Ixia Launches Scalable LTE Test Solution to Help Customers Clear the Path to 5G
March 13 2017 - 10:22AM
Business Wire
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA), a leading provider of network testing,
visibility, and security solutions, today announced a new radio
access network (RAN) test product, IxLoad® LTE XAir2™, specifically
designed for service providers, equipment and chip-set makers, as
well as enterprises developing LTE Advanced Pro (4.5G) and
5G-related products and services. IxLoad LTE XAir2 combines scale
and performance testing, with realistic subscriber emulation and
quality of experience (QoE) validation, for applications and
services. Additionally, IxLoad LTE XAir2 can be used for testing
LTE on the unlicensed spectrum.
“5G offers great opportunities particularly for organizations
participating in the industrial Internet of Things,” said Jessy
Cavazos, Industry Director, Measurement & Instrumentation, at
Frost & Sullivan. “While 5G presents these opportunities, it
also presents unique challenges in performance and quality of
experience for which organizations need to prepare. Testing
solutions like Ixia’s will help organizations ensure that their 5G
products and services for consumers and industry perform as
promised.”
Setting the Stage for 5G
Service providers, equipment and chip-set makers, as well as
enterprises, are beginning to develop products and services that
leverage the opportunities offered by the Internet of Things (IoT).
However, 5G presents unique technical challenges in terms of Wi-Fi
and LTE-unlicensed spectrum. These challenges require a test
solution capable of validating the performance, functionality, and
QoE of both consumer and industrial 5G-related products and
services, at scale.
“While 4G was all about the consumer, 5G will be driven by the
industrial Internet of Things, such as smart cities, augmented
reality, and commercial applications in manufacturing,
transportation, and healthcare,” said Sunil Kalidindi, vice
president of product management at Ixia. “Ixia has been helping
organizations, big and small, test and validate the performance of
their networks, devices, and services for two decades. IxLoad LTE
XAir2 combines that experience with proven technology, to
realistically emulate mobile subscribers at scale, and help clear
the path to 5G for our customers.”
Scalable, Realistic LTE Advanced Pro Test Solution
Cellular networks evolving towards 5G still need to address the
technical challenges posed by 4.5G, or LTE Advanced Pro. Complex
scenarios involving features like Carrier Aggregation to increase
bandwidth, 4x4 Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO), and 256
quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) for downloads are
cornerstones for providing customers a seamless transition and
better quality experience. IxLoad LTE XAir2 has been developed with
these technical challenges in mind. It facilitates the realistic
emulation of massive amounts of subscribers with
multi-Gigabit over-the-top (OTT) traffic via the Internet, to
help customers’ future proof their networks and devices.
About Ixia
Ixia (Nasdaq: XXIA) provides testing, visibility, and security
solutions, strengthening applications across physical and virtual
networks for enterprises, service providers, and network equipment
manufacturers. Ixia offers companies trusted environments in which
to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on Ixia
to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure
protection of their networks to make their applications stronger.
Learn more at www.ixiacom.com.
Ixia, the Ixia logo, IxLoad, and XAir2 are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Ixia in the United States and other
jurisdictions. All other trademarks used herein are the property of
their respective owners.
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