3-2021

Anritsu Collaborates with Qualcomm to Achieve World-First GCF Certification
for 5G RF mmWave Demodulation/CSI Conformance Test
unit time in a fading environment,
helping assure terminal
performance under near-to-live
usage test conditions, and driving
widespread rollout of commercial
5G services.
The ME7873NR is an automated
test system for 3GPP TS 38.521/
TS 38.533 5G NR RF and RRM
tests. It supports both 5G NR
standalone (SA) and non-standalone
(NSA) modes.
Anritsu Corporation in collaboration
with Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc. is pleased to announce
that it’s 5G RF Conformance
Test System ME7873NR has
achieved the world’s first approval
from GCF for the mmWave
(FR2) 3GPP TS38.521-4 Demodulation/CSI
Conformance
Testing (Performance test hereafter),
required for 5G NR RF
Conformance tests. GCF certified
Anritsu’s ME7873NR Performance
test for 5G NR FR2
non-standalone (NSA) mode
tests implemented in collaboration
with Qualcomm Technologies
at the January 2021 CAG
meeting. Prior to this GCF certification,
Anritsu has been a
key player at 3GPP RAN5 meetings,
the body responsible for
formulating RF Conformance
test standards. This certification
facilitates confirmation of
5G mmWave throughput per
Additionally, 5G NR device
developers can also use the
ME7873NR for other non-Performance
tests to validate device
design compliance with 3GPP
standards and test performance.
Anritsu expects the ME7873NR
to play a key role in commercial
5G mobile network services by
promoting the 5G terminal market
launch.
Anritsu’s General Manager of
Anritsu’s Mobile Solutions Division,
Mr. Shinya Ajiro, commented,
“Anritsu’s collaboration
with Qualcomm Technologies
from the earliest testing stage
has helped promote GCF certification
for FR2. For the future,
we plan to lead in mobile certifications
to help grow the 5G
ecosystem.”
Moreover, combination with
the CATR Anechoic Chamber
MA8172A for 5G OTA tests
covers the frequency bands
used not only by 3GPP FR1
(Sub-6 GHz) but also by FR2
(mmWave). The easy-to-configure
system can be tailored to
match each customer’s measurement
conditions.
Customers already owning the
predecessor LTE-Advanced
RF Conformance Test System
ME7873LA can upgrade easily
to the ME7873NR to obtain the
latest RF test system at high costperformance
efficiency.
■ Anritsu Corporation
www.anritsu.com
GCF Approval for Industry First VoNR Test Cases
Anritsu Corporation announced that the
GCF (Global Certification Forum) CAG
(Certification Agreement Group) has
approved the industry first VoNR (Voice
over New Radio) Protocol Conformance
tests on the 5G NR Mobile Device Test
Platform ME7834NR at their CAG#65
meeting held in January 2021.
The VoNR and IMS conformance tests
for NR are defined by 3GPP in TS
34.229-5 and have earlier been verified
by Anritsu at 3GPP RAN WG5 (Radio
Access Network Working Group 5).
These tests have also been submitted to
PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review
Board) PVG (PTCRB Validation group)
for approval in the upcoming PVG#92
meeting. The 5G NR Mobile Device Test
Platform ME7834NR is registered with
both the GCF and PTCRB as Test Platform
(TP) 251. The ME7834NR is a test
platform for 3GPP-based Protocol Conformance
Test (PCT) and Carrier Acceptance
Testing (CAT) of mobile devices
incorporating Multiple Radio Access
Technologies (RAT).
It supports 5G NR in both Standalone
(SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) mode
in addition to LTE, LTE-Advanced
(LTE-A), LTE-A Pro, and W-CDMA.
When combined with Anritsu’s new OTA
chamber MA8171A and RF converters,
the ME7834NR covers the sub-6 GHz
and millimeter wave (mmWave) 5G frequency
bands.
■ Anritsu Corporation
www.anritsu.com
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