As LTE and LTE-Advanced are being deployed, Keysight has started working on the next evolution in wireless technology. They are focused on and committed to delivering the design and test solutions that will help customers achieve the higher data rates and enhanced connectivity being planned in future wireless standards such as 5G. Keysight will be demonstrating a host of design and simulation software that will support the development of this new standard. Some of the tools and libraries that will be on display include:
Comprehensive 5G electronic design, simulation and test tools: developed by Keysight, will help engineers gain greater insight into research and early development processes. Keysight’s 5G simulation and measurement solutions will give engineers necessary insights in their research and designs of mmWave broadband generation and analysis plus physical layer; MIMO, RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave components and antennas; as well as in high-speed digital and power management.
Keysight’s 5G Baseband Exploration Library: this innovative design and simulation software solution supports a collection of 5G candidate waveforms for orthogonal and non-orthogonal multi-carrier air-interface designs and includes advanced MIMO and beam-forming signal processing. The library also provides transmitter and reference receiver modeling examples that can be easily re-designed to achieve optimal performance for comparison of each of the candidate standards proposals. One key strength of the 5G Baseband Exploration Library, its ability to integrate with existing test hardware for simultaneous simulation and emulation, will be demonstrated with Keysight’s flexible 5G test platform.
Industry-leading 5G mmWave MIMO channel sounding solution: Channel measurements (sounding) and modeling are critical for 5G research and subsequent standardization on the air-interface. You will discover how the Keysight 5G mmWave MIMO channel sounding solution measures mmWave channel characteristics and how to use Keysight SystemVue to reproduce these characteristics in a 5G system simulation.
Leading RF, wireless, millimeter-wave and high-speed digital design tools: Today the integration of all things wireless includes advanced car systems which contain RF, wireless, millimeter-wave and high-speed digital technologies. Automotive communication and component test challenges now include 2/3/4G cellular, 802.11p WAVE, Bluetooth ® Low Energy and Near Field Communication (NFC). These technologies offer huge benefits, such as blind-spot detection, emergency braking, and real collision-protection to help drivers avoid risk and accidents. But with these advancements come significant design and test challenges to automotive companies and their suppliers. Keysight offers a broad and powerful set of performance automotive serial bus test solutions for R&D, as well as for production and conformance test. These include oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers and one-box testers for RF and wireless verification.
To learn more about Keysight’s 5G research and exploration solutions, visit them at the Mobile World Congress. Customers can schedule a time to meet with Keysight experts to discuss their design and test solutions requirements and ways to solve their most complex wireless communications test challenges.
