Aeroflex Cellular Parametric Test GPRS, EDGE and AMR options - 6113 EDGE Base Station Test Set - AEROFLEX - #1

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For the very latest specifications visit www.aeroflex.com Cellular Parametric Test GPRS, EDGE and AMR options - 6113 EDGE Base Station Test Set • Field portable, easy to use, fully integrated GPRS, EDGE and AMR test capability for GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz base station transmitter and receiver testing • Comprehensive first line, second line and engineering testing of complete GSM, GPRS, EDGE and AMR base station performance • Installation/commissioning, maintenance and fault-finding test capability • Rate-adaptation tests for optimization of AMR network settings • Support for all major base station vendors • Unique A-bis control functions to maximise test coverage The 6113 has long been regarded as the world's leading test tool for base station installation and maintenance - in particular, its unique receiver test capability. With the increasingly widespread adoption of GPRS, EDGE and AMR networks, these options extend the test capability of the 6113 to match the evolution of GSM networks and allow network operators to continue to have full confidence in the quality of their networks and identify potential problems before subscribers are adversely affected - both during initial network rollout and then during ongoing planned maintenance. The GPRS, EDGE and AMR options are also designed for use by network operators' engineering teams. The comprehensive test coverage makes the 6113 suitable for use in evaluating GPRS, EDGE and AMR base stations prior to vendor selection and then for ongoing detailed performance evaluation, new feature testing and detailed fault-finding of persistent or difficult to solve problems. The rate-adaptation tests in the AMR option can also be used by optimisation groups for helping to verify and optimise AMR threshold settings. AMR Overview As with any other type of base station, the transmitter and receiver paths of AMR-capable base stations need to be appropriately tested as part of ongoing preventive maintenance. In addition, new test requirements to ensure that rate-adaptation is working correctly are introduced. For the transmitter and receiver paths, tests such as maximum output power are unaffected by AMR and can be tested using standard GSM full rate traffic channels. Other tests have been changed so that the AMR specific elements of the base station are adequately tested; in particular those that include AMR codecs in the signal path such as bit error rate (BER) and frame erasure rate (FER). The key features of the AMR option are: • Addition of key transmitter and receiver AMR measurements • Full rate and half rate AMR channels • 'BOSS' live testing for non-intrusive AMR measurements • Rate-adaptation test • Combined traffic/signalling BER test • 'CiTA' option support for complete cell site test including audio loopback to assess voice quality