CommScope and Ericsson Complete SAS Interoperability Testing for CBRS
April 12 2018 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
To help ensure their readiness for commercial deployment in the
Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) wireless spectrum in the
U.S., CommScope and Ericsson have successfully completed
interoperability testing of their equipment. The testing is one of
the first successful interoperability tests using the Wireless
Innovation Forum’s release 1.2 specifications.
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The CommScope SAS, in coordination with
the environmental sensing capability, identifies wireless signals
of incumbent users to avoid interference from CBRS operations.
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“CommScope’s team of architects, developers and engineers have
been building an industry-leading SAS for nearly two years,” said
Tom Gravely, vice president of research and development, Network
Solutions, CommScope. “Completion of interoperability testing with
a major radio equipment provider such as Ericsson validates our SAS
design and readies us for commercial deployment.”
“Ericsson offers a comprehensive portfolio of CBRS network
solutions that will help operators of all sizes deploy in this
spectrum quickly and successfully,” said Paul Challoner, vice
president of Network Product Solutions, Ericsson. “Additional
milestones need to be reached for CBRS to become a reality, but we
are pleased to complete interoperability testing with CommScope as
part of the developmental process.”
The interoperability test confirmed that CommScope’s Spectrum
Access System (SAS) and Ericsson’s radio infrastructure with CBRS
spectrum support will work together as part of a CBRS network. The
rigorous SAS–Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD)
interoperability testing used a battery of scenarios to verify that
both products meet governmental requirements and industry
protocols, as well as CommScope’s and Ericsson’s respective quality
standards.
In a CBRS network, a SAS and CBSD work together to ensure that
the appropriate wireless signals are transmitted and received
between the core network and end-user devices, while managing
interference. An Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) works with
the SAS to identify the wireless signals of incumbent users to
avoid interference from CBSDs. CommScope is one of four ESC
operators conditionally approved by the FCC to provide SAS and ESC
services.
The 3.5 GHz CBRS band has been approved by the FCC with the goal
of improving wireless broadband access and performance. The CBRS
band is made up of 150 MHz of 3.5 GHz shared spectrum, which until
now has been primarily used by the federal government for radar
systems. The FCC has authorized shared use of the band with
wireless small cells. The shared spectrum approach in the CBRS band
could become an effective way to facilitate the growth of wireless
data, including mobile broadband, Internet of Things and fixed
applications.
CommScope has a long history in wireless spectrum management
through its Comsearch® business unit, a pre-eminent global provider
of engineering products and services. Comsearch offers
state-of-the-art software and comprehensive databases for the
design of complex wireless systems.
Comsearch is a registered trademark of CommScope, Inc.
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