Agilent 8960 Wireless Test Set

Ensures the Success of Your

Wireless Products

The flexible solution

for wireless device
development,
manufacturing, and
repair
Wireless solutions for development, manufacturing, and
repair – today and tomorrow
There’s no disputing it: wireless is a fast-
paced, dynamic industry. To keep pace
Lab applications Wireless Test Manager
For wireless device development, lab To expedite test plan implementation and
with emerging technologies and stay
applications (LAs) provide parametric quickly optimize test code for automated
competitive, you need a versatile solution
measurement and base station emulation, wireless device testing, use the Agilent
for developing, designing, and
plus logging of protocol messages wireless test manager (WTM). This family
manufacturing wireless devices. The
exchanged between the wireless device of powerful, easy-to-use, technology-
Agilent 8960 product family provides just
and the E5515C. Agilent’s wireless specific software streamlines the test
that – and more.
protocol advisor (WPA) software, included development process by providing simple
with LAs, provides flexible protocol automation of R&D and manufacturing
The platform triggering and analysis, emulating a testing.
The 8960 hardware platform consists of network with full connectivity to the
the E5515C base-model and three
hardware functionality options: a flexible
Internet – essentially creating a “network
in a box.”
Interactive Functional Test
CDMA base station emulator, a second RF Software
signal source, and a digital bus option.
Based on your selected hardware, the 8960
Test applications The interactive functional test software
(IFT) takes the world-class functional test
In manufacturing and repair/service
is tailored for use through your selection of capabilities of the 8960 lab applications
environments, test applications (TAs)
technology-specific applications. and adds a simple yet flexible interface
provide essential parametric measurement
that allows you to easily create real-world
and base station emulation and protocol
test scenarios to stress your device, on
for fast, reliable wireless device testing.
your benchtop.

E5515C Optional flexible

hardware CDMA base station
platform emulator
Optional second
RF source
Optional digital bus

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The right solution for all phases of your
product lifecycle
Whether you select the E5515C base
model, or configure it with one or more
Keeping pace with
hardware options, its modularity allows technology
you to tailor your 8960 platform and use Agilent has a consistent history of adding
LAs, TAs, IFT and WTM to address your the latest wireless formats to the 8960 for
current needs – while providing the R&D – before they are needed in
flexibility to change with your new manufacturing. W-CDMA, HSPA,
products and the industry. cdma2000®, GPRS, EGPRS, E-EDGE and
1xEV-DO Release A/B were all available in
The versatile 8960 solution is all you need the 8960 to meet volume production of
for wireless device design, manufacturing, new devices.
and repair.
The 8960 boasts a modular design, a
flexible base station emulator, and
frequency coverage up to 2.7 GHz. This
adds up to a platform that has a history of
meeting immediate test needs, with room
to grow for the future.

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Use the 8960 to create a network in a box for R&D

Today’s wireless users are demanding Emulate a live network on

more from their cellular devices as they
text, surf the web, listen to music and read your desk for application
e-mail, sometimes all at the same time! or design validation
The complexity of modern devices is
growing rapidly as wireless applications
Using the 8960 lab applications provides
access to a wireless network right on your
Access to messages on
place demands on processing horsepower, desk. No more costly travel and time the RF link
battery performance and data transfer consuming negotiation with a network It is important to see how the base station
speeds, on top of the traditional demands operator for system access. Fully test your responds to your network protocol
of designing to the latest RF and protocol design by changing the parameters of messaging. With the 8960 you can quickly
standards. Integration and validation “your network” to mimic the real world, validate your design and solve difficult
engineers need more tools for “functional beyond what would be allowed on a live problems with ease. The wireless protocol
test” of their devices; they need to push network. advisor software, included with the lab
high data rates through their devices, run
application, helps you quickly pin-point
simultaneous activities and applications
protocol problems.
and verify the device performs as expected.

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Features you need to fully Conformance and
exercise your device interoperability testing
design (IOT)
The 8960 has the most complete set of Agilent and Anite are jointly developing
bench-top network emulation and and promoting RF protocol and network
functional test features to allow you to emulation test solutions for wireless
fully exercise your device design, such as: device manufacturers and network
• Data services (FTP, UDP, streaming operators worldwide. The test solutions
video, SMS/MMS, VoIP, mobile IP…) combine the 8960 hardware from Agilent
• Simultaneous voice and data with Anite’s conformance and
connections (W-CDMA/HSPA interoperability test systems. This
simultaneous services, GSM/(E)GPRS provides a common test platform for
/E-EDGE dual-transfer mode and 1xEV- increased test result consistency from
DO/cdma2000 hybrid mode) early-design RF and protocol testing, to full
• Handovers (two-cell, data and voice, conformance and interoperability
inter/intraRAT, idle and connected, verification. For more information visit the
UMA/GAN) Anite web site at
• Audio (real-time vocoder, digital audio www.anite.com/wireless
interface, voice echo…)

Fading capability adds

channel impairments
For RF verification and qualification, add
fading capability with Agilent’s Baseband
Studio products. Capabilities include
AWGN and diversity impairments, with the
ability to save setups in user profiles. Find
out more at
www.agilent.com/find/baseband

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Reduce your time to market and
decrease your cost of test
Experience to ensure your Dependable performance
success Rapid, highly accurate, and repeatable
manufacturing test is vital to producing
Agilent Technologies (formerly Hewlett-
quality wireless devices, securing market
Packard Company) has been providing test
share, and reducing costs. The 8960
equipment for the communications
achieves its high test throughput with a
industry for over 60 years. Since
unique and innovative architecture.
introducing its first cellular mobile station
Functions such as RF measurements, call
test system (8957S) in 1984, Agilent
processing protocol, and GPIB traffic are
Technologies has been the leader in
handled on separate, dedicated, computer
providing test solutions for wireless mobile
processors. Fast processors and the
device manufacturers. To remain at the
8960’s parallel architecture speed
forefront, Agilent continues to develop and
measurements. Calibrating and testing a
evolve products to address new standards
wireless device correctly the first time
and mobile technologies, and provide
saves time and reduces costs.
innovative solutions needed by today’s
wireless manufacturers.

