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eNodeB

LTE release 16 compliant.
FDD and TDD configurations.
Supported bandwidths: 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz.
Handle several cells in intra-band or inter-band configurations.
Transmission modes: 1 (single antenna) and 2 to 10 (MIMO 4×2).
Wideband CQI/PMI reports.
HARQ support.
Timing measurement thru the PRACH.
Closed-loop UE power control.
Frequency based MMSE equalizer.
Highly optimized software turbo decoder.
PAPR reduction support.
Support of other radio heads can be added with an external shared library.
Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) support.
CSI-RS support.
Multi-cluster PUSCH allocation.
PUCCH 3 and PUCCH channel selection support.
Carrier Aggregation support with cross carrier scheduling (tested with 3 DL channels, supports up to 8 DL channels).
Mixed FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation support.
CoMP testing features (DMRS scrambling identity and QCL parameters can be selected).
256QAM DL support for PDSCH and MBMS.
1024QAM DL support for PDSCH.
256QAM UL support for PUSCH.
Support of release 11 TDD special subframe configurations 7 and 9.

LTE release 16 compliant.
Implements the MAC, RLC, PDCP and RRC layers.
Proportionally fair MAC scheduler with
QoS support.
Support of full and half duplex UEs.
DRX support.
Number of active users only limited by the available bandwidth.
Fully configurable System Information Blocks.
Integrity check and encryption using AES, Snow3G and ZUC algorithms.
Support of RRC measurement with measurement gap.
Supports intra eNodeB, S1, X2 and EPS to 5GS handovers.
QoS support with user selectable DRB configuration for each QCI.
ROHC support (RTP, UDP and IP v1 profiles, unidirectional mode, no RTP CSRC, no IP tensions, no outer/inner IP).
Public Warning System (CMAS/ETWS) support.
MBMS support.
Support of all ciphering and integrity protection algorithms including ZUC. Note that ciphering is subject to export rules depending on your country.
Category 0 UE support.
eDRX support.
EN-DC support.
RRC release with redirection to NR SA cell support.
Semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) support.
TTI bundling support.
PDCCH order PRACH support

Release 16 compliant.
Category M1 UE support.
TM6 and TM9 support.
FDD, HD-FDD and TDD support.
Support of multiple CE levels (only CE-Mode A is supported).
Support of message repetition for MPDCCH, PDSCH, PUCCH, PUSCH and PRACH.
Support of localized and distributed MPDCCH transmission.
No frequency hopping.
Bandwidth must be >= 5 MHz for cells that also need to support Category 0 and above
UEs and for TDD cells.
DRX support.
eDRX support.

NB-IoT release 16 compliant.
Single-tone and multi-tone category NB1 and NB2 UE support.
15 kHz and 3.75 kHz subcarrier spacing are supported.
All operation modes (in-band, guard band and standalone) are supported.
Multiple NB-IoT and LTE cells can be used at the same time in the same eNodeB.
Support of multiple coverage levels.
Support of all NPDCCH, NPDSCH, NPUSCH and NPRACH configurations, including
NPRACH Format 2.
Support of control plane CIoT optimization.
Support of multi-DRB mode.
Support of non-anchor carriers, including Release 14 NPRACH and paging on non-anchor
carriers.
Support of two HARQ processes.
Support of interference randomisation.
DRX support.
eDRX support.
PDCCH order PRACH support

Standard S1AP and GTP-U interfaces to the Core Network. Several PLMNs and S1 interfaces can be used simultaneously.
X2AP interface between eNodeBs
M1 and M2 interfaces for MBMS
IPv6 support

Configurable logging system for all channels with built-in text decoders
Wireshark MAC-LTE capture
Plots for QAM constellations and channel response
Remote API using WebSocket
Command line monitor
Test commands to initiate handover and to dynamically change the power level of each cell