N9010B EXA Specifications Guide
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N9010B EXA Specifications Guide
Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers
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(Comprehensive. Reference Data). Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers. This manual provides documentation for the following Analyzer: N9010B EXA Signal ...
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzers
This manual provides documentation for the following Analyzer:
N9010B EXA Signal Analyzer
EXA Specifications Guide
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1. EXA Signal Analyzer Definitions and Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Conditions Required to Meet Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Standard Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Precision Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Frequency Readout Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Frequency Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sweep Time and Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Gated Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Nominal Measurement Time vs. Span [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Preselector Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Video Bandwidth (VBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Maximum Safe Input Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Display Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Marker Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Reference Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Display Scale Fidelity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Available Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Gain Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Displayed Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Residual Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Second Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Third Order Intermodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW for Freq Option 526 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . 46 Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz for Freq Option 526 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Nominal Dynamic Range Bands 1-4 for Freq Option 526 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 5
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Phase Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Nominal Phase Noise of Different Center Frequencies [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Power Suite Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Burst Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 TOI (Third Order Intermodulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 2. I/Q Analyzer Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Time Record Length (IQ pairs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 3. Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 IF Spurious Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Time Record Length (IQ pairs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 4. Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Capture Time [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 6
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5. Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Aux IF Out Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Second IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
6. Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Other Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Aux IF Out Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Arbitrary IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
7. Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz Specifications Affected by Electronic Attenuator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Range (Frequency and Attenuation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Distortions and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
8. Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 EMI Resolution Bandwidths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 EMI Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Quasi-Peak Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 RMS Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
9. Option ESC - External Source Control General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Power Sweep Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Measurement Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Supported External Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10. Option EXM - External Mixing Specifications Affected by External mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Other External Mixing Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Connection Port EXT MIXER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Mixer Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 IF Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 LO Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Additional Spurious Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 12. Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment
Specifications Affected by Noise Floor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Displayed Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 13. Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Specifications Affected by Preamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Other Preamp Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Noise figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 1 dB Gain Compression Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) Preamp On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Frequency Response - Preamp On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Nominal VSWR - Preamp On, Freq Option 526 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz, Preamp On, Freq Option 526 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 14. Option PFR - Precision Frequency Reference Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 15. Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Screen Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 General Port Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Screen Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Continuity and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 16. Analog Demodulation Measurement Application RF Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Capture Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Post-Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Maximum Audio Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 FM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 FM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Carrier Frequency Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 8
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Carrier Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Distortion Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 AM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Residual FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Hum & Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 AM Depth Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 AM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Carrier Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Amplitude Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Distortion Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 FM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Residual AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Conditions required to meet specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 PM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 PM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Carrier Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Carrier Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Post-Demod Distortion Residual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Distortion Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 AM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Analog Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 FM Stereo Modulation Analysis Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 17. Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Output Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Modulation Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Low Energy Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Output Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Modulation Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 LE In-band Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 EDR Relative Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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EDR Modulation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 EDR Carrier Frequency Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 EDR In-band Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Bluetooth Basic Rate and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Bluetooth Low Energy System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 18. GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 EDGE Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 EDGE Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Power Ramp Relative Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Phase and Frequency Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Output RF Spectrum (ORFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 In-Band Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 19. LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application Supported Air Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Transmit On/Off Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Adjacent Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 NB-IoT Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 C-V2X Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 C-V2X Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 NB-IoT Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 LTE FDD Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 LTE TDD Operating Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 20. Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Conformance EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 21. Noise Figure Measurement Application General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 10
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Noise Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Uncertainty versus Calibration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Nominal Instrument Noise Figure, Freq Option 526 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Nominal Instrument Input VSWR, DC Coupled, Freq Option 526. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 22. Phase Noise Measurement Application General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Maximum Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Measurement Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Measurement Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Offset Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Amplitude Repeatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 23. Short Range Communications Measurement Application ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) Measurement Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 EVM (Modulation Accuracy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Z-Wave (ITU-T G.9959) Measurement Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 FSK Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 24. W-CDMA Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 QPSK EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 25. WLAN Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Channel Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Power Statistics CCDF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Power vs. Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Spurious Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 List Sequence Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
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Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Transmit Output Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
1 EXA Signal Analyzer
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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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�C 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. -- 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
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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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Frequency and Time
Description Frequency Range Maximum Frequency Option 503 Option 507 Option 513 Option 526 Option 532 Option 544 Preamp Option P03 Preamp Option P07 Preamp Option P13 Preamp Option P26 Preamp Option P32 Preamp Option P44
Minimum Frequency Preamp Off On
Band
0 (10 Hz to 3.6 GHz) 1 (3.5 GHz to 7 GHz) 1 (3.5 GHz to 8.4 GHz) 1 (3.5 GHz to 8.4 GHz) 2 (8.3 GHz to 13.6 GHz) 3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz) 4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz) 5 (26.4 GHz to 32 GHz) 5 (26.4 GHz to 34.5 GHz)
Specifications
3.6 GHz 7 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz 32 GHz 44 GHz 3.6 GHz 7 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz 32 GHz 44 GHz
AC Coupleda 10 MHz 10 MHz
Harmonic Mixing Mode 1- 1- 1- 1- 1- 2- 2- 2- 2-
Supplemental Information
DC Coupled 10 Hz 100 kHz
LO Multiple (Nb) Band Overlapsc
1
Options 503, 507, 513, 526, 532, 544
1
Option 507
1
Options 508, 513, 526
1
Options 513, 526, 532, 544
2
Options 513, 526, 532, 544
2
Options 526, 532, 544
4
Options 526, 532, 544
4
Option 532
4
Option 544
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
6 (34.4 GHz to 44 GHz)
4-
8
Option 544
a. AC Coupled only applicable to Freq Options 503, 507, 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). 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 7.0 GHz" represent nominal performance from 3.5 to 3.6 GHz, and warranted performance from 3.6 to 7.0 GHz
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Standard Frequency Reference Accuracy
Temperature Stability
�[(time since last adjustment � aging rate) + temperature stability + calibration accuracya]
20 to 30�C Full temperature range
�2 � 10-6 �2 � 10-6
Aging Rate
�1 � 10-6/yearb
Achievable Initial Calibration Accuracy Settability
�1.4 � 10-6 �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�3� C, the stability would be only three-fifths as large as the warranted 25�5� 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 0.25% � 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
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 507 Option 513 Option 526 Option 532 Option 544
Specifications
0 Hz, 10 Hz to 3.6 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 7 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 32 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 44 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
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 Video Minimum settable level Maximum usable level Detector and Sweep Type relationships
Sweep Type = Swept Detector = Normal, Peak, Sample or Negative Peak Detector = Average
Sweep Type = FFT RF Burst Level Range Level Accuracy Bandwidth (-10 dB) Frequency Limitations
External Triggers TV Triggers Amplitude Requirements Compatible Standards
Field Selection
Specifications -170 dBm
NTSC-M, NTSC-Japan, NTSC-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-N Combination, PAL-B/-D/-G/-H/-I. PAL-60, SECAM-L Entire Frame, Field One, Field Two
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) 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 66 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
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
Description
Specifications
Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets) Factory preset Range
1001 1 to 100,001
Supplemental Information Zero and non-zero spans
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EXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time Nominal Measurement Time vs. Span [Plot]
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EXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) Range (-3.01 dB bandwidth)
Power bandwidth accuracya
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.
�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 ratiob
1.056 �2% (nominal)
Accuracy (-3.01 dB bandwidth)c
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. 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.
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b. 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.
c. 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
25 MHz
With Option B40
40 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.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Preselector Bandwidth
Mean Bandwidth at CFa 5 GHz 10 GHz 15 GHz 20 GHz 25 GHz 35 GHz
Freq option 526 58 MHz 57 MHz 59 MHz 64 MHz 74 MHz
Freq option >526 46 MHz 52 MHz 53 MHz 55 MHz 56 MHz 62 MHz
44 GHz
70 MHz
Standard Deviation
9%
7%
�3 dB Bandwidth
�7.5% relative to �4 dB bandwidth, nominal
a. The preselector can have a significant passband ripple. To avoid ambiguous results, the �4 dB bandwidth is characterized.
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EXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
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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Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description Measurement Range Preamp Off Preamp On
Input Attenuation Range Standard With Option FSA
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Displayed Average Noise Level to +30 dBm Displayed Average Noise Level to +30 dBm
Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32, P44
0 to 60 dB, in 10 dB steps 0 to 60 dB, in 2 dB steps
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 (Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32, P44)
Description Display Range Log Scale
Linear Scale
Specifications
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
Supplemental Information
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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
Supplemental Information
Frequency Response
(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz) Mechanical attenuator onlyb Swept operationc Attenuation 10 dB)
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 16. Freq Option 526 only: Modes above 18 GHza
Option 532 or 544 (mmW)
Option 503, 507, 513, or 526 (RF/W)
20 to 30�C Full range 95th Percentile (2)
9 kHz to 10 MHz
x
�0.8 dB
�1.0 dB
�0.40 dB
9 kHz to 10 MHz
x �0.6 dB
�0.8 dB
�0.28 dB
10 MHzd to 3.6 GHz
x
�0.6 dB
�0.65 dB
�0.21 dB
10 to 50 MHz
x �0.45 dB
�0.57 dB
�0.21 dB
50 MHz to 3.6 GHz
x �0.45 dB
�0.70 dB
�0.20 dB
3.5 to 7 GHzef
x
�2.0 dB
�3.0 dB
�0.69 dB
3.5 to 5.2 GHzef
x �1.7 dB
�3.5 dB
�0.91 dB
5.2 to 8.4 GHzef
x �1.5 dB
�2.7 dB
�0.61 dB
7 to 13.6 GHzef
x
�2.5 dB
�3.2 dB
�0.48 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHzef
x
�2.0 dB
�2.7 dB
�0.61 dB
13.5 to 22 GHzef
x
�3.0 dB
�3.7 dB
�0.79 dB
13.5 to 17.1 GHzef
x �2.0 dB
�2.7 dB
�0.67 dB
17.0 to 22 GHzef
x �2.0 dB
�3.0 dB
�0.78 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHzef
x
�3.2 dB
�4.2 dB
�1.10 dB
22.0 to 26.5 GHzef
x �2.5 dB
�3.5 dB
�0.72 dB
26.4 to 34.5 GHzef
x �2.5 dB
�3.5 dB
�1.11 dB
34.4 to 44 GHzef
x �3.2 dB
�4.9 dB
�1.42 dB
a. Signal frequencies between 18 and 26.5 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used with frequency Option 526. 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.
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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 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. 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 show that most instruments meet the specifications, but a few percent of instruments can be expected to have errors exceeding 0.5 dB at 10 MHz at the temperature extreme. 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.
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
10
Offg
�0.45 dB
�0.12 dB
�0.10
0.04 dB
>26.5
10 On
0.35 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 between 18 and 26.5 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used with frequency Option 526. 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,
10
Offc
0.4�
0.1�
3.6 (Option 526)
10
On
1.0�
0.2�
a. Signal frequencies between 18 and 26.5 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used with frequency Option 526. 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
Specifications
�0.40 dB �0.43 dB �(0.40 dB + frequency response) �(0.43 dB + frequency response)
Supplemental Information �0.15 dB (95th percentile)
�0.27 dB
�0.05 dB (nominal) �(0.39 dB + frequency response) (nominal)
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EXA Signal Analyzer Amplitude Accuracy and Range 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 �0.10 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)) 9 kHz to 3.6 GHz 3.5 to 7.0 GHz 7.0 to 13.6 GHz 13.5 to 26.5 GHz 26.5 to 44 GHz
Specifications �0.20 dB
Supplemental Information Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 16 �0.08 dB (typical)
�0.3 dB (nominal) �0.5 dB (nominal) �0.7 dB (nominal) �0.7 dB (nominal) �1.0 dB (nominal)
Description RF Input VSWR
at tuned frequency, DC Coupled 10 dB attenuation, 50 MHz
Frequency Option 526
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz
Specifications
Supplemental Information Nominala
1.07:1
Input Attenuation
0 dB
10 dB
<2.2:1
<1.2:1 <1.9:1
Option >526 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz 26.5 to 44 GHz
<2.2:1
<1.2:1 <1.5:1 <1.8:1
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. The nominal SWR stated is at the worst case RF frequency in three representative instruments.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty 1.0 Hz to 3 MHz RBW
�0.10 dB
Relative to reference BW of 30 kHz, verified in low banda
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 Linear Units
-170 to +23 dBm, in 0.01 dB steps Same as Log (707 pV to 3.16 V)
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
�0.15 dB
ML < -80 dBm
�0.25 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 0.1 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.
