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Anechoic Chambers
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Energy
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RF Isolation
Anechoic Chambers
The anechoic and semi-anechoic chambers constitute the epicenter of wireless performance evaluations. These evaluations includes testing wireless equipment, such as gateways and Wi-Fi access points to capture performance characteristics in a controlled environment. This lab can also pinpoint underperformance issues throughout the equipment development cycle, potentially leading to cost savings. We can provide a comparison of products for various deployment scenarios or purchasing decisions. Partner with us to design custom test cases to address unique performance issues.
Lab Equipment and Capabilities
Environmental chamber (heat and humidity)
Anechoic chamber
Ix VeriWave infrastructure testing
RF tents
Octobox semi-anechoic chambers
Meet Our Lab Expert
Tim Dalton
Tim Dalton is a lead engineer on the wireless team at CableLabs, where he focuses on all things wireless, including home and business-class Wi-Fi. He has worked in 5G, antenna design and product development. He currently manages multi-million-dollar lab equipment, including the Rohde & Schwarz fully anechoic chamber while working at CableLabs for over ten years.
Prior to CableLabs, Dalton spent eleven years running his own IT consulting business, focusing on small and midsized businesses, and another fifteen in wired networking. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s degree in business administration from Nicholls State University, where he was a four-year starting D1 soccer player. Dalton is a Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) as well as a member of multiple wireless organizations.
Energy
This environment is used to research new and innovative ways to reduce the energy consumption of consumer devices as well as in optical, wireless and cable access networks. In addition, CableLabs and its subsidiary, Kyrio, are ISO-17025 accredited to measure energy consumption of customer premises equipment (CPE) in support of the award-winning energy efficiency voluntary agreements in the United States and Canada. The lab and its experts support the testing of set-top boxes, modems, routers and other CPE for CableLabs members, signatories of the voluntary agreements and others interested in saving energy.
Lab Equipment and Capabilities
Power conditioners
Power meters
Test automation
Field Test Kit—we bring the energy lab to you!
Meet Our Lab Expert
Debbie Fitzgerald
Debbie Fitzgerald is a distinguished technologist and director in the Advanced Technology Group. In this role, she leads the technical efforts of the award-winning energy efficiency voluntary agreements for set-top boxes and small network equipment in the United States and Canada, chairs the CTA working group that develops the ANSI/CTA energy test methods, is part of the SCTE Energy 20/20 Strategy Team and supports other energy saving research at CableLabs. In 2021, she was recognized as an Energy and Environmental Leader 100 Honoree.
Connect with Debbie FitzgeraldRF Isolation
This capability supports over-the-air testing of Wi-Fi and mobile networks. It has been used to test and validate mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offload strategies. These strategies include dual-SIM device and home routing/local break-out roaming, low-latency Wi-Fi and interconnection with DOCSIS® testing, dual-SIM/dual-standby testing of phones, development of dual-channel Wi-Fi and more. Like an RF chamber, it’s built to reduce RF ingress and egress, creating conditions that allow our experts to validate proofs of concept for new technologies.
Lab Equipment and Capabilities
Two RF isolation tents
Access to HFC network and 4G network
Conductive sub-floor, conductive ceiling tiles and conductive paint that contribute to the overall RF isolation of over 120 dB
Meet Our Lab Expert
Jeff Leget
Jeff Leget is a mechanical engineer and SVP of Infrastructure at CableLabs, where he is responsible for overseeing the delivery of cutting-edge testing solutions. He is a seasoned executive with a background in IT, facility and lab operations. Jeff and the CableLabs team are responsible for multiple technical CPE testing environments that include DOCSIS, PON and Wi-Fi network equipment. He and the team continue to expand the scope and capabilities of device testing throughout CableLabs facilities.
Connect with Jeff LegetExplore Our Other Labs
Kyrio Inc., a subsidiary of CableLabs, provides lab testing of network equipment for cable, PON, and mobile operators and their suppliers.
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These labs host advanced technologies and expertise including Advanced Optics & Fiber, Hybrid Fiber Coax, Mobile, Wi-Fi, Convergence, Cloud Native, Security, Wireless PHY/RF Analysis and AI and Machine Learning. These can be interconnected to simulate a wide range of network architectures and scenarios.