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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers
This manual provides documentation for the following model: N9020A MXA Signal Analyzer
MXA Specification Guide (Comprehensive Reference Data)
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MXA Signal Analyzer Definitions and Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Conditions Required to Meet Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Standard Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Precision Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Frequency Readout Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Frequency Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Sweep Time and Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Gated Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Nominal Measurement Time vs. Span [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Preselector Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Video Bandwidth (VBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Maximum Safe Input Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Display Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Marker Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Nominal Frequency Response Band 0 [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Nominal VSWR [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Display Scale Fidelity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Nominal Display Scale Fidelity [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Available Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Gain Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Displayed Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Residual Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 5
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Third Order Intermodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Nominal TOI vs. Mixer Level and Tone Separation [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Nominal Dynamic Range Bands 1-4 [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW(SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2) [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233) [Plot] . . . . 52 Phase Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, Ship standard with N9020A-EP2) [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233) [Plot]. . . . . . . . 55 Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, Ship standard with N9020A-EP2) [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233) [Plot]. . . . . . 56 Power Suite Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Multi-Carrier Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Burst Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 TOI (Third Order Intermodulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 2. I/Q Analyzer Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Time Record Length (IQ pairs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 3. VXA Vector Signal Analysis Application Vector Signal Analysis Performance (N9064A-1FP/1TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Center Frequency Tuning Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Frequency Span, Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 FFT Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Frequency Points per Span. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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FFT Window Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 ADC overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Amplitude Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 IF Flatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Third Order Intermodulation Distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Noise Density at 1 GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Residual Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Image Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 LO Related Spurious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Other Spurious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Analog Modulation Analysis (N9064A-1FP/1TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 AM Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 PM Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 FM Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Flexible Digital Modulation Analysis (N9064A-2FP/2TP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Residual EVM for MSK Modulation Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Residual EVM for Video Modulation Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 WLAN Modulation Analysis (N9064A-3FP/3TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 IEEE 802.11a/g OFDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 IEEE 802.11b/g DSSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 4. Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 IF Spurious Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Time Record Length (IQ pairs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 5. Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Nominal Phase Linearity [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Capture Time [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 6. Option B85/B1A/B1X - 85/125/160 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 IF Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 EVM measurement floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Capture Time [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 7. Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Nominal Channel Match, 50 Input, Single-Ended input mode, 0.25V Range [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . 127 Nominal Phase Match, 50 Input, Single-Ended input mode, 0.25V Range [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Application Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Capture Length vs. Span, 2-channel with 89600 VSA, I+jQ Mode [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 8. Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Aux IF Out Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Second IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 9. Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Other Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Aux IF Out Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Arbitrary IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 10. Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz Specifications Affected by Electronic Attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Range (Frequency and Attenuation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Distortions and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Absolute Amplitude Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
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11. Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 EMI Resolution Bandwidths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 EMI Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Quasi-Peak Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 RMS Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
12. Option ESC - External Source Control General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Power Sweep Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Measurement Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Supported External Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
13. Option EXM - External Mixing Specifications Affected by External mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Other External Mixing Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Connection Port EXT MIXER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Mixer Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 IF Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 LO Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
14. Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Additional Spurious Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
15. Option NFE - Noise Floor Extension Specifications Affected by Noise Floor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Displayed Average Noise Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
16. Options P03, P08, P13, P26 - Preamplifiers Specifications Affected by Preamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Other Preamp Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Noise figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 1 dB Gain Compression Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) -- Preamp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Frequency Response -- Preamp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Nominal VSWR -- Preamp On (Plot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Third Order Intermodulation Distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 9
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Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz, Preamp On (Plot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 17. Option PFR - Precision Frequency Reference
Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 18. Options RT1, RT2 - Real-time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA)
Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 General Frequency Domain Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Density View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Spectrogram View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
19. Option TDS - Time Domain Scan Specifications Affected by Time Domain Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Other Time Domain Scan Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
20. Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Screen Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 General Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Screen Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Continuity and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
21. Analog Demodulation Measurement Application RF Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Capture Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Post-Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Maximum Audio Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 FM Measurement Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 FM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 FM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Carrier Frequency Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Post-Demod Distortion Residual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 AM Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 AM Depth Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 AM Rate Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Post-Demod Distortion Residual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 10
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FM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 FM Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 PM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 PM Rate Accuracy b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Carrier Frequency Error b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Analog Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 FM Stereo Modulation Analysis Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 22. Noise Figure Measurement Application General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Noise Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Uncertainty versus Calibration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Nominal Instrument Noise Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Nominal Instrument Input VSWR, DC Coupled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 23. Phase Noise Measurement Application General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Maximum Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Measurement Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Measurement Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Offset Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Amplitude Repeatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 24. Pulse Measurement Software General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Maximum Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Hardware Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Software Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 25. 1xEV-DO Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Channel Pow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Spectrum Emission Mask and Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 QPSK EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
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Modulation Accuracy (Composite Rho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Alternative Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 26. 802.16 OFDMA Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 27. Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Modulation Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Low Energy Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Modulation Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 LE In-band Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 EDR Relative Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 EDR Modulation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 EDR Carrier Frequency Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 EDR In-band Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Bluetooth Basic Rate and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Bluetooth Low Energy System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 28. cdma2000 Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 QPSK EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
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Modulation Accuracy (Composite Rho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 29. CMMB Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Modulation Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Modulation Analysis Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 CMMB Modulation Analysis Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 30. Digital Cable TV Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 DVB-C 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 31. DTMB Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 16QAM EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 32. DVB-T/H with T2 Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Spurious Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 DVB-T 64QAM EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 DVB-T2 256QAM EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 33. GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 EDGE Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Power vs. Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 EDGE Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Power Ramp Relative Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
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Phase and Frequency Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Output RF Spectrum (ORFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 In-Band Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 34. iDEN/WiDEN/MotoTalk Measurement Application Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 Amplitude Accuracy and Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Application Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Parameter Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 iDEN Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 iDEN Signal Demod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 MotoTalk Signal Demod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 35. ISDB-T Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Modulation Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Modulation Analysis Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 ISDB-T Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 ISDB-Tmm Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 36. LTE Measurement Application Supported Air Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Transmit On/Off Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Operating Band, FDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Operating Band, TDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 37. LTE-A Measurement Application Supported Air Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Transmit On/Off Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
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Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 NB-IoT Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 C-V2X Modulation Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 C-V2X Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 NB-IoT Operating Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 LTE FDD Operating Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 LTE TDD Operating Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 38. TD-SCDMA Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Power vs. Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Single Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 39. W-CDMA Measurement Application Conformance with 3GPP TS 25.141 Base Station Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 QPSK EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 40. Single Acquisition Combined Fixed WiMAX Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Tx Output Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 64QAM EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
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41. Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Conformance EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
42. WLAN Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Spurious Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 List Sequence Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Transmit Output Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
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This chapter contains the specifications for the core signal analyzer. The specifications and characteristics for the measurement applications and options are covered in the chapters that follow.
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MXA Signal Analyzer Definitions and Requirements
Definitions and Requirements
This book contains signal analyzer specifications and supplemental information. The distinction among specifications, typical performance, and nominal values are described as follows.
Definitions
-- Specifications describe the performance of parameters covered by the product warranty (temperature = 5 to 55°C1 also referred to as "Full temperature range" or "Full range", unless otherwise noted).
-- 95th percentile values indicate the breadth of the population (2) of performance tolerances expected to be met in 95% of the cases with a 95% confidence, for any ambient temperature in the range of 20 to 30°C. In addition to the statistical observations of a sample of instruments, these values include the effects of the uncertainties of external calibration references. These values are not warranted. These values are updated occasionally if a significant change in the statistically observed behavior of production instruments is observed.
-- Typical describes additional product performance information that is not covered by the product warranty. It is performance beyond specification that 80% of the units exhibit with a 95% confidence level over the temperature range 20 to 30°C. Typical performance does not include measurement uncertainty.
-- Nominal values indicate expected performance, or describe product performance that is useful in the application of the product, but is not covered by the product warranty.
Conditions Required to Meet Specifications
The following conditions must be met for the analyzer to meet its specifications. -- The analyzer is within its calibration cycle. See the General section of this
chapter. -- Under auto couple control, except that Auto Sweep Time Rules = Accy. -- For signal frequencies < 10 MHz, DC coupling applied. -- Any analyzer that has been stored at a temperature range inside the
allowed storage range but outside the allowed operating range must be stored at an ambient temperature within the allowed operating range for at least two hours before being turned on.
1. For earlier instruments ( S/N prefix <MY/SG/US5051), the operating temperature ranges from 5 to 50°C
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-- The analyzer has been turned on at least 30 minutes with Auto Align set to Normal, or if Auto Align is set to Off or Partial, alignments must have been run recently enough to prevent an Alert message. If the Alert condition is changed from "Time and Temperature" to one of the disabled duration choices, the analyzer may fail to meet specifications without informing the user. If Auto Align is set to Light, performance is not warranted, and nominal performance will degrade to become a factor of 1.4 wider for any specification subject to alignment, such as amplitude tolerances.
Certification
Keysight Technologies certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Keysight Technologies further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the International System of Units (SI) via national metrology institutes (www.keysight.com/find/NMI) that are signatories to the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement.
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MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Frequency and Time
Description Frequency Range Maximum Frequency Option 503 Option 508 Option 513 Option 526
Specifications
3.6 GHz 8.4 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz
Supplemental Information
Preamp Option P03 Preamp Option P08 Preamp Option P13 Preamp Option P26
3.6 GHz 8.4 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz
Minimum Frequency Preamp Off On
AC Coupleda 10 MHz 10 MHz
DC Coupled 10 Hz 100 kHz
Band
Harmonic Mixing Mode
LO Multiple (Nb) Band Overlapsc
0 (20 Hz to 3.6 GHz)
1-
1
Options 503, 508, 513, 526
1 (3.5 GHz to 8.4 GHz)
1-
1
Options 508, 513, 526
2 (8.3 GHz to 13.6 GHz)
1-
2
Options 513, 526
3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz)
2-
2
Options 526
4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz)
2-
4
Options 526
a. AC Coupled only applicable to Freq Options 503, 508, 513, and 526. b. N is the LO multiplication factor. For negative mixing modes (as indicated by the "-" in the "Harmonic Mixing
Mode" column), the desired 1st LO harmonic is higher than the tuned frequency by the 1st IF (5.1225 GHz for band 0, 322.5 MHz for all other bands).
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c. In the band overlap regions, for example, 3.5 to 3.6 GHz, the analyzer may use either band for measurements, in this example Band 0 or Band 1. The analyzer gives preference to the band with the better overall specifications (which is the lower numbered band for all frequencies below 26 GHz), but will choose the other band if doing so is necessary to achieve a sweep having minimum band crossings. For example, with CF = 3.58 GHz, with a span of 40 MHz or less, the analyzer uses Band 0, because the stop frequency is 3.6 GHz or less, allowing a span without band crossings in the preferred band. If the span is between 40 and 160 MHz, the analyzer uses Band 1, because the start frequency is above 3.5 GHz, allowing the sweep to be done without a band crossing in Band 1, though the stop frequency is above 3.6 GHz, preventing a Band 0 sweep without band crossing. With a span greater than 160 MHz, a band crossing will be required: the analyzer sweeps up to 3.6 GHz in Band 0; then executes a band crossing and continues the sweep in Band 1. Specifications are given separately for each band in the band overlap regions. One of these specifications is for the preferred band, and one for the alternate band. Continuing with the example from the previous paragraph (3.58 GHz), the preferred band is band 0 (indicated as frequencies under 3.6 GHz) and the alternate band is band 1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz). The specifications for the preferred band are warranted. The specifications for the alternate band are not warranted in the band overlap region, but performance is nominally the same as those warranted specifications in the rest of the band. Again, in this example, consider a signal at 3.58 GHz. If the sweep has been configured so that the signal at 3.58 GHz is measured in Band 1, the analysis behavior is nominally as stated in the Band 1 specification line (3.5 to 8.4 GHz) but is not warranted. If warranted performance is necessary for this signal, the sweep should be reconfigured so that analysis occurs in Band 0. Another way to express this situation in this example Band 0/Band 1 crossing is this: The specifications given in the "Specifications" column which are described as "3.5 to 8.4 GHz" represent nominal performance from 3.5 to 3.6 GHz, and warranted performance from 3.6 to 8.4 GHz.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Standard Frequency Reference
Accuracy
±[(time since last adjustment × aging rate) + temperature stability + calibration accuracya]
Temperature Stability
20 to 30°C
±2 × 10-6
Full temperature range
±2 × 10-6
Aging Rate
±1 × 10-6/yearb
Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy
±1.4 × 10-6
Settability
±2 × 10-8
Residual FM (Center Frequency = 1 GHz 10 Hz RBW, 10 Hz VBW)
10 Hz × Nc p-p in 20 ms (nominal)
a. Calibration accuracy depends on how accurately the frequency standard was adjusted to 10 MHz. If the adjustment procedure is followed, the calibration accuracy is given by the specification "Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy."
b. For periods of one year or more. c. N is the LO multiplication factor.
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Description Precision Frequency Reference (Option PFR) Accuracy
Temperature Stability 20 to 30°C Full temperature range
Aging Rate Total Aging
1 Year 2 Years Settability Warm-up and Retraced 300 s after turn on 900 s after turn on
Specifications
Supplemental Information
±[(time since last adjustment × aging rate) + temperature stability + calibration accuracya]b
±1.5 × 10-8 ±5 × 10-8
Nominally linearc ±5 × 10-10/day (nominal)
±1 × 10-7 ±1.5 × 10-7 ±2 × 10-9
Nominal ±1 × 10-7 of final frequency ±1 × 10-8 of final frequency
Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracye
±4 × 10-8
Standby power to reference oscillator
Not supplied
Residual FM (Center Frequency = 1 GHz 10 Hz RBW, 10 Hz VBW)
0.25 Hz × Nf p-p in 20 ms (nominal)
a. Calibration accuracy depends on how accurately the frequency standard was adjusted to 10 MHz. If the adjustment procedure is followed, the calibration accuracy is given by the specification "Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy."
b. The specification applies after the analyzer has been powered on for four hours. c. Narrow temperature range performance is nominally linear with temperature. For example, for
25±3º C, the stability would be only three-fifths as large as the warranted 25±5º C, thus ±0.9 × 10-8. d. Standby mode does not apply power to the oscillator. Therefore warm-up applies every time the power is
turned on. The warm-up reference is one hour after turning the power on. Retracing also occurs every time warm-up occurs. The effect of retracing is included within the "Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy" term of the Accuracy equation.
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e. The achievable calibration accuracy at the beginning of the calibration cycle includes these effects: 1) Temperature difference between the calibration environment and the use environment 2) Orientation relative to the gravitation field changing between the calibration environment and the use environment 3) Retrace effects in both the calibration environment and the use environment due to turning the instrument power off. 4) Settability
f. N is the LO multiplication factor.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Readout Accuracy
±(marker freq × freq ref accy. + 0.25% × span + 5% × RBWa + 2 Hz + 0.5 × horizontal resolutionb)
Single detector onlyc
Example for EMCd
±0.0032% (nominal)
a. The warranted performance is only the sum of all errors under autocoupled conditions. Under non-autocoupled conditions, the frequency readout accuracy will nominally meet the specification equation, except for conditions in which the RBW term dominates, as explained in examples below. The nominal RBW contribution to frequency readout accuracy is 2% of RBW for RBWs from 1 Hz to 390 kHz, 4% of RBW from 430 kHz through 3 MHz (the widest autocoupled RBW), and 30% of RBW for the (manually selected) 4, 5, 6 and 8 MHz RBWs. First example: a 120 MHz span, with autocoupled RBW. The autocoupled ratio of span to RBW is 106:1, so the RBW selected is 1.1 MHz. The 5% × RBW term contributes only 55 kHz to the total frequency readout accuracy, compared to 300 kHz for the 0.0.25% × span term, for a total of 355 kHz. In this example, if an instrument had an unusually high RBW centering error of 7% of RBW (77 kHz) and a span error of 0.20% of span (240 kHz), the total actual error (317 kHz) would still meet the computed specification (355 kHz). Second example: a 20 MHz span, with a 4 MHz RBW. The specification equation does not apply because the Span: RBW ratio is not autocoupled. If the equation did apply, it would allow 50 kHz of error (0.25%) due to the span and 200 kHz error (5%) due to the RBW. For this non-autocoupled RBW, the RBW error is nominally 30%, or 1200 kHz.
b. Horizontal resolution is due to the marker reading out one of the sweep points. The points are spaced by span/(Npts 1), where Npts is the number of sweep points. For example, with the factory preset value of 1001 sweep points, the horizontal resolution is span/1000. However, there is an exception: When both the detector mode is "normal" and the span > 0.25 × (Npts 1) × RBW, peaks can occur only in even-numbered points, so the effective horizontal resolution becomes doubled, or span/500 for the factory preset case. When the RBW is autocoupled and there are 1001 sweep points, that exception occurs only for spans > 750 MHz.
c. Specifications apply to traces in most cases, but there are exceptions. Specifications always apply to the peak detector. Specifications apply when only one detector is in use and all active traces are set to Clear Write. Specifications also apply when only one detector is in use in all active traces and the "Restart" key has been pressed since any change from the use of multiple detectors to a single detector. In other cases, such as when multiple simultaneous detectors are in use, additional errors of 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 sweep points will occur in some detectors, depending on the combination of detectors in use.
d. In most cases, the frequency readout accuracy of the analyzer can be exceptionally good. As an example, Keysight has characterized the accuracy of a span commonly used for Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing using a source frequency locked to the analyzer. Ideally, this sweep would include EMC bands C and D and thus sweep from 30 to 1000 MHz. Ideally, the analysis bandwidth would be 120 kHz at -6 dB, and the spacing of the points would be half of this (60 kHz). With a start frequency of 30 MHz and a stop frequency of 1000.2 MHz and a total of 16168 points, the spacing of points is ideal. The detector used was the Peak detector. The accuracy of frequency readout of all the points tested in this span was with ±0.0032% of the span. A perfect analyzer with this many points would have an accuracy of ±0.0031% of span. Thus, even with this large number of display points, the errors in excess of the bucket quantization limitation were negligible.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Countera
See noteb
Count Accuracy
±(marker freq × freq ref accy. + 0.100 Hz)
Delta Count Accuracy
±(delta freq. × freq ref accy. + 0.141 Hz)
Resolution
0.001 Hz
a. Instrument conditions: RBW = 1 kHz, gate time = auto (100 ms), S/N 50 dB, frequency = 1 GHz b. If the signal being measured is locked to the same frequency reference as the analyzer, the specified count
accuracy is ±0.100 Hz under the test conditions of footnote a. This error is a noisiness of the result. It will increase with noisy sources, wider RBWs, lower S/N ratios, and source frequencies > 1 GHz.
Description Frequency Span Range
Option 503 Option 508 Option 513 Option 526
Specifications
0 Hz, 10 Hz to 3.6 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 8.4 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Supplemental Information
Resolution
2 Hz
Span Accuracy
Swept
±(0.25% × span + horizontal resolutiona)
FFT
±(0.1% × span + horizontal resolutiona)
a. Horizontal resolution is due to the marker reading out one of the sweep points. The points are spaced by span/(Npts - 1), where Npts is the number of sweep points. For example, with the factory preset value of 1001 sweep points, the horizontal resolution is span/1000. However, there is an exception: When both the detector mode is "normal" and the span > 0.25 × (Npts - 1) × RBW, peaks can occur only in even-numbered points, so the effective horizontal resolution becomes doubled, or span/500 for the factory preset case. When the RBW is auto coupled and there are 1001 sweep points, that exception occurs only for spans > 750 MHz.
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Description Sweep Time and Trigger Sweep Time Range
Span = 0 Hz Span 10 Hz Sweep Time Accuracy Span 10 Hz, swept Span 10 Hz, FFT Span = 0 Hz
Specifications 1 s to 6000 s 1 ms to 4000 s
Supplemental Information ±0.01% (nominal) ±40% (nominal) ±0.01% (nominal)
Sweep Trigger
Free Run, Line, Video, External 1, External 2, RF Burst, Periodic Timer
Delayed Triggera
Range
Span 10 Hz
-150 ms to 500 ms
Span = 0 Hz
-10 s to +500 msb
Resolution
0.1 s
a. Delayed trigger is available with line, video, RF burst and external triggers. b. Prior to A.19.28 software, zero span trigger delay was limited to -150 ms to 500 ms.
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Description Triggers
Specifications
Video
Minimum settable level
Maximum usable level Detector and Sweep Type relationships
Sweep Type = Swept Detector = Normal, Peak, Sample or Negative Peak Detector = Average
-170 dBm
Sweep Type = FFT
RF Burst Level Range Level Accuracy Bandwidth (-10 dB) Most cases Sweep Type = FFT; FFT Width = 25 MHz; Span 8 MHz Frequency Limitations
External Triggers TV Triggers
Amplitude Requirements
Supplemental Information Additional information on some of the triggers and gate sources Independent of Display Scaling and Reference Level Useful range limited by noise Highest allowed mixer levela + 2 dB (nominal)
Triggers on the signal before detection, which is similar to the displayed signal Triggers on the signal before detection, but with a single-pole filter added to give similar smoothing to that of the average detector Triggers on the signal envelope in a bandwidth wider than the FFT width
-40 to -10 dBm plus attenuation (nominal)b ±2 dB + Absolute Amplitude Accuracy (nominal)
16 MHz (nominal) 30 MHz (nominal)
If the start or center frequency is too close to zero, LO feedthrough can degrade or prevent triggering. How close is too close depends on the bandwidth listed above. See "Trigger Inputs" on page 74 Triggers on the leading edge of the selected sync pulse of standardized TV signals. 65 dBm minimum video carrier power at the input mixer, nominal
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Compatible Standards
NTSC-M, NTSC-Japan, NTSC-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-N Combination, PAL-B/-D/-G/-H/-I. PAL-60, SECAM-L
Field Selection
Entire Frame, Field One, Field Two
Line Selection
1 to 525, or 1 to 625, standard dependent
a. The highest allowed mixer level depends on the IF Gain. It is nominally 10 dBm for Preamp Off and IF Gain = Low.
b. Noise will limit trigger level range at high frequencies, such as above 15 GHz.
Description Gated Sweep Gate Methods
Span Range Gate Delay Range Gate Delay Settability Gate Delay Jitter Gate Length Range
(Except Method = FFT) Gated Frequency and Amplitude Errors
Gate Sources
Specifications Gated LO Gated Video Gated FFT Any span 0 to 100.0 s 4 digits, 100 ns 100 ns to 5.0 s
External 1 External 2 Line RF Burst Periodic
Supplemental Information
33.3 ns p-p (nominal) Gate length for the FFT method is fixed at 1.83/RBW, with nominally 2% tolerance. Nominally no additional error for gated measurements when the Gate Delay is greater than the MIN FAST setting Pos or neg edge triggered
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Description Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets) Factory preset Range
Specifications
1001 1 to 100,001
Nominal Measurement Time vs. Span [Plot]
Supplemental Information Zero and non-zero spans
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Description Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) Range (-3.01 dB bandwidth) Standard
With Option B85 or B1A, and Option RBEa
With Option B1X and Option RBEa
Power bandwidth accuracyb
RBW Range
CF Range
1 Hz to 750 kHz
All
820 kHz to 1.2 MHz
<3.6 GHz
1.3 to 2.0 MHz
<3.6 GHz
2.2 to 3 MHz
<3.6 GHz
4 to 8 MHz
<3.6 GHz
Specifications
Supplemental Information
1 Hz to 8 MHz Bandwidths above 3 MHz are 4, 5, 6, and 8 MHz. Bandwidths 1 Hz to 3 MHz are spaced at 10% spacing using the E24 series (24 per decade): 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 4.3, 4.7, 5.1, 5.6, 6.2, 6.8, 7.5, 8.2, 9.1 in each decade. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 MHz, in Spectrum Analyzer mode and zero span. 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, and 133 MHz, in Spectrum Analyzer mode and zero span.
±1.0% (0.044 dB) ±2.0% (0.088 dB)
±0.07 dB (nominal) 0 to -0.2 dB (nominal) 0 to -0.4 dB (nominal)
Noise BW to RBW ratioc
1.056 ±2% (nominal)
Accuracy (-3.01 dB bandwidth)d
1 Hz to 1.3 MHz RBW
±2% (nominal)
1.5 MHz to 3 MHz RBW CF 3.6 GHz CF > 3.6 GHz
±7% (nominal) ±8% (nominal)
4 MHz to 8 MHz RBW CF 3.6 GHz CF > 3.6 GHz
±15% (nominal) ±20% (nominal)
Selectivity (-60 dB/-3 dB)
4.1:1 (nominal)
a. Option RBE enables wider bandwidth filters in zero span in the Signal Analyzer mode. Available detectors are Peak+ and Average. VBW filtering is disabled. Minimum sweep time is the greater of 200 S or 200ns/pt. The filter shape is approximately square. Support for Average detector was first added in SW Version A.23.05.
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b. The noise marker, band power marker, channel power and ACP all compute their results using the power bandwidth of the RBW used for the measurement. Power bandwidth accuracy is the power uncertainty in the results of these measurements due only to bandwidth-related errors. (The analyzer knows this power bandwidth for each RBW with greater accuracy than the RBW width itself, and can therefore achieve lower errors.) The warranted specifications shown apply to the Gaussian RBW filters used in swept and zero span analysis. There are four different kinds of filters used in the spectrum analyzer: Swept Gaussian, Swept Flattop, FFT Gaussian and FFT Flattop. While the warranted performance only applies to the swept Gaussian filters, because only they are kept under statistical process control, the other filters nominally have the same performance.
c. The ratio of the noise bandwidth (also known as the power bandwidth) to the RBW has the nominal value and tolerance shown. The RBW can also be annotated by its noise bandwidth instead of this 3 dB bandwidth. The accuracy of this annotated value is similar to that shown in the power bandwidth accuracy specification.
d. Resolution Bandwidth Accuracy can be observed at slower sweep times than auto-coupled conditions. Normal sweep rates cause the shape of the RBW filter displayed on the analyzer screen to widen by nominally 6%. This widening declines to 0.6% nominal when the Swp Time Rules key is set to Accuracy instead of Normal. The true bandwidth, which determines the response to impulsive signals and noise-like signals, is not affected by the sweep rate.
Description
Specification
Supplemental information
Analysis Bandwidtha
Standard
10 MHz
With Option B25b
25 MHz
With Option B40
40 MHz
With Option B85
85 MHz
With Option B1A
125 MHz
With Option B1X
160 MHz
a. Analysis bandwidth is the instantaneous bandwidth available about a center frequency over which the input signal can be digitized for further analysis or processing in the time, frequency, or modulation domain.
b. Option B25 is standard for instruments ordered after May 1, 2011.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Preselector Bandwidth
Center Frequency
5 GHz 10 GHz 15 GHz 20 GHz 25 GHz
Mean BW at -4 dBa (nominal) 58 MHz 57 MHz 59 MHz 64 MHz 74 MHz
Standard Deviation (nominal)
9% 8% 9% 9% 9%
-3 dB Bandwidth
-7.5% relative to -4 dB bandwidth, nominal
a. The preselector can have a passband ripple up to 3 dB. To avoid ambiguous results, the 4 dB bandwidth is characterized.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Video Bandwidth (VBW)
Range
Same as Resolution Bandwidth range plus wide-open VBW (labeled 50 MHz)
Accuracy
±6% (nominal) in swept mode and zero spana
a. For FFT processing, the selected VBW is used to determine a number of averages for FFT results. That number is chosen to give roughly equivalent display smoothing to VBW filtering in a swept measurement. For example, if VBW = 0.1 × RBW, four FFTs are averaged to generate one result.
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MXA Signal Analyzer Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description Measurement Range Preamp Off Preamp On Input Attenuation Range
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Displayed Average Noise Level to +30 dBm Displayed Average Noise Level to +30 dBm 0 to 70 dB, in 2 dB steps
Options P03, P08, P13, P26
Description Maximum Safe Input Level
Average Total Power Peak Pulse Power
(10 s pulse width, 1% duty cycle, input attenuation 30 dB) DC voltage DC Coupled AC Coupled
Specifications
+30 dBm (1 W) +50 dBm (100 W)
±0.2 Vdc ±100 Vdc
Supplemental Information Applies with or without preamp (Options P03, P08, P13, P26)
Description Display Range Log Scale
Linear Scale
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Ten divisions displayed; 0.1 to 1.0 dB/division in 0.1 dB steps, and 1 to 20 dB/division in 1 dB steps Ten divisions
Description Marker Readout Resolution
Log (decibel) units Trace Averaging Off, on-screen Trace Averaging On or remote
Linear units resolution
Specifications
0.01 dB 0.001 dB
Supplemental Information 1% of signal level (nominal)
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Frequency Response
Description
Specifications
Frequency Response
(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz) Mechanical attenuator onlyb Swept operationc Attenuation 10 dB)
Supplemental Information
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 20. Modes above 18 GHza
20 to 30°C
Full range
95th Percentile (2)
20 Hz to 10 MHz
±0.6 dB
±0.8 dB
±0.28 dB
10 MHzd to 3.6 GHz
±0.45 dB
±0.57 dB
±0.17 dB
3.5 to 8.4 GHzef
±1.5 dB
±2.5 dB
±0.48 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHzef
±2.0 dB
±2.7 dB
±0.47 dB
13.5 to 17.1 GHzef
±2.0 dB
±2.7 dB
±0.52 dB
17.0 to 22.0 GHzef
±2.0 dB
±3.5 dB
±0.52 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHzef
±2.5 dB
±3.7 dB
±0.71 dB
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. The effect of these modes with this connector are included within these specifications.
b. See the Electronic Attenuator (Option EA3) chapter for Frequency Response using the electronic attenuator. c. For Sweep Type = FFT, add the RF flatness errors of this table to the IF Frequency Response errors. An addi-
tional error source, the error in switching between swept and FFT sweep types, is nominally ±0.01 dB and is included within the "Absolute Amplitude Error" specifications. d. Specifications apply with DC coupling at all frequencies. With AC coupling, specifications apply at frequencies of 50 MHz and higher. Statistical observations at 10 MHz and lower show that most instruments meet the specifications, but a few percent of instruments can be expected to have errors that, while within the specified limits, are closer to those limits than the measurement uncertainty guardband, and thus are not warranted. The effect at 20 to 50 MHz is negligible, but not warranted. e. Specifications for frequencies > 3.5 GHz apply for sweep rates 100 MHz/ms. f. Preselector centering applied.
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Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
IF Frequency Responsea
Modes above 18 GHzb
(Demodulation and FFT response relative to the center frequency)
Center Freq (GHz)
Spanc Preselector Max Errord
(MHz)
(Exceptione)
Midwidth Error (95th Percentile)
Slope (dB/MHz) (95th Percentile)
RMSf (nominal)
<3.6
10
±0.40 dB
±0.12 dB
±0.10
0.04 dB
3.6, 26.5 10 On
0.25 dB
3.6, 26.5 10
Offg
±0.45 dB
±0.12 dB
±0.10
0.04 dB
a. The IF frequency response includes effects due to RF circuits such as input filters, that are a function of RF frequency, in addition to the IF passband effects.
b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
c. This column applies to the instantaneous analysis bandwidth in use. In the Spectrum Analyzer Mode, this would be the FFT width.
d. The maximum error at an offset (f) from the center of the FFT width is given by the expression ± [Midwidth Error + (f × Slope)], but never exceeds ±Max Error. Here the Midwidth Error is the error at the center frequency for a given FFT span. Usually, the span is no larger than the FFT width in which case the center of the FFT width is the center frequency of the analyzer. When using the Spectrum Analyzer mode with an analyzer span is wider than the FFT width, the span is made up of multiple concatenated FFT results, and thus has multiple centers of FFT widths; in this case the f in the equation is the offset from the nearest center. Performance is nominally three times better at most center frequencies.
e. The specification does not apply for frequencies greater than 3.6 MHz from the center in FFT widths of 7.2 to 8 MHz.
f. The "rms" nominal performance is the standard deviation of the response relative to the center frequency, integrated across the span. This performance measure was observed at a center frequency in each harmonic mixing band, which is representative of all center frequencies; it is not the worst case frequency.
g. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Phase Linearity
Deviation from mean phase linearity Modes above 18 GHza
Center Freq (GHz)
Span (MHz)
Preselector
Peak-to-peak (nominal)
RMS (nominal)b
0.02, <3.6
10
n/a
0.4°
0.1°
3.6, 26.5
10
Offc
0.4°
0.1°
3.6, 26.5
10
On
1.0°
0.2°
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
b. The listed performance is the standard deviation of the phase deviation relative to the mean phase deviation from a linear phase condition, where the rms is computed across the span shown and over the range of center frequencies shown.
c. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
Description
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy At 50 MHza
20 to 30°C Full temperature range At all frequenciesa 20 to 30°C Full temperature range 95th Percentile Absolute Amplitude Accuracyb (Wide range of signal levels, RBWs, RLs, etc., 0.01 to 3.6 GHz, Atten = 10 dB) Amplitude Reference Accuracy Preamp Onc (Options P03, P08, P13, P26)
Specifications ±0.33 dB ±0.36 dB ±(0.33 dB + frequency response) ±(0.36 dB + frequency response)
±(0.39 dB + frequency response)
Supplemental Information ±0.15 dB (95th percentile) ±0.23 dB ±0.05 dB (nominal)
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a. Absolute amplitude accuracy is the total of all amplitude measurement errors, and applies over the following subset of settings and conditions: 1 Hz RBW 1 MHz; Input signal -10 to -50 dBm (details below); Input attenuation 10 dB; span < 5 MHz (nominal additional error for span 5 MHz is 0.02 dB); all settings auto-coupled except Swp Time Rules = Accuracy; combinations of low signal level and wide RBW use VBW 30 kHz to reduce noise. When using FFT sweeps, the signal must be at the center frequency. This absolute amplitude accuracy specification includes the sum of the following individual specifications under the conditions listed above: Scale Fidelity, Reference Level Accuracy, Display Scale Switching Uncertainty, Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty, 50 MHz Amplitude Reference Accuracy, and the accuracy with which the instrument aligns its internal gains to the 50 MHz Amplitude Reference. The only difference between signals within the range ending at 50 dBm and those signals below that level is the scale fidelity. Our specifications show the possibility of increased errors below 80 dBm at the mixer, thus 70 dBm at the input. Therefore, one reasonably conservative approach to estimating the Absolute Amplitude Uncertainty below 70 dBm at the mixer would be to add an additional ±0.05 dB (the difference between the above 80 dBm at the mixer scale fidelity at the lower level scale fidelity) to the Absolute Amplitude Uncertainty.
b. Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for a wide range of signal and measurement settings, covers the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence. Here are the details of what is covered and how the computation is made: The wide range of conditions of RBW, signal level, VBW, reference level and display scale are discussed in footnote a. There are 44 quasi-random combinations used, tested at a 50 MHz signal frequency. We compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. Also, the frequency response relative to the 50 MHz response is characterized by varying the signal across a large number of quasi-random verification frequencies that are chosen to not correspond with the frequency response adjustment frequencies. We again compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the 50 MHz absolute amplitude accuracy to a national standards organization. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the relative frequency response to a national standards organization. We take the root-sum-square of these four independent Gaussian parameters. To that rss we add the environmental effects of temperature variations across the 20 to 30°C range. These computations and measurements are made with the mechanical attenuator only in circuit, set to the reference state of 10 dB. A similar process is used for computing the result when using the electronic attenuator under a wide range of settings: all even settings from 4 through 24 dB inclusive, with the mechanical attenuator set to 10 dB. Then the worst of the two computed 95th percentile results (they ere very close) is shown.
c. Same settings as footnote a, except that the signal level at the preamp input is -40 to -80 dBm. Total power at preamp (dBm) = total power at input (dBm) minus input attenuation (dB). This specification applies for signal frequencies above 100 kHz.
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Description Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty
50 MHz (reference frequency) Attenuation > 2 dB, preamp off (Relative to 10 dB (reference setting)) 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz 3.5 to 8.4 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz 13.5 to 26.5 GHz
Description RF Input VSWR
(at tuned frequency, DC Coupled) 10 dB attenuation, 50 MHz (ref condition) 0 dB atten, 0.01 to 3.6 GHz
Band 0 (0.01 to 3.6 GHz, 10 dB atten) Band 1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz, 10 dB atten) Band 2 (8.3 to 13.6 GHz, 10 dB atten) Band 3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz, 10 dB atten) Band 4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz, 10 dB atten) Nominal VSWR vs. Freq. 10 dB Atten > 10 dB
Specifications ±0.20 dB
Supplemental Information Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 20 ±0.08 dB (typical)
Specifications
±0.3 dB (nominal) ±0.5 dB (nominal) ±0.7 dB (nominal) ±0.7 dB (nominal)
Supplemental Information
1.07:1 (nominal) <2.2:1 (nominal) 95th Percentilea 1.142 1.33 1.48 1.46 1.55 See plots following Similar to atten = 10 dB
RF calibrator (e.g. 50 MHz) is On
Open input
Alignments running
Open input for some, unless "All but RF" is selected
Preselector Centering
Open input
a. X-Series analyzers have a reflection coefficient that is excellently modeled with a Rayleigh probability distribution. Keysight recommends using the methods outlined in Application Note 1449-3 and companion Average Power Sensor Measurement Uncertainty Calculator to compute mismatch uncertainty. Use this 95th percentile VSWR information and the Rayleigh model (Case C or E in the application note) with that process.
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Nominal VSWR [Plot]
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty 1.0 Hz to 1.5 MHz RBW
±0.05 dB
Relative to reference BW of 30 kHz, verified in low banda
1.6 MHz to 3 MHz RBW
±0.10 dB
Manually selected wide RBWs: 4, 5, 6, 8 MHz
±1.0 dB
a. RBW switching uncertainty is verified at 50 MHz. It is consistent for all measurements made without the preselector, thus in Band 0 and also in higher bands with the Preselector Bypass option. In preselected bands, the slope of the preselector passband can interact with the RBW shape to make an apparent additional RBW switching uncertainty of nominally ±0.05 dB/MHz times the RBW.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Reference Level
Range
Log Units
-170 to +30 dBm, in 0.01 dB steps
Linear Units
707 pV to 7.07 V, with 0.01 dB resolution (0.11%)
Accuracy
0 dBa
a. Because reference level affects only the display, not the measurement, it causes no additional error in measurement results from trace data or markers.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Display Scale Switching Uncertainty Switching between Linear and Log
0 dBa
Log Scale Switching
0 dBa
a. Because Log/Lin and Log Scale Switching affect only the display, not the measurement, they cause no additional error in measurement results from trace data or markers.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Display Scale Fidelityab
Absolute Log-Linear Fidelity (Relative to the reference condition: -25 dBm input through 10 dB attenuation, thus -35 dBm at the input mixer)
Input mixer levelc
Linearity
-80 dBm ML -10 dBm
±0.10 dB
ML < -80 dBm
±0.15 dB
Relative Fidelityd
Applies for mixer levelc range from -10 to -80 dBm, mechanical attenuator only, preamp off, and dither on.
Sum of the following terms:
Nominal
high level term
Up to ±0.045 dBe
instability term
Up to ±0.018 dB
slope term
From equationf
prefilter term
Up to ±0.005 dBg
a. Supplemental information: The amplitude detection linearity specification applies at all levels below -10 dBm at the input mixer; however, noise will reduce the accuracy of low level measurements. The amplitude error due to noise is determined by the signal-to-noise ratio, S/N. If the S/N is large (20 dB or better), the amplitude error due to noise can be estimated from the equation below, given for the 3-sigma (three standard deviations) level. 3 = 3(20dB)log 1 + 10((S / N + 3dB) / 20dB)
The errors due to S/N ratio can be further reduced by averaging results. For large S/N (20 dB or better), the 3-sigma level can be reduced proportional to the square root of the number of averages taken. b. The scale fidelity is warranted with ADC dither set to Medium. Dither increases the noise level by nominally only 0.24 dB for the most sensitive case (preamp Off, best DANL frequencies). With dither Off, scale fidelity for low level signals, around -60 dBm or lower, will nominally degrade by 0.2 dB. c. Mixer level = Input Level - Input Attenuation d. The relative fidelity is the error in the measured difference between two signal levels. It is so small in many cases that it cannot be verified without being dominated by measurement uncertainty of the verification. Because of this verification difficulty, this specification gives nominal performance, based on numbers that are as conservatively determined as those used in warranted specifications. We will consider one example of the use of the error equation to compute the nominal performance. Example: the accuracy of the relative level of a sideband around -60 dBm, with a carrier at -5 dBm, using attenuation = 10 dB, RBW = 3 kHz, evaluated with swept analysis. The high level term is evaluated with P1 = -15 dBm and P2 = -70 dBm at the mixer. This gives a maximum error within ±0.025 dB. The instability term is ±0.018 dB. The slope term evaluates to ±0.050 dB. The prefilter term applies and evaluates to the limit of ±0.005 dB. The sum of all these terms is ±0.098 dB.
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e. Errors at high mixer levels will nominally be well within the range of ±0.045 dB × {exp[(P1 - Pref)/(8.69 dB)] - exp[(P2 - Pref)/(8.69 dB)]} (exp is the natural exponent function, ex). In this expression, P1 and P2 are the powers of the two signals, in decibel units, whose relative power is being measured. Pref is -10 dBm (-10 dBm is the highest power for which linearity is specified). All these levels are referred to the mixer level.
f. Slope error will nominally be well within the range of ±0.0009 × (P1 - P2). P1 and P2 are defined in footnote e. g. A small additional error is possible. In FFT sweeps, this error is possible for spans under 4.01 kHz. For non-FFT
measurements, it is possible for RBWs of 3.9 kHz or less. The error is well within the range of ±0.0021 × (P1 P2) subject to a maximum of ±0.005 dB. (The maximum dominates for all but very small differences.) P1 and P2 are defined in footnote e.
Nominal Display Scale Fidelity [Plot]
Description Available Detectors
Specifications Normal, Peak, Sample, Negative Peak, Average
Supplemental Information Average detector works on RMS, Voltage and Logarithmic scales
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Dynamic Range
Gain Compression
Description 1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone)abc 20 to 500 MHz 500 MHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz
Specifications Maximum power at mixerd 0 dBm +1 dBm 0 dBm
Supplemental Information
+3 dBm (typical) +5 dBm (typical) +4 dBm (typical)
Clipping (ADC Over-range) Any signal offset Signal offset > 5 times IF prefilter bandwidth and IF Gain set to Low
-10 dBm
Low frequency exceptionse +12 dBm (nominal)
IF Prefilter Bandwidth
Zero Span or
Sweep Type = FFT,
3 dB Bandwidth
Sweptf, RBW =
FFT Width =
(nominal)
3.9 kHz
< 4.01 kHz
8.9 kHz
4.3 to 27 kHz
< 28.81 kHz
79 kHz
30 to 160 kHz
< 167.4 kHz
303 kHz
180 to 390 kHz
< 411.9 kHz
966 kHz
430 kHz to 8 MHz
< 7.99 MHz
10.9 MHz
a. Large signals, even at frequencies not shown on the screen, can cause the analyzer to incorrectly measure on-screen signals because of two-tone gain compression. This specification tells how large an interfering signal must be in order to cause a 1 dB change in an on-screen signal.
b. Specified at 1 kHz RBW with 100 kHz tone spacing. The compression point will nominally equal the specification for tone spacing greater than 5 times the prefilter bandwidth. At smaller spacings, ADC clipping may occur at a level lower than the 1 dB compression point.
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c. Reference level and off-screen performance: The reference level (RL) behavior differs from some earlier analyzers in a way that makes this analyzer more flexible. In other analyzers, the RL controlled how the measurement was performed as well as how it was displayed. Because the logarithmic amplifier in these analyzers had both range and resolution limitations, this behavior was necessary for optimum measurement accuracy. The logarithmic amplifier in this signal analyzer, however, is implemented digitally such that the range and resolution greatly exceed other instrument limitations. Because of this, the analyzer can make measurements largely independent of the setting of the RL without compromising accuracy. Because the RL becomes a display function, not a measurement function, a marker can read out results that are off-screen, either above or below, without any change in accuracy. The only exception to the independence of RL and the way in which the measurement is performed is in the input attenuation setting: When the input attenuation is set to auto, the rules for the determination of the input attenuation include dependence on the reference level. Because the input attenuation setting controls the tradeoff between large signal behaviors (third-order intermodulation, compression, and display scale fidelity) and small signal effects (noise), the measurement results can change with RL changes when the input attenuation is set to auto.
d. Mixer power level (dBm) = input power (dBm) - input attenuation (dB). e. The ADC clipping level declines at low frequencies (below 50 MHz) when the LO feedthrough (the signal that
appears at 0 Hz) is within 5 times the prefilter bandwidth (see table) and must be handled by the ADC. For example, with a 300 kHz RBW and prefilter bandwidth at 966 kHz, the clipping level reduces for signal frequencies below 4.83 MHz. For signal frequencies below 2.5 times the prefilter bandwidth, there will be additional reduction due to the presence of the image signal (the signal that appears at the negative of the input signal frequency) at the ADC. f. This table applies without Option FS1 or FS2, fast sweep, enabled. Option FS1 or FS2 is only enabled if the license for FS1 or FS2 is present and one or more of the following options are also present:B40, MPB, or DP2. With Option FS1 or FS2, this table applies for sweep rates that are manually chosen to be the same as or slower than "traditional" sweep rates, instead of the much faster sweep rates, such as autocoupled sweep rates, available with FS1. Sweep rate is defined to be span divided by sweep time. If the sweep rate is 1.1 times RBW-squared, the table applies. Otherwise, compute an "effective RBW" = Span / (SweepTime × RBW). To determine the IF Prefilter Bandwidth, look up this effective RBW in the table instead of the actual RBW. For example, for RBW = 3 kHz, Span = 300 kHz, and Sweep time = 42 ms, we compute that Sweep Rate = 7.1 MHz/s, while RBW-squared is 9 MHz/s. So the Sweep Rate is < 1.1 times RBW-squared and the table applies; row 1 shows the IF Prefilter Bandwidth is nominally 8.9 kHz. If the sweep time is 1 ms, then the effective RBW computes to 100 kHz. This would result in an IF Prefilter Bandwidth from the third row, nominally 303 kHz.