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
Specifications
20 MHz to 26.5 GHz (Option 526) 20 MHz to 26.5 GHz (Option >526) 26.5 to 44 GHz (Option >526)
Supplemental Information
Maximum power at mixerd (nominal) +9 dBm (nominal) +6 dBm (nominal) 0 dBm (nominal)
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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EXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range
Displayed Average Noise Level
Description
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL)a
Specifications
Input terminated Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log 0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = High 1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth
Supplemental Information Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 16.
mmW without Option B40, DP2, or MPB mmW with Option B40, DP2, or MPB RF/W (Option 503, 507, 513, or 526)
10 Hz 20 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 9 kHz to 1 MHz
9 kHz to 1 MHz 1 to 10 MHzb
1 MHz to 1.2 GHz 10 MHz to 2.1 GHz
1.2 to 2.1 GHz 2.1 to 3.6 GHz
2.1 to 3.6 GHz 3.5 to 7 GHz
3.5 to 4.2 GHz 3.5 to 4.2 GHz
4.2 to 8.4 GHz 4.2 to 8.4 GHz
7 to 13.6 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz
x xx x xx x xx x xx x
xx
x xx
x xx
x xx
x x x x x
x x x
20 to 30�C
-147 dBm -152 dBm
-148 dBm -151 dBm
-147 dBm -149 dBm
-147 dBm -142 dBm -144 dBm -143 dBm -145 dBm
-143 dBm -145 dBm -147 dBm
Full range
Typical �90 dBm (nominal) �100 dBm (nominal) �110 dBm (nominal) �120 dBm (nominal) �125 dBm (nominal)
-130 dBm
-145 dBm -151 dBm
-146 dBm -150 dBm
-145 dBm -148 dBm
-145 dBm -140 dBm -142 dBm -141 dBm -143 dBm
-141 dBm -143 dBm -145 dBm
-149 dBm -155 dBm
-150 dBm -154 dBm
-149 dBm -152 dBm
-149 dBm -146 dBm -147 dBm -148 dBm -150 dBm
-147 dBm -148 dBm -150 dBm
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
13.5 to 20 GHz
x
-137 dBm
-134 dBm
-142 dBm
13.5 to 20 GHz
x
-142 dBm
-140 dBm
-146 dBm
13.5 to 20 GHz
x
-145 dBm
-143 dBm
-148 dBm
20 to 26.5 GHz
x
-134 dBm
-130 dBm
-140 dBm
20 to 26.5 GHz
x
-139 dBm
-137 dBm
-143 dBm
20 to 26.5 GHz
x
-142 dBm
-140 dBm
-145 dBm
26.4 to 34 GHz
x
-137 dBm
-133 dBm
-142 dBm
26.4 to 34 GHz
x
-140 dBm
-136 dBm
-144 dBm
33.9 to 44 GHz
x
-131 dBm
-127 dBm
-137 dBm
33.9 to 44 GHz
x
-135 dBm
-131 dBm
-140 dBm
Additional DANL, IF Gain=Lowc
x xx
-160.5 dBm (nominal)
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
Spurious Responses (see Band Overlaps on page 16) Residual Responsesb 200 kHz to 8.4 GHz (swept) Zero span or FFT or other frequencies
-100 dBm
Image Responses
Tuned Freq (f)
Excitation Freq
10 MHz to 26.5 GHz
f+45 MHz
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+10245 MHz
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
f+645 MHz
3.5 to 13.6 GHz
f+645 MHz
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
f+645 MHz
17.0 to 22 GHz
f+645 MHz
22 to 26.5 GHz
f+645 MHz
26.5 to 34.5 GHz
f+645 MHz
34.4 to 44 GHz
f+645 MHz
Other Spurious Responses
Carrier Frequency 26.5 GHz First RF Orderd (f 10 MHz from carrier)
Mixer Levelc -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -10 dBm -30 dBm -30 dBm
-10 dBm
Higher RF Orderf (f 10 MHz from carrier)
-40 dBm
Carrier Frequency >26.5 GHz First RF Orderd (f 10 MHz from carrier)
Higher RF Orderf (f 10 MHz from carrier)
LO-Related Spurious Responses (f > 600 MHz from carrier 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz)
-30 dBm -30 dBm -10 dBm
Supplemental Information Preamp Offa
-100 dBm (nominal)
Response -75 dBc -80 dBc -80 dBc -75 dBc -71 dBc -68 dBc -66 dBc �70 dBc �60 dBc
-99 dBc (typical) -103 dBc (typical) -107 dBc (typical) -87 dBc (typical) -85 dBc (typical) -82 dBc (typical) -78 dBc (typical) �94 dBc (typical) �79 dBc (typical)
-68 dBc + 20 Includes IF feedthrough, LO
� log(Ne)
harmonic mixing responses
-80 dBc + 20 Includes higher order mixer
� log(Ne)
responses
�90 dBc (nominal)
�90 dBc (nominal)
-60 dBcg + 20 � log(Ne)
-90 dBc + 20 � log(N) (typical)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
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. 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 Second Harmonic Distortion
Specifications
Supplemental Information SHIa (nominal)
Option 532, or 544 (mmW) Option 503, 507, 513, or 526 (RF/W)
10 MHz to 1.8 GHz
xx
+45 dBm
1.8 to 7 GHz
x
+65 dBm
1.8 to 6.5 GHz
x
+65 dBm
7 to 11 GHz
x
+55 dBm
6.5 to 10 GHz
x
+60 dBm
11 to 13.25 GHz
x
+50 dBm
10 to 13.25 GHz
x
+55 dBm
13.25 to 22 GHz
x
+50 dBm
a. SHI = second harmonic intercept. The SHI is given by the mixer power in dBm minus the second harmonic distortion level relative to the mixer tone in dBc.
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Third Order Intermodulation
Description
Third Order Intermodulation (Tone separation > 5 times IF Prefilter Bandwidtha Verification conditionsb)
mmW Option 532, or 544
RF/W Option 526
20 to 30�C
Specifications Interceptc
10 to 100 MHz 100 to 400 MHz 400 MHz to 3.6 GHz
100 MHz to 3.95 GHz 3.6 to 13.6 GHz
3.95 to 8.4 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz 13.6 to 26.5 GHz 13.5 to 17.1 GHz 17.0 to 26.5 GHz 26.5 to 44 GHz Full temperature range 10 to 100 MHz 100 to 400 MHz 400 MHz to 3.6 GHz 100 MHz to 3.95 GHz 3.6 to 13.6 GHz 3.95 to 8.4 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz
x
+12 dBm
x
+13 dBm
x
+14 dBm
x
+15 dBm
x
+14 dBm
x
+15 dBm
x
+15 dBm
x
+12 dBm
x
+11 dBm
x
+10 dBm
x
x
+10 dBm
x
+10 dBm
x
+12 dBm
x
+13 dBm
x
+12 dBm
x
+13 dBm
x
+13 dBm
Supplemental Information Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 16.
Intercept (typical)
+17 dBm +17 dBm +18 dBm
+19 dBm +18 dBm
+18 dBm +18 dBm +16 dBm +17 dBm +17 dBm (nominal) +13 dBm (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
13.6 to 26.5 GHz
x
+10 dBm
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
x
+9 dBm
17.0 to 26.5 GHz
x
+8 dBm
a. See the IF Prefilter Bandwidth table in the Gain Compression specifications on page 39. 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. Intercept = TOI = third order intercept. The TOI is given by the mixer tone level (in dBm) minus (distortion/2) where
distortion is the relative level of the distortion tones in dBc.
Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW for Freq Option 526 [Plot]
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EXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz for Freq Option 526 [Plot]
Nominal Dynamic Range Bands 1-4 for Freq Option 526 [Plot]
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Phase Noise
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Phase Noise
Noise Sidebands
(Center Frequency = 1 GHza, Best-case Optimizationb, Internal Referencec)
Option 532, or 544 (mmW)
RF/W Option 526
100 Hz
x
1 kHz
x
1 kHz
10 kHz
x
10 kHz
100 kHz
x
20 to 30�C x �87 dBc/Hz
x �107 dBc/Hz
x �107 dBc/Hz �115 dBc/Hz
Full range �86 dBc/Hz
�106 dBc/Hz �106 dBc/Hz
�114 dBc/Hz
Typical �102 dBc/Hz �110 dBc/Hz (nominal)
-110 dBc/Hz (nominal) �109 dBc/Hz
�109 dBc/Hz �118 dBc/Hz
100 kHz
x �115 dBc/Hz
�114 dBc/Hz
�118 dBc/Hz
1 MHz
x
�134 dBc/Hz
�134 dBc/Hz
�136 dBc/Hz
1 MHz
x �134 dBc/Hz
�134 dBc/Hz
�136 dBc/Hz
10 MHz
x
�147 dBc/Hz (nominal)
10 MHz
x
�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 increases 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 16; 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations [Plot]
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EXA Signal Analyzer Dynamic Range Nominal Phase Noise of Different Center Frequencies [Plot]
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EXA Signal Analyzer Power Suite Measurements
Power Suite Measurements
The specifications for this section apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 507, 513, or 526. For instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications.
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)
�1.04 dB
a. See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 33. b. See "Frequency and Time" on page 16. c. Expressed in dB.
Supplemental Information
Absolute Amplitude Accuracya + Power Bandwidth Accuracybc
�0.27 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
�0.17 dB �0.22 dB �0.70 dB �0.57 dB �0.29 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)
-68 dB
-8 dBm
-67 dB
-9 dBm
-74 dB
-2 dBm
-73 dB
-8 dBm
-76 dB
-2 dBm
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
RRC Weighting Accuracyn White noise in Adjacent Channel TOI-induced spectrum rms CW error
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. 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.
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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.
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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EXA Signal Analyzer Power Suite Measurements
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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EXA Signal Analyzer Power Suite Measurements
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)
80.4 dB
82.9 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) (1 to 3.6 GHz)
-82.5 dBm
-86.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
�1.22 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Power Suite Measurements
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)
Relatived
Absolutee (20 to 30�C)
Case: Radio Std = 3GPP W-CDMA Dynamic Range, relative (2.515 MHz offsetad) Sensitivity, absolute (2.515 MHz offsetc) Accuracy (2.515 MHz offset)
76.2 dB -97.7 dBm
�0.12 dB �1.15 dB
79.3 dB -97.7 dBm
Table-driven spurious signals; measurement near carriers 82.8 dB (typical) -101.7 dBm (typical)
�0.31 dB (95th percentile 2) 84.9 dB (typical) -101.7 dBm (typical)
Relatived Absolutee
(20 to 30�C)
�0.15 dB �1.15 dB
�0.31 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 33 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 507: Option 513: Option 526: Option 532: Option 544: Option B25: Option B40: Option CR3: Option CRP: Option EA3: Option EMC: Option ESC: Option EXM: Option FSA: Option MPB: Option NFE: Option P03: Option P07: Option P13: Option P26: Option P32: Option P44: Option PC4: Option PFR: Option YAS: N9063EM0E: N9067EM0E: N9068EM0E:
EXA Signal Analyzer Options
The following options and applications affect instrument specifications.
