RF Coexistence
Identify and analyse RF interference between Wi-Fi and cellular equipment.
Hybrid Wi-Fi + Cellular Testing
LANforge Wi-Fi Testbed with Cellular Emulator
A fully integrated lab testbed combining Wi-Fi and cellular emulation to validate CPEs, APs and user devices that rely on cellular backhaul and hybrid connectivity.
Why combine Wi-Fi & cellular testing?
Modern CPEs and APs increasingly depend on hybrid connectivity. Validate both stacks under one roof, with a single set of tooling.
Failover Validation
Test seamless failover between wired, Wi-Fi and cellular backhaul links.
Throughput & Stability
Measure throughput, latency and stability during transitions.
Service Provider Focus
Designed for Wi-Fi enabled CPEs prior to field deployment.
Capabilities
Supported Capabilities
Wi-Fi Bands2.4 GHz · 5 GHz · 6 GHz
Session FailoverAutomated validation
Transition MetricsLatency · Stability · Recovery
Cell EmulatorIntegrated cellular base station
Target DevicesWi-Fi CPEs, APs, UEs
Components
Testbed Components
Cellular Emulator
Acts as a cellular base station and supports failover and handoff scenarios.
Candela CT523c Chassis
Provides Wi-Fi stations, APs, sniffers, 10 G Ethernet and WAN emulation.
RF Chambers
Two medium chambers for DUT & LANforge, one large chamber for the cell emulator.
Traffic & Reporting
Generates traffic, automates tests and produces detailed reports.
Test Scenarios
Supported test scenarios
Six core scenarios automated end-to-end — from CPE backhaul failover to VoLTE-over-Wi-Fi quality.
Wi-Fi CPE — Backhaul Failover
Alternate between fiber and cellular backhaul to assess service continuity.
Cellular Backhaul Throughput
Measure performance when the router operates primarily on cellular.
UE Handover (Emulated Cell)
Evaluate UE transitions between Wi-Fi and emulated cellular networks.
UE Handover (Real Cell)
Validate handoff behaviour using real cellular networks.
Session Continuity
Ensure sessions remain active during failover and handover events.
VoLTE over Wi-Fi
Validate voice quality and session stability during transitions.
Integration
Cell Emulator Integration
LANforge integrates with commercial cellular emulators such as ALifecom. Emulator configurations can be saved and automatically loaded as part of test execution.
Key measurements
- Failover & recovery time
- UE handoff latency
- Throughput during transitions
- End-to-end user experience