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Keysight 5G - End - To - End - Solution - v2
Keysight 5G - End - To - End - Solution - v2
Enabling
new use cases
mMTC UR/LL
106 devices/Km2 1ms latency
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5G Spectrum Availability < 6GHz 5G Spectrum Availability mmWave
New Existing BW Total BW New New Existing BW Total BW
Region Region
Band FLOW FHIGH Band FLOW FHIGH MHz MHz Band FLOW FHIGH FLOW FHIGH GHz GHz
Korea 3400 3700 300 300 Korea n257 26.50 29.50 3.00 3.00
n38 2570 2620 50 n258 24.25 27.50 3.25
Europe 450
3400 3800 400 Europe n259 31.80 33.40 1.60 7.85
n41 2496 2690 194 40.50 43.50 3.00
Japan 3600 4200 800 1494 Japan 27.50 29.50 2.00 2.00
4400 4900 500 24.25 24.45 0.20
DL 617 DL 652 24.75 25.25 0.50
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UL 663 UL 698
27.50 28.35 0.85
n41 2496 2690 194 US 5.55
37.00 38.60 1.60
US 1329 n260
3100 3550 450
38.60 40.00 1.40
48 3550 3700 150
47.20 48.20 1.00
3700 4200 500
n258 24.25 27.50 3.25
40 2300 2400 100 China 8.75
37.00 42.50 5.50
41B 2555 2655 100
China 3300 3400 100 790
3400 3600 42 3400 3600 200
4800 5000 200 3.50
Un- 43.50 47.00 3.50
(China)
licensed
Un-licensed 5725 5875 150 150 64.00 71.00 57 64 7.00 7.00 (US)
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• A “Early drop” of Release 15 (12/21/2017)
to support emerging market needs
• NR Non Stand-Alone (NSA)
• Uses 4G Core Network (EPC)
A
Rel 15
B • LTE eNB always acts as a master
5G NR NSA C
(Non-standalone) • NR gNB always acts as a slave
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FR1_38.101-01 v15.0.0
FR2_38.101-02 v15.0.0
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Transmission bandwidth (NRB)
FR1_UE 38.101-01 (total 11 BWs)
FR2_UE/BS
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Range1 – Conduction test
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Range1 – Conduction test
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Range2 – Over The Air test
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Range2 – Over The Air test
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• Unknown mm-Wave channels
- Directional antennas required. New concept for mobile devices
- High Frequency : High Path loss/ Phase Stability
• Too sensitive with measurement conditions
- Very delicate with cables and connections
• Wider bandwidth for Large capacity data communication
- I and Q channel match over frequency
- Integrated Noise Power
- RF/IF Flatness
- Traditional instrument may not provide sufficient BW
• mm-Wave multiple Antenna Test : Massive MIMO
• Small size of DUT
- No connector for RF Access
- Integrated PA and antenna have no RF test connectors
- OTA test
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Agenda
• In Q2/Q3, Keysight has contributed number of papers in 3GPP RAN#4 as listed below:-
• R4-1705350: “Provisional measurement uncertainty values for UE RF baseline test method
• R4-1705394: “Simplification of baseline method for off-axis measurements of beamlocked UEs”
• R4-1705834: “Baseline RRM and demod measurement system considerations and channel models”
• R4-1705838: “Simplified sectorized MPAC for RRM/Demodulation Setup”
• R4-1705831: “Metrics for RRM/Demodulation Measurement Setup”
• R4-1705830: “Proposal to base NR demod requirements on variable MCS/rank rather than FRC”
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PAV E Y O U R W AY F R O M E A R LY R E S E A R C H T O C O M M E R C I A L I Z AT I O N
MSOS804A + M1971E
PXI SG UXA
UXM 5G
UXM 5G E7515B
Propsim
Fading
New New
5G NR SystemVue Simulation Software 5G NR Signal Studio 5G NR 89601B VSA Software
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Keysight Classic Ixia Anite
Management
Experience
Customer
Layers BTS Drive Mobile Network Network Test, Visibility and Security
2-7 Mobile Drive Test Test
Device Test
Test
Channel Emulation
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5G Flexible Testbed for waveform Generation & Analysis
Flexibility is needed in three key areas of 5G research and early testing:
• Generating and analyzing new waveforms
• Supporting a wide range of modulation bandwidths, from several MHz to a few GHz
• Supporting a wide range of frequency bands, from RF to microwave to millimeter-wave
NEW uW
Source
up to 44GHz
SA Frequency range : 3Hz ~ 110GHz and Analysis Bandwidth : 1 GHz (5GHz w/OSC)
SG Frequency range : 250KHz ~ 44GHz and Bandwidth : 2 GHz
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TA R G E T F O R R & D , D V T A N D M F G
31.8/44 GHz
PXIe Backplane
Enhanced Phase
Host Processor
M9314 44GHz
M9300 Reference
Synthesizer
IQ Modulator
converter
20GHz
M9312
M9303
M9305
M9318
Noise
up
Agilent Confidential