Frequency range, 10 Hz to 3.6 GHz Frequency range, 10 Hz to 7 GHz Frequency range, 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz Frequency range, 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz Frequency range, 10 Hz to 32 GHz Frequency range, 10 Hz to 44 GHz Analysis bandwidth, 25 MHz Analysis bandwidth, 40 MHz Connector Rear, second IF Out Connector Rear, arbitrary IF Out Electronic attenuator, 3.6 GHz Precompliance EMC Features External source control External mixing 2 dB fine step attenuator Preselector bypass Noise floor extension, instrument alignment Preamplifier, 3.6 GHz Preamplifier, 7 GHz Preamplifier, 13.6 GHz Preamplifier, 26.5 GHz Preamplifier, 32 GHz Preamplifier, 44 GHz Upgrade to dual core processor with removable solid state drive Precision frequency reference Y-Axis Screen Video output Analog Demodulation measurement application Pulse measurement software Phase Noise measurement application
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EXA Signal Analyzer Options
N9069EM0E: N9071EM0E: N9073EM0E: N9080EM0E: N9081EM0E: N9082EM0E: N9084EM0E:
Noise Figure measurement application GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution measurement application W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ measurement application LTE-Advanced FDD measurement application Bluetooth measurement application LTE-Advanced TDD measurement application Short Range Communications measurement application
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EXA Signal Analyzer General
General
Description Calibration Cycle
Specifications 2 years
Supplemental Information
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Environmental Indoor use
Temperature Range
Operating
Altitude 2,300 m
0 to 55�C
Altitude = 4,600 m
0 to 47�C
Deratinga
Storage
-40 to +70�C
Altitude
4,600 m (approx 15,000 feet)
Humidity Relative humidity
95% to temperatures up to 40�C, decreasing linearly to 50% at 55�C (non-condensing)
a. The maximum operating temperature derates linearly from altitude of 4,600 m to 2,300 m.
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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EXA Signal Analyzer General
Description Acoustic Noise
Specification
Ambient Temperature < 40�C
40�C
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.)
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EXA Signal Analyzer General
Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Power Requirementsa
Low Range
Voltage
100 \120 V
Frequency
50/60/400 Hz
High Range
Voltage
220 /240 V
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption, On
350 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 (N9010B-503)
176 W
Base 8.4 GHz instrument (N9010B-508)
179 W
Base 13 GHz instrument (N9010B-513)
183 W
Base 26.5 GHz instrument (N9010B-526)
194 W
Base 32/44 GHz instrument (N9010B-532/544)
225 W
a. Mains supply voltage fluctuations are not to exceed 10 percent of the nominal supply voltage.
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EXA Signal Analyzer General
Description
Supplemental Information
Measurement Speeda
Nominal Standard
w/ Option PC4
Local measurement and display update ratebc
11 ms (90/s)
4 ms (250/s)
Remote measurement and LAN transfer ratebc
6 ms (167/s)
5 ms (200/s)
Marker Peak Search
5 ms
1.5 ms
Center Frequency Tune and Transfer (RF)
22 ms
20 ms
Center Frequency Tune and Transfer (�W)
49 ms
47 ms
Measurement/Mode Switching
75 ms
39 ms
Measurement Time vs. Span
See page 25
a. Sweep Points = 101. b. Factory preset, fixed center frequency, RBW = 1 MHz, 10 MHz < span 600 MHz, stop frequency 3.6 GHz,
Auto Align Off. c. 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
1280 � 800
Capacitive multi-touch screen
Size
269 mm (10.6 in) diagonal (nominal)
a. The LCD display is manufactured using high precision technology. However, if a static image is displayed for a lengthy period of time (~2 hours) you might encounter "image sticking" that may last for approximately 2 seconds. This is normal and does not affect the measurement integrity of the product in any way.
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EXA Signal Analyzer General
Description Data Storage Standard
Internal Total Internal User
Description Weight Net Shipping
Cabinet Dimensions Height Width Length
Specifications
Specifications
177 mm (7.0 in) 426 mm (16.8 in) 368 mm (14.5 in)
Supplemental Information
Removable solid state drive ( 120 GB) 9 GB available for user data 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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EXA Signal Analyzer Inputs/Outputs
Inputs/Outputs
Front Panel
Description RF Input Connector
Standard
Impedance
Specifications
Type-N female 2.4 mm male
Supplemental Information
Frequency Option 503, 507, 513, and 526 Frequency Option 532 and 544 50 (nominal)
Description Probe Power Voltage/Current
Specifications
Supplemental Information
+15 Vdc, �7% at 0 to 150 mA (nominal) -12.6 Vdc, �10% at 0 to 150 mA (nominal) GND
Description USB Ports Host (3 ports)
Connector Output Current
Port marked with Lightning Bolt, if any Port not marked with Lightning Bolt
Specifications USB Type "A" female 0.5 A
Supplemental Information Compliant with USB 2.0 1.2 A (nominal)
Description Headphone Jack Connector Output Power
Specifications miniature stereo audio jack
Supplemental Information
3.5 mm (also known as "1/8 inch") 90 mW per channel into 16 (nominal)
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EXA Signal Analyzer Inputs/Outputs
Rear Panel
Description 10 MHz Out Connector Impedance Output Amplitude Output Configuration Frequency
Specifications BNC female
AC coupled, sinusoidal 10 MHz � (1 + frequency reference accuracy)
Supplemental Information
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 48. 50 (nominal)
-5 to +10 dBm (nominal) 0.2 to 1.5 V peak-to-peak (nominal) 10 MHz (nominal)
Description Sync Connector
Specifications BNC female
Supplemental Information Reserved for future use
Description
Trigger Inputs (Trigger 1 In, Trigger 2 In)
Connector Impedance Trigger Level Range
Specifications
BNC female -5 to +5 V
Supplemental Information Either trigger source may be selected
10 k (nominal) 1.5 V (TTL) factory preset
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EXA Signal Analyzer Inputs/Outputs
Description Trigger Outputs
(Trigger 1 Out, Trigger 2 Out) Connector Impedance Level
Specifications BNC female
Supplemental Information
50 (nominal) 0 to 5 V (CMOS)
Description Monitor Output 1 VGA compatible Connector Format
Monitor Output 2 Mini Display Port
Specifications
Supplemental Information
15-pin mini D-SUB
XGA (60 Hz vertical sync rates, non-interlaced) Analog RGB
Description Analog Out
Connector Impedance
Specifications BNC female
Supplemental Information Refer to Chapter 15, "Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output", on page 147 for more details.
50 (nominal)
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
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EXA Signal Analyzer Inputs/Outputs
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 USB Ports Host, Super Speed
Compatibility Connector Output Current Host, stacked with LAN Compatibility Connector Output Current Device Compatibility Connector
Specifications
USB 3.0 USB Type "A" (female) 0.9 A
USB 2.0 USB Type "A" (female) 0.5 A
USB 3.0 USB Type "B" (female)
Supplemental Information 2 ports 1 port 1 port
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 LAN TCP/IP Interface
Specifications RJ45 Ethertwist
Supplemental Information 1000BaseT
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EXA Signal Analyzer Regulatory Information
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.com
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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EXA Signal Analyzer Regulatory Information
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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EXA Signal Analyzer Regulatory Information
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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EXA Signal Analyzer Regulatory Information
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
2 I/Q Analyzer
This chapter contains specifications for the I/Q Analyzer measurement application (Basic Mode).
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I/Q Analyzer Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer
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 75 in this chapter. Not available. See "Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range" on page 76 in this chapter. Not specified because it is negligible. Does not apply. The "Spurious Responses" on page 43 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 32 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 33 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 77 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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I/Q Analyzer Frequency
Frequency
Description Frequency Span Standard Option B40 Resolution Bandwidth
(Spectrum Measurement) Range
Overall Span = 1 MHz Span = 10 kHz Span = 100 Hz Window Shapes
Analysis Bandwidth (Span) (Waveform Measurement)
Standard Option B40
Specifications
10 Hz to 25 MHz 10 Hz to 40 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 25 MHz 10 Hz to 40 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 (DANL)" on page 41.
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 (DANL)" on page 41, 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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I/Q Analyzer Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Description Time Record Length (IQ pairs) IQ Analyzer Sample Rate At ADC Option DP2, B40, or MPB Option B40 None of the above IQ Pairs
Specifications
4,000,000 IQ sample pairs
100 MSa/s 200 MSa/s 90 MSa/s
ADC Resolution Option DP2, B40, or MPB Option B40 None of the above
16 bits 12 bits 14 bits
Supplemental Information 335 ms at 10 MHz Span
IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 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
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I/Q Analyzer Data Acquisition
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
3 Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth
This chapter contains specifications for the Option B25 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth, and are unique to this IF Path.
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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth
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 IF Frequency Response IF Phase Linearity Spurious and Residual Responses
Displayed Average Noise Level, Third-Order Intermodulation and Phase Noise
Information See specifications in this chapter. See specifications in this chapter. The "Spurious Responses" on page 43 still apply. Further, bandwidth-option-dependent spurious responses are contained within this chapter. 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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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
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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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
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
10 to
On
25g
0.45 dB
>3.6
10 to
Offh
25h
�0.45 dB
�0.80 dB �0.12 dB
�0.10
0.071 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 between 18 and 26.5 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used with frequency Option 526. 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 32.
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 27.
h. Option MPB is installed and enabled.
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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
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
25
Offc
1.9�
0.42�
3.6(Option 526 ) 25
On
4.5�
1.2�
a. Signal frequencies between 18 and 26.5 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used with frequency Option 526. 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.
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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
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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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Description
Time Record Length (IQ pairs) IQ Analyzer 89600 VSA software
Option DP2, B40, or MPB None of the above Sample Rate At ADC
Option DP2, B40, or MPB Option B40 None of the above IQ Pairs ADC Resolution Option DP2, B40, or MPB Option B40 None of the above
Specifications
Supplemental Information
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)
88.9 ms at 25 MHz span Memory 2 GB
100 MSa/s 200 MSa/s 90 MSa/s
16 bits 12 bits 14 bits
IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 MHz
Span dependent
IF Path 25 MHz IF Path = 40 MHz
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Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Data Acquisition
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
4 Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth
This chapter contains specifications for the Option B40 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth, and are unique to this IF Path.
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Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth
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
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 43 still apply without changes, but the revised-version of the table on page 43, 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. 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 33.) Specifications on this bandwidth only apply with center frequencies of 30 MHz and higher.
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Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
Description
Specifications
Spurious Responsesa (see Band Overlaps on page 16) Residual Responsesc Image Responsesd
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
>26.5 GHz
f+500 MHz
Other Spurious Responses
Carrier Frequency 26.5 GHz
First RF Ordere (f 10 MHz from carrier)
Higher RF Orderf f 10 MHz from carrier
Carrier Frequency >26.5 GHz First RF Ordere (f 10 MHz from carrier)
Higher RF Orderg (f 10 MHz from carrier)
LO-Related Spurious Response f > 600 MHz from carrier 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
Sidebands, offset from CW signal
-10 dBm -40 dBm
�30 dBm -30 dBm -10 dBm
200 Hz
200 Hz to 3 kHz
3 kHz to 30 kHz 30 kHz to 10 MHz
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Supplemental Information Preamp Offb
-100 dBm (nominal)
Response �119 dBc (nominal) �121 dBc (nominal) �89 dBc (nominal) �83 dBc (nominal) �82 dBc (nominal) �79 dBc (nominal) �79 dBc (nominal)
�112 dBc (nominal)
�100 dBc (nominal)
�100 dBc (nominal)
�100 dBc (nominal) -90 dBc + 20 � log(N) (nominal)
-70 dBcg (nominal) -73 dBcg (nominal) -73 dBc (nominal) -80 dBc (nominal)
Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications
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 is �10 dBm for all except >26.5 GHz, which is �30 dBm. 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. 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.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Frequency Responsea
Relative to center frequency Modes above 18 GHzb
Center Freq (GHz)
Span Preselector (MHz)
Nominal
RMS (nominal)c
0.03, <3.6
40
n/a
�0.3 dB
0.08 dB
>3.6, 26.5
40
Offd
�0.25 dB
0.08 dB
>26.5
40
Offd
�0.25 dB
0.12 dB
3.6
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 27.
