Anritsu RFoCPRI & Fibre Tester

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The Anritsu Network Master Pro MT1000A with CPRI RF module fibre tester more efficiently ensures the proper installation and operation of high-speed LTE networks.

The product provides wireless carrier engineers and technicians responsible for optical fibre testing and solving interference and PIM issues with a single handheld solution for accurate and efficient LTE CPRI testing and verification of the latest generation of tower-mounted radios (remote radio heads, RRH).

It has a fast sweep speed, allowing it to conduct measurements up to 10 x faster than comparable handheld test solutions. The result is that users can capture all interfering signals, including intermittent or ‘bursty’ interferers missed by current alternatives. Incorporating a spectrum/spectrogram tune and zoom feature, the product allows users to zoom in on an area of interest to provide more detailed information for better identification of an interfering signal’s origin.

Support for RRH radios is provided by the CPRI RF module. It allows the product to conduct RF-based LTE measurements over a fibre-optic CPRI link at ground level, eliminating the time-consuming and costly process of climbing a tower. Designed with two SFP ports, the RF module allows CPRI spectrum, CPRI spectrogram, SFP data, and CPRI layer 2 alarms and optical power measurements to be made. Preconfigured NEM (network element manufacturers) set-ups are included to simplify what has been one of the most difficult aspects to conducting RF measurements over CPRI.

The CPRI RF measurement capability complements the product’s fibre testing ability. Compact, battery powered and easy to use, the product provides everything needed to install and maintain communication networks in a rugged, field portable package. The product can be configured with support for OTDR and VIP (visual inspection probe) to test the complete CPRI infrastructure. It supports CPRI interface rates 1–8 to test current and future CPRI interfaces. It can identify problems in the mobile front haul rapidly, solve issues quickly, reduce system downtime and customer churn, and cut operating costs for mobile operators.