Deutsche Telekom (DT), Intel and Huawei have announced an important achievement that makes the era of 5G networks a step closer to reality: for the first time in history, the testing of equipment interaction according to the standard 5G NR. At the end of last year, at the meeting of the Group on the development of technical specifications for radio access networks (TSG RAN) of the 3GPP consortium in Lisbon, the first practically implemented specifications for the "new radio" (NR) for 5G networks. This creates a foundation for the development of new generation networks. The compatibility of multiple vendors' equipment should accelerate the commercialization of 5G. So, it is reported that DT, Intel and Huawei tested for the first time the interaction possibilities at the stage of development of 5G technology based on the 3GPP R15 standard using a commercial base station. In particular, 5G-station Huawei and the mobile third-generation mobile platform 5G NR (Mobile Trial Platform, MTP) from Intel. In the framework of the project, the partners tested the basic principles of the new standard 5G 3GPP NR, including new synchronization, coding, frame structure and so on..

The test configuration was based on the maximum width of the C-band channel provided by the standard 5G NR. The platform also included the latest multi-antenna Massive MIMO technology and beam-forming technology, supported by the standard. The success of testing was an important step towards the full formation of the 5G ecosystem and the early commercialization of relevant technologies.

Original article: The first in the history of compatibility testing of equipment 5G NR.