Keysight P8820S RU Testing Toolset
Validate the O-RU throughout the whole test workflow
- Module and unit development
- Integration and verification
- Performance validation
- Single-user
- Massive MIMO (mMIMO), including O-RAN ALLIANCE WG4 uplink performance improvement (ULPI)
- Compliance testing
- 3GPP TR 38.141 RF Test Cases
- O-RAN ALLIANCE WG4 O-RU Conformance
- Carrier validation
- Energy efficiency testing
- Security testing
Assess mMIMO Performance at Scale
Ensure high-capacity, multi-antenna Radio Units meet performance requirements with real-world mMIMO traffic scenarios, beamforming verification, and spatial consistency testing.Measure mMIMO ULPI quality with precision: gain deep insight into O-RU uplink behavior through advanced ULPI metrics, ensuring optimal performance and standards compliance in dynamic radio conditions.
Automate O-RU Compliance Testing
- Integrated solution for 3GPP pre-conformance and O-RAN ALLIANCE WG4 conformance, functional and performance testing of the O-RU
- Comprehensive support for open fronthaul Control, User, Sync and Management (CUSM) Plane Testing and OTIC O-RU Certification
- O-RAN ALLIANCE WG11 test cases for O-RU security
- FR1, FR2 (mmWave) | FDD, TDD | Category A and B
- Massive MIMO beamforming (BF) and non-BF testing
- ETSI O-RU Energy Efficiency and Saving Test Cases
- O-RAN ALLIANCE and ETSI standard test reports
Evaluate O-RU Energy Efficiency
P8820S RU Testing Toolset enables accurate evaluation and optimization of O-RU energy efficiency. The solution supports energy efficiency testing based on ETSI traffic profiles, allowing simultaneous evaluation across multiple bands, while providing valuable insights into O-RU behavior.The energy efficiency testing option can be seamlessly integrated into any P8820S configuration by incorporating a power supply and analyzer into the test setup
Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network / O-RAN) is an approach to building RANs using open and interoperable interfaces, allowing components from different vendors to work together providing following flexibility for the network providers and operators.
Open Radio Unit (O-RU) plays a critical role as one of the main building blocks of O-RAN network. The O-RU handles Radio Frequency (RF) processing and Digital Front-End (DFE) functions performing tasks like transmitting and receiving radio signals between User Equipment’s (UEs), digital beamforming, and converting signals between analog and digital formats.
O-RUs are connected to the Open Distributed Unit (O-DU) via open Fronthaul Interface over eCPRI (enhanced CPRI). This interface enables vendor interoperability, a cornerstone of Open RAN.
Open RAN RUs are scalable based on network load and coverage needs, optionally supporting massive MIMO and beamforming to improve spectral efficiency and user experience.
Open RAN (Open Radio Access Network / O-RAN) is an approach to building RANs using open and interoperable interfaces, allowing components from different vendors to work together providing following flexibility for the network providers and operators.
Open Radio Unit (O-RU) plays a critical role as one of the main building blocks of O-RAN network. The O-RU handles Radio Frequency (RF) processing and Digital Front-End (DFE) functions performing tasks like transmitting and receiving radio signals between User Equipment’s (UEs), digital beamforming, and converting signals between analog and digital formats.
O-RUs are connected to the Open Distributed Unit (O-DU) via open Fronthaul Interface over eCPRI (enhanced CPRI). This interface enables vendor interoperability, a cornerstone of Open RAN.
Open RAN RUs are scalable based on network load and coverage needs, optionally supporting massive MIMO and beamforming to improve spectral efficiency and user experience.