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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
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.
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.
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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 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
Specification
Supplemental Information
0.35% (nominal) 0.50% (nominal)
Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Signal to Noise Ratio
Ratio of clipping levela to noise level
Example: 1.8 GHz
134 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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5 Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option CR3, Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output.
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Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output
Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output
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
Specifications SMA female
Supplemental Information Shared with other options 50 (nominal)
Second IF Out
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 160 MHz
300 MHz
Conversion Gain at 2nd IF output center frequency
�1 to +4 dB (nominal) plus RF frequency responsea
Bandwidth
Low band High band
Up to 160 MHz (nominal)b
With preselector
Depends on RF center frequencyc
Preselector bypassed (Option MPB)
Up to 700 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. The passband width is thus maximum and symmetric when using 300 MHz as the IF output center frequency. When the IF path in use is centered at a frequency different from 300 MHz, the passband will 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. The preselector effect will dominate the passband width.
d. The passband width at �6 dB nominally extends from 100 to 800 MHz. Thus, the maximum width is not centered around the IF output center frequency. Expandable to 900 MHz with Corrections.
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6 Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option CRP, Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output.
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Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output
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 27. 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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7 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 105. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 106. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 106. See "Frequency Response" on page 107.
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 108. See ."Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 107. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 106. See "Distortions and Noise" on page 106.
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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 84 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 9 kHz to 10 MHz 10 MHz to 50 MHz
Option 526 50 MHz to 2.2 GHz 2.2 to 3.6 GHz
Option >526 50 MHz to 2.2 GHz 2.2 to 3.6 GHz
20 to 30�C
�0.75 dB �0.65 dB
�0.48 dB �0.55 dB
�0.48 dB �0.55 dB
Full Range
�0.90 dB �0.69 dB
�0.60 dB �0.67 dB
�0.70 dB �0.70 dB
Supplemental Information Mech atten set to default/calibrated setting of 10 dB.
95th Percentile (2)
�0.32 dB �0.27 dB
�0.19 dB �0.20 dB
�0.19 dB �0.22 dB
Attenuation = 0, 1, 2 and odd steps, 3 to 23 dB
10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
�0.30 dB
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
At 50 MHza 20 to 30�C Full temperature range
�0.44 dB �0.47 dB
At all frequenciesa 20 to 30�C Full temperature range
�(0.44 dB + frequency response) �(0.47 dB + frequency response)
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.
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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
9 kHz 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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8 Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EMC precompliance EMI features.
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Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features Frequency
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, 32, or 44 GHz depending on the frequency option. See "CISPR Preset Settings" on page 111 and "MIL-STD 461D/E/F Frequency Ranges and Bandwidths" on page 111 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 8-1
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 8-2
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
MIL-STD 461D/E/F Frequency Ranges and Bandwidths
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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9 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 N9010B-503 N9010B-507 N9010B-513 N9010B-526 N9010B-532 N9010B-544 Source Operating range N5171B-501 N5171B/72B/81B/82B-503 N5171B/72B/81B/82B-506 N5161A/N5162A/N5181A/N5182A-503 N5161A/N5162A/N5181A/N5182A-506 N5183A-520 N5183A-532 N5183A-540 N5173B/N5183B-513 N5173B/N5183B-520 N5173B/N5183B-532 N5173B/N5183B-540 E8257C/E8257D-520 E8257D-532 E8257N-340 E8257C/E8257D-540 E8257D/E8257N-550 E8257D-567 E8267C/E8267D-520 E8267D-532 E8267D-544 Span Limitations Span limitations due to source range
Specification
10 Hz to 3.6 GHz 10 Hz to 7 GHz 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz 10 Hz to 32 GHz 10 Hz to 44 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 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
Supplemental Information
Limited by the source and SA operating range Limited by the source and SA operating range
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Harmonic Sweep
Harmonic sweep setting rangea Multiplier numerator Multiplier denominator
N = 1 to 1000 N = 1 to 1000
Sweep Directionb
Normal, Reversed
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.
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Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Dynamic Range (10 MHz to 3 GHz, Input terminated, sample detector, average type = log, 20 to 30�C)
Dynamic Range = -10 dBm - DANL - 10�log(RBW)a
SA span 1 MHz 10 MHz 100 MHz 1000 MHz
SA RBW 2 kHz 6.8 kHz 20 kHz 68 kHz
Option 526 101.0 dB 95.7 dB 91.0 dB 85.7 dB
Option >526 104.0 dB 98.0 dB 94.0 dB 88.0 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, 532, 544
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, 507, 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
Option 532, 544
201 Sweep points (default setting)
450 ms
6.5 s
6.6 s
601 Sweep points
1.2 s
19 s
19.1 s
PSG (E8257D)/(E8267D)c
Option 503, 507, 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
Option 532, 544
201 Sweep points (default setting)
2.2 s
6.6 s
6.6 s
601 Sweep points
6.1 s
19.5 s
19.1 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 Sourcesa
Agilent/Keysight EXG
N5171B/72B/73B
Agilent/Keysight MXG
N5161A/62A N5181A/82A/83A N5181B/82B/83B
Agilent/Keysight PSG
E8257C/67C E8257D/67D E8257N
IO interface connection between EXG/MXG and SA between PSG and SA
LAN, GPIB, or USB LAN or GPIB
a. Firmware revision A.19.50 or later is required for the signal analyzer.
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10 Option EXM - External Mixing
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EXM External Mixing.
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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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Option EXM - External Mixing Other External Mixing Specifications
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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Option EXM - External Mixing Other External Mixing Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
IF Input Maximum Safe Level Center Frequency Standard (or Option B25l)
Option B40 Bandwidth ADC Clipping Levela 1 dB Gain Compressiona Gain Accuracyb Standard (or Option B25) Option B40
+7 dBm
322.5 MHz 250.0 MHz
20 to 30�C �1.2 dB
Full Range �2.5 dB
Supports all optional IFs �14.5 �1.5 dBm (nominal) �2 dBm (nominal)
Swept and narrowband �1.2 dB (nominal)
IF Frequency Response
RMS (nominal)
CF
Width
322.5 MHz
�5 MHz
0.05 dB
322.5 MHz
�12.5 MHz
0.07 dB
250 MHz
�20 MHz
0.15 dB
Noise Figure (322.5 MHz, swept operation)
9 dB (nominal)
VSWR
1.3:1 (nominal)
a. These specifications apply at the IF input port. The on-screen and mixer-input levels scale with the conversion loss and corrections values.
b. The amplitude accuracy of a measurement includes this term and the accuracy with which the settings of corrections model the loss of the external mixer.
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Option EXM - External Mixing Other External Mixing Specifications
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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Option EXM - External Mixing Other External Mixing Specifications
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11 Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass
This chapter contains specifications for the Option MPB, Microwave Preselector Bypass.
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Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass
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 For analyzers with frequency Option 526 (26.5 GHz) or lower: Performance is not identical, but nominally the same, as without Option MPB. For analyzers with frequency option higher than Option 526 (26.5 GHz): Performance is nominally 3 dB better than without Option MPB. See "IF Frequency Response" on page 32 and "IF Phase Linearity" on page 33 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 43 of the core specifications, "Additional Spurious Responses" on page 128 of this chapter also apply.
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Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications
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 16. 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
26.4 to 34.5 GHz
�2.0 dB
�3.0 dB
�0.80 dB
34.4 to 44 GHz
�3.1 dB
�4.8 dB
�1.21 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 between 18 and 26.5 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used with frequency Option 526. 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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Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications
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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12 Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment
This chapter contains specifications for Option NF2, Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment.
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Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment Specifications Affected by Noise Floor Extension
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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Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment Displayed Average Noise Level
Displayed Average Noise Level
Description
Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvementa mmW (Option 532 or 544) without Option B40, DP2, or MPB
mmW (Option 532 or 544) with Option B40, DP2, or MPB
RF/uW (Option 503, 507, 513, or 526)
Specifications
Band 0, f > 20 MHzd Band 0, f > 20 MHz Band 0, f > 20 MHz
Band 1 Band 1 Band 1
Band 2 Band 2 Band 2
Band 3 Band 3 Band 3
Band 4 Band 4 Band 4 Band 5 Band 5
Band 6 Band 6
Improvement for CW Signalse Improvement, Pulsed-RF Signalsf Improvement, Noise-Like Signals
x
x x
x x x
x x x
x x x
x x x x x x x
Supplemental Information 95th Percentile (2)b
Preamp Off 9 dB
Preamp Onc 9 dB
7 dB
9 dB
7 dB
9 dB
9 dB
8 dB
8 dB
8 dB
8 dB
7 dB
9 dB
9 dB
8 dB
7 dB
8 dB
7 dB
11dB
9 dB
8 dB
7 dB
8 dB
7 dB
9 dB
8 dB
8 dB
6 dB
8 dB
6 dB
9 dB
6 dB
9 dB
6 dB
9 dB
6 dB
9 dB
5 dB
3.5 dB (nominal)
10.8 dB (nominal)
9.1 dB (nominal)
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Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment Displayed Average Noise Level a. This statement on the improvement in DANL is based on a statistical observation of the effective noise floor across the entire band. The improvement actually measured and specified at the specific frequencies in "Examples of Effective DANL" usually meet these limits as well, but the percentage confidence will be higher in some cases and lower in others. NFE calibrations and verifications are done with 10 dB attenuation. Attenuations from 2 dB through the maximum show the expected effects from the attenuation. 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. 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.
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Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment Displayed Average Noise Level
Description Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension
Specifications
Supplemental Information 95th Percentile (2)a
mmW (Option 532 or 544) without Option B40, DP2, or MPB
mmW (Option 532 or 544) with Option B40, DP2, or MPB
RF/uW (Option 503, 507, 513, or 526)
Preamp Off Preamp Onbc
Band 0, f > 20 MHzd
x
-158 dBm
-172 dBm
Band 0, f > 20 MHzd
x
-163 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 0, f > 20 MHzd
x
-163 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 1
x
-157 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 1
x
-158 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 1
x
-160 dBm
-172 dBm
Band 2
x
-157 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 2
x
-159 dBm
-172 dBm
Band 2
x
-161 dBm
-173 dBm
Band 3
x
-151 dBm
-172 dBm
Band 3
x
-160 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 3
x
-161 dBm
-174 dBm
Band 4
x
-144 dBm
-167 dBm
Band 4
x
-156 dBm
-170 dBm
Band 4
x
-157 dBm
-171 dBm
Band 5
x
-154 dBm
-168 dBm
Band 5
x
-156 dBm
-169 dBm
Band 6
x
-150 dBm
-163 dBm
Band 6
x
-152 dBm
-165dBm
a. 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.
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Option NF2 - Noise Floor Extension, Instrument Alignment Displayed Average Noise Level b. 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. c. 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. 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.
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13 Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier
This chapter contains specifications for the EXA Signal Analyzer Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 preamplifiers.
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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Specifications Affected by Preamp
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 NF2 or NFE Off DANL with Option NF2 and NFE On
Displayed Average Noise Level with Option MPB for Option 532 or 544
The measurement range depends on displayed average noise level (DANL). See "Amplitude Accuracy and Range" on page 29. See specifications in this chapter. See specifications in this chapter. See "Displayed Average Noise Level with Noise Floor Extension Improvement" on page 131 Performance is nominally 3 dB worse than without Option MPB.
Frequency Response Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
RF Input VSWR Display Scale Fidelity
See specifications in this chapter. See "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 33 of the core specifications. See plot in this chapter. See Display Scale Fidelity on page 37 of the core specifications. Then, adjust the mixer levels given downward by the preamp gain given in this chapter.
