5G Mobile Network Testing Using A Passive Network Scanner (Part 2)

This set of blog posts is describing the mobile network testing approach for 5G NR with a passive scanner which measures synchronization signal (SS)/ physical broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (or SSBs) broadcasted from 5G NR base stations. In the previous introductory blog post: 5G mobile network testing using a passive network scanner (Part 1), we discussed why a dedicated scanner is necessary for accurate mobile network testing. This post explains the technical background and the setup of the measurements in FR1 and FR2.