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Displayed Average Noise Level
Description Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)a
Option 503, 508,513, 526 10 Hz 20 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 9 kHz to 1 MHz 1 to 10 MHzb 10 MHz to 2.1 GHz 2.1 to 3.6 GHz
Option 508,513, 526 3.6 GHz to 8.4 GHz
Option 513, 526 8.3 GHz to 13.6 GHz
Option 526 13.5 to 17.1 GHz 17.0 to 20.0 GHz 20.0 to 26.5 GHz
Option 526 w/Option B40, DP2, or MPB
13.5 to 17.1 GHz 17.0 to 20.0 GHz 20.0 to 26.5 GHz Additional DANL, IF Gain=Lowc
Specifications
Input terminated Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log 0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = High 1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth 20 to 30°C Full range
-150 dBm -151 dBm -149 dBm
-148 dBm -149 dBm -147 dBm
-149 dBm
-147 dBm
-148 dBm
-146 dBm
-144 dBm -143 dBm -136 dBm
-141 dBm -140 dBm -132 dBm
-143 dBm -142 dBm -136 dBm
-140 dBm -139 dBm -132 dBm
Supplemental Information Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 20.
Typical
95 dBm (nominal) 105 dBm (nominal) 110 dBm (nominal) 120 dBm (nominal) 130 dBm -153 dBm -154 dBm -152 dBm
-153 dBm
-151 dBm
-147 dBm -146 dBm -142 dBm
-146 dBm -145 dBm -141 dBm -160.5 dBm (nominal)
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a. DANL for zero span and swept is measured in a 1 kHz RBW and normalized to the narrowest available RBW, because the noise figure does not depend on RBW and 1 kHz measurements are faster.
b. DANL below 10 MHz is affected by phase noise around the LO feedthrough signal. Specifications apply with the best setting of the Phase Noise Optimization control, which is to choose the "Best Close-in Noise" for frequencies below 25 kHz, and "Best Wide Offset Noise" for frequencies above 25 kHz.
c. Setting the IF Gain to Low is often desirable in order to allow higher power into the mixer without overload, better compression and better third-order intermodulation. When the Swept IF Gain is set to Low, either by auto coupling or manual coupling, there is noise added above that specified in this table for the IF Gain = High case. That excess noise appears as an additional noise at the input mixer. This level has sub-decibel dependence on center frequency. To find the total displayed average noise at the mixer for Swept IF Gain = Low, sum the powers of the DANL for IF Gain = High with this additional DANL. To do that summation, compute DANLtotal = 10 × log (10^(DANLhigh/10) + 10^(AdditionalDANL / 10)). In FFT sweeps, the same behavior occurs, except that FFT IF Gain can be set to autorange, where it varies with the input signal level, in addition to forced High and Low settings.
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Spurious Responses
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Responses (see Band Overlaps on page 20)
Preamp Offa
Residual Responsesb
200 kHz to 8.4 GHz (swept) Zero span or FFT or other frequencies
-100 dBm
-100 dBm (nominal)
Image Responses
Tuned Freq (f)
Excitation Freq Mixer Levelc
Response
10 MHz to 26.5 GHz
f+45 MHz
-10 dBm
-80 dBc
-103 dBc (typical)
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+10245 MHz
-10 dBm
-80 dBc
-107 dBc (typical)
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+645 MHz
-10 dBm
-80 dBc
-108 dBc (typical)
3.5 to 13.6 GHz
f+645 MHz
-10 dBm
-78 dBc
-87 dBc (typical)
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
f+645 MHz
-10 dBm
-74 dBc
-85 dBc (typical)
17.0 to 22 GHz
f+645 MHz
-10 dBm
-70 dBc
-81 dBc (typical)
22 to 26.5 GHz
f+645 MHz
-10 dBm
-68 dBc
-77 dBc (typical)
Other Spurious Responses
Carrier Frequency 26.5 GHz First RF Orderd (f 10 MHz from carrier)
-10 dBm
-80 dBc + 20 Includes IF feedthrough, LO
× log(Ne)
harmonic mixing responses
Higher RF Orderf (f 10 MHz from carrier)
-40 dBm
-80 dBc + 20 Includes higher order mixer
× log(Ne)
responses
LO-Related Spurious Responses (f > 600 MHz from carrier 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz)
-10 dBm
-60 dBc
-90 dBc (typical)
Sidebands, offset from CW signal
200 Hz
-70 dBcg (nominal)
200 Hz to 3 kHz
-73 dBcg (nominal)
3 kHz to 30 kHz
-73 dBc (nominal)
30 kHz to 10 MHz
-80 dBc (nominal)
a. The spurious response specifications only apply with the preamp turned off. When the preamp is turned on, performance is nominally the same as long as the mixer level is interpreted to be: Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation + Preamp Gain
b. Input terminated, 0 dB input attenuation.
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c. Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation. d. With first RF order spurious products, the indicated frequency will change at the same rate as the input, with
higher order, the indicated frequency will change at a rate faster than the input. e. N is the LO multiplication factor. f. RBW=100 Hz. With higher RF order spurious responses, the observed frequency will change at a rate faster
than the input frequency. g. Nominally -40 dBc under large magnetic (0.38 Gauss rms) or vibrational (0.21 g rms) environmental stimuli.
Second Harmonic Distortion
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Second Harmonic Distortion
Mixer Levela
Distortion
SHIb
SHI (typical)
Source Frequency
Serial Prefix SG/MY/US5051c
10 MHz to 1.0 GHz
15 dBm
60 dBc
+45 dBm +54 dBm
1.0 to 1.8 GHz
15 dBm
56 dBc
+41 dBm +50 dBm
1.75 to 6.5 GHz
15 dBm
80 dBc
+65 dBm +68 dBm
6.5 to 11 GHz
15 dBm
70 dBc
+55 dBm +64 dBm
11 to 13.25 GHz
15 dBm
65 dBc
+50 dBm +60 dBm
Serial Prefix <SG/MY/US5051c
10 MHz to 1.8 GHz
-15 dBm
-60 dBc
+45 dBm
1.75 to 7 GHz
-15 dBm
-80 dBc
+65 dBm
7 to 11 GHz
-15 dBm
-70 dBc
+55 dBm
11to 13.25 GHz
-15 dBm
+50 dBm
a. Mixer level = Input Level - Input Attenuation b. SHI = second harmonic intercept. The SHI is given by the mixer power in dBm minus the second harmonic dis-
tortion level relative to the mixer tone in dBc. c. To see the serial number, press the following keys: System, Show, System
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Third Order Intermodulation
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Third Order Intermodulation
(Tone separation > 5 times IF Prefilter Bandwidtha Verification conditionsb)
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 20.
20 to 30°C
Interceptc
Extrapolated Distortiond
Intercept (typical)
10 to 100 MHz
+12 dBm
-84 dBc
+17 dBm
100 to 400 MHz
+15 dBm
-90 dBc
+20 dBm
400 MHz to 1.7 GHz
+16 dBm
-92 dBc
+20 dBm
1.7 to 3.6 GHz
+16 dBm
-92 dBc
+19 dBm
3.6 to 8.4 GHz
+15 dBm
-90 dBc
+18 dBm
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
+15 dBm
-90 dBc
+18 dBm
13.5 to 26.5 GHz
+15 dBm
-90 dBc
+18 dBm
Full temperature range
10 to 100 MHz
+10 dBm
-80 dBc
100 to 400 MHz
+13 dBm
-86 dBc
400 MHz to 1.7 GHz
+14 dBm
-88 dBc
1.7 to 3.6 GHz
+14 dBm
-88 dBc
3.6 to 8.4 GHz
+13 dBm
-86 dBc
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
+13 dBm
-86 dBc
13.5 to 26.5 GHz
+13 dBm
-86 dBc
a. See the IF Prefilter Bandwidth table in the Gain Compression specifications on page 43. When the tone separation condition is met, the effect on TOI of the setting of IF Gain is negligible. TOI is verified with IF Gain set to its best case condition, which is IF Gain = Low.
b. TOI is verified with two tones, each at -18 dBm at the mixer, spaced by 100 kHz. c. TOI = third order intercept. The TOI is given by the mixer tone level (in dBm) minus (distortion/2) where distor-
tion is the relative level of the distortion tones in dBc. d. The distortion shown is computed from the warranted intercept specifications, based on two tones at -30 dBm
each, instead of being measured directly. The choice of -30 dBm is based on historic industry practice.
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Nominal TOI vs. Mixer Level and Tone Separation [Plot]
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MXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz [Plot]
Nominal Dynamic Range Bands 1-4 [Plot]
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MXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW(SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2) [Plot]
Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233) [Plot]
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Phase Noise
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Phase Noise
Noise Sidebands
(Center Frequency = 1 GHza Best-case Optimizationb Internal Referencec)
SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233
SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, Ship standard with N9020A-EP2
Offset Frequency
20 to 30°C
Full range
10 Hz
x
-80 dBc/Hz (nominal)
100 Hz
x
-91 dBc/Hz
-90 dBc/Hz
-100 dBc/Hz (typical)
100 Hz
x
-84 dBc/Hz
-82 dBc/Hz
-88 dBc/Hz (typical)
1 kHz
x
-112 dBc/Hz (nominal)
1 kHz
x
-101 dBc/Hz (nominal)
10 kHz
x
-113 dBc/Hz -113 dBc/Hz -114 dBc/Hz (typical)
10 kHz
x
-103 dBc/Hz
-101 dBc/Hz
-106 dBc/Hz (typical)
100 kHz
x
-116 dBc/Hz -115 dBc/Hz -117 dBc/Hz (typical)
100 kHz
x
-115 dBc/Hz
-114 dBc/Hz
-117 dBc/Hz (typical)
1 MHz
x
-135 dBc/Hz -134 dBc/Hz -136 dBc/Hz (typical)
1 MHzd
x
-135 dBc/Hz
-134 dBc/Hz
-137 dBc/Hz (typical)
10 MHzd
xx
-148 dBc/Hz (nominal)
a. The nominal performance of the phase noise at center frequencies different than the one at which the specifications apply (1 GHz) depends on the center frequency, band and the offset. For low offset frequencies, offsets well under 100 Hz, the phase noise increases by 20 × log[(f + 0.3225)/1.3225]. For mid-offset frequencies such as 10 kHz, band 0 phase noise changes as 20 × log[(f + 5.1225)/6.1225]. For mid-offset frequencies in other bands, phase noise changes as 20 × log[(f + 0.3225)/6.1225] except f in this expression should never be lower than 5.8. For wide offset frequencies, offsets above about 100 kHz, phase noise increases as 20 × log(N). N is the LO Multiple as shown on page 20; f is in GHz units in all these relationships; all increases are in units of decibels.
b. Noise sidebands for lower offset frequencies, for example, 10 kHz, apply with the phase noise optimization (PhNoise Opt) set to Best Close-in Noise. Noise sidebands for higher offset frequencies, for example, 1 MHz, as shown apply with the phase noise optimization set to Best Wide-offset Noise.
c. Specifications are given with the internal frequency reference. The phase noise at offsets below 100 Hz is impacted or dominated by noise from the reference. Thus, performance with external references will not follow the curves and specifications. The internal 10 MHz reference phase noise is about 120 dBc/Hz at 10 Hz offset; external references with poorer phase noise than this will cause poorer performance than shown.
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d. Analyzer-contributed phase noise at the low levels of this offset requires advanced verification techniques because broadband noise would otherwise cause excessive measurement error. Keysight uses a high level low phase noise CW test signal and sets the input attenuator so that the mixer level will be well above the normal top-of-screen level (-10 dBm) but still well below the 1 dB compression level. This improves dynamic range (carrier to broadband noise ratio) at the expense of amplitude uncertainty due to compression of the phase noise sidebands of the analyzer. (If the mixer level were increased to the "1 dB Gain Compression Point," the compression of a single sideband is specified to be 1 dB or lower. At lower levels, the compression falls off rapidly. The compression of phase noise sidebands is substantially less than the compression of a single-sideband test signal, further reducing the uncertainty of this technique.) Keysight also measures the broadband noise of the analyzer without the CW signal and subtracts its power from the measured phase noise power. The same techniques of overdrive and noise subtraction can be used in measuring a DUT, of course.
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MXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, Ship standard with N9020A-EP2) [Plot]
Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233) [Plot]
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MXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, Ship standard with N9020A-EP2) [Plot]
Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233) [Plot]
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MXA Signal Analyzer Power Suite Measurements
Power Suite Measurements
The specifications for this section apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 508, 513, or 526. For instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications. The measurement performance is only slightly different between instruments with the lower and higher frequency options. Because the hardware performance of the analyzers is very similar but not identical, you can estimate the nominal performance of the measurements from the specification in this chapter.
Description Channel Power Amplitude Accuracy
Specifications
Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA, or IS-95
Absolute Power Accuracy (20 to 30°C, Attenuation = 10 dB)
±0.82 dB
a. See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 36. b. See "Frequency and Time" on page 20. c. Expressed in dB.
Supplemental Information
Absolute Amplitude Accuracya + Power Bandwidth Accuracybc
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Description Occupied Bandwidth Frequency Accuracy
Specifications
Supplemental Information
±(Span/1000) (nominal)
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Description Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) Case: Radio Std = None Accuracy of ACP Ratio (dBc) Accuracy of ACP Absolute Power (dBm or dBm/Hz)
Accuracy of Carrier Power (dBm), or Carrier Power PSD (dBm/Hz) Passband Widthe Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA Minimum power at RF Input ACPR Accuracyg
Radio MS (UE)
Offset Freq 5 MHz
MS (UE)
10 MHz
BTS
5 MHz
BTS
10 MHz
BTS
5 MHz
Specifications
-3 dB
±0.14 dB ±0.18 dB ±0.49 dBh ±0.42 dB ±0.22 dB
Dynamic Range
Noise Correction Off Off Off On On
Offset Freq 5 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz
Method
Filtered IBW Fast Filtered IBW Filtered IBW Filtered IBW
Supplemental Information
Display Scale Fidelitya
Absolute Amplitude Accuracyb + Power Bandwidth Accuracycd
Absolute Amplitude Accuracyb + Power Bandwidth Accuracycd
(ACPR; ACLR)f -36 dBm (nominal) RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth, method RBW
At ACPR range of -30 to -36 dBc with optimum mixer levelh
At ACPR range of -40 to -46 dBc with optimum mixer leveli
At ACPR range of -42 to -48 dBc with optimum mixer levelj
At ACPR range of -47 to -53 dBc with optimum mixer leveli
At -48 dBc non-coherent ACPRk
RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth
ACLR (typical)l
Optimum MLm (Nominal)
-73 dB
-8 dBm
-72 dB
-9 dBm
-79 dB
-2 dBm
-78 dB
-8 dBm
-82 dB
-2 dBm
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Description
RRC Weighting Accuracyn White noise in Adjacent Channel TOI-induced spectrum rms CW error
Specifications
Supplemental Information 0.00 dB nominal 0.001 dB nominal 0.012 dB nominal
a. The effect of scale fidelity on the ratio of two powers is called the relative scale fidelity. The scale fidelity specified in the Amplitude section is an absolute scale fidelity with 35 dBm at the input mixer as the reference point. The relative scale fidelity is nominally only 0.01 dB larger than the absolute scale fidelity.
b. See Amplitude Accuracy and Range section. c. See Frequency and Time section. d. Expressed in decibels. e. An ACP measurement measures the power in adjacent channels. The shape of the response versus frequency of
those adjacent channels is occasionally critical. One parameter of the shape is its 3 dB bandwidth. When the bandwidth (called the Ref BW) of the adjacent channel is set, it is the 3 dB bandwidth that is set. The passband response is given by the convolution of two functions: a rectangle of width equal to Ref BW and the power response versus frequency of the RBW filter used. Measurements and specifications of analog radio ACPs are often based on defined bandwidths of measuring receivers, and these are defined by their -6 dB widths, not their -3 dB widths. To achieve a passband whose -6 dB width is x, set the Ref BW to be x - 0.572 × RBW. f. Most versions of adjacent channel power measurements use negative numbers, in units of dBc, to refer to the power in an adjacent channel relative to the power in a main channel, in accordance with ITU standards. The standards for W-CDMA analysis include ACLR, a positive number represented in dB units. In order to be consistent with other kinds of ACP measurements, this measurement and its specifications will use negative dBc results, and refer to them as ACPR, instead of positive dB results referred to as ACLR. The ACLR can be determined from the ACPR reported by merely reversing the sign. g. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately -37 dBm - (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels. h. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring mobile station (MS) or user equipment (UE) within 3 dB of the required -33 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -22 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power - (-22 dBm). For example, if the average input power is -6 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. This specification applies for the normal 3.5 dB peak-to-average ratio of a single code. Note that, if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled. i. ACPR accuracy at 10 MHz offset is warranted when the input attenuator is set to give an average mixer level of -14 dBm. j. In order to meet this specified accuracy, the mixer level must be optimized for accuracy when measuring node B Base Transmission Station (BTS) within 3 dB of the required -45 dBc ACPR. This optimum mixer level is -19 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power - (-19 dBm). For example, if the average input power is -7 dBm, set the attenuation to 12 dB. This specification applies for the normal 10 dB peak-to-average ratio (at 0.01% probability) for Test Model 1. Note that, if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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k. Accuracy can be excellent even at low ACPR levels assuming that the user sets the mixer level to optimize the dynamic range, and assuming that the analyzer and UUT distortions are incoherent. When the errors from the UUT and the analyzer are incoherent, optimizing dynamic range is equivalent to minimizing the contribution of analyzer noise and distortion to accuracy, though the higher mixer level increases the display scale fidelity errors. This incoherent addition case is commonly used in the industry and can be useful for comparison of analysis equipment, but this incoherent addition model is rarely justified. This derived accuracy specification is based on a mixer level of -14 dBm.
l. Keysight measures 100% of the signal analyzers for dynamic range in the factory production process. This measurement requires a near-ideal signal, which is impractical for field and customer use. Because field verification is impractical, Keysight only gives a typical result. More than 80% of prototype instruments met this "typical" specification; the factory test line limit is set commensurate with an on-going 80% yield to this typical. The ACPR dynamic range is verified only at 2 GHz, where Keysight has the near-perfect signal available. The dynamic range is specified for the optimum mixer drive level, which is different in different instruments and different conditions. The test signal is a 1 DPCH signal. The ACPR dynamic range is the observed range. This typical specification includes no measurement uncertainty.
m. ML is Mixer Level, which is defined to be the input signal level minus attenuation. n. 3GPP requires the use of a root-raised-cosine filter in evaluating the ACLR of a device. The accuracy of the
passband shape of the filter is not specified in standards, nor is any method of evaluating that accuracy. This footnote discusses the performance of the filter in this instrument. The effect of the RRC filter and the effect of the RBW used in the measurement interact. The analyzer compensates the shape of the RRC filter to accommodate the RBW filter. The effectiveness of this compensation is summarized in three ways: - White noise in Adj Ch: The compensated RRC filter nominally has no errors if the adjacent channel has a spectrum that is flat across its width. - TOI-induced spectrum: If the spectrum is due to third-order intermodulation, it has a distinctive shape. The computed errors of the compensated filter are -0.001 dB for the 100 kHz RBW used for UE testing with the IBW method. It is 0.000 dB for the 27 kHz RBW filter used for BTS testing with the Filtered IBW method. The worst error for RBWs between 27 and 390 kHz is 0.05 dB for a 330 kHz RBW filter. - rms CW error: This error is a measure of the error in measuring a CW-like spurious component. It is evaluated by computing the root of the mean of the square of the power error across all frequencies within the adjacent channel. The computed rms error of the compensated filter is 0.012 dB for the 100 kHz RBW used for UE testing with the IBW method. It is 0.000 dB for the 27 kHz RBW filter used for BTS testing. The worst error for RBWs between 27 kHz and 470 kHz is 0.057 dB for a 430 kHz RBW filter.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Multi-Carrier Adjacent Channel Power Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA ACPR Dynamic Range
(5 MHz offset, Two carriers) ACPR Accuracy
(Two carriers, 5 MHz offset, -48 dBc ACPR)
RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth -70 dB (nominal)
±0.42 dB (nominal)
ACPR Accuracy (4 carriers)
Radio
Offset Cohera NC
UUT ACPR Range MLOptb
BTS
5 MHz no
Off ±0.43 dB
-42 to -48 dB
-12 dBm
BTS
5 MHz no
On ±0.18 dB
-42 to -48 dB
-15 dBm
ACPR Dynamic Range (4 carriers, 5 MHz offset)
Nominal DR
Nominal MLOptc
Noise Correction (NC) off Noise Correction (NC) on
-64 dB -72 dB
-12 dBm -15 dBm
a. Coher = no means that the specified accuracy only applies when the distortions of the device under test are not coherent with the third-order distortions of the analyzer. Incoherence is often the case with advanced multi-carrier amplifiers built with compensations and predistortions that mostly eliminate coherent third-order effects in the amplifier.
b. Optimum mixer level (MLOpt). The mixer level is given by the average power of the sum of the four carriers minus the input attenuation.
c. Optimum mixer level (MLOpt). The mixer level is given by the average power of the sum of the four carriers minus the input attenuation.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Histogram Resolutiona
0.01 dB
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
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Description Burst Power Methods
Results
Specifications
Power above threshold Power within burst width Output power, average Output power, single burst Maximum power Minimum power within burst Burst width
Description TOI (Third Order Intermodulation) Results
Specifications
Relative IM tone powers (dBc) Absolute tone powers (dBm) Intercept (dBm)
Description Harmonic Distortion Maximum harmonic number Results
Specifications
10th Fundamental Power (dBm) Relative harmonics power (dBc) Total harmonic distortion (%, dBc)
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information Measures TOI of a signal with two dominant tones Supplemental Information
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emissions Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA
Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW=1 MHz) (1 to 3.6 GHz)
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) (1 to 3.6 GHz)
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask
Case: Radio Std = cdma2000 Dynamic Range, relative (750 kHz offsetab) Sensitivity, absolute (750 kHz offsetc) Accuracy (750 kHz offset)
78.6 dB -99.7 dBm
Table-driven spurious signals; measurement near carriers 84.8 dB (typical) -104.7 dBm (typical)
Relatived Absolutee
(20 to 30°C)
±0.12 dB ±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile 2)
Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA
Dynamic Range, relative (2.515 MHz offsetad)
Sensitivity, absolute (2.515 MHz offsetc)
81.9 dB -99.7 dBm
88.1 dB (typical) -104.7 dBm (typical)
Accuracy (2.515 MHz offset)
Relatived
±0.15 dB
Absolutee (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile 2)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 30 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about -18 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 30 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. The absolute accuracy of SEM measurement is the same as the absolute accuracy of the spectrum analyzer. See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 36 for more information. The numbers shown are for 0 to 3.6 GHz, with attenuation set to 10 dB.
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Options
Option 503: Option 508: Option 513: Option 526: Option B1A: Option B1X: Option B25: Option B40: Option B85: Option BBA: Option CR3: Option CRP: Option EA3: Option EMC: Option ESC: Option MPB: Option NFE: Option P03: Option P08: Option P13: Option P26: Option PFR: Option RT1: Option RT2: Option TDS: Option YAS: N6149A: N6152A: N6153A:
MXA Signal Analyzer Options
The following options and applications affect instrument specifications.
Frequency range, 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz Frequency range, 20 Hz to 8.4 GHz Frequency range, 20 Hz to 13.6 GHz Frequency range, 20 Hz to 26.5 GHz Analysis bandwidth, 125 MHz Analysis bandwidth, 160 MHz Analysis bandwidth, 25 MHz Analysis bandwidth, 40 MHz Analysis bandwidth, 85 MHz BBIQ inputs, analog Connector Rear, second IF Out Connector Rear, arbitrary IF Out Electronic attenuator, 3.6 GHz Precompliance EMC Features External source control Preselector bypass Noise floor extension, instrument alignment Preamplifier, 3.6 GHz Preamplifier, 8.4 GHz Preamplifier, 13.6 GHz Preamplifier, 26.5 GHz Precision frequency reference Real-time analysis up to 160 MHz, basic detection Real-time analysis up to 160 MHz, optimum detection Time domain scan Y-Axis Screen Video output iDEN/WiDEN/MotoTalk measurement application Digital Cable TV measurement application DVB-T/H measurement application
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N6155A: N6156A: N6158A: N9051A: N9063A: N9064A: N9068A: N9069A: N9071A: N9072A: N9073A: N9074A: N9075A: N9076A: N9077A: N9079A: N9080A: N9080B: N9081A: N9082A: N9082B: N9083A:
MXA Signal Analyzer Options
ISDB-T with T2 measurement application DTMB measurement application CMMB measurement application Pulse measurement software Analog Demodulation measurement application VXA Vector Signal and WLAN measurement application Phase Noise measurement application Noise Figure measurement application GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution measurement application cdma2000/cdmaOne measurement application W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ measurement application Single Acquisition Combined Fixed WiMAX measurement application 802.16 OFDMA measurement application 1xEV-DO measurement application WLAN measurement application TD-SCDMA measurement application LTE-FDD measurement application LTE-Advanced FDD measurement application Bluetooth measurement application LTE-TDD measurement application LTE-Advanced TDD measurement application Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) measurement application
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General
Description Calibration Cycle
Specifications 2 years
Supplemental Information
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Temperature Range
Operatinga Altitude 2,300 m Altitude = 4,500 m Deratingb
0 to 55°C 0 to 47°C
Storagec Altituded
-40 to +70°C 4,500 m (approx 15,000 feet)
Humidity Relative humidity
Type tested at 95%, +40°C (non-condensing)
a. For earlier instruments (S/N prefix <MY/SG/US5051), the operating temperature ranges from 5 to 50°C. b. The maximum operating temperature derates linearly from altitude of 4,500 m to 2,300 m. c. For earlier instruments (S/N prefix <MY/SG/US5051), and installed with hard disk drives, the storage tempera-
ture ranges from 40 to +65°C. d. For earlier instrument (S/N prefix <MY/SG/US5051), the altitude was specified as 3,000 m (approximately
10,000 feet).
Description Environmental and Military Specifications
Specifications
Supplemental Information Samples of this product have been type tested in accordance with the Keysight Environmental Test Manual and verified to be robust against the environmental stresses of Storage, Transportation and End-use; those stresses include but are not limited to temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, altitude and power line conditions. Test Methods are aligned with IEC 60068-2 and levels are similar to MIL-PRF-28800F Class 3.
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Description EMC
Specifications Complies with the essential requirements of the European EMC Directive as well as current editions of the following standards (dates and editions are cited in the Declaration of Conformity): -- IEC/EN 61326-1 or IEC/EN 61326-2-1 -- CISPR 11, Group 1, Class A -- AS/NZS CISPR 11 -- ICES/NMB-001
This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB-001 du Canada.
Acoustic statement (European Machinery Directive 2002/42/EC, 1.7.4.2u
Acoustic noise emission LpA <70 dB Operator position Normal operation mode
Description Acoustic Noise--Further Information Ambient Temperature < 40°C
40°C
Specification
Supplemental Information Values given are per ISO 7779 standard in the "Operator Sitting" position
Nominally under 55 dBA Sound Pressure. 55 dBA is generally considered suitable for use in quiet office environments. Nominally under 65 dBA Sound Pressure. 65 dBA is generally considered suitable for use in noisy office environments. (The fan speed, and thus the noise level, increases with increasing ambient temperature.)
Description Safety
Specifications Complies with European Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC -- IEC/EN 61010-1 3rd Edition -- Canada: CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1-12 -- USA: UL 61010-1 3rd Edition
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Power Requirementsa
Low Range
Voltage
100 /120 V
Frequency
Serial Prefix < MY4801, SG4801, or US4801
50/60 Hz
Serial Prefix MY4801, SG4801, or US4801
50/60/400 Hz
High Range
Voltage
220/240 V
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption, On
465 W
Maximum
Power Consumption, Standby
20 W
Standby power is not supplied to
frequency reference oscillator.
Typical instrument configuration
Power (nominal)
Base 3.6 GHz instrument (N9020A-503)
180 W
Base 8.4 GHz instrument (N9020A-508)
183 W
Base 13 GHz instrument (N9020A-513)
187 W
Base 26.5 GHz instrument (N9020A-526)
198 W
Adding Option B40, B85, B1A, B1X, MPB, or DP2 to base instrument
+45 W
Adding Option BBA to base instrument
+46 W
a. Mains supply voltage fluctuations are not to exceed 10% of the nominal supply voltage.
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Description
Supplemental Information
Measurement Speeda
Nominal
Serial Prefix before MY4910/US4910/ SG4910
Serial Prefix MY4910/US4910/ SG4910b
Local measurement and display update ratecd
11 ms (90/s)
4 ms (250/s)
Remote measurement and LAN transfer ratecd Marker Peak Search Center Frequency Tune and Transfer (RF) Center Frequency Tune and Transfer (µW) Measurement/Mode Switching Measurement Time vs. Span
6 ms (167/s) 5 ms 22 ms 49 ms 75 ms See page 28
5 ms (200/s) 1.5 ms 20 ms 47 ms 39 ms
a. Sweep Points = 101. b. Also applies to earlier instruments upgraded to Option PC2. c. Factory preset, fixed center frequency, RBW = 1 MHz, 10 MHz < span 600 MHz, stop frequency 3.6 GHz,
Auto Align Off. d. Phase Noise Optimization set to Fast Tuning, Display Off, 32 bit integer format, markers Off, single sweep, mea-
sured with IBM compatible PC with 2.99 GHz Pentium® 4 with 2 GB RAM running Windows® XP, Keysight I/O Libraries Suite Version 14.1, one meter GPIB cable, National Instruments PCI-GPIB Card and NI-488.2 DLL.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Displaya
Resolution
1024 × 768
XGA
Size
213 mm (8.4 in) diagonal (nominal)
a. The LCD display is manufactured using high precision technology. However, there may be up to six bright points (white, blue, red or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen. These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the measurement integrity of the product in any way.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Data Storage
Internal Total
Removeable solid state drive ( 80 GB)a
Internal User
9 GB available for user data
a. For earlier instruments (S/N<MY50200419/SG502000010/US50200102) a hard disk drive (>80 GB) was installed as a standard feature unless ordered with Option SSD.
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Description Weight Net Shipping
Cabinet Dimensions Height Width Length
Specifications
177 mm (7.0 in) 426 mm (16.8 in) 368 mm (14.5 in)
Supplemental Information Weight without options 18 kg (40 lbs) (nominal) 30 kg (66 lbs) (nominal)
Cabinet dimensions exclude front and rear protrusions.
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Inputs/Outputs
Front Panel
Description RF Input Connector
Standard Impedance
Specifications Type-N female
Description Probe Power Voltage/Current
Specifications
Description USB 2.0 Ports Host (2 ports)
Connector Output Current
Description Headphone Jack Connector Output Power
Specifications USB Type "A" (female) Specifications miniature stereo audio jack
Supplemental Information
Frequency Option 503, 508, 513, and 526 50 (nominal) Supplemental Information
+15 Vdc, ±7% at 0 to 150 mA (nominal) -12.6 Vdc, ±10% at 0 to 150 mA (nominal) GND Supplemental Information See Rear Panel for other ports
0.5 A (nominal) Supplemental Information
3.5 mm (also known as "1/8 inch") 90 mW per channel into 16 (nominal)
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Rear Panel
Description 10 MHz Out Connector Impedance Output Amplitude Output Configuration Frequency
Specifications
Supplemental Information
BNC female
AC coupled, sinusoidal 10 MHz × (1 + frequency reference accuracy)
50 (nominal) 0 dBm (nominal)
Description Ext Ref In Connector
Specifications BNC female
Impedance Input Amplitude Range
sine wave square wave Input Frequency
Lock range
±2 × 10-6 of ideal external reference input frequency
Supplemental Information
Note: Analyzer noise sidebands and spurious response performance may be affected by the quality of the external reference used. See footnote c in the Phase Noise specifications within the Dynamic Range section on page 53. 50 (nominal)
-5 to +10 dBm (nominal) 0.2 to 1.5 V peak-to-peak (nominal) 1 to 50 MHz (nominal) (selectable to 1 Hz resolution)
Description Sync Connector
Specifications BNC female
Supplemental Information Reserved for future use
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Description Trigger Inputs
(Trigger 1 In, Trigger 2 In) Connector Impedance Trigger Level Range
Description Trigger Outputs
(Trigger 1 Out, Trigger 2 Out) Connector Impedance Level
Description Monitor Output Connector Format
Resolution
Description Analog Out
Specifications
BNC female -5 to +5 V Specifications BNC female
Specifications VGA compatible, 15-pin mini D-SUB 1024 × 768 Specifications
Connector Impedance Without DP2, B40 (or wider BW), or MPB With DP2, B40 (or wider BW), or MPB
BNC female
Supplemental Information Either trigger source may be selected
10 k (nominal) 1.5 V (TTL) factory preset Supplemental Information
50 (nominal) 0 to 5 V (CMOS) Supplemental Information
XGA (60 Hz vertical sync rates, non-interlaced) Analog RGB Supplemental Information Refer to Chapter 20, "Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output", on page 205 for more details.
50 (nominal) 50 (nominal)
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Description Noise Source Drive +28 V (Pulsed) Connector Output voltage on Output voltage off
Specifications
BNC female 28.0 ± 0.1 V < 1.0 V
Supplemental Information 60 mA maximum current
Description SNS Series Noise Source
Specs
Supplemental Information For use with Keysight/Agilent Technologies SNS Series noise sources
Description Digital Bus Connector
Specifications MDR-80
Supplemental Information This port is intended for use with the Agilent/Keysight N5105 and N5106 products only. It is not available for general purpose use.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
USB 2.0 Ports
See Front Panel for additional ports
Host (3 ports)a Connector Output Current
USB Type "A" (female)
0.5 A (nominal)
Device (1 port)
Connector
USB Type "B" (female)
a. Earlier instruments with SN prefix <MY/SG/US55320000 shipped with 4 USB ports.
Description GPIB Interface Connector GPIB Codes
Mode
Specifications IEEE-488 bus connector
Supplemental Information
SH1, AH1, T6, SR1, RL1, PP0, DC1, C1, C2, C3 and C28, DT1, L4, C0 Controller or device
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
LAN TCP/IP Interface
RJ45 Ethertwist
1000BaseTa
a. For Serial Prefix MY4910/US4910/SG4910 or later or with N9020A-PC2. For earlier instruments this is 100BaseT.
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Regulatory Information
This product is designed for use in Installation Category II and Pollution Degree 2 per IEC 61010 3rd ed, and 664 respectively. This product has been designed and tested in accordance with accepted industry standards, and has been supplied in a safe condition. The instruction documentation contains information and warnings which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the product in a safe condition. This product is intended for indoor use.
ccr.keysight@keysight.co m
ICES/NMB-001
ISM 1-A (GRP.1 CLASS A)
The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community (if accompanied by a year, it is the year when the design was proven). This product complies with all relevant directives. The Keysight email address is required by EU directives applicable to our product.
"This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001." "Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB du Canada." This is a symbol of an Industrial Scientific and Medical Group 1 Class A product. (CISPR 11, Clause 4) The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the CSA International.
The RCM mark is a registered trademark of the Australian Communications and Media Authority. This symbol indicates separate collection for electrical and electronic equipment mandated under EU law as of August 13, 2005. All electric and electronic equipment are required to be separated from normal waste for disposal (Reference WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC).
China RoHS regulations include requirements related to packaging, and require compliance to China standard GB18455-2001.
This symbol indicates compliance with the China RoHS regulations for paper/fiberboard packaging. South Korean Certification (KC) mark; includes the marking's identifier code which follows this format: MSIP-REM-YYY-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
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EMC: Complies with the essential requirements of the European EMC Directive as well as current editions of the following standards (dates and editions are cited in the Declaration of Conformity): -- IEC/EN 61326-1 -- CISPR 11, Group 1, Class A -- AS/NZS CISPR 11 -- ICES/NMB-001 This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB-001 du Canada.
This is a sensitive measurement apparatus by design and may have some performance loss (up to 25 dBm above the Spurious Responses, Residual specification of -100 dBm) when exposed to ambient continuous electromagnetic phenomenon in the range of 80 MHz -2.7 GHz when tested per IEC 61000-4-3. South Korean Class A EMC declaration: This equipment has been conformity assessed for use in business environments. In a residential environment this equipment may cause radio interference. This EMC statement applies to the equipment only for use in business environment.
SAFETY: Complies with the essential requirements of the European Low Voltage Directive as well as current editions of the following standards (dates and editions are cited in the Declaration of Conformity): -- IEC/EN 61010-1 -- Canada: CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1 -- USA: UL std no. 61010-1
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Acoustic statement: (European Machinery Directive) Acoustic noise emission LpA <70 dB Operator position Normal operation mode per ISO 7779
To find a current Declaration of Conformity for a specific Keysight product, go to: http://www.keysight.com/go/conformity
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2 I/Q Analyzer
This chapter contains specifications for the I/Q Analyzer measurement application (Basic Mode).
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Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer
Specification Name Number of Frequency Display Trace Points (buckets) Resolution Bandwidth Video Bandwidth Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty Available Detectors Spurious Responses
IF Amplitude Flatness
IF Phase Linearity
Data Acquisition
Information Does not apply.
See "Frequency" on page 81 in this chapter. Not available. See "Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range" on page 82 in this chapter. Not specified because it is negligible. Does not apply. The "Spurious Responses" on page 47 of core specifications still apply. Additional bandwidth-option-dependent spurious responses are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use. See "IF Frequency Response" on page 35 of the core specifications for the 10 MHz bandwidth. Specifications for wider bandwidths are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use. See "IF Phase Linearity" on page 36 of the core specifications for the 10 MHz bandwidth. Specifications for wider bandwidths are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use. See "Data Acquisition" on page 83 in this chapter for the 10 MHz bandwidth. Specifications for wider bandwidths are given in the Analysis Bandwidth chapter for any optional bandwidths in use.
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Frequency
Description Frequency Span Standard instrument Option B25 Option B40 Option B85 Option B1A Option B1X Resolution Bandwidth
(Spectrum Measurement) Range
Overall Span = 1 MHz Span = 10 kHz Span = 100 Hz Window Shapes
Analysis Bandwidth (Span) (Waveform Measurement)
Standard instrument Option B25 Option B40 Option B85 Option B1A Option B1X
Specifications
10 Hz to 10 MHz 10 Hz to 25 MHz 10 Hz to 40 MHz 10 Hz to 85 MHz 10 Hz to 125 MHz 10 Hz to 160 MHz
Supplemental Information
100 mHz to 3 MHz 50 Hz to 1 MHz 1 Hz to 10 kHz 100 mHz to 100 Hz Flat Top, Uniform, Hanning, Hamming, Gaussian, Blackman, Blackman-Harris, Kaiser Bessel (K-B 70 dB, K-B 90 dB & K-B 110 dB)
10 Hz to 10 MHz 10 Hz to 25 MHz 10 Hz to 40 MHz 10 Hz to 85 MHz 10 Hz to 125 MHz 10 Hz to 160 MHz
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I/Q Analyzer Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range
Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range
Description Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Rangea
Specifications
Supplemental Information Excluding residuals and spurious responses
Clipping Level at Mixer IF Gain = Low IF Gain = High
-10 dBm -20 dBm
Center frequency 20 MHz -8 dBm (nominal) -17.5 dBm (nominal)
Noise Density at Mixer at center frequencyb
(DANLc + IFGainEffectd) + 2.25 dBe
Examplef
a. This specification is defined to be the ratio of the clipping level (also known as "ADC Over Range") to the noise density. In decibel units, it can be defined as clipping_level [dBm] - noise_density [dBm/Hz]; the result has units of dBFS/Hz (fs is "full scale").
b. The noise density depends on the input frequency. It is lowest for a broad range of input frequencies near the center frequency, and these specifications apply there. The noise density can increase toward the edges of the span. The effect is nominally well under 1 dB.
c. The primary determining element in the noise density is the "Displayed Average Noise Level" on page 45.
d. DANL is specified with the IF Gain set to High, which is the best case for DANL but not for Clipping-to-noise dynamic range. The core specifications "Displayed Average Noise Level" on page 45, gives a line entry on the excess noise added by using IF Gain = Low, and a footnote explaining how to combine the IF Gain noise with the DANL.
e. DANL is specified for log averaging, not power averaging, and thus is 2.51 dB lower than the true noise density. It is also specified in the narrowest RBW, 1 Hz, which has a noise bandwidth slightly wider than 1 Hz. These two effects together add up to 2.25 B.
f. As an example computation, consider this: For the case where DANL = -151 dBm in 1 Hz, IF Gain is set to low, and the "Additional DANL" is -160 dBm, the total noise density computes to -148.2 dBm/Hz and the Clipping-to-noise ratio for a -10 dBm clipping level is -138.2 dBFS/Hz.
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Data Acquisition
Description Time Record Length (IQ pairs) IQ Analyzer Sample Rate
At ADC Option DP2, B40, B85, B1A, B1X, or MPB Option B40, B85, B1A or B1X, Option B85, B1A or B1X, None of the above
IQ Pairs
Specifications 4,000,000 IQ sample pairs
100 MSa/s 200 MSa/s 400 MSa/s 90 MSa/s
ADC Resolution Option DP2, B40, B85, B1A, B1X, or MPB Option B40, B85, B1A or B1X, Option B85, B1A or B1X, None of the above
16 bits
12 bits 14 bits 14 bits
Supplemental Information 335 ms at 10 MHz Span
IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 MHz IF Path 85 MHz Integer submultiple of 15 Mpairs/s depending on the span for spans of 8 MHz or narrower. IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 MHz IF Path 85 MHz
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3 VXA Vector Signal Analysis Application
This chapter contains specifications for the N9064A1 VXA vector signal modulation analysis measurement application.
Additional Definitions and Requirements
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
Specs & Nominals These specifications summarize the performance for the X-Series Signal Analyzer and apply to the VXA measurement application inside the analyzer. Values shown in the column labeled "Specs & Nominals" are a mix of warranted specifications, guaranteed-by-design parameters, and conservative but not warranted observations of performance of sample instruments.
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Vector Signal Analysis Performance (N9064A-1FP/1TP)
Frequency
Description Range
Specs & Nominals
Center Frequency Tuning Resolution Frequency Span, Maximum FFT Spectrum
Frequency Points per Span FFT Window Type
1 mHz 10 MHz (standard)
25 MHz (Option B25) 40 MHz (Option B40) 85 MHz (Option B85) 125 MHz (Option B1A) 160 MHz (Option B1X) Calibrated points: 51 to 409,601 Displayed points: 51 to 524,288
Window Flat Top Gaussian Top Hanning Uniform
Selectivity 0.41 0.25 0.11 0.0014
Passband Flatness
0.01 dB 0.68 dB 1.5 dB 4.0 dB
Rejection >95 dBc >125 dBc >31 dBc >13 dBc
Supplemental Information See "Frequency Range" on page 20
The window choices allow the user to optimize as needed for best amplitude accuracy, best dynamic range, or best response to transient signal characteristics.
