Aeroflex signal fading simulator option

To speed up real-world testing of mobile handsets for LTE networks ahead of network deployment, Aeroflex is introducing the first one-box test system for mobile phone signal fading simulation.

Integrated within the 7100 series digital radio test set, the fading simulator option offers RF engineers a baseband tool for signal fading profiling, a requirement for LTE (long term evolution) certification.

Fading simulators, combined with noise generators, modify RF signals transmitted by the LTE system simulator (in this case the 7100 series) and emulate degradations introduced into the radio channel by real-life obstacles such as buildings and foliage.

For LTE developers who must profile signal fading on mobile handsets to meet 3GPP requirements before a network is available, the simulator allows engineers to perform realistic signal fading.

The 7100 series simulates a network from the physical layer to the core network IP infrastructure. Focused on the R&D market ­ from components to handsets ­ the series is a test system for LTE mobile devices incorporated into a small footprint, single benchtop instrument.