Keysight Technologies

Anite Virtual Drive Testing Toolset

Assess actual performance and interoperability of networks and devices in the laboratory.

Anite is now part of Keysight Technologies

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Quickly and Efficiently Benchmark with an Integrated

Extensive technology
Solution Offering a Highly Authentic Field-to-Lab support
Testing Experience LTE
WCDMA
Leading mobile operators and equipment manufacturers face a growing challenge to
GSM
quickly and cost-effectively deploy new mobile devices and infrastructure equipped with
Wi-Fi
more features and more technologies, including MIMO, Carrier Aggregation and VoLTE.
This intensifies the need for a future-proof test solution that quickly and efficiently
benchmarks mobile devices and network infrastructure to assess an end-users experi-
ence of accessing mobile applications.

Accelerate Product Rollouts and Quality Assurance Testing by

Integrating Industry-Leading Lab and Field Test Tools with Sophisti- Chinese mobile oper-
cated Test Automation ator uses Anite Virtual
Keysight Technologies offers Virtual Drive Testing Toolset, an automated, lab-based
Drive Testing Toolset
performance and interoperability test solution for cost-effective assessment of mobile
devices and network infrastructure. The toolset uses data captured in the field to build for device performance
tests that replay drive or indoor test routes by emulating real-world RF network condi-
verification in high-
tions in a controlled laboratory environment. This replay can be performed with a real
network infrastructure or a simulated network using the Anite 9000 network simulator, speed train scenarios
providing you with a cost-effective way to verify the end-user Quality of Experience.
(NS-IOT lab)
Bridge the gap between lab and field testing through seamless real-world representation
of the environment, significantly reducing unnecessary field testing and accelerating
deployment of devices and networks. Integrate sophisticated test automation with
industry-leading field and lab test tools to accurately replicate field mobility scenarios. Mobile operators in
Europe use Anite
Its powerful automation capability allows repetitive testing of virtual field test routes for
different use case scenarios. This enables reliable and cost-effective device benchmark- Virtual Drive Testing
ing and resolution of issues found in the field. Virtual Drive Testing Toolset streamlines
Toolset for performance
the performance and interoperability testing process from early R&D lab evaluation
through field testing and optimization. assessment of devices
in their Network Vendor
labs (NV-IOT lab).

Real Network Infrastructure

or

Channel Emulator Mobile Device Toolset Control PC

Virtual Drive Testing Toolset uses data captured in the field to build tests that replay
Anite 9000 Network Simulator drive or indoor test routes by emulating real-world RF network conditions

Virtual Drive Testing Toolset uses data captured in the field to build tests that replay drive or indoor test routes by emulating real-world RF network conditions
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Real-World, Automated Performance Testing of Mobile Devices and

Network Infrastructure in the Laboratory
Mobile operators use the toolset to comprehensively verify the end-user experience by
replicating and repeating virtual drive test scenarios in a controlled lab environment.
Virtual drive testing helps mobile operators benchmark and test interoperability of
devices and real networks prior to deployment, which enables them to identify and
resolve issues earlier in the R&D process. This forms an effective addition to a mobile
operators existing device acceptance process and also helps them determine the
root cause of any issues found during deployment. As the toolset supports the mobile
operators own infrastructure elements and services in the lab, test conditions are very
realistic closely simulating what end-users experience in practice.

Network equipment manufacturers use Virtual Drive Testing Toolset to verify the
performance of their network infrastructure in combination with mobile devices under
real-world wireless propagation scenarios. It enables them to cost-effectively and
quickly verify multiple designs or revisions of a single design. This allows them to
assure infrastructure performance under a wide range of usage scenarios, radio access
technologies and cellular conditions using actual devices that their customers deploy to
networks instead of simulated mobile devices.

Device and chipset manufacturers use virtual drive testing to reduce costly field trials by
verifying new technology such as VoLTE, carrier aggregation, MIMO, beamforming and
CoMP, under realistic network conditions before deploying engineers into the field. The
solution also helps them conduct end-to-end performance testing and competitive
benchmarking based on different wireless propagation environments and a wide range of
mobility and roaming scenarios.
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Instantly Access Metrics to Support Decision Making

throughout the Entire Development and Launch
Process
Verify end-user experience with real-life mobility scenarios
The toolsets KPI analysis enables you to automate a wide range of real-life RF conditions
captured in the field, including population density, physical location, mobility scenarios
and types of terrain. In other words, Keysights virtual drive testing solution verifies
the end-user experience in typical usage scenarios, such as in-vehicle, in-building,
in a dense city environment or in a pedestrian area. Early detection of issues using
repeatable and automated testing in a laboratory environment increases productivity
and reduces test and quality-related costs.

