Don't Mitigate the Radio Channel - Exploit It with EB Propsim®

 

The consumer and industry demand for better, smarter, and faster devices has necessitated the use of new technologies to increase the device throughput for user applications. To meet these expectations it is essential to accurately capture the veritable performance of wireless products, e.g. base stations, mobile devices, chipsets, access points and terminals during each product development phase. Make sure that you exploit the radio channel with EB Propsim radio channel emulator test equipment.

NEW! Compact-sized MIMO emulator – EB Propsim® FS8!


EB has introduced a new, compact-sized radio channel emulator for 4G LTE product developers and mobile network operators designed to meet the practical needs of operator acceptance and performance testing. The new radio channel emulator provides accurate and realistic MIMO radio channel modeling for 4G LTE product developers seeking to create mobile devices that truly meet both operator and consumer expectations – at an affordable price.

 

For more information on Propsim® channel emulation solutions, please contact Anite  who acquired
this product line on the 28th of January, 2013.
Please see Anite's website for more details: www.anite.com.

Main Benefits

  • Verify MIMO performance such as data throughput with most capable applications and repeatable radio channel emulator products
  • Improve the quality of service, time-to-market and save money by shortened product development cycles due to more efficient and effective testing
  • Benchmark the true performance figures, such as call drop rate or data throughput, based on actual wireless environment
  • Optimize return on investment with cost-effective testing solution

EB Propsim® Product Family


EB Propsim® radio channel emulator product family consists of F-Series platform products: EB Propsim F8, EB Propsim F32and -the latest addition- the compact-sized EB Propsim FS8) and related radio channel modeling applications. EB provides testing solutions with cutting-edge applications for all wireless broadband technologies.

EB Propsim radio channel emulators are test equipment designed to replicate wireless environments to isolate the performance issues of a developed product or a system in order to ensure the reliable functionality of any broadband wireless technology, such as 4G LTE, IEEE 802.11 and beyond. EB Propsim products emulate the radio channel characteristics like path loss, multi-path fading, delay spread, Doppler spread, polarization, correlation and spatial parameters critical for MIMO system performance.

The F-series platform products are versatile and user-friendly test equipment for sophisticated radio channel emulation. EB's philosophy in designing radio channel test solutions has always been uncompromised technical performance for the best emulation accuracy and realistic propagation environment. EB's competence in radio channel test equipment is achieved with a long involvement at the forefront of international radio channel research and solid experience in designing and developing state-of-the-art wireless products and systems. EB continuously develops the EB Propsim radio channel emulator product family and their patented technology to be able to provide testing solutions for the development of the latest wireless technologies. EB Propsim radio channel emulator products provide the widest RF signal dynamic range, the best channel linearity, the highest number of interface channels, and the cleanest spectrum available on the market.

EB Propsim® FS8

The new, compact-sized EB Propsim FS8 provides accurate and realistic MIMO radio channel modeling for 4G LTE product developers seeking to create mobile devices that truly meet both operator and consumer expectations. It emulates the typical radio channel characteristics like path loss, multipath fading, delay spread, Doppler spread, polarization, and spatial parameters such as Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angular Spreads (AS), which are critical for MIMO product performance. In MIMO technology, the radio channel characteristics are heavily exploited therefore requiring sophisticated radio channel
emulation. The FS8 is designed for LTE testing supporting carrier
bandwidth up to 40 MHz and frequency bands up to 2,700 MHz.
With its compact and highly integrated design the EB Propsim FS8
with 8 RF channels has the capability to perform up to 4x4
bi-directional MIMO testing.

Product Features of the EB Propsim FS8:

  • Compact size (6U)
  • Accurate and sophisticated MIMO emulation capability
  • Compatible with operator test cases
  • Easy integration to test systems
  • Priced affordably


Fore more information check the EB Propsim FS8 datasheet.

EB Propsim® F32

EB Propsim® F32 is a scalable radio channel emulator with the highest emulation capacity on the market. It is designed for mobile broadband testing, including all legacy and latest 2G/3G, 3GPP LTE and LTE-Advanced technologies. The EB Propsim F32 is a user-friendly solution addressing the testing requirements of modern multi-antenna technologies, such as spatial multiplexing, beamforming and spatial diversity. EB Propsim F32 enhances the radio channel emulation capacity of single instrument to new level and can be equipped with up to 32 RF interface channels and up to 128 fading channels. The F32 solves the challenges in MIMO handover, MU-MIMO, beamforming and MIMO OTA testing with the highest channel emulation capacity available in a single unit. It enables advanced lab testing scenarios for multi-RAT and multi-band as
well as 3GPP Rel 10 and 11 carrier aggregation, CoMP and Relaying.

Product Features of the EB Propsim F32:

  • The most powerful testing product with the highest emulation capacity in the market
  • Scalable number of RF channels from eight to 32
  • Low cost-per-channel
  • New setup-wizard and 24/7 automated testing provides ease of use
  • State of the art channel models and minimized test cabling provides the most accurate testing on the market


Fore more information check the EB Propsim F32 datasheet.

EB Propsim® F8

EB Propsim® F8 is a versatile radio channel emulator designed to test terrestrial, satellite and tactical communication systems and devices. It enables testing of any existing radio interface, including LTE, LTE-Advanced, WCDMA, HSPA+, GSM, TD-SCDMA, EV-DO / CDMA2000, TETRA, IS-54, WiMAX and Wi-Fi, and known future wireless system air interfaces. EB Propsim F8 offers flexibility and reliability for system and network level testing, especially in systems requiring excellent RF signal fidelity for higher order modulations and wider bandwidths up to 125 MHz with MIMO. EB Propsim F8 is equipped with up to 8 RF interface channels and up to 64 fading channels.

Product Features of the EB Propsim F8:

  • Testing of terrestrial, satellite and tactical communication systems and devices
  • Optimize air interface performance of IEEE 802.11ac products
  • Evaluate LTE-A product performance up to 100 MHz bandwidth


For more information check the EB Propsim F8 datasheet.

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