Cellular IoT and LPWAN - addressing the industry FUD
Chet Babla, ARM
Vendor:
T2M GmbH
Category:
Cellular
NTN System Test Bench
The NTN System Test Bench (STB) is a cost-effective, flexible environment for NTN satellite network operators or applications dev…
Overview
The NTN System Test Bench (STB) is a cost-effective, flexible environment for NTN satellite network operators or applications developers. Simulating either transparent or regenerative modes for LEO satellite networks, customers can take advantage of provided test scenarios or develop their own. MEO and GEO capabilities will be supported in the future. The STB simulates a population of UE devices within a specific geographical area, corresponding to the single beam area of a satellite, communicating with a server application using highly customisable data flows to represent IOT like behaviour. The data flows will be assessed over the different test configurations to show the effects of varying NTN related parameters, such as satellite trajectories, beam sizes and constellation densities and NTN channel impairments. Satellite network operators can easily analyse system performance and degradation experimentally, saving potentially millions of dollars.
Key features
- Allows end-to-end testing of NB-IoT NTN system in lab environment.
- supports 3GPP® Release 17 and 18 standards.
- supports LEO transparent or regenerative modes of operation.
- multiple-instancing and virtualisation to simulate UE community.
- highly customisable configurations using web-based front-end.
- auto-advance through idle and out of coverage periods (PSM supported)
Block Diagram
NTN System Test Bench block diagram
Applications
- Cost effective
- flexible environment
- provide test scenarios
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Specifications
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NTN System Test Bench
Vendor
T2M GmbH
Provider
T2M GmbH
T2M GmbH is the leading Global Technology Company supplying state of the art complex semiconductor connectivity IPs and KGDs, enabling the creation of complex connected devices for Mobile, IoT and Wearable markets.
T2M's unique SoC White Box IPs are the design database of mass production RF connectivity chips supporting standards including Wifi, BT, BLE, Zigbee, NFC, LTE, GSM, GNS. They are available in source code as well as KGD for SIP / modules.
With offices in USA, Europe, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and India, T2M’s highly experienced team provides local support, accelerating product development and Time 2 Market.
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