ISE Magazine, December 2019
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 WWW ISEMAG COM 1 5 5G TESTING By Kashif Hussain @ ViaviSolutions Bringing Order to Confusion How Standards Compliant Testing Impacts 5G If there is a single theme that defines 5G it is innovation Next generation networking technology is not just an incremental update to existing communication standards 5G will enable innovative new services empowered by ultra fast mobile broadband mission critical communication massive device connectivity and ultra low latency 5G technology is driving major changes across the entire network from highly flexible radio access network RAN architecture and 3D beamforming active antennas to softwaredefined network components with stringent timing and latency requirements The combination of new infrastructure features and functions such as millimeter wave mmWave utilization and massive MIMO provides a pathway to incredible performance enhancements Yet these expected enhancements will rely on multiple elements performing seamlessly in tandem introducing much greater complexity than previous generations Mission critical applications will demand a network which cannot fail Ensuring network quality will be at the core of deployment to prevent dissatisfied end users churn and loss of market share Breaking It Down The added complexity introduced by new 5G functionality is posing challenges for network equipment manufacturers NEMs and communication services providers CSPs alike Moreover these complications are further compounded by the adoption of disaggregated architectures in which integrated hardware and software are separated and broken down into functional components As CSPs seek to improve service agility and lower
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