Spirent Communications plc announced a strategic partnership with Anritsu to enable the automotive industry to more efficiently meet the unique testing requirements presented by cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and autonomous driving technologies. The collaboration establishes a complete C-V2X and automotive 5G testing portfolio with a unified framework that delivers unparalleled versatility and adaptability to verify designs incorporating autonomous driving technologies. Bringing together the automotive testing expertise of two industry leaders, the collaboration provides the connected vehicle ecosystem access to an extensive portfolio of solutions that enable customers to realize reduced setup and training costs, as well as efficient future 5G support.

The Spirent C-V2X test solution has comprehensive AD/V2X testing capabilities, including conformance, application, and performance assessments for C-V2X devices, ensuring reliability, and functionality in real-world scenarios. There is also an option to add Spirent's market-leading multi-GNSS, multi-frequency simulation capabilities. The Spirent C -V2X solution supports: Conformance, functional and performance testing for C-V2X on a single hardware platform.

Support for regional Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) protocols in the US, EU, and China. Inclusion of eight transceivers to seamlessly emulate congestion scenarios. Anritsu?s V2N solution utilizes a 5G Uu interface and delivers full-layer tests.

Capabilities of the solution include: Full-layer testing encompassing RF parametric assessments, antenna over-the-air (OTA) performance evaluations, protocol verification, and functional key performance indicators (KPIs). E2E connectivity to emulate V2N and V2N2V use cases for leading 5G in-vehicle services supporting 3GPP release 16/17 features. Modeling of specific network behaviors, including negative scenarios that replicate real-world field conditions.