Keysight Technologies this week unveiled Open RAN Studio, the first O-RAN distributed unit (O-DU) emulation software for validating O-RAN compliant radio units (O-RUs).
5G chipset and network equipment vendors, as well as mobile operators, are cost-effectively rolling out 5G services using 5G base stations from multiple network equipment manufacturers (NEMs). Keysight’s Open RAN Studio software combines visibility, validation and performance test capabilities across radio frequency (RF) and protocol measurement domains, to accelerate development and integration of O-RAN compliant equipment.
Keysight’s early engagement as the editor of the O-RAN fronthaul interface conformance test specification in the O-RAN Alliance is helping to speed development of conformance validation and verify interoperability between O-RUs and O-DUs. O-RAN members also benefit from Keysight’s unique cross-domain test and measurement expertise, in both digital and radio frequency (RF). When combined, Keysight’s Open RAN Studio and signal sources and analyzers create a complete test environment, including 5G new radio (NR) modulation analysis.
Giampaolo Tardioli, VP of Keysight and GM of Keysight's Network Access Group
Keysight’s Open RAN Studio enables a vibrant network infrastructure ecosystem to unlock the full potential of an open RAN architecture.
Dan ansur, VP, Marketing, Wired and Wireless Group, Xilinx
In this era of pervasive and connected intelligence, disaggregated network functions using O-RAN-compliant interfaces will help the industry realize the full potential of a virtualized network architecture.
