IxVerify 5G O-RAN
技术资料
O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) Chipset Design Testing and Validation Solution Using Pre-Silicon Emulation
Introduction
Next generation O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) Chipset design and validation teams face new and diverse test challenges. Standard based, open fronthaul architectures, and gNB disaggregation are driving the need for flexible peer emulation, and comprehensive analysis, including multi-domain combinations of LTE and 5G signal test scenarios with standard-based O-RAN CUS protocol generation and measurement.
Complete O-RAN Radio Unit Chipset Test and Validation
Keysight IxVerify 5G O-RAN accelerates O-RAN Radio Units (O-RU) chipsets design and maximizes test coverage before tape-out, through a combination of O-RAN compliant CU-plane stimulus and analysis integrated with 3rd party ASIC emulation platforms.
To optimize your design workflow from simulation to prototyping, IxVerify 5G O-RAN is using the same PathWave Signal Generation and Open RAN Studio applications to emulate a Distributed Unit (O-DU), generate test vectors, push the traffic through the ASIC emulator and use PathWave Vector Signal Analysis to perform the 5G and LTE signal measurements necessary to validate an O-RAN chipset design functional operation and performance.
Keysight IxVerify 5G O-RAN—Solution Overview
Designed for LTE and 5G O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) PHY chipset and SoC testing and combined with third-party Pre-silicon Emulation solutions (Cadence, Mentor, Synopsys), Keysight’s IxVerify 5G O-RAN provides a powerful ‘wrap around’ environment to validate DUT’s uplink and downlink functional operation, with cross-domain measurements on both O-RAN and Digital IQ interfaces.
• Build O-RAN compliant CU-plane test vectors by using PathWave Signal Generation (Signal Studio Pro) and Open RAN Studio
• Emulate an O-RAN Distributed Unit (O-DU) by using Open RAN Studio
• Send the testing stimulus towards the transactor interfaces connected to the emulator holding 5G Radio Unit chip design (Design Under Test—DUT) by using IxVerify 5G O-RAN
• Capture and accurately timestamp the DUT’s response by using IxVerify 5G O-RAN and Open RAN Studio
• Perform measurements needed to validate if the O-RU meets standard compliant operation and radio performance by using PathWave 89600 VSA for 5G NR
To ensure measurement consistency between both sides of the O-RU chip design, IxVerify 5G O-RAN and Open RAN Studio software leverage the same industry leading 5G signal generation and measurement science that is used in the Keysight spectrum analyzers and signal sources. This tight coupling ensures that the CU-plane messages and baseband information match exactly with the IQ data on the Analog side of the Radio Unit chip design.
PathWave Signal Generation for 5G NR 2020, ORAN (N7631ORNC)
Keysight PathWave Signal Generation for 5G NR software is a flexible signal creation tool that helps significantly reduce the time spent on signal simulation. Quickly and easily generate 5G NR signals for component, transmitter, and receiver test. Its user-friendly interface lets you configure signal parameters, calculate the resulting waveforms, and download .SCP files—for generation with Open RAN Studio Builder or for analysis by using Keysight 89600 Vector Signal Analysis software.
N7631C PathWave Signal Generation for 5G NR enables you to generate various 5G NR signals necessary to characterize the power and modulation performance of your components and transmitters.