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Input
Description
Specs & Nominals
Range
Standard Option P03, P08, P13, or P26 Option P08 Option P13 Option P26 ADC overload
-20 dBm to 30 dBm -40 dBm to 30 dBm, up to 3.6 GHz -50 dBm to 30 dBm, 3.6 to 8.4 GHz -50 dBm to 30 dBm, 3.6 to 13.6 GHz -50 dBm to 30 dBm, 3.6 to 26.5 GHz +2 dBFS
Supplemental Information Full Scale, combines attenuator setting and ADC gain
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Amplitude Accuracy
Description
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
Amplitude Linearity IF Flatness
Span 10 MHz Span 25 MHz (Option B25)
Span 40 MHz (Option B40)
Span 85 MHz (Option B85)
Span 125 MHz (Option B1A)
Span 160 MHz (Option B1X)
See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 36 See "Display Scale Fidelity" on page 41
See "IF Frequency Response" on page 35 See "IF Frequency Response" on page 100 See "IF Frequency Response" on page 106 See "IF Frequency Response" on page 115 See "IF Frequency Response" on page 115 See "IF Frequency Response" on page 115
Sensitivity
-20 dBm range
Compute from DANLa; see "Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)" on page 45
-40 dBm range
Requires preamp option. Compute from Preamp DANLa; see "Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) -- Preamp On" on page 187
a. DANL is specified in the narrowest resolution bandwidth (1 Hz) with log averaging, in accordance with industry and historic standards. The effect of log averaging is to reduce the noise level by 2.51 dB. The effect of using a 1 Hz RBW is to increase the measured noise because the noise bandwidth of the 1 Hz RBW filter is nominally 1.056 Hz, thus adding 0.23 dB to the level. The combination of these effects makes the sensitivity, in units of dBm/Hz, 2.27 dB higher than DANL in units of dBm in a 1 Hz RBW.
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VXA Vector Signal Analysis Application Vector Signal Analysis Performance (N9064A-1FP/1TP)
Dynamic Range
Description
Specs & Nominals
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
(Two -20 dBFS tones, 400 MHz to 13.6 GHz, tone separation > 5 × IF Prefilter BW) Noise Density at 1 GHz
Input Range
-10 dBm -20 dBm to -12 dBm -30 dBm to -22 dBm -40 dBm to -32 dBm Residual Responses
-140 dBFS/Hz -131 dBFS/Hz -133 dBFS/Hz -123 dBFS/Hz
(Range -10 dBm) 200 kHz to 8.4 GHz 8.4 GHz to 26.5 GHz
-90 dBFS
Image Responses (10 MHz to 13.6 GHz, <8 MHz span)
-78 dBc
LO Related Spurious (10 MHz to 3.6 GHz, f > 600 MHz from carrier)
-70 dBc
Other Spurious
(<8 MHz span)
100 Hz < f < 10 MHz from carrier
-70 dBc
f 10 MHz from carrier
-80 dBc
Supplemental Information -90 dBc (nominal)
requires preamp option requires preamp option -90 dBFS (nominal)
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Analog Modulation Analysis (N9064A-1FP/1TP)
Description AM Demodulation
(Span 12 MHz, Carrier -17 dBFS) Demodulator Bandwidth Modulation Index Accuracy Harmonic Distortion Spurious Cross Demodulation
PM Demodulation (Deviation < 180°, modulation rate 500 kHz, span 12 MHz)
Demodulator Bandwidth
Modulation Index Accuracy Harmonic Distortion Spurious Cross Demodulation
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
Same as selected measurement span ±1% -60 dBc -60 dBc 0.3% AM on an FM signal with 50 kHz modulation rate, 200 kHz deviation
Relative to 100% modulation index Relative to 100% modulation index
Same as selected measurement span, except as noted ±0.5° 0.3% -60 dBc 1° PM on an 80% modulation index AM signal, modulation rate 1 MHz
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Description
FM Demodulation
Demodulator Bandwidth
Modulation Index Accuracy (deviation 2 MHz, modulation rate 500 kHz) Harmonic Distortion
Modulation Rate
Deviation
50 kHz 500 kHz Spurious
200 kHz 2 MHz
Modulation Rate
Deviation
50 kHz 500 kHz Cross Demodulation
200 kHz 2 MHz
Specs & Nominals Same as selected measurement span ±0.1% of span
-60 dBc -55 dBc
-50 dBc -45 dBc 0.5% of span of FM on an 80% modulation index AM signal, modulation rate 1 MHz
Supplemental Information
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Flexible Digital Modulation Analysis (N9064A-2FP/2TP)
Description Accuracy
Residual Errors Residual EVM Symbol rate/Span 1 Msps/5 MHz RF Baseband 10 Msps/25 MHz RF Baseband 25 Msps/40 MHz RF Baseband 100 Msps/160 MHz RF Magnitude Error Symbol rate/Span 1 Msps/5 MHz RF Baseband
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information Modulation formats include BPSK, D8PSK, DQPSK, QPSK, (16/32/128/256/512/1024) QAM, (16/32/128/256)DVBQAM, /4-DQPSK, 8-PSK. EVM normalization reference set to Constellation Maximum. Transmit filter is Root Raised Cosine with alpha = 0.35. Center frequency 1 GHz. Signal amplitude of -16 dBm, analyzer range set to -10 dBm. Result length set to at least 150 symbols, or 3 × (Number of ideal state locations). RMS style averaging with a count of 10. Phase Noise Optimization is adjusted based on the symbol rate of the measurement. Available span is dependent on the analyzer hardware bandwidth options.
0.7% rms 0.5% rms
0.7% rms 0.5% rms
1.1% rms 0.6% rms
1.3% rms
Option BBA required Option BBA required Option BBA required
0.5% rms 0.5% rms
Option BBA required
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Description 10 Msps/25 MHz RF Baseband 25 Msps/40 MHz RF Baseband 100 Msps/160 MHz RF
Phase Error Symbol rate/Span 1 Msps/5 MHz RF Baseband 10 Msps/25 MHz RF Baseband 25 Msps/40 MHz RF Baseband 100 Msps/160 MHz RF
Frequency Error IQ Origin Offseta Residual EVM for MSK Modulation Formats
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
0.5% rms 0.5% rms
0.8% rms 0.6% rms
1.0% rms
Option BBA required Option BBA required
0.6% rms 0.6% rms
Option BBA required
0.6% rms 0.6% rms
Option BBA required
1.1% rms 0.6% rms
Option BBA required
1.3% rms Symbol rate/500,000 -60 dB
Added to frequency accuracy if applicable Modulation formats include MSK and MSK2. Transmit filter is Gaussian with BT = 0.3. Center Frequency is 1 GHz. Signal amplitude of -16 dBm. Analyzer range set to -10 dBm. Result length set to 150 symbols. RMS style averaging with a count of 10. Available span is dependent on the analyzer hardware bandwidth options.
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Description
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
Residual Errors
Residual EVM
Symbol rate/Span
10 Msps/25 MHz
RF Baseband 80 Msps/160 MHz
0.9% rms 0.8% rms
Option BBA required
RF Phase Error
1.8% rms
Symbol rate/Span
10 Msps/25 MHz
RF Baseband 80 Msps/160 MHz
0.5% rms 0.5% rms
Option BBA required
RF Residual EVM for Video Modulation Formats
1.3% rms
Results apply for Option BBA Baseband IQ inputs, except as noted.
8 or 16 VSB
1.5% (SNR 36 dB)
Symbol rate = 10.762 MHz, = 0.115, frequency < 3.6 GHz, 7 MHz span, full-scale signal, range -30 dBm, result length = 800, averages = 10
16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024 QAM
1.0% (SNR 40 dB)
Symbol rate = 6.9 MHz, = 0.15, frequency < 3.6 GHz, 8 MHz span, full-scale signal, range -30 dBm, result length = 800, averages = 10
a. I+jQ measurements performed using signal amplitude and analyzer range near 0 dBm, with a 0 Hz center frequency offset. I/Q origin offset metric does not include impact of analyzer DC offsets.
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VXA Vector Signal Analysis Application WLAN Modulation Analysis (N9064A-3FP/3TP)
WLAN Modulation Analysis (N9064A-3FP/3TP)1
Description
Specs & Nominals
IEEE 802.11a/g OFDM
Center Frequency/Level combinations at which nominal performance has been characterized Residual EVM
2.4 GHz, with input range -30 dBm, within 2 dB of full scale 5.8 GHz, with input range -20 dBm
Equalizer training = chan est seq and data
-47 dB 44 dB (Baseband IQ input)
Equalizer training = chan est seq
-45 dB 41 dB (Baseband IQ input)
Frequency Error
Subcarrier spacing
312.5 kHz default user settable
Lock range
Frequency accuracy IEEE 802.11b/g DSSS Center Frequency/Level combination at which nominal performance has been characterized Residual EVM
without equalizer with equalizer enabled
±2 × sub-carrier spacing, ±625 kHz default ±8 Hz + tfaa 2.4 GHz with total power within 2 dB of full scale
1.5% 0.5%
Frequency Error
Lock Range
±2.5 MHz
Accuracy
±8 Hz + tfaa
a. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information 20 averages
Maximum subcarrier spacing is approximately the analysis BW/57, thus 438 kHz for Option B25 (25 MHz BW), and 700 kHz for Option B40 (40 MHz BW).
Reference filter = Transmit filter = Gaussian with BT = 0.5
1. These options were discontinued January 2014.
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This chapter contains specifications for the Option B25 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth, and are unique to this IF Path.
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Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth
The specifications in this chapter apply when the 25 MHz path is in use. In IQ Analyzer, this will occur when the IF Path is set to 25 MHz, whether by Auto selection (depending on Span) or manually.
Specification Name
Information
IF Frequency Response
See specifications in this chapter.
IF Phase Linearity
See specifications in this chapter.
Spurious and Residual Responses
The "Spurious Responses" on page 47 still apply. Further, bandwidth-option-dependent spurious responses are contained within this chapter.
Displayed Average Noise Level, Third-Order Intermodulation and Phase Noise
The performance of the analyzer will degrade by an unspecified extent when using this bandwidth option. This extent is not substantial enough to justify statistical process control.
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Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Spurious Responsea IF Second Harmonic
Preamp Offb
Apparent Freq
Excitation Freq
Mixer Levelc IF Gain
Any on-screen f
(f + fc + 22.5 MHz)/2
-15 dBm
Low
-54 dBc (nominal)
-25 dBm
High
-54 dBc (nominal)
IF Conversion Image
Apparent Freq
Excitation Freq
Mixer Levelc IF Gain
Any on-screen f
2 × fc - f + 45 MHz
-10 dBm
Low
-70 dBc (nominal)
-20 dBm
High
-70 dBc (nominal)
a. The level of these spurs is not warranted. The relationship between the spurious response and its excitation is described in order to make it easier for the user to distinguish whether a questionable response is due to these mechanisms. f is the apparent frequency of the spurious signal, fc is the measurement center frequency.
b. The spurious response specifications only apply with the preamp turned off. When the preamp is turned on, performance is nominally the same as long as the mixer level is interpreted to be Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation - Preamp Gain.
c. Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Frequency Responsea
Modes above 18 GHzb
(Demodulation and FFT response relative to the center frequency)
Center
Spanc
Freq (GHz) (MHz)
Preselector
Max Errord (Exceptionse) 20 to 30°C Full range
Midwidth Error (95th Percentile)
Slope (dB/MHz) (95th Percentile)
RMSf (nominal)
3.6
10 to 25 n/a
±0.45 dB
±0.45 dB ±0.12 dB
±0.10
0.051 dB
3.6 to 26.5 10 to
On
25g
0.45 dB
3.6 to 26.5 10 to
Offh
25h
±0.45 dB
±0.80 dB ±0.12 dB
±0.10
0.049 dB
a. The IF frequency response includes effects due to RF circuits such as input filters, that are a function of RF frequency, in addition to the IF passband effects.
b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
c. This column applies to the instantaneous analysis bandwidth in use. In the Spectrum analyzer Mode, this would be the FFT width. For Span < 10 MHz. see "IF Frequency Response" on page 35.
d. The maximum error at an offset (f) from the center of the FFT width is given by the expression ± [Midwidth Error + (f × Slope)], but never exceeds ±Max Error. Here the Midwidth Error is the error at the center frequency for the given FFT span. Usually, the span is no larger than the FFT width in which case the center of the FFT width is the center frequency of the analyzer. In the Spectrum Analyzer mode, when the analyzer span is wider than the FFT width, the span is made up of multiple concatenated FFT results, and thus has multiple centers of FFT widths so the f in the equation is the offset from the nearest center. These specifications include the effect of RF frequency response as well as IF frequency response at the worst case center frequency. Performance is nominally three times better at most center frequencies.
e. The specification does not apply for frequencies greater than 3.6 MHz from the center in FFT widths of 7.2 to 8 MHz.
f. The "RMS" nominal performance is the standard deviation of the response relative to the center frequency, integrated across the span. This performance measure was observed at a center frequency in each harmonic mixing band, which is representative of all center frequencies; it is not the worst case frequency.
g. For information on the preselector which affects the passband for frequencies above 3.6 GHz when Option MPB is not in use, see "Preselector Bandwidth" on page 31.
h. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Phase Linearity
Deviation from mean phase linearity Modes above 18 GHza
Center Freq (GHz)
Span (MHz)
Preselector
Peak-to-peak (nominal)
RMS (nominal)b
0.02, <3.6
25
n/a
0.6°
0.14°
3.6, 26.5
25
Offc
1.9°
0.42°
3.6, 26.5
25
On
4.5°
1.2°
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
b. The listed performance is the standard deviation of the phase deviation relative to the mean phase deviation from a linear phase condition, where the RMS is computed across the span shown.
c. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Full Scale (ADC Clipping)a
Default settings, signal at CF
(IF Gain = Low)
Band 0
-8 dBm mixer levelb (nominal)
Band 1 through 4
-7 dBm mixer levelb (nominal)
High Gain setting, signal at CF
(IF Gain = High)
Band 0
-18 dBm mixer levelb (nominal), subject to gain limitationsc
Band 1 through 6
-17 dBm mixer levelb (nominal), subject to gain limitationsc
Effect of signal frequency CF
up to ±3 dB (nominal)
a. This table is meant to help predict the full-scale level, defined as the signal level for which ADC overload (clipping) occurs. The prediction is imperfect, but can serve as a starting point for finding that level experimentally. A SCPI command is also available for that purpose.
b. Mixer level is signal level minus input attenuation. c. The available gain to reach the predicted mixer level will vary with center frequency. Combinations of high gains
and high frequencies will not achieve the gain required, increasing the full scale level.
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Data Acquisition
Description
Specifications
Time Record Length (IQ pairs) IQ Analyzer 89600 VSA software
Option DP2, B40, B85, B1A, B1X, or MPB None of the above Sample Rate At ADC
Option DP2, B40, B85, B1A, B1X,or MPB Option B40, B85, B1A or B1X Option B85, B1A or B1X None of the above IQ Pairs ADC Resolution Option DP2, B40, B85, B1A, B1X, or MPB Option B40, B85, B1A or B1X, Option B85, B1A or B1X, None of the above
4,000,000 IQ sample pairs
32-bit Data Packing 64-bit Data Packing
536 MSa (229 Sa)
268 MSa (228 Sa)
4,000,000 Sa (independent of data packing)
100 MSa/s
200 MSa/s
400 MSa/s 90 MSa/s
16 bits
12 bits 14 bits 14 bits
Supplemental Information 88.9 ms at 25 MHz span Memory 2 GB
IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 MHz IF Path 85 MHz Span dependent IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 MHz IF Path 85 MHz
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This chapter contains specifications for the Option B40 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth, and are unique to this IF Path.
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Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth
The specifications in this chapter apply when the 40 MHz path is in use. In IQ Analyzer, this will occur when the IF Path is set to 40 MHz, whether by Auto selection (depending on Span) or manually.
Specification Name IF Frequency Response IF Phase Linearity Spurious Responses
Displayed Average Noise Level Third-Order Intermodulation
Phase Noise Absolute Amplitude Accuracy Frequency Range Over Which Specifications Apply
Information See specifications in this chapter. See specifications in this chapter. There are three effects of the use of Option B40 on spurious responses. Most of the warranted elements of the "Spurious Responses" on page 47 still apply without changes, but the revised-version of the table on page 47, modified to reflect the effect of Option B40, is shown in its place in this chapter. The image responses part of that table have the same warranted limits, but apply at different frequencies as shown in the table. The "higher order RF spurs" line is slightly degraded. Also, spurious-free dynamic range specifications are given in this chapter, as well as IF Residuals. See specifications in this chapter. This bandwidth option can create additional TOI products to those that are created by other instrument circuitry. These products do not behave with typical analog third-order behavior, and thus cannot be specified in the same manner. Nominal performance statements are given in this chapter, but they cannot be expected to decrease as the cube of the voltage level of the signals. The performance of the analyzer will degrade by an unspecified extent when using wideband analysis. This extent is not substantial enough to justify statistical process control. Nominally 0.5 dB degradation from base instrument absolute amplitude accuracy. (Refer to Absolute Amplitude Accuracy on page 36.) Specifications on this bandwidth only apply with center frequencies of 30 MHz and higher.
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Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range)
Test conditionsa
Signal Frequency within ±12 MHz of center
77 dBc (nominal)
Signal Frequency anywhere within analysis BW
Spurious response within ±18 MHz of center
74 dBc (nominal)
Response anywhere within analysis BW
74 dBc (nominal)
a. Signal level is 6 dB relative to full scale at the center frequency. See the Full Scale table.
Description Spurious Responsesa (see Band Overlaps on page 20) Residual Responsesc
Specifications
Supplemental Information Preamp Offb
-100 dBm (nominal)
Image Responses
Tuned Freq (f)
Excitation Freq
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+10100 MHz
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+500 MHz
3.5 to 13.6 GHz
f+500 MHz
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
f+500 MHz
17.0 to 22 GHz
f+500 MHz
22 to 26.5 GHz
f+500 MHz
Other Spurious Responses
Carrier Frequency 26.5 GHz
First RF Ordere (f 10 MHz from carrier)
Mixer Leveld -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm
-10 dBm
Higher RF Orderg f 10 MHz from carrier
-40 dBm
LO-Related Spurious Response f > 600 MHz from carrier 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
-10 dBm
a. Preselector enabled for frequencies >3.6 GHz.
Response -77 dBc -77 dBc -75 dBc -71 dBc -67 dBc -65 dBc
Response 120 dBc (nominal) 121 dBc (nominal) 90 dBc (nominal) 86 dBc (nominal) 83 dBc (nominal) 80 dBc (nominal)
-80 dBc + 20 123 dBc (nominal) × log(Nf)
-75 dBc + 20 × log(Nf)
103 dBc (nominal) -100 dBc (nominal)
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b. The spurious response specifications only apply with the preamp turned off. When the preamp is turned on, performance is nominally the same as long as the mixer level is interpreted to be: Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation - Preamp Gain
c. Input terminated, 0 dB input attenuation. d. Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation. Verify with mixer levels no higher than 12 dBm if necessary to
avoid ADC overload. e. With first RF order spurious products, the indicated frequency will change at the same rate as the input, with
higher order, the indicated frequency will change at a rate faster than the input. f. N is the LO multiplication factor. g. RBW=100 Hz. With higher RF order spurious responses, the observed frequency will change at a rate faster
than the input frequency.
Description IF Residual Responses
Specification
Band 0 Band 1, Preselector Bypassed (Option MPB)
Supplemental Information Relative to full scale; see the Full Scale table for details 110 dBFS (nominal) 109 dBFS (nominal)
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Frequency Responsea
Relative to center frequency Modes above 18 GHzb
Center Freq (GHz)
Span Preselector 20-30° C (MHz)
Full range Typical
RMS (nominal)c
0.03, <3.6
40
n/a
±0.45 dB
±0.55 dB
±0.3 dB
0.08 dB
3.6, <8.4
40
Offd
±0.35 dB
±0.9 dB
±0.25 dB
0.08 dB
>8.4, 26.5
40
Offd
±0.46 dB
±0.9 dB
±0.33 dB
0.08 dB
3.6, 26.5
40
On
See footnotee
a. The IF frequency response includes effects due to RF circuits such as input filters, that are a function of RF frequency, in addition to the IF passband effects.
b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
c. The listed performance is the rms of the amplitude deviation from the mean amplitude response of a span/CF combination. 50% of the combinations of prototype instruments, center frequencies and spans had performance better than the listed values.
d. Option MPB is installed and enabled. e. The passband shape will be greatly affected by the preselector. See "Preselector Bandwidth" on page 31.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Phase Linearity
Deviation from mean phase linearity Modes above 18 GHza
Center Freq (GHz)
Span (MHz)
Preselector
Peak-to-peak (nominal)
RMS (nominal)b
0.02, <3.6
40
n/a
0.2°
0.05°
3.6, 26.5
40
Offc
5°
1.4°
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
b. The listed performance is the standard deviation of the phase deviation relative to the mean phase deviation from a linear phase condition, where the RMS is computed across the span shown.
c. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
Nominal Phase Linearity [Plot]
The phase characteristics of analysis frequencies below 3.6 GHz are similar to the 1.8 GHz graph shown. For analysis above 3.6 GHz, the curves shown are representative. They were measured between 5 and 25 GHz. The phase linearity of the analyzer does not depend on the frequency option. The preselector is bypassed (Option MPB) for the above-3.6 GHz curves.
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Full Scale (ADC Clipping)a Default settings, signal at CF
(IF Gain = Low; IF Gain Offset = 0 dB) Band 0 Band 1 through 6 High Gain setting, signal at CF (IF Gain = High; IF Gain Offset = 0 dB)
-8 dBm mixer levelb (nominal) -7 dBm mixer levelb (nominal)
Band 0
-18 dBm mixer levelb (nominal), subject to gain limitationsc
Band 1 through 6
-17 dBm mixer levelb (nominal), subject to gain limitationsc
IF Gain Offset 0 dB, signal at CF
See formulad, subject to gain limitationsc
Effect of signal frequency CF
up to ±3 dB (nominal)
a. This table is meant to help predict the full-scale level, defined as the signal level for which ADC overload (clipping) occurs. The prediction is imperfect, but can serve as a starting point for finding that level experimentally. A SCPI command is also available for that purpose.
b. Mixer level is signal level minus input attenuation. c. The available gain to reach the predicted mixer level will vary with center frequency. Combinations of high gains
and high frequencies will not achieve the gain required, increasing the full scale level. d. The mixer level for ADC clipping is nominally given by that for the default settings, minus IF Gain Offset, minus
10 dB if IF Gain is set to High.
Description
Specification
EVM
(EVM measurement floor for an 802.11g OFDM signal, MCS7, using 89600 VSA software equalization on channel estimation sequence and data, pilot tracking on)
2.4 GHz
5.8 GHz with Option MPB
Supplemental Information
0.35% (nominal) 0.50% (nominal)
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Description Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
Specifications
Band 0 Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4
a. When using the preselector, performance is similar
Supplemental Information
Two tones of equal level 1 MHz tone separation Each tone -9 dB relative to full scale (ADC clipping) IF Gain = Low IF Gain Offset = 0 dB Preselector Bypasseda (Option MPB) in Bands 1 through 4 -80 dBc (nominal) -80 dBc (nominal) -79 dBc (nominal) -72 dBc (nominal) -64 dBc (nominal)
Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Noise Density with Preselector Bypass (Option MPB)
Band
Freq (GHz)b
IF Gainc = Low
0 dB attenuation; Preselector bypassed above Band 0; center of IF bandwidtha
0
1.80
-141 dBm/Hz
1
5.95
-137 dBm/Hz
2
10.95
-138 dBm/Hz
3
15.30
-132 dBm/Hz
4
21.75
-130 dBm/Hz
a. The noise level in the IF will change for frequencies away from the center of the IF. Usually, the IF part of the total noise will get worse by nominally up to 3 dB as the edge of the IF bandwidth is approached.
b. Specifications apply at the center of each band. IF Noise dominates the system noise, therefore the noise density will not change substantially with center frequency.
c. IF Gain Offset = 0 dB. IF Gain = High is about 10 dB extra IF gain. High IF gain gives better noise levels to such a small extent that the warranted specifications do not change. High gain gives a full-scale level (ADC clipping) that is reduced by about 10 dB. For the best clipping-to-noise dynamic range, use IF Gain = Low and negative IF Gain Offset settings.
Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Signal to Noise Ratio
Ratio of clipping levela to noise level
Example: 1.8 GHz
135 dBc/Hz, IF Gain = Low, IF Gain Offset = 0 dB
a. For the clipping level, see the table above, "Full Scale." Note that the clipping level is not a warranted specification, and has particularly high uncertainty at high microwave frequencies.
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Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Description Time Record Length
IQ Analyzer Advanced Tools
Length (IQ sample pairs) Length (time units) Sample Rate At ADC IQ Pairs ADC Resolution
Specifications
4,000,000 IQ sample pairs
Data Packing
32-bit
64-bit
536 MSa (229 Sa)
268 MSa (228 Sa)
200 MSa/s 12 bits
Capture Time [Plot]
Supplemental Information
89600 VSA software 2 GB total memory Samples/(Span × 1.28)
Span dependent
NOTE
This plot is based on the full access to the 2 GB deep capture memory, which requires 89600 VSA software.
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6 Option B85/B1A/B1X - 85/125/160 MHz Analysis Bandwidth
This chapter contains specifications for the Option B85/B1A/B1X, 85 or125 or 160 MHz Analysis Bandwidth, and are unique to this IF Path.
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Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth
The specifications in this chapter apply when the 85 or 125 or160 MHz path is in use. In IQ Analyzer, this will occur when the IF Path is set to 85, 125, or 160 MHz, whether by Auto selection (depending on Span) or manually.
Specification Name IF Frequency Response IF Phase Linearity Spurious Responses
Displayed Average Noise Level Third-Order Intermodulation
Phase Noise Absolute Amplitude Accuracy Frequency Range Over Which Specifications Apply
Information See specifications in this chapter. See specifications in this chapter. There are three effects of the use of Option B85/B1A/B1X on spurious
responses. Most of the warranted elements of the "Spurious Responses" on page 47 still apply without changes, but the
revised-for-B85/B1A/B1X table is shown in its place in this chapter. The image responses part of that table have the same warranted limits, but apply at different frequencies as shown in the table. The "higher order RF spurs" line is slightly degraded. Also, spurious-free dynamic range specifications are given in this chapter, as well as IF Residuals. See specifications in this chapter. This bandwidth option can create additional TOI products to those that are created by other instrument circuitry. These products do not behave with typical analog third-order behavior, and thus cannot be specified in the same manner. Nominal performance statements are given in this chapter, but they cannot be expected to decrease as the cube of the voltage level of the signals. The performance of the analyzer will degrade by an unspecified extent when using wideband analysis. This extent is not substantial enough to justify statistical process control. Nominally 0.5 dB degradation from base instrument absolute amplitude
accuracy. (Refer to Absolute Amplitude Accuracy on page 36.)
Specifications on this bandwidth only apply with center frequencies of 100 MHz and higher.
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Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range)
For 85 MHz analysis BW, Test conditionsa
Signal Frequency and spurious response anywhere within 85 MHz BW
76 dBc (nominal)
a. Signal level is 6 dB relative to full scale at the center frequency. See the Full Scale table.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range)
Signal Frequency within ±12 MHz of center Signal Frequency anywhere within 160 MHz analysis BW
For 160 MHz analysis BW, Test conditionsa
72 dBc (nominal)
Spurious response within ±63 MHz of center
71 dBc (nominal)
Response anywhere within 160 MHz analysis BW
69 dBc (nominal)
a. Signal level is 6 dB relative to full scale at the center frequency. See the Full Scale table.
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Description Spurious Responsesa
(see Band Overlaps on page 20)
Residual Responsesc
Specifications
Supplemental Information Preamp Offb
-100 dBm (nominal)
Image Responses
Tuned Freq (f)
Excitation Freq Mixer Leveld
Response
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+10200 MHz
-10 dBm
-77 dBc
121 dBc (nominal)
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+600 MHz
-10 dBm
-77 dBc
124 dBc (nominal)
3.5 to 13.6 GHz
f+600 MHz
-10 dBm
-75 dBc
93 dBc (nominal)
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
f+600 MHz
-10 dBm
-71 dBc
88 dBc (nominal)
17.0 to 22 GHz
f+600 MHz
-10 dBm
-67 dBc
88 dBc (nominal)
22 to 26.5 GHz
f+600 MHz
-10 dBm
-65 dBc
85 dBc (nominal)
Other Spurious Responses Carrier Frequency 26.5 GHz
First RF Ordere (f 10 MHz from carrier)
10 dBm
-80 dBc + 20 116 dBc (nominal) × log(Nf)
Higher RF Orderg (f 10 MHz from carrier)
-40 dBm
-75 dBc + 20 103 dBc (nominal) × log(Nf)
LO-Related Spurious Response Offset from carrier 200 Hz to 10 MHz
-10 dBm
97 dBc (nominal)
Line-Related Spurious Responses
-73 dBc + 20 × log(Nf) (nominal)
a. Preselector enabled for frequencies >3.6 GHz. b. The spurious response specifications only apply with the preamp turned off. When the preamp is turned on, per-
formance is nominally the same as long as the mixer level is interpreted to be: Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation - Preamp Gain c. Input terminated, 0 dB input attenuation. d. Mixer Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation. Verify with mixer levels no higher than 12 dBm if necessary to avoid ADC overload. e. With first RF order spurious products, the indicated frequency will change at the same rate as the input, with higher order, the indicated frequency will change at a rate faster than the input. f. N is the LO multiplication factor. g. RBW=100 Hz. With higher RF order spurious responses, the observed frequency will change at a rate faster than the input frequency.
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Description IF Residual Responses
Specifications
Band 0 Band 1, Preselector Bypassed (Option MPB)
Supplemental Information Relative to full scale; see the Full Scale table for details. 96 dBFS (nominal) 96 dBFS (nominal)
Description IF Frequency Responsea
Specifications
Supplemental Information Modes above 18 GHzb
Center Freq (GHz)
Span (MHz)
Preselector
Typical
RMS (nominal)c
0.15, <3.6
85
n/a
±0.6 dB
±0.17 dB
0.05 dB
0.15, <3.6
140
n/a
±0.6 dB
±0.25 dB
0.05 dB
0.15, <3.6
160
n/a
±0.2 dB (nominal)
0.07 dB
>3.6, 8.4
85
Offd
±0.73 dB
±0.2 dB
0.06 dB
3.6, 8.4
140
Offd
±0.8 dB
±0.35 dB
0.06 dB
3.6, 8.4
160
Offd
±0.3 dB (nominal)
0.07 dB
>8.4, 26.5
85
Offd
±1.1 dB
±0.50 dB
0.2 dB
>8.4, 26.5
140
Offd
±1.4 dB
±0.76 dB
0.2 dB
>8.4, 26.5
160
Offd
±0.5 dB (nominal)
0.12 dB
>3.6
On
See notee
a. The IF frequency response includes effects due to RF circuits such as input filters, that are a function of RF frequency, in addition to the IF pass-band effects.
b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°.
c. The listed performance is the rms of the amplitude deviation from the mean amplitude response of a span/CF combination. 50% of the combinations of prototype instruments, center frequencies and spans had performance better than the listed values.
d. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
e. The passband shape will be greatly affected by the preselector. See "Preselector Bandwidth" on page 31.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Phase Linearity
Deviation from mean phase linearity Freq Option 526 only: Modes above 18 GHza
Center Freq (GHz)
Span (MHz)
Preselector
Peak-to-peak (nominal)
RMS (nominal)b
0.03, <3.6
85
n/a
1.6°
0.54°
140
n/a
3.9°
0.85°
160
n/a
4.7°
1.23°
3.6
85
Offc
4.2°
0.93°
160
Offc
5.3°
1.73°
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. These modes cause nominally up to -0.35 dB amplitude change, with phase errors of nominally up to ±1.2°. Because of these modes, the ratio of worst-case to the shown "nominal " parameters is unusually high
b. The listed performance is the rms of the phase deviation relative to the mean phase deviation from a linear phase condition, where the rms is computed across the span shown.
c. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
Nominal IF Phase Linearity [Plot] 160 MHz IF Path
The phase characteristics of analysis frequencies below 3.6 GHz are similar to the 1.8 GHz graph shown. For analysis above 3.6 GHz, the curves shown are representative. They were measured between 5 and 25 GHz. The phase linearity of the analyzer does not depend on the frequency option nor on the IF analysis bandwidth option when that option is in the range of 85 to 160 MHz.
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Full Scale (ADC Clipping)a
Default settings, signal at CF
(IF Gain = Low; IF Gain Offset = 0 dB)
Band 0
-8 dBm mixer levelb (nominal)
Band 1 through 6
-7 dBm mixer levelb (nominal)
High Gain setting, signal at CF
(IF Gain = High; IF Gain Offset = 0 dB)
Band 0
-18 dBm mixer levelb (nominal), subject to gain limitationsc
Band 1 through 6
-17 dBm mixer levelb (nominal), subject to gain limitationsc
IF Gain Offset 0 dB, signal at CF
See formulad, subject to gain limitationsc
Effect of signal frequency CF
up to ±3 dB (nominal)
a. This table is meant to help predict the full-scale level, defined as the signal level for which ADC overload (clipping) occurs. The prediction is imperfect, but can serve as a starting point for finding that level experimentally. A SCPI command is also available for that purpose.
b. Mixer level is signal level minus input attenuation. c. The available gain to reach the predicted mixer level will vary with center frequency. Combinations of high gains
and high frequencies will not achieve the gain required, increasing the full scale level. d. The mixer level for ADC clipping is nominally given by that for the default settings, minus IF Gain Offset, minus
10 dB if IF Gain is set to High.
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Description EVM measurement floor
Specification
Case 1: 802.11ac OFDM signal, 80 MHz bandwidth, MCS8
Carrier frequency, 5.21 GHz, input power 0 dBm
Case 2: 802.11ac OFDM signal, 160 MHz bandwidth, MCS8
Carrier frequency, 5.25 GHz, input power 0 dBm
Supplemental Information Customized settings required, using 89600 VSA software with equalizer training settings stated below, pilot phase tracking set to post EQ Preselector Bypassed (Option MPB) is installed and enabled
0.23% (52.7 dB) nominal (EQ on preamble, plots, and data) 0.35% (49.1 dB) nominal (EQ on preamble only)
0.30% (50.4 dB) nominal (EQ on preamble, plots, and data) 0.40% (47.9 dB) nominal (EQ on preamble only)
Description Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
Specifications
Band 0 Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4
a. When using the preselector, performance is similar
Supplemental Information
Two tones of equal level 1 MHz tone separation Each tone -9 dB relative to full scale (ADC clipping) IF Gain = Low IF Gain Offset = 0 dB Preselector Bypasseda (Option MPB) in Bands 1 through 4 Freq Option 526 -77 dBc (nominal) -75 dBc (nominal) -74 dBc (nominal) -76 dBc (nominal) -74 dBc (nominal)
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Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Noise Density with Preselector Bypass (Option MPB)
Band
Freq (GHz)b
IF Gainc = Low
0 dB attenuation; Preselector bypassed above Band 0; center of IF bandwidtha
0
1.80
-146 dBm/Hz
1
5.95
-142 dBm/Hz
2
10.95
-141 dBm/Hz
3
15.30
-136 dBm/Hz
4
21.75
-133 dBm/Hz
a. The noise level in the IF will change for frequencies away from the center of the IF. Usually, the IF part of the total noise will get worse by nominally up to 3 dB as the edge of the IF bandwidth is approached.
b. Specifications apply at the center of each band. IF noise dominates the system noise, therefore the noise density will not change substantially with center frequency.
c. IF Gain Offset = 0 dB. IF Gain = High is about 10 dB extra IF gain, giving better noise levels but a full-scale level (ADC clipping) that is reduced by about 10 dB. For the best clipping-to-noise dynamic range, use IF Gain = Low and negative IF Gain Offset settings.
Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Signal to Noise Ratio
Ratio of clipping levela to noise levelb
Example: 1.8 GHz
140 dB nominal, log averaged, 1 Hz RBW, IF Gain = Low, IF Gain Offset = 0 dB
a. For the clipping level, see the table above, "Full Scale." Note that the clipping level is not a warranted specification, and has particularly high uncertainty at high microwave frequencies.
b. The noise level is specified in the table above, "Displayed Average Noise Level." Please consider these details and additional information: DANL is, by Agilent and industry practice, specified with log averaging, which reduces the measured noise level by 2.51 dB. It is specified for a 1 Hz resolution bandwidth, which will nominally have a noise bandwidth of 1.056 Hz. Therefore, the noise density is 2.27 dB above the DANL. Please note that the signal-to-noise ratio can be further improved by using negative settings of IF Gain Offset.
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Data Acquisition
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Time Record Length
IQ Analyzer Advanced Tools
4,999,999 IQ sample pairs
Data Packing
Length (IQ sample pairs)
32-bit
64-bit
Standard
536 MSa (229 Sa)
268 MSa (228 Sa)
Option DP4
1073 MSa (230Sa)
536 MSa (229 Sa)
Maximum IQ Capture Time
Data Packing
Waveform measurementa 89600 VSA software or Fast Captureb
2 GB total memoryc 4 GB total memory
(89600 VSA and Fast Capture)
32-bit
Standard
DP4
64-bit Standard DP4
Calculated by: Length of IQ sample pairs/Sample Rate (IQ Pairs)d
10 MHz IFBW
42.94 s
85.89 s 21.47 s 42.94 s
25 MHz IFBW 40 MHz IFBW 85 MHz IFBW 160 MHz IFBW Sample Rate (IQ Pairs)
17.17 s
34.35 s
10.73 s
21.47 s
5.05 s
10.10 s
2.68 s
5.36 s
1.25 × IFBW
8.58 s 5.36 s 2.53 s 1.34 s
17.17 s 10.73 s 5.05 s 2.68 s
ADC Resolution
14 bits
a. This can also be accessed with the remote programming connand of "read:wav()?". b. This can only be accessed with the remote programming command of "init:fcap" in the IQ Analyzer (Basic) wave-
form measurement. c. For instruments without Option DP4, instruments that shipped with S/N prefix <MY5608. d. For example, using 32-bit data packing with Option DP4 at 10 MHz IF bandwidth (IFBW), the Maximum Capture
Time is calculated using the formula: "Max Capture Time = (230)/(10 MHz × 1.25)".
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Capture Time [Plot]
NOTE
This plot is based on the full access to the 2 GB deep capture memory which requires either the 89600 VSA or the N9064A VXA
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7 Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs
This chapter contains specifications for the Option BBA (Baseband IQ) hardware. Option BBA is only compatible with Options 503, 508, 513, and 526.
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Frequency and Time
Description Frequency Range
I only, Q only I + jQ
Specifications
DC to 40 MHz 40 MHz to 40 MHz
Supplemental Information
Tuning rangea Baseband range
Frequency Spanb
I only, Q only Standard Instrument With Option B25 With Option B40
I + jQ Standard Instrument With Option B25 With Option B40
2-channel with 89600 VSA Standard Instrument With Option B25 Zoom, complex data Baseband With Option B40 Zoom, complex data Baseband
10 Hz to 10 MHz 10 Hz to 25 MHz 10 Hz to 40 MHz
10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz
10 Hz to 10 MHz per channel
10 Hz to 25 MHz per channel 10 Hz to 20 MHz per channel
10 Hz to 40 MHz per channel 10 Hz to 20 MHz per channel
Dependent on base instrument IF BW options
Frequency Resolution
1 Hz
a. Closest approach of center frequency to edge frequency is limited to one-half of span. b. Standard base instrument provides 0 Hz to 10 MHz span range. For >10 MHz spans,
options B25 (25 MHz) or S40 (40 MHz) required.
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description Input Ranges
Full-Scale Peak Voltage 50 Input Impedance
Specifications
1 V Peak 0.5 V Peak 0.250 V Peak 0.125 V Peak
Supplemental Information 50 source power setting for full-scale sinusoid
10 dBm 4 dBm 2 dBm 8 dBm
1 M Input Impedancea
1 V Peak 0.5 V Peak 0.250 V Peak 0.125 V Peak
4 dBm 2 dBm 8 dBm 14 dBm
Maximum Common Mode Input Range
50 Input Impedance
3 V to +3 V
1 M Input Impedance
3 V to +3 V
Maximum Safe Input Voltage
±4 V (DC + AC)
a. Unterminated no external termination used on input.
±6.75 V (Keysight 1130A probe) ±30 V (Keysight 1161A probe)
Description
Specifications
Absolute Amplitude Accuracya 250 kHz Reference Frequency, All Ranges
a. Measured at 6 dB relative to maximum for each range.
Supplemental Information ±0.07 dB (nominal)
Description Frequency Response
(Relative to 250 kHz, 50 and 1 M Inputs, 0 to 40 MHz)
Specifications
Supplemental Information ±0.25 dB (nominal)
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description Amplitude Linearitya
(All ranges) 0 to 45 dB relative to Full Scale More than 45 dB below Full Scale
a. With dither turned on.
Description Channel Match Amplitude Match
0 to 10 MHz >10 MHz to 25 MHz >25 MHz to 40 MHz Phase Match
0 to 10 MHz >10 MHz to 25 MHz >25 MHz to 40 MHz
Specifications
Supplemental Information
±0.10 dB (nominal) ±0.20 dB (nominal)
Specifications
Supplemental Information
All Ranges, 50 and 1 M Inputs, Single Ended input mode selected 95th Percentile (=2) ±0.04 dB ±0.06 dB ±0.10 dB All Ranges, 50 and 1 M Inputs, Single Ended input mode selected 95th Percentile (=2) ±0.08° ±0.18° ±0.32°
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Amplitude Accuracy and Range Nominal Channel Match, 50 Input, Single-Ended input mode, 0.25V Range [Plot]
Nominal Phase Match, 50 Input, Single-Ended input mode, 0.25V Range [Plot]
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description Crosstalk
(50 and 1 M Inputs)
Description Common Mode Rejection
(50 Input, 0 to 40 MHz)
Description Phase Noise
(1 MHz to 40 MHz) Offset 1 kHz Offset 10 kHz Offset 100 kHz Offsets >100 kHz
Specifications Specifications Specifications
Supplemental Information <70 dB (nominal)
Supplemental Information <50 dB (nominal)
Supplemental Information
132 dBc/Hz (nominal) 136 dBc/Hz (nominal) 142 dBc/Hz (nominal) 142 dBc/Hz (nominal)
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Dynamic Range
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Displayed Average Noise Levela (Single Ended input selected I only, or Q only 1 kHz RBW, normalized to 1 Hz Voltage averaging applied No DC offset applied)
Nominal
50 Input Impedance Selected
Input terminated in 50 >2 MHz to 40 MHz
1 V Peak
137 dBm (32 nV/Hz)
0.5 V Peak
141 dBm (20 nV/Hz)
0.25 V Peak
144 dBm (14 nV/Hz)
0.125 V Peak
146 dBm (11 nV/Hz)
1 M Input Impedance Selected
Input terminated in 1 M >2 MHz to 40 MHz
1 V Peak
136 dBm (35 nV/Hz)
0.5 V Peak
139 dBm (25 nV/Hz)
0.25 V Peak
142 dBm (18 nV/Hz)
0.125 V Peak
144 dBm (14 nV/Hz)
a. DANL (Displayed Average Noise Level) is the average noise level over the stated frequency range.
Description Signal to Noise Ratio
(50 Input Impedance Selected, 1 V scale)
Specifications
Supplemental Information 147 dBFS/Hz (nominal)
Description Residual Responses
(0 Hz to 40 MHz)
Specifications
Supplemental Information 90 dBm (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Spurious Responsesa (f > 1 kHz from carrier)
Second Harmonic Distortiona
Third Order Intermodulation Distortionb
a. Measured relative to 0 dBm carrier b. Measured with two tones, each at half of full scale, spaced by 100 kHz.
Description Residual DC (IQ) offset
(After Auto-Zero)
Specifications
Supplemental Information 70 dBc (nominal) 70 dBc (nominal) 70 dBFS (nominal)
Supplemental Information 54 dBFS (nominal)
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Application Specifications
Description Supported X-Series Measurement Applications
N9071A-2FP/3FP GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution
N9072A-2FP cdma2000
N9073A-1FP/2FP/3FP W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+
N9064A-1FP/2FP/3FP VXA vector signal analysis/ Flexible digital modulation analysis/ WLAN (802.11a/b/g) modulation analysis
N9075A-2FP 802.16 OFDMA (Mobile WiMAX) N9076A-2FP
1xEV-DO N9079A-1FP/2FP
TD-SCDMA/ TD-HSDPA/HSUPA/8PSK N6152A-2FP
Digital Cable TV N6153A-2FP
DVB-T/H with T2 N6155A-2FP
ISDB-T/Tmm N6156A-2FP
DTMB (CTTB) N6158A-2FP
CMMB
Specifications
Supplemental Information Refer to the corresponding measurement application chapter for performance information with Option BBA enabled.
