Test mobile supports 3GPP DC-HSDPA Release 9

Aeroflex Inc. has released its TM500 Test Mobile, which supports the 3GPP Dual Cell High-Speed Download Packet Access (DC-HSDPA) Release 9 standard to the multiple user equipment (UE), or handset emulation product.

Release 9 is the most recent update to the HSPA+ standards, and provides a maximum data rate of 84Mbit/s by enabling concurrent operation of Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) and DC-HSDPA.

The TM500 Rel-9 DC-HSDPA Multi-UE Test Mobile enables 3G infrastructure equipment manufacturers to test a DC-HSDPA base station and network against a multiple handset configuration. It allows them to perform rigorous load testing and optimization of their base stations.

This new TM500 model provides full multiUE implementation of HSDPA Categories 1-28, including DC-HSDPA, MIMO, and 64QAM, with support for seamless reconfiguration from Single Cell HSDPA to Dual Cell HSDPA and vice versa. It supports soft handover for up to six cells. HSUPA categories 1-7 and Continuous Packet Connectivity in Layer 1, HARQ and MAC test modes are also supported.