Software Concepts and Agilent introduce mobile IP connectivity solutions

Agilent Technologies Inc. and Software Concepts Inc. have announced modified versions of their wireless test products that work together to deliver cost-effective network emulation and Mobile IP connectivity for developers of wireless data applications. Mobile IP is a protocol being deployed today in many North American high-speed data networks and is based on the cdma2000 wireless IP standard. Application developers need cost-effective test tools that allow them to establish a data connection and quickly evaluate the performance of their software on the new handsets under realistic usage conditions. In response to this need, Software Concepts has introduced a basic version of its Mobile IP test solution, the MIP 5800 Standard MOB-IP-SIM. It provides the Foreign Agent and Home Agent simulation that enables wireless devices to make the Mobile IP connection. The MIP 5800 connects to an Agilent E5515C (8960 wireless communications test set) with Option 003 flexible CDMA base station emulator which runs the new Agilent E6702B cdma2000 lab application software. Agilent's products provide required base-station emulation capability up to the full 153 kb/s data rate supported by the standard, along with essential tests such as IP throughput measurement. "Software Concepts and Agilent believe that our combined efforts reflect a commitment to meeting the evolving needs of the wireless industry," said Phil Frankenstein, president of Software Concepts. "Application developers now have the right tools to give them confidence their software works in the complex Mobile IP environment." Source: PCBnewsline