Anritsu and COMPRION have developed a solution to fully automate the execution of all 3GPP TS 36.523 LTE conformance tests required for the certification and pre-certification of mobile devices.
Until now, achieving complete automation of the Global Certification Forum and PCS Type Certification Review Board conformance tests was not possible since these tests required specific universal subscriber identification module (USIM) profiles. This meant that test engineers had to manually change USIMs several times in order to run a campaign of conformance tests. The solution formed by the integration of the COMPRION Test SIM Simulator with the Anritsu ME7834 Protocol Conformance Test System enables the USIM to be automatically reconfigured in real time during the execution of a test campaign. As a result, no manual intervention is required, thus improving overall testing efficiency, enabling complete campaigns to be run overnight or over a weekend and freeing up valuable test engineering time.
The COMPRION Test SIM Simulator is based on IT Prove!, a well-proven terminal tester comprising both hardware and software. The solution replaces the physical test SIM card with a simulation. Therefore, UICC profiles such as CSIM, USIM and ISIM needed for the different network access technologies can be simulated. The test operator has to start only the test campaign, everything else runs automatically across the two different systems. This not only saves time but also minimises errors in test results.
