Viavi Solutions Inc. has announced the expansion of its NITRO Wireless portfolio with the addition of XhaulAdvisor, a scalable software formula offering real-time data for fronthaul verification, analysis, emulation and channel utilisation. The first solution in the market to feature real-time analytics, XhaulAdvisor enables Open RAN vendors, operators and OTIC labs to accelerate interoperability testing (IOT) and end-to-end testing and troubleshooting.
Unlike conventional tools that require lengthy waiting periods for capture, post-processing and visualisation, XhaulAdvisor enables a testing and validation environment in real time. Vendors and operators rapidly and accurately correlate test anomalies to network events and troubleshoot fronthaul and transport timing, packet flows and channel utilisation, as well as analyse M-plane, S-plane and C/U-plane sessions.
Various operation modes are available to fit unique application needs, from setup in passive or through mode to analysis in live or post-capture environments. Synchronisation can be achieved from open fronthaul or an external timing source. Providing operational flexibility, this usage can be deployed on commercial off-the-shelf hardware.
XhaulAdvisor can be integrated with other VIAVI tools already present in the testbed – such as TM500 and TeraVM – to speed up troubleshooting, root cause analysis, as well as flagging and isolation of issues caused by RAN, transport or synchronisation functions.
“The complex Open RAN supplier ecosystem demands reliable testing of different network components early in the development cycle. The XhaulAdvisor significantly reduces test time by delivering the industry’s first real-time fronthaul analysis,” said Ian Langley, a senior vice president of wireless business unit at VIAVI. “This solution is part of the VIAVI commitment to increasing confidence in deployment of Open RAN.”
Comment on this article below or via X: @VanillaPlus
