915 2744 01 T DS XAir2
915 2744 01 T DS XAir2
915 2744 01 T DS XAir2
XAIR2
PRODUCT CAPABILITIES
4 Primary Carriers
FDD and TDD duplex, selectable on each carrier
LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation (2CA through 4CA)
5, 10, 15, 20 MHz channel bandwidth support
4 CPRI Ports supporting CPRI line rates 3, 5, and 7 (2457.6 to 9830.4 Mbit/s)
SISO, 2x2 and 4x4 MIMO antenna configurations
Transmission Modes ranging from TM1 to TM4
Up to 256QAM Downlink and 64QAM Uplink
Built-in high accuracy Stratum 1 10MHz clock
Support for UE Categories 1-6 and 9-12
NAS/PDCP compression and ciphering
Full DL/UL HARQ capability
Semi-persistent scheduling
CBRS 3.5GHz bands support
Supports the Ixia Wideband Radio (bands in the range of 400 MHz to 6 GHz)
Mobility validation with Handover and Reestablishment scenarios
Standard and Custom Channel Modeling features
Thousands of simulated UEs
Automatic configuration of MIB/SIB parameters
EPC simulation available for testing eNodeB in isolation
Application support for IxLoad Voice, Video, and Data protocols including VoLTE/ViLTE, HTTP, FTP
Automation via Tcl, Python, and Rest API scripting
Connection Kit LTE Access XGS Connection Kit. One connection kit is 949-1035
required for every chassis with an XAir2 module present.
RADIOHEAD
The XAir2 Module is connected to the eNodeB device under test (DUT) through a radio frequency (RF)
connection provided by the Ixia 6GHz Wideband Radio. The specifications for this radio are provided in
the table below.
SPECIFICATIONS
PROTOCOL FEATURE
PROTOCOL FEATURE
Control Plane 3GPP TS 24.301 Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet
System (EPS)
3GPP TS 36.331 Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification
3GPP TS 36.323 Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
specification
3GPP TS 36.322 Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol specification
3GPP TS 36.321 Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification
3GPP TS 36.211 Physical Channels and Modulation
3GPP TS 36.212 Multiplexing and channel coding
3GPP TS 36.213 Physical layer procedures
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The ports currently used are: CPRI 1, CPRI 2, Receiver Function: 10dBm maximum receive
CPRI 5, CPRI 6 and Port 4 signal input
Provides connection to an eNodeB through Operating input voltage: 100 – 240 VAC, 50-
Ixia’s Remote RadioHead unit that covers all 60 Hz
FDD and TDD frequency bands Typical input power 95W; Maximum input
Built-in high accuracy 10MHz clock for eNB power 130W
synchronization 19” Rack Mount; Height: 1U; Depth:
1U high 19” rack mounted interface card <500mm
PLATFORM OPTIONS
ORDERING INFORMATION
960-0518
XAir2 Module - LTE Multi-UE RLC/MAC/PHY multiple carriers simulation
949-1034
Wireless LTE Wideband Radio Head 400MHz – 5.9GHz
949-1026
Radio Connection Enclosure 1U Chassis that contains High/Low band components to handle the
connection from the Wideband Radio Head (690 – 2690 MHZ)
949-1035
Chassis Connection Kit