Second Harmonic Distortion Third Order Intermodulation Distortion Other Input Related Spurious
Dynamic Range
SHI with preamplifiers is not specified. See specifications in this chapter. See "Spurious Responses" on page 43 of the core specifications. Preamp performance is not warranted but is nominally the same as non-preamp performance. See plot in this chapter.
Gain
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, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44)a
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Gain 100 kHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz 26.5 to 44 GHz
Maximumb +20 dB (nominal) +35 dB (nominal) +40 dB (nominal)
Noise figure
100 kHz to 3.6 GHz
8 to 12 dB (proportional to frequency) (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 44 GHz
Noise Figure is DANL + 176.24 dB (nominal)d
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 44 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.
d. 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 (Refer to page 139 for DANL with Preamp), 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.
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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Other Preamp Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone)a
(Preamp On (Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32, P44) 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
-28 dBm (nominal)
Tone spacing > 70 MHz
�20 dBm (nominal)
>26.5 GHz
�30 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
Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) Preamp Ona
mmW without Option B40, DP2, or MPB mmW with Option B40, DP2, or MPB RF/W (Option 503, 507, 513, or 526)
Input terminated Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log 0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = High 1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth
Supplemental Information Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 16...
Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32, P44
100 kHz to 1 MHzb
x
100 kHz to 1 MHz
1 to 10 MHz
x
1 to 10 MHz
10 MHz to 2.1 GHz
x
10 MHz to 1.2 GHz
1.2 to 2.1 GHz
2.1 to 3.6 GHz
x
2.1 to 3.6 GHz
20 to 30�C
x x -145 dBm
x x -161 dBm -161 dBm
x x -164 dBm x x -163 dBm
-160 dBm x x -162 dBm
Full range
-144 dBm
-159 dBm -159 dBm
-162 dBm -161 dBm -158 dBm -160 dBm
Typical
-146 dBm (nominal) -148 dBm
-161 dBm (nominal) -165 dBm
-163 dBm -165 dBm -164 dBm
-162 dBm -163 dBm
Option P07, P13, P26, P32, P44
3.5 to 7.0 GHz
x
-160 dBm
-158 dBm
-162 dBm
3.5 to 7.0 GHz
x
-159 dBm
-156 dBm
-161 dBm
3.5 to 7.0 GHz
x
-160 dBm
-158 dBm
-162 dBm
Option P13, P26, P32, P44 7 to 13.6 GHz 13.5 to 17.1 GHz 17.0 to 20.0 GHz
7.0 to 20 GHz 7.0 to 20 GHz
x
-160 dBm
-157 dBm
-163 dBm
x
-157 dBm
-155 dBm
-160 dBm
x
-155 dBm
-151 dBm
-159 dBm
x
-159 dBm
-156 dBm
-161 dBm
x
-160 dBm
-158 dBm
-162 dBm
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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Other Preamp Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
20 to 26.5. GHz 20 to 26.5 GHz 20 to 26.5 GHz 26.4 to 32 GHz 26.4 to 32 GHz
Option P44
x
-150 dBm
-147 dBm
-156 dBm
x
-157 dBm
-155 dBm
-159 dBm
x
-158 dBm
-156 dBm
-160 dBm
x
-155 dBm
-152 dBm
-158 dBm
x
-156 dBm
-153 dBm
-159 dBm
32 to 34 GHz
x
-155 dBm
-152 dBm
-158 dBm
32 to 34 GHz
x
-156 dBm
-153 dBm
-159 dBm
33.9 to 40 GHz
x
-152 dBm
-148 dBm
-154 dBm
33.9 to 40 GHz
x
-153 dBm
-150 dBm
-155 dBm
40 to 44 GHz
x
-148 dBm
-144 dBm
-152 dBm
40 to 44 GHz
x
-149 dBm
-146 dBm
-153 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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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Other Preamp Specifications
Description
Frequency Response - Preamp On (Options P03, P07, P13, P26, P32, P44)
Specifications
(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz, with 10 dB attenuation) Input attenuation 0 dB Swept operationa)
Supplemental Information
100 kHz to 3.6 GHzb
�0.28 dB (nominal)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
�0.67 dB (nominal)
8.3 to 26.5 GHz
�0.8 dB (nominal)
26.4 to 44 GHz
�0.8 dB (nominal)
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. Electronic attenuator (Option EA3) may not be used with preamp on.
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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Other Preamp Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
RF Input VSWR (at tuned frequency, Freq Option 526)
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)
DC coupled, 0 dB atten
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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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Other Preamp Specifications Nominal VSWR - Preamp On, Freq Option 526 [Plot]
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Option P03, P07, P13, P26, P32 and P44 - Preamplifier Other Preamp Specifications
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)
30 MHz to 3.6 GHz
-45 dBm
-90 dBc
0 dBm
3.6 to 26.5 GHz
�50 dBm
�64 dBc
�18 dBm
a. See the IF Prefilter Bandwidth table in the specifications for "Gain Compression" on page 39. 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.
Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz, Preamp On, Freq Option 526 [Plot]
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14 Option PFR - Precision Frequency Reference
This chapter contains specifications for the Option PFR, Precision Frequency Reference.
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Option PFR - Precision Frequency Reference Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference
Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference
Specification Name Precision Frequency Reference
Information See "Precision Frequency Reference" on page 19 in the core specifications.
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15 Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option YAS, Y-Axis Screen Video Output.
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Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Screen Video Output
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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Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications
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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Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications
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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Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications
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 Keysight 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 150 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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Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications
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16 Analog Demodulation Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9063EM0E 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 20 to 30�C; 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. See "Definitions of terms used in this chapter" on page 154.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application
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 + ...+ PHi 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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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application RF Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth
RF Carrier Frequency and Bandwidth
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Carrier Frequency Maximum Frequency
Option 503 Option 507 Option 513 Option 526 Option 532 Option 544 Minimum Frequency AC Coupleda DC Coupled
Maximum Information Bandwidth (Info BW)b
Option B25 (Standard) Option B40
3.6 GHz 7 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz 32 GHz 44 GHz 10 MHz 9 kHz
25 MHz 40 MHz
RF/W frequency option RF/W frequency option RF/W frequency option RF/W frequency option mmW frequency option mmW frequency option
In practice, limited by the need to keep modulation sidebands from folding, and by the interference from LO feedthrough.
Capture Memory (Sample Rate � Acq Time)
3.6 MSa
Each sample is an I/Q pair. See note c
a. AC Coupled is only applicable to frequency Options 503, 507, 513, and 526. b. 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. 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 Hz
300 Hz 3 kHz 15 kHz 30 kHz 80 kHz 300 kHz 100 kHz (>20 kHz Bessel)
Manual
CCITT A-Weighted C-Weighted C-Message
CCIR-1k Weighteda CCIR-2k Weighteda
CCIR Unweighted
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 Unweighteda
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Post-Demodulation
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 Notchb
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 Notchb
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. ITU standards specify that CCIR-1k Weighted and CCIR Unweighted filters use Quasi-Peak-Detection (QPD). However, the implementation in N9063C 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.
b. 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 Deviation Accuracyabc
�(0.4% � (Deviation + Rate) (nominal)
FM Rate Accuracyd
�(0.01% � Reading) (nominal)
Carrier Frequency Error
�0.2 Hz (nominal)
(ModIndex 100)
Carrier Power
Same as Absolute Amplitude Accuracy at all frequencies (nominal).
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.
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. 158
Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Frequency Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Description Post-Demod Distortion Residuala Distortion (SINAD)b THD Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy
(Rate: 1 to 10 kHz, ModIndex: 0.2 to 100) Distortion (SINAD) b THD Distortion Measurement Range Distortion (SINAD)b THDd
Specifications
Supplemental Information
0.30% (nominal) 0.35% / (ModIndex)1/2 (nominal)
�(2% � Reading + DistResidual)c �(2% � Reading + DistResidual)c Residual to 100% (nominal) Residual to 100% (nominal)
AM Rejectione (50 Hz HPF, 3 kHz LPF, 15 kHz Channel BW)
Applied AM signal Rate = 1 kHz, Depth = 50% 4.0 Hz FM peak
Residual FMf
(50 Hz HPF, 3 kHz LPF, any Channel BW)
4.0 Hz rms (nominal)
(50 Hz HPF, 3 kHz LPF, 15 kHz Channel BW)
2.0 Hz rms (nominal)
Hum & Noise
(50 Hz HPF, 3 kHz LPF, 15 kHz Channel BW, 750 S de-emph; relative to 3 kHz pk deviation)
72 dB (nominal)
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). c. The DistResidual term of the Distortion Accuracy specification can increase the reading, but cannot reduce the
reading. d. The measurement includes at most the 10th harmonic. e. AM rejection describes the instrument's FM reading for an input that is strongly AMed (with no FM); this specifi-
cation includes contributions from residual FM. f. Residual FM describes the instrument's FM reading for an input that has no FM and no AM; this
specification includes contributions from FM deviation accuracy.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Amplitude Modulation
Amplitude Modulation
Conditions required to meet specification
-- Depth: 1% to 99% -- Channel BW: 1 MHz -- 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 Depth Accuracyabc
AM Rate Accuracyb (Rate: 1 kHz to 1 MHz)
�(0.2% + 0.002 � Reading) () �0.05 Hz (nominal)
Carrier Power
Same as "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 33 at all frequencies (nominal)
a. This specification applies to the result labeled "(Pk-Pk)/2". b. For optimum measurement, ensure that the channel bandwidth is set wide enough to capture the
significant RF energy. Setting the channel bandwidth too wide will result in measurement errors. c. Reading is a measured modulation depth in %.
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Amplitude Modulation
Amplitude Modulation
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Post-Demod Distortion Residuala
Distortion (SINAD)b
0.3% (nominal)
THD
0.16% (nominal)
Post-Demod Distortion Accuracy
(Rate: 1 to 10 kHz, Depth: 5 to 90%)
Distortion (SINAD)b
� (1% � Reading + Residual) (nominal)
THD
� (1% � Reading + Residual) (nominal)
Distortion Measurement Range
Distortion (SINAD)c
Residual to 100% (nominal)
THD
Residual to 100% (nominal)
FM Rejectionc
0.5% (nominal)
Residual AMd
0.2% (nominal)
a. Channel BW is set to 15 times of Rate (Rate 50 kHz) or 10 times the Rate (50 kHz < Rate 100 ). b. SINAD [dB] can be derived by 20 � log10(1/ Distortion). c. FM rejection describes the instrument's AM reading for an input that is strongly FMed (and no AM); this specifi-
cation includes contributions from residual AM. d. Residual AM describes the instrument's AM reading for an input that has no AM and no FM; this specification
includes contributions from AM depth accuracy.
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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
PM Deviation Accuracyab
(Rate: 1 to 20 kHz Deviation: 0.2 to 6 rad)
�(1 rad � (0.005 + (Rate /1 MHz))) (nominal)
PM Rate Accuracyb
(Rate: 1 to 10 kHz)
�0.2 Hz (nominal)
Carrier Frequency Errorb
�0.02 Hz (nominal)
Carrier Power
Same as "Absolute Amplitude Accuracy" on page 33 at all frequencies (nominal).
a. This specification applies to the result labeled "(Pk-Pk)/2". b. For optimum measurement, ensure that the channel bandwidth is set wide enough to capture the
significant RF energy. Setting the channel bandwidth too wide will result in measurement errors.
