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9 February 2010
InterLab Test Engines – making “Ease of Use”
for RF and Protocol test systems come true!
Conformance test systems for the wireless communications industry vary a lot
in their usability. This makes the handling of different
test systems from different manufacturers complicated
for the test system operators and engineers. Test
systems
require expert know-how and understanding if users want
to make sure that they generate correct and reproducible results. 7 layers, a
global group of test & service centers for the wireless communications industry,
has overcome these difficulties by connecting the large number of test systems
in their test laboratories to the InterLab® Software
System. Protocol and RF test systems plus all InterLab Test
Solutions from 7 layers are run
via so called “Test Engines”. Many in-house test laboratories for wireless
communications devices can now benefit from using the InterLab Test Engines for
their own test equipment!
By connecting test equipment to InterLab Test Engines
users benefit from a number of simplifications:
1. Test systems from different test system
manufacturers all come with a different user interface – a serious source of
error, which users can overcome by connecting their test equipment to the
InterLab Test Engines. This way all connected test systems can be handled via
one and the same user interface and test system
operators do not need to be familiar with the different user interfaces of individual test systems in order to carry out
the tests.
2. The InterLab Test Engine works with pre-defined
configuration settings. Only the most
important product features need to be tuned in so that the tests run
automatically with the correct configuration. The
Test Engine controls the test system
and automatically creates comprehensive reports.
3. A specially designed, automated Test-SIM is part of the
test engine. Test-SIMs of the InterLab Test Engines are
automatically correctly configured. It is no longer
necessary to tune them in manually according to the respective tests.
4. Both the test systems and the device-under-test can be automated
for 24/7 test runs with the help of an Electrical Man-Machine
Interface (EMMI). This way test laboratories can be used
to their full capacity.
Errors due to incorrect handling of the test system or the device-under-test, or
inconsistencies with previous handling, can be eliminated.
Currently 7 layers has connected the following test systems to the
InterLab Test Engines:
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▬ Aeroflex 6401
▬ ANRITSU PTS
▬ ANRITSU ME7873
▬ ANITE 2G
▬ ANITE 3G
▬ ANITE SAS
▬ Comprion IT3
▬ InnoWireless AWT 800A
▬ MINT 2G
▬ MINT 3G
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▬ MINT
▬ RRM-RF
▬ MINT HSDPA
▬ R&S CRTU-G
▬ R&S CRTU-W/RRM
▬ R&S CMW500
▬ R&S TS8950
▬ combined use of R&S or ANITE protocol testers
with various SIM Simulators
...with others to follow
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“Our clients are very satisfied with the ease of use, added reliability and
24/7 test time capacity which they
have gained by handling their test systems via the InterLab Test Engines”,
explains Frank Spiller, Team Manager of the
7 layers Systems House. “Test Engines can either be used as stand-alone
solutions or in connection with the complete InterLab Software
System, which is ideal if you want to optimize the complete management of
your R&D and/ or test laboratories.”
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