First Test for 3GPP Release 16 UE Radio Capability Signaling Optimization Verified

Nov. 29, 2021

Anritsu successfully verified RACS feature for 5G New Radio (NR).

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Anritsu verified RACS functionality for 5G New Radio (NR) on the ME7834NR 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform. Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 16, among other things, introduces support for capabilities such as Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC), Positioning for NR, Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) and enhanced MIMO / Handover.

The conformance tests are defined by 3GPP in TS 38.523-1, and were submitted to the 3GPP Radio Access Network Working Group 5(RAN WG5). These tests will also be submitted to Global Certification Forum (GCF) Certification Agreement Group (CAG), and PCS Type Certification Review Board (PTCRB) PTCRB Validation Group (PVG). The 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR is registered with both the GCF and PTCRB as Test Platform 251.

The ME7834NR is a test platform for 3GPP-based PCT and CAT of mobile devices using Multiple Radio Access Technologies, supporting 5G NR in both Standalone and Non-Standalone as well as LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-A Pro, and W-CDMA. When combined with Anritsu’s OTA RF chamber MA8171A and RF converters, the ME7834NR covers the sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G bands.

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Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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