Aeroflex TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE add a new feature to test Mobile With Multi-handset capability

Aeroflex introduces the TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE, adding multiple handset (multi-UE) to test mobile range supporting TD-LTE infrastructure development.

The TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE replicates a number of programmable and fully configurable UEs that are representative of TD-LTE handsets enabling them to measure
loaded eNode-B performance before real handsets.

Each UE provides TD-LTE functionality and interacts with the network separately as well as it includes handset configuration and measurement capabilities to provide low-level UE access and internal UE visibility they require to test and debug an eNode-B and network. And also used to measure, optimize and demonstrate functionality such as the resource scheduler performance of an eNode-B.

"More often than not, multiple UEs do not function as expected against the network compared to a single UE, so it is extremely important to test an eNode-B under loaded conditions," said Nick Carter, product manager for the Aeroflex TM500 Multi-UE.

"The launch of the TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE further strengthens Aeroflex's position as
the leading provider of TD-LTE test mobiles, providing infrastructure equipment vendors
with an invaluable tool to test loaded operation and performance. Our early sales success shows that we are providing a capability that is very much in demand."

It provides a test environment to operate multiple UEs on the same test platform with a single point of control and enables specific tests that require UE coordination and for which it is not practicable to use independent handsets. Such tests include contention between UEs attempting to access the network simultaneously and the ability to check a network's response if multiple UEs behave unexpectedly or abnormally together.

"TD-LTE is the Time Division Duplex version of LTE and an evolution of existing Chinese TD-SCDMA technology. It allows the efficient allocation of downlink resources
and opens up the unpaired spectrum for LTE," said Stephen Hire, director of marketing for Aeroflex Asia.

"With TD-LTE network rollout scheduled to begin in 2010, the time scale for its deployment is extremely demanding, placing significant pressure on the early availability of feature-rich TD-LTE test equipment to support the ongoing lab and field trials. The TM500's new TD-LTE multi-UE test capability will help infrastructure equipment vendors fundamentally accelerate their eNode-B development by facilitating Aeroflex Introduces the TM500 TD-LTE Multi-UE Test Mobile the engineering transition from single and multiple UEs through to performance and capacity testing."