Small cell technology allows operators to improve the user experience by increasing performance and coverage, while also offloading data from congested macro cells

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Ixia, a provider of converged IP and wireless network test solutions, announced the release of a new test solution, IxCatapult, designed to validate LTE small cell systems.

Ixia's new small cell validation solution provides a comprehensive solution to evaluate:

· Functional, negative, and performance testing of femto, pico, and micro home eNodeBs.
· Wraparound testing of small cells by emulating user equipment (UE) and the wireless core network.
· Testing of all protocol layers from the physical layer (PHY) to the upper layer signaling (NAS).
· Comprehensive media emulation.
· LTE Advanced ready.

“Small cell technology allows operators to improve the user experience by increasing performance and coverage, while also offloading data from congested macro cells,” said Joe Zeto, sr. manager of market development at Ixia. “Ixia’s new small cell test system helps equipment vendors bring high quality and high performance small cell products to market faster.”