Collection:

ORAN Emulators

From fronthaul validation to end-to-end RAN testing

Model:

P8820S

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RU Testing Toolset

The P8820S RU Testing Toolset is a scalable solution for comprehensive O-RU RF and fronthaul testing, supporting both manual and automated workflows.

Sub system simulated O-Gnb, RF air interface, O-DU
Test types O-RU fronthaul, O-RU RF
Interfaces supported RF air interface, OFH
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Emulation tools for verifying disaggregated 5G and ORAN infrastructure

Keysight ORAN solutions precisely emulate all major ORAN components: RU, CU/DU, 5G Core, and RIC. They enable functional, performance, and interoperability testing with real-world traffic and protocols. Replace 5G network parts with known-good components to isolate performance/conformance. Capture/replay traffic to validate open fronthaul, F1, E2, and core interfaces with ORAN Studio. Verify timing/MIMO sync (Time Sync Analyzer), emulate 5G core (CoreSIM), test NFV (LoadCore), or perform full RAN validation (DuSIM, RuSIM, RIC emulators). Request a quote for one of our popular configurations today. Need help selecting? Check out the resources below.

Emulate every ORAN component

Simulate O-RUs, O-DUs, O-CUs, and the 5G Core with protocol-conformant behavior across fronthaul and midhaul interfaces to validate network interoperability and integration.

Generate realistic user and control traffic

Create thousands of concurrent voice, data, and signaling sessions with support for mobility, quality of experience (QoE) modeling, and protocol stack behaviors to stress the RAN under real-world conditions.

Capture and replay fronthaul interfaces

Record and play back live fronthaul traffic using Open RAN Studio to verify time-sensitive behavior, identify regressions, and debug interface-level performance issues with high fidelity.

Verify interface and protocol compliance

Run automated conformance tests for open fronthaul, F1, E2, and other ORAN interfaces to ensure standards adherence, vendor interoperability, and test repeatability.

Sub system simulated O-Gnb, O-RU, O-DU, O-CU, RIC, Core Network, RF air interface
Test types O-DU southbound, O-DU+O-CU southbound, O-CU southbound, O-DU northbound, Near RT RIC/xApps, Non-RT More…
Interfaces supported OFH, F1, E2, A1, O1, Backhaul, RF air interface

The P8820S RU Testing Toolset is a scalable solution for comprehensive O-RU RF and fronthaul testing, supporting both manual and automated workflows.

Highlights

P8820S Radio Unit Testing Toolset streamlines the O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) testing process, offering a comprehensive wrap-around, scalable solution for RU isolated testing. Users can choose between automated and manual testing options, depending on their specific needs.

  • Validate the O-RU throughout the whole test workflow
  • Module and unit development
  • Integration and verification
  • Performance validation
  • Single-user
  • Massive MIMO (mMIMO), including O-RAN ALLIANCE WG4 uplink performance improvement (ULPI)
  • Compliance testing
  • 3GPP TR 38.141 RF Test Cases
  • O-RAN ALLIANCE WG4 O-RU Conformance
  • Carrier validation
  • Energy efficiency testing
  • Security testing
  • P8820S is designed to adapt to evolving test requirements. The solution can be expanded beyond its RF testing baseline to address the growing demands of mMIMO beamforming, automated compliance testing based on 3GPP and O-RAN ALLIANCE specifications, and energy efficiency and security assessments.
  • Assess mMIMO Performance at Scale
  • Ensure high-capacity, multi-antenna Radio Units meet performance requirements with real-world mMIMO traffic scenarios, beamforming verification, and spatial consistency testing.
  • Measure mMIMO ULPI quality with precision: gain deep insight into O-RU uplink behavior through advanced ULPI metrics, ensuring optimal performance and standards compliance in dynamic radio conditions.
  • Automate O-RU Compliance Testing
  • Keysight O-RAN Automated Compliance Test Cases are offered as an integrated hardware and software solution for testing O-RUs in terms of conformance, interoperability, energy efficiency, and end-to-end performance. These tests are conducted in accordance with the O-RAN ALLIANCE test specifications outlined below.
  • Integrated solution for 3GPP pre-conformance and O-RAN ALLIANCE WG4 conformance, functional and performance testing of the O-RU
  • Comprehensive support for open fronthaul Control, User, Sync and Management (CUSM) Plane Testing and OTIC O-RU Certification
  • O-RAN ALLIANCE WG11 test cases for O-RU security
  • FR1, FR2 (mmWave) | FDD, TDD | Category A and B
  • Massive MIMO beamforming (BF) and non-BF testing
  • ETSI O-RU Energy Efficiency and Saving Test Cases
  • O-RAN ALLIANCE and ETSI standard test reports
  • Evaluate O-RU Energy Efficiency
  • P8820S RU Testing Toolset enables accurate evaluation and optimization of O-RU energy efficiency. The solution supports energy efficiency testing based on ETSI traffic profiles, allowing simultaneous evaluation across multiple bands, while providing valuable insights into O-RU behavior.
  • The energy efficiency testing option can be seamlessly integrated into any P8820S configuration by incorporating a power supply and analyzer into the test setup.

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