4G Test-bed trial: Building wireless research “HEART” — CoMP probes the first step

Along with LTE-Advanced system and standardization investigation progress, the requirement for verifying relevant key technologies become more and more urgent. This article summarizes the progress of Huawei 4G Test-bed “HEART” (Huawei Experimental Advanced Radio Test-bed). CoMP technology is considered as a launch point to build up this test-bed competence. Some initial analysis and results are addressed in this article. The future work has been identified as well in the last section.