Pilot Wireless Network

Dingli provides a Pilot Wireless Network Solution that plays a pivotal role in network quality testing and the seamless transmission of signals between base stations and mobile phones. This innovative solution is designed to enhance the overall performance, reliability, and efficiency of wireless networks. Our product range includes various testing instruments and cross-platform post-processing software.

Read More Find the related products
Small Cell

Small Cell Test Networks stand at the core of the continuous transformation of wireless communication. They serve as pivotal elements in the expansion and fine-tuning of wireless infrastructure to cater to the ever-growing need for swift and dependable connectivity. Unlike public networks, some organizations, such as smart enterprises or hospital possess heightened demands for network quality.

Read More Find the related products
Drive Test/Outdoor Test

Drive tests, also known as outdoor tests, are essential procedures in the deployment and optimization of 4G and 5G networks. They involve systematically measuring the network's performance in real-world conditions by driving or walking through various geographic areas. These tests provide valuable insights into network coverage, signal quality, and overall performance, allowing network operators to identify and address issues promptly.

Read More Find the related products
Indoor Test

Indoor Network Test Solutions are pivotal tools for assessing and optimizing mobile phone cellular networks within indoor environments. These solutions are specifically designed to address the unique challenges of providing seamless connectivity in places such as shopping malls, hospitals, office buildings, residences, schools, and underground parking lots.

Read More Find the related products
Autonomous Measurement

An Autonomous Measurement or automated network testing is a set of tools, software, and processes designed to assess, monitor, and validate the performance of a network infrastructure. It replaces or complements manual testing methods, enabling network engineers to optimize network performance. These solutions are particularly vital in complex, dynamic, and large-scale network environments.

Read More Find the related products
Laboratory Automation

Laboratory test solutions are integral to the development, validation, and pre-deployment stages of 4G and 5G networks, ensuring their robustness and stability before market introduction. Within these controlled environments, network equipment, devices, and software undergo thorough testing to guarantee optimal performance, reliability, and compatibility.

Read More Find the related products
Post Processing

Dingli is at the forefront of providing cutting-edge Post Processing solutions tailored for network testing. These solutions are designed to enhance the entire spectrum of network analysis, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and efficiency. We provide robust software analysis and processing platform for network benchmarking.

Read More Find the related products

Automated 5G Site Verification with Pilot Fleet Edge and Pilot Walktour

DingLi Feb 02, 2024 Blogs

"Methodical Automation Process for 5G Site Verification"

5G Site Verification Automation

Mobile network test and measurement automation have been around since the heyday of the 2G network. It was often pitched as the recommended solution for wide-scale and long-term network performance monitoring using remote measurement probes to significantly improve operational efficiency and capture critical trending data, especially within high network traffic areas.

Test automation involves carefully designed test plans to match the various use case scenarios and operate with the most efficient processes. Apart from standardizing efficient workflows, it also minimizes human errors in managing any laborious test and measurement projects.

The evolution of mobile network technology also introduces new challenges to test and measurement automation. As mobile network operators (MNO) around the globe are racing to roll out their first 5G network, they are also faced with new tasks of ensuring the commissioned 5G sites conformed to the new quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) expected by their subscribers.

5G Use Cases

Whether it is a Standalone (SA) or Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network, there are several key 5G use cases that MNOs would certainly need to verify, such as Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (uRLLC), Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC), and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA).

The acceptance test criteria however very much depend on the system architecture deployment selected by the MNO e.g., SA or NSA. This means the accessibility, retainability, mobility, integrity, and availability key performance indicators (KPIs) for NSA network depends on both the 5G and 4G performance, whilst SA network would depend on the 5G performance.

Market Requirements and Challenges

  • Comprehensive automation on terminal side configuration and test procedures to minimize human errors while ensuring operational efficiency and integrity.
  • Instant access to the verification result on both test terminal and automation platform for task completion or re-test decision.
  • Test status indicator (e.g., before, during, after, completion/failure reasons) on the cell level from the automation platform.
  • Multi-tasks individual verification (instead of a single task) per cell to ensure external elements that may hinder verification progression of one task will not affect the other.
  • Report generation facility on the test terminal to instantly determine the necessity for test repetition or proceed with data upload to automation platform.
  • A device management platform to view and manage the usage of all test terminals.
  • Ability to define and assign test routes from the automation platform to the test terminals with exception alarms e.g., GPS route diversion.

Site VerificationTests

Upon the completion of 5G site installation and commissioning, it is time to proceed with the site acceptance tests. This is important to verify key network features and radio functionality. The test is either performed as a drive test or stationary test depending on the KPIs, with commercial test phones and 5G network.

With Pilot Walktour and Pilot Fleet Edge solution, a 5G site acceptance test process involves verification of the following KPIs and services:

Pilot Walktour Android for automated 5G site acceptance test

  • Powerful handheld test and measurement tool developed based on the latest commercial smartphone devices in the market.
  • Extremely portable and easy to use solution that captures measurement data from the subscriber’s perspective.
  • Designed to operate in both, indoor and outdoor mobile network environment.
  • Interactive operation interface and dynamic data measurement views.
  • Provides easy access to the required page for quick configuration and measurement verification.
  • Multi-technology and provides the latest network and services test requirement.

Remote test management and monitoring

Pilot Fleet Edge is a multi-technology and fully autonomous system for remote mobile network testing, benchmarking, and monitoring. Pilot Fleet Edge is designed with advanced features such as a web-based application platform, cloud-based storage, multi-technology with SA/NSA 5G support, and Linux operating system.

Users may deploy and manage Pilot Fleet Edge on their own servers, host it on the cloud, or subscribe as SaaS

Automated 5G Site Acceptance Process

Pilot Fleet Edge and Pilot Walktour Automation Process

Summary

Each evolution of radio access technology (RAT) comes with a new set of challenges from network design, site integration, initial tuning, acceptance, and optimization. With 5G, a conventional site acceptance test may not be the most optimal method, as MNOs are now faced with new 5G network features and radio functionality. Dingli’s modern automated solution for 5G site acceptance tests is designed to significantly improve operational efficiency and flexibility of the process, therefore allowing MNOs to offer the best QoS and QoE to their subscribers and reduce time-to-market.

Related Articles

View More

Explore Our
Wireless Network Solutions

If you are interested in our services or need customized solutions, please feel free to contact us

Contact Us
Get in Touch With Us

Complete the form below to have a sales person address your business needs.