TM500 Rel-9 DC-HSDPA

• HSPA test mobile compliant with the latest Rel-9 3GPP specification
• Data rates up to 84Mbps on the downlink
• Layer 1 / 2 measurements and statistics, internal UE status and protocol messaging provided
• Layered approach to testing, with Layer 1, Layer 2 and full stack test modes
• Product options available for earlier 3GPP releases (Rel-7 HSPA+, Rel-8 DC-HSDPA)
• Roadmap for future enhancements as specifications evolve

Used by all major infrastructure vendors, the TM500 Test Mobile platform has been the industry standard for 3GPP WCDMA and HSPA infrastructure development and test since 2001 and continues to be at the leading edge of technology developments. The Rel-9 DC-HSDPA options extend these features to include the latest 3GPP technology with data rates up to 84 Mbps and ensures that TM500 is ideal for detailed lab-based testing and analysis of WCDMA and HSPA operation from basic channel configuration to complex packet-based services and applications, and from a single UE up to 32 UEs in one system.

Innovative Test and Analysis

The TM500 offers full support for the latest Release 9 DC-HSDPA enhancements. This enables users to configure downlink data services across two 5 MHz cells with MIMO and 64-QAM enabled at rates up to 84 Mbps, whilst operating HSUPA services simultaneously on one cell at maximum rate in the uplink. DC-HSUPA will be available as a future product option.

The TM500 HSPA products are ideal for the infrastructure design, development and test engineer. A wide range of test modes and features are provided to assist the user in a structured development and test program. Test modes allow detailed analysis of Layer 1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality and permit uplink and downlink physical channels to be verified and validated independently.

The Script Editor and Mobile Data Logger tools allow straightforward configuration of test sequences and measurement capture. Additionally the test process may be automated via the Proxy MCI interface for use in regression testing applications. It also features a Data Service Generator tool, which creates realistic uplink usage profiles of packet based services including voice, web browsing and gaming applications.

The TM500 Higher Layers option extends the features of the TM500 for use in full system test. In addition to full protocol support of Release 9 DC-HSDPA features at RRC and NAS, the option provides enhanced logging including full ASN.1 decode of all Release 9 RRC PDUs. The TM500 can be configured to support different HSUPA, HSDPA and R99 UE categories, enabling extensive system testing long before high data rate commercial mobiles are available.

See the TM500 HSPA Data Sheet for more information.