CommSolid: Two team on wake up signal test for improved NB-IoT power

Rohde & Schwarz and cellular IoT company CommSolid have demonstrated exhaustive test functions for the latest NB-IoT power saving protocol, wake up signal (NWUS).The latest 3GPP Release 15 feature for NB-IoT devices to further reduce power consumption can be used for longer battery life without upgrading the battery, or as a way to reduce battery size while retaining the device's service life.Test functions newly implemented on an R&S CMW290 Functional Radio Communication Tester are employed to outline the difference in power consumption for NB-IoT devices with and without the wake up signal technology. 3GPP Release 15 introduces the wake up signal, a special paging signal sent from an NB-IoT base station to specific NB-IoT devices, informing the devices to wake up the main receiver, in preparation for receiving paging data. The main receiver only needs to wake up when it is informed; an NB-IoT device with the wake up signal implemented remains in idle mode until informed to decode the physical downlink control channel for a paging occasion.Rohde & Schwarz radio communication testers have implemented the many new NB-IoT features introduced with 3GPP Releases 14 and 15. The R&S CMW500 and R&S CMW290 both introduced wake up signal support, among other Release 15 features, with the most recent firmware releases.Rohde & Schwarz - www.rohde-schwarz.com