TeraVM – 5G Core Emulator

Benefits:

• Time to Market – Alignment and compatibility with TM500 and gNB 3GPP specifications, making it easier to identify and pinpoint issues
• Agile Releases – Releases made bi-weekly with common configuration with TM500
• Remote software upgrades
• Ease of access. RAN engineers have access to an always available EPC test resource thereby boosting test productivity.
• Controllable: a single shared EPC may not be set up in line with a particular set of RAN test requirements. The TeraVM Core Emulator can be configured to match specific RAN test needs.
• Shareable via elastic test bed.
• Repeatable: engineers managing a real/test EPC need to make constant changes and updates to keep it up to date. But when debugging a gNB problem or trying to optimize performance, a constant/repeatable environment is required.
• Robust Testing: the TeraVM Core Emulator allows engineers to insert errors on the N2 interface to check the robustness of the gNB design.
• Portability – demo 5G to customers
• Lightweight – Deploy and configure in real-time
• Deterministic Performance

Key Features:

• First to market alignment with 3GPP standards
• Runs in lightweight VM on standard x86 hardware
• Run 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G on same x86 host
• Standalone, non-standalone 5G plus legacy RATs (2G, 3G, 4G)
• Supports IoT and VoLTE (IMS)
• Automation and scripting tools
• Negative testing via error injection on the N2 interface (gNB -AMF)
• Virtualized architecture enables “Elastic test bed” and flexible loan licenses to maximize ROI and utilization
• Alignment and compatibility with TM500 test mobile
• One-stop test support