Setcom Wireless Announces Single Test System

Setcom wireless has announced its S-CORE conformance and research test environment for LTE (Long Term Evolution) protocol testing and monitoring. The S-CORE is an innovative protocol tester for LTE signaling designed from the ground up to use, provide clearer diagnostic information, and leverage off-the-shelf hardware to reduce capital expense. Unlike other LTE solutions, the S-CORE encompasses both R&D and conformance testing of all LTE signalling layers in one complete test system. Targeted at chipset and user equipment (UE) developers designing the LTE physical layer (PHY) and protocol stack, the setcom wireless S-CORE test system follows the complete UE development lifecycle. The S-CORE offers a variety of different UE connections to meet the design lifecycle; it offers a virtual, host-style connectivity for performance analysis and compliance testing of the protocol stack prior to integration into silicon. The S-CORE includes an I&Q connection for testing a real time PHY implementation before the RF is available. It also includes traditional RF connectivity for full end-to-end testing, typically used in later stages of UE development and certification.



These standards will include GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA, and other non-3GPP standards essential to the development and certification of next-generation wireless devices. The Handovers between these radio access networks (RAN) is essential for a successful and rapid launch of LTE devices and services. By participating in the 3GPP RAN groups now defining LTE and working within the Global Certification Forum (GCF) and PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), the setcom is committed with S-CORE to supporting the full tool chain required for running all LTE TTCN3 (Testing and Test Control Notation version 3) signaling test cases. These LTE test cases are necessary to meet the challenges of certifying a 3GPP release 8-compliant device.