PCR UCM AC mC) 4G Wireless STMT M IY ATU cra Onl ual} Cea cay Agilent Technologiesa | Copyright © 2009 Agilent Technologies Publication Reprinted July 2009 for Agilent Technologies by John Wiley & Sons, Lid Agilent Technologies, Inc. does nat warrant that the same results will be obtained in every test performed and makes no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, with regard to the documentation contained in this book. Agilent Technologies, Inc. shall not be liable in any event for incidental or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out ofthe Use of the procedures outined in this book. All products or services mentioned in this book are the trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations. LTE isa trademark of ETSI © 2008. 3GPP™ TSs and TRs are the property of ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TTA and TTC who jointly own the copyright in them. They are subject to further modifications and are therefore Provided to you "as is" for information purposes only. Further Use is strictly prohibited. “WiMAX” and "Mobile WiMAX" are trademarks of the ‘WiMAX Forum. edma2000 is a registered certification mark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license, MATLAB is a US. registered trademark of The MathWorks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from Agilent Technologies, Inc. Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, Padstow, Comwall ISBN 978-0-470-68261-6 Credits Publisher : Agitent Technologies Editor-in-Chief : Moray Rumney Program Manager : Jan Whitacre Managing Editor : Mary Jane Pahis Technical Editors: Dr. Michael Leung, Phil Lorch Cover Design : Dr. Michae! Leung Compositor : Vivian Lee *Foreword The introduction of any new access technology into the current mobile telecommunication network is going to be filed with challenges, and not all of them can be anticipated. For network operators, convincing tech-savvy customers that new is better will need more than a marketing effort it will need demonstrable results. The one thing that connects a customer to the network operator is the mobile device or handset. If that device does not appear to work in a variety of situations, then inevitably good reputations will be lost, customers may leave, and utimately revenue and profits wll suffer. No matter how big the investment in the new technology, mastering the physics of the mobile device and its supporting network is the foundation of success Expectations are high for Long Term Evolution, or LTE as it commonly called. But these expectations are based on the premise of faut-free performance. Therefore, LTE's inital success will be determined by the abilty of handset and radio infrastructure manufacturers to deliver products that conform to 3GPP standards and are robust enough to allow operators to introduce improved services without disruption. Product testing is essential, butt can also be expensive and time-consuming. Manufacturers of new LTE products will have to make difficult decisions regarding what elements require rigorous procedures such as conformance testing and what can be safely eft to testing in the field. The bottom lin is that compromised quality or outright failure is unacceptable, costing more in the long run if it affects thousands or even millions of users ‘Whatever the strategy a manufacturer adopts, the telecommunications test industry will once again play the important (but often unenviable) role of providing the equipment necessary to protect the huge investments made by LTE equipment manufacturers so that they, in tum, can fulfil the demands ofthe operators. The realty is that operators, manufacturers and the test industry need to work together closely as they ty to establish competitive advantage. The scale of investment required to introduce LTE is likely to be the factor that brings about its success, as all players realise the common goal af making the new technology work. In this respect | have seen cooperation between competitors at all levels, whether it is in a SGPP Standards meeting room with the sharing of work or consensus building, or even at the commercial level where compromises often have to be made to adapt to shifting moods in the market place. Standards for new technology are essential, but proving adherence to those standards is a serious and expensive task. One approach to managing risk during LTE introduction can be found in the work of the Global Certification Forum (GCF). In March 2008, GCF initiated a process to define the criteria against which the first LTE devices can be certified; this will ensure GCF is well placed to assume market requirements prior to full scale development of conformance test cases. Here is an example of cross-industry commitment and cooperation. To start with, much