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May 17, 2019
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• Support PHY layer for L1 and component test based on
latest 3GPP Release 15 TS 38 standards
• Variable numerology
• Subcarrier Spacing: 15kHz, 30kHz, 60kHz, 120kHz, 240kHz
• Downlink/Uplink channels
• Carrier aggregation
• Channel coding
• LDPC for data channels, Polar for control channels
• Multi-antenna transmission for UL and DL
• Up to 4x4
• Programming API
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W AV E F O R M S E T U P
Add/Delete/Copy
Component Carriers
# of frames to
generate waveforms
CFR to optimize
PAPR of waveform as
needed
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• Live Connection is supported on the following HW
• Sub-6GHz
• MXG-A/B, EXG-B X-Series RF Vector Signal Generator
• VXT PXIe Vector Signal Transceiver
• PXIe Vector Signal Generator
• mmWave
• PXIe Vector Signal Generator
• AWG+ PSG
• AWG Stand-Alone (w/ external Up Converter)
• AWG (load waveform files via soft front panel)
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I N D U S T R Y ’ S F I R S T I N T E G R AT E D 11 0 G H Z S I G N A L A N A LY Z E R
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PXI Source
• PXI Microwave vector source, up to 44GHz
• ~1% EVM at 28 GHz w/1 GHz BW
• Fully calibrated from factory across all BW’s
• General purpose instruments (not banded)
Benchtop Analyzer
• UXA analyzer, up to 50 / 90 / 110 GHz
• ~1% EVM at 28 GHz w/1 GHz BW
Source Analyzer
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PIONEER NEW MMW BANDS WITH HIGHEST CONFIDENCE
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Quick Cheat: Screen Images of Internal Alpha Build
• Intuitive front panel multi-touch user interface • Measurement Capabilities
for measurement setup • Power Spectrum Measurements
• 5G NR Downlink Modulation Analysis
• Speed time-to-market with familiar remote
• 5G NR Uplink Modulation Analysis
control SCPI commands to automate in
manufacturing
• Hardware Connectivity
• X-Series Signal Analyzers (Multi-touch)
• UXA
• PXA
• MXA
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3 G P P - C O M P L I A N T P H Y A N A LY S I S
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S S B L O C K & P D S C H D E M O D ( 3 0 K H Z N U M E R O L O G Y, 1 0 0 M H Z C A R R I E R )
Composite
Constellation:
PDSCH (256QAM);
PDSCH-DMRS
(QPSK); PSS/SSS
(BPSK); PBCH
(QPSK) Color-coded trace showing EVM, PDSCH transmission starting at
Power and occupied Resource Blocks Slot #4. Symbols 1-13 within each
(RBs) per each channel that are slot are all allocated for Downlink
Composite Error present in the measurement interval in this example
Summary and
channel power
across the
measurement
interval
EVM by subcarrier
and symbol with
color-coding to
SSBlock L=4
match channel/signal
2SSBlocks/Slot
Single-Symbol DMRS/Slot
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5G NR signal generation and analysis to verify RFIC performance and I/Q calibration
✓ Measurement items : Channel Power, ACP, EVM, Frequency, IQ mismatch (Quad error, Gain imbalance, Skew)
✓ Features : Testbed & RFIC Calibration for IQ mismatch (Quad error, Gain imbalance, DC/Differential offset)
❖ H/W : PXI VSG, UXA ❖ H/W : PXI VSG, UXA, S-series OSC
❖ S/W : Signal Studio Pro, 89600 VSA ❖ S/W : Signal Studio Pro, 89600 VSA
PXI embedded PC with
PXI embedded PC with Signal Studio for 5G NR
Signal Studio Pro for 5G NR
IF Input
Differential I/Q Input
RF Input
PXI VSG
PXI VSG
IF Input
DUT Differential
IF Output I/Q Output
Today: “Traditional” OTA Cellular & A/D business Tomorrow: “New” OTA in mmW 5G w/ Direction
• Antenna • RF Parametric
• MIMO OTA • Functional Performance
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Direct Far Field Indirect Far Field Near-Field Scanning
Chamber Absorber
Measurement
Distance = far field
D 2𝐷2 Probe
≥
U λ antenna
T
Positioner
✓Antenna beam pattern characterization ✓Antenna beam pattern characterization ✓Antenna beam pattern characterization
✓Beamforming/beamsteering validation ✓Beamforming/beamsteering validation ✓Beamforming/beamsteering validation
✓RF parametric tests (if S/N high ✓RF parametric tests ✓RF parametric tests
enough)
✓Small footprint, Lowest path loss
× Subject to higher path loss × Only on-axis blocking sources possible
× Can be very large at mmWave × Rx spatial field generation not defined
frequencies
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3GPP
Approved
C O M P A C T A N T E N N A T E S T R A N G E ( C AT R )
• The IFF test method based on compact antenna test range CATR APPROVED - 3GPP TR 38.810
(CATR) uses a parabolic reflector to collimate the signals
5.2.3 Indirect far field (IFF) method 1
transmitted by the probe antenna.
