LTE is under continuous development. Release 10 (LTE-Advanced) introduced carrier aggregation (CA) as the primary enhancement. Releases 11 and 12 add several new components to LTE. Some are enhancements to existing features (such as improvements to CA), while others are completely new concepts, such as coordinated multipoint (CoMP).This application note summarizes the Rohde & Schwarz test solutions for LTE-Advanced according to Releases 11 and 12 using vector signal generators, signal and spectrum analyzers and the wideband radio communication tester.

14-Jul-2016 | AN-No. 1MA272

This application note describes the possibilities to measure LTE MIMO with the LTE-Software R&S®FS-K102/K103PC in combination with an R&S®RTO1044 oscilloscope.

24-Apr-2013 | AN-No. 1EF86

Learn more about important technology components of WCDMA/HSPA in line with the 3GPP specifications and explore comprehensive test solutions.

01-Oct-2024 | Press Releases | Wireless communications

MVG (Microwave Vision Group) has integrated the CMX500 One-Box Tester (OBT) from Rohde & Schwarz into its WaveStudio software suite. This enables users to directly perform both 5G NR and LTE OTA signaling testing using MVG’s antenna measurement systems. By streamlining the test environment, the update simplifies complex testing processes for manufacturers and engineers working on next-generation wireless devices.

VIdeo, SMW200a, LTE Demonstration of how to create LTE and LTE-Advanced signals, for example with cross-carrier scheduling for carrier aggregation.

LTE Bitstream Verification

02-Feb-2011 | AN-No. 1MA161

You will learn: Fundamentals of carrier aggregation as part of the LTE-Advanced (3GPP Release 10) feature set How to test carrier aggregation (CA) capable LTE handsets LTE-Advanced, 3GPP Release 10, 4G mobile communications, technology, IMT-Advanced requirements, Carrier aggregation, LTE UE RF measurements In the third part of the Rohde & Schwarz webinar series on LTE UE RF measurements, we will discuss

IMS has been created as the long-term solution for covering voice over LTE (VoLTE) and connecting circuit-switched and packet-switched calls.

The R&S®CMW500 is the perfect test instrument to investigate the protocol and performance related behavior of your mobile devices.

Bring your IEEE 802.11 products to market more quickly and reliably with comprehensive test and measurement solutions. Read more to be ahead.

13-Oct-2025 | Online News | Wireless communications

Developers of wireless devices can now perform realistic MIMO stress tests with a CMX500 one-box signaling tester (OBT) in Bluetest reverberation test systems (RTS).

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Testing LTE MIMO Signals using a R&S RTO Oscilloscope

24-Apr-2013 | AN-No. 1EF86

LTE-A Base Station Receiver Tests

11-May-2016 | AN-No. 1MA195

In this application note we discuss potential 5G waveform candidates, list their advantages and disadvantages and compare them to OFDM.

10-Jun-2016 | AN-No. 1MA271

How to apply possible power saving methods for LTE-M and NB-IoT devices? Download the free white paper now.

Bring your HPSA products to market more quickly and reliably with innovative test and measurement solutions from Rohde & Schwarz. Read more to be ahead.

Demystifying 5G, 5G NR, 5G NR LTE coexistence, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, DSS, TRS, FR1, FDD, SCS 15 kHz, low band, coverage, CMX500, MBSFN, LTE, CMW500 This video explores testing of an LTE-capable device in presence of 5G NR SSB’s while enabling MBSFN subframes.

This video explains the LTE-U technology and demonstrates how to efficiently measure LTE signals in the 5 GHz unlicensed band on eNodeBs using the R&S®SMW200A vector signal generator and the R&S®FSW signal and spectrum analyzer from Rohde & Schwarz.

The R&S®CMW-PQA supports end-to-end throughput and performance testing of mobile devices. More information

This setup is also the basis for 2x8 LTE base station receiver testing. video, LTE, MIMO, MWC 2014 Rohde & Schwarz at MWC 2014: LTE-Advanced MIMO testing

This application note describes how to use the LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) measurement functionality provided by the R&S®CMW500 wideband radio communication tester to perform LTE transmitter and receiver measurements.

17-May-2013 | AN-No. 1CM94

This application note describes how all required transmitter (Tx) tests can be performed quickly and easily by using signal and spectrum analyzers.

11-May-2016 | AN-No. 1MA154

In this whitepaper we describe the device to device communication in LTE from a UE point of view. Network elements are described as far as they concern the UE. In addition to the message transmission and reception, a special emphasis is put on the synchronization between UEs and on the security for the message exchange.

29-Sep-2015 | AN-No. 1MA264

This application note describes how to use the LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) measurement functionality.

09-Apr-2015 | AN-No. 1CM103

Save time during testcase creation using more than 200 cards that can be flexibly combined to create any possible combination of signaling and application test scenarios.

08-Dec-2022 | Press Releases | Wireless communications

Rohde & Schwarz and Nothing Technology announce their joining of forces in the R&D process to validate the 5G multiband aggregation and the application layer performance for Nothing Technology’s new Phone (1) with the R&S CMX500 one-box signaling tester. This collaboration allowed Nothing Technology to successfully debut the new device, while meeting all the compliance requirements for current and future complex 5G band aggregations and application layer performance.

09-Jul-2024 | Press Releases | Wireless communications

EMITE and Rohde & Schwarz continue their collaboration to enhance EMITE’s Over-the-Air (OTA) measurement solutions by fully integrating the latest test capabilities of the R&S CMX500 multi-technology, multi-channel one-box signaling tester.

22-May-2024 | Press Releases | Non-terrestrial networks (NTN)

At the recent Conformance Agreement Group (CAG) meeting #78 of the Global Certification Forum (GCF), Rohde & Schwarz verified NTN NB-IoT test cases for radio frequency (RF) and radio resource management (RRM), successfully meeting all test platform approval criteria (TPAC). The R&S TS-RRM and R&S TS8980 test platforms were approved for every type of NTN NB-IoT test (RF, Demod and RRM), making Rohde & Schwarz the only company to have activated both NTN NB-IoT radio frequency (RF) and radio resource management (RRM) work items (WI) in the GCF.

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