Keysight and Metanoia Validate 5G Low Physical Layer Open Radio Unit
November 09 2023 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
- Comprehensive Open RAN test solution verifies radio frequency
characteristics and throughput performance based on O-RAN ALLIANCE
specifications
- Solution emulates Open Distributed Unit, enabling realistic
throughput performance testing
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) collaborated with
Metanoia Communications Inc. to verify the low physical layer 5G
Open Radio Unit (O-RU) JURA Platform using the end-to-end Keysight
Open RAN Studio solution.
Traditional radio access networks (RAN) are evolving into a more
open, intelligent, and virtualized architecture. To achieve this,
the physical layer of Open RAN architecture is based on a
functional split into low and high physical layers. This split
allows for the distribution of computational tasks and
disaggregation of various components in RAN architectures. The O-RU
handles low physical layer functions, such as radio frequency (RF)
processing, while the Open Distributed Unit (O-DU) handles high
physical layer and RF characteristics. Previously O-RU vendors had
to use commercial O-DUs in throughput testing, which compromised
the test results because commercial O-DUs have their own impact on
performance.
Using Keysight’s Open RAN Studio, Metanoia successfully
performed uplink and downlink throughput testing. By emulating the
O-DU, Keysight Open RAN Studio extends test coverage to verify the
real-world performance of O-RUs without the need to integrate O-DUs
from other vendors. Following the specifications of O-RAN ALLIANCE,
Open RAN Studio allowed Metanoia to verify RF characteristics and
throughput performance. The solution is a part of Keysight’s
comprehensive Open RAN Architect (KORA) portfolio that provides
test solutions covering Open RAN equipment, software, and
interfaces.
Metanoia successfully validated its “One Stop” Cost / Power /
Size effective 5G 4T4R O-RU JURA Platform, using:
- Keysight U5040B Open RAN Studio, which emulated the O-DU to
connect with the O-RU via an open fronthaul interface to enable
realistic throughput performance testing.
- Keysight P8800S UeSIM, which emulated the user equipment (UE)
to verify performance of the massive UE under data transmission and
receiving for throughput test requirement.
Stewart Wu, Chief Executive Officer at Metanoia, said:
“Metanoia is pleased to collaborate with Keysight to enable a
growing Open RAN ecosystem. Leveraging Keysight’s test solutions
has been an important element in the development of Metanoia’s
cutting-edge O-RU technology.”
Peng Cao, Vice President and General Manager for Keysight’s
Wireless Test Group, said: “Keysight continues to accelerate
Open RAN deployments by allowing O-RU manufacturers to validate
their designs with the most innovative test solutions. We offer our
customers flexible deployment solutions as they gear up for
commercial Open RAN market introduction.”
About Keysight Technologies
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