standards at the lowest cost of test.