Anritsu Spectrum Master MS2720T, User Manual

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2-20 Carrier to Interference Ratio Measurement Spectrum Analyzer
2-26 PN: 10580-00349 Rev. H Spectrum Analyzer MG
2-20 Carrier to Interference Ratio Measurement
Carrier to Interference Ratio (C/I) Measurement is a two-step process, first measuring the
carrier level and then, with the carrier turned off, measuring the remaining signals and noise
in the band of interest. After the two measurements are complete, the ratio of the carrier level
to the noise plus interference is displayed using three assumptions:
• The interferer is a narrowband frequency hopping signal (NB FHSS)
• The interferer is a wideband frequency hopping signal (WB FHSS)
• The interferer is a broadband signal (BB).
The primary application for this type of measurement is determining the magnitude of
interference problems for 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a access points (hot spots).
Procedure
1. Press the
Freq
main menu key followed by the
Signal Standard
submenu key. Select the
appropriate signal standard based on the signal to be measured and press
Enter
.
2. Press the
Channel
submenu key, select the operating channel of the access point being
measured and press
Enter
.
3. Press the
Shift
key followed by the
Measure
(
4
) key. Then press the
Masks and C/I
submenu key, and then the
C/I
submenu key.
4. Press the
Center Freq
(or
Offset Center Freq
) submenu key and enter the desired
frequency, unless a Signal Standard and Channel have already been selected in the
Frequency menu.
5. If needed, press the
Span
submenu key and set an appropriate span width for the signal
to be measured.
6. If the signal environment includes slow frequency hopping signals, such as cordless
telephones, press the
Sweep Time
submenu key to set a sweep time of one second or
more to give a good chance of capturing instances of the interfering signal. The
minimum sweep time for a valid measurement is displayed in the
Min Sweep Time
submenu key.
7. Press the
On/Off
submenu key and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the
measurement.
8. After the measurement is complete, the measurement box gives results for the three
different signal types. Some measurement results may show as Error, and this is to be
expected.
Note
Access to the transmitter is required to complete this procedure as the transmitted
carrier must be turned off for the second portion of the measurement.
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