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. 162
Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Phase Modulation
Phase Modulation
Description
Post-Demod Distortion Residuala Distortion (SINAD)b THD Post-Demod Distortion Accuracyc
(Rate: 1 to 10 kHz, Deviation: 0.2 to 100 rad) Distortion (SINAD)b THD Distortion Measurement Range Distortion (SINAD)b THD AM Rejectiond
Specifications
Supplemental Information
0.8% (nominal) 0.1% (nominal)
�(2% � Reading + DistResidual) �(2% � Reading + DistResidual) Residual to 100% (nominal) Residual to 100% (nominal) 4 mrad peak (nominal)
Residual PMe
4 mrad rms (nominal)
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). c. Reading is the measured peak deviation in radians. d. AM rejection describes the instrument's PM reading for an input that is strongly AMed (with no PM); this speci-
fication includes contributions from residual PM. e. Residual PM describes the instrument's PM reading for an input that has no PM and no AM; this specification
includes contributions from PM deviation accuracy.
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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 N9063C 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 N9063C 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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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Analog Out
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 N9063C 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 (L�R) 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 (L�R), 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 N9063C-3FP, which in turn requires that the instrument also has Option N9063C-2FP installed and licensed. 166
Analog Demodulation Measurement Application FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements
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. 61 dB (nominal) 68 dB (nominal) 61 dB (nominal) 69 dB (nominal)
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Analog Demodulation Measurement Application FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
17 Bluetooth Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for N9081EM0E-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. The specifications for this chapter apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 507, 513 or 526. For Instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications.
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Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements
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 dBm to �70 dBm
Absolute Power Accuracyb (20 to 30�C, Atten = 10 dB)
�0.29 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements
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 dBm 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements
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 dBm 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements
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 dBm 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 � 0.29 dB.
173
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 dBm to �70 dBm
Absolute Power Accuracyb (20 to 30�C, Atten = 10 dB)
�0.29 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Low Energy Measurements
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 dBm 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Low Energy Measurements
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 dBm 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Low Energy Measurements
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 dBm 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,...,29).
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 � 0.29 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 dBm to �70 dBm
Absolute Power Accuracyb (20 to 30�C, Atten = 10 dB)
�0.29 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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Bluetooth Measurement Application Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements
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 dBm 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
179
Bluetooth Measurement Application Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements
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 dBm 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.
180
Bluetooth Measurement Application Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements
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 MHz to 1.5 MHz
Dominated by ambiguity of the measurement standardsb
Offset Freq = other offsets (2 MHz 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 �s 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 �s period. Uncertainties in the accuracy of measuring CW-like relative power at these offsets are nominally only �0.09 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 �0.29 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)
182
Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
18 GSM/EDGE Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9071EM0E 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. The specifications for this chapter apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 507, 513 or 526. For Instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications.
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GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement
Measurement
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)
0.7%
+24 to -45 dBm (nominal)
0 to 20% (nominal) 0.5% (nominal)
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))
�0.5%
Frequency errora Initial frequency error range Accuracy
IQ Origin Offset
�5 Hzc + tfad
�80 kHz (nominal)
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.
184
GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement
Description
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 �0.27 dB (95th percentile)
Power Ramp Relative Accuracy
Referenced to mean transmitted power
Accuracy
�0.16 dB
Measurement floor
-89 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.
185
GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement
Description
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
0.6�
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.
186
GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement
Description
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
�0.26 dB
Offsets 1.8 MHz
�0.27 dB
Due to switchingc
�0.17 dB (nominal)
ORFS Absolute RF Power Accuracyd
�0.27 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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GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
ORFS and EDGE ORFS (continued) Dynamic Range, Spectrum due to modulationa
Offset Frequency
100 kHz
GSM (GMSK)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK)
EDGE (others)e
61.4 dB 61.4 dB
61.3 dB
5-pole sync-tuned filtersb Methods: Direct Timec and FFTd
GSM (GMSK) (typical)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK) (typical)
EDGE (others)e (typical)
200 kHz 250 kHz 400 kHz 600 kHz 1.2 MHz
1.8 MHz 6.0 MHz Dynamic Range, Spectrum due to switchinga Offset Frequency
400 kHz
67.9 dB 70.0 dB 74.0 dB 77.1 dB 80.4 dB
67.8 dB 69.7 dB 73.4 dB 76.0 dB 78.2 dB
67.4 dB 69.2 dB 72.3 dB 74.1 dB 75.4 dB
80.3 dB 79.5 dB
84.4 dB 82.5 dB
GSM (GMSK)
EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK)
71.7 dB
78.0 dB 79.9 dB EDGE (others)e
71.1 dB
79.4 dB 83.1 dB GSM (GMSK) (nominal)
82.3 dB 86.6 dB
78.5 dB 81.1 dB EDGE (NSR 8PSK & Narrow QPSK) (nominal) 81.7 dB 85.1 dB
76.8 dB 78.5 dB EDGE (others) (nominal)
80.6 dB 83.0 dB
600 kHz
74.2 dB
73.3 dB
1.2 MHz
76.5 dB
75.0 dB
1.8 MHz
82.9 dB
82.2 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.
188
GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurement 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).
189
GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Frequency Ranges
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
190
Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
19 LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9080EM0E LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD measurement application and for the N9082EM0E LTE/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. The specifications for this chapter apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 507, 513 or 526. For Instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications.
191
LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application Supported Air Interface Features
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 (March 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 0-9 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 N9082B 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)
192
LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application Measurements
Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30�C, Atten = 10 dB)
�1.04 dB
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
-76.7 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, Atten = 10 dB)
�1.04 dB
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
-93.7 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
Minimum power at RF input Absolute power accuracya
(20 to 30�C) Measurement floor
�2.44 dB
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz -50 dBm (nominal) �0.50 dB (95th percentile)
-76.7 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.
193
LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application Measurements
Description
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.
194
LTE/LTE-A Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Transmit On/Off Power
Burst Type Transmit power
This table applies only to the N9082B measurement application. Traffic, DwPTS, UpPTS, SRS, PRACH Min, Max, Mean, Off
Dynamic Rangea
122.5 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
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz
Transmit power
Min, Max, Mean, Off
Dynamic Rangea Average type
124.5 dB (nominal) 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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Description
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
�0.15 dB
�0.20 dB �0.25 dB
�0.88 dB
�1.14. dB �1.64 dB
�0.20 dB
�0.26 dB �0.37 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)
70.0 dB
-16.5 dBm
69.3 dB
-16.5 dBm
68.4 dB
-16.3dBm
75.8 dB
-16.6 dBm
73.2 dB
-16.4 dBm
70.3 dB
-16.3 dBm
Dynamic Range UTRA
Test conditionsf
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
2.5 MHz
5 MHz
70.5 dB
-16.6 dBm
2.5 MHz
10 MHz
70.5 dB
-16.4 dBm
2.5 MHz
20 MHz
71.4 dB
-16.3 dBm
7.5 MHz
5 MHz
76.5 dB
-16.6 dBm
7.5 MHz
10 MHz
76.5 dB
-16.4 dBm
7.5 MHz
20 MHz
75.7 dB
-16.3 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 levels (ML) are -22, -23 and -19 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
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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.
d. The optimum mixer levels (ML) are -18, -18 and -15 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
e. The optimum mixer level (ML) is -8 dBm. 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 �0.29 dB �0.11 dB �0.43 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 -27 dBm. b. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -22 dBm. c. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -25 dBm. d. The optimum mixer levels (ML) is -24 dBm. e. Noise Correction is 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
-9.0 dBm
71.0 dB
-9.0 dBm
73.0 dB
-9.0 dBm
78.0 dB
-9.0 dBm
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power
C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz
Minimum power at RF input
Accuracy
Radio
Offset
-36 dBm (nominal)
5 MHz
10 MHz
20 MHz
ACPR Range for Specification
MS
Adjacenta
Dynamic Range E-UTRA
�0.37 dB �0.49 dB
�0.63 dB
-33 to -27 dBc with opt MLb Test Conditionsc
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
Adjacent Adjacent Alternate
5 MHz 10 MHz 5 MHz
70.0 dB 69.3 dB 75.8 dB
-16.5 dBm -16.5 dBm -16.6 dBm
Alternate
10 MHz
73.2 dB
-16.4 dBm
Dynamic Range UTRA
Test conditionsc
Offset
Channel BW
Dynamic Range (nominal)
Optimum Mixer Level (nominal)
2.5 MHz
5 MHz
70.5 dB
-16.6dBm
2.5 MHz
10 MHz
70.5 dB
-16.4 dBm
7.5 MHz
5 MHz
76.5 dB
-16.6 dBm
7.5 MHz
10 MHz
76.5 dB
-16.4 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 levels (ML) are -22, -23 and -19 dBm for channel bandwidths of 5, 10 and 20 MHz respectively.
c. Noise Correction is 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
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
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Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Specifications
Dynamic Range Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative Absolute, 20 to 30�C
Description Spectrum Emission Mask
73.8 dB 74.9 dB 75.0 dB -92.5 dBm
�0.21 dB �1.15 dB
Specifications
Dynamic Range Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative Absolute, 20 to 30�C
65.9 dB -97.7 dBm
�0.11 dB �1.15 dB
Supplemental Information Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2; measurement bandwidth = 100 kHz
80.2 dB (typical) 81.4 dB (typical) 82.7 dB (typical) -96.5 dBm (typical)
�0.31 dB (95th percentile) Supplemental Information NB-IoT: Stand-alone Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2 = 115 kHz Channel bandwidth = 200 kHz Measurement bandwidth = 30 kHz 72.2 dB (typical) -101.7 dBm (typical)
�0.31 dB (95th percentile)
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Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Specifications
Dynamic Range Channel Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
Sensitivity Accuracy
Relative
Absolute, 20 to 30�C
73.9 dB 74.9 dB 75.0 dB -92.5 dBm
�0.51 dB �2.55 dB
Supplemental Information C-V2X Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz Offset from CF = (channel bandwidth + measurement bandwidth) / 2; measurement bandwidth = 100 kHz
80.3 dB (typical) 81.3 dB (typical) 82.6 dB (typical) -96.5 dBm (typical)
�0.54 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)
80.4 dB
82.9 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
-82.5 dBm
-86.5 dBm (typical)
Frequency Range
9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 7.0 GHz
�1.22 dB (95th percentile)
6.9 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 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)
80.7 dB
81.8 dB (nominal)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz)
-82.5 dBm
-86.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy
Attenuation = 10 dB
Frequency Range
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
�1.22 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 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
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Modulation Analysis (Signal level within one range step of overload)
OSTP/RSTP Absolute accuracyb
EVM for Downlink (OFDMA)c Floor Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz
0.43% (�47.3 dB) 0.43% (�47.3 dB)
% and dB expressionsa �0.30 dB (nominal)
20 MHzd EVM Accuracy for Downlink (OFDMA)
(EVM range: 0 to 8%)e EVM for Uplink (SC-FDMA) Floor
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzdg
Frequency Error Lock range
Accuracy
0.48% (�46.3 dB)
0.42% (�47.5 dB) 0.42% (�47.5 dB) 0.48% (�46.3 dB)
�0.3% (nominal)
�2.5 � subcarrier spacing = 37.5 kHz for default 15 kHz subcarrier spacing (nominal) �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 (<140 kHz). d. Requires Option B25 or B40 (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz).
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Description
Specifications
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/US5340)
�44.0 dB (0.63%) (nominal)
Analyzers with -EP3c (MY/SG/US5648> SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard with N9010A-EP3)
�46.0 dB (0.50%) (nominal)
EVM for Uplink Floor
Early analyzersb (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5340)
3/6/12 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
�42.0 dB (0.80%) (nominal)
1 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
�44.5 dB (0.60%) (nominal)
3.75 kHz subcarrier spacing
�48.0 dB (0.40%) (nominal)
Analyzers with -EP3c (MY/SG/US5648> SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard with N9010A-EP3)
3/6/12 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
�48.0 dB (0.40%) (nominal)
1 subcarrier signal with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing
�50.5 dB (0.30%) (nominal)
3.75 kHz subcarrier spacing
�54.0 dB (0.20%) (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.
