IQXEL-M8
IQxel-M8 — A Breakthrough Innovation for Wireless Testing The new LitePoint® IQxel-M8™ test system is a major advancement in the speed and efficiency for performing parallel tests on up to eight wireless devices. It is the ideal solution for high-volume production environments enabling testing of numerous connectivity standards includingBluetooth®, ZigBee® and DECT, while delivering with superior reliability and test speed. IQxel-M8 is future-proof for advanced wireless technologies that may get deployed in the near future. It supports 2x2 true MIMO testing in a single tester through its dual VSA/VSG design and is also scalable to support up to 8x8 true MIMO testing by stacking up multiple testers. Through a simple upgrade, IQxel-M8 can be upgraded to also support 802.11ac features such as 80 + 80 MHz as well as beamforming testing. The manufacturing-optimized IQxel-M8 calibrates and verifies the performance of wireless devices with over 400% increase in throughput relative to single-device test systems. With its rugged and compact design, the 2U-high chassis fits in a standard 19” rack, minimizing the factory deployment footprint. LitePoint’s patented Packet Engine™ technology enables test methodologies that are fine-tuned per wireless standards to enable maximum test throughput. The IQxel-M8 utilizes non-signaling physical layer test methods to significantly increase test throughput as compared with signaling-based methodologies typical of R&D and conformance test systems. The IQxel-M8 was designed to address the worldwide demand for smart devices—over two billion mobile devices are produced each year and that rate is growing at over 20% per year. Adding to the challenge of addressing this explosion in volume comes new, more complex, connectivity standards, and expanding operating bands (both below 1 GHz and above 5 GHz). The complexity of smart devices is at an all-time high. With the 3G and 4G networks becoming increasingly overloaded due to the growing demand for video content (representing over 50% of mobile data usage), carriers are relying more and more on Wi-Fi networks to handle the burden. To ensure the ability to move smart devices from 3G/4G network service to public and private Wi-Fi network use, carriers have made Wi-Fi production test mandatory. The IQxel-M8 is the production solution that can keep up with these testing challenges today and into the future.
