3G test platform

Tektronix has announced its protocol test platform equipped with application software to test complex third-generation (3G) and existing second-generation (2G, 2.5G) mobile networks.

As complex 3G networks go live and operate with existing 2.5G and 2G systems, operators must be able to address a new set of quality of service (QoS) issues faster.

Operators and manufacturers (who must test trial network elements) require a class of protocol test tools that enables them to identify and analyse the source of service degradation in real-time, allowing resolution within minutes.

Tektronix' K15 protocol test platform is equipped to address these network issues.

When service degradation is reported, a message, or 'trouble ticket', is sent to the operator's operation and maintenance technician.

With the protocol test platform and application software, operators can resolve trouble tickets within minutes with first-to-market real-time multi-interface call trace and automatic UMTS lub configuration.

The troubleshooting capabilities allow technicians to automatically configure monitoring parameters, correlate data coming from multiple interfaces and locate the root cause of faults while sustaining high data capture rates.

Technologies supported include UMTS, CDMA2000, cdmaOne, EDGE, GPRS and GSM.

The test platform and application software support troubleshooting of live and trial 3G, 2.5G and 2G mobile networks. The platform runs on a high-performance cPCI bus architecture that hosts several boards to connect to multiple interfaces.