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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 mode is set to Best Close-in <20 kHz).
Description
C-V2X Modulation Analysis (Signal level within one range step of overload)
OSTP/RSTP Absolute accuracyb
EVM Floor Early analyzers (SM prefix <MY/SG/US5340)c
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd
Analyzers with -Option EP3 (MY/SG/US5648)>SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard withN9010A-EP3)
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd
Analyzers with -Option EP5 (SN prefix MY/SG/US5648, ship standard withN9010A-EP5)e
Signal Bandwidth 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHzd
Frequency Error
Specifications
Supplemental Information % and dB expressionsa Frequency Range: 5855 to 5925 MHz
�0.30 dB (nominal)
1.35% (�37.3 dB) (nominal) 1.35% (�37.3 dB) (nominal) 1.35% (�37.3 dB) (nominal)
0.66% (�43.6 dB) (nominal) 0.66% (�43.6 dB) (nominal) 0.70% (�43.0 dB) (nominal)
0.42% (�47.5 dB) (nominal) 0.42% (�47.5 dB) (nominal) 0.48% (�46.5 dB) (nominal)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Lock range
�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 or B40 (IF bandwidth above 10 MHz). e. Phase Noise Optimization Mode is set to Best Close-in (<50 kHz). f. tfa = transmitter frequency � frequency reference accuracy. g. 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
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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 31
See LTE FDD Operating Band
LTE FDD Operating Band 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 See notea 23 24 25
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 to798 MHz 704 to 716 MHz 815 to 830 MHz 830 to 845 MHz 832 to 862 MHz 1447.9 to 1462.9 MHz
3410 to 3490 MHz 2000 to 2020 MHz 1626.5 to 1660.5 MHz 1850 to 1915 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 860 to 875 MHz 875 to 890 MHz 791 to 821 MHz 1495.9 to 1510.9 MHz
3510 to 3590 MHz 2180 to 2200 MHz 1525 to 1559 MHz 1930 to 1995 MHz
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LTE FDD Operating Band
Uplink
Downlink
26
814 to 849 MHz
859 to 894 MHz
27
807 to 824 MHz
852 to 869 MHz
28
703 to 748 MHz
758 to 803 MHz
29
N/A
717 to 728 MHz
30
2305 to 2315 MHz
2350 to 2360 MHz
31
452.5 to 457.5 MHz
462.5 to 467.5 MHz
32
N/A
1452 to 1496 MHz
a. ACP measurements and SEM for operating Band 22 and 42 can be made in instruments with Frequency Option 508, 513 or 526 and with firmware version A.16.17 or later. The performance in the region above 3.6 GHz is nominally similar to that just below 3.6 GHz but not warranted.
LTE TDD Operating Band
Uplink/Downlink
33
1900 to 1920 MHz
34
2010 to 2025 MHz
35
1850 to 1910 MHz
36
1930 to 1990 MHz
37
1910 to 1930 MHz
38
2570 to 2620 MHz
39
1880 to 1920 MHz
40
2300 to 2400 MHz
41
2496 to 2690 MHz
42 See notea
3400 to 3600 MHz
44
703 to 803 MHz
a. ACP measurements and SEM for operating Band 22 and 42 can be made in instruments with Frequency Option 508, 513 or 526 and with firmware version A.16.17 or later. The performance in the region above 3.6 GHz is nominally similar to that just below 3.6 GHz but not warranted.
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Keysight X-Series Signal Analyzer N9010B Specification Guide
20 Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9083EM0E Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) measurement application. The measurements for GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA and LTE FDD also require N9071EM0E-2FP, N9073EM0E-1FP, N9080EM0E-1FP and N9080EM0E-3FP respectively.
The specifications apply in the frequency range documented in In-Band Frequency Range of each application. The specifications for this chapter apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 507, 513 or 526. For Instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications.
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Measurements
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) �0.27 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 7.0 GHz 6.9 to 13.6 GHz
Specifications
Supplemental Information Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
�0.38 dB (95th percentile) �1.22 dB (95th percentile) �1.59 dB (95th percentile)
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Conformance EVMa
GSM/EDGEb EVM, rms - floor (EDGE) Phase error, rms - floor (GSM) W-CDMAc Composite EVM floor
0.7% (nominal) 0.6� (nominal)
1.6% (nominal)
LTE FDDd
EVM floor for downlink (OFDMA)
% and dB expressione
Signal bandwidths
5 MHz
0.48% (�46.3 dB) (nominal)
10 MHz
0.39% (�48.1 dB) (nominal)
20 MHz
0.42% (�47.5 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.
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 190, W-CDMA on page 239, and LTE/ LTE-A on page 208.
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21 Noise Figure Measurement Application
This chapter contains specifications for the N9069EM0E Noise Figure Measurement Application.
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General Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Noise Figure
Uncertainty Calculatora
<10 MHz
See noteb
10 MHz to internal preamplifier's frequency limitc
Internal and External preamplification recommendedd
Noise Source ENR
Measurement Range
Instrument Uncertaintyef
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. 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 calcula-
tors are also available on the Keysight web site; go to http://www.keysight.com/find/nfu.
b. Instrument Uncertainty is nominally the same in this frequency range as in the higher frequency range. However, total uncertainty is higher because the analyzer has poorer noise figure, leading to higher uncertainties as computed by the uncertainty calculator. Also, there is a paucity of available noise sources in this range.
c. At the highest frequencies, especially above 40 GHz, the only Agilent/Keysight supra-26-GHz noise source, the 346CK01, often will not have enough ENR to allow for the calibration operation. Operation with "Internal Cal" is almost as accurate as with normal calibration, so the inability to use normal calibration does not greatly impact usefulness. Also, if the DUT has high gain, calibration has little effect on accuracy. In those rare cases when normal calibration is required, the Noisecom NC5000 and the NoiseWave NW346V do have adequate ENR for calibration.
d. 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.
e. "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.
f. The instrument uncertainties shown are under best-case sweep time conditions, which is a sweep time near to the period of the power line, such as 20 ms for 50 Hz power sources. The behavior can be greatly degraded (uncertainty increased nominally by 0.12 dB) by setting the sweep time per point far from an integer multiple of the period of the line frequency.
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Gain Instrument Uncertaintya
DUT Gain Range = -20 to +40 dB
<10 MHz 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz >3.6 GHz
�0.15 dB
See noteb �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 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 - 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 is not warranted.
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Noise Figure Measurement Application General Specifications
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 131 in the Option NF2 - 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 NF2. 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.
Nominal Instrument Noise Figure, Freq Option 526
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Noise Figure Measurement Application General Specifications Nominal Instrument Input VSWR, DC Coupled, Freq Option 526
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22 Phase Noise Measurement Application
This chapter contains specifications for the N9068EM0E Phase Noise measurement application.
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General Specifications
Description Maximum Carrier Frequency Option 503 Option 507 Option 513 Option 526 Option 532 Option 544
Specifications
3.6 GHz 7 GHz 13.6 GHz 26.5 GHz 32 GHz 44 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 Offset 1 MHz Non-overdrive casec With Overdrive
�0.61 dB �0.50 dB
�0.60 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 50.
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23 Short Range Communications Measurement Application
This chapter contains specifications for the N9084EM0E Short Range Communications Measurement Application, which has two major measurement applications: -- ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) -- Z-Wave (ITU-T G.9959)
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Short Range Communications Measurement Application ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) Measurement Application
ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) Measurement Application
Description
EVM (Modulation Accuracy) ZigBee O-QPSK (2450 MHz) ZigBee BPSK (868/950 MHz) ZigBee BPSK (915 MHz)
Frequency Error Range ZigBee O-QPSK (2450 MHz) ZigBee BPSK (868/950 MHz) ZigBee BPSK (915 MHz)
Specifications
Accuracy ZigBee O-QPSK (2450 MHz) ZigBee BPSK (868/950 MHz) ZigBee BPSK (915 MHz)
a. tfa = transmitter frequency � frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information
0.25% Offset EVM (nominal) 0.50% (nominal) 0.50% (nominal)
�80 ppm (nominal) �50 ppm (nominal �80 ppm (nominal)
� 1 Hz+tfaa (nominal) � 1 Hz+tfaa (nominal) � 1 Hz+tfaa (nominal)
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Z-Wave (ITU-T G.9959) Measurement Application
Description
Specifications
FSK Error Z-Wave R1 FSK (9.6 kbps) Z-Wave R2 FSK (40 kbps) Z-Wave R3 GFSK (100 kbps)
Frequency Error Range Z-Wave R1 FSK (9.6 kbps) Z-Wave R2 FSK (40 kbps) Z-Wave R3 GFSK (100 kbps)
Accuracy Z-Wave R1 FSK (9.6 kbps) Z-Wave R2 FSK (40 kbps) Z-Wave R3 GFSK (100 kbps)
a. tfa = transmitter frequency � frequency reference accuracy.
Supplemental Information
0.58% (nominal) 0.78% (nominal) 0.80% (nominal)
�60 ppm (nominal) �60 ppm (nominal �60 ppm (nominal)
� 50 Hz+tfaa (nominal) � 50 Hz+tfaa (nominal � 50 Hz+tfaa (nominal)
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24 W-CDMA Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9073EM0E W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ measurement application. It contains N9073EM0E-1FP W-CDMA, N9073EM0E-2FP HSPA and N9073EM0E-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. The specifications for this chapter apply only to instruments with Frequency Option 503, 507, 513 or 526. For Instruments with higher frequency options, the performance is nominal only and not subject to any warranted specifications.
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Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power
Minimum power at RF Input
-50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute power accuracya (20 to 30�C, Atten = 10 dB)
�1.04 dB
95th percentile Absolute power accuracy (20 to 30�C, Atten = 10 dB)
�0.27 dB
Measurement floor
-80.8 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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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Adjacent Channel Power (ACPR; ACLR)
Single Carrier
Minimum power at RF Input
ACPR Accuracyab
Radio
Offset Freq
MS (UE)
5 MHz
�0.17 dB
-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
MS (UE)
10 MHz
�0.22 dB
At ACPR range of -40 to -46 dBc with optimum mixer levele
BTS
5 MHz
�0.70 dB
At ACPR range of -42 to -48 dBc with optimum mixer levelf
BTS
10 MHz
�0.57 dB
At ACPR range of -47 to -53 dBc with optimum mixer levele
BTS
5 MHz
�0.29 dB
At -48 dBc non-coherent ACPRg
Dynamic Range
RRC weighted, 3.84 MHz noise bandwidth
Noise Correction
Offset Freq
Method
Typicalh Dynamic Range
Optimum ML (nominal)
off
5 MHz Filtered IBW
-68 dB
-8 dBm
off
5 MHz Fast
-67 dB
-9 dBm
off
10 MHz Filtered IBW
-74 dB
-2 dBm
on
5 MHz Filtered IBW
-73 dB
-8 dBm
on
10 MHz Filtered IBW
-76 dB
-2 dBm
RRC Weighting Accuracyi
White noise in Adjacent Channel
0.00 dB (nominal)
TOI-induced spectrum
0.001 dB (nominal)
rms CW error
0.012 dB (nominal)
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.
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W-CDMA Measurement Application Measurements 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,-18 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 to14 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. 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.
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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
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask
Dynamic Range, relative (2.515 MHz offsetab)
79.3 dB
84.9 dB (typical)
Sensitivity, absolute (2.515 MHz offsetc)
-97.7 dBm
-101.7 dBm (typical)
Accuracy (2.515 MHz offset)
Relatived
�0.15 dB
Absolutee (20 to 30�C)
�1.15 dB
�0.31 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 33 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
Table-driven spurious signals; search across regions
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW=1 MHz)
80.4 dB
82.9 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW=1 MHz) Accuracy (Attenuation = 10 dB)
-82.5 dBm
-86.5 dBm (typical)
Frequency Range
9 kHz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 7.0 GHz
�1.22 dB (95th percentile)
7.0 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 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
Specifications
Supplemental Information
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
�0.29 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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Description
Specifications
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
1.6% �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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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) (BTS Measurements -25 dBm MLa -15 dBm 20 to 30�C) Composite EVM
Range Floor
0 to 25% 1.6%
RF input power and attenuation are set to meet the Mixer Level range.