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Description N9080A--1FP
LTE-FDD N9082A--1FP
LTE-TDD
Description Residual EVM X-Series Measurement Applications N9071A GSM/EDGE
EDGE EVM floor PFER phase error, rms, floor N9072A cdma2000 Composite EVM floor Composite Rho floor N9073A W-CDMA Composite EVM floor N9075A 802.16 OFDMA (Mobile WiMAX) 10 MHz bandwidth RCE floor N9076A 1xEV-DO Composite EVM floor Composite Rho floor N9079A TD-SCDMA Composite EVM floor
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Specifications
Supplemental Information
0.5% (nominal) 0.3° (nominal) 1.5% (nominal) 0.99978 (nominal) 1.5% (nominal)
48 dB (nominal) 1.5% (nominal) 0.99978 (nominal) 1.5% (nominal)
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Description Residual EVM 89600 VSA Software Applications 89600 Option BHD: 3GPP LTE
(10 MHz Bandwidth) DL UL 89600 Option B7U: 3GPP W-CDMA (5 MHz Bandwidth) 89600 Option B7Y: 802.16 OFDMA (10 MHz Bandwidth)
Specifications
Supplemental Information
48 dB (0.4%) (nominal) 46 dB (0.5%) (nominal) 1.5% EVM (nominal)
48 dB RCE (nominal)
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Measurements
Description Complex Spectrum Measurement Resolution BW Range Pre-FFT Filter BW Range
(Type: Gaussian, Flat BW Control: Auto, Manual) Standard Option B25 Option B40 FFT Window
Averaging Avg Number Avg Mode Avg Type
Specifications 100 mHz to 3 MHz
Supplemental Information
10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz Flat Top (high amplitude accuracy); Uniform; Hanning; Hamming; Gaussian; Blackman; Blackman-Harris; Kaiser-Bessel 70, 90, 110
1 to 20,001 Exponential, Repeat Power Avg (RMS), Log-Power Avg (Video), Voltage Avg, Maximum, Minimum
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Description Y-axis Display
Dynamic Range Log scale/div Range Log scale/div Increment Voltage scale/div Range Controls Range Selection I Range and Q Range Markers Measurement Resolution Displayed (manual) Remote Query Trigger Source
Baseband I/Q Source
Baseband IQ Trigger Setup Aux Channel I/Q mag Trigger Setup General Trigger Setup
Specifications
Supplemental Information
10 divisions × scale/div 0.1 to 20 dB 0.01 dB 1 nV to 20 V Ref Value, Range, Scale/Div, Ref Position, and Auto Scaling Auto, Manual
1 V peak, 0.5 V peak, 0.25 V peak, or 0.125 V peak Normal, Delta, Band Power, Noise
Allows expanded views of portions of the trace data Refer to "Input Ranges" on page 125
0.01 dB 0.001 dB
Free Run External 1 External 2 I/Q Mag I (Demodulated) Q (Demodulated) Input I Input Q Aux Channel Center Frequency Trigger level, Trigger slope, and Trigger delay Trigger level, Trigger slope, Trigger delay, Trigger center frequency, and Trigger BW Auto trigger, Trigger holdoff
Refer to "Trigger Inputs" on page 74.
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Description IQ Waveform Measurement Time Record Length
Information Bandwidth Standard Option B25 Option B40
Averaging Avg Number Avg Mode Avg Type
Displays Y-axis Display
Dynamic Range Log scale/div Range Log scale/div Increment Voltage scale/div Range Controls
X-axis Display Range
Controls
Markers
Measurement Resolution Displayed Remote query
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Refer to "Capture Length vs. Span, 2-channel with 89600 VSA, I+jQ Mode [Plot]" on page 140.
10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz
1 to 20,001 Exponential, Repeat Power Avg (RMS), Log-power Avg (Video), Voltage Avg, RF Envelope, I/Q Waveform
10 divisions × scale/div 0.1 to 20 dB 0.01 dB 1 nV to 20 V Scale/Div, Ref Value, and Ref Position
Allows expanded views of portions of the trace data.
10 divisions x scale/div
Scale/Div, Ref Value, and Ref Position Normal, Delta, Band Power, Noise
0.01 dB 0.001 dB
Allows expanded views of portions of the trace data.
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Description Trigger Trigger Source
Trigger Slope Trigger Delay Range
External-1/2 I/Q Mag, I, Q, Input I, Input Q, Aux channel I/Q mag General Trigger Setup Auto Trigger Time Interval Range
Trigger Holdoff Range Resolution
Baseband I/Q Source
Baseband I/Q Trigger Setup Aux Channel I/Q mag Trigger Setup Aux Channel I/Q mag Trigger Trigger Center Frequency
Standard Option B25 Option B40
Specifications
External 1 External 2 I/Q Mag I, Q, Input I, Input Q Aux channel I/Q mag Positive, Negative On, Off
Supplemental Information Refer to "Trigger Inputs" on page 74. Refer to "Trigger Inputs" on page 74.
150 ms to 500 ms 2.5 s to 10.0 s
Auto trigger, Trigger holdoff On, Off
On, Off 0 to 500 ms 100 ns I/Q Mag I (Demodulated) Q (Demodulated) Input I, Input Q, Aux Channel Center Frequency Trigger level, Trigger slope, and Trigger delay Trigger level, Trigger slope, Trigger delay, Trigger center frequency, and Trigger BW
1 ms to 100 s (nominal) Triggers immediately if no trigger occurs before the set time interval.
10 MHz to 10 MHz 25 MHz to 25 MHz 40 MHz to 40 MHz
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Description Trigger BW Standard
Option B25 Option B40
Specifications
10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz
Supplemental Information
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General
Description Capture Depth
Capture Record Length Sample Rate 100 MSa/s Sample Rate 50 MSa/s Sample Rate 25 MSa/s Sample Rate 12.5 MSa/s
Specifications 512 MSa 256 MSa
5 s 5 s 10 s 20 s
Supplemental Information Sampling rate 50 MSa/s to 100 MSa/s Sampling rate < 50 MSa/s
80 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ 40 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ 20 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ 10 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ
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Inputs/Outputs
Description Connectors (I, Q, I, Q, and Cal Out) Cal Out
Signal Frequency
Input Impedance (4 connectors: I, I and Q, Q)
Probes Supported Active Probe Passive Probe
Input Return Loss (50 Impedance Selected) 0 to 10 MHz 10 to 40 MHz
Input Capacitance (1 M Input Impedance)
Specifications BNC female
Supplemental Information See Frequency and Amplitude sections for Baseband Input details
AC coupled square wave Selectable between 1 kHz or 250 kHz (fixed)
50 or 1 M (nominal) selectable
Keysight InfiniiMax series: 1130A, 1131A, 1132A, 1134A 1161A
Probe connectivity kits such as E2668A, E2669A or E2675A are needed. For more details, please refer to the Keysight probe configuration guides: 5968-7141EN and 5989-6162EN.
35 dB (nominal) 30 dB (nominal) 12 pF (nominal)
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8 Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option CR3, Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output.
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No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following page.
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Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications
Aux IF Out Port
Description Connector Impedance
Second IF Out
Specifications SMA female
Supplemental Information Shared with other options 50 (nominal)
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Second IF Out Output Center Frequency SA Mode I/Q Analyzer Mode IF Path 25 MHz IF Path 40 MHz
322.5 MHz
322.5 MHz 250 MHz
IF Path 85, 125 or 160 MHz
300 MHz
Conversion Gain at 2nd IF output center frequency Bandwidth Low band High band With preselector Preselector bypassed (Option MPB)
1 to +4 dB (nominal) plus RF frequency responsea
Up to 140 MHz (nominal)b Depends on RF center frequencyc Up to 410 MHz nominald
Residual Output Signals
94 dBm or lower (nominal)
a. "Conversion Gain" is defined from RF input to IF Output with 0 dB mechanical attenuation and the electronic attenuator off. The nominal performance applies in zero span.
b. The passband width at 3 dB nominally extends from IF frequencies of 230 to 370 MHz. When using IF paths with center frrequencies of 250 MHz or 322.5 MHz, the passband will therefore be asymmetric.
c. The YIG-tuned preselector bandwidth nominally varies from 55 MHz for a center frequencies of 3.6 GHz through 57 MHz at 15 GHz to 75 MHz at 26.5 GHz. (Refer to page 23 for details.) The preselector effect will dominate the passband width.
d. The passband width at 6 dB nominally extends from 100 to 510 MHz. Thus, the maximum width is not centered around the IF output center frequency.
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9 Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option CRP, Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output.
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No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following page.
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Other Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications
Aux IF Out Port
Description Connector Impedance
Specifications SMA female
Supplemental Information Shared with other options 50 (nominal)
Arbitrary IF Out
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Arbitrary IF Out IF Output Center Frequency
Range Resolution Conversion Gain at the RF Center Frequency
Bandwidth Highpass corner frequency Lowpass corner frequency
10 to 75 MHz 0.5 MHz
1 to +4 dB (nominal) plus RF frequency responsea
5 MHz (nominal) at 3 dB 120 MHz (nominal) at 3 dB
Output at 70 MHz center
Low band; also, high band with preselector bypassed
100 MHz (nominal)b
Preselected bands
Depends on RF center frequencyc
Lower output frequencies
Subject to foldingd
Phase Noise
Added noise above analyzer noisee
Residual Output Signals
88 dBm or lower (nominal)f
a. "Conversion Gain" is defined from RF input to IF Output with 0 dB mechanical attenuation and the electronic attenuator off. The nominal performance applies with zero span.
b. The bandwidth shown is in non-preselected bands. The combination with preselection (see footnote c) will reduce the bandwidth.
c. See "Preselector Bandwidth" on page 31. d. As the output center frequency declines, the lower edge of the passband will fold around zero hertz. This phe-
nomenon is most severe for output frequencies around and below 20 MHz. For more information on frequency folding, refer to X-Series Spectrum Analyzer User's and Programmer's Reference. e. The added phase noise in the conversion process of generating this IF is nominally 88, 106, and 130 dBc/Hz at offsets of 10, 100, and 1000 kHz respectively. f. Measured from 1 MHz to 150 MHz.
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10 Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EA3 Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz.
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Specifications Affected by Electronic Attenuator
Specification Name Frequency Range 1 dB Gain Compression Point Displayed Average Noise Level Frequency Response
Information See "Range (Frequency and Attenuation)" on page 153. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 154. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 154. See "Frequency Response" on page 155.
Attenuator Switching Uncertainty
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy, Second Harmonic Distortion Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
The recommended operation of the electronic attenuator is with the reference setting (10 dB) of the mechanical attenuator. In this operating condition, the Attenuator Switching Uncertainty specification of the mechanical attenuator in the core specifications does not apply, and any switching uncertainty of the electronic attenuator is included within the "Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty" on page 157. See ."Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 156. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 154. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 154.
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Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications
Description Range (Frequency and Attenuation) Frequency Range
Specifications 10 Hz to 3.6 GHz
Attenuation Range Electronic Attenuator Range Calibrated Range
0 to 24 dB, 1 dB steps 0 to 24 dB, 2 dB steps
Full Attenuation Range
0 to 94 dB, 1 dB steps
Supplemental Information
Electronic attenuator is calibrated with 10 dB mechanical attenuation Sum of electronic and mechanical attenuation
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Distortions and Noise 1 dB Gain Compression Point
When using the electronic attenuator, the mechanical attenuator is also in-circuit. The full mechanical attenuator range is availablea.
The 1 dB compression point will be nominally higher with the electronic attenuator "Enabled" than with it not Enabled by the loss,b except with high settings of electronic attenuationc .
Displayed Average Noise Level
Instrument Displayed Average Noise Level will nominally be worse with the electronic attenuator "Enabled" than with it not Enabled by the lossb.
Second Harmonic Distortion
Instrument Second Harmonic Distortion will nominally be better in terms of the second harmonic intercept (SHI) with the electronic attenuator "Enabled" than with it not Enabled by the lossb.
Third-order Intermodulation Distortion
Instrument TOI will nominally be better with the electronic attenuator "Enabled" than with it not Enabled by the lossb except for the combination of high attenuation setting and high signal frequencyd.
a. The electronic attenuator is calibrated for its frequency response only with the mechanical attenuator set to its preferred setting of 10 dB.
b. The loss of the electronic attenuator is nominally given by its attenuation plus its excess loss. That excess loss is nominally 2 dB from 0 - 500 MHz and increases by nominally another 1 dB/GHz for frequencies above 500 MHz.
c. An additional compression mechanism is present at high electronic attenuator settings. The mechanism gives nominally 1 dB compression at +20 dBm at the internal electronic attenuator input. The compression threshold at the RF input is higher than that at the internal electronic attenuator input by the mechanical attenuation. The mechanism has negligible effect for electronic attenuations of 0 through 14 dB.
d. The TOI performance improvement due to electronic attenuator loss is limited at high frequencies, such that the TOI reaches a limit of nominally +45 dBm at 3.6 GHz, with the preferred mechanical attenuator setting of 10 dB, and the maximum electronic attenuation of 24 dB. The TOI will change in direct proportion to changes in mechanical attenuation.
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Description Frequency Response
Specifications
(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz))
Attenuation = 4 to 24 dB, even steps 20 Hz to 10 MHz 10 MHz to 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz to 3.6 GHz
20 to 30°C
±0.70 dB ±0.46 dB ±0.53 dB
Full Range
±0.90 dB ±0.58 dB ±0.67 dB
Attenuation = 0, 1, 2 and odd steps, 3 to 23 dB
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
Supplemental Information Mech atten set to default/calibrated setting of 10 dB.
95th Percentile (2) ±0.32 dB ±0.18 dB ±0.20 dB
±0.26 dB
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Description
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy At 50 MHza 20 to 30°C Full temperature range At all frequenciesa
20 to 30°C Full temperature range 95th Percentile Absolute Amplitude Accuracyb (Wide range of signal levels, RBWs, RLs, etc., 0.01 to 3.6 GHz)
Specifications
±0.34 dB ±0.36 dB ±(0.34 dB + frequency response) ±(0.36 dB + frequency response)
Supplemental Information ±0.17 dB
a. Absolute amplitude accuracy is the total of all amplitude measurement errors, and applies over the following subset of settings and conditions: 1 Hz RBW 1 MHz; Input signal -10 to -50 dBm; Input attenuation 10 dB; all settings auto-coupled except Swp Time Rules = Accuracy; combinations of low signal level and wide RBW use VBW 30 kHz to reduce noise. When using FFT sweeps, the signal must be at the center frequency. This absolute amplitude accuracy specification includes the sum of the following individual specifications under the conditions listed above: Scale Fidelity, Reference Level Accuracy, Display Scale Switching Uncertainty, Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty, 50 MHz Amplitude Reference Accuracy, and the accuracy with which the instrument aligns its internal gains to the 50 MHz Amplitude Reference.
b. Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for a wide range of signal and measurement settings, covers the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence. Here are the details of what is covered and how the computation is made: The wide range of conditions of RBW, signal level, VBW, reference level and display scale are discussed in footnote a. There are 44 quasi-random combinations used, tested at a 50 MHz signal frequency. We compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. Also, the frequency response relative to the 50 MHz response is characterized by varying the signal across a large number of quasi-random verification frequencies that are chosen to not correspond with the frequency response adjustment frequencies. We again compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the 50 MHz absolute amplitude accuracy to a national standards organization. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the relative frequency response to a national standards organization. We take the root-sum-square of these four independent Gaussian parameters. To that rss we add the environmental effects of temperature variations across the 20 to 30°C range. These computations and measurements are made with the mechanical attenuator, set to the reference state of 10 dB, the electronic attenuator set to all even settings from 4 through 24 dB inclusive.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty
(Error relative to reference condition: 50 MHz, 10 dB mechanical attenuation, 10 dB electronic attenuation) Attenuation = 0 to 24 dB
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
See notea
a. The specification is ±0.14 dB. Note that this small relative uncertainty does not apply in estimating absolute amplitude accuracy. It is included within the absolute amplitude accuracy for measurements done with the electronic attenuator. (Measurements made without the electronic attenuator are treated differently; the absolute amplitude accuracy specification for these measurements does not include attenuator switching uncertainty.)
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11 Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EMC precompliance EMI features.
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Frequency
Description Frequency Range EMI Resolution Bandwidths
CISPR 200 Hz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz Non-CISPR bandwidths
MIL STD 10, 100 Hz, 1, 10, 100 kHz, 1 MHz Non-MIL STD bandwidths
Specifications
10, 30, 100, 300 Hz,1, 3, 30, 300 kHz, 3, 10 MHz 30, 300 Hz, 3, 30, 300 kHz, 3, 10 MHz
Supplemental information 10 Hz to 3.6, 7, 13.6, 26.5, GHz depending on the frequency option. See "CISPR Preset Settings" on page 161 and "MIL-STD 461D/E/F Frequency Ranges and Bandwidths" on page 161 for CISPR and MIL-STD frequency ranges. Available when the EMC Standard is CISPR. As specified by CISPR 16-1-1, -6 dB bandwidths, subject to masks -6 dB bandwidths
Available when the EMC Standard is MIL As specified by Mil-STD-461, -6 dB bandwidths -6 dB bandwidths
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Table 11-1
CISPR Band Band A Band B Band C Band D Band C/D Band E
Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features Frequency
CISPR Preset Settings
Frequency Range 9 to 150 kHz 150 kHz to 30 MHz 30 to 300 MHz 300 MHz to 1 GHz 30 MHz to 1 GHz 1 to 18 GHz
CISPR RBW 200 Hz 9 kHz 120 kHz 120 kHz 120 kHz 1 MHz
Data Points 1413 6637 4503 11671 16171 34001
Table 11-2
MIL-STD 461D/E/F Frequency Ranges and Bandwidths
Frequency Range 30 Hz to 1 kHz 1 kHz to 10 kHz 10 kHz to 150 kHz 150 kHz to 30 MHz 30 MHz to 1 GHz Above 1 GHz
6 dB Bandwidth 10 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz
Minimum Measurement Time 0.015 s/Hz 0.15 s/kHz 0.015 s/kHz 1.5 s/MHz 0.15 s/MHz 15 s/GHz
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Amplitude
Description EMI Average Detector
Specifications
Default Average Type
Quasi-Peak Detector
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for reference spectral intensities Relative amplitude accuracy versus pulse repetition rate Quasi-Peak to average response ratio Dynamic range
Pulse repetition rates 20 Hz Pulse repetition rates 10 Hz
RMS Average Detector
Supplemental Information Used for CISPR specified average measurements and, with 1 MHz RBW, for frequencies above 1 GHz All filtering is done on the linear (voltage) scale even when the display scale is log. Used with CISPR specified RBWs, for frequencies 1 GHz As specified by CISPR 16-1-1
As specified by CISPR 16-1-1
As specified by CISPR 16-1-1
As specified by CISPR 16-1-1 Does not meet CISPR standards in some cases with DC pulse excitation. As specified by CISPR 16-1-1
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12 Option ESC - External Source Control
This chapter contains specifications for the Option ESC, External Source Control.
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General Specifications
Description
Frequency Range SA Operating range N9020A-503 N9020A-508 N9020A-513 N9020A-526 Source Operating range N5171B-501 N5171B/72B/81B/82B-503 N5171B/72B/81B/82B-506 N5181A/N5182A-503 N5181A/N5182A-506 N5183A-520 N5183A-532 N5183A-540 N5173B/N5183B-513 N5173B/N5183B-520 N5173B/N5183B-532 N5173B/N5183B-540 E8257D-520 E8257D-532 E8257D-540 E8257D-550 E8257D-567 E8267D-520 E8267D-532 E8267D-544 Span Limitations Span limitations due to source range
Specification
10 Hz to 3.6 GHz 10 Hz to 8.4 GHz 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz 9 kHz to 1 GHz 9 kHz to 3 GHz 9 kHz to 6 GHz 100 kHz to 3 GHz 100 kHz to 6 GHz 100 kHz to 20 GHz 100 kHz to 31.8 GHz 100 kHz to 40 GHz 9 kHz to 13 GHz 9 kHz to 20 GHz 9 kHz to 31.8 GHz 9 kHz to 40 GHz 250 kHz to 20 GHz 250 kHz to 31.8 GHz 250 kHz to 40 GHz 250 kHz to 50 GHz 250 kHz to 67 GHz 250 kHz to 20 GHz 250 kHz to 31.8 GHz 250 kHz to 44 GHz
Offset Sweep Sweep offset setting range
Sweep offset setting resolution
1 Hz
Harmonic Sweep
Harmonic sweep setting rangea Multiplier numerator Multiplier denominator
Sweep Directionb
Supplemental Information
Limited by the source and SA operating range Limited by the source and SA operating range N = 1 to 1000 N = 1 to 1000 Normal, Reversed
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a. Limited by the frequency range of the source to be controlled. b. The analyzer always sweeps in a positive direction, but the source may be configured to sweep in the opposite
direction. This can be useful for analyzing negative mixing products in a mixer under test, for example.
Description
Dynamic Range (10 MHz to 3 GHz, Input terminated, sample detector, average type = log, 20 to 30°C)
SA span
SA RBW
1 MHz
2 kHz
10 MHz
6.8 kHz
100 MHz
20 kHz
1000 MHz
68 kHz
Specification
Supplemental Information
Dynamic Range = -10 dBm - DANL - 10×log(RBW)a
106.0 dB 100.7 dB 96.0 dB 90.7 dB
Amplitude Accuracy
Multiple contributorsb Linearityc Source and Analyzer Flatnessd YTF Instabilitye VSWR effectsf
a. The dynamic range is given by this computation: -10 dBm - DANL - 10×log(RBW) where DANL is the displayed average noise level specification, normalized to 1 Hz RBW, and the RBW used in the measurement is in hertz units. The dynamic range can be increased by reducing the RBW at the expense of increased sweep time.
b. The following footnotes discuss the biggest contributors to amplitude accuracy. c. One amplitude accuracy contributor is the linearity with which amplitude levels are detected by the analyzer.
This is called "scale fidelity" by most spectrum analyzer users, and "dynamic amplitude accuracy" by most network analyzer users. This small term is documented in the Amplitude section of the Specifications Guide. It is negligibly small in most cases. d. The amplitude accuracy versus frequency in the source and the analyzer can contribute to amplitude errors. This error source is eliminated when using normalization in low band (0 to 3.6 GHz). In high band the gain instability of the YIG-tuned prefilter in the analyzer keeps normalization errors nominally in the 0.25 to 0.5 dB range. e. In the worst case, the center frequency of the YIG-tuned prefilter can vary enough to cause very substantial errors, much higher than the nominal 0.25 to 0.5 dB nominal errors discussed in the previous footnote. In this case, or as a matter of good practice, the prefilter should be centered. See the user's manual for instructions on centering the preselector. f. VSWR interaction effects, caused by RF reflections due to mismatches in impedance, are usually the dominant error source. These reflections can be minimized by using 10 dB or more attenuation in the analyzer, and using well-matched attenuators in the measurement configuration.
Description Power Sweep Range
Specification
Supplemental Information Limited by source amplitude range
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Description Measurement Time
Specification
Supplemental Information Nominala
RF MXG (N5181A/N5182A)b
Option 503, 507, 513, 526
Band 0
Band 1
201 Sweep points (default setting)
450 ms
1.1 s
601 Sweep points
1.25 s
3.7 s
W MXG (N5183A)b
Option 503, 508, 513, 526
Band 0
Band 1
>Band1
201 Sweep points (default setting)
450 ms
1.2 s
2.4 s
601 Sweep points
1.2 s
3.7 s
6.9 s
PSG (E8257D)/(E8267D)c
Option 503, 508, 513, 526
Band 0
Band 1
>Band1
201 Sweep points (default setting)
2.2 s
2.2 s
2.5 s
601 Sweep points
6.1 s
6.5 s
7.1 s
a. These measurement times were observed with a span of 100 MHz, RBW of 20 kHz, and the point triggering method being set to Ext Trigger1. The measurement times will not change significantly with span when the RBW is automatically selected. If the RBW is decreased, the sweep time increase would be approximately 23.8 times Npoints/RBW.
b. Based on MXG firmware version A.01.80 and Option UNZ installed. c. Based on PSG firmware version C.06.15 and Option UNZ installed.
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Supported External Sources Agilent/Keysight EXG
N5171B/72B (firmware B.01.01 or later)ab N5173B (firmware B.01.51 or later)c
Agilent/Keysight MXG Agilent/Keysight PSG
N5181B/82B (firmware B.01.01 or later)ab N5183B (firmware B.01.51 or later)c N5181A (firmware A.01.80 or later) N5182A (firmware A.01.80 or later) N5183A (firmware A.01.80 or later)
E8257D (firmware C.06.15 or later) E8267D (firmware C.06.15 or later)
IO interface connection between EXG/MXG and SA between PSG and SA
LAN, GPIB, or USB LAN or GPIB
a. Firmware revision A.11.00 or later is required for the signal analyzer to control the analog X-Series EXG (N5171B) and MXG (N5181B).
b. Firmware revision A.12.00 or later is required for the signal analyzer to control the vector X-Series EXG (N5172B) and MXG (N5182B).
c. Firmware revision A.14.50 or later is required for the signal analyzer to control the microwave X-Series EXG (N5173B) and MXG (N5183B).
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13 Option EXM - External Mixing
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EXM External Mixing.1
1. Option EXM is available only on MXA's with serial number prefix MY/SG/US5233 or greater. 169
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Specifications Affected by External mixing
Specification Name RF-Related Specifications, such as TOI, DANL, SHI, Amplitude Accuracy, and so forth.
Information Specifications do not apply; some related specifications are contained in IF Input in this chapter
IF-Related Specifications, such as RBW range, RBW accuracy, RBW switching uncertainty, and so forth.
Specifications unchanged, except IF Frequency Response - see specifications in this chapter.
New specifications: IF Input Mixer Bias LO Output
See specifications in this chapter.
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Other External Mixing Specifications
Description Connection Port EXT MIXER Connector Impedance Functions
Specifications SMA, female Triplexed for Mixer Bias, IF Input and LO output
Description Mixer Bias Bias Current
Range Resolution Accuracy Output impedance Bias Voltage Range
Specifications
±10 mA 10 A
Supplemental Information
50 (nominal) at IF and LO frequencies
Supplemental Information Short circuit current
±20 A (nominal) 477 (nominal) Open circuit ±3.7 V (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Input Maximum Safe Level Center Frequency Standard (or Option B25a)
Option B85/B1A/B1Xa Option B40a
+7 dBm
322.5 MHz 300.0 MHz 250.0 MHz
Bandwidth ADC Clipping Levelb
Supports all optional IFs 14.5 ±1.5 dBm (nominal)
1 dB Gain Compressionb
Gain Accuracyc
Standard (or Option B25a)
Option B85/B1A/B1Xa or Option B40a
IF Frequency Response
CF
Width
322.5 MHz
±5 MHz
322.5 MHz
±12.5 MHz
250 MHz
±20 MHz
Noise Figure (322.5 MHz, swept operation)
20 to 30°C ±1.2 dB
Full Range ±2.5 dB
2 dBm (nominal)
Swept and narrowband ±1.2 dB (nominal) RMS (nominal)
0.05 dB 0.07 dB 0.15 dB 9 dB (nominal)
VSWR
1.3:1 (nominal)
a. Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, and B1X are only available in "I/Q Analyzer" mode. b. These specifications apply at the IF input port. The on-screen and mixer-input levels scale with the conversion
loss and corrections values. c. The amplitude accuracy of a measurement includes this term and the accuracy with which the settings of correc-
tions model the loss of the external mixer.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
LO Output Frequency Range
3.75 to 14.1 GHz
Output Powera
20 to 30°C
Full Range
3.75 to 7.0 GHzb
+15.0 to 18.0 dBm
+14.5 to 18.5 dBm
7.0 to 8.72 GHzb
+15.0 to 18.0 dBm
+13.5 to 18.8 dBm
7.8 to 14.1 GHzc
+14.0 to 18.5 dBm
Not specified
Second Harmonic
20 dB (nominal)
Fundamental Feedthrough and Undesired Harmonicsc
15 dB (nominal)
VSWR
<2.2:1 (nominal)
a. The LO output port power is compatible with Agilent/Keysight M1970 and 11970 Series mixers except for the 11970K. The power is specified at the connector. Cable loss will affect the power available at the mixer. With non-Agilent/Keysight mixer units, supplied loss calibration data may be valid only at a specified LO power that may differ from the power available at the mixer. In such cases, additional uncertainties apply.
b. LO Doubler = Off settings. c. LO Doubler = On setting. Fundamental frequency = 3.9 to 7.0 GHz.
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14 Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass
This chapter contains specifications for the Option MPB, Microwave Preselector Bypass.
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Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass
Specification Name Displayed Average Noise Level IF Frequency Response and IF Phase Linearity
Frequency Response VSWR
Additional Spurious Responses
Information Performance from 3.5 to 26.5 GHz is nominally 2 dB worse with this option enabled. See "IF Frequency Response" on page 35 and "IF Phase Linearity" on page 36 for the standard 10 MHz analysis bandwidth; also, see the associated "Analysis Bandwidth" chapter for any optional bandwidths. See specifications in this chapter. The magnitude of the mismatch over the range of frequencies will be very similar between MPB and non-MPB operation, but the details, such as the frequencies of the peaks and valleys, will shift. In addition to the "Spurious Responses" on page 47 of the core specifications, "Additional Spurious Responses" on page 178 of this chapter also apply.
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Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Response (Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz) Swept operationa, Attenuation 10 dB)
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 20. Modes above 18 GHzb
20 to 30°C
Full Range
95th Percentile (2)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±0.9 dB
±1.5 dB
±0.42 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.0 dB
±2.0 dB
±0.50 dB
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
±1.3 dB
±2.0 dB
±0.50 dB
17.0 to 22.0 GHz
±1.3 dB
±2.0 dB
±0.53 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHz
±2.0 dB
±2.8 dB
±0.66 dB
a. For Sweep Type = FFT, add the RF flatness errors of this table to the IF Frequency Response errors. An additional error source, the error in switching between swept and FFT sweep types, is nominally ±0.01 dB and is included within the "Absolute Amplitude Error" specifications.
b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. The effect of these modes with this connector are included within these specifications.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Additional Spurious Responsesa
Tuned Frequency (f)
Excitation
Image Response
3.5 to 26.5 GHz
f + fIFb
LO Harmonic and Subharmonic Responses
0 dBc (nominal), High Band Image Suppression is lost with Option MPB.
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
N(f + fIF) ±fIFb
10 dBc (nominal), N = 2, 3
8.3 to 26.5 GHz
[N(f + fIF)/2] ±fIFb
Second Harmonic Response
3.5 to 13.6 GHz
f/2
13.5 to 26.5 GHz f/2
IF Feedthrough Response
10 dBc (nominal), N = 1, 3, 4
72 dBc (nominal) for 40 dBm mixer level 68 dBc (nominal) for 40 dBm mixer level
3.5 to 13.6 GHz
fIFb
100 dBc (nominal)
13.5 to 26.5 GHz
fIFb
90 dBc (nominal)
a. Dominate spurious responses are described here. Generally, other Option MPB-specific spurious responses will be substantially lower than those listed here, but may exceed core specifications.
b. fIF = 322.5 MHz except fIF= 250 MHz with Option B40 and the 40 MHz IF path enabled.
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15 Option NFE - Noise Floor Extension
This chapter contains specifications for Option NFE, Noise Floor Extension. This option is licensed in the instrument as N9020A-NF2, Noise Floor Extension, instrument alignment.
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Specifications Affected by Noise Floor Extension
The only analyzer specifications affected by the presence or use of this option are noise specifications when the option is used. The additional specifications are given in the following pages.
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Displayed Average Noise Level
Description
Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvementa
Specifications
Band 0, f > 20 MHzd Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Improvement for CW Signalse Improvement, Pulsed-RF Signalsf Improvement, Noise-Like Signals Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension
Supplemental Information 95th Percentile (2)b
Preamp Off 9 dB
Preamp Onc 10 dB
8 dB 10 dB 9 dB 9 dB 3.5 dB (nominal)
9 dB 10 dB 10 dB 9 dB
10.8 dB (nominal)
9.1 dB (nominal) Preamp Off
Preamp Oncg
Band 0, f > 20 MHzd
-162 dBm
-172 dBm
Band 1
-160 dBm
-170 dBm
Band 2
-160 dBm
-170 dBm
Band 3
-156 dBm
-170 dBm
Band 4
-148 dBm
-164 dBm
a. This statement on the improvement in DANL is based on the statistical observations of the error in the effective noise floor after NFE is applied. That effective noise floor can be a negative or a positive power at any frequency. These 95th percentile values are based on the absolute value of that effective remainder noise power.
b. Unlike other 95th percentiles, these table values do not include delta environment effects. NFE is aligned in the factory at room temperature. For best performance, in an environment that is different from room temperature, such as an equipment rack with other instruments, we recommend running the "Characterize Noise Floor" operation after the first time the analyzer has been installed in the environment, and given an hour to stabilize.
c. DANL of the preamp is specified with a 50 source impedance. Like all amplifiers, the noise varies with the source impedance. When NFE compensates for the noise with an ideal source impedance, the variation in the remaining noise level with the actual source impedance is greatly multiplied in a decibel sense.
d. NFE does not apply to the low frequency sensitivity. At frequencies below about 2 MHz, the sensitivity is dominated by phase noise surrounding the LO feedthrough. The NFE is not designed to improve that performance. At frequencies between 2 and 20 MHz the NFE effectiveness increases from nearly none to near its maximum.
e. Improvement in the uncertainty of measurement due to amplitude errors and variance of the results is modestly improved by using NFE. The nominal improvement shown was evaluated for a 2 dB error with 250 traces averaged. For extreme numbers of averages, the result will be as shown in the "Improvement for Noise-like Signals" and DANL sections of this table.
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f. Pulsed-RF signals are usually measured with peak detection. Often, they are also measured with many "max hold" traces. When the measurement time in each display point is long compared to the reciprocal of the RBW, or the number of traces max held is large, considerable variance reduction occurs in each measurement point. When the variance reduction is large, NFE can be quite effective; when it is small, NFE has low effectiveness. For example, in Band 0 with 100 pulses per trace element, in order to keep the error within ±3 dB error 95% of the time, the signal can be 10.8 dB lower with NFE than without NFE.
g. NFE performance can give results below theoretical levels of noise in a termination resistor at room temperature, about 174 dBm/Hz. this is intentional and usually desirable. NFE is not designed to report the noise at the input of the analyzer; it reports how much more noise is at the input of the analyzer than was present in its alignment. And its alignment includes the noise of a termination at room temperature. So it can often see the added noise below the theoretical noise. Furthermore, DANL is defined with log averaging in a 1 Hz RBW, which is about 2.3 dB lower than the noise density (power averaged) in a 1 Hz noise bandwidth.
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16 Options P03, P08, P13, P26 - Preamplifiers
This chapter contains specifications for the MXA Signal Analyzer Options P03, P08, P13, P26 preamplifiers.
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Specifications Affected by Preamp
Specification Name
Information
Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW
The graphic from the core specifications does not apply with Preamp On.
Measurement Range
Gain Compression DANL without Option NFE or NFE Off DANL with Option NFE and NFE On DANL interaction of Preamp with Option MPB
The measurement range depends on displayed average noise level (DANL). See "Amplitude Accuracy and Range" on page 32. See specifications in this chapter. See specifications in this chapter. See "Displayed Average Noise Level" on page 181 Performance from 3.5 to 26.5 GHz is nominally 2 dB worse when Option MPB is enabled.
Frequency Response Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
RF Input VSWR Display Scale Fidelity
See specifications in this chapter. See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 36 of the core specifications. See plot in this chapter. See Display Scale Fidelity on page 41 of the core specifications. Then, adjust the mixer levels given downward by the preamp gain given in this chapter.
Second Harmonic Distortion
See specifications in this chapter.
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion Other Input Related Spurious
Dynamic Range Gain
See specifications in this chapter. See "Spurious Responses" on page 47 of the core specifications. Preamp performance is not warranted but is nominally the same as non-preamp performance. See plot in this chapter. See "Preamp" specifications in this chapter.
Noise Figure
See "Preamp" specifications in this chapter.
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Other Preamp Specifications
Description Preamp (Options P03, P08, P13, P26)a
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Gain 100 kHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz
Maximumb +20 dB (nominal) +35 dB (nominal)
Noise figure
100 kHz to 3.6 GHz
11 dB (nominal) Note on DC couplingc
3.6 to 8.4 GHz
9 dB (nominal)
8.4 to 13.6 GHz
10 dB (nominal)
13.6 to 26.5 GHz
15 dB (nominal)
a. The preamp follows the input attenuator, AC/DC coupling switch, and precedes the input mixer. In low-band, it follows the 3.6 GHz low-pass filter. In high-band, it precedes the preselector.
b. Preamp Gain directly affects distortion and noise performance, but it also affects the range of levels that are free of final IF overload. The user interface has a designed relationship between input attenuation and reference level to prevent on-screen signal levels from causing final IF overloads. That design is based on the maximum preamp gains shown. Actual preamp gains are modestly lower, by up to nominally 5 dB for frequencies from 100 kHz to 3.6 GHz, and by up to nominally 10 dB for frequencies from 3.6 to 26.5 GHz.
c. The effect of AC coupling is negligible for frequencies above 40 MHz. Below 40 MHz, DC coupling is recommended for the best measurements. The instrument NF nominally degrades by 0.2 dB at 30 MHz and 1 dB at 10 MHz with AC coupling.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone)a
(Preamp On (Options P03, P08, P13, P26) Maximum power at the preampb for 1 dB gain compression)
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
3.6 to 26.5 GHz
-14 dBm (nominal)
Tone spacing 100 kHz to 20 MHz
-26 dBm (nominal)
Tone spacing > 70 MHz
-16 dBm (nominal)
a. Large signals, even at frequencies not shown on the screen, can cause the analyzer to mismeasure on-screen signals because of two-tone gain compression. This specification tells how large an interfering signal must be in order to cause a 1 dB change in an on-screen signal.
b. Total power at the preamp (dBm) = total power at the input (dBm) - input attenuation (dB).
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)a -- Preamp On
Options P03, P08, P13, P26
Input terminated, Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log 0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = Any setting 1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth
20 to 30°C
Full Range
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 20.
Typical
Nominal
100 kHz to 1 MHzb
-149 dBm
1 MHz to 10 MHz
-161 dBm
-159 dBm
-163 dBm
10 MHz to 2.1 GHz
-163 dBm
-161 dBm
-166 dBm
2.1 GHz to 3.6 GHz
-162 dBm
-160 dBm
-164 dBm
Option P08, P13, P26
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
-162 dBm
-160 dBm
-166 dBm
Option P13, P26
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
-162 dBm
-160 dBm
-165 dBm
Option P26
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
-159 dBm
-157 dBm
-163 dBm
17.0 to 20.0 GHz
-157 dBm
-154 dBm
-161 dBm
20.0 to 26.5 GHz
-152 dBm
-149 dBm
-157 dBm
a. DANL is measured in a 1 kHz RBW and normalized to the narrowest available RBW, because the noise figure does not depend on RBW and 1 kHz measurements are faster.
b. Specifications apply only when the Phase Noise Optimization control is set to "Best Wide-offset Phase Noise."
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Response -- Preamp On
Refer to the footnote for
Band Overlaps on page 20.
Modes above 18 GHza
(Options P03, P08, P13, P26)
(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz, with 10 dB attenuation) Input attenuation 0 dB Swept operationb)
20 to 30°C
Full Range
95th Percentile (2)
100 kHz to 3.6 GHzc
±0.75 dB
±1.0 dB
±0.28 dB
Serial Prefix SG/MY/US5051d
3.5 to 8.4 GHzef
±2.0 dB
±2.7 dB
±0.67 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHzef
±2.3 dB
±2.9 dB
±0.73 dB
13.5 to 17.1 GHzef
±2.5 dB
±3.4 dB
±0.97 dB
17.0 to 22.0 GHzef
±2.8 dB
±4.1 dB
±1.36 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHzef
±3.5 dB
±4.5 dB
±1.48 dB
Serial Prefix < SG/MY/US5051d
3.5 to 8.4 GHzef
±2.0 dB
±2.7 dB
±0.53 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHzef
±2.3 dB
±2.9 dB
±0.60 dB
13.5 to 17.1 GHzef
±2.5 dB
±3.3 dB
±0.81 dB
17.0 to 22.0 GHzef
±2.5 dB
±3.3 dB
±0.81 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHzef
±3.5 dB
±4.5 dB
±1.25 dB
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. The effect of these modes with this connector are included within these specifications.
b. For Sweep Type = FFT, add the RF flatness errors of this table to the IF Frequency Response errors. An additional error source, the error in switching between swept and FFT sweep types, is nominally ±0.01 dB and is included within the "Absolute Amplitude Error" specifications.
c. Electronic attenuator (Option EA3) may not be used with preamp on. d. To see the serial number, press the following keys: System, Show, System. e. Specifications for frequencies > 3.5 GHz apply for sweep rates < 100 MHz/ms. f. Preselector centering applied.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
RF Input VSWR (at tuned frequency, DC Coupled)
DC coupled, 0 dB atten
Band 0 (0.01 to 3.6 GHz) Option 503 Option 508, 513, or 526
Band 1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz) Band 2 (8.3 to 13.6 GHz)
95th Percentilea
1.80 1.77 1.68 1.69
Band 3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz)
1.66
Band 4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz)
1.66
Nominal VSWR vs. Freq.
See plots following
a. X-Series analyzers have a reflection coefficient that is excellently modeled with a Rayleigh probability distribution. Keysight recommends using the methods outlined in Application Note 1449-3 and companion Average Power Sensor Measurement Uncertainty Calculator to compute mismatch uncertainty. Use this 95th percentile VSWR information and the Rayleigh model (Case C or E in the application note) with that process.
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Nominal VSWR -- Preamp On (Plot)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Second Harmonic Distortion Source Frequency
Preamp Levela
Distortion (nominal)
SHIb (nominal)
10 MHz to 1.8 GHz
-45 dBm
-78 dBc
+33 dBm
1.8 to 13.25 GHz
-50 dBm
-60 dBc
+10 dBm
a. Preamp Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation. b. SHI = second harmonic intercept. The SHI is given by the mixer power in dBm minus the second harmonic dis-
tortion level relative to the mixer tone in dBc.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
(Tone separation 5 times IF Prefilter Bandwidtha Sweep type not set to FFT)
Preamp Levelb
Distortion (nominal)
TOIc (nominal)
10 MHz to 500 MHz
-45 dBm
-98 dBc
+4 dBm
500 MHz to 3.6 GHz
-45 dBm
-100 dBc
+5 dBm
3.6 to 26.5 GHz
-50 dBm
-70 dBc
-15 dBm
a. See the IF Prefilter Bandwidth table in the specifications for "Gain Compression" on page 43. When
the tone separation condition is met, the effect on TOI of the setting of IF Gain is negligible. b. Preamp Level = Input Level - Input Attenuation. c. TOI = third order intercept. The TOI is given by the preamplifier input tone level (in dBm) minus (distortion/2)
where distortion is the relative level of the distortion tones in dBc.
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Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz, Preamp On (Plot)
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This chapter contains specifications for the Option PFR, Precision Frequency Reference.
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Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference
Specification Name Precision Frequency Reference
Information See "Precision Frequency Reference" on page 22 in the core specifications.
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18 Options RT1, RT2 - Real-time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA)
This chapter contains specifications for the MXA Signal Analyzer Options RT1, real-time analysis up to 160 MHz, basic detection, and RT2, real-time analysis up to 160 MHz, optimum detection.
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Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performance
Description General Frequency Domain Characteristics Maximum real-time analysis bandwidth (Option RT1 or RT2) With Option B1X With Option B1A With Option B85 Minimum signal duration with 100% probability of intercept (POI) at full amplitude accuracy With Option B1X
With Option B1A
With Option B85 Supported Detectors Number of Traces Resolution Bandwidths (Window type = Kaiser)
Span 160 MHz 100 MHz 50 MHz 10 MHz 1 MHz 100 kHz
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
Determined by analysis BW option
160 MHz 125 MHz 85 MHz Opt RT2
Opt RT1
Maximum span: Default window is Kaiser; Viewable on screen
3.7 s 3.57 s 3.7 s 3.62 s 3.7 s
6
Min RBW 383 kHz 239 kHz 120 kHz 23.9 kHz 2.39 kHz 239 Hz
3.7 s 3.57 sa 3.7 s 3.62 sa 3.7 s
Max RBW 12.2 MHzb 7.6 MHz 3.8 MHz 763 kHz 76.3 kHz 7.6 kHz
Span = 85 MHz Span > 85 MHz Span = 85 MHz Span > 85 MHz
Peak, Negative Peak, Sample, Average Clear Write, Max Hold, Min Hold 6 RBWs available for each window type, Nominal Span: RBW ratio for windows: Flattop = 6.7 to 212, Gaussian, Blackman-Harris = 13 to 417, Kaiser = 13 to 418, Hanning = 17 to 551
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Description
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
Window types
Maximum Sample Rate With Option B1X With Option B1A With Option B85
Hanning, Blackman-Harris, Rectangular, Flattop, Kaiser, Gaussian
200 MSa 157 MSa 106 MSa
Complex
FFT Rate
Supported Triggers
Number of Markers Supported Markers Amplitude resolution Frequency points
292,969/s
12 0.01 dB 821
Nominal value for maximum sample rate. For all spans greater than 300 kHz. Level, Level with Time Qualified (TQT), Line, External, RF Burst, Frame, Frequency Mask (FMT), FMT with TQT
Normal, Delta, Noise, Band Power
Minimum acquisition time
104 sc
Value for maximum sample rate
a. Option RT1 specification is 17.3 s for SW Revision A.16.09. b. This maximum RBW value applies to all window types. Option RT1 has a maximum RBW of 10 MHz with early
instrument SW. c. For spectrogram only. For Density view: 30 ms. For Density & spectrogram: 90 ms.
