Anritsu Corporation says that a one-box tester supports both RF and protocol conformance testing for 5G communication devices by enhancing the functionality of its New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR Lite Model.

When configured as a one-box tester, the Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A, RF conformance testing can be performed with the ME7873NR Lite Model, while protocol conformance testing can be performed with the 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR Lite Model. Previously, RF and protocol conformance testing required separate one-box testers with different hardware configurations. With these new enhancements, conformance tests can be performed using the same one-box tester and switching between applications, thus contributing to optimizing the capital investment required for the conformance testing of 5G communication devices. Anritsu's ME7873NR Lite Model consists of only one MT8000A, and in this configuration can perform the RF conformance testing of 5G communication devices.

With this enhancement, the ME7873NR Lite Model supports the 5G FR1 TRx test as well as some Perf and RRM tests with limited test items.

A one-box tester configuration with a limited number of test items helps perform conformance testing at a lower cost. Customers owning the MT8000A can perform RF/protocol conformance testing with minimal extra investment. The Lite Model is upgradeable to the full ME7873NR model for full conformance tests.

The simplified hardware configuration also reduces test times by about 20% relative to the full model that is configured from several measuring instruments.

By automating the testing process, it supports conformance testing as well as the repetitive testing used in verification processes such as regression testing.

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