Anritsu and Spirent Claim First Solution to Evaluate 5G Video Quality

Anritsu unveiled a solution for evaluating video quality of 5G devices, developed in partnership with Spirent Communications, leverages the strengths of Anritsu’s SmartStudio NR Network Simulator and Spirent’s Umetrix Video software.
March 24, 2021
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Anritsu unveiled a solution for evaluating video quality of 5G devices, developed in partnership with Spirent Communications, leverages the strengths of Anritsu’s SmartStudio NR Network Simulator and Spirent’s Umetrix Video software. This lab-based solution is presented as the world’s first integrated 5G video quality system. SSNR’s flexible network settings as well as its simple reproduction of a live 5G network environment facilitate easy and effective analysis of video quality. Moreover, support for many APIs accelerates configuration of customer’s automation environments.

The MT8000A operates as a 5G Call Box by simulating a 5G base station and core network using a state-machine-based GUI. Users can simulate a full range of 5G network conditions including both Standalone (SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) topologies at FR1 or FR2 frequencies, all without creating protocol scripts. Testing of throughput, mobility, VoNR, EPS-Fallback, SMS, CMAS, CDRX, and other functions can be easily performed using SSNR’s GUI.

Spirent’s Umetrix Video evaluation system measures the receive-side quality of streamed video contents by scoring QoE (Quality of Experience) using Video Mean Opinion Scoring (V-MOS) from only receive-side. It supports video-streaming services and video-content analysis by scoring the original video without prior display, facilitating faster and lower-cost repeatable design tests, regression tests, and competitor benchmarking.

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