Accuracyb Overall Limited circumstances (12.5% EVM 22.5%, No 16QAM nor 64QAM codes) Peak Code Domain Error
�1.0%c �0.5%
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. 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%.
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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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25 WLAN Measurement Application
Additional Definitions and Requirements
This chapter contains specifications for the N9077EM0E 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), or 11ac (20 MHz) requires N9010B-B25 or above. 802.11n (40 MHz), or 11ac (40 MHz) requires N9010B-B40 or above. 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M requires N9010B-B25 or above. 802.11af 6M/7M/8M requires N9010B-B25 or above. The List sequence measurements requires N9010B-B40.
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Measurements
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
�1.04 dB
�2.44 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
�50 dBm (nominal)
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
�0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
�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 40 MHz Integration BW
Radio standard is: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz), 5 GHz band
Minimum power at RF Input
Center Freq 2.4 GHz 5.0 GHz
�50 dBm (nominal)
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30�C)
�1.04 dB
�2.44 dB
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
�0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
�70.7 dBm (typical)
�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.
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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)
�1.04 dB
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
�73.2 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 the measurement floor contribution is negligible.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Channel Power 80 MHz Integration BW Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standard is: 802.11ac (80 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band �50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30�C)
�2.44 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 is: 802.11ac (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
Minimum power at RF Input
�50 dBm (nominal)
Absolute Power Accuracya (20 to 30�C)
�2.44 dB
�0.50 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
�64.7 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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Description
Specifications
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
�1.04 dB
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
Typical
802.11af 6M
- 78.96 dBm
802.11af 7M
- 78.29 dBm
802.11af 8M
- 77.71 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.
244
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
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 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M �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
�1.04 dB
�0.27 dB (95th percentile)
Measurement floor
Typical
802.11ah 1M
- 86.74 dBm
802.11ah 2M
- 83.73 dBm
802.11ah 4M
- 80.72 dBm
802.11ah 8M
- 77.71 dBm
802.11ah 16M
- 74.70 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.
245
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Description Power Statistics CCDF
Specifications
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), or 802.11ac (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
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.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Power Statistics CCDF Minimum power at RF Input
Radio standards are: 802.11ah 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.
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Description Occupied Bandwidth
Specifications
Minimum power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
�25 kHz
Description Occupied Bandwidth
Minimum power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specifications �10 kHz
Description Occupied Bandwidth
Minimum power at RF Input Frequency accuracy
Specifications �20 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) or 802.11ac (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: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M �30 dBm (nominal) RBW = 100 kHz Number of Points = 1001 Span = 10 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
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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 59.0 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
75.1 dB �92.5 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 80.6 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�1.15 dB
�0.31 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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WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (18 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset)
Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
75.4 dB �92.5 dBm
Radio standards are: 802.11a/g (OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band 80.6 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.52 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�2.55 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.
249
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
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
76.5 dB
76.5 dB
�92.5 dBm �92.5 dBm
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
80.9 dB (typical)
80.9 dB (typical)
�96.5 dBm (typical)
�96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.23 dB
�0.63 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�1.15 dB
�2.55 dB
�0.31 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.
250
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (22 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 11.0 MHz offset) Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
75.5 dB �92.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
80.7 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�1.15 dB
�0.31 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.
251
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (78 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 41.0 MHz offset) Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
77.1 dB �92.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11ac (80 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
81.1 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.77 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�2.55 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.
252
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask (158 MHz Transmission BW RBW = 100 kHz 81.0 MHz offset) Dynamic Range, relativeab Sensitivity, absolutec Accuracy
77.5 dB �92.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11ac (160 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
81.2 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.96 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�2.55 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.
253
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spectrum Emission Mask
Transmission BW 802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M
5.70 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
73.6 dB 74.0 dB 74.4 dB
Typical 80.7 dB 80.9 dB 81.0 dB
Absolute Sensitivityc
-92.5 dB
-96.5 dB
Relative Accuracyd (20 to 30�C)
802.11af 6M
�0.16 dB
802.11af 7M
�0.17 dB
802.11af 8M
�0.17 dB
Absolute Accuracy (20 to 30�C) for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
�1.15 dB
�0.31 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 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.
254
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description Spectrum Emission Mask
Transmission BW 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M
RBW for 802.11ah 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
77.7 dB 80.1 dB 82.5 dB 84.5 dB 86.0 dB -102.5 dB
�0.13 dB �0.14 dB �0.15 dB �0.18 dB �0.20 dB
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
Typical 87.9 dB 89.4 dB 90.5 dB 91.2 dB 91.6 dB -106.5 dB
255
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Absolute Accuracy (20 to 30�C) for 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
�1.15 dB
�0.31 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.
256
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Spurious Emission (ML = 3 dBm,0 to 55� C RBW = 100 kHz)
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 or 802.11ac (160 MHz) 5.0 GHz Band
Center Freq
2.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
2.4 GHz
Center Freq 5.0 GHz
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW= 1 MHz)
76.9 dB
76.3 dB
77.4 dB (typical)
77.1 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW= �82.5 dBm 1 MHz)
�82.5 dBm
�86.5 dBm (typical)
�86.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
(95th percentile)
(95th percentile)
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB
�0.38 dB
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
�1.22 dB
�1.22 dB
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 dB
�1.59 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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WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description Spurious Emission (ML = 3 dBm,0 to 55� C RBW = 100 kHz)
Specifications
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
Dynamic Rangea, relative (RBW = 1 MHz)
80.7 dB
81.8 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute (RBW = 1 MHz)
-82.5 dBm
-86.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
�1.22 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 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 55� C RBW = 10 kHz)
Specifications
Supplemental Information Radio standard is: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
Dynamic Rangea, relative
76.9 dB
77.4 dB (typical)
Sensitivityb, absolute
-82.5 dBm
-86.5 dBm (typical)
Accuracy, absolute
20 Hz to 3.6 GHz
�0.38 dB (95th percentile)
3.5 to 8.4 GHz
�1.22 dB (95th percentile)
8.3 to 13.6 GHz
�1.59 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.
258
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description 64QAM EVM, 2.4 GHz band (RF Input Level = �10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30�C)
EVM floor Early analyzersc (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5340)
Specifications
20 MHz
�43.0 dB (0.70%)d
40 MHzb �42.0 dB (0.79%)
Supplemental Information
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 MHzb (nominal)
�49.0 dB (0.36%) �46.0 dB (0.50%)
Analyzers with -EP3e (SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard with N9010A-EP3)
�46.0 dB (0.50%)
�44.0 dB (0.63%)
�51.0 dB (0.28%)
�48.0 dB (0.40%)
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 b. Requires Option B40. c. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) 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.
259
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
Description 64QAM EVM, 5.0 GHz band (RF Input Level = �10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30�C)
Specifications
EVM floor Early analyzerscd (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5340)
Supplemental Information
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 MHzb (nominal)
�47.0 dB (0.45%)e �45.0 dB (0.56%)
Analyzers with -EP3df (SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard with N9010A-EP3)
�48.0 dB (0.40%)
�46.0 dB (0.50%)
Accuracyg
�0.30%
(EVM Range:0 to 8.0%)
Frequency Error
Range
�100 kHz
Accuracy
�10 Hz + tfah
a. The specifications for these radio standards can apply to WLAN List Sequence measurements b. Requires Option B40. c. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Best Wide-offset Noise,>30 kHz) d. 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. e. 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. f. Phase Noise Optimization left at its default setting (Fast Tuning) 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. tfa = transmitter frequency � frequency reference accuracy.
260
WLAN Measurement Application Measurements
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/US5340)
802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M Analyzers with -EP3c (SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard with N9010A-EP3) 802.11af 6M 802.11af 7M 802.11af 8M EVM Accuracyd (EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M Frequency Error Range for 802.11af 6M/7M/8M
Nominal -40.5 dB (0.96%) -40.5 dB (0.96%) -40.3 dB (0.94%)
-41.8 dB (0.81%) -41.8 dB (0.81%) -41.2 dB (0.87%)
�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. 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.
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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: 802.11ah 1M/2M/4M/8M/16M
Early analyzersab (SN prefix <MY/SG/US5340)
802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M Analyzers with -EP3c (SN prefix MY/SG/US5340, ship standard with N9010A-EP3) 802.11ah 1M 802.11ah 2M 802.11ah 4M 802.11ah 8M 802.11ah 16M EVM Accuracyd
-46.54 dB (0.471%) -46.54 dB (0.471%) -46.50 dB (0.473%) -46.29 dB (0.485%) -45.92 dB (0.506%)
-48.36 dB (0.382%) -48.36 dB (0.382%) -48.29 dB (0.385%) -47.98 dB (0.399%) -47.43 dB (0.425%)
Nominal
-51.60 dB (0.263%) -51.60 dB (0.263%) -51.20 dB (0.275%) -50.90 dB (0.285%) -50.50 dB (0.299%)
-53.10 dB (0.221%) -53.10 dB (0.221%) -52.30 dB (0.243%) -52.00 dB (0.251%) -51.73 dB (0.259%)
(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
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) Floor(EQ On)
�36.2 dB (1.55%)
�39.7 dB (1.03%) (nominal) �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 � frequency reference accuracy.
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List Sequence Measurements1
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)
�0.49 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 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)
�0.93 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.
1. Requires Option N9077A-5FP be installed and licensed. 264
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Description
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)
�0.49 dB (nominal)
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
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)
�0.93 dB (nominal)
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
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)
�0.49 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.
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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
75.4 dB �92.5 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
80.6 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�0.50 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
75.4 dB �92.5 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
80.6 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.52 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�0.94 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
76.5 dB �92.5 dBm
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
80.9 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.23 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�0.50 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
76.5 dB �92.5 dBm
Supplemental Information Radio standards are: 802.11n (40 MHz) or 802.11ac (40 MHz) Center Frequency in 5.0 GHz Band
80.9 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.63 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�0.94 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
75.5 dB �92.5 dBm
Radio standard is: 802.11b/g (DSSS/CCK/PBCC) Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band
80.7 dB (typical) �96.5 dBm (typical)
Relatived
�0.21 dB
Absolute (20 to 30�C)
�0.50 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: 802.11a/g/j/p (OFDM), 802.11g (DSSS-OFDM), 802.11n (20 MHz) or 802.11ac (20 MHz), Center Frequency in 2.4 GHz Band Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off
Floorab
�49.0 dB (0.36%) (nominal)
Accuracyc (EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) Frequency Error Range
�0.30% (nominal) �100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
�10 Hz + tfad (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 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
64QAM EVM (RF Input Level = �10 dBm, Attenuation = 10 dB, 20 to 30�C) EVM
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 5.0 GHz Band Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off
Floorabc
�47.0 dB (0.45%) (nominal)
Accuracyd (EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) Frequency Error Range
�0.30% (nominal) �100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
�10 Hz + tfae (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 W Path Control is set to W Preselector Bypass. 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.
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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 2.4 GHz Band Code Rate: 3/4 EQ Training: Channel Est Seq Only Track Phase On Track Amp Off Track Timing Off
Floorabc
�46.5 dB (0.47%) (nominal)
Accuracyd (EVM Range:0 to 8.0%) Frequency Error Range
�0.30% (nominal) �100 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
�10 Hz + tfae (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 is available. 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.
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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
�45.5 dB (0.53%) (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)
�39.7 dB (1.03%) (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 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 MHz ~ 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 P802.11af TM/D1.05.
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