Accelerate testing with 24/7 automation

Virtual Drive Testing Toolset offers straightforward access to ready-to-run performance
and interoperability test case packages, enabling automatic evaluation of Quality of
Service metrics. This significantly simplifies and accelerates test case planning and
scheduling. The toolset has the capability to virtually roam between different locations
across the globe, allowing you to verify the performance of a device under a wide range
of roaming conditions. The solution helps verify that a device complies with any mobile
operator test plan.

The toolset offers 24/7 automated analysis and reporting on a wide range of parameters,
displaying results in intuitive graphs and maps. This makes it a highly effective evaluation
tool. The 24/7 automated test execution, data logging, data analysis and reporting
capabilities with clear KPI metrics, allows you to significantly speed up test processes
and reduce costs. When combined with the ready-to-run test cases, it helps device
manufacturers accelerate product maturity and improve performance prior to customer
demonstrations and acceptance testing.
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Rely on Nemo Drive and Indoor Testing Tools for

Benchmarking, Optimization, Monitoring and Data
Analysis of QoS and QoE
Streamline your test execution process
Other test solutions use simplified or representative network configurations, not real
data. Keysights Virtual Drive Testing Toolset uses field data derived from drive test
logs to build virtual test routes that mimic specific end-user scenarios. It incorporates
a number of functions, including test case execution, test campaign management, test
system component integration and ready-to-run test case analysis. The toolset executes
automated test campaigns based on typical usage scenarios. This enables you to readily
assess Quality of Service from an end-users perspective. The streamlined test execution
process is depicted below.

Toolset starts Toolset plays back

user application recorded drive test
on phone route to measure
(e.g. FTP download) and monitor
Toolset performance
User defines test iterates virtual Test campaign completes and
campaign by selecting drive test routes toolset generates KPI summary
ready-to-run test cases for different use for analysis and reporting
case scenarios

Toolset automatically
generates KPI report
for test data analysis

Automated test process

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Achieve Real-World Automated Performance Testing

of Mobile Devices and Network Infrastructure in the
Laboratory
Achieve seamless integration of test tools
Keysight has used its recognized expertise in channel emulation, wireless performance
testing and network measurement, together with its market leading Propsim F32
channel emulator, Anite 9000 network simulator and Nemo drive test tools to create
Virtual Drive Testing Toolset. This unique approach offers you a complete end-to-end
solution revolutionizing the testing of devices and network infrastructure with quicker
set-up times and more accurate results.

Virtual Drive testing Toolset uniquely allows you to use real network infrastructure or
deploy a simulated network by integrating the Anite 9000 advanced network simulator.
The solution enables mobile operators as well as device, chipset and network equipment
manufacturers to control the device under test, conduct real-time diagnostics, log test
results and analyze test data from one single easy-to-use graphical user interface.
By using the same test cases, reports and tools for both lab and field testing, it is
possible to streamline the entire performance testing process for Quality of Service and
interoperability measurements.

Increase test process efficiency with industry-leading RF

propagation channel emulation

Keysights Virtual Drive Testing Toolset uses the Propsim F32 channel emulator to
create the industrys most realistic RF conditions, bridging the gap between lab and
field testing; this allows a multi-fold increase of test process efficiency with equal effort.
Propsim emulates the air interface between the base station and the mobile device,
recreating realistic RF channel conditions such as multi-path propagation, fast-fading
and shadowing in a controlled laboratory environment.

Propsim F32 offers the highest emulation capacity for multi-RAT and heterogeneous
network environments as it can test up to 32 RF and 128 MIMO channels with a single
unit. This makes it a future-proof, cost-effective solution for testing carrier aggregation
capable LTE-Advanced devices, requiring a greater number of channels. Its unique multi-
link capacity enables easy configuration across a wide range of test configurations.