The IFF method 1 creates the far field environment using a transformation with
• Creates a far-field test environment in a much shorter a parabolic reflector. This is also known as the compact antenna test range
distance and with less path loss than the DFF method. (CATR). Refer to Annex E for additional information.
5.2.3.1 Description
• Verizon OTA testing solution using CATR
The IFF measurement setup of UE RF characteristics for f > 6 GHz is capable of
centre and off centre of beam measurements and is shown in Figure 5.2.3.1-1
below.
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TA R G E T I N G C H I P S E T A N D D E V I C E W O R K F L O W
5G Interactive R&D Solutions 5G Device Acceptance Solutions 5G MFG Solutions
• Support for RF, IF, Host and BBIQ interfaces (slow and full rate)
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PROPSIM F64
• Carrier Aggregation
• Non-contiguous CA up to 16CC (TDD and FDD)
• Contiguous up to 200/400/600/800/1200 MHz TDD
and FDD.
• Stability
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F I N D T H E F A S T E S T P AT H T O 5 G W I T H S U P E R I O R U S E R E X P E R I E N C E
• Perform Device and Base Station testing under diverse and complex real-world
channels
• Complete solutions for sub-6 GHz and mmWave bands (cabled and OTA)
• Device testing with Keysight UXM 5G Network Emulation Solutions
PROPSIM Advanced Channel Emulation Solution - Help to keep the PACE in 5G race!
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Challenges Solutions
Complex RF conditions at field FR1 and FR2 PROPSIM GCM 5G Tools
Channel modeling science ready & proven
Verification of the 5G NR BS performance
Antenna array modeling incl. patterns and DUT orientations in the scenario
Sub-6GHz massive MIMO 16TRX, 32TRX, 64TRX, 128TRX
MU-MIMO performance optimization up to 4/8/16/32 layers PROPSIM 5G Channel Emulation solutions
Capacity 16/32/64/128 element massive MIMO solutions sub 6GHz
mmWave hybrid beamforming with wide signal BWs
All 5G NR BWs from 5MHz up to 400MHz
Beam management testing under various channel conditions
CA up to 1.2GHz Contiguous, 16CC non-contiguous
Wide bandwidths up to 400MHz per carrier, CA 800/1200MHz
Sub 6GHz and mmWave solutions
Standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) operating modes
Complete performance test solutions with UEE’s and real UE’s
Coexistence and mobility tests RF, IF and OTA*) connectivity methods
Scheduling and load management at network level
Internet 5G NR
Internet FR2 BTS - OTA
UE(s) or UEE
5G NR EPC DUT Intermediate
EPC FR1 BTS Mobile terminals BTS Frequency
RF cable
LTE eNB connectivity
LTE eNB
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In use now at tier-1 NEMs
Manufacturing
Generate Test Automate
application
• 5G waveform creation (Signal Studio) and
design analysis (VSA Software)
• Automation with Keysight’s Test Automation
Platform
• Sequence Analyzer with EXM
• Simultaneous test up to 4 DUTs with EXM
• Tunable mmWave Transceiver with two
duplex ports
Management
Experience
Customer
Layers BTS Drive Mobile Network Network Test, Visibility and Security
2-7 Mobile Drive Test Test
Device Test
Test
Channel Emulation
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TRUST WITH 360° TEST
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Tester:
- SG/SA for RF test
- Functional/Traffic high layer test
(UE Simulator + EPC/5GC Emulator) Tester:
Tester: - 5G Core Test Engine
- RF test
- Channel emulation (OTA)
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Combined eNB-gNB Testing Combined gNB-CU Testing
UPF Isolation
AMF+SMF+UPF isolation
Agenda
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F I R S T T O M AR K E T W I T H W O R L D - C L AS S C APA B I L I T I E S
First to market
First to market
First to market Nemo Outdoor 5G NR scanner
5G NR benchmarking
5G field measurement and Qualcomm X50 MTP
solution
solution for pathloss & link
budget calculations
Metrics Include: RACH information, TX power, rank (MIMO mode), modulation, MAC throughput and BLER, signal strength, and quality metrics of
the SSB beams. In addition, QoS measurements including throughput and latency.
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COVERAGE DRIVE WITH DRIVE ROUTE
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A U T O M AT I O N U S I N G N E M O C L O U D
Nemo WindCatcher
Nemo
Handys
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V I E W S F R O M N E M O W I N D C AT C H E R
Locate Problems & Identify their Root-Causes Identify locations where Macro Ingress is present inside a Building
DAS – 90 %
Macro – 10%
Analyze Throughput of your LTE-A Channels Identify the Serving and Overshooting footprint of your Cells
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• Link budget and cell range calculation to optimize the gNB
number of gNB sites - Alternative for 5G NR
• Estimate maximum allowed path loss on radio path to calculate cell signal transmission
range
• Evaluate UL and DL separately due to imbalance in 5G directions
• Measure also indoor signal penetration
➔ optimize number of gNB sites - save CAPEX
• Network planning statistical model to estimate field
coverage
• Inputs are gNB transmission power, receiver sensitivity,
environment, antenna parameters, cable length, etc.
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