R&S®CMW500 Wideband Radio Communication Tester

Platform overview

Brief Description

The R&S®CMW500 is the universal tester for testing the air interface of wireless devices. The R&S®CMW500 can be used in all phases of product development and production and supports all common cellular and non-cellular wireless technologies.

R&S®CMW500

Picture R&S®CMW500 Wideband Radio Communication Tester

Key Facts

All-in-one test platform for wireless devices

  • Wireless standards and broadcast technologies, e.g. LTE (incl. MIMO), WLAN or DVB-T and associated inter-RAT messages
  • All phases of development, verification and production
  • All protocol layers, from RF tests and protocol tests to end-to-end application tests

Modular and flexible hardware

  • No need for external RF switches due to configurable, MIMO-capable RF frontend for flexible connection with wireless devices
  • Fully automatic path correction versus frequency/time/temperature for top measurement accuracy, plus two-year calibration interval

Application-tailored software

  • Vector signal analyzer and generator
  • Realtime RRC network emulation and protocol stacks
  • U-plane data support for end-to-end performance tests

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Data sheets

Supported standards

Demo: LTE call box functionality

Models

Picture Designation Order No.
Picture R&S®CMW500 Wideband Radio Communication Tester, RF Production TesterR&S®CMW500 Wideband Radio Communication Tester,
RF Production Tester
The R&S®CMW500 is the universal model for practically all applications. The R&S®CMW500 offers maximum flexibility - for development and production, for RF and protocol tests as well as for all technologies.		1201.0002K50
Picture R&S®CMW500-PT HSPA+ and LTE Protocol TesterR&S®CMW500-PT HSPA+ and LTE Protocol Tester
One tester for all phases of development		1201.0002K50
Picture R&S®CMW280 The compact RF tester for productionR&S®CMW280 The compact RF tester for production
The R&S®CMW280 is the compact version of the R&S®CMW500 and has 20% less depth. The instrument can be configured exclusively as a single tester and requires only minimum floor space in classic test concepts.		1201.0002K25
Picture R&S®CMW270 Wireless Connectivity Tester R&S®CMW270 Wireless Connectivity Tester
Specially designed for the WiMAX™, WLAN, Bluetooth® GPS, FM radio and broadcast standards, the R&S®CMW270 is a cost-effective alternative for the development and production of equipment outside the conventional cellular networks		1201.0002K75
Picture R&S®CMWPC The R&S®CMW tool set for PCR&S®CMWPC The R&S®CMW tool set for PC
To maximize the efficiency of the R&S®CMW500 and the R&S®CMW270, any tasks that do not require specialized hardware (e.g. RF converters) can be performed on a PC. The preparation and follow-up of tests or test campaigns or the generation of tests and remote control scripts can be carried out cost-effectively on a standard PC using R&S®CMWPC. R&S®CMWPC is also the basis for the virtual protocol testing where the physical layer is replaced by a software emulation.		1201.0002K90