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5G TECHNOLOGY

wafer-probing solutions to the STS,
leading to fast wafer-level test of new 5G
RFICs.

Sponsored by

Marvin Test Solutions TS-960e-5G mmWave
test system.

Walker, Copper Mountain Technologies:
We released an 18- to 54-GHz frequency-extender module (FET1854) last year,
which was primarily targeted at 5G applications. The 1.85-mm coaxial interface
simplifies the connections to devices
which need to be tested.
Semancik, Marvin Test Solutions: MTS
recently introduced a mmWave/5G production test system capable of 50-GHz
signal delivery to the UUT. The TS-960e5G mmWave test system delivers proven
performance up to 50 GHz. The system
integrates laboratory-grade RF performance directly to the mmWave DUT
for multisite production test or device
characterization. In addition, MTS offers a full suite of digital and parametric
testing and SPI/I 2C interface support
to functionally control and monitor the
device under test. For production test
applications requiring integration with
an automated handler, the TS-960e-5G
is available with an inTEST manipulator,
which provides precise positioning of the
test head and the flexibility to interface to
automated probers and device handlers.
The TS-960e-5G's device interface board
(DIB)/receiver interface is designed to be

compatible with virtually any device handler. The TS-960e-5G can be configured
with up to 256 dynamic digital channels.
The base TS-960e-5G platform uses the
GX5295-a 3U PXI, 32-channel, 100MHz digital I/O card with per-channel
parametric measurement units (PMUs).
A wide range of digital and analog instrument options can easily be incorporated
into the TS-960e-5G, offering users a
compact test system that can support
both functional and DC parametric test
capabilities. The system is also available
with digital vector conversion tools that
support ASCII, WGL, STIL, VCD, eVCD,
and ATP vector formats.
Nichols, Keysight Technologies: It is a long
list. We continue to evolve our fundamental RF source/analysis measurement
capabilities with software updates
for the updated standards. We also
recently introduced a scalable PXI
microwave signal generator, used to
generate complex waveforms that
are required for emerging 5G, aerospace, and defense wideband applications. We also introduced the first

Copper Mountain Technologies vector network analyzer with FET1854 frequency-extender modules.

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integrated dual channel 44-GHz vector
signal generator with 2-GHz bandwidth.
We have launched multiple network emulation solutions for UE test, and these
continue to evolve at a rapid pace to keep
up with the standards and use models of
the expanding 5G customer base. We have
introduced extensions to our existing EPC
test product to support 5G NSA and a new
solution for 5G SA.
Douglas, Spirent: Here are several: the
5G Core Network Emulator (Landslide);
5G Device Testing (8100 5G); 5G Cloud
RAN/fronthaul/midhaul testing with
10G/25G/100G optical test ports and
protocol emulation for eCPRI, NGFI,
CPRI over ROE, and XRAN/ORAN over
eCPRI; 5G slicing packet network (SPN)
testing, which provides soft slicing with
SR/DiffServ/MPLS V PN/EV PN and
hard slicing with FlexE; and 5G Test as a
Service, providing multivendor NFVi and
5G Core (VNFs) benchmarking, baselining, and continuous validation.
Roessler, Rohde & Schwarz: Rohde &
Schwarz launched the R&S CMX500 mobile radio tester platform for 5G device
testing at the beginning of this year. The
unique capability of this powerful, new
hardware platform is its unified graphical user interface approach. In the past,
different software tools and applications
were typically used to carry out end-toend (E2E) and data-throughput tests,
protocol tests, and RF parametric testing. With the unified user interface featuring a web-based GUI, test engineers
can now easily switch from one domain
to another using the same interface and
perform more deep-dive analysis in a very
convenient way.
After extensive precommercial trails,
5G NR is now moving to the deployment
phase. The ultimate test that 5G is delivering the required Quality of Experience
(QoE) to end users is by using test

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