Propsim F32 is the only single unit channel emulator solution available on the market
that supports a configuration of 8 LTE 2x2 MIMO cells simultaneously in the test bed,
creating a real-world multi-cell environment. It also has the ability to generate mobility
scenarios across multiple radio access technologies: 2G, 3G and 4G, Wi-Fi and more.
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Automate End-User, Scenario-Based Testing of Mobile

Devices and Network Infrastructure
Accelerate the implementation of field and lab test cases
Automate testing to assess end-user Quality of Experience when accessing typical
services and applications (e.g. YouTube and Facebook). The Virtual Drive Testing
Toolsets automation capability produces measurement files from wireless virtual drive
tests, enabling quick and easy test case analysis. Automated test scripts are used to
test data performance (e.g. FTP), voice/video quality or conduct benchmarking. The
seamless compatibility between these test scripts and the Nemo drive and indoor testing
tools accelerates the implementation of field and lab test cases.

Easily Import and Analyze Test Data with the Nemo

Analysis Tools
Obtain instant feedback, analyze data and customize reports

Keysights Virtual Drive Testing Toolset includes fully-scalable test analysis for
benchmarking, automated troubleshooting and statistical reporting. Predetermined
report templates help you compare KPIs from different operators, technologies and time
frames. A single report displays these results for more in-depth analysis.

The data visualization reports are fully customizable with a comprehensive set of data
views, including geo-located KPIs, grids, line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, surface
grids, color grids and spreadsheets. With these reports, you can obtain instant feedback
on performance KPIs upon test case completion.

You can easily import test data to and from the Nemo analysis tools, enabling a more
comprehensive analysis of test data generated in both field and lab-based testing.
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Virtual Drive Testing Toolset

Virtual Drive Testing Toolset Real Network configuration: Key Features and
Test live network cells in the laboratory with real UEs or simulated UEs Functionalities
Test device network interoperability and performance with live network cells
(NV-IOT)

Virtual Drive Testing Toolset Simulated Networks configuration:

Test device interoperability and performance with simulated network cells
Device performance test cases in High Speed Train conditions as part of major
Chinese mobile operator test plan

The Virtual Drive Testing Toolset includes:

Test campaign management
Complete automation, test case execution, data analysis and report generation
Test campaign creation with desired test case iterations
Real-time status visualization of applications, devices and network KPIs

Device automation
Supports user-defined test scripts for data calls, voice calls, messaging etc. with
application tester
Supports cellular modem specific diagnostics monitoring and forcing functions Propsim F32 channel emulator

Test KPI reporting and analysis

Provides a Microsoft Excel KPI report per test case Virtual Drive Testing Toolsets
Offers a summary of the entire test campaign automation capability enables you
Enables benchmarking between devices and test campaigns to manage global test campaigns
through reliable and quick test case
Manual measurements execution, scheduling and analysis.
Vast range of user-defined measurements supported The solution offers a range of
All cellular technologies and Wi-Fi Quality of Service measurements,
including:
Propsim F32 radio channel emulator
Emulates dynamic RF channel conditions in real-time for testing devices and base Mobility performance
stations Success rate of handover
Ready and user-defined Multi-RAT test scenario building with a wide range of (Single RAT and Multi-RAT
configuration options across GSM, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE using the mobility testing; includes
Propsim standard tools wizard handover testing)
Drive test data mapping with field-to-lab Virtual Drive Test Modeling Tool Success rate of cell
Drive test data files include physical cell(s) RF powers, MIMO correlation data, reselection
multipath fading data and GPS data Call drop rate
Toolset supports Keysight Nemo drive test tools and native modem log data files Service interrupts
User-defined advanced virtual drive test scenario implementation with Geometric
Data and application performance
Channel Modeling Tool to test HetNet, CoMP, carrier aggregation, Multi-RAT,
FTP, HTTP, UDP, iPerf
3D-MIMO & beamforming prior to first field deployments and test case implementa-
Web browsing, YouTube,
tion with interference
Facebook
Supports Wi-Fi access point and device measurements
Video streaming
Anite 9000 advanced network simulator MMS, SMS
Multi-cell LTE and Multi-RAT handovers (WCDMA/HSPA and GSM) Voice call performance
Data, voice, VoLTE, video, SMS, MMS and more Voice call success rate
Advanced network simulation; field-to-lab network configurations and protocol CS fallback performance call
playback setup time
VoLTE performance
Optional Keysight Nemo Drive and indoor testing tools for field testing
Voice call quality
LTE, WCDMA/HSPA, TD-SCDMA GSM, CDMA2000, WiFi
2G/3G CS, 3G PS calls
Applications testing with single and multiple test mobiles
VoLTE
Connected tools for lab and field testing
Smooth field-to-lab process
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