AMR and AGV network testing

Test AMR and AGV Network Connectivity Across the Production Floor

Milewire tests network connectivity, coverage, handover behavior, and service continuity for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) on private LTE, 5G Standalone (SA), and CBRS Band 48/n48 networks.

Indoor RF acceptance testing is a primary engineering service. Commercial indoor 5G acceptance testing is a planned capability, distinct from private LTE operational experience and 5G Standalone laboratory validation. This work does not include certification of robotic applications.

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When the Network Looks Healthy but Operations Still Have Problems

Private cellular dashboards can show healthy infrastructure while mobile devices still experience poor RF conditions along production routes. Steel structures, machinery, changing inventory, cell boundaries, interference, and configuration changes can create localized problems that are difficult to identify from infrastructure monitoring alone.

AGV or AMR Disconnects

Intermittent connectivity loss or communication failures along repeatable routes.

Poor Cell-Edge Performance

Weak or unstable RF conditions where devices transition between coverage areas.

Handover Problems

Unexpected serving-cell behavior, failed transitions, or degraded connectivity while equipment is moving.

Packet Loss and Latency Spikes

Short-duration network degradation that can affect industrial applications even when average network KPIs appear acceptable.

Coverage Degradation

Plant changes, machinery, racks, inventory, or infrastructure changes alter previously acceptable RF conditions.

Interference or RF Anomalies

Localized RF conditions that require field measurement rather than dashboard-only troubleshooting.

Measure the Network Where the Operation Actually Runs

RF Coverage

  • RSRP
  • RSRQ
  • SINR
  • Serving cell
  • PCI
  • Cell-edge conditions
  • Coverage consistency

Mobility

  • Serving-cell transitions
  • Handover locations
  • Handover behavior
  • Route continuity
  • Repeatable weak points along AGV/AMR paths

Active Network Performance

  • Latency
  • Packet loss
  • Ping continuity
  • Throughput where appropriate
  • Service continuity observations

RF Investigation

  • Suspected interference
  • Coverage holes
  • Unexpected degradation
  • Repeated anomalous locations
  • Before-and-after validation following network changes

Manufacturing RF Assurance Assessment

A structured assessment of network connectivity, coverage, handover behavior, and service continuity for AMRs and AGVs. Professional RF measurement instrumentation is sourced and configured according to engagement requirements.

  1. 01

    Define Critical Routes

    Identify production areas, AGV/AMR paths, known failure locations, and network performance concerns.

  2. 02

    Measure

    Collect RF and active network measurements across defined operational routes.

  3. 03

    Analyze

    Correlate RF conditions, serving-cell behavior, mobility events, latency, packet loss, and geographic location.

  4. 04

    Report and Prioritize

    Provide engineering evidence showing where problems occur, what conditions are associated with them, and what should be investigated or remediated first.

What the Customer Receives

  • RF coverage maps
  • Mobility test results
  • Network validation matrices
  • Serving-cell and handover observations
  • Service-continuity findings
  • Performance reports
  • Documented fault isolation
  • Engineering observations and likely contributing factors
  • Investigation priorities
  • Recommended re-test criteria

Deliverables are engineering findings, measured conditions, likely contributing factors, and recommended investigation areas. Milewire does not certify robotic applications or vehicle control systems.

Validation Beyond the Infrastructure Dashboard

Walk testing and route-based measurement add RF evidence from the operational path, so engineering review includes what a moving AMR or AGV experiences along with infrastructure monitoring.

Infrastructure monitoring answers:

  • Is the RAN operational?
  • Are cells available?
  • Are alarms present?
  • What are network-wide KPIs showing?

RF Assurance answers:

  • What does the device experience along its actual route?
  • Where does RF performance degrade?
  • What happens near cell boundaries?
  • Are problems repeatable at specific physical locations?
  • Did a remediation actually improve field performance?
In Development

From Periodic Walk Testing to Operational Analytics

Milewire is developing a supporting operational-analytics model designed to extend route-based RF measurement beyond periodic walk testing. EdgeProbe is intended to collect repeatable RF and network-performance measurements from the operational environment and feed those measurements into centralized analysis. This supporting capability is in development and is not presented as a commercial measurement product currently in service.

  1. EdgeProbe
  2. Route-Based Measurement
  3. RF + Network KPI Collection
  4. Geospatial Correlation
  5. Centralized Analysis
  6. Degradation and Trend Identification

Professional RF measurement instrumentation for current engagements is sourced and configured according to engagement requirements.

Designed for RF-Critical Industrial Environments

Manufacturing

AGVs, AMRs, connected equipment, production mobility, industrial tablets, and operational communications.

Warehousing and Logistics

Autonomous material movement, mobile scanners, robotics, and large-area indoor mobility.

Utilities and Critical Infrastructure

Private LTE, 5G Standalone (SA), and CBRS Band 48/n48 field connectivity, operational communications, and RF acceptance across critical coverage areas.

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Discuss AMR and AGV network connectivity, coverage, handover, and service-continuity testing for a private LTE, 5G Standalone (SA), or CBRS Band 48/n48 environment.

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