Description Density View Probability range Minimum Span Maximum Span
Persistence duration Color palettes
Spectrogram View
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
0-100% 100 Hz
10 s Cool, Warm, Grayscale, Radar, Fire, Frost
0.001% steps 160 MHz in real-time. Stitched density supports full frequency of instrument
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Description Maximum number of acquisitions stored Dynamic range covered by colors
Specs & Nominals 10,000 200 dB
Supplemental Information 5,000 with power vs. time combination view
Description Power vs. Time Supported Detectors Supported Triggers
Number of Markers Maximum Time Viewable Minimum Time Viewable Minimum detectable signal For Option RT2 only; Available with "Multi-view". With Option B1X With Option B1A With Option B85
Specs & Nominals
Supplemental Information
12 40 s 215 s
5 ns 8 ns 11.42 ns
Peak, Negative Peak, Sample, Average Level, Level with Time Qualified (TQT), Line, External, RF Burst, Frame, Frequency Mask (FMT), FMT with TQT
Signal must have >60 dB Signal-to-Mask (StM) to maintain 100% POI. Does not include analog front-end effects.
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Description Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) Trigger Views Trigger resolution Trigger conditions
Minimum TQT Duration @ 160 MHz span (or BW)
Specs & Nominals
Density, Spectrogram, Normal 0.5 dB Enter, Leave, Inside, Outside, Enter->Leave, Leave->Enter, TQT 5.12 s
Minimum detectable signal duration with >60 dB Signal-to Mask (StM) With Option B1X With Option B1A With Option B85
5 ns 8 ns 11.42 ns
Supplemental Information
The minimum TQT duration is inversely proportional to the span (or BW) Does not include analog front-end effects. For Option RT2 only
Minimum signal duration (in µs) for 100% probability of FMT triggering with various RBW Option RT1 with SW Revision A.16.09
Span (MHz) RBW 6 RBW 5 RBW 4 RBW 3 RBW 2 RBW 1
Option RT2, or RT1with SW Revision A.16.17
Span (MHz) RBW 6 RBW 5 RBW 4
RBW 1 through 6 can be selected under Bandwidth [BW] Manual.
160 17.23 17.39 17.71 18.35 19.63 22.19
120 17.27 17.49 17.91 18.77 20.47 23.89
80 17.41 17.73 18.37 19.65 22.21 27.33
40 17.72 18.36 19.64 22.20 27.32 37.56
20 18.44 19.72 22.28 27.40 37.64 58.12
160 120 80
40
20
3.57 3.62 3.73 4.04 4.68
3.73 3.83 4.05 4.68 5.96
4.05 4.26 4.69 5.96 8.52
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Description
Specs & Nominals
RBW 3
4.69 5.11 5.97
RBW 2
5.97 6.82 8.53
RBW 1
8.53 10.23 13.65
Minimum signal duration (in µs) for 100% probability of FMT triggering with various StM
Option RT1 with SW Revision A.16.09
Span (MHz)
160 120 80
0 dB offset
22.19 23.89 13.65
6 dB offset
17.08 17.07 3.48
12 dB offset
16.10 15.77 1.76
20 dB offset
15.23 14.61 0.71
40 dB offset
13.87 12.79 0.08
60 dB offset
13.03 11.67 0.01
Option RT2, or RT1 with SW Revision A.16.17
Span (MHz)
160 120 80
0 dB offset
8.53 10.23 13.65
6 dB offset
3.42 3.42 3.48
12 dB offset
2.44 2.12 1.76
20 dB offset
1.58 1.04 0.71
40 dB offset
0.325 0.120 0.080
60 dB offset
0.035 0.013 0.010
8.52 13.6 23.88
40 22.88 4.66 2.22 0.88 0.10 0.02
40 23.88 4.66 2.22 0.88 0.100 0.020
Supplemental Information 13.6 23.9 44.4
For 1024-point Blackmann-Harris window.
20 44.36 8.36 4.00 1.64 0.24 0.04
20 44.36 8.36 4.00 1.64 0.240 0.040
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This chapter contains specifications for the MXA Signal Analyzer Option TDS, Time Domain Scan.
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Specifications Affected by Time Domain Scan
Time domain scan is in use when all the following are true: · The analyzer is installed with either Option DP2, or B40 or a wider BW
option · The N6141A EMI measurement application is licensed and the analyzer is
set to "EMI Receiver" mode · Option TDS is licensed and the analyzer's "Scan Type" is set to "Time
Domain"
Specification Name
Information
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy @ 50 MHz
See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 36 of the core specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance.
Frequency Response with Preamp Off
See "Frequency Response" on page 33 of the core specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance.
Frequency Response with Preamp On
See "Frequency Response -- Preamp On" on page 188 of the preamplifier specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance.
1-dB Compression (Two-tone) with Preamp Off
See "1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone)" on page 43 of the core specifications. This performance with TDS nominally has the same values as non-TDS performance but only applies under the condition of substantially wider tone spacing, such as 50 MHz
1-dB Compression (Two-tone) with Preamp On
See "1 dB Gain Compression Point" on page 186 of the preamplifier specifications. This performance with TDS nominally has the same values as non-TDS performance but only applies under the condition of substantially wider tone spacing, such as 50 MHz.
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) with Preamp Off
See "Displayed Average Noise Level" on page 45 of the core specifications. For frequency above 20 Hz, this performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance at the broad middle of the TDS FFT width and nominally 1 dB worse at the edges.
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) with Preamp On
See "Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) -- Preamp On" on page 187 of the preamplifier specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance at the broad middle of the TDS FFT width and nominally 1 dB worse at the edges.
Second Harmonic Distortion with Preamp Off
See "Second Harmonic Distortion" on page 48 of the core specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance.
Second Harmonic Distortion with Preamp On
See "Second Harmonic Distortion" on page 191 of the preamp specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance.
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Specification Name Third-Order Intermodulation with Preamp Off
Third-Order Intermodulation with Preamp On
Residuals
Information See "TOI (Third Order Intermodulation)" on page 62 of the core specifications. This performance with TDS nominally has the same values as non-TDS performance but only applies under the condition of substantially wider tone spacing, such as 50 MHz. See "Third Order Intermodulation Distortion" on page 191 of the preamp specifications. This performance with TDS nominally has the same values as non-TDS performance but only applies under the condition of substantially wider tone spacing, such as 50 MHz. See "Residual Responses" on page 47 of the core specifications. This performance with TDS is nominally the same as non-TDS performance.
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Other Time Domain Scan Specifications
Description
Specifications
Throughput
CISPR band B, 150 kHz to 30 MHz, RBW = 9 kHz, measurement time = 100 ms, peak detector
CISPR band B, 150 kHz to 30 MHz, RBW = 9 kHz, measurement time = 1 s, quasi-peak detector
CISPR band C/D, 30 MHz to 1 GHz, RBW = 120 kHz, measurement time = 10 ms, peak detector
CISPR band C/D, 30 MHz to 1 GHz, RBW = 9 kHz, measurement time = 10 ms, peak detector
CISPR band C/D, 30 MHz to 1 GHz, RBW = 120 kHz, measurement time = 1 s, quasi-peak detector
Supplemental Information 11.4 s (nominal) 181.4 s (nominal)
2.1 s (nominal) 12.6 s (nominal) 210.9 s (nominal)
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20 Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option YAS, Y-Axis Screen Video Output.
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Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Screen Video Output
No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following pages.
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Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications
General Port Specifications
Description Connector Impedance
Specifications BNC female
Supplemental Information Shared with other options <140 (nominal)
Screen Video
Description Operating Conditions Display Scale Types Log Scales Modes FFT & Sweep Gating Output Signal
Replication of the RF Input Signal envelope, as scaled by the display settings Differences between display effects and video output Detector = Peak, Negative, Sample, or Normal
Average Detector
Specifications All (Log and Lin) All (0.1 to 20 dB/div) Spectrum Analyzer only Select sweep type = Swept. Gating must be off.
The output signal represents the input envelope excluding display detection The effect of average detection in smoothing the displayed trace is approximated by the application of a low-pass filter
Supplemental Information "Lin" is linear in voltage
Nominal bandwidth:
LPFBW = Npoints - 1 SweepTime
EMI Detectors Trace Averaging
The output will not be useful. Trace averaging affects the displayed signal but does not affect the video output
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Amplitude Range Minimum Maximum Overrange
Bottom of screen Top of Screen + Overrange
Range of represented signals Smaller of 2 dB or 1 division, (nominal)
Output Scalinga
0 to 1.0 V open circuit, representing bottom to top of screen respectively
Offset
±1% of full scale (nominal)
Gain accuracy
±1% of output voltage (nominal)
Delay RF Input to Analog Out
BaseDelayb + RBWDelayc + 0.159/VBW
a. The errors in the output can be described as offset and gain errors. An offset error is a constant error, expressed as a fraction of the full-scale output voltage. The gain error is proportional to the output voltage. Here's an example. The reference level is -10 dBm, the scale is log, and the scale is 5 dB/division. Therefore, the top of the display is -10 dBm, and the bottom is -60 dBm. Ideally, a -60 dBm signal gives 0 V at the output, and -10 dBm at the input gives 1 V at the output. The maximum error with a -60 dBm input signal is the offset error, ±1% of full scale, or ±10 mV; the gain accuracy does not apply because the output is nominally at 0 V. If the input signal is -20 dBm, the nominal output is 0.8 V. In this case, there is an offset error (±10 mV) plus a gain error (±1% of 0.8 V, or ±8 mV), for a total error of ±18 mV.
b. For instruments with none of Options B40, DP2, or MPB:1.67 s; otherwise with Option FS1 or Option FS2, 114 s; otherwise, 71.7s.
c. For instruments with none of Options B40, DP2, or MPB: 2.56/RBW; otherwise, with RBW > 100 kHz and either Option FS1 or Option FS2, 5.52/RBW; otherwise 2.56/RBW.
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Continuity and Compatibility
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Continuity and Compatibility Output Tracks Video Level During sweep Between sweeps
Yes See supplemental information
Except band breaks in swept spans
Before sweep interruptiona Alignments b Auto Align = Partialcd
External trigger, no triggerd
Yes
HP 8566/7/8 Compatibilitye Continuous output Output impedance Gain calibration RF Signal to Video Output Delay
Recorder output labeled "Video" Alignment differencesf Two variantsg LL and UR not supportedh See footnotei
a. There is an interruption in the tracking of the video output before each sweep. During this interruption, the video output holds instead of tracks for a time period given by approximately 1.8/RBW.
b. There is an interruption in the tracking of the video output during alignments. During this interruption, the video output holds instead of tracking the envelope of the RF input signal. Alignments may be set to prevent their interrupting video output tracking by setting Auto Align to Off.
c. Setting Auto Align to Off usually results in a warning message soon thereafter. Setting Auto Align to Partial results in many fewer and shorter alignment interruptions, and maintains alignments for a longer interval.
d. If video output interruptions for Partial alignments are unacceptable, setting the analyzer to External Trigger without a trigger present can prevent these from occurring, but will prevent there being any on-screen updating. Video output is always active even if the analyzer is not sweeping.
e. Compatibility with the HP/Agilent 8560 and 8590 families, and the ESA and PSA, is similar in most respects. f. This section of specifications shows compatibility of the Screen Video function with HP 8566-Series analyzers.
Compatibility with ESA and PSA analyzers is similar in most respects. g. Early HP 8566-family spectrum analyzers had a 140 output impedance; later ones had 190. The specifica-
tion was <475. The Analog Out port has a 50 impedance if the analyzer has Option B40, DP2, or MPB. Otherwise, the Analog Out port impedance is nominally 140. h. The HP 8566 family had LL (lower left) and UR (upper right) controls that could be used to calibrate the levels from the video output circuit. These controls are not available in this option. i. The delay between the RF input and video output shown in Delay on page 208 is much higher than the delay in the HP 8566 family spectrum analyzers. The latter has a delay of approximately 0.554/RBW + 0.159/VBW.
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21 Analog Demodulation Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9063A Analog Demodulation Measurement Application.
The warranted specifications shown apply to Band 0 operation (up to 3.6 GHz), unless otherwise noted, for all analyzers. The application functions, with nominal (non-warranted) performance, at any frequency within the frequency range set by the analyzer frequency options (see table). In practice, the lowest and highest frequency of operation may be further limited by AC coupling; by "folding" near 0 Hz; by DC feedthrough; and by Channel BW needed. Phase noise and residual FM generally increase in higher bands. Warranted specifications shown apply when Channel BW 1 MHz, unless otherwise noted. (Channel BW is an important user-settable control.) The application functions, with nominal (non-warranted) performance, at any Channel BW up to the analyzer's bandwidth options (see table). The Channel BW required for a measurement depends on: the type of modulation (AM, FM, PM); the rate of modulation; the modulation depth or deviation; and the spectral contents (e.g. harmonics) of the modulating tone. Many specifications require that the Channel BW control is optimized: neither too narrow nor too wide. Many warranted specifications (rate, distortion) apply only in the case of a single, sinusoidal modulating tone without excessive harmonics, non-harmonics, spurs, or noise. Harmonics, which are included in most distortion results, are counted up to the 10th harmonic of the dominant tone, or as limited by SINAD BW or post-demod filters. Note that SINAD will include Carrier Frequency Error (the "DC term") in FM by default; it can be eliminated with a HPF or Auto Carrier Frequency feature. Warranted specifications apply to results of the software application; the hardware demodulator driving the Analog Out line is described separately. Warranted specifications apply over an operating temperature range of 20º to 30ºC; and mixer level -24 to -18 dBm (mixer level = Input power level Attenuation). Additional conditions are listed at the beginning of the FM, AM, and PM sections, in specification tables, or in footnotes. Certain features require analyzer software revision A.14.xx or higher; and may require Option N9063A-AFP (orderable as Option N9063A-MEU starting May 1, 2014). See "Definitions of terms used in this chapter" on page 212.
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Definitions of terms used in this chapter
Let Psignal (S) = Power of the signal; Pnoise (N) = Power of the noise; Pdistortion (D) = Power of the harmonic distortion (PH2+ PH3 + ...+ P where Hi is the ith harmonic up to i =10); Ptotal = Total power of the signal, noise and distortion components.
Term Distortion
Short Hand Definition (Ptotal Psignal)1/2 / (Ptotal)1/2 × 100%
THD SINAD SNR
(Pdistortion)1/2 / (Psignal)1/2 × 100% where THD is the total harmonic distortion
20 × log10 [1/(Pdistortion)]1/2 = 20 × log10 [(Ptotal)1/2 / (Ptotal Psignal)1/2] where SINAD is Signal-to-Noise-And-Distortion ratio Psignal / Pnoise ~ (Psignal + Pnoise + Pdistortion) / Pnoise where SNR is the Signal-to-Noise Ratio. The approximation is per the implementations defined with the HP/Agilent/Keysight 8903A.
Pnoise must be limited to the bandwidth of the applied filters. The harmonic sequence is limited to the 10th harmonic unless otherwise indicated. Pnoise includes all spectral energy that is not near harmonic frequencies, such as spurious signals, power line interference, etc.
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RF Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Carrier Frequency
Maximum Frequency Option 503
3.6 GHz
RF/W frequency option
Option 508
8.4 GHz
RF/W frequency option
Option 513
13.6 GHz
RF/W frequency option
Option 526
26.5 GHz
RF/W frequency option
Minimum Frequency AC Coupled DC Coupled
10 MHz 10 Hz
In practice, limited by the need to keep modulation sidebands from folding, and by the interference from LO feedthrough.
Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW)a
Standard
8 MHz
Option B25b
25 MHz
Option B40
40 MHz
Option B85
85 MHz
Option B1A
125 MHz
Option B1X
160 MHz
Capture Memory (Sample Rate × Acq Time)
3.6 MSa
Each sample is an I/Q pair. See note c
a. The maximum Info BW indicates the maximum operational BW, which depends on the analysis BW option equipped with the analyzer. However, the demodulation specifications only apply to the Channel BW indicated in the following sections.
b. Option B25 has been shipped standard with all MXAs since May 2011. c. Sample rate is set indirectly by the user, with the Span and Channel BW controls (viewed in RF Spectrum). The
Info BW (also called Demodulation BW) is based on the larger of the two; specifically, Info BW = max [Span, Channel BW]. The sample interval is 1/(1.25 × Info BW); e.g. if Info BW = 200 kHz, then sample interval is 4 us. The sample rate is 1.25 × Info BW, or 1.25 × max [Span, Channel BW]. These values are approximate, to estimate memory usage. Exact values can be queried via SCPI while the application is running. Acq Time (acquisition time) is set by the largest of 4 controls: Acq Time = max[2.0 / (RF RBW), 2.0 /(AF RBW), 2.2 × Demod Wfm Sweep Time, Demod Time]
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Post-Demodulation
Post-Demodulation
Description Maximum Audio Frequency Span
Specifications
Supplemental Information 1/2 × Channel BW
Filters High Pass Low Pass
Band Pass
20 Hz 50 Hz 300 Hz 400 Hza
300 Hz 3 kHz 15 kHz 30 kHz 80 kHz 300 kHz 100 kHz (>20 kHz Bessel)a
Manuala
CCITT A-Weighteda C-Weighteda C-Messagea
CCIR-1k Weightedab CCIR-2k Weightedab
CCIR Unweighteda
2-Pole Butterworth 2-Pole Butterworth 2-Pole Butterworth 10-Pole Butterworth; used to attenuate sub-audible signaling tones 5-Pole Butterworth 5-Pole Butterworth 5-Pole Butterworth 3-Pole Butterworth 3-Pole Butterworth 3-Pole Butterworth 9-Pole Bessel; provides linear phase response to reduce distortion of square-wave modulation, such as FSK or BPSK Manually tuned by user, range 300 Hz to 20 MHz; 5-Pole Butterworth; for use with high modulation rates ITU-T O.41, or ITU-T P.53; known as "psophometric" ANSI IEC rev 179
Roughly equivalent to 50 Hz HPF with 10 kHz LPF
IEEE 743, or BSTM 41004; similar in shape to CCITT, sometimes called "psophometric" ITU-R 468, CCIR 468-2 Weighted, or DIN 45 405
ITU 468 ARM or CCIR/ARM (Average Responding Meter), commonly referred to as "Dolby" filter ITU-R 468 Unweightedb
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
De-emphasis (FM only)
25 s
Equivalent to 1-pole LPF at 6366 Hz
50 s
Equivalent to 1-pole LPF at 3183 Hz; broadcast FM for most of world
75 s
Equivalent to 1-pole LPF at 2122 Hz; broadcast FM for U.S.
750 s
Equivalent to 1-pole LPF at 212 Hz; 2-way mobile FM radio.
SINAD Notchc
Tuned automatically by application to highest AF response, for use in SINAD, SNR, and Distortion calculations; complies with TI-603 and IT-O.132; stop bandwidth is ±13% of tone frequency.
Signaling Notchac
FM only; manually tuned by user, range 50 to 300 Hz; used to eliminate CTCSS or CDCSS signaling tone; complies with TIA-603 and ITU-O.132; stop bandwidth is ±13% of tone frequency.
a. Requires Option N9063A-AFP. b. ITU standards specify that CCIR-1k Weighted and CCIR Unweighted filters use Quasi-Peak-Detection (QPD).
However, the implementation in N9063A is based on true-RMS detection, scaled to respond as QPD. The approximation is valid when measuring amplitude of Gaussian noise, or SINAD of a single continuous sine tone (e.g. 1 kHz), with harmonics, combined with Gaussian noise. The results may not be consistent with QPD if the input signal is bursty, clicky, or impulsive; or contains non-harmonically related tones (multi-tone, intermods, spurs) above the noise level. Use the AF Spectrum trace to validate these assumptions. Consider using Agilent/Keysight U8903A Audio Analyzer if true QPD is required. c. The Signaling Notch filter does not visibly affect the AF Spectrum trace.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Frequency Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Conditions required to meet specification
-- Peak deviation1: 200 Hz to 400 kHz -- Modulation index (ModIndex) = PeakDeviation/Rate = Beta: 0.2 to 2000 -- Channel BW: 1 MHz -- Rate: 20 Hz to 50 kHz -- SINAD bandwidth: (Channel BW) / 2 -- Single tone - sinusoid modulation -- Center Frequency (CF): 2 MHz to 3.5 GHz, DC coupled for CF < 20 MHz
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
FM Measurement Range
Modulation Rate Rangeabc
1 Hz to (max info BW)/2
Peak Deviation Rangeabc
< (max info BW)/2
a. ((Modulation Rate) + (Peak Deviation)) < (max Info BW)/2 b. The measurement range is also limited by max capture memory. Specifically,
SamplingRate × AcqTime <3.6 MSa, where SamplingRate = 1.25 × Info BW. For example, if the modulation rate is 1 Hz, then the period of the waveform is 1 second. Suppose AcqTime = 72 seconds, then the max SamplingRate is 50 kHz, which leads to 40 kHz max Info BW. Under such condition, the peak deviation should be less than 20 kHz. c. Max info BW: See "Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW)" on page 213.
1. Peak deviation, modulation index ("beta"), and modulation rate are related by PeakDeviation = ModIndex × Rate. Each of these has an allowable range, but all conditions must be satisfied at the same time. For example, PeakDeviation = 80 kHz at Rate = 20 Hz is not allowed, since ModIndex = PeakDeviation/Rate would be 4000, but ModIndex is limited to 2000. In addition, all significant sidebands must be contained in Channel BW. For FM, an approximate rule-of-thumb is 2 × [PeakDeviation + Rate] < Channel BW; this implies that PeakDeviation might be large if the Rate is small, but both cannot be large at the same time.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
FM Deviation Accuracyabc
±(1.0% × Reading + 0.2% × Rate)
FM Rate Accuracyde
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
0.2 ModIndex < 10
±(0.03% × Reading) + rfa
ModIndex 10
±(0.08% × Reading) + rfa
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
±(0.02% × Reading)
0.2 ModIndex < 10
±(0.02% × Reading) + rfa
ModIndex 10
±(0.05% × Reading) + rfa
Carrier Frequency Errorfg
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
±(6 ppm × Deviation + 200 ppm × Rate) + tfa
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
±(6 ppm × Deviation + 50 ppm × Rate) + tfa
a. This specification applies to the result labeled "(Pk-Pk)/2". b. For optimum measurement, ensure that the Channel BW is set wide enough to capture the
significant RF energy. Setting the Channel BW too wide will result in measurement errors. c. Reading is a measured frequency peak deviation in Hz, and Rate is a modulation rate in Hz. d. Reading is a measured modulation rate in Hz. e. rfa = Modulation Rate × Frequency reference accuracy f. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy. g. Deviation is peak frequency deviation in Hz, and Rate is a modulation rate in Hz.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Frequency Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Post-Demod Distortion Residuala Distortion (SINAD)b
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
1.8% / (ModIndex)1/2 + 0.2%
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
1.8% / (ModIndex)1/2 + 0.2%
THD
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
0.6% / (ModIndex)1/2
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020-EP2)
0.4% / (ModIndex)1/2
a. For optimum measurement, ensure that the Channel BW is set wide enough to capture the significant RF energy. Setting the Channel BW too wide will result in measurement errors.
b. SINAD [dB] can be derived by 20 × log10(1/ Distortion).
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Amplitude Modulation
Amplitude Modulation
Conditions required to meet specification
-- Depth: 1% to 99% -- BW: 1 MHz -- Channel BW:15 × Rate (Rate 50 kHz) or
10 × Rate (50 kHz < Rate 100 kHz) -- Rate: 50 Hz to 100 kHz -- SINAD bandwidth: (Channel BW) / 2 -- Single tone - sinusoid modulation -- Center Frequency (CF): 2 MHz to 3.5 GHz, DC coupled for CF < 20 MHz
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
AM Measurement Range
Modulation Rate Rangea
1 Hz to (max info BW)/2
Peak Deviation Range
0% 100%
a. Max info BW: See "Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW)" on page 213.
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Description
Specifications
AM Depth Accuracyab
±(0.15% × Reading + 0.06%)
AM Rate Accuracyc (Rate: 1 to 100 kHz)
±[(3 ppm × Reading) × (100% / Depth)]
a. This specification applies to the result labeled "(Pk-Pk)/2". b. Reading is a measured AM depth in %. c. Reading is a modulation rate in Hz and depth is in %.
Supplemental Information
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Amplitude Modulation
Description
Specifications
Post-Demod Distortion Residual
Distortion (SINAD)a
0.13% × (100% / Depth) + 0.05%
THD
0.018% × (100% / Depth) + 0.06%
a. SINAD [dB] can be derived by 20 × log10(1/ Distortion).
Supplemental Information
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
FM Rejectiona (300 Hz HPF, 3 kHz LPF, 420 kHz Channel BW)
Applied FM signal Rate = 1 kHz, Deviation = 50 kHz
Instruments without Option B40 or DP2
0.1% AM peak (nominal)
Instruments with Option B40 or DP2
0.05% AM peak
a. FM rejection describes the instrument's AM reading for an input that is strongly FMed (and no AM); this specification includes contributions from residual AM.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Phase Modulation
Phase Modulation
Conditions required to meet specification
-- Peak deviation1: 0.2 to 100 rad -- Channel BW: 1 MHz -- Rate: 50 Hz to 50 kHz -- SINAD bandwidth: (Channel BW)/2 -- Single tone - sinusoid modulation -- Center Frequency (CF): 2 MHz to 3.5 GHz, DC coupled for CF < 20 MHz
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
FM Measurement Range
Modulation Rate Rangeabc
1 Hz to (max info BW)/2
Peak Deviation Rangeabc
< (max info BW) / (2 × (Modulation Rate))
a. ((Modulation Rate) + (Peak Deviation)) < (max Info BW)/2 b. The measurement range is also limited by max capture memory. Specifically, SamplingRate × AcqTime <3.6
MSa, where SamplingRate = 1.25 × Info BW. c. Max info BW: See "Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW)" on page 213.
1. PeakDeviation (for phase, in rads) and Rate are jointly limited to fit within the Channel BW. For PM, an approximate rule-of-thumb is 2 × [PeakDeviation + 1] × Rate < Channel BW, such that most of the sideband energy is within the Channel BW.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
PM Deviation Accuracyabc (Rate: 100 Hz to 50 kHz) Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233) Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
±(0.1% × Reading + 3 mrad) ±(0.1% × Reading + 2 mrad)
PM Rate Accuracybde
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
Rate 200 Hz
±(0.025 Hz / Deviation) + rfa
200 Hz < Rate 50 kHz
±(0.5 Hz / Deviation) + rfa
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
Rate 200 Hz
±(0.012 Hz / Deviation) + rfa
200 Hz < Rate 50 kHz
±(0.1 Hz / Deviation) + rfa
Carrier Frequency Errorbfg
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
±(8 ppm × Deviation + 6 ppm) × Rate + tfa
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
±(8 ppm × Deviation + 3 ppm) × Rate + tfa
a. This specification applies to the result labeled "(Pk-Pk)/2". b. For optimum measurement, ensure that the Channel BW is set wide enough to capture the
significant RF energy. Setting the Channel BW too wide will result in measurement errors. c. Reading is the measured peak deviation in radians. d. Deviation is the peak deviation in radians. e. rfa = Modulation Rate Frequency reference accuracy. f. Rate is a modulation rate in Hz. g. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Phase Modulation
Phase Modulation
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Post-Demod Distortion Residuala Distortion (SINAD)bc
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233) Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
3.2% / Deviation + 0.01% 0.7% / Deviation + 0.01%
THDb
Early analyzers (SN prefix < MY/SG/US5233)
0.15% / Deviation + 0.01%
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
0.09% / Deviation + 0.01%
a. For optimum measurement, ensure that the Channel BW is set wide enough to capture the significant RF energy. Setting the Channel BW too wide will result in measurement errors.
b. Deviation is a peak deviation in radians. c. SINAD [dB] can be derived by 20 × log10(1/Distortion).
Description Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy
(Rate: 1 to 10 kHz) Distortion (SINAD) THD
Specifications
±(2% × Reading + DistResidual) ±(2% × Reading + DistResidual)
Supplemental Information 2nd and 3rd harmonics
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Analog Out
Analog Out
The "Analog Out" connector (BNC) is located at the analyzer's rear panel. It is a multi-purpose output, whose function depends on options and operating mode (active application). When the N9063A Analog Demod application is active, this output carries a voltage waveform reconstructed by a real-time hardware demodulator (designed to drive the "Demod to Speaker" function for listening). The processing path and algorithms for this output are entirely separate from those of the N9063A application itself; the Analog Out waveform is not necessarily identical the application's Demod Waveform. Condition of "Open Circuit" is assumed for all voltage terms such as "Output range".
Description
Bandwidth Output impedance Output rangea AM scaling
AM scaling factor AM scaling tolerance AM offset
FM scaling FM scaling factor FM scaling tolerance
FM scale adjust
FM offset HPF off
HPF on
Specifications
Supplemental Information Instruments without B40, DP2, or MPB 8 MHz 140 (nominal) 0 V to +1 V (nominal)
Instruments with B40, DP2, or MPB 8 MHz 50 (nominal) -1 V to +1 V (nominal)
2.5 mV/%AM (nominal)
±10% (nominal)
0.5 V corresponds to carrier power as measured at setupb
5 mV/%AM (nominal)
±10% (nominal)
0 V corresponds to carrier power as measured at setupb
1 V/Channel BW (nominal), where 2 V/Channel BW (nominal), where Channel BW is settable by the user Channel BW is settable by the user
±10% (nominal)
±10% (nominal)
User-settable factor, range from 0.5 to 10, default =1, applied to above FM scaling
User-settable factor, range from 0.5 to 10, default =1, applied to above FM scaling
0.5 V corresponds to SA tuned frequency, and Carrier Frequency Errors (constant frequency offset) are included (DC coupled) 0.5 V corresponds to the mean of peak-to-peak FM excursions
0 V corresponds to SA tuned frequency, and Carrier Frequency Errors (constant frequency offset) are included (DC coupled) 0 V corresponds to the mean of the waveform
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
PM scaling PM scaling factor PM scaling tolerance
(1/2) V/rad (nominal) ±10% (nominal)
(1/) V/rad (nominal) ±10% (nominal)
PM offset
0.5 V corresponds to mean phase 0 V corresponds to mean phase
a. For AM, the output is the "RF envelope" waveform. For FM, the output is proportional to frequency deviation; note that Carrier Frequency Error (a constant frequency offset) is included as a deviation from the analyzer's tuned center frequency, unless a HPF is used. For PM, the output is proportional the phase-deviation; note that PM is limited to excursions of ±pi, and requires a HPF on to enable a phase-ramp-tracking circuit. Most controls in the N9063A application do not affect Analog Out. The few that do are: -choice of AM, FM, or PM (FM Stereo not supported) - tuned Center Freq -Channel BW (affects IF filter, sample rate, and FM scaling) -some post-demod filters and de-emphasis (the hardware demodulator has limited filter choices; it will attempt to inherit the filter settings in the app, but with constraints and approximations) These nominal characteristics apply for software revision A.14.5x.xx and above. Prior software revisions are functionally similar, but may have instabilities and discontinuities that make this output unusable for many applications.
b. For AM, the reference "unmodulated" carrier level is determined by a single "invisible" power measurement, of 2 ms duration, taken at setup. "Setup" occurs whenever a core parameter is changed, such as Center Frequency, modulation type, Demod Time, etc. Ideally, the RF input signal should be un-modulated at this time. However, if the AM modulating (audio) waveform is evenly periodic in 2 ms (i.e. multiples of 500 Hz, such as 1 kHz), the reference power measurement can be made with modulation applied. Likewise, if the AM modulating period is very short compared to 2ms (e.g. >5000 Hz), the reference power measurement error will be small.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements
FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements1
Description FM Stereo Modulation Analysis Measurements
Specifications
Supplemental Information
MXP view
Mono (L+R) / Stereo (LR) view Left / Right view
RDS / RBDS Decoding Results view Numeric Result view
RF Spectrum, AF Spectrum, Demod Waveform, FM Deviation (Hz) (Peak +, Peak, (Pk-Pk)/2, RMS), Carrier Power (dBm), Carrier Frequency Error (Hz), SINAD (dB), Distortion (% or dB)
Demod Waveform, AF Spectrum, Carrier Power (dBm), Carrier Frequency Error (Hz), Modulation Rate Demod Waveform, AF Spectrum, Carrier Power (dBm), Carrier Frequency Error (Hz), Modulation Rate, SINAD (dB), Distortion (% or dB), THD (% or dB)
BLER basic tuning and switching information, radio text, program item number and slow labeling codes, clock time and date MPX, Mono, Stereo, Left, Right, Pilot and RDS with FM Deviation result (Hz) of Peak+, (Pk-Pk/2, RMS, Modulation Rate (Hz), SINAD (% or dB), THD (% or dB), Left to Right (dB), Mono to Stereo (dB), RF Carrier Power (dBm), RF Carrier Frequency Error (Hz), 38 kHz Carrier Phase Error (deg)
MPX consists of FM signal multiplexing with the mono signal (L+R), stereo signal (LR), pilot signal (at 19 kHz) and optional RDS signal (at 57 kHz). -- SINAD MPX BW, default 53
kHz, range from 1 kHz to 58 kHz. -- Reference Deviation, default 75 kHz, range from 15 kHz to 150 kHz. Mono Signal is Left + Right Stereo Signal is Left Right
Post-demod settings: -- Highpass filter: 20, 50, or 300
Hz -- Lowpass filter: 300 Hz, 3, 15,
80, or 300 kHz -- Bandpass filter: A-Weighted,
CCITT -- De-Emphasis: 25, 50, 75 and
750 s BLER Block Count default 1E+8, range from 1 to 1E+16
1. Requires Option N9063A-3FP, which in turn requires that the instrument also has Option N9063A-2FP installed and licensed.
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Description FM Stereo Modulation Analysis Measurements
Specifications
SINAD (with A-Weighted filter)
SINAD (with CCITT filter)
Left to Right Ratio (with A-Weighted filter)
Left to Right Ratio (with CCITT filter)
Supplemental Information FM Stereo with 67.5 kHz audio deviation at 1 kHz modulation rate plus 6.75 kHz pilot deviation. 62 dB (nominal) 69 dB (nominal) 63 dB (nominal) 72 dB (nominal)
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General Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Noise Figure <10 MHz
Uncertainty Calculatora See noteb
10 MHz to 26.5 GHz
Internal and External preamplification recommendedc
Noise Source ENR
Measurement Range
Instrument Uncertaintyd
4 to 6.5 dB
0 to 20 dB
±0.02 dB
12 to 17 dB
0 to 30 dB
±0.025 dB
20 to 22 dB
0 to 35 dB
±0.03 dB
a. The figures given in the table are for the uncertainty added by the X-Series Signal Analyzer instrument only. To compute the total uncertainty for your noise figure measurement, you need to take into account other factors including: DUT NF, Gain and Match, Instrument NF, Gain Uncertainty and Match; Noise source ENR uncertainty and Match. The computations can be performed with the uncertainty calculator included with the Noise Figure Measurement Personality. Go to Mode Setup then select Uncertainty Calculator. Similar calculators are
also available on the Keysight web site; go to http://www.keysight.com/find/nfu.
b. Uncertainty performance of the instrument is nominally the same in this frequency range as in the higher frequency range. However, performance is not warranted in this range. There is a paucity of available noise sources in this range, and the analyzer has poorer noise figure, leading to higher uncertainties as computed by the uncertainty calculator.
c. The NF uncertainty calculator can be used to compute the uncertainty. For most DUTs of normal gain, the uncertainty will be quite high without preamplification.
d. "Instrument Uncertainty" is defined for noise figure analysis as uncertainty due to relative amplitude uncertainties encountered in the analyzer when making the measurements required for a noise figure computation. The relative amplitude uncertainty depends on, but is not identical to, the relative display scale fidelity, also known as incremental log fidelity. The uncertainty of the analyzer is multiplied within the computation by an amount that depends on the Y factor to give the total uncertainty of the noise figure or gain measurement. See Keysight App Note 57-2, literature number 5952-3706E for details on the use of this specification. Jitter (amplitude variations) will also affect the accuracy of results. The standard deviation of the measured result decreases by a factor of the square root of the Resolution Bandwidth used and by the square root of the number of averages. This application uses the 4 MHz Resolution Bandwidth as default because this is the widest bandwidth with uncompromised accuracy.
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Description Gain Instrument Uncertaintya
Specifications
Supplemental Information DUT Gain Range = -20 to +40 dB
<10 MHz
See noteb
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
±0.10 dB
3.6 GHz to 26.5 GHz
±0.11 dB additionalc 95th percentile, 5 minutes after calibration
a. "Instrument Uncertainty" is defined for gain measurements as uncertainty due to relative amplitude uncertainties encountered in the analyzer when making the measurements required for the gain computation. See Keysight App Note 57-2, literature number 5952-3706E for details on the use of this specification. Jitter (amplitude variations) will also affect the accuracy of results. The standard deviation of the measured result decreases by a factor of the square root of the Resolution Bandwidth used and by the square root of the number of averages. This application uses the 4 MHz Resolution Bandwidth as default since this is the widest bandwidth with uncompromised accuracy. Under difficult conditions (low Y factors), the instrument uncertainty for gain in high band can dominate the NF uncertainty as well as causing errors in the measurement of gain. These effects can be predicted with the uncertainty calculator.
b. Uncertainty performance of the instrument is nominally the same in this frequency range as in the higher frequency range. However, performance is not warranted in this range. There is a paucity of available noise sources in this range, and the analyzer has poorer noise figure, leading to higher uncertainties as computed by the uncertainty calculator.
c. For frequencies above 3.6 GHz, the analyzer uses a YIG-tuned filter (YTF) as a preselector, which adds uncertainty to the gain. When the Y factor is small, such as with low gain DUTs, this uncertainty can be greatly multiplied and dominate the uncertainty in NF (as the user can compute with the Uncertainty Calculator), as well as impacting gain directly. When the Y factor is large, the effect of IU of Gain on the NF becomes negligible. When the Y-factor is small, the non-YTF mechanism that causes Instrument Uncertainty for Gain is the same as the one that causes IU for NF with low ENR. Therefore, we would recommend the following practice: When using the Uncertainty Calculator for noise figure measurements above 3.6 GHz, fill in the IU for Gain parameter with the sum of the IU for NF for 4 - 6.5 dB ENR sources and the shown "additional" IU for gain for this frequency range. When estimating the IU for Gain for the purposes of a gain measurement for frequencies above 3.6 GHz, use the sum of IU for Gain in the 0.01 to 3.6 GHz range and the "additional" IU shown. You will find, when using the Uncertainty Calculator, that the IU for Gain is only important when the input noise of the spectrum analyzer is significant compared to the output noise of the DUT. That means that the best devices, those with high enough gain, will have comparable uncertainties for frequencies below and above 3.6 GHz. The additional uncertainty shown is that observed to be met in 95% of the frequency/instrument combinations tested with 95% confidence. It applies within five minutes of a calibration. It is not warranted.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculatora
Instrument Noise Figure Uncertainty
See the Noise Figure table earlier in this chapter
Instrument Gain Uncertainty
See the Gain table earlier in this chapter
Instrument Noise Figure
See graphs of "Nominal Instrument Noise Figure"; Noise Figure is DANL + 176.24 dB (nominal)b Note on DC couplingcd
Instrument Input Match
See graphs: Nominal VSWR Note on DC couplingc
Optional NFE Improvement/Internal Cale
See "Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement" on page 181 in the Option NFE - Noise Floor Extension chapter.
a. The Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator requires the parameters shown in order to calculate the total uncertainty of a Noise Figure measurement.
b. Nominally, the noise figure of the spectrum analyzer is given by NF = D - (K - L + N + B)
where D is the DANL (displayed average noise level) specification, K is kTB (-173.98 dBm in a 1 Hz bandwidth at 290 K) L is 2.51 dB (the effect of log averaging used in DANL verifications) N is 0.24 dB (the ratio of the noise bandwidth of the RBW filter with which DANL is specified to an ideal noise bandwidth) B is ten times the base-10 logarithm of the RBW (in hertz) in which the DANL is specified. B is 0 dB for the 1 Hz RBW. The actual NF will vary from the nominal due to frequency response errors. c. The effect of AC coupling is negligible for frequencies above 40 MHz. Below 40 MHz, DC coupling is recommended for the best measurements. d. The instrument NF nominally degrades by 0.2 dB at 30 MHz and 1 dB at 10 MHz with AC coupling. e. Analyzers with Option NFE (Noise Floor Extension) use that capability in the Noise Figure Measurement Application to allow "Internal Cal" instead of user calibration. With internal calibration, the measurement is much better than an uncalibrated measurement but not as good as with user calibration. Calibration reduces the effect of the analyzer noise on the total measured NF. With user calibration, the extent of this reduction is computed in the uncertainty calculator, and will be on the order of 16 dB. With internal calibration, the extent of reduction of the effective noise level varies with operating frequency, its statistics are given on the indicated page. It is usually about half as effective as User Calibration, and much more convenient. For those measurement situations where the output noise of the DUT is 10 dB or more above the instrument input noise, the errors due to using an internal calibration instead of a user calibration are negligible.
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Description Uncertainty versus Calibration Options User Calibration Uncalibrated Internal Calibration
Supplemental Information
Best uncertainties; Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator applies Worst uncertainties; noise of the analyzer input acts as a second stage noise on the DUT Available with Option NFE. Good uncertainties without the need of reconnecting the DUT and running a calibration. The uncertainty of the analyzer input noise model adds a second-stage noise power to the DUT that can be positive or negative. Running the Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator will usually show that internal Calibration achieves 90% of the possible improvement between the Uncalibrated and User Calibration states.
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Nominal Instrument Input VSWR, DC Coupled
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This chapter contains specifications for the N9068A Phase Noise measurement application.
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Phase Noise Measurement Application General Specifications
General Specifications
Description Maximum Carrier Frequency Option 503 Option 508 Option 513 Option 526
Specifications
3.6 GHz 8.4 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz
Description Measurement Characteristics Measurements
Specifications Log plot, RMS noise, RMS jitter, Residual FM, Spot frequency
Supplemental Information Supplemental Information
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Measurement Accuracy
Phase Noise Density Accuracyab
Offset < 1 MHz
±0.41 dB
Offset 1 MHz
Non-overdrive casec
±0.30 dB
With Overdrive
±0.48 dB (nominal)
RMS Markers
See equationd
a. This does not include the effect of system noise floor. This error is a function of the signal (phase noise of the DUT) to noise (analyzer noise floor due to phase noise and thermal noise) ratio, SN, in decibels. The function is: error = 10 × log(1 + 10 -SN/10) For example, if the phase noise being measured is 10 dB above the measurement floor, the error due to adding the analyzer's noise to the UUT is 0.41 dB.
b. Offset frequency errors also add amplitude errors. See the Offset frequency section, below. c. The phase noise density accuracy for the non-overdrive case is derived from warranted analyzer specifications.
It applies whenever there is no overdrive. Overdrive occurs only for offsets of 1 MHz and greater, with signal input power greater than -10 dBm, and controls set to allow overdrive. The controls allow overdrive if the electronic attenuator option is licensed, Enable Elect Atten is set to On, Pre-Adjust for Min Clip is set to either Elect Atten Only or Elect-Mech Atten, and the carrier frequency plus offset frequency is <3.6 GHz. The controls also allow overdrive if (in the Meas Setup > Advanced menu) the Overdrive with Mech Atten is enabled. With the mechanical attenuator only, the overdrive feature can be used with carriers in the high band path (>3.6 GHz). To prevent overdrive in all cases, set the overdrive with Mech Atten to disabled and the Enable Elect Atten to Off. d. The accuracy of an RMS marker such as "RMS degrees" is a fraction of the readout. That fraction, in percent, depends on the phase noise accuracy, in dB, and is given by 100 × (10PhaseNoiseDensityAccuracy / 20 - 1). For example, with +0.30 dB phase noise accuracy, and with a marker reading out 10 degrees RMS, the accuracy of the marker would be +3.5% of 10 degrees, or +0.35 degrees.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Offset Frequency
Range (Log Plot) Range (Spot Frequency)
1 Hz to (opt - CF)a 10 Hz up to (opt - CF)
opt: Maximum frequency determined by optionb CF: Carrier frequency of signal under test
Accuracy
Offset < 1 MHz
Negligible error (nominal)
Offset 1 MHz
±(0.5% of offset + marker resolution) (nominal) 0.5% of offset is equivalent to 0.0072 octavec
a. Option AFP required for 1 Hz offset. b. For example, opt is 3.6 GHz for Option 503. c. The frequency offset error in octaves causes an additional amplitude accuracy error proportional to the product
of the frequency error and slope of the phase noise. For example, a 0.01 octave frequency error combined with an 18 dB/octave slope gives 0.18 dB additional amplitude error.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Amplitude Repeatability
<1 dB (nominal)a
(No Smoothing, all offsets, default settings, including averages = 10)
a. Standard deviation. The repeatability can be improved with the use of smoothing and increasing the number of averages.
Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies See the plot of core spectrum analyzer Nominal Phase Noise on page 56.
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This chapter contains specifications for the N9051A Pulse measurement software.
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General Specifications
Description Maximum Carrier Frequency Option 503 Option 508 Option 513 Option 526
Specifications
3.6 GHz 8.4 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz
Description Hardware Behavior Bandwidth
Standard Option B25 Sample Rate Standard Option B25 Instrument Rise Time Standard Option B25 Option B40 Minimum Detectable Pulse Width Standard Option B25 Option B40
Specifications
10 MHz 25 MHz 30 MSa/s 90 MSa/s
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information
100 ns (nominal) 40 ns (nominal) 25 ns (nominal) 400 ns (nominal) 150 ns (nominal) 100 ns (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Software Characteristics Maximum Number of Traces Trace Operations
Maximum Number of Markers
6 total Raw data, Max Hold, Min Hold, average, add and subtract 10 (reference or delta)
Maximum Time Record Lengtha Time Resolution Types of Triggers Waveform file types (export)
Waveform file type (import)
T = 524,288 / (span × 1.28) t = 1 / (span × 1.28) Free Run, Level, External .csv (trace data) .bmp .jpg .gif .tif .png (images) .sdf
Maximum Number of Pulses Analyzedb
1,000
Maximum Number of Collected Pulsesc
<200,000
a. The value displayed may not be realized based on certain sample rates. b. Continuous capture (gapless) assumes the number of pulses fit into a single record length. Some
metrics may not be available depending on the number of frequency points/pulse. c. Non-continuous.
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25 1xEV-DO Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9076A 1xEV-DO measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range. This application supports forward link radio configurations 1 to 5 and reverse link radio configurations 1-4. cdmaOne signals can be analyzed by using radio configuration 1 or 2.
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Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Pow (1.23 MHz Integration BW)
Input signal must not be bursted
Minimum power at RF input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (typical)
Measurement floor
-88 dBm (nominal)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Minimum power at RF Input
-40 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dB a
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum carrier power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Input signal must not be bursted -40 dBm (nominal) ±2 kHz (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 2 MHz
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power vs. Time Minimum power at RF input Absolute power accuracya Measurement floor Relative power accuracyb
-50 dBm (nominal) ±0.23 dB (nominal) -88.8 dBm (nominal) ±0.11 dB (nominal)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
b. The relative accuracy is the ratio of the accuracy of amplitude measurements of two different transmitter power levels. This specification is equivalent to the difference between two points on the scale fidelity curve shown in the MXA Specifications Guide. Because the error sources of scale fidelity are almost all monotonic with input level, the relative error between two levels is nearly (within 0.10 dB) identical to the "error relative to -35 dBm" specified in the Guide.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask and Adjacent Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input
Dynamic Range, relativea
Offset Freq.
Integ BW
750 kHz
30 kHz
1980 kHz
30 kHz
Sensitivity, absolute
-78.6 dB -83.1 dB
-20 dBm (nominal)
-85.1 dB (typical) -87.7 dB (typical)
Offset Freq.
Integ BW
750 kHz 1980 kHz Accuracy, relative
30 kHz 30 kHz
-99.7 dB -99.7 dB
-104.7 dB (typical) -104.7 dB (typical) RBW methodb
Offset Freq.
Integ BW
750 kHz
30 kHz
±0.10 dB
1980 kHz
30 kHz
±0.12 dB
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. This specification is derived from other analyzer performance limitations such as third-order intermodulation, DANL and phase noise. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Mixer level is defined to be the input power minus the input attenuation.
b. The RBW method measures the power in the adjacent channels within the defined resolution bandwidth. The noise bandwidth of the RBW filter is nominally 1.055 times the 3.01 dB bandwidth. Therefore, the RBW method will nominally read 0.23 dB higher adjacent channel power than would a measurement using the integration bandwidth method, because the noise bandwidth of the integration bandwidth measurement is equal to that integration bandwidth. For 1xEVDO ACPR measurements using the RBW method, the main channel is measured in a 3 MHz RBW, which does not respond to all the power in the carrier. Therefore, the carrier power is compensated by the expected under-response of the filter to a full width signal, of 0.15 dB. But the adjacent channel power is not compensated for the noise bandwidth effect. The reason the adjacent channel is not compensated is subtle. The RBW method of measuring ACPR is very similar to the preferred method of making measurements for compliance with FCC requirements, the source of the specifications for the 1xEVDO Spur Close specifications. ACPR is a spot measurement of Spur Close, and thus is best done with the RBW method, even though the results will disagree by 0.23 dB from the measurement made with a rectangular passband.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emissions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW=1 MHz)
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz)
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
QPSK EVM
25 dBm MLa 15 dBm 20 to 30°C) EVM Operating range Floor
0 to 25% 1.5%
Set the attenuation to meet the Mixer Level requirement
Accuracyb
±1.0%
I/Q origin offset
DUT Maximum Offset
-10 dBc (nominal)
Analyzer Noise Floor
-50 dBc (nominal)
Frequency Error Range
±30 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±5 Hz + tfac
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Code Domain (BTS Measurements
-25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C)
Absolute power accuracy
±0.15 dB
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation.
Description
Specifications
Modulation Accuracy (Composite Rho)
(-25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C) Composite EVM Operating Range Floor Floor (with option BBA) Accuracyb Composite Rho Range Floor Accuracy
I/Q Origin Offset DUT Maximum Offset Analyzer Noise Floor
Frequency Error Range Accuracy
1.5% ±1.0
0.99978 ±0.0010 dB ±0.0045 dB
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation.
Supplemental Information For pilot, 2 MAC channels, and 16 channels of QPSK data. RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range
Supplemental Information
For pilot, 2 MAC channels, and 16 channels of QPSK data 0 to 25% (nominal) 1.5% (nominal)
0.94118 to 1.0 (nominal) At Rho 0.99751 (EVM 5%) At Rho 0.94118 (EVM 25%) -10 dBc (nominal) -50 dBc (nominal) pilot, MAC, QPSK Data, 8PSK Data ±400 Hz (nominal) ±10 Hz + tfac
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b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: floorerror = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. For example, if the EVM of the UUT is 7%, and the floor is 2.5%, the error due to the floor is 0.43%.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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1xEV-DO Measurement Application In-Band Frequency Range
In-Band Frequency Range
Description
In-Band Frequency Range (Access Network Only)
Band Class 0 Band Class 1 Band Class 2 Band Class 3 Band Class 4 Band Class 6 Band Class 8 Band Class 9
Specifications
Supplemental Information
869 to 894 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 917 to 960 MHz 832 to 869 MHz 1840 to 1870 MHz 2110 to 2170 MHz 1805 to 1880 MHz 925 to 960 MHz
North American and Korean Cellular Bands North American PCS Band TACS Band JTACS Band Korean PCS Band IMT-2000 Band 1800-MHz Band 900-MHz Band
Description Alternative Frequency Ranges
(Access Network Only) Band Class 5
Band Class 7
Specifications
Supplemental Information
421 to 430 MHz 460 to 470 MHz 480 to 494 MHz 746 to 764 MHz
NMT-450 Band North American 700-MHz Cellular Band
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26 802.16 OFDMA Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9075A 802.16 OFDMA measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range. Information bandwidth is assumed to be 5 or 10 MHz unless otherwise explicitly stated.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input
-35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
(20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
Measurement floor
-79.7 dBm (nominal) at 10 MHz BW
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of the histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum power at RF Input Frequency Accuracy
Specifications
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) ±20 kHz (nominal) at 10 MHz BW
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input
ACPR Accuracy
Radio
BW
Offset
-36 dBm (nominal)
MS
5 MHz
5 MHz
±0.09 dB
At ACPR -24 dBc with optimum mixer levela
MS
5 MHz
10 MHz
±0.22 dB
At ACPR -47 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
MS
10 MHz
10 MHz
±0.11 dB
At ACPR -24 dBc with optimum mixer levelc
MS
10 MHz
20 MHz
±0.33 dB
At ACPR -47 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
BS
5 MHz
5 MHz
±0.42 dB
At ACPR -45 dBc with optimum mixer leveld
BS
5 MHz
10 MHz
±0.32 dB
At ACPR -50 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
BS
10 MHz
10 MHz
±0.56 dB
At ACPR -45 dBc with optimum mixer levele
BS
10 MHz
20 MHz
±0.51 dB
At ACPR -50 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
a. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring mobile station (MS) at -24 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -25 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is -9 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
b. ACPR accuracy for this case is warranted when the input attenuator is set to give an average mixer level of -14 dBm.
c. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring mobile station (MS) at -24 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -24 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is -4 dBm, set the attenuation to 20 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
d. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring base station (BS) at -45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -20 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is -4 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
e. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring base station (BS) at -45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -18 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is -2 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask Dynamic Range, relative
77.5 dB
82.7 dB (typical)
(5.05 MHz offset, 10 MHz BWab) Sensitivity, absolute
(5.05 MHz offset, 10 MHz BWc) Accuracy
(5.05 MHz offset, 10 MHz BW)
-94.5 dBm
-99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.18 dB
Absolutee
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
(20 to 30°C)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about -16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified with 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. The absolute accuracy of SEM measurement is the same as the absolute accuracy of the spectrum analyzer. The numbers shown are for 0 to 3.6 GHz, with attenuation set to 10 dB.
Description Spurious Emissions Accuracy
(Attenuation = 10 dB) Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz 3.5 to 8.4 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz
Specifications
Supplemental Information
±0.29 dB (95th percentile) ±1.17 dB (95th percentile) ±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Modulation Analysis
Input range within 5 dB of full scale, 20 to 30°C
Frequency Error: Accuracy
±1 Hza + tfab
RCE (EVM)c floor Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY\SG\US5233)
RF Input Freq CF £ 3.0 GHz 3.0 GHz < CF < 3.5 GHz
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix ³MY\SG\US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
-44 dB
-44 dB (nominal)
RF Input Freq (EP2)d
CF £ 3.0 GHz
49 dB
3.0 GHz < CF < 3.5 GHz
-49 dB (nominal)
Baseband IQ Input
-48 dB (nominal)
a. This term includes an error due to the software algorithm. It is verified using a reference signal whose center frequency is intentionally shifted. This specification applies when the center frequency offset is within 5 kHz.
b. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy. c. RCE(EVM) specification applies when 10 MHz downlink reference signal including QPSK/16QAM/64QAM is
tested. This requires that Equalizer Training is set to "Preamble, Data & Pilots" and Pilot Tracking is set to Phase/Timing on state. It also requires that Phase Noise optimization mode is set to "Best close-in [offset < 20 kHz]". d. Phase Noise optimization is left to its default setting (Fast Tuning).
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In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications
Band Class 1 2
3 4 6 7 8
Spectrum Range 2.300 to 2.400 GHz 2.305 to 2.320 GHz 2.345 to 2.360 GHz 2.496 to 2.690 GHz 3.300 to 3.400 GHz 1.710 to 2.170 GHz 0.698 to 0.862 GHz 1.710 to 2.170 GHz
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27 Bluetooth Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for N9081A-2FP Bluetooth measurement application. Three standards, Bluetooth 2.1-basic rate, Bluetooth 2.1-EDR and Bluetooth 2.1-low energy are supported. Three power classes, class 1, class 2 and class 3 are supported. Specifications for the three standards above are provided separately.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Basic Rate Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Output Power Packet Type
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and supports average and peak power in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.3. DH1, DH3, DH5, HV3
Payload
PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55
Synchronization Trigger
Supported measurements
RF Burst or Preamble External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video Average power, peak power
Rangea
+30 to 70 dBm
Absolute Power Accuracyb (20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.25 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
70 dBm (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Modulation Characteristics
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and supports average and peak power in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.9. DH1, DH3, DH5, HV3 BS0F, BS55
Synchronization
Preamble
Trigger Supported measurements
RF input level rangea Deviation range Deviation resolution
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video Min/max f1avg min f2max (kHz) total f2max > f2max lower limit (%) min of min f2avg / max f1avg pseudo frequency deviation (f1 and f2)
+30 to 70 dBm ±250 kHz (nominal) 100 Hz (nominal)
Measurement Accuracyb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and supports average and peak power in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.10. DH1, DH3, DH5, HV3 PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55
Synchronization
Preamble
Trigger
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
RF input level rangea Measurement range
+30 to 70 dBm Nominal channel freq ± 100 kHz (nominal)
Measurement Accuracyb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Carrier Frequency Drift
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and supports average and peak power in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.11. DH1, DH3, DH5, HV3 PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55
Synchronization
Preamble
Trigger
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
RF input level rangea Measurement range
+30 to 70 dBm ±100 kHz (nominal)
Measurement Accuracyb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power
This measurement is an Adjacent Channel Power measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.8.
Packet Type
DH1, DH3, DH5, HV3
Payload Synchronization Trigger
PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55 None External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
Measurement Accuracya
Dominated by the variance of measurementsb
a. The accuracy is for absolute power measured at 2.0 MHz offset and other offsets (offset = K MHz, K = 3,...,78).
b. The measurement at these offsets is usually the measurement of noise-like signals and therefore has considerable variance. For example, with 100 ms sweeping time, the standard deviation of the measurement is about 0.5 dB. In comparison, the computed uncertainties of the measurement for the case with CW interference is only ± 0.25 dB.
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Bluetooth Measurement Application Low Energy Measurements
Low Energy Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Output Power
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and supports average and peak power in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification LE.RF-PHY.TS/0.7d2.6.2.1.
Packet Type
Reference type
Payload Synchronization Trigger
Supported measurements
PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55 RF Burst or Preamble External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video Average Power, Peak Power
Rangea
+30 to 70 dBm
Absolute Power Accuracyb (20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.25 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
70 dBm (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Modulation Characteristics
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification LE.RF-PHY.TS/0.7d2.6.2.3. Reference type BS0F, BS55
Synchronization
Preamble
Trigger Supported measurements
RF input level rangea Deviation range Deviation resolution
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video Min/max f1avg min f2max (kHz) total f2max > f2max lower limit (%) min of min f2avg / max f1avg pseudo frequency deviation (f1 and f2)
+30 to 70 dBm ±250 kHz (nominal) 100 Hz (nominal)
Measurement Accuracyb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification LE.RF-PHY.TS/0.7d2.6.2.4. Reference type PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55
Synchronization
Preamble
Trigger
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
RF input level rangea Measurement range
+30 to 70 dBm Nominal channel freq ± 100 kHz (nominal)
Measurement Accuracyb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Carrier Frequency Drift
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification LE.RF-PHY.TS/0.7d2.6.2.4. Reference type PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55
Synchronization
Preamble
Trigger
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
RF input level rangea Measurement range
+30 to 70 dBm ±100 kHz (nominal)
Measurement Accuracyb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
LE In-band Emission
This measurement is an LE in-band emission measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification LE.RF-PHY.TS/0.7d2.6.2.2.
Packet Type Payload Synchronization Trigger
Reference type PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS0F, BS55 None External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
Measurement Accuracya
Dominated by the variance of measurementsb
a. The accuracy is for absolute power measured at 2.0 MHz offset and other offsets (offset =2 MHz × K, K = 2,...,39).
b. The measurement at these offsets is usually the measurement of noise-like signals and therefore has considerable variance. For example, with 100 ms sweeping time, the standard deviation of the measurement is about 0.5 dB. In comparison, the computed uncertainties of the measurement for the case with CW interference is only ± 0.25 dB.
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Bluetooth Measurement Application Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements
Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
EDR Relative Transmit Power Packet Type
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and supports average and peak power in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.12. 2-DH1, 2-DH3, 2-DH5, 3-DH1, 3-DH3, 3-DH5
Payload Synchronization Trigger
Supported measurements
PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS55 DPSK synchronization sequence External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video Power in GFSK header, power in PSK payload, relative power between GFSK header and PSK payload
Rangea
+30 to 70 dBm
Absolute Power Accuracyb (20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.25 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
70 dBm (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
EDR Modulation Accuracy
Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.13 2-DH1, 2-DH3, 2-DH5, 3-DH1, 3-DH3, 3-DH5 PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS55
Synchronization
DPSK synchronization sequence
Trigger Supported measurements
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video rms DEVM peak DEVM, 99% DEVM
RF input level rangea RMS DEVM
Range Floor
0 to 12% 1.5%
+30 to 70 dBm
Accuracyb
1.2%
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
EDR Carrier Frequency Stability Packet Type Payload
This measurement is a Transmit Analysis measurement and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.13 2-DH1, 2-DH3, 2-DH5, 3-DH1, 3-DH3, 3-DH5 PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS55
Synchronization
DPSK synchronization sequence
Trigger
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
Supported measurements
Worst case initial frequency error(i) for all packets (carrier frequency stability), worst case frequency error for all blocks (o), (o + i) for all blocks
RF input level rangea
+30 to 70 dBm
Carrier Frequency Stability and Frequency Errorb
±100 Hz + tfac (nominal)
a. When the input signal level is lower than 40 dBm, the analyzer's preamp should be turned on and the attenuator set to 0 dB.
b. Example, using 1 ppm as frequency reference accuracy of the analyzer, at frequency of 2.402 GHz, frequency accuracy would be in the range of ±(2.402 GHz × 1 ppm) Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2402 Hz ± 100 Hz = ±2502 Hz.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
EDR In-band Spurious Emissions Packet Type Payload
This measurement is an EDR in-band spur emissions and is in conformance with Bluetooth RF test specification 2.1.E.0.5.1.15. 2-DH1, 2-DH3, 2-DH5, 3-DH1, 3-DH3, 3-DH5 PRBS9, BS00, BSFF, BS55
Synchronization
DPSK synchronization sequence
Trigger
External, RF Burst, Periodic Timer, Free Run, Video
Measurement Accuracya
Offset Freq = 1 to 1.5 MHz
Dominated by ambiguity of the measurement standardsb
Offset Freq = other offsets (2 to 78 MHz)
Dominated by the variance of measurementsc
a. For offsets from 1 MHz to 1.5 MHz, the accuracy is the relative accuracy which is the adjacent channel power (1 MHz to 1.5 MHz offset) relative to the reference channel power (main channel). For other offsets (offset = K MHz, K= 2,...,78), the accuracy is the power accuracy of the absolute alternative channel power.
b. The measurement standards call for averaging the signal across 3.5 µs apertures and reporting the highest result. For common impulsive power at these offsets, this gives a variation of result with the time location of that interference that is 0.8 dB peak-to-peak and changes with a scallop shape with a 3.5 µs period. Uncertainties in the accuracy of measuring CW-like relative power at these offsets are nominally only ±0.07 dB, but observed variations of the measurement algorithm used with impulsive interference are similar to the scalloping error.
c. The measurement at these offsets is usually the measurement of noise-like signals and therefore has considerable variance. For example, with a 1.5 ms packet length, the standard deviation of the measurement of the peak of ten bursts is about 0.6 dB. In comparison, the computed uncertainties of the measurement for the case with CW interference is only ±0.25 dB.
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Bluetooth Measurement Application In-Band Frequency Range
In-Band Frequency Range
Description Bluetooth Basic Rate and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) System Bluetooth Low Energy System
Specifications
Supplemental Information
2.400 to 2.4835 GHz (ISM radio band) f = 2402 + k MHz, k = 0,...,78 (RF channels used by Bluetooth)
2.400 to 2.4835 GHz (ISM radio band) f = 2402 + k×2 MHz, k = 0,...,39 (RF channels used by Bluetooth)
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9072A, cdma2000 measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range. This application supports forward link radio configurations 1 to 5 and reverse link radio configurations 1-4. cdmaOne signals can be analyzed by using radio configuration 1 or 2.
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Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power
(1.23 MHz Integration BW)
Minimum power at RF input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracy a 20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.82 dB
95th Percentile Absolute power accuracy
(20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.23 dB
Measurement floor
-88.8 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Description Adjacent Channel Powera Minimum power at RF input Dynamic range
Specifications
Supplemental Information
-36 dBm (nominal) Referenced to average power of carrier in 1.23 MHz bandwidth
Offset Freq
Integ BW
750 kHz
30 kHz
-78.6 dBc
-84.7 dBc (typical)
1980 kHz
30 kHz
-83.1 dBc
-87.6 dBc (typical)
ACPR Relative Accuracy
RBW methodb
Offsets 750 kHz
±0.10 dB
Offsets 1.98 MHz
±0.13 dB
Absolute Accuracy
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (at 95th percentile)
Sensitivity
-99.7 dBm
-104.7 dBm (typical)
a. ACP test items compliance the limits of conducted spurious emission specification defined in 3GPP2 standards b. The RBW method measures the power in the adjacent channels within the defined resolution bandwidth. The
noise bandwidth of the RBW filter is nominally 1.055 times the 3.01 dB bandwidth. Therefore, the RBW method will nominally read 0.23 dB higher adjacent channel power than would a measurement using the integration bandwidth method, because the noise bandwidth of the integration bandwidth measurement is equal to that integration bandwidth. For cdma2000 ACP measurements using the RBW method, the main channel is measured in a 3 MHz RBW, which does not respond to all the power in the carrier. Therefore, the carrier power is compensated by the expected under-response of the filter to a full width signal, of 0.15 dB. But the adjacent channel power is not compensated for the noise bandwidth effect. The reason the adjacent channel is not compensated is subtle. The RBW method of measuring ACP is very similar to the preferred method of making measurements for compliance with FCC requirements, the source of the specifications for the cdma2000 Spur Close specifications. ACP is a spot measurement of Spur Close, and thus is best done with the RBW method, even though the results will disagree by 0.23 dB from the measurement made with a rectangular passband.
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Histogram Resolutiona
0.01 dB
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum carrier power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specification
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) ±2 kHz (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 2 MHz
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Maska Dynamic Range, relative
750 kHz offset 1980 kHz offset
78.6 dB 83.1 dB
84.7 dB (typical) 87.7 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolute b 750 kHz offset 1980 kHz offset
Accuracy 750 kHz offset
-99.7 dBm -99.7 dBm
-104.7 dBm (typical) -104.7 dBm (typical)
Relativec Absoluted 20 to 30°C 1980 kHz offset
±0.10 dB ±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (at 95th percentile)
Relativec
±0.13 dB
Absoluted 20 to 30°C
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (at 95th percentile)
a. SEM test items compliance the limits of conducted spurious emission specification defined in 3GPP2 standards. b. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is
tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified for the default 30 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz. c. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ration of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are near the regulatory limits of 25 dBc at 750 kHz offset and 60 dBc at 1980 kHz offset. d. The absolute accuracy of SEM measurement is the same as the absolute accuracy of the spectrum analyzer. See Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for more information. The numbers shown are for 0 to 3.6 GHz, with attenuation set to 10 dB.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emissions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW=1 MHz)
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) Accuracy, absolute Attenuation = 10 dB
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
Description
Specifications
Code Domain
(BTS Measurements -25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C)
Code domain power
Relative power accuracy
Code domain power range 0 to -10 dBc -10 to -30 dBc -30 to -40 dBc
±0.015 dB ±0.06 dB ±0.07 dB
Symbol power vs. time
Relative Accuracy
Code domain power range 0 to -10 dBc -10 to -30 dBc -30 to -40 dBc
±0.015 dB ±0.06 dB ±0.07 dB
Symbol error vector magnitude
Accuracy, 0 to -25 dBc
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation.
Supplemental Information RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range
±1.0% (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
QPSK EVM
(-25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C)
RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range
EVM Range
0 to 25%
Floor
1.5%
Accuracyb
±1.0%
I/Q origin offset DUT Maximum Offset Analyzer Noise Floor
-10 dBc (nominal) -50 dBc (nominal)
Frequency Error Range
±30 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±5 Hz + tfac
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) - EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy
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Description Modulation Accuracy (Composite Rho)
Specifications
(BTS Measurements -25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C) Composite EVM
Range Floor Floor (with option BBA)
Accuracyb
0 to 25% 1.5%
±1.0% ±0.5%
Composite Rho Range Floor
Accuracy
Pilot time offset Range
0.94118 to 1.0 0.999978 ±0.0010 ±0.0030
-13.33 to +13.33 ms
Accuracy Resolution Code domain timing Range Accuracy Resolution Code domain phase Range Accuracy Resolution Peak code domain error Accuracy
±300 ns 10 ns
±200 ns ±1.25 ns 0.1 ns
±200 mrad ±10 mrad 0.1 mrad
I/Q origin offset DUT Maximum Offset Analyzer Noise Floor
Supplemental Information Set the attenuation to meet the Mixer Level requirement. Specifications apply to BTS for 9 active channels as defined in 3GPP2 RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range
1.5% (nominal) At EVM measurement in the range of 12.5% to 22.5%
at Rho 0.99751 (EVM 5%) at Rho 0.94118 (EVM 25%) From even second signal to start of PN sequence Pilot to code channel time tolerance
Pilot to code channel phase tolerance
±1.0 dB (nominal) Range from -10 dB to -55 dB -10 dBc (nominal) -50 dBc (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency error Range
±900 Hz
Accuracy
±10 Hz + tfac
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: floorerror = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) - EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. For example, if the EVM of the UUT is 7%, and the floor is 2.5%, the error due to the floor is 0.43%. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy
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cdma2000 Measurement Application In-Band Frequency Range
In-Band Frequency Range
Band Band Class 0 (North American Cellular) Band Class 1 (North American PCS) Band Class 2 (TACS) Band Class 3 (JTACS) Band Class 4 (Korean PCS) Band Class 6 (IMT-2000)
Frequencies 869 to 894 MHz 824 to 849 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 917 to 960 MHz 872 to 915 MHz 832 to 870 MHz 887 to 925 MHz 1840 to 1870 MHz 1750 to 1780 MHz 2110 to 2170 MHz 1920 to 1980 MHz
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N6158A, CMMB measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply to carrier frequencies below 2 GHz.
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Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power (8 MHz Integration BW) Minimum power at RF Input
Input signal must not be bursted 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
82.7 dBm
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View (7.512 MHz Integration BW, ML = 16 dBm, Shoulder Offset = 4.2 MHz)
Input signal must not be bursted
Dynamic Range, relativea
92.2 dB
98.5 dB (typical)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset and region specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. This specification is derived from other analyzer performance limitations such as third-order intermodulation, DANL and phase noise. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Mixer level is defined to be the input power minus the input attenuation.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power Minimum power at RF Input
36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Accuracya (7.512 MHz noise bandwidth method = IBW Offset Freq = 8 MHz)
±0.44 dB
At ACPR 45 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately 37 dBm (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring transmitter at 45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is 20 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is 4 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (7.512 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 3.9 kHz) 4.2 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativeab
92.2 dB
98.5 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolutec
110.5 dBm
115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relatived Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.18 dB ±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
10 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativee Sensitivity, absolute
94.6 dB 110.5 dBm
100.6 dB (typical) 115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relative
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 3.9 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 3.9 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 666 MHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 13 dBm Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
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CMMB Measurement Application Measurements
Description Modulation Analysis Settings Device Type Trigger
Sync Frame Now
Meas Type PLCH Settings Timeslot Settings
MER Limit Spectrum Clock Rate Demod Symbols Per Slot Out of Band Filtering Data Equalization
Specifications
Transmitter or Exciter FreeRun, External 1, External 2 or Periodic Timer
PLCH, Timeslot or Frame CLCH or SLCH (0-38) Start Timeslot Meas Interval Modulation Format: BPSK, QPSK or 16 QAM 38 dB as default Normal or Invert 10.0 MHz 4 to 53 On or Off On or Off
Supplemental Information
-- External Trigger is used with 1 PPS input from GPS, (this trigger method is recommended for SFN mode)
-- Periodic Timer Trigger is used usually used for MFN mode or SFN mode without 1 PPS input
-- FreeRun can be used when all of the timeslots use the same Mod Format (this trigger mode is recommended for Exciter under Test Mode)
Immediate Action to synchronize CMMB signals when using Periodic Timer or External Trigger Enabled when Meas Type is PLCH Enabled when Meas Type is Timeslot
Auto or Manual Auto or Manual
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Description Modulation Analysis Measurement I/Q Measured Polar Graph I/Q Error (Quad View)
Channel Frequency Response
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Constellation (-1538 to 1538 subcarriers) EVM, MER, Mag Error, Phase Error RMS, Peak (Subcarrier position), Freq Error MER vs. Subcarriers (-1538 to 1538 subcarriers) Logical Channel Information Constellation EVM, MER, Mag Error, Phase Error RMS, Peak (Subcarrier position) Quadrature Error Amplitude Imbalance Timing Skew
Amplitude vs. Subcarriers (-1538 to 1538 subcarriers) Phase vs. Subcarriers (-1538 to 1538 subcarriers) Group Delay vs. Subcarriers (-1538 to 1537 subcarriers)
Logical Channel Information (LCH, Range, Modulation Format, Reed Solomon Codes, LDPC Rate, Interleaving Mode, Scrambling Mode) LCH: CLCH, SLCH(0 to N) N38 Range: 0 (CLCH), M~N (SLCHx), 1M<N39 Mod Format: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM Reed Solomon Codes: (240, 240), (240,224), (240,192), (240,176) LDPC: 1/2, 3/4 Interleaving Mode: Mode 1/2/3 Scrambling: Mode0~7
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CMMB Measurement Application Measurements
Description Modulation Analysis Measurement (Continued) Channel Impulse Response
Spectrum Flatness Result Metrics
Meas Type
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Amax-Ac (dB) (Limit +0.5) Amin-Ac (dB) (Limit -0.5) Amax: max amplitude value Amin: min amplitude value Ac: center frequency amp value
MER (dB), EVM (%), Mag Error (%), Phase Error (deg) RMS, Peak (Peak Position) MER (dB) and EVM (%) by Data, Continuous Pilot, Scattered Pilot Frequency Error (Hz) Quadrature Error (deg) Amplitude Imbalance (dB) Timing Skew (us) Trigger Difference (us) TxID (Region Index, Transmitter Index) Inband Spectrum Ripple Amax-Ac (dB) Amin-Ac (dB)
PLCH, Timeslot or Frame
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Description CMMB Modulation Analysis Specification (MLa = 20 dBm 20 to 30°C)
Specifications
EVM Operating range Floor Accuracy from 0.54% to 1.0% from 1.0% to 2.0% from 2.0% to 16.0%
MER Operating range Floor Accuracy from 39 to 48 dB from 34 to 39 dB from 16 to 34 dB
Frequency Errorb Range
Accuracy Quad Error
Range
0 to 16% 0.54% ±0.30% ±0.20% ±0.40% 16 dB 45 dB ±2.78 dB ±0.89 dB ±0.34 dB
±1 Hz + tfac
Amplitude Imbalance
Range
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation b. The accuracy specification applies at the EVM = 1%. c. tfa = transmitter frequency ×frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information CLCH+SLCH0 CLCH: Timeslot 0, LDPC 1/2, Reed Solomon Code (240,240), Interleaving Mode1, Mod Type BPSK SLCH0: Timeslot 1-39, LDPC 1/2, Reed Solomon Code (240,240), Interleaving Mode1, Mod Type 16QAM EQ Off
EQ Off
20 kHz to 20 kHz 5 to +5° 1 to +1 dB
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N6152A, Digital Cable TV measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply to carrier frequencies below 1 GHz.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power (8.0 MHz Integration BW)
Minimum power at RF Input
Input signal must not be bursted 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
82.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description Power Statistics CCDF Minimum power at RF Input Histogram Resolution
Specifications 0.01 dB
Supplemental Information 50 dBm (nominal)
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power Minimum power at RF Input
36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Accuracya
8.0 MHz noise bandwidth method = IBW
Offset Freq
8 MHz
±0.46 dB
At ACPR 45 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately 37 dBm (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring transmitter at 45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is 20 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is 3 dBm, set the attenuation to 17 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (6.9 MHz Integration BW, RBW = 3.9 kHz)
4.2 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativeab
92.1 dB
98.5 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolutec
110.5 dBm
115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relatived Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.18 dB ±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
10 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativee Sensitivity, absolute
96.1 dB 110.5 dBm
101.8 dB (typical) 115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relative
±0.22 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 3.9 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 3.9 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 474 MHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 11 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
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Description
Specifications
DVB-C 64QAM EVM (MLa = 20 dBm 20 to 30°C, CF 1 GHz)
EVM (Smax) Operating range Floor
MER Operating range Floor
Frequency Errorb Range
0.52% 42 dB
Accuracy Quad Error
Range Gain Imbalance
Range BER Before Reed-Solomon
Range Packet Error Ratio
Range a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation b. The accuracy specification applies at the EVM =1%. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information
Modulation Rate = 64 QAM Symbol Rate = 6.9 MHz
0 to 5% Adaptive EQ Off
22 dB Adaptive EQ Off
150 kHz to 150 kHz ±10 Hz + tfac
5° to +5°
1 to +1 dB For DVB-C (J.83 Annex A/C) only 0 to 1.0×103 For DVB-C (J.83 Annex A/C) only 0 to 1.0×101
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N6156A, DTMB measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply to carrier frequencies below 2 GHz.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power (8 MHz Integration BW) Minimum power at RF Input
Input signal must not be bursted 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB(95th percentile)
Measurement floor
82.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View (7.56 MHz Integration BW, ML = 16 dBm, Shoulder Offset = 4.2 MHz)
Input signal must not be bursted
Dynamic Range, relativea
92.2 dB
98.5 dB (typical)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset and region specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. This specification is derived from other analyzer performance limitations such as third-order intermodulation, DANL and phase noise. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Mixer level is defined to be the input power minus the input attenuation.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power Minimum power at RF Input
36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Accuracya
±0.44 dB
RRC weighted, 7.56 MHz noise bandwidth method = IBW, Offset Freq = 8 MHz, At ACPR 45 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately 37 dBm (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring transmitter at 45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is 20 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is 4 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (7.56 MHz transmission BW RBW = 3.9 kHz) 4.2 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
92.2 dB 110.5 dBm
98.5 dB (typical) 115.5 dBm(typical)
Relatived
±0.18 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
10 MHz offset
±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB(95th percentile)
Dynamic Range, relativee
94.6 dB
100.6 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolute
110.5 dBm
115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relative
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 3.9 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 3.9 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 474 MHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 13 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
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Description 16QAM EVM (MLa = 20 dBm 20 to 30°C)
Specifications
EVM
Operating range
0 to 7%
Floor
0.47%
Accuracy
from 0.5% to 1.4% from 1.4% to 2.0% from 2.0% to 7.0%
±0.20% ±0.30% ±0.70%
MER
Operating range
23 dB
Floor
47 dB
Accuracy
from 37 to 46 dB from 34 to 37 dB from 23 to 34 dB
±2.88 dB ±0.92 dB ±0.84 dB
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation
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Description 16QAM EVM (MLa = 20 dBm 20 to 30°C)
Specifications
EVM
Operating range
0 to 8%
Floor
1.28%
Accuracy
from 1.3% to 2.0% from 2.0% to 8%
±0.60% ±0.40%
MER
Operating range
22 dB
Floor
38 dB
Accuracy
from 34 to 37 dB from 22 to 34 dB
±2.59 dB ±1.48 dB
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation
Supplemental Information Sub-carrier Number: 1 Code Rate: 0.8 Interleaver Type: B=52, M=720 Frame Header: PN595 PN Phase Change: True Insert Pilot: False
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N6153A, DVB-T/H with T2 measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply to carrier frequencies below 2 GHz.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power (7.61 MHz Integration BW) Minimum power at RF Input
Input signal must not be bursted 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
82.9 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View 7.61 MHz Integration BW
Input signal must not be bursted ML = 16 dBm (nominal)
Dynamic Range, relativea
Shoulder Offsetb = 4.305 MHz
92.2 dB
98.5 dB (typical)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset and region specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. This specification is derived from other analyzer performance limitations such as third-order intermodulation, DANL and phase noise. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Mixer level is defined to be the input power minus the input attenuation.
b. Shoulder offset is the midpoint of the Shoulder Offset Start and Shoulder Offset Stop settings. The specification applies with the default difference between these two of 400 kHz.
Description Power Statistics CCDF Minimum power at RF Input Histogram Resolution
Specifications 0.01 dB
Supplemental Information 50 dBm (nominal)
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power Minimum power at RF Input
36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Accuracya (Offset Freq = 8 MHz)
±0.44 dB
7.61 MHz noise bandwidth, method = IBW, At ACPR 45 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately 37 dBm (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring transmitter at 45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is 20 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is 3 dBm, set the attenuation to 17 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (7.61 MHz transmission BW, RBW = 3.9 kHz)
4.2 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativeab
92.2 dB
98.5 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolutec
110.5 dBm
115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relatived Absolute
(20 to 30°C)
±0.18 dB ±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
10 MHz offset
Dynamic Range, relativee Sensitivity, absolute
94.5 dB 110.5 dBm
100.5 dB (typical) 115.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relative
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 3.9 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 3.9 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 474 MHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 13 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emission (ML = 3 dBm)
Dynamic Rangea, relative RBW = 3.9 kHz RBW = 100 kHz
105.8 dB 91.7 dB
106.4 dB (typical) 92.4 dB (typical)
Sensitivity,b absolute RBW = 3.9 kHz RBW = 100 kHz
Accuracy, absolute 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz to 8.4 GHz
110.3 dBm 96.2 dBm
115.3 dBm (typical) 101.2 dBm (typical)
±0.29 dB (95th percentile) ±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 GHz to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Description DVB-T 64QAM EVM
(MLa = 20 dBm 20 to 30°C) EVM Operating range Floor
EQ On EQ Off Accuracy from 0.6% to 1.2% from 1.2% to 2.0% from 2.0% to 8.0% MER Operating range Floor EQ On EQ Off Accuracy from 38 to 44 dB from 34 to 38 dB from 22 to 34 dB Frequency Errorb Range
Accuracy Phase Jitter
Range Resolution Quad Error Range Accuracy
Specifications
0 to 8% 0.52% 0.56% ±0.20% ±0.20% ±0.20% 22 dB 46 dB 45 dB ±2.20 dB ±0.69 dB ±0.36 dB
±1 Hz + tfac
0.0001 rad
±0.090°
Supplemental Information FFT Size = 2048 Guard Interval = 1/32, alpha = 1
100 kHz to 100 kHz 0 to 0.0349 rad 4° to +5°
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Specifications
Amplitude Imbalance
Range
Accuracy
±0.45%
BER Before Viterbi
Range
BER Before Reed-Solomon
Range
BER After Reed-Solomon
Range
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. The accuracy specification applies at the EVM =1%. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information 5% to +5%
0 to 1.0×101 0 to 1.0×103 0 to infinity
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Description DVB-T2 256QAM EVM
(MLa = 20 dBm 20 to 30°C, CF 1 GHz)
Specifications
EVM Operating range Floor
MER Operating range Floor
Frequency Error Range
0.58% 44.7 dB
Accuracy Clock Error
Range Accuracy
Quad Error Range
Amplitude Imbalance Range a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information Single PLP, V & V001 FFT Size = 32K, Guard Interval = 1/128, Bandwidth Extension = Yes, Data Symbols = 59, Pilot = PP7, L1 Modulation = 64QAM, Rotation = Yes, Code Rate = 3/5, FEC = 64 K, FEC Block = 202, Interleaving Type = 0, Interleaving Length = 3
0 to 6% EQ Off
24 dB EQ Off
380 kHz to 380 kHz ±1 Hz + tfab
20 Hz to 20 Hz ±1 Hz + tfab
5° to +5°
1 to +1 dB
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9071A GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution Measurement Application. For EDGE Evolution (EGPRS2) including Normal Burst (16QAM/32QAM) and High Symbol Rate (HSR) Burst, option 3FP is required.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
EDGE Error Vector Magnitude (EVM)
3/8 shifted 8PSK modulation, 3/4 shifted QPSK, /4 shifted 16QAM, /4 shifted 32QAM modulation in NSR/HSR with pulse shaping filter. Specifications based on 200 bursts
Carrier Power Range at RF Input EVMa, rms
Operating range Floor
(NSR/HSR Narrow/HSR Wide) (all modulation formats) Floor (Baseband IQ Input) Accuracyb (EVM range 1% to 10% (NSR 8PSK) EVM range 1% to 6% (NSR 16QAM/32QAM) EVM range 1% to 8% (HSR QPSK) EVM range 1% to 5% (HSR 16QAM/32QAM))
0.6% ±0.5%
+24 to -45 dBm (nominal)
0 to 20% (nominal) 0.5% (nominal)
0.5% (nominal)
Frequency errora
Initial frequency error range
±80 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±5 Hzc + tfad
IQ Origin Offset
DUT Maximum Offset
-15 dBc (nominal)
Maximum Analyzer Noise Floor
-50 dBc (nominal)
Trigger to T0 Time Offset (Relative accuracye)
±5.0 ns (nominal)
a. EVM and frequency error specifications apply when the Burst Sync is set to Training Sequence. b. The definition of accuracy for the purposes of this specification is how closely the result meets the expected
result. That expected result is 0.975 times the actual RMS EVM of the signal, per 3GPP TS 45.005, annex G. c. This term includes an error due to the software algorithm. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less
than 1.5%. d. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy e. The accuracy specification applies when the Burst Sync is set to Training Sequence, and Trigger is set to Exter-
nal Trigger.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power vs. Time and EDGE Power vs. Time
GMSK modulation (GSM) 3/8 shifted 8PSK modulation, 3/4 shifted QPSK, /4 shifted 16QAM, /4 shifted 32QAM modulation in NSR/HSR (EDGE) Measures mean transmitted RF carrier power during the useful part of the burst (GSM method) and the power vs. time ramping. 510 kHz RBW
Minimum carrier power at RF Input for GSM and EDGE
-35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracy for in-band signal (excluding mismatch error)a
-0.11 ±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Power Ramp Relative Accuracy
Referenced to mean transmitted power
Accuracy
±0.11 dB
Measurement floor
-92 dBm
a. The power versus time measurement uses a resolution bandwidth of about 510 kHz. This is not wide enough to pass all the transmitter power unattenuated, leading the consistent error shown in addition to the uncertainty. A wider RBW would allow smaller errors in the carrier measurement, but would allow more noise to reduce the dynamic range of the low-level measurements. The measurement floor will change by 10 × log(RBW/510 kHz). The average amplitude error will be about -0.11 dB × ((510 kHz/RBW)2). Therefore, the consistent part of the amplitude error can be eliminated by using a wider RBW.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Phase and Frequency Error
GMSK modulation (GSM)
Specifications based on 3GPP essential conformance requirements, and 200 bursts
Carrier power range at RF Input
+27 to -45 dBm (nominal)
Phase errora, rms
Floor
0.5°
Floor (Baseband IQ Input)
0.3° (nominal)
Accuracy
±0.3°
Phase error range 1° to 6°
Frequency errora
Initial frequency error range
±80 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±5 Hzb + tfac
I/Q Origin Offset
DUT Maximum Offset
-15 dBc (nominal)
Analyzer Noise Floor
-50 dBc (nominal)
Trigger to T0 time offset (Relative accuracyd)
±5.0 ns (nominal)
a. Phase error and frequency error specifications apply when the Burst Sync is set to Training Sequence. b. This term includes an error due to the software algorithm. The accuracy specification applies when RMS phase
error is less than 1°. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy d. The accuracy specification applies when the Burst Sync is set to Training Sequence, and Trigger is set to Exter-
nal Trigger.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Output RF Spectrum (ORFS) and EDGE Output RF Spectrum
GMSK modulation (GSM) 3/8 shifted 8PSK modulation, 3/4 shifted QPSK, /4 shifted 16QAM, /4 shifted 32QAM modulation in NSR/HSR (EDGE)
Minimum carrier power at RF Input
-20 dBm (nominal)a
ORFS Relative RF Power Uncertaintyb Due to modulation
Offsets 1.2 MHz
±0.16 dB
Offsets 1.8 MHz
±0.18 dB
Due to switchingc
±0.12 dB (nominal)
ORFS Absolute RF Power Accuracyd
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
a. For maximum dynamic range, the recommended minimum power is 10 dBm. b. The uncertainty in the RF power ratio reported by ORFS has many components. This specification does not
include the effects of added power in the measurements due to dynamic range limitations, but does include the following errors: detection linearity, RF and IF flatness, uncertainty in the bandwidth of the RBW filter, and compression due to high drive levels in the front end. c. The worst-case modeled and computed errors in ORFS due to switching are shown, but there are two further considerations in evaluating the accuracy of the measurement: First, Keysight has been unable to create a signal of known ORFS due to switching, so we have been unable to verify the accuracy of our models. This performance value is therefore shown as nominal instead of guaranteed. Second, the standards for ORFS allow the use of any RBW of at least 300 kHz for the reference measurement against which the ORFS due to switching is ratioed. Changing the RBW can make the measured ratio change by up to about 0.24 dB, making the standards ambiguous to this level. The user may choose the RBW for the reference; the default 300 kHz RBW has good dynamic range and speed, and agrees with past practices. Using wider RBWs would allow for results that depend less on the RBW, and give larger ratios of the reference to the ORFS due to switching by up to about 0.24 dB. d. The absolute power accuracy depends on the setting of the input attenuator as well as the signal-to-noise ratio. For high input levels, the use of the electronic attenuator and "Adjust Atten for Min Clip" will result in high signal-to-noise ratios and Electronic Input Atten > 2 dB, for which the absolute power accuracy is best. At moderate levels, manually setting the Input Atten can give better accuracy than the automatic setting. For GSM and EDGE, "high levels" would nominally be levels above +1.7 dBm and -1.3 dBm, respectively.
