Keysight Technologies has announced LoadCore 5G Core (5GC) Testing software, which simulates complex subscriber models.

This is designed to enable mobile operators and network equipment manufacturers to qualify performance and reliability of voice and data transferred over 5GC networks.

Pictured above is the LoadCore statistics dashboard.

“To take full advantage of new mobile communications standards, mobile operators are moving from an evolved packet core (EPC) to 5GC,” states Keysight. “By combining 5G NR deployment in standalone mode with a virtualized network architecture, operators can efficiently use network slicing to allocate resources for different use cases. As a result, mobile operators need to manage a massive number of devices and connections in support of service level agreements for both consumers and industry.”
QoS

Carrier-grade quality of service (QoS) benefits consumers accessing data intensive applications, it says. And on the business side, it can apply to IoT applications in sectors such as automotive, manufacturing, and utilities.

“5G networks require advanced capabilities to be verified including elastic scaling of network nodes, network slicing and multi-access edge computing (MEC) when simulating the behavior of millions of UEs,” said Kalyan Sundhar, vice president and general manager of Keysight’s Edge-to-Core Group.

“Keysight’s new LoadCore 5GC cloud-native testing software enables service providers and network equipment manufacturers to validate the 5G Core networks as they progress from development to deployment.”

China 5G

The company highlighted that China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) has selected LoadCore to validate performance using 5GC network equipment.

“We’re pleased to support China Mobile successfully transition from 4G to 5G using test solutions that support an ambitious 5G deployment strategy, which already services over 50 major cities across China,” said Steve Yan, vice president of sales for Greater China at Keysight Technologies. “Keysight’s LoadCore enables CMRI to swiftly and reliably verify that deployed 5G network equipment supports complex user and traffic models today and in the future.”