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SPA06MA-O User’s Guide

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Data channel

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Control channel

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Subframe

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Time alignment error

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Data allocation map

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Carrier aggregation

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Conducting OTA measurement

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OTA channel scanner

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OTA ID Scanner

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OTA multipath profile

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OTA control channel

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OTA datagram

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OTA route map

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Freq/Time/Power variation

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Miscellaneous

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Power statistics CCDF

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Chapter 7

Using 5G NR Signal Analyzer

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Introduction

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Selecting mode and measure

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Conducting spectrum measurements

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Trigger spectrum

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Conducting RF measurements

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Channel power

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Occupied bandwidth

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Spectrum emission mask

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ACLR

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Multi-ACLR

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Spurious emissions

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Conducting OTA measurement

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Beam analyzer

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Carrier scanner

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Route map

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Beam availability Index

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Freq/Time/Power variation

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Multipath profile

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Conducting modulation measurement

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Constellation

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Power vs Time

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Power vs Time (Slot)

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Power vs Time (Frame)

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Conducting PDSCH measurement

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PDSCH constellation

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EVM vs subcarrier

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Allocation mapper

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Page 5: ... assistance xiii Chapter 1 Overview 1 SPA06MA O overview 2 Exploring the module 2 Module installation 3 Chapter 2 Using Spectrum Analyzer 7 Introduction 8 Selecting mode and measure 8 Configuring spectrum measurements 9 Setting frequency 9 Frequency and span 10 Setting channel 11 Channel number channel step and channel standard 11 Setting amplitude 11 Setting BW AVG 13 Selecting sweep 14 Setting t...

Page 6: ...Selecting mode and measure 40 Conducting spectrum measurements 41 Spectrum 41 Spectrogram 42 Conducting interference measurements 44 RSSI 44 Interference finder 45 Radar chart 50 Obtaining RSSI data 52 Utility 55 Spectrum Replayer 55 PIM detection 56 Chapter 4 Using Real Time Spectrum Analyzer 59 Introduction 60 Selecting mode and measure 60 Conducting spectrum measurements 60 Persistent spectrum ...

Page 7: ...1 Carrier aggregation 112 Conducting OTA measurement 114 OTA channel scanner 114 OTA ID Scanner 117 OTA multipath profile 118 OTA control channel 119 OTA datagram 121 OTA route map 123 Freq Time Power variation 128 Miscellaneous 131 Power statistics CCDF 132 Chapter 6 Using LTE LTE A TDD Analyzer 133 Introduction 134 Selecting mode and measure 135 Conducting spectrum measurement 135 Spectrum 135 C...

Page 8: ... Signal Analyzer 187 Introduction 188 Selecting mode and measure 189 Conducting spectrum measurements 189 Trigger spectrum 189 Conducting RF measurements 193 Channel power 193 Occupied bandwidth 197 Spectrum emission mask 200 ACLR 204 Multi ACLR 207 Spurious emissions 209 Conducting OTA measurement 211 Beam analyzer 211 Carrier scanner 215 Route map 219 Beam availability Index 227 Freq Time Power ...

Page 9: ...LR 296 Multi ACLR 297 Spurious emissions 299 Conducting Power vs Time measurements 300 Power vs Time Frame 300 Power vs Time Slot 302 Conducting modulation measurements 304 Constellation 304 Channel mapper 308 Control channel 310 Subframe 315 Frame 321 Time alignment error 325 Conducting OTA measurement 327 OTA channel scanner 328 OTA ID Scanner 331 OTA multipath profile 334 OTA Control Channel 33...

Page 10: ...nfiguring Rx parameters 362 Configuring Tx parameters 365 Setting measure setup 366 Conducting spectrum measurement 368 Conducting spectrogram 371 Using the spectrum replayer 371 Setting display 372 Chapter 11 Using EMF Analyzer 375 Introduction 376 Connecting antenna 376 Selecting mode and measure 378 Conducting spectrum measurement 378 Spectrum 379 Conducting signal measurement 384 5G NR beam an...

Page 11: ...s User Guide This prefix explains how to use this User Guide Purpose and scope on page x Assumptions on page x Terminology on page x Related Information on page x Conventions on page xi Safety and compliance information on page xiii Technical assistance on page xiii ...

Page 12: ... are used throughout this manual and appear on the user interface when performing testing Some terms are also used to label the ports connectors on instrument connector panels 5G Fifth Generation CPRI Common Public Radio Interface FDD Frequency Division Duplex LTE Long Term Evolution LTE Line Termination Equipment RF Radio Frequency RFoCPRI Radio Frequency over Common Public Radio Interface RTSA R...

Page 13: ...s users defaultUser xml file name All results okay output message Text you must type exactly as shown into a command line interface text file or a GUI text field Restart the applications on the server using the following command BASEDIR startup npiu_init restart Type a set exe in the dialog box References to guides books and other publications appear in this typeface Refer to Newton s Telecom Dict...

Page 14: ...ding to your national regulations Table 3 Safety definitions Term Definition DANGER Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided will result in death or serious injury It may be associated with either a general hazard high voltage or other symbol See Table 2 for more information WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that if not avoided could result in death or seri...