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Specifications
ORFS and EDGE ORFS (continued)
Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
Dynamic Range, Spectrum due to modulationa
Offset Frequency
GSM (GMSK)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK)
EDGE (others)e
100 kHzf 200 kHzf 250 kHzf 400 kHzf 600 kHz 1.2 MHz
63.7 dB 69.1 dB 70.8 dB 74.3 dB 77.1 dB 81.3 dB
63.7 dB 69.0 dB 70.6 dB 73.9 dB 76.5 dB 79.9 dB
63.6 dB 68.8 dB 70.3 dB 73.3 dB 75.4 dB 77.7 dB
1.8 MHzg 6.0 MHzg
80.5 dB 84.9 dB
80.0 dB 83.8 dB
79.2 dB 82.0 dB
Supplemental Information
5-pole sync-tuned filtersb Methods: Direct Timec and FFTd
GSM (GMSK) (typical)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK) (typical)
EDGE (others)e (typical)
81.6 dB 85.8 dB GSM (GMSK) (nominal)
81.0 dB 84.3 dB EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK) (nominal)
79.8 dB 82.1 dB EDGE (others) (nominal)
85.4 dB
84.9 dB
84.0 dB
89.8 dB
88.6 dB
86.7 dB
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Supplemental Information
Dynamic Range, Spectrum due to switchinga
Offset Frequency
GSM (GMSK)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK)
EDGE (others)e
5-pole sync-tuned filtersh
400 kHz
72.2 dB
71.9 dB
600 kHz
74.8 dB
74.2 dB
1.2 MHz
78.1 dB
77.1 dB
1.8 MHz
83.5 dB
83.1 dB
a. Maximum dynamic range requires RF input power above -2 dBm for offsets of 1.2 MHz and below for GSM, and above -5 dBm for EDGE. For offsets of 1.8 MHz and above, the required RF input power for maximum dynamic range is +8 dBm for GSM signals and +5 dBm for EDGE signals.
b. ORFS standards call for the use of a 5-pole, sync-tuned filter; this and the following footnotes review the instrument's conformance to that standard. Offset frequencies can be measured by using either the FFT method or the direct time method. By default, the FFT method is used for offsets of 400 kHz and below, and the direct time method is used for offsets above 400 kHz. The FFT method is faster, but has lower dynamic range than the direct time method.
c. The direct time method uses digital Gaussian RBW filters whose noise bandwidth (the measure of importance to "spectrum due to modulation") is within ±0.5% of the noise bandwidth of an ideal 5-pole sync-tuned filter. However, the Gaussian filters do not match the 5-pole standard behavior at offsets of 400 kHz and below, because they have lower leakage of the carrier into the filter. The lower leakage of the Gaussian filters provides a superior measurement because the leakage of the carrier masks the ORFS due to the UUT, so that less masking lets the test be more sensitive to variations in the UUT spectral splatter. But this superior measurement gives a result that does not conform with ORFS standards. Therefore, the default method for offsets of 400 kHz and below is the FFT method.
d. The FFT method uses an exact 5-pole sync-tuned RBW filter, implemented in software. e. EDGE (others) means NSR 16/32QAM and HSR all formats (QPSK/16QAM/32QAM). f. The dynamic range for offsets at and below 400 kHz is not directly observable because the signal spectrum
obscures the result. These dynamic range specifications are computed from phase noise observations. g. Offsets of 1.8 MHz and higher use 100 kHz analysis bandwidths. h. The impulse bandwidth (the measure of importance to "spectrum due to switching transients") of the filter used
in the direct time method is 0.8% less than the impulse bandwidth of an ideal 5-pole sync-tuned filter, with a tolerance of ±0.5%. Unlike the case with spectrum due to modulation, the shape of the filter response (Gaussian vs. sync-tuned) does not affect the results due to carrier leakage, so the only parameter of the filter that matters to the results is the impulse bandwidth. There is a mean error of -0.07 dB due to the impulse bandwidth of the filter, which is compensated in the measurement of ORFS due to switching. By comparison, an analog RBW filter with a ±10% width tolerance would cause a maximum amplitude uncertainty of 0.9 dB.
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Description
Specifications
ORFS and EDGE ORFS (continued)
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)a
Dynamic Range, Spectrum due to modulationb
Offset Frequency
GSM (GMSK)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK)
EDGE (others)e
100 kHz 200 kHz 250 kHz 400 kHz 600 kHz 1.2 MHz
63.8 dB 69.7 dB 71.6 dB 75.4 dB 78.4 dB 82.2 dB
63.8 dB 69.6 dB 71.4 dB 75.0 dB 77.7 dB 80.5 dB
63.7 dB 69.4 dB 71.0 dB 74.2 dB 76.2 dB 78.1 dB
1.8 MHz 6.0 MHz Dynamic Range, Spectrum due to switching Offset Frequency 400 kHz 600 kHz 1.2 MHz
81.3 dB 86.4 dB
GSM (GMSK) 73.2 dB 75.9 dB 78.8 dB
80.7 dB 84.9 dB
79.7 dB 82.6 dB
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK)
EDGE (others)e
72.9 dB
75.2 dB
77.6 dB
Supplemental Information
5-pole sync-tuned filtersc Methods: Direct Timed and FFTe
GSM (GMSK) (typical)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK) (typical)
EDGE (others)e (typical)
80.8 dB
80.3 dB
79.2 dB
85.0 dB
83.7 dB
81.7 dB
GSM (GMSK) (nominal)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK) (nominal)
EDGE (others) (nominal)
83.2 dB
82.9 dB
82.3 dB
88.5 dB
87.5 dB
86.0 dB
5-pole sync-tuned filtersf
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Supplemental Information
1.8 MHz
84.2 dB
83.7 dB
a. Phase Noise optimization is set to Best Wide offset (offset >100 kHz). b. Maximum dynamic range requires RF input power above -2 dBm for offsets of 1.2 MHz and below for GSM, and
above -5 dBm for EDGE. For offsets of 1.8 MHz and above, the required RF input power for maximum dynamic range is +8 dBm for GSM signals and +5 dBm for EDGE signals. c. ORFS standards call for the use of a 5-pole, sync-tuned filter; this and the following footnotes review the instrument's conformance to that standard. Offset frequencies can be measured by using either the FFT method or the direct time method. By default, the FFT method is used for offsets of 400 kHz and below, and the direct time method is used for offsets above 400 kHz. The FFT method is faster, but has lower dynamic range than the direct time method. d. The direct time method uses digital Gaussian RBW filters whose noise bandwidth (the measure of importance to "spectrum due to modulation") is within ±0.5% of the noise bandwidth of an ideal 5-pole sync-tuned filter. However, the Gaussian filters do not match the 5-pole standard behavior at offsets of 400 kHz and below, because they have lower leakage of the carrier into the filter. The lower leakage of the Gaussian filters provides a superior measurement because the leakage of the carrier masks the ORFS due to the UUT, so that less masking lets the test be more sensitive to variations in the UUT spectral splatter. But this superior measurement gives a result that does not conform with ORFS standards. Therefore, the default method for offsets of 400 kHz and below is the FFT method. e. The FFT method uses an exact 5-pole sync-tuned RBW filter, implemented in software. f. The impulse bandwidth (the measure of importance to "spectrum due to switching transients") of the filter used in the direct time method is 0.8% less than the impulse bandwidth of an ideal 5-pole sync-tuned filter, with a tolerance of ±0.5%. Unlike the case with spectrum due to modulation, the shape of the filter response (Gaussian vs. sync-tuned) does not affect the results due to carrier leakage, so the only parameter of the filter that matters to the results is the impulse bandwidth. There is a mean error of -0.07 dB due to the impulse bandwidth of the filter, which is compensated in the measurement of ORFS due to switching. By comparison, an analog RBW filter with a ±10% width tolerance would cause a maximum amplitude uncertainty of 0.9 dB.
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Frequency Ranges
Description In-Band Frequency Ranges P-GSM 900 E-GSM 900 R-GSM 900 DCS1800 PCS1900 GSM850 GSM450 GSM480 GSM700 T-GSM810
Uplink
890 to 915 MHz 880 to 915 MHz 876 to 915 MHz 1710 to 1785 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 824 to 849 MHz 450.4 to 457.6 MHz 478.8 to 486 MHz 777 to 792 MHz 806 to 821 MHz
Downlink
935 to 960 MHz 925 to 960 MHz 921 to 960 MHz 1805 to 1880 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 869 to 894 MHz 460.4 to 467.6 MHz 488.8 to 496 MHz 747 to 762 MHz 851 to 866 MHz
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N6149A, iDEN/WiDEN/MotoTalk Measurement Application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Frequency and Time
Description Frequency and Time-related Specifications
Specifications
Supplemental Information Please refer to "Frequency and Time" on page 20
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Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description Amplitude and Range-related Specifications
Specifications
Supplemental Information Please refer to "Amplitude Accuracy and Range" on page 32.
Dynamic Range
Description Dynamic Range-related Specifications
Specifications
Supplemental Information Please refer to "Dynamic Range" on page 43.
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Application Specifications
Description Measurements iDEN Power iDEN Demod
MotoTalk Demod Vector Analysis
Specifications
ACP (adjacent channel power) Occupied Bandwidth PvT (power versus time) Modulation analysis BER (bit error rate) SER Sub-channel analysis Slot power results EVM (error vector magnitude) Slot power results IQ waveform BER (bit error rate)
Supplemental Information Includes Carrier Power on summary data screen
Description Parameter Setups Radio Device Radio Standard
Specifications
Bandwidths Modulation
25/50/75/100/50-Outer kHz 4QAM/16QAM/64QAM
Supplemental Information
BS (outbound) and MS (inbound) iDEN version R02.00.06 and Motorola TalkAround: RF Interface, TalkAround Protocol (8/19/2002) developed by Motorola Inc.
Description iDEN Power Supported Formats
Pass/Fail Tests
Carrier Configuration
Specifications
iDEN single carrier TDMA WiDEN- multiple carrier TDMA Occupied Bandwidth (OBW) Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) 25 kHz WiDEN 50 kHz WiDEN 75 kHz WiDEN 100 kHz WiDEN 50 kHz Outer WiDEN
Supplemental Information
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
iDEN Signal Demod Supported Formats
iDEN single carrier TDMA WiDEN multiple carrier TDMA
iDEN Composite EVM Floora Carrier Configuration
Provided Tests
25 kHz WiDEN 50 kHz WiDEN 75 kHz WiDEN 100 kHz WiDEN 50 kHz Outer WiDEN Bit Error Rate (BER) Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) Power Versus Time (PvT)
2.4% (nominal)
a. The EVM floor is derived for signal power 20 dBm at mixer. The signal is iDEN Inbound Full Reserved.
Description
Specifications
MotoTalk Signal Demod Supported Slot Formats
Traffic Burst Slot Format
Composite EVM Floora
Measurement Parameters
Search Length Normalize
Measurement Parameters (advanced)
Gaussian BT Symbol Rate Burst Search on/off
Result Displays
Slot Error Vector Time Slot Error Summary Table
a. The EVM floor is derived for signal power 20 dBm at mixer.
Supplemental Information
1.3% (nominal) IQ and FSK waveforms Bandwidth Time product
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for N6155A, ISDB-T measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply to carrier frequencies below 2 GHz.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power (5.6 MHz Integration BW) Minimum power at RF Input
Input signal must not be bursted 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
84.2 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View
(5.60 MHz Integration BW, ML = 16 dBm, Shoulder Offseta = 3.40 MHz)
Input signal must not be bursted
Dynamic Range, relativeb
87.7 dB
94.1 dB (typical)
a. Shoulder offset is the midpoint of the Shoulder Offset Start and Shoulder Offset Stop settings. The specification applies with the default difference between these two of 200 kHz.
b. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset and region specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. This specification is derived from other analyzer performance limitations such as third-order intermodulation, DANL and phase noise. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Mixer level is defined to be the input power minus the input attenuation.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
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Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power Minimum power at RF Input
36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Accuracya (5.60 MHz noise bandwidth method = IBW, Offset Freq = 6 MHz)
±0.38 dB
At ACPR 45 dBc with optimum mixer levelb
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately 37 dBm (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring transmitter at 45 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is 21 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power. For example, if the average input power is 3 dBm, set the attenuation to 18 dB. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (5.60 MHz Integration BW RBW = 10.0 kHz)
3.0 MHz Offset
Limit Type
-- Manual -- JEITA (ARIB-B31) according to
P 0.025 W; 0.025 W < P 0.25 W; 0.25 W < P 2.5 W; P > 2.5 W (P is the channel power) -- ABNT Non-Critical -- ABNT Sub-Critical -- ABNT Critical -- ISDB-TSB
Dynamic Range, relativeab
87.6 dB
93.9 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
106.5 dBm
111.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived Absolute
(20 to 30°C) 4.36 MHz Offset
±0.16 dB ±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Dynamic Range, relativee
88.1 dB
94.4 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolute
106.5 dBm
111.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Relative
±0.18 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 10.0 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 10.0 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 713.142857 MHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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e. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
Description Modulation Analysis Settings Radio Standard Segment Number
FFT Size Guard Interval Partial Reception Layer A
Specifications
ISDB-T or ISDB-TSB 13 Segments for ISDB-T 1 or 3 Segments for ISDB-TSB 2K, 4K, or 8K 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32 On or Off Segment Count =1 (Partial Reception=On) or number maximum to 13 (ISDB-T) Segment Count =1 (ISDB-TSB) Modulation Format: QPSK/16QAM/64QAM
Supplemental Information
Auto-Detection or Manual Input Auto-Detection or Manual Input Auto-Detection or Manual Input Auto-Detection or Manual Input
Layer B
Segment Count = number maximum to 13-LayerA Segments (ISDB-T) Segment Count = 2 (ISDB-TSB) Modulation Format: QPSK/16QAM/64QAM
Auto-Detection or Manual Input
Layer C
Spectrum Clock Rate Demod Symbols Out of Band Filtering Data Equalization
Segment Count = number maximum to 13-LayerA Segments-LayerB Segments
Modulation Format: QPSK/16QAM/64QAM Normal or Invert 8.126984 MHz 4 to 50 On or Off On or Off
Auto-Detection or Manual Input Auto or Manual
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Description Modulation Analysis Measurements I/Q Measured Polar Graph
I/Q Error (Quad View)
Channel Frequency Response Channel Impulse Response Spectrum Flatness
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Constellation (subcarriers 0 to 5616 configurable for 8K FFT)
Start and Stop subcarriers can be manually configured
MER (dB), EVM (%),Mag Error (%), Phase Error (deg) RMS, Peak results (Peak Position)
Freq Error (Hz) MER vs Subcarriers
In this View, you can measure:
Constellation: Layer A/B/C, Segment (0-12 for ISDB-T) or All Segments MER (dB), EVM (%), Amp Error (%), Phase Error(deg) RMS, Peak results
MER vs Subcarriers MER by Segment MER by Layer
Quadrature Error (deg)
Constellation by Segment
Amplitude Imbalance (dB) Amplitude vs Subcarriers
Constellation by Layer
Phase vs Subcarriers
Group Delay vs Subcarriers
Amax-Ac (Limit: +0.5) Amin-Ac (Limit: 0.5) Amax: max amplitude value Amin: min amplitude value Ac: center frequency amp value
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Description Result Metrics
TMCC Decoding
Specifications MER (dB), EVM (%), Mag Error (%), Phase Error (deg), RMS, Peak (Peak Position) MER (dB) and EVM (%) by Layer A, Layer B, Layer C, Data, Pilot, TMCC, AC1 Frequency Error (Hz) Quadrature Error (deg) Amplitude Imbalance (dB) Inband Spectrum Ripple: Amax-Ac (dB) Amin-Ac (dB) Current, Next and Current Settings Partial Reception: Yes or No Layer A/B/C: -- Modulation Schemes -- Code Rate -- Interleaving Length -- Segments
Supplemental Information
System Descriptor: ISDB-T or ISDB-TSB Indicator of Transmission -parameter Switching Start-up Control: On/Off Phase Correction: Yes/No
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Description ISDB-T Modulation Analysis (MLa = 20 dBm, 20 to 30°C, CF 1 GHz)
Specifications
EVM Operating range Floor Accuracy from 0.40% to 1.2% from 1.2% to 2.0% from 2.0% to 8%
MER Operating range Floor Accuracy from 38 to 48 dB from 34 to 38 dB from 22 to 34 dB
Frequency Errorb Range
Accuracy Clock Error
Range
Accuracy
0 to 8% 0.66%
±0.30% ±0.20% ±0.70%
22 dB 44 dB
±2.68 dB ±1.16 dB ±0.73 dB
Supplemental Information Segments=13 Mode3 Guard Interval=1/8 Partial Reception=Off Layer A-C
Segment=13 Code Rate=3/4 Time Interleaving I=2 Modulation=64QAM EQ OFF
EQ OFF
170 kHz to 170 kHz ±1 Hz + tfac 100 Hz to 100 Hz (nominal) ±1 Hz + tfac
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Specifications
Quad Error
Range
Amplitude Imbalance
Range
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus input attenuation b. The accuracy specification applies at the EVM = 1%. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information 5 to +5° 1 to +1 dB
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Description ISDB-Tmm Modulation Analysis (MLa = 20 dBm, 20 to 30°C)
Specifications
EVM Operating range Floor Accuracy
MER Operating range Floor Accuracy
Frequency Errorb Range
0.51%(EQ Off) 45.9 dB(EQ Off)
Accuracy Clock Error
Range
Accuracy Quad Error
Range Amplitude Imbalance
Range a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus input attenuation b. The accuracy specification applies at the EVM = 1%. c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information Segments=33 Mode3 Guard Interval=1/4 Super Segment #0 ISDB-T:
Layer A: QPSK Layer B: 16QAM SuperSegment #1 Seven 1-segment: Layer A: QPSK SuperSegment #2 ISDB-T: Layer A: QPSK Layer B: 16QAM EQ OFF 0 to 25%
EQ OFF 12 dB
170 kHz to 170 kHz ±1 Hz + tfac
100 Hz to 100 Hz ±1 Hz + tfac
5° to +5°
1 to +1 dB
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9080A LTE measurement application and for the N9082A measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Supported Air Interface Features
Description 3GPP Standards Supported
Signal Structure
Signal Direction Signal Bandwidth
Modulation Formats and Sequences Physical Channels
Downlink Uplink Physical Signals Downlink Uplink
Specifications 36.211 V9.1.0 (March 2010) 36.212 V9.4.0 (September 2011) 36.213 V9.3.0 (September 2010) 36.214 V9.2.0 (June 2010) 36.141 V9.10.0 (July 2012) 36.521-1 V9.8.0 (March 2012) FDD Frame Structure Type 1 TDD Frame Structure Type 2 Special subframe configurations 0-8 Uplink and Downlink UL/DL configurations 0-6 1.4 MHz (6 RB), 3 MHz (15 RB), 5 MHz (25 RB), 10 MHz (50 RB), 15 MHz (75 RB), 20 MHz (100 RB) BPSK; BPSK with I &Q CDM; QPSK; 16QAM; 64QAM; PRS; CAZAC (Zadoff-Chu)
Supplemental Information
N9080A only N9082A only N9082A only N9082A only
PBCH, PCFICH, PHICH, PDCCH, PDSCH, PMCH PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH
P-SS, S-SS, RS, P-PS (positioning), MBSFN-RS PUCCH-DMRS, PUSCH-DMRS, S-RS (sounding)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power Minimum power at RF input Absolute power accuracya
(20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB) 95th Percentile Absolute power accuracy
(20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB) Measurement floor
±0.82 dB
-50 dBm (nominal) ±0.23 dB -79.7 dBm (nominal) in a 10 MHz bandwidth
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit On/Off Power Burst Type
This table applies only to the N9082A measurement application. Traffic, DwPTS, UpPTS, SRS, PRACH
Transmit power
Min, Max, Mean, Off
Dynamic Rangea
124.5 dB (nominal)
Average type
Off, RMS, Log
Measurement time
Up to 20 slots
Trigger source
External 1, External 2, Periodic, RF Burst, IF Envelope
a. This dynamic range expression is for the case of Information BW = 5 MHz; for other Info BW, the dynamic range can be derived. The equation is: Dynamic Range = Dynamic Range for 5 MHz 10*log10(Info BW/5.0e6)
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Adjacent Channel Power
Minimum power at RF input
Accuracy
Radio
Offset
MS
Adjacenta
BTS
Adjacentc
BTS
Alternatec
Dynamic Range E-UTRA
Offset
Channel BW
Specifications
Channel Bandwidth
5 MHz
10 MHz
±0.13 dB
±0.16 dB
±0.57 dB ±0.18 dB
±0.78 dB ±0.22 dB
20 MHz ±0.23 dB ±1.05 dB ±0.30 dB
Adjacent Adjacent Adjacent Alternate Alternate Alternate
5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Supplemental Information Single Carrier -36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Range for Specification
-33 to -27 dBc with opt MLb
-48 to -42 dBc with opt MLd
-48 to -42 dBc with opt MLe
Test conditionsf
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
74.2 dB
-18.4 dBm
73.8 dB
-18.4 dBm
71.7 dB
-18.2 dBm
77.6 dB
-18.6 dBm
75.1 dB
-18.4 dBm
72.1 dB
-18.2 dBm
Dynamic Range UTRA
Test conditionsf
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
2.5 MHz
5 MHz
75.9 dB
-18.5 dBm
2.5 MHz
10 MHz
76.2 dB
-18.4 dBm
2.5 MHz
20 MHz
75.0 dB
-18.2 dBm
7.5 MHz
5 MHz
78.4 dB
-18.5 dBm
7.5 MHz
10 MHz
78.6 dB
-18.4 dBm
7.5 MHz
20 MHz
78.1 dB
-18.2 dBm
a. Measurement bandwidths for mobile stations are 4.5, 9.0 and 18.0 MHz for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
b. The optimum mixer level (ML) is -23 dBm. c. Measurement bandwidths for base transceiver stations are 4.515, 9.015 and 18.015 MHz for channel band-
widths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
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d. The optimum mixer levels (ML) are -19, -18 and -16 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
e. The optimum mixer levels (ML) are -9, -8 and -8 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
f. E-TM1.1 and E-TM1.2 used for test. Noise Correction set to On.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum carrier power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specification ±10 kHz
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 10 MHz
Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Dynamic Range Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative Absolute
(20 to 30°C)
Specifications
Supplemental Information Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2; measurement bandwidth = 100 kHz
76.2 dB 77.8 dB 78.2 dB -94.5 dBm
±0.21 dB ±0.88 dB
82.9 dB (typical) 83.8 dB (typical) 84.9 dB (typical) -99.5 dBm (typical)
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emissions
Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW = 1 MHz)
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz)
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Description
Modulation Analysis
(Signal level within one range step of overload) OSTP/RSTP Absolute accuracyb EVM Floor for Downlink (OFDMA) Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)c Signal Bandwidth
5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)e Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzf EVM Floor for Downlink (OFDMA) (with Option BBA) (Signal Bandwidth:5/10/20 MHz) EVM Accuracy for Downlink (OFDMA) (EVM range: 0 to 8%)g EVM for Uplink (SC-FDMA) Floor Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)c Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzh
Specifications
0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB)
0.36% (48.8 dB) 0.36% (48.8 dB) 0.4% (47.9 dB)
0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB)
Supplemental Information % and dB expressionsa
±0.27 dB (nominal)
0.40% (-48 dB) (nominal) 0.40% (-48 dB) (nominal) 0.45% (-47 dB) (nominal)
0.18% (54.8 dB) (nominal) ±0.3% (nominal)
0.35% (49 dB) (nominal) 0.35% (49 dB) (nominal) 0.35% (49 dB) (nominal)
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)e
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzi
Frequency Error
Lock range
0.35% (49.1 dB) 0.35% (49.1 dB) 0.4% (47.9 dB)
±2.5 × subcarrier spacing = 37.5 kHz for default 15 kHz subcarrier spacing (nominal)
Accuracy
±1 Hz + tfaj (nominal)
Time Offsetk
Absolute frame offset accuracy
±20 ns
Relative frame offset accuracy
±5 ns (nominal)
MIMO RS timing accuracy
±5 ns (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with % units are the specifications, while those with decibel units, in parentheses, are conversions from the percentage units to decibels for reader convenience.
b. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less than 1% and no boost applies for the reference signal. c. Overall EVM and Data EVM using 3GPP standard-defined calculation. Phase Noise Optimization set to Best
Close-in (<20 kHz). d. Requires Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, or B1X (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz). e. Phase noise optimization left to its default setting (Fast Tuning). f. Requires Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, or B1X (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz). g. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows:
error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. h. Requires Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, or B1X (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz). i. Requires Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, or B1X (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz). j. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy. k. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less than 1% and no boost applies for resource elements
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In-Band Frequency Range
Operating Band, FDD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17
Uplink 1920 to 1980 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 1710 to 1785 MHz 1710 to 1755 MHz 824 to 849 MHz 830 to 840 MHz 2500 to 2570 MHz 880 to 915 MHz 1749.9 to 1784.9 MHz 1710 to 1770 MHz 1427.9 to 1452.9 MHz 698 to 716 MHz 777 to 787 MHz 788 to 798 MHz 704 to 716 MHz
Operating Band, TDD 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Uplink/Downlink 1900 to 1920 MHz 2010 to 2025 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1910 to 1930 MHz 2570 to 2620 MHz 1880 to 1920 MHz 2300 to 2400 MHz
Downlink 2110 to 2170 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1805 to 1880 MHz 2110 to 2155 MHz 869 to 894 MHz 875 to 885 MHz 2620 to 2690 MHz 925 to 960 MHz 1844.9 to 1879.9 MHz 2110 to 2170 MHz 1475.9 to 1500.9 MHz 728 to 746 MHz 746 to 756 MHz 758 to 768 MHz 734 to 746 MHz
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37 LTE-A Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9080B LTE-Advanced FDD measurement application and for the N9082B LTE-Advanced TDD measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range. The specifications apply to the single carrier case only, unless otherwise stated.
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Supported Air Interface Features
Description 3GPP Standards Supported
Signal Structure
Signal Direction Signal Bandwidth
Modulation Formats and Sequences Component Carrier Physical Channels
Downlink Uplink Physical Signals Downlink Uplink
Specifications 36.211 V10.7.0 (March 2013) 36.212 V10.7.0 (December 2012) 36.213 V10.9.0 (March 2013) 36.214 V10.12.0 (Maech 2013) 36.141 V11.4.0 (March 2013) 36.521-1 V10.5.0 (March 2013) FDD Frame Structure Type 1 TDD Frame Structure Type 2 Special subframe configurations 0-8 Uplink and Downlink UL/DL configurations 0-6 1.4 MHz (6 RB), 3 MHz (15 RB), 5 MHz (25 RB), 10 MHz (50 RB), 15 MHz (75 RB), 20 MHz (100 RB) BPSK; BPSK with I &Q CDM; QPSK; 16QAM; 64QAM; PRS; CAZAC (Zadoff-Chu) 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
Supplemental Information
N9080B only N9082B only N9082B only N9082A only
PBCH, PCFICH, PHICH, PDCCH, PDSCH, PMCH PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH
P-SS, S-SS, C-RS, P-PS (positioning), MBSFN-RS, CSI-RS PUCCH-DMRS, PUSCH-DMRS, S-RS (sounding)
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Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.82 dB
95th Percentile Absolute power accuracy
(20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.23 dB
Measurement floor
-79.7 dBm (nominal) in a 10 MHz bandwidth
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Channel Power
NB-IoT
Minimum power at RF input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th Percentile)
Measurement Floor
-96.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Channel Power
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz
Minimum power at RF input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±1.87 dB
±0.50 dB (95th Percentile)
Measurement Floor
-79.7 dBm (typical) in a 10 MHz bandwidth
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Specifications Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
NB-IoT
Histogram Resolutiona
0.01 dB
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of the histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz
Histogram Resolutiona
0.01 dB
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of the histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit On/Off Power
Burst Type Transmit power
This table applies only to the N9082A measurement application. Traffic, DwPTS, UpPTS, SRS, PRACH Min, Max, Mean, Off
Dynamic Rangea
124.5 dB (nominal)
Average type
Off, RMS, Log
Measurement time
Up to 20 slots
Trigger source
External 1, External 2, Periodic, RF Burst, IF Envelope
a. This dynamic range expression is for the case of Information BW = 5 MHz; for other Info BW, the dynamic range can be derived. The equation is: Dynamic Range = Dynamic Range for 5 MHz 10*log10(Info BW/5.0e6)
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit On/Off Power Transmit power
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz Min, Max, Mean, Off
Dynamic Rangea
124.5 dB (nominal)
Average type
Off, RMS, Log
Measurement time
Up to 20 slots
Trigger source
External 1, External 2, Periodic, RF Burst, IF Envelope
a. This dynamic range expression is for the case of Information BW = 5 MHz; for other Info BW, the dynamic range can be derived. The equation is: Dynamic Range = Dynamic Range for 5 MHz 10*log10(Info BW/5.0e6)
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Adjacent Channel Power
Minimum power at RF input
Accuracy
Radio
Offset
MS
Adjacenta
BTS
Adjacentc
BTS
Alternatec
Dynamic Range E-UTRA
Offset
Channel BW
Specifications
Channel Bandwidth
5 MHz
10 MHz 20 MHz
±0.13 dB
±0.18 dB ±0.23 dB
±0.57 dB
±0.78 dB ±1.05 dB
±0.18 dB
±0.22 dB ±0.30 dB
Adjacent Adjacent Adjacent Alternate Alternate Alternate
5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Supplemental Information Single Carrier -36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Range for Specification
-33 to -27 dBc with opt MLb
-48 to -42 dBc with opt MLd
-48 to -42 dBc with opt MLe
Test conditionsf
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
74.2 dB
-18.4 dBm
73.8 dB
-18.4 dBm
71.7 dB
-18.2 dBm
77.6 dB
-18.6 dBm
75.1 dB
-18.4 dBm
72.1 dB
-18.2 dBm
Dynamic Range UTRA
Test conditionsf
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
2.5 MHz
5 MHz
75.9 dB
-18.5 dBm
2.5 MHz
10 MHz
76.2 dB
-18.4 dBm
2.5 MHz
20 MHz
75.0 dB
-18.2 dBm
7.5 MHz
5 MHz
78.4 dB
-18.5 dBm
7.5 MHz
10 MHz
78.6 dB
-18.4 dBm
7.5 MHz
20 MHz
78.1 dB
-18.2 dBm
a. Measurement bandwidths for mobile stations are 4.5, 9.0 and 18.0 MHz for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
b. The optimum mixer level (ML) is -23 dBm. c. Measurement bandwidths for base transceiver stations are 4.515, 9.015 and 18.015 MHz for channel bandwidths
of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
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d. The optimum mixer levels (ML) are -19, -18 and -16 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
e. The optimum mixer levels (ML) are -9, -8 and -8 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively. f. E-TM1.1 and E-TM1.2 used for test. Noise Correction set to On.
Description
Adjacent Channel Power
Minimum power at RF input
Accuracy
Radio
Offset
MS
200 kHz
MS
2.5 MHz
BTS
300 kHz
BTS
500 kHz
Dynamic Range
Radio
Offset
Channel BW
Specifications
±0.05 dB ±0.21 dB ±0.11 dB ±0.31 dB
MS
200 kHz
180 kHz
MS
2.5 MHz
3.84 MHz
BTS
300 kHz
180 kHz
BTS
500 kHz
180 kHz
a. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -26 dBm. b. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -22 dBm. c. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -22 dBm. d. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -24 dBm. e. Noise Correction set to On.
Supplemental Information NB-IoT Stand-alone -36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Range for Specification
-23 to -17 dBc with opt MLa
-40 to -34 dBc with opt MLb
-43 to -37 dBc with opt MLc
-53 to -47 dBc with opt MLd
Test conditionse
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
73.0 dB
-15.0 dBm
71.0 dB
-15.0 dBm
73.0 dB
-15.0 dBm
78.0 dB
-15.0 dBm
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power
Minimum power at RF input
Accuracy
Radio
Offset
Channel Bandwidth
5 MHz
10 MHz 20 MHz
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz -36 dBm (nominal)
ACPR Range for Specification
MS
Adjacenta ±0.30 dB
±0.39 dB ±0.53 dB
-33 to -27 dBc with opt MLb
Dynamic Range E-UTRA
Test conditionsc
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
Adjacent
5 MHz
74.2 dB
-18.4 dBm
Adjacent
10 MHz
73.8 dB
-18.4 dBm
Alternate
5 MHz
77.6 dB
-18.6 dBm
Alternate
10 MHz
75.1 dB
-18.4dBm
Dynamic Range UTRA
Test conditionsc
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
2.5 MHz
5 MHz
75.9 dB
-18.5 dBm
2.5 MHz
10 MHz
76.2 dB
-18.4 dBm
7.5 MHz
5 MHz
78.4 dB
-18.5 dBm
7.5 MHz
10 MHz
78.6 dB
-18.4 dBm
a. Measurement bandwidths for mobile stations are 4.5, 9.0 and 18.0 MHz for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
b. The optimum mixer level (ML) is -23 dBm. c. Noise Correction set to On.
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Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum carrier power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specification ±10 kHz
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum carrier power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specification ±400 Hz
Description Occupied Bandwidth
Minimum carrier power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specification ±10 kHz
Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Dynamic Range Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative Absolute
(20 to 30°C)
Specifications
76.2 dB 77.8 dB 78.2 dB -94.5 dBm ±0.21 dB ±0.88 dB
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 10 MHz
Supplemental Information NB-IoT -30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 10 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 400 kHz
Supplemental Information C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz -30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 10 MHz
Supplemental Information Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2; measurement bandwidth = 100 kHz
82.9 dB (typical) 83.8 dB (typical) 84.9 dB (typical) -99.5 dBm (typical)
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
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Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Specifications
Dynamic Range Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative Absolute, 20 to 30°C
Description Spectrum Emission Mask
67.1 dB -99.7 dBm
±0.11 dB ±0.88 dB
Specifications
Dynamic Range Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
76.2 dB 77.8 dB 78.2 dB -94.5 dBm
±0.45 dB ±1.93 dB
Supplemental Information NB-IoT: Stand-alone Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2 = 115 kHz Channel bandwidth = 200 kHz Measurement bandwidth = 30 kHz 71.5 dB (typical) -104.7 dBm (typical)
±0.27 dB (95th percentile) Supplemental Information C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2; measurement bandwidth = 100 kHz
82.9 dB (typical) 84.0 dB (typical) 85.3 dB (typical) -99.5 dBm (typical)
±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emissions
Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW = 1 MHz)
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emissions
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW = 1 MHz)
82.2 dB
84.9 dB (nominal)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz)
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Modulation Analysis (Signal level within one range step of overload)
OSTP/RSTP Absolute accuracyb
EVM Floor for Downlink (OFDMA) Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)c
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)e
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd
EVM Accuracy for Downlink (OFDMA) (EVM range: 0 to 8%)f
EVM for Uplink (SC-FDMA) Floor Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)c
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)e
Signal Bandwidth
Specifications
0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB)
0.36% (48.8 dB) 0.36% (48.8 dB) 0.4% (47.9 dB)
0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB) 0.7% (43 dB)
Supplemental Information % and dB expressionsa
±0.27 dB (nominal)
0.40% (-48 dB) (nominal) 0.40% (-48 dB) (nominal) 0.45% (-47 dB) (nominal)
±0.3% (nominal)
0.35% (49 dB) (nominal) 0.35% (49 dB) (nominal) 0.35% (49 dB) (nominal)
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Supplemental Information
5 MHz 10 MHz
0.35% (49.1 dB) 0.35% (49.1 dB)
20 MHzd Frequency Error
Lock range
0.4% (47.9 dB) ±2.5 × subcarrier spacing = 37.5 kHz for default 15 kHz subcarrier spacing (nominal)
Accuracy
±1 Hz + tfag (nominal)
Time Offseth
Absolute frame offset accuracy
±20 ns
Relative frame offset accuracy
±5 ns (nominal)
MIMO RS timing accuracy
±5 ns (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with % units are the specifications, while those with decibel units, in parentheses, are conversions from the percentage units to decibels for reader convenience.
b. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less than 1% and no boost applies for the reference signal. c. Overall EVM and Data EVM using 3GPP standard-defined calculation. Phase Noise Optimization set to Best
Close-in (<20 kHz). d. Requires Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, or B1X (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz). e. Phase noise optimization left to its default setting (Fast Tuning). f. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows:
error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. g. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy. h. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less than 1% and no boost applies for resource elements
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Supplemental Information
NB-IoT Modulation Analysis (Signal level within one range step of overload)
EVM for Downlink Floor
% and dB expressionsa Channel bandwidth: 200 kHz
Downlink: Operation Modes: Inband, guard-band, stand-alone
Uplink: Operation Modes: Stand-alone Subcarrier spacing: 3.75 kHz, 15 kHz Number of subcarriers: 1, 3, 6, 12 Modulation types: BPSK, QPSK
Early analyzersb (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
47.1 dB (0.44%) (nominal)
Analyzers with -EP2c (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
48.4 dB (0.38%) (nominal)
EVM for Uplink Floor
Early analyzersb (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
3/6/12 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
50.0 dB (0.32%) (nominal)
1 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
56.2 dB (0.15%) (nominal)
3.75 kHz subcarrier spacing
60.2 dB (0.10%) (nominal)
Analyzers with -EP2c (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
3/6/12 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
54.0 dB (0.20%) (nominal)
1 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
66.6 dB (0.45%) (nominal)
3.75 kHz subcarrier spacing
66.3 dB (0.48%) (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with % units are the specifications, while those with decibel units, in parentheses, are conversions from the percentage units to decibels for reader convenience.
b. Overall EVM and Data EVM using 3GPP standard-defined calculation. Phase Noise Optimization set to Best Close-in (<20 kHz).
c. Phase Noise Optimization left to its default setting (Fast Tuning).
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Supplemental Information
C-V2X Modulation Analysis
% and dB expressionsa Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz
(Signal level within one range step of overload) OSTP/RSTP
Absolute accuracyb
EVM Floor Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)c
±0.27 dB (nominal)
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz
0.7% (43.4 dB) (nominal) 0.7% (43.4 dB) (nominal)
20 MHzd
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)e
0.7% (43.9 dB) (nominal)
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz
0.36% (49.1 dB) (nominal) 0.36% (49.1 dB) (nominal)
20 MHzd Frequency Error
Lock range
0.4% (47.9 dB) (nominal) ±2.5 × subcarrier spacing = 37.5 kHz for default 15 kHz subcarrier spacing (nominal)
Accuracy
±1 Hz + tfaf (nominal)
Time Offsetg
Absolute frame offset accuracy
±20 ns
Relative frame offset accuracy
±5 ns (nominal)
MIMO RS timing accuracy
±5 ns (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with % units are the specifications, while those with decibel units, in parentheses, are conversions from the percentage units to decibels for reader convenience.
b. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less than 1% and no boost applies for the reference signal. c. Overall EVM and Data EVM using 3GPP standard-defined calculation. Phase Noise Optimization set to Best
Close-in (<20 kHz). d. Requires Option B25, B40, B85, B1A, or B1X (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz).
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e. Phase noise optimization left to its default setting (Fast Tuning). f. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy. g. The accuracy specification applies when EVM is less than 1% and no boost applies for resource
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C-V2X Operating Band E-UTRA band 47, TDD
5855 to 5925 MHz
NB-IoT Operating Band E-UTRA bands, FDD, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17
See LTE FDD operating bands
LTE FDD Operating Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17
Uplink 1920 to 1980 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 1710 to 1785 MHz 1710 to 1755 MHz 824 to 849 MHz 830 to 840 MHz 2500 to 2570 MHz 880 to 915 MHz 1749.9 to 1784.9 MHz 1710 to 1770 MHz 1427.9 to 1452.9 MHz 698 to 716 MHz 777 to 787 MHz 788 to 798 MHz 704 to 716 MHz
Downlink 2110 to 2170 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1805 to 1880 MHz 2110 to 2155 MHz 869 to 894 MHz 875 to 885 MHz 2620 to 2690 MHz 925 to 960 MHz 1844.9 to 1879.9 MHz 2110 to 2170 MHz 1475.9 to 1500.9 MHz 728 to 746 MHz 746 to 756 MHz 758 to 768 MHz 734 to 746 MHz
LTE TDD Operating Band 33 34 35 36 37 38
Uplink/Downlink 1900 to 1920 MHz 2010 to 2025 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1910 to 1930 MHz 2570 to 2620 MHz
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Uplink/Downlink 1880 to 1920 MHz 2300 to 2400 MHz
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for two measurement applications. One of those is the N9079A-1FP or N9079A-1TP TD-SCDMA measurement application. Modulation specifications rows and columns labeled with DPCH apply to TD-SCDMA only. The other application is the N9079A-2FP or N9079A-2TP HSPA/8PSK measurement application. Modulation specifications rows and columns labeled with HS-PDSCH apply to HSPA/8PSK only.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Description Power vs. Time Burst Type Measurement results type Dynamic range Averaging type Measurement time Trigger type Measurement floor
Specification
Supplemental Information
Traffic, UpPTS and DwPTS Min, Max, Mean 130.3 dB (nominal) Off, RMS, Log Up to 9 slots External1, External2, RF Burst 100.3 dBm (nominal)
Description Transmit Power Burst Type Measurement results type Averaging type Average mode Measurement time Power Accuracy Measurement floor
Specification
Supplemental Information
Traffic, UpPTS, and DwPTS Min, Max, Mean Off, RMS, Log Exponential, Repeat Up to 18 slots ±0.25 dB (95th percentile) 88.3 dBm (nominal)
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Specification
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power Single Carrier Minimum Power at RF Input ACPR Accuracya
Radio MS (UE)
Offset Freq 1.6 MHz
MS (UE)
3.2 MHz
BTS
1.6 MHz
BTS
3.2 MHz
BTS
1.6 MHz
Multiple Carriers
±0.10 dB ±0.12 dB ±0.17 dB ±0.13 dB ±0.11 dB
-36 dBm (nominal)
RRC weighted, 1.28 MHz noise bandwidth, method = IBW
At ACPR range of -30 to -36 dBc with optimum mixer levelb At ACPR range of -40 to -46 dBc with optimum mixer levelc At ACPR range of -37 to -43 dBc with optimum mixer leveld At ACPR range of -42 to -48 dBc with optimum mixer levele At -43 dBc non-coherent ACPRd RRC weighted, 1.28 MHz noise bandwidth. All specifications apply for 1.6 MHz offset.
Four Carriers
ACPR Accuracy, BTS, Incoherent TOIcf
UUT ACPR
Optimum MLg
Noise Correction (NC) off
±0.15 dB
-37 to -43 dB
-14 dBm
Noise Correction (NC) on
±0.11 dB
-37 to -43 dB
-18 dBm
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately -37 dBm - (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring mobile station (MS) or user equipment (UE) within 3 dB of the required -33 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -25 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power - (-25 dBm). For example, if the average input power is -6 dBm, set the attenuation to 19 dB. This specification applies for the normal 3.5 dB peak-to-average ratio of a single code. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
c. ACPR accuracy at 3.2 MHz offset is warranted when the input attenuator is set to give an average mixer level of -13 dBm.
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d. In order to meet this specified accuracy, the mixer level must be optimized for accuracy when measuring node B Base Transmission Station (BTS) within 3 dB of the required -40 dBc ACPR. This optimum mixer level is -23 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power - (-23 dBm). For example, if the average input power is -5 dBm, set the attenuation to 18 dB. This specification applies for the normal 10 dB peak-to-average ratio (at 0.01% probability) for Test Model 1. Note that, if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled.
e. ACPR accuracy at 3.2 MHz offset is warranted when the input attenuator is set to give an average mixer level of -12 dBm.
f. Incoherent TOI means that the specified accuracy only applies when the distortions of the device under test are not coherent with the third-order distortion of the analyzer. Incoherence is often the case with advanced multicarrier amplifiers built with compensations and predistortions that mostly eliminate coherent third-order affects in the amplifier.
g. Optimum mixer level (MLOpt). The mixer level is given by the average power of the sum of the four carriers minus the input attenuation.
Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of the histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum power at RF Input Frequency Accuracy
Specification ±4.8 kHz
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, Span = 4.8 MHz
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Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask
Dynamic Range, relative (815 kHz offsetab)
Sensitivity, absolute (815 kHz offsetc)
Accuracy (815 kHz offset)
79.3 dB -99.7 dBm
85.0 dB (typical) -104.7 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.13 dB
Absolutee (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 30 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about -17 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 30 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. The absolute accuracy of SEM measurement is the same as the absolute accuracy of the spectrum analyzer.
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Description Spurious Emissions Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW=1 MHz) Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) Accuracy
(Attenuation = 10 dB) Frequency Range 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
Specification
81.3 dB -84.5 dBm
Supplemental Information
82.2 dB (typical) -89.5 dBm (typical)
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Specification
Supplemental Information
Code Domain
(BTS Measurements -25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C)
Code Domain Power
Absolute Accuracy
Set the attenuation to meet the Mixer Level requirement
-10 dBc DPCH, Atten = 10 dBb -10 dBc HS-PDSCH, Atten = 10 dBb
Relative Accuracy
±0.25 dB (95th percentile) ±0.26 dB (95th percentile)
Code domain power rangec 0 to -10 dBc
-10 to -20 dBc -20 to -30 dBc Symbol Power vs Timeb Relative Accuracy
DPCH HS-PDSCH ±0.02 dB ±0.03 dB ±0.06 dB ±0.11 dB ±0.19 dB ±0.32 dB
Code domain power range
DPCH HS-PDSCH
0 to -10 dBc
±0.02 dB ±0.03 dB
-10 to -20 dBc
±0.06 dB ±0.11 dB
-20 to -30 dBc
±0.19 dB ±0.32 dB
Symbol error vector magnitude
Accuracy
DPCH Channel
±1.1% (nominal)
(0 to -25 dBc)
HS-PDSCH Channel
±1.2% (nominal)
(0 to -25 dBc)
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. Code Domain Power Absolute accuracy is calculated as sum of 95th percentile Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
and Code Domain relative accuracy at Code Power Level. c. This is tested for signal with 2 DPCH or 2 HS-PDSCH in TS0.
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Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) (BTS Measurements -25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C) Composite EVM
Range Test signal with TS0 active and one DPCH in TS0 Test signal with TS0 active and one HS-PDSCH in TS0
Floorb Floor (with Option BBA) Accuracy
Test signal with TS0 active and one DPCH in TS0 EVM 9%
EVM 9% < EVM 18% Test signal with TS0 active and one HS-PDSCH in TS0 Peak Code Domain Error Accuracy Test signal with TS0 active and one DPCH in TS0 Test signal with TS0 active and one HS-PDSCH in TS0 I/Q Origin Offset DUT Maximum Offset Analyzer Noise Floor Frequency Error Range
Accuracy Test signal with TS0 active and one DPCH in TS0
Specification
0 to 18% 1.5% ±0.7%cd ±1.1% ±0.3 dB ±1.0 dB
±5.2 Hz + tfaf
Supplemental Information Set the attenuation to meet the Mixer Level requirement
0 to 17% (nominal) 1.5% (nominal)
±1.1% (nominal)
-20 dBc (nominal) -50 dBc (nominal) ±7 kHz (nominal)e
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Supplemental Information
Test signal with TS0 active and one HS-PDSCH in TS0
±6 Hz + tfaf (nominal)
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. The EVM floor is derived for signal power -20 dBm. The signal has only 1 DPCH or HS-PDSCH in TS0. c. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] - EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. For example, if the EVM of the UUT is 7%, and the floor is 2.5%, the error due to the floor is 0.43%. d. The accuracy is derived in the EVM range 0 to 18%. We choose the maximum EVM variance in the results as the accuracy. e. This specifies a synchronization range with Midamble. f. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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In-Band Frequency Range
Operating Band I II III
Frequencies 1900 to 1920 MHz 2010 to 2025 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1910 to 1930 MHz
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9073A W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ measurement application. It contains N9073A-1FP W-CDMA, N9073A-2FP HSPA and N9073A-3FP HSPA+ measurement applications.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove those variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Conformance with 3GPP TS 25.141 Base Station Requirements
3GPP Standard Sections Sub-Clause Measurement Name
3GPP Required Test Instrument Tolerance (as of 2009-12)
Instrument Tolerance Intervalabc
Supplemental Information
6.2.1
Maximum Output Power
(Channel Power)
±0.7 dB (95%)
6.2.2
CPICH Power Accuracy (Code ±0.8 dB (95%)
Domain)
±0.23 dB (95%) ±0.25 dB (95%)
6.3
Frequency Error (Modulation
±12 Hz (95%)
Accuracy)
±5 Hz (100%)
Excluding timebase error
6.4.2
Power Control Stepsd (Code
Domain)
1 dB step
±0.1 dB (95%)
±0.03 dB (100%)
Ten 1 dB steps
±0.1 dB (95%)
±0.03 dB (100%)
6.4.3
Power Dynamic Range
±1.1 dB (95%)
±0.14 dB (100%)
6.4.4
Total Power Dynamic Ranged
±0.3 dB (95%)
(Code Domain)
±0.06 dB (100%)
6.5.1
Occupied Bandwidth
±100 kHz (95%)
±10 kHz (100%)
6.5.2.1 Spectrum Emission Mask
±1.5 dB (95%)
±0.27 dB (95%)
Absolute peake
6.5.2.2 ACLR
5 MHz offset
±0.8 dB (95%)
±0.49 dB (100%)
10 MHz offset
±0.8 dB (95%)
±0.42 dB (100%)
6.5.3
Spurious Emissions
f 2.2 GHz
±1.5 dB (95%)
±0.29 dB (95%)
2.2 GHz < f 4 GHz
±2.0 dB (95%)
±1.17 dB (95%)
4 GHz < f
±4.0 dB (95%)
±1.54 dB (95%)
6.7.1
EVM
(Modulation Accuracy)
±2.5% (95%)
±0.5% (100%)
EVM in the range of 12.5% to 22.5%
6.7.2
Peak Code Domain Error
(Modulation accuracy)
±1.0 dB (95%)
±1.0 dB (100%)
6.7.3
Time alignment error in Tx
±26 ns (95%)
Diversity (Modulation Accuracy) [= 0.1 Tc]
±1.25 ns (100%)
a. Those tolerances marked as 95% are derived from 95th percentile observations with 95% confidence. b. Those tolerances marked as 100% are derived from 100% limit tested observations. Only the 100% limit tested
observations are covered by the product warranty.
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c. The computation of the instrument tolerance intervals shown includes the uncertainty of the tracing of calibration references to national standards. It is added, in a root-sum-square fashion, to the observed performance of the instrument.
d. These measurements are obtained by utilizing the code domain power function or general instrument capability. The tolerance limits given represent instrument capabilities.
e. The tolerance interval shown is for the peak absolute power of a CW-like spurious signal. The standards for SEM measurements are ambiguous as of this writing; the tolerance interval shown is based on Keysight's interpretation of the current standards and is subject to change.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.82 dB
95th percentile Absolute power accuracy (20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
±0.23 dB
Measurement floor
-83.8 dBm (nominal)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Adjacent Channel Power (ACPR; ACLR)
Single Carrier Minimum power at RF Input
ACPR Accuracyab
Radio MS (UE)
Offset Freq 5 MHz
Specifications ±0.14 dB
MS (UE)
10 MHz
±0.18 dB
BTS
5 MHz
±0.49 dB
BTS
10 MHz
±0.42 dB
BTS Dynamic Range
5 MHz
±0.22 dB
Noise Correction
Offset Freq
Method
off
5 MHz Filtered IBW
off
5 MHz Fast
off
10 MHz Filtered IBW
on
5 MHz Filtered IBW
on
10 MHz Filtered IBW
RRC Weighting Accuracyi
White noise in Adjacent Channel
TOI-induced spectrum
rms CW error
Supplemental Information
-36 dBm (nominal)
RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth, method = IBW or Fastc
At ACPR range of -30 to -36 dBc with optimum mixer leveld
At ACPR range of -40 to -46 dBc with optimum mixer levele
At ACPR range of -42 to -48 dBc with optimum mixer levelf
At ACPR range of -47 to -53 dBc with optimum mixer levele
At -48 dBc non-coherent ACPRg
RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth
Typicalh Dynamic Range
Optimum ML (nominal)
-73 dB
-8 dBm
-72 dB
-9 dBm
-79 dB
-2 dBm
-78 dB
-8 dBm
-82 dB
-2 dBm
0.00 dB (nominal) 0.001 dB (nominal) 0.012 dB (nominal)
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Multiple Carriers
RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth. All specifications apply for 5 MHz offset.
Two Carriers
ACPR Dynamic Range
-70 dB NC off (nominal)
ACPR Accuracy
±0.42 dB (nominal)
Four Carriers ACPR Dynamic Range
Dynamic range (nominal)
Optimum MLj (nominal)
Noise Correction (NC) off Noise Correction (NC) on
-64 dB -72 dB
-12 dBm -15 dBm
ACPR Accuracy, BTS, Incoherent TOIk
UUT ACPR Range
Noise Correction (NC) off Noise Correction (NC) on
±0.43 dB ±0.18 dB
-42 to -48 dB -42 to -48 dB
-12 dBm -15 dBm
a. The accuracy of the Adjacent Channel Power Ratio will depend on the mixer drive level and whether the distortion products from the analyzer are coherent with those in the UUT. These specifications apply even in the worst case condition of coherent analyzer and UUT distortion products. For ACPR levels other than those in this specifications table, the optimum mixer drive level for accuracy is approximately -37 dBm - (ACPR/3), where the ACPR is given in (negative) decibels.
b. Accuracy is specified without NC. NC will make the accuracy even better. c. The Fast method has a slight decrease in accuracy in only one case: for BTS measurements at 5 MHz offset, the
accuracy degrades by ±0.01 dB relative to the accuracy shown in this table. d. To meet this specified accuracy when measuring mobile station (MS) or user equipment (UE) within 3 dB of the
required -33 dBc ACPR, the mixer level (ML) must be optimized for accuracy. This optimum mixer level is -22 dBm, so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power - (-22 dBm). For example, if the average input power is -6 dBm, set the attenuation to 16 dB. This specification applies for the normal 3.5 dB peak-to-average ratio of a single code. Note that if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled. e. ACPR accuracy at 10 MHz offset is warranted when the input attenuator is set to give an average mixer level of -14 dBm. f. In order to meet this specified accuracy, the mixer level must be optimized for accuracy when measuring node B Base Transmission Station (BTS) within 3 dB of the required -45 dBc ACPR. This optimum mixer level is -19 dBm,so the input attenuation must be set as close as possible to the average input power - (-19 dBm). For example, if the average input power is -5 dBm, set the attenuation to 14 dB. This specification applies for the normal 10 dB peak-to-average ratio (at 0.01% probability) for Test Model 1. Note that, if the mixer level is set to optimize dynamic range instead of accuracy, accuracy errors are nominally doubled. g. Accuracy can be excellent even at low ACPR levels assuming that the user sets the mixer level to optimize the dynamic range, and assuming that the analyzer and UUT distortions are incoherent. When the errors from the UUT and the analyzer are incoherent, optimizing dynamic range is equivalent to minimizing the contribution of analyzer noise and distortion to accuracy, though the higher mixer level increases the display scale fidelity errors. This incoherent addition case is commonly used in the industry and can be useful for comparison of analysis equipment, but this incoherent addition model is rarely justified. This derived accuracy specification is based on a mixer level of -14 dBm.
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h. Keysight measures 100% of the signal analyzers for dynamic range in the factory production process. This measurement requires a near-ideal signal, which is impractical for field and customer use. Because field verification is impractical, Keysight only gives a typical result. More than 80% of prototype instruments met this "typical" specification; the factory test line limit is set commensurate with an on-going 80% yield to this typical. The ACPR dynamic range is verified only at 2 GHz, where Keysight has the near-perfect signal available. The dynamic range is specified for the optimum mixer drive level, which is different in different instruments and different conditions. The test signal is a 1 DPCH signal. The ACPR dynamic range is the observed range. This typical specification includes no measurement uncertainty.
i. 3GPP requires the use of a root-raised-cosine filter in evaluating the ACLR of a device. The accuracy of the passband shape of the filter is not specified in standards, nor is any method of evaluating that accuracy. This footnote discusses the performance of the filter in this instrument. The effect of the RRC filter and the effect of the RBW used in the measurement interact. The analyzer compensates the shape of the RRC filter to accommodate the RBW filter. The effectiveness of this compensation is summarized in three ways: - White noise in Adj Ch: The compensated RRC filter nominally has no errors if the adjacent channel has a spectrum that is flat across its width. - TOI-induced spectrum: If the spectrum is due to third-order intermodulation, it has a distinctive shape. The computed errors of the compensated filter are -0.004 dB for the 470 kHz RBW used for UE testing with the IBW method and also used for all testing with the Fast method, and 0.000 dB for the 30 kHz RBW filter used for BTS testing with the IBW method. The worst error for RBWs between these extremes is 0.05 dB for a 330 kHz RBW filter. - rms CW error: This error is a measure of the error in measuring a CW-like spurious component. It is evaluated by computing the root of the mean of the square of the power error across all frequencies within the adjacent channel. The computed rms error of the compensated filter is 0.023 dB for the 470 kHz RBW used for UE testing with the IBW method and also used for all testing with the Fast method, and 0.000 dB for the 30 kHz RBW filter used for BTS testing. The worst error for RBWs between these extremes is 0.057 dB for a 430 kHz RBW filter.
j. Optimum mixer level (MLOpt). The mixer level is given by the average power of the sum of the four carriers minus the input attenuation.
k. Incoherent TOI means that the specified accuracy only applies when the distortions of the device under test are not coherent with the third-order distortion of the analyzer. Incoherence is often the case with advanced multicarrier amplifiers built with compensations and predistortions that mostly eliminate coherent third-order affects in the amplifier.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of the histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum power at RF Input Frequency Accuracy
Specifications ±10 kHz
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 30 kHz, Number of Points = 1001, span = 10 MHz
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Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask
Dynamic Range, relative (2.515 MHz offsetab)
Sensitivity, absolute (2.515 MHz offsetc)
Accuracy (2.515 MHz offset)
81.9 dB -99.7 dBm
87.8 dB (typical) -104.7 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.15 dB
Absolutee (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 30 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about -16 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 30 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
e. The absolute accuracy of SEM measurement is the same as the absolute accuracy of the spectrum analyzer. See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 36 for more information. The numbers shown are for 0 to 3.6 GHz, with attenuation set to 10 dB.
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Spurious Emissions
Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW=1 MHz)
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) Accuracy (Attenuation = 10 dB)
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy by 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Code Domain (BTS Measurements
RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range.
-25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C) Code domain power
Absolute accuracyb (-10 dBc CPICH, Atten = 10 dB)
Relative accuracy
±0.25 dB (95th percentile)
Code domain power range
0 to -10 dBc
±0.015 dB
-10 to -30 dBc
±0.06 dB
-30 to -40 dBc
±0.07 dB
Power Control Steps
Accuracy
0 to -10 dBc
±0.03 dB
-10 to -30 dBc
±0.12 dB
Power Dynamic Range
Accuracy
±0.14 dB
(0 to -40 dBc)
Symbol power vs. time
Relative accuracy
Code domain power range
0 to -10 dBc
±0.015 dB
-10 to -30 dBc
±0.06 dB
-30 to -40 dBc
±0.07 dB
Symbol error vector magnitude
Accuracy
±1.0% (nominal)
(0 to -25 dBc)
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. Code Domain Power Absolute accuracy is calculated as sum of 95% Confidence Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
and Code Domain relative accuracy at Code Power level.
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Supplemental Information
QPSK EVM (-25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C)
EVM Range Floor Accuracyb
I/Q origin offset DUT Maximum Offset Analyzer Noise Floor
Frequency error
1.5% ±1.0%
RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range. 0 to 25% (nominal)
-10 dBc (nominal) -50 dBc (nominal)
Range
±30 kHz (nominal)c
Accuracy
±5 Hz + tfad
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor and suc-
cessfully synchronized to the signal. When the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) - EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. c. This specifies a synchronization range with CPICH for CPICH only signal. d. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) (BTS Measurements -25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30°C) Composite EVM
Range Floor Floor (with Option BBA)
0 to 25% 1.5%
RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range. 1.5% (nominal)
Accuracyb Overall Limited circumstances (12.5% EVM 22.5%, No 16QAM nor 64QAM codes)
±1.0%c ±0.5%
Peak Code Domain Error
Accuracy
±1.0 dB
I/Q Origin Offset
DUT Maximum Offset
-10 dBc (nominal)
Analyzer Noise Floor
-50 dBc (nominal)
Frequency Error
Range
±3 kHz (nominal)d
Accuracy
±5 Hz + tfae
Time offset
Absolute frame offset accuracy
±20 ns
Relative frame offset accuracy
±5.0 ns (nominal)
Relative offset accuracy (for STTD diff mode)f
±1.25 ns
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation. b. For 16 QAM or 64 QAM modulation, the relative code domain error (RCDE) must be better than -16 dB and
-22 dB respectively.
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c. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] - EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. For example, if the EVM of the UUT is 7%, and the floor is 2.5%, the error due to the floor is 0.43%.
d. This specifies a synchronization range with CPICH for CPICH only signal. e. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy f. The accuracy specification applies when the measured signal is the combination of CPICH (antenna-1) and
CPICH (antenna-2), and where the power level of each CPICH is -3 dB relative to the total power of the combined signal. Further, the range of the measurement for the accuracy specification to apply is ±0.1 chips.
Description Power Control Absolute power measurement
Accuracy 0 to -20 dBm -20 to -60 dBm
Relative power measurement Accuracy Step range ±1.5 dB Step range ±3.0 dB Step range ±4.5 dB Step range ±26.0 dB
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Using 5 MHz resolution bandwidth
±0.7 dB (nominal) ±1.0 dB (nominal)
±0.1 dB (nominal) ±0.15 dB (nominal) ±0.2 dB (nominal) ±0.3 dB (nominal)
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In-Band Frequency Range
Operating Band
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV
UL Frequencies UE transmit, Node B receive 1920 to 1980 MHz 1850 to 1910 MHz 1710 to 1785 MHz 1710 to 1755 MHz 824 to 849 MHz 830 to 840 MHz 2500 to 2570 MHz 880 to 915 MHz 1749.9 to 1784.9 MHz 1710 to 1770 MHz 1427.9 to 1452.9 MHz 698 to 716 MHz 777 to 787 MHz 788 to 798 MHz
DL Frequencies UE receive, Node B transmit 2110 to 2170 MHz 1930 to 1990 MHz 1805 to 1880 MHz 2110 to 2155 MHz 869 to 894 MHz 875 to 885 MHz 2620 to 2690 MHz 925 to 960 MHz 1844.9 to 1879.9 MHz 2110 to 2170 MHz 1475.9 to 1500.9 MHz 728 to 746 MHz 746 to 756 MHz 758 to 768 MHz
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9074A, Combined Fixed WiMAX measurement application.1
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications for dynamic range and sensitivity in this chapter include the highest variations in the noise commonly encountered. The specifications for accuracy apply only with adequate (external to the application) averaging to remove the variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Power
Input signal must not be bursted
(10 MHz Integration BW)
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±1.29 dB
±0.33 dB (95th percentile)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Tx Output Spectrum (10 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 5.05 MHz offset)
Tx Output Spectrum measurement is the same as a Spectrum Emission Mask measurement
Dynamic Range, relativeab
68.9 dB (nominal)
Sensitivity, absolutec
85.7 dBm (nominal)
Accuracy
Relatived
±0.63 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±1.37 dB
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 13.91 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
64QAM EVM (MLa = 10 dBm 20 to 30°C)
10 MHz bandwidth profile. Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Seq Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off
EVM
Operating range Floor
0.1 to 8% (nominal) 48.0 dB (0.37%) (nominal)
Accuracyb
from 0.5% to 2.0% from 2.0% to 8.0% I/Q Origin Offset UUT Maximum Offset Analyzer Noise Floor Frequency Range
±0.20% (nominal) ±0.10% (nominal)
10 dBc (nominal) 50 dBc (nominal)
±100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±10 Hz+tfac
a. ML (mixer level) is RF input power minus attenuation b. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2) - EVMUUT, where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent.
c. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications
Band Class 1 2 3
4
Spectrum Range 2.305 to 2.320 GHz 2.345 to 2.360 GHz 2.150 to 2.162 GHz 2.500 to 2.690 GHz (USA) 2.150 to 2.162 GHz 2.500 to 2.596 GHz 2.686 to 2.688 GHz (Canada) 2.400 to 2.4835 GHz
The following band class can be measured but is not subject to warranted specifications.
Band Class 5
Spectrum Range 3.410 to 4.200 GHz 3.400 to 3.700 GHz 3.650 to 3.700 GHz 4.940 to 4.990 GHz
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9083A Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) measurement application. The measurements for GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA and LTE FDD also require N9071A-2FP, N9073A-1FP, and N9080A-1FP respectively. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range of each application.
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Description Channel Power Minimum power at RF Input 95th percentile Absolute power accuracy
(20 to 30°C, Atten = 10 dB)
Specifications
Supplemental Information
-50 dBm (nominal) ±0.23 dB
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of the histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description Occupied Bandwidth Minimum power at RF Input Frequency Accuracy
Specifications
Supplemental Information
-30 dBm (nominal) ± (Span / 1000) (nominal)
Description Spurious Emissions
Accuracy (Attenuation = 10 dB) Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz 3.5 to 8.4 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz
Specifications
Supplemental Information Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
±0.29 dB (95th percentile) ±1.17 dB (95th percentile) ±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Conformance EVMa
GSM/EDGEb EVM, rms - floor (EDGE) Phase error, rms - floor (GSM) W-CDMAc Composite EVM floor
0.6% (nominal) 0.5º (nominal)
1.5% (nominal)
LTE FDDd
EVM floor for downlink (OFDMA)
% and dB expressione
Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY\SG\US5233)
Signal bandwidths
5 MHz
0.52% (45.6 dB) (nominal)
10 MHz
0.44% (47.1 dB) (nominal)
20 MHz
0.48% (46.3 dB) (nominal)
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY\SG\US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
Signal bandwidths
5 MHz
0.49%(46.1 dB) (nominal)
10 MHz
0.41%(47.7 dB) (nominal)
20 MHz
0.43% (47.3 dB) (nominal)
NB-IoT
% and dB expressione Channel bandwidth 200 kHz
EVM floor for downlink
Early analyzers (SN prefix <MY\SG\US5233)
0.82% (41.7 dB) (nominal)
Analyzers with -EP2 (SN prefix MY\SG\US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
0.79% (42.0 dB) (nominal)
a. The signal level is within one range step of overload. The specification for floor do not include signal-to-noise impact which may decrease by increasing the number of carriers. The noise floor can be estimated by DANL + 2.51 + 10 × log10(MeasBW), where DANL is the Display Averaged Noise Level specification in dBm and MeasBW is the measurement bandwidth at the receiver in Hz.
b. Specifications apply when the carrier spacing is 600 kHz and the carrier power of each adjacent channel does not exceed the carrier power of the channel tested for EVM.
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c. Specifications apply when the carrier spacing is 5 MHz and the carrier power of each adjacent channel does not exceed the carrier power of the channel tested for EVM.
d. Specifications apply when the carrier spacing is the same as the signal bandwidth and the carrier power of each adjacent channel does not exceed the carrier power of the channel tested for EVM.
e. In LTE FDD specifications, those values with % units are the specifications, while those with decibel units, in parentheses, are conversion from the percentage units to decibels for reader convenience.
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In-Band Frequency Range
Refer to the tables of In-Band Frequency Range in GSM/EDGE on page 318, W-CDMA on page 386, and LTE on page 343.
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Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9077A WLAN measurement application.
Because digital communications signals are noise-like, all measurements will have variations. The specifications apply only with adequate averaging to remove the variations. The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range. Different IEEE radio standard requires relative minimum hardware bandwidth for OFDM analysis: 802.11a/b/g/p, or 11n(20 MHz), 11ac(20 MHz), or 11ax (20 MHz) require N9020A-B25 or above. 802.11n (40 MHz), 11ac (40 MHz), or 11ax (40 MHz) require N9020A-B40 or above. 802.11ac (80 MHz) or 11ax (80 MHz) requires N9020A-B85 or above. 802.11ac (160 MHz) or 11ax (160 MHz) requires N9020A-B1X. 802 11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M requires N9020A-B25 or above. 802 11af 6M/7M/8M requires N9020A-B25 or above.
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Description Channel Power 20 MHz Integration BW
Minimum power at RF Input
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
Specifications
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz ±0.82 dB ±1.87 dB
Supplemental Information
Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM) or 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM) or 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz), 5 GHz band or 802.11ax (20 MHz), 2.4 GHz band and 5 GHz band
50 dBm (nominal)
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
±0.23 dB (95th percentile) ±0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
76.7 dBm (typical)
76.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 22 MHz Integration BW
Radio standard is: 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
76.3 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 40 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
Radio standard is: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz), 5 GHz band or 802.11ax (40 MHz), 2.4 GHz band and 5 GHz band
50 dBm (nominal)
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
Measurement floor
±0.82 dB ±1.87 dB ±0.23 dB (95th percentile) ±0.50 dB (95th percentile)
73.7 dBm (typical)
73.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 80 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11ax (80 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
Measurement floor
67.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 80 MHz Integration BW
Radio standard are: 802.11ac (80 MHz) or 802.11ax (80 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±1.87 dB
±0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
70.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 160 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11ax (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±1.87 dB
±0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
67.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 160 MHz Integration BW
Radio standard are: 802.11ac (160 MHz) or 802.11ax (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±1.87 dB
±0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
67.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input Integration BW 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M
1 MHz 2 MHz
Radio standard is: 802.11ah 50 dBm (nominal)
802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M Minimum power @ RF Input 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
4 MHz 8 MHz 16 MHz
- 50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C) for 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
Typical
802.11ah 1M
- 89.74 dBm
802.11ah 2M
- 86.73 dBm
802.11ah 4M
- 83.72 dBm
802.11ah 8M
- 80.71 dBm
802.11ah 16M
- 77.70 dBm
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input Integration BW 802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M
6 MHz 7 MHz
Radio standard is: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M 50 dBm (nominal)
802.11af 8M
8 MHz
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C) for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
±0.82 dB
±0.23 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
Typical
802.11af 6M
- 81.96 dBm
802.11af 7M
- 81.29 dBm
802.11af 8M
- 80.71 dBm
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11/b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC), 802.11n (20 MHz), 802.11n (40 MHz), 802.11ac (20 MHz), or 802.11ax (20 MHz), 802.11ac (40 MHz), or 802.11ax (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band or 5.0 GHz Band
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standards are: 802.11 ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M 50 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF
Radio standards are: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
Minimum power at RF Input
50 dBm (nominal)
Histogram Resolution
0.01 dBa
a. The Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) is a reformatting of a histogram of the power envelope. The width of the amplitude bins used by the histogram is the histogram resolution. The resolution of the CCDF will be the same as the width of those bins.
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Specifications
Minimum power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
±25 kHz
Description Occupied Bandwidth
Minimum power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specifications ±20 kHz
Description Occupied Bandwidth
Minimum power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specifications ±10 kHz
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11/b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC), 802.11n (20 MHz), 802.11n (40 MHz), 802.11ac (20 MHz), 802.11ac (40 MHz), 802.11ac (80 MHz), 802.11ax (80 MHz), 802.11ac (160 MHz), 802.11ax (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band or 5.0 GHz Band 30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 100 kHz Number of Points = 1001 Span = 25 MHz
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M 30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 10 kHz Number of Points = 1001 Span = 20 MHz
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M 30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 100 kHz Number of Points = 1001 Span = 10 MHz
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Description Power vs. Time
Measurement results type Average Type Measurement Time Dynamic Range
Specifications 0.01 dB
Supplemental Information
Radio standard is: 802.11/b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band Min, Max, Mean Off, RMS, Log Up to 88 ms 62.0 dB (nominal)
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (18 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
78.9 dB 94.5 dBm
Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM) 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM) or 802.11n (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band 84.3 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (18 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
78.9 dB 94.5 dBm
Radio standards are: 802.11a/g (OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band 84.3 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.46 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±1.93 dB
±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 5.18 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (19.5 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 10.25 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
Radio standard is: 802.11ax (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz Band
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
78.9 dB
78.9 dB
84.6 dB (typical)
84.6 dB (typical)
94.5 dBm 94.5 dBm 99.5 dBm (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.21 dB ±0.46 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB ±1.93 dB ±0.27 dB (95th percentile) ±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (22 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset) Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
79.0 dB 94.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
84.3 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (38 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 21.0 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
Radio standard is: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) 5.0 GHz Band
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
79.5 dB
79.5 dB
94.5 dBm 94.5 dBm
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
84.5 dB (typical)
84.5 dB (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.23 dB ±0.55 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB ±1.93 dB ±0.27 dB (95th percentile) ±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (39.0 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 20.5 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
Radio standard is: 802.11ax (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz Band
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
79.6 dB
79.6 dB
84.9 dB (typical)
84.9 dB (typical)
94.5 dBm 94.5 dBm 99.5 dBm (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.23 dB ±0.55 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.88 dB ±1.93 dB ±0.27 dB (95th percentile) ±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (78 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 41.0 MHz offset) Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
79.8 dB 94.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11ac (80 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
84.6 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.67 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±1.93 dB
±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (79.0 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 40.5 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
Radio standard is: 802.11ax (80 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz Band
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
80.0 dB
80.0 dB
85.1 dB (typical)
85.1 dB (typical)
94.5 dBm 94.5 dBm 99.5 dBm (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.26 dB ±0.67 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.89 dB ±1.93 dB ±0.28 dB (95th percentile) ±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (158 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 81.0 MHz offset) Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
80.0 dB 94.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11ac (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
84.7 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.82 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±1.93 dB
±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (159.0 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 80.5 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
80.2 dB
80.2 dB
94.5 dBm 94.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11ax (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz Band
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
85.2 dB (typical)
85.2 dB (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.23 dB ±0.82 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.89 dB ±1.93 dB ±0.28 dB (95th percentile) ±0.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Transmission BW 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M
RBW for 802.11 ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M Offset
802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M Relative Dynamic Rangeab 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M Absolute Sensitivityc Relative Accuracyd (20 to 30°C) 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M
Specifications
0.9 MHz 1.8 MHz 3.8 MHz 7.8 MHz 15.8 MHz 10 kHz
0.6 MHz 1.1 MHz 2.1 MHz 4.1 MHz 8.1 MHz
8.14 dB 83.6 dB 85.7 dB 87.4 dB 88.6 dB -104.5 dB
±0.13 dB ±0.14 dB ±0.15 dB ±0.18 dB ±0.20 dB
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11ah
Typical 89.9 dB 91.5 dB 92.9 dB 93.8 dB 94.4 dB -109.5 dB
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Absolute Accuracy (20 to 30°C) for 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (typical)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 10 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 10 kHz RBW.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask
Transmission BW 802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M
5.7 MHz 6.65 MHz 7.60 MHz
Radio standard is: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
RBW for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M Offset
802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M
100 kHz
3.15 MHz 3.675 MHz 4.2 MHz
Relative Dynamic Rangeab 802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M
76.8 dB 91.6 dB 92.8 dB
Typical 89.9 dB 91.5 dB 92.9 dB
Absolute Sensitivityc
-94.5 dB
-109.5 dB
Relative Accuracyd (20 to 30°C)
802.11af 6M
±0.16 dB
802.11af 7M
±0.16 dB
802.11af 8M
±0.17 dB
Absolute Accuracy (20 to 30°C) for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
±0.88 dB
±0.27 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emission (ML = 3 dBm, 0 to 55º C RBW = 100 kHz)
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz), 802.11n (40 MHz), 802.11ac (20 MHz) 5.0 GHz Band, 802.11ac (40 MHz) 5.0 GHz Band, 802.11ac (80 MHz) 5.0 GHz Band 802.11ac (160 MHz) 5.0 GHz Band 802.11ax (20 MHz) in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band, 802.11ax (40 MHz) in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band, 802.11ax (80 MHz) in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band, 802.11ax (160 MHz) in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
Dynamic Rangea, relative
81.8 dB
80.8 dB
84.4 dB (typical)
83.8 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute
84.5 dBm 84.5 dBm 89.5 dBm (typical)
89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
(95th percentile)
(95th percentile)
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB
±0.29 dB
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB
±1.17 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB
±1.54 dB
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Description Spurious Emission (ML = 3 dBm,0 to 55º C RBW = 10 kHz)
Specifications
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
Dynamic Rangea, relative
81.3 dB
82.2 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
Description Spurious Emission (ML = 3 dBm,0 to 55º C RBW = 100 kHz)
Specifications
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW = 1 MHz)
81.8 dB
84.4 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW = 1 MHz)
-84.5 dBm
-89.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
±0.29 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
±1.17 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
±1.54 dB (95th percentile)
a. The dynamic range is specified at 12.5 MHz offset from center frequency with mixer level of 1 dB compression point, which will degrade accuracy 1 dB.
b. The sensitivity is specified at far offset from carrier, where phase noise does not contribute. You can derive the dynamic range at far offset from 1 dB compression mixer level and sensitivity.
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Description 64QAM EVM, 2.4 GHz band (RF Input Level = 10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30°C)
EVM floor Early analyzersb (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
Specifications
20 MHz 47.0 dB (0.45%)c
Supplemental Information
40 MHz
Radio standardsa are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) 802.11n (40 MHz) Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off
20 MHz (nominal)
40 MHz (nominal)
46.0 dB (0.50%) 51.0 dB (0.27%) 48.0 dB (0.38%)
Analyzers with -EP2d (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
49.0 dB (0.35%)
47.0 dB (0.45%) 52.0 dB (0.25%) 50.0 dB (0.32%)
Accuracye
±0.30%
(EVM Range:0 to 8.0%)
Frequency Error
Range
±100 kHz
Accuracy
±10 Hz + tfaf
a. The specifications for these radio standards can apply to WLAN List Sequence measurements b. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) c. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with % units, in parenthe-
ses, are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience. d. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Fast Tuning) e. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent.
f. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description 64QAM EVM, 5 GHz band (RF Input Level = 10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30°C)
EVM floor Early analyzersbc (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Radio standardsa are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz), 802.11n (40 MHz), 802.11ac (20 MHz). 802.11ac (40 MHz), 802.11ac (80 MHz), 802.11ac (160 MHz) Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off 20 MHz 40 MHz 80 MHz (nominal) (nominal) (nominal)
160 MHz (nominal)
49.0 dB (0.34%)d
47.0 dB (0.42%)
46.0 dB (0.50%)
45.0 dB (0.56%)
Analyzers with -EP2e (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2)
49.0 dB (0.34%)
47.0 dB (0.42%)
46.0 dB (0.50%)
45.0 dB (0.56%)
Accuracyf
±0.30%
(EVM Range:0 to 8.0%)
Frequency Error
Range
±100 kHz
Accuracy
±10 Hz + tfag
a. The specifications for these radio standards can apply to WLAN List Sequence measurements. Depending on the channel bandwidth, the appropriate analysis bandwidth option is required.
b. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) c. The EVM Floor specification applies when the signal path is set to W Preselector Bypass (Option MPB
enabled) for center frequencies above 3.6 GHz. d. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with % units, in parenthe-
ses, are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience. e. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Fast Tuning) f. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent.
g. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
256QAM EVM RF Input Level = 10 dBm Attenuation = 10 dB Code Rate: 3/4 EQ training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase: On Track Amp: Off Track Timing: Off
EVM floor
Radio standard is: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
Early analyzersab (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M Analyzers with -EP2c (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2) 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M EVM Accuracyd
-48.11 dB (0.393%) -48.11 dB (0.393%) -48.07 dB (0.395%) -47.92 dB (0.402%) -47.64 dB (0.415%)
-51.94 dB (0.253%) -51.94 dB (0.253%) -51.84 dB (0.256%) -51.50 dB (0.266%) -50.90 dB (0.285%)
Nominal
-52.83 dB (0.228%) -52.83 dB (0.228%) -52.43 dB (0.239%) -52.2 dB (0.245%) -51.65 dB (0.265%)
-54.28 dB (0.193%) -54.28 dB (0.193%) -53.6 dB (0.209%) -53.5 dB (0.211%) -53.1 dB (0.221%)
(EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) for 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M Frequency Error Range for 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
±0.3% ±10 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy for 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
±10 Hz + tfae (nominal)
a. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) b. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with % units, in parentheses,
are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience. c. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Fast Tuning)
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d. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent.
e. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
256QAM EVM RF Input Level = 10 dBm Attenuation = 10 dB Code Rate: 3/4 EQ training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase: On Track Amp: Off Track Timing: Off
EVM floor
Radio standard is: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
Early analyzersab (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M Analyzers with -EP2c (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2) 802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M EVM Accuracyd
Nominal -42.3 dB (0.76%) -42.3 dB (0.76%) -41.8 dB (0.81%)
-44.1 dB (0.62%) -44.1dB (0.62%) -43.7 dB (0.66%)
(EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M Frequency Error Range for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
±0.3% ±20 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
±10 Hz + tfae (nominal)
a. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) b. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with % units, in parentheses,
are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience.
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c. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Fast Tuning) d. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When the
EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. e. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Description
1024QAM EVM RF Input Level = 10 dBm Optimize EVMa
Specifications
EVM floor
Early analyzersbc (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5233)
802.11ax 20M 802.11ax 40M 802.11ax 80M 802.11ax 160M Analyzers with -EP2ce (SN prefix MY/SG/US5233, ship standard with N9020A-EP2) 802.11ax 20M 802.11ax 40M 802.11ax 80M 802.11ax 160M Accuracyf (EVM Range: 0 to 8.0%) Frequency Error Range Accuracy
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11ax in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band MCS: 11 EQ training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase: On Track Amp: Off Track Timing: On Center Freq 2.4 GHz (nominal) 5.0 GHz (nominal)
-50.5 dB (0.30%)d -50.4 dB (0.30%) -48.3 dB (0.38%) -45.6 dB (0.54%)
-50.4 dB (0.30%) -50.2 dB (0.30%) -48.3 dB (0.38%) -45.3 dB (0.54%)
-52.5 dB (0.24%) -52.4 dB (0.24%) -50.3 dB (0.31%) -47.3 dB (0.43%)
-52.4 dB (0.24%) -52.2 dB (0.24%) -50.3 dB (0.31%) -47.1 dB (0.43%)
±100 kHz ±10 Hz + tfag
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a. The EVM specification is based on EVM optimization. b. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) c. The EVM Floor specification applies when the signal path is set to W Preselector Bypass (Option MPB
enabled) for center frequencies above 3.6 GHz. d. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with % units, in parenthe-
ses, are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience. e. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Fast Tuning) f. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. g. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
CCK 11Mbps (RF Input Level = 10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30°C)
EVM
Radio standard is: 802.11/b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
Reference Filter: Gaussian
Floorab(EQ Off)
36.5 dB (1.49%)
40.0 dB (1.0%) (nominal)
Floor(EQ On)
46.0 dB (0.50%) (nominal)
Accuracyc
(EVM Range: 0 to 2.0%)
±0.90% (nominal)
(EVM Range: 2 to 20.0%) Frequency Error
Range
±0.40% (nominal) ±100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±10 Hz + tfad (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with 5 units, in parentheses, are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience.
b. The EVM Floor specification applies when Phase Noise Optimization is set to Wide-offset (>30 kHz) c. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent.
d. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Power 20 MHz Integration BW
Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band 35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.40 dB (nominal)
Measurement floor
76.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Power 20 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band 35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.74 dB (nominal)
Measurement floor
76.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Power 40 MHz Integration BW
Radio standard is: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
Minimum power at RF Input
35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.40 dB (nominal)
Measurement floor
73.7 dBm typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Power 40 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band 35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.74 dB (nominal)
Measurement floor
73.7 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Power 22 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band 35 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30°C)
±0.40 dB (nominal)
Measurement floor
76.3 dBm (typical)
a. Absolute power accuracy includes all error sources for in-band signals except mismatch errors and repeatability due to incomplete averaging. It applies when the mixer level is high enough that the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
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Description Transmit Output Spectrum
Specifications
18 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
78.9 dB 94.5 dBm
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
84.3 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.41 dB (nominal)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Description Transmit Output Spectrum
Specifications
18 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
78.9 dB 94.5 dBm
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11a/g (OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
84.3 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.46 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.74 dB (nominal)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 5.18 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Description Transmit Output Spectrum
Specifications
38 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 21.0 MHz offset Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
79.5 dB 94.5 dBm
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
84.5 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.23 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.41 dB (nominal)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 5.18 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Description Transmit Output Spectrum
Specifications
38 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 21.0 MHz offset Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
79.5 dB 94.5 dBm
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
84.5 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.55 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.74 dB (nominal)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 5.18 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit Output Spectrum
22 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
79.0 dB 94.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
84.3 dB (typical) 99.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
±0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30°C)
±0.41 dB (nominal)
a. The dynamic range specification is the ratio of the channel power to the power in the offset specified. The dynamic range depends on the measurement settings, such as peak power or integrated power. Dynamic range specifications are based on default measurement settings, with detector set to average, and depend on the mixer level. Default measurement settings include 100 kHz RBW.
b. This dynamic range specification applies for the optimum mixer level, which is about 14 dBm. Mixer level is defined to be the average input power minus the input attenuation.
c. The sensitivity is specified with 0 dB input attenuation. It represents the noise limitations of the analyzer. It is tested without an input signal. The sensitivity at this offset is specified in the default 100 kHz RBW, at a center frequency of 2.412 GHz.
d. The relative accuracy is a measure of the ratio of the power at the offset to the main channel power. It applies for spectrum emission levels in the offsets that are well above the dynamic range limitation.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
64QAM EVM (RF Input Level = 10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30°C) EVM
Radio standards are: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz), Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off
Floorabcd
47.5 dB (0.42%) (nominal)
Accuracye (EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) Frequency Error Range
±0.30% (nominal) ±100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±10 Hz + tfaf (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with % units, in parentheses, are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience.
b. The EVM Floor specification applies when Phase Noise Optimization is set to Wide-offset (>30 kHz) c. The EVM Floor specification applies when B40, B85, B1A, or B1X is available. d. The EVM Floor specification applies when W Path Control is set to W Preselector Bypass. e. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent.
f. tfa = transmitter frequency × frequency reference accuracy.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
CCK 11Mbps (RF Input Level = 10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30°C)
Radio standards are: 802.11/b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
Reference Filter: Gaussian EVM
Floorab(EQ Off)
40.0 dB (1.0%) (nominal)
Floor (EQ On)
46.0 dB (0.50%) (nominal)
Accuracyc
(EVM Range: 0 to 2.0%) (EVM Range: 2 to 20.0%) Frequency Error Range
±0.90% (nominal) ±0.40% (nominal)
±100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±10 Hz + tfad (nominal)
a. In these specifications, those values with dB units are the specifications, while those with 5 units, in parentheses, are conversions from the dB units to % for reader convenience.
b. The EVM Floor specification applies when Phase Noise Optimization is set to Wide-offset (>30 kHz) c. The accuracy specification applies when the EVM to be measured is well above the measurement floor. When
the EVM does not greatly exceed the floor, the errors due to the floor add to the accuracy errors. The errors due to the floor are noise-like and add incoherently with the UUT EVM. The errors depend on the EVM of the UUT and the floor as follows: error = [sqrt(EVMUUT2 + EVMsa2)] EVMUUT where EVMUUT is the EVM of the UUT in percent, and EVMsa is the EVM floor of the analyzer in percent. d. tfa = transmitter frequency x frequency reference accuracy.
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In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications
Description
Spectrum Range
Supplemental Information
Radio standard is 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz), 802.11n (40 MHz) 802.11ac (20 MHz), or 802.11ac (40 MHz), Radio standards are: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11n (40 MHz), 802.11ac (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz), 802.11ac (80 MHz) or 802.11ac (160 MHz)
2.4 GHz Band 2.4 GHz Band
5.0 GHz Band
Channel center frequency = 2407 MHz + 5 × k MHz, k = 1,...,13 Channel center frequency = 2407 MHz + 5 × k MHz, k = 1,...,13
Channel center frequency = 5000 MHz + 5 × k MHz, k = 0, 1, 2, ..., 200
Radio standards are: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
700 MHz ~ 1 GHz
Channel center frequency = Channel starting frequency + 0.5 MHz × Channel center frequency Indexa
Radio standards are: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
54 ~ 790 MHz
Channel center frequency = Channel starting frequency + nch (MHz) × Channel number multiplierb nch = 0, 1, 2, ..., 100
a. Channel center frequency, Channel starting frequency and Channel Center Frequency Index are given by the operating class (Annex E) in IEEE P802.11ah TM/D2.1.
b. Channel starting frequency, Channel number multiplier are given by the operating class (Annex E) in IEEE P802.11afTM/D1.05.
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