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Anite SAS Interoperability Test Solution

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Anite SAS Interoperability Test Solution

Accelerate the Introduction of New Mobile Devices

Today’s mobile device users expect a superior experience – both in terms of functionality and quality of voice and data transfer. Rigorous device testing in the integration, interoperability and carrier acceptance testing phases enable mobile operators and device manufacturers to ensure that a device works as intended on the network.

SAS supports the largest number of tests for Tier 1 mobile operators’ device acceptance programs

Testing devices in the laboratory is a cost-effective, controllable, repeatable and automated methodology. It allows you to test unexpected behavior in a controlled environment and launch new devices in a much shorter timescale. SAS also enables you to meet end-users’ expectations in terms of Quality of Experience, leading to greater levels of customer retention.

The lab-based interoperability test solution (SAS) from Keysight Technologies supports the largest number of tests for Tier-1 operator device acceptance programs and has been proven to cut device test time by 60% compared to performing similar tests in the field. SAS was the first testing product of its kind on the market for evaluating signal and data performance of new devices, and has remained the solution of choice for the Top-10 device manufacturers and Tier-1 mobile operators. Users prefer SAS because of its simple, intuitive graphical interface and cutting-edge functionalities and test cases.

SAS provides an efficient platform for mobile device evaluation based on the test requirements of major mobile operators, who validate tests supported by SAS as part of their device acceptance programs. Most SAS acceptance tests are developed and maintained by Keysight in the form of script packages. SAS offers the broadest test coverage device acceptance programs for Tier-1 mobile operators including AT&T, Telefónica, T-Mobile (USA), Verizon and China Mobile. Mobile operators use SAS and these scripts to verify that a device complies with their specific specifications in a repeatable and controllable environment.

Efficiently test current and future functionality

SAS provides a user-friendly environment to test key functionalities and new features, including those not yet implemented in the network. It also enables you to test ‘what if’ scenarios, which are tests that cannot be performed in the live network. As a stateof-the-art solution, SAS focuses on the needs of the mobile operator, enabling them to bring in the latest features of LTE and LTE-Advanced. These include Carrier Aggregation of up to five carriers as well as early voice testing of LTE devices using advanced EVS codecs and other VoLTE features.

SAS offers a single testing framework for all major 3GPP technologies (LTE/LTE-A, HSPA+, WCDMA, EGPRS, GPRS and GSM). It is extensively used for both operator-validated LTE/LTE-A FDD/TDD data performance testing and for LTE-focused CDMA2000 and TD-SCDMA inter-technology testing. Its support for LTE-Advanced complies with operator requirements and leads the market with its support of high throughput verification driven by multiple carrier aggregation.

Intuitive graphical interface speeds up test creation and execution

SAS requires no expert programming knowledge, allowing testing to commence with minimal training. Its intuitive graphical user interface and easy-to-understand control menu options enable you to run tests manually. SAS offers you a wide range of capabilities, making it the platform of choice for development of thousands of mobile operator acceptance scripts. SAS enables you to drive operator tests for IMS, data throughput and various LTE/LTE-A features in a graphical intuitive manner.

SAS includes a number of sample scripts (for testing LTE/LTE-A, UTRAN and GERAN functionality including roaming and inter-technology handover scenarios) that enable you to initiate testing from day one. SAS is a Windows PC-based application and uses the same hardware and software platform, tools and modular structure as Keysight’s Development and Conformance Toolsets.

Reduce the need for manual test execution

SAS scripts can be automated by allowing MMI and AT commands to be processed by external applications, such as Keysight’s Terminal Automation Gateway (TAG). Flexible and adaptable to your testing needs, SAS can be easily integrated into your automation framework. Keysight’s Campaign Manager creates test campaigns and run hundreds of scripts in automatically, which leads to significant cost savings in terms of testing time and resources.

Quickly view message logs and identify critical issues

Real Time Trace displays messages exchanged between the device and the test system in real-time during test execution, enabling you to view test progress and immediately identify issues. The Keysight Log Viewer, with its advanced features such as detailed protocol logging and filtering of different protocol layers, can be used for more detailed analysis of issues.

Versatile LTE Performance Testing for an Improved Quality of Experience

Verify end-user experience with real-life mobility scenarios

Due to the growing number of applications and subscribers, mobile operators are facing signaling overload in their networks, which also has an adverse effect on the battery life of the mobile device. Mobile operators use SAS as a versatile solution to assess the impact of signaling before they launch a new mobile device. SAS also supports tests designed to evaluate the use of AMR voice codecs (an audio data compression scheme) in 3G networks.

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