Achievement achieved thanks to Keysight Open RAN Studio solutions, signal sources and analyzers
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers, and government enterprises accelerate innovation toward a secure and connected world, has released Interoperability Development Tests (IODTs) of O-RAN radio units (O-RU) in collaboration with Cambridge Industries Group (CIG), a leading Original Design Manufacturer (ODM), originally from Shanghai, China.
The tests have been accomplished using CIG's O-RU and Keysight Open RAN Studio, signal source solutions and analyzers to create an environment for 5G new radio (NR) modulation analysis. As a result, CIG and other O-RU manufacturers can expedite design verification on products based on the specifications set by O-RAN Alliance. CIG is part of a network infrastructure ecosystem that is using O-RAN fronthaul interfaces to realize the full potential of open RAN architecture.
“We are assisted by partners like Keysight to effectively develop and validate network elements based on open RAN standards, including O-RAN-compliant small cells and distributed units,” said Haibo Zhao, founder and chief technology officer (CTO) at CIG. “Working with Keysight, which has expertise in many domains, allows CIG to gain insights critical in developing and manufacturing a flexible infrastructure that enables various use cases relevant to consumers and industry verticals.”
keysight, the first test solutions manufacturer to release O-RAN Distributed Unit (O-DU) emulation software for the validation of O-RUs that are O-RAN compliant, has helped accelerate the development of conformance validation and interoperability verification between O-RUs and O-DUs. Keysight's Open RAN Studio integrates with your Pathwave signal generation and vector signal analysis (VSA) software for advanced modulation analysis and radio performance.
“Together with key partners like CIG, we are advancing the development of a virtualized and disaggregated network architecture based on O-RAN specifications,” said Giampaolo Tardioli, Keysight vice president and general manager of Keysight's Network Access Group. “The future of ubiquitous wireless connectivity requires end-to-end performance verification of 5G network elements across multiple domains including radio frequency (RF), millimeter wave, and O-RAN protocol.”
