Product

Overview

1.Description of the product Rohde & Schwarz Location Based Services (TS-LBS) solution The R&S®TS-LBS test system provides complete test coverage of location based services, from R&D to conformance. It covers all major wireless 3GPP standards such as GSM, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and LTE and addresses each of the modern positioning technologies, including A-GNSS (GPS, Glonass, and Beidou), OTDOA/eCID, hybrid, as well as control plane (C-plane) using the control channels and signaling as defined by 3GPP (LPP, RRLP or RRC) or over user plane (U-plane) via an IP channel using SUPL (secure user plane location) defined by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), field to lab and position calculation. It supports over control plane (C-plane) using the control channels and signaling as defined by 3GPP (LPP, RRLP or RRC) or over user plane (U-plane) via an IP channel using SUPL (secure user plane location) defined by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). The R&S®TS-LBS is a fully automated conformance test system supporting validated protocol conformance, minimum performance and carrier acceptance test cases in design, precertification and type approval environments. Based on the multistandard-capable R&S®CMW500 wideband radio communication tester and the R&S®SMBV100A GNSS simulator, the R&S®TS-LBS is a scalable solution that can be adapted to any LBS testing needs. An important additional test area is the verification of market specific requirements, i.e. network operator specific test specifications (like e.g. China Mobile LBS requirements). R&S®TS-LBS is a scalable and flexible test system providing complete LBS test coverage from R&D to conformance, for chipset and mobile device manufacturers as well as for test houses and operators 2.Differentiation and advantage • Cost efficiency A flexible and modular test solution is required to cover all test areas and provide a cost-efficient solution. Re-usability of hardware for the test areas are the key to provide an overall test solution which serves testing of LBS, PQA, RRM, IMS, ATE from signaling over conformance, carrier acceptance up to performance testing. • Coverage of all RATs and bands by one unit Based on this demand, the R&S test solution for LBS is based on the R&S CMW500 mobile radio tester as core It covers all major mobile communication technologies and frequency bands, including GSM, WCDMA, LTE and TD-SCDMA in a single box (which is a clear advantage over other offerings, no third parties equipment). In combination with R&S SMBV GNSS simulator it covers all satellite technologies such as GPS, Glonass, Beidou and Galileo. • Modularity and flexibility The setup is highly modular. Depending on the test purpose, additional hardware and software can be quickly and easily added to cover test areas like audio quality or performance testing. • Test time Fast, intuitive and powerful R&S®CONTEST user interface with enhanced reporting capabilities (up to 50% test time saving in comparison to competition). Setup time for satellites up to 10 times faster than other offerings. • Automation Fully automated conformance test system supporting validated protocol conformance, minimum performance and carrier acceptance test cases in design, precertification and type approval environments • Support Over 9000 employees work for Rohde&Schwarz Worldwide. Our service and sales network comprises more than 70 subsidiaries and offices to ensure contact with our customers. Through regular maintenace and calibration we ensure best product performance. • Complete test case coverage for successful market introduction Customers can verify their implementation´s compliance with special network operator requirements as well as compliance with standards on the same setup. This allows customers to enter markets with mature devices and as a result be successful in these markets by providing high quality products and allowing outstanding service delivery. 3.Target market Discussions about how to provide high quality location based services in networks has gone through several industry and standardization body initiatives. R&S has been and is still actively contributing to the work of standardization and specification bodies like 3GPP and OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), but also to the work of industry groups as well as with carrier (such as CMCC, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, DoCoMo …) . This allows R&S to develop and provide test solutions for the market at first hand and help industry to speed up the launch and ensure the success of new features. The R&S TS-LBS test solutions has been approved by GCF as well as PTCRB as validated test platform for location based service testing since 2010. In addition, operators are relying and have already approved the test solution for location based services testing for their specific test plans. Chipset and wireless device manufactures as well as network operators are highly using the R&S TS-LBS test solution for the verification of the correct implementation and performance of location based services according to standards as well as specific market requirements (network operator test plan). The R&S TS-LBS test solution based on the R&S®CMW500 mobile radio tester and R&S SMBV has been a great success story. For chipset manufacturers and wireless device vendors, the R&S® TS-LBS solution is the system of first choice … • due to the possibility to easily and quickly test basic LBS features early in development process using a graphical user interface. • due to the flexibility to also create customized LBS test scenarios. • due to its wide area of use from functional (protocol) testing to performance testing. • due to its broad coverage both according to standards as well as network operator specific requirements and test plans. For network operators, the R&S® TS-LBS test solution is the system of first choice … • due to its flexibility to be used for operator specific test cases and test campaigns: From pure functional verification of pre-testing over protocol up to performance testing. • Due to the possibility to easily and freely parameterize test cases and combine test plans. • As LBS signaling scenarios can be customized either high-level using a graphical user interface or for in-depths modification of parameters and message elements using the powerful programming interface to simulate carrier specific network implementation. • As the R&S® TS-LBS test solution allows network operator to analyze the influence and uncover the impact of critical location based service parameters on the quality of positioning services. Evidence for the statements above: • The R&S® TS-LBS test solution is considered as a brand in the mobile communication industry and is the clear market leader in its branch. The following GTI members (among other customers) are successfully using the R&S® TS-LBS test solution: • China Mobile The following GTI partners (among other customers) are successfully using R&S® TS-LBS test solution: • Qualcomm • Hisilicon • TCL • CTTL • Sporton • Intertek • Samsung • Sony • LG • HTC / CGC • Google • Microsoft • Intel • ZTE • Marvell

Parameter

• Scalable and flexible test system providing complete LBS test coverage from R&D to conformance, for chipset and mobile device manufacturers as well as for test houses and operators
• Support of all major wireless 3GPP standards such as GSM, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and LTE (LPP/RRLP/RRC)
• Support of all modern satellite, cellular and hybrid location technologies such as A-GNSS (GPS, Glonass, and Beidou), OTDOA/eCID, hybrid, as well as control plane and user plane, field to lab, position calculation
• Fully automated conformance test system supporting validated protocol conformance, minimum performance and carrier acceptance test cases in design, precertification and type approval environments
• Fast, intuitive and powerful R&S®CONTEST user interface with enhanced reporting capabilities