Industry leading solutions

Today, you’ll find six of the top eight
mobile handset manufacturers using
Agilent test solutions for handset
manufacturing. In fact, since its
introduction, thousands of 8960s have
been sold worldwide to leading wireless
device manufacturers. More wireless
phones are tested in production on the
8960 than all other wireless test sets
combined.

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The right choice for automated manufacturing
Fast system measurements and call
processing speed are only part of the
Get your manufacturing Get a tailor-made
reason the 8960 is ideal for automatic test test systems on line faster competitive advantage
equipment (ATE). Agilent’s wireless test Make the best use of your limited test The design and introduction of new
manager (WTM) software products are engineering resources by letting Agilent wireless devices presents enough
powerful, easy-to-use test automation experts help you define, design, program, challenge to you as a manufacturer
software packages. Designed to run on a and install your next test system. Agilent without having to think about the design
Windows® PC, WTM software helps R&D, offers a wide range of products and and implementation of test systems. Let
manufacturing, and repair engineers services, from working with your team to Agilent help you get your next test system
develop optimized automated tests faster develop a test process analysis that on line quickly with GS-8800 RF design
and easier than ever before. defines the solution needed through verification systems and GS-8000
creating full turnkey systems that are functional test systems. These custom,
WTM software products are available for ready to test your products. complete test solutions are tailored to
most wireless technologies and feature meet your specific needs and optimized for
technology-specific tests optimized for wireless device testing. A common
performance, intuitive-to-use operator and fundamental architecture enables the GS-
development interfaces, test system 8800 design verification system to be
instrument control capability, and scaled down to the GS-8000 manufacturing
Microsoft® Visual Basic and Visual solution. This structure allows you to
Basic .NET programming for custom test leverage software from design to
development. manufacturing and reduce your
development time. To ensure your
success, Agilent offers system support
worldwide.

Let Agilent manufacturing solutions and

experience lower your cost of test by
lowering your investment in test solution
design and implementation.

For more information visit

www.agilent.com/find/8960mfg
www.agilent.com/find/wtm
www.agilent.com/find/gs-8000

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Test and repair reliability and savings
Stop sending good Ensure the quality of your
products back to your reworked or repaired
supplier for repair or product
replacement The 8960 allows you to quickly perform full
post-repair testing. Full testing assures
With a large quantity of customer-returned
the products returned to your inventory will
phone or other wireless devices, and high
meet customer expectations and are
cost of “no trouble found” returns you
compatible with your network. With the
need to be sure products are truly faulty
WTM software you don’t need to be a
before you send them back to the
software expert to write the pre- and post-
manufacturer.
repair test software, or be an expert to run
the tests. Simply pick the tests from a
The 8960 solution, including the E5515C,
menu to develop your test plan. Save the
available TAs and WTM, is an easy-to-use,
test plan, then in the future, simply call up
cost effective way to test a wide range of
the test plan and execute.
products and formats at your return
center(s). The 8960 protects your
investment with its ability to easily support Manage your repair costs
new products and technologies as they are Flexible leasing is available from Agilent to
deployed in the market. WTM software minimize your initial investment in setting
allows simple test plan development with up or expanding a service and repair
test operator ease-of-use. operation.

As a complete package, the 8960 solution

allows you to quickly verify if the returned
product has an identifiable problem, speed
the repair process, reduce phone return
costs, and quickly return good products to
your replacement phone inventory.

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One product. Multiple solutions.
Whether you need a design,
manufacturing, or repair service solution,
Test Applications Wireless Test Manager
www.agilent.com/find/8960mfg www.agilent.com/find/wtm
you need just one solution: the 8960
product family. Choose the functionality
AMPS/136 cdma2000, IS-95, AMPS
you need to deliver the performance and
cdma2000 1xEV-DO (Release 0/A)
reliability your customers demand.
W-CDMA GSM, GPRS, EGPRS
HSPA W-CDMA, HSPA
1xEV-DO (Release 0/A/B)
More information GSM
To obtain the latest information about
product enhancements and Agilent support
GPRS
EGPRS
Interactive Functional Test
www.agilent.com/find/ift
of emerging technologies, visit one of the GSM/GPRS
Web sites listed below or contact your GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
GSM, GPRS, EGPRS
Agilent Sales Representative. Fast switching
W-CDMA/HSPA
cdma2000
1xEV-DO
Hardware Platform Lab Applications
www.agilent.com/find/e5515 www.agilent.com/find/8960devicedesign

Wireless Communications Test Set GSM/GPRS

• Second RF source EGPRS
• Flexible CDMA base station emulator E-EDGE
• Digital bus cdma2000
W-CDMA
HSPA
1xEV-DO (Release 0/A/B)
Fast switching
(Lab Applications include wireless protocol
advisor software)

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