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Requirements for Testers

For deploying eNBs, there are some requirements to be met when load testing. Figure 1 shows an example of maximum specifications for an LTE eNB deployment with 6 sectors. Table 1 gives details on the required specifications for simulating communication on both the UE side and the S1/X2 side.

Figure 1 :  Example eNB Deployment

Example of Requirements for LTE eNB Load Tester
(UE-SIM and S1/X2SIM)

Parameter Side Requirement Comment
No. of sectors UE-SIM 6 sector/system 6 sectors/cell
No. of UEs to simulate UE-SIM 840 UEs/sector 5,040 UEs/system
No. of MMEs to simulate S1X2-SIM 2 2 associations/MME
No. of S-GWs to simulate S1X2-SIM 2 2 IPs/S-GW
No. of eNB to simulate S1X2-SIM 2 2 associations/eNB
No. of external IP stations S1X2-SIM 10 Support IPv4
No. of UEs to simulate UE-SIM/S1X2-SIM 840 UEs/sector 5,040 UEs/system
No. of bearers to simulate UE-SIM/S1X2-SIM 3 bearers/UE 7,200 bearers/system
No. of GbE I/Fs S1X2-SIM 2 Including external I/F
No. of RACH Mux UE-SIM 64 Mux/msec RACH performance
DL Throughput (SISO) UE-SIM 75 Mbps/system Max MAC RX Rate
DL Throughput (MIMO) UE-SIM 150 Mbps/system Max MAC RX Rate
DL Throughput S1X2-SIM 450 Mbps/System Max TX Rate
UL Throughput UE-SIM 50 Mbps/system Max TX MAC Rate
UL Throughput S1X2-SIM 300 Mbps/system Max RX Rate
No. of RRC msgs to generate UE-SIM 6,000 msgs/sec   
Parameter Side Requirement Comment
No. of sectors UE-SIM 6 sector/system 6 sectors/cell
No. of UEs to simulate UE-SIM 840 UEs/sector 5,040 UEs/system
No. of MMEs to simulate S1X2-SIM 2 2 associations/MME
No. of S-GWs to simulate S1X2-SIM 2 2 IPs/S-GW
No. of eNB to simulate S1X2-SIM 2 2 associations/eNB
No. of external IP stations S1X2-SIM 10 Support IPv4
No. of UEs to simulate UE-SIM/S1X2-SIM 840 UEs/sector 5,040 UEs/system
No. of bearers to simulate UE-SIM/S1X2-SIM 3 bearers/UE 7,200 bearers/system
No. of GbE I/Fs S1X2-SIM 2 Including external I/F
No. of RACH Mux UE-SIM 64 Mux/msec RACH performance
DL Throughput (SISO) UE-SIM 75 Mbps/system Max MAC RX Rate
DL Throughput (MIMO) UE-SIM 150 Mbps/system Max MAC RX Rate
DL Throughput S1X2-SIM 450 Mbps/System Max TX Rate
UL Throughput UE-SIM 50 Mbps/system Max TX MAC Rate
UL Throughput S1X2-SIM 300 Mbps/system Max RX Rate
No. of RRC msgs to generate UE-SIM 6,000 msgs/sec   

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