Wireless Communication Test Solutions

• Cellular Phone Testing
• Cell Site Testing
• Wireless Modem Testing
• Wireless Video Teleconferencing
• BroadBand Network Product Testing
• Bluetooth Products
• Wireless Internet

The wireless communications industry is a large market worldwide, and the emphasis on reliability continues to drive new and innovative test techniques. The heart of any automatic test system is signal routing, and the wireless market is no exception.

Typically, most traditional microwave switch systems have been configured as a single integrated unit, intended for a single unique use with little or no consideration for reusability. Systems can now be configured in reusable "slices" that can be mixed and matched with other devices and subsystems. The VXI platform is ideal for this transition primarily due to several inherent advantages in the VXI specification:

• Open instrumentation standard
• Superior inter-module shielding
• Power supply capabilities
• Interoperability with thousands of other instruments and switches

Clearly, if expansion is required, a completely new proprietary switch system is not necessary, because you can simply install a new slice that performs the function that is required. This approach not only provides the end user with a tremendous amount of flexibility when initially configuring the system, but also permits the ability to modify the system at a later date without being faced with non-recurring engineering and design costs common throughout the industry.