ITT - CW Tuneable Laser Source

Description

The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requirement is to have a fully functional
internet of things (IoT) and fifth-generation mobile network (5G) new radio (NR) base 
station emulator (BSE) system forming part of NPL's over-the-air (OTA) testing system.
Such BSE system needs to be able to emulate base station's function to communicate 
with IoT and 5G protocol enabled devices. It enables NPL to establish measurement 
capabilities for the advanced metrology R&D on novel multiple-input-multiple-output 
(MIMO) OTA measurement methods and for the performance testing & verification of 
5G NR and IoT User equipment (UE) system functionalities.
The BSE system must be able to mimic the behaviour of a real mobile network base 
station and can fully support the major latest protocol stacks (base station side), e.g., 
the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G NR, emulate multiple independent 
cells, simulate a range of network conditions including signal fading, interference, and 
mobility scenarios, and support the typical operation scenarios for multiple 5G UE. 
Besides mobile device testing, they can also be used to test IoT devices and other 
wireless communication equipment with some extent of versatility.
It is envisaged to play a pivotal role in enhancing NPL's measurement capabilities on 
protocol-compliant RF testing for 5G and IoT devices and communication technologies 
and to enable NPL to further explore using it as a powerful R&D tool to evaluate some 
emergent technologies for future wireless communications, such as non-terrestrial 
networks (NTN) communications, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in 
cooperative connected intelligent vehicles (CAV), etc. This capital purchase must meet 
all the requirements for sale into the EU and UK with appropriate UKCA/CE Marking 
and relevant declarations of conformity.

Additional information: 
The Authority is using the LUPC Bravo e-tender portal to conduct the 
procurement process. All Bidders must register their company via the LUPC 
Bravo Portal. This can be done via the following link