Page 15: ...mpliance information Safety and compliance information for the instrument are provided in printed form and ship with your instrument Technical assistance If you require technical assistance call 1 844 GO VIAVI For the latest TAC informa tion go to http www viavisolutions com en services and support support technical assistance ...

Page 16: ...About this User Guide Technical assistance SPA06MA O User s Guide Page xiv 22145360 R005 April 2021 ...

Page 17: ... 2021 22145360 R005 Page 1 1 Chapter 1 Overview This chapter provides a description of the SPA06MA O Topics covered in this chapter include SPA06MA O overview on page 2 Exploring the module on page 2 Module installation on page 3 ...

Page 18: ...ignal Analysis 25 Gbps optical hardware allows RFoCPRI Interference Analysis up to 10 1 Gbps Exploring the module Figure 1 SPA06MA O module 1 RF Input port Used as the input signal port for spectrum analysis signal analysis and RF power measurement 2 Ext Ref SMA type female connector to receive 10 MHz 13 MHz or 15 MHz reference clock signals from an external frequency source 3 Trigger Out SMB conn...

Page 19: ...e back of the ONA 800 loosen the four fasteners as shown in Figure 2 4 Trigger In SMB connector to receive 1PPS clock or 10 ms synchroniza tion signals Digital CMOS Input DC Coupled Input signal requirements Minimum logic high 2 4V Maxi mum logic high 3 3V 5 GNSS Antenna SMA connector for GNSS antenna 61 SFP SFP28 You can use these ports to connect SFP modules to test CPRI protocols detect an erro...

Page 20: ...to the screen ensuring the mating connectors between the two pieces are aligned as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Module to screen alignment 5 Insert the hex key in the brass fittings on the rear of the module and tighten the internal captive fasteners to secure the module to the display 6 Set the ONA 800 base to the module ensuring the mating connectors are aligned as shown in Figure 4 ...

Page 21: ...tion SPA06MA O User s Guide April 2021 22145360 R005 Page 5 Figure 4 Base to module alignment 7 Set the unit so you have access to the back Using the hex key tighten the fasteners 8 Replace the back termination cover or CAA OTDR modules ...

Page 22: ...Chapter 1 Overview Module installation SPA06MA O User s Guide Page 6 22145360 R005 April 2021 ...

Page 23: ...cting mode and measure on page 8 Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 Setting frequency on page 9 Setting channel on page 11 Setting amplitude on page 11 Setting BW AVG on page 13 Selecting sweep on page 14 Setting trigger on page 15 Setting trace on page 16 Setting limit on page 18 Using marker on page 20 Conducting spectrum measurements on page 22 Conducting RF measurements on page 22 Uti...

Page 24: ... wide variety of wireless communication services are provided in frequency bands assigned very closely to each other it is critical to ensure that each communication service is carried out within their assigned frequency band minimizing interference with adjacent frequency bands The Adjacent Channel Power Ratio ACPR characteristic of a power amplifier or other RF components is an important factor ...

Page 25: ...ttings related to the vertical access can be accessed using the Amp Scale menu Setting frequency You need to set the frequency range to be measured with either the center frequency span or the start stop frequencies You can also set the frequency with the channel number and span The center frequency or start and stop frequency values appear below the graticule on the display If you are aware of th...

Page 26: ...reen keyboard Access Menu Frequency Stop Frequency Frequency Offset Allows you to set a frequency offset value that is added to the frequency readout of the marker to account for fre quency conversions external to the instrument using the on screen keyboard Offset entries are added to all fre quency readouts including marker start frequency and stop frequency Offsets are not added to the span or f...

Page 27: ...he traces measured Last Span Sets the span to the previous span setting Access Menu Frequency Last Span Table 2 Key Frequency Functions Parameter Description Table 3 Channel functions Parameter Definition Channel Number Sets the channel number using the on screen keyboard You can set the center frequency as channel number instead of setting frequency In order to set the accurate frequency you need...

Page 28: ...ult setting is 10 dB per division and the maximum value can be set up to 20 dB Set the value using the on screen keyboard Access Menu Amp Scale Scale Division Scale Unit Tap to change the scale unit of the display scale dBm dBV dBmV dBµV V or W Access Menu Amp Scale Scale Unit Preamp On Off Allows you to turn the internal pre amplifier on to correct and compensate for the gain of the preamp so tha...

Page 29: ...manually Tap a value between 1 Hz to 3 MHz The RBW setting automatically changes to Manual Access Menu BW AVG RBW RBW Mode Manual Auto Toggle the RBW Mode to Manual or Auto When you select Auto it will be automatically set to an approximate value for Span 100 Access Menu BW AVG RBW Manual Auto VBW Tap VBW to set it manually Tap a value between 1 Hz to 3 MHz The VBW setting automatically changes to...

Page 30: ...p Time Shows the sweep time when the sweep time is set to Auto If the sweep time is set to Manual you can manually input the sweep time using the on screen keyboard Access Menu Sweep Sweep Time Sweep Time Mode Manual Auto Select the sweep time mode to Manual to set it manually or to Auto to set it automatically Access Menu Sweep Sweep Time Manual