Anritsu Achieves World's First RF/RRM Test Platform Approval Criteria For LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation

ME7873L LTE RF/RRM Conformance Test System Offers Validated Test Cases for Eight Band Combinations in GCF and PTCRB

Anritsu Company announces that its ME7873L RF/RRM Conformance Test System has achieved the world’s first Test Platform Approval Criteria (TPAC) for LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation (CA). This industry-leading achievement in the Global Certification Forum (GCF) enables wireless device manufacturers to implement certification of devices employing this new technology. 

Anritsu started validations for LTE-Advanced CA (WI-162) in October 2013, and achieved TPAC for two band combinations (1-5 and 3-8) in January 2014. Concurrently, Anritsu achieved the 80% validation level for five additional inter-band combinations for PTCRB (RFT-103). In addition to being the only company in the industry to have achieved TPAC for LTE-Advanced CA, Anritsu leads the industry for the number of validated test cases and number of validated bands.

Global network operators are now deploying LTE-Advanced CA, creating a need for conformance testing and test systems to bring new wireless devices to market. Anritsu will continue to focus its efforts on expanding test case coverage to new band combinations and additional LTE-Advanced technologies to enable certification of future wireless devices.

The ME7873L is a scalable GCF and PTCRB-validated test system that enables certification of LTE devices to industry and carrier standards. Test coverage is available for 3GPP 36.521-1 (TX, RX, and Performance), 36.521-3 (Radio Resource Management – RRM) and operator/carrier-specific Supplementary RF test requirement packages. Additionally, the ME7873L provides FDD CA test case coverage for both inter-band and intra-band CA with MIMO, using two Component Carriers (CC) in the downlink and either one or two CC (contiguous) in the uplink.

About Anritsu Company
Anritsu Company is the United States subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years. Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees. For more information, visit www.anritsu.com.