PROPSIM FS16 accelerates 5G development, says Keysight Technologies
New 5G channel emulation capabilities in the PROPSIM FS16 channel emulator enable the deployment of seamless connectivity and end-user experiences, says Keysight Technologies.
It has been introduced to accelerate 5G development and commercialisation by enabling users to verify the performance of 5G new radio (NR) devices with support for ultra-wide bandwidths in mmWave frequency spectrum, beamforming technology and multiple-antenna configurations.
It extends Keysight’s family of 5G channel emulators, used for benchmarking and validating devices and basestations and helps chipset and device makers cost-effectively validate the real-world performance of 5G designs using MIMO and massive MIMO antenna technology for high data rate applications.
PROPSIM FS16 is housed in a compact and modular benchtop 5G NR radio frequency (RF) channel emulator with scalable fading capacity and intuitive software tools.
It supports the 5G NR frequency bands and bandwidths as specified by 3GPP and seamlessly integrates with Keysight’s 5G network emulation to address performance requirements that extend beyond conformance testing mandated by 3GPPm, adds the company.
It has a scalable number of fading channels (from two to 1024) and support for realistic bi-directional fading to verify the up- and downlink of a device.
A uni-directional fading capability focuses the fading capacity on the downlink for efficient testing of the device receiver for comprehensive support of MIMO over-the-air (OTA) test requirements specified by 3GPP.
Keysight Technologies helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. It provides Keysight’s customers with design simulation, prototype validation, manufacturing test to optimisation in networks and cloud environments. Customers are located around the world operating in communications ecosystem, aerospace and defence, automotive, energy, semiconductor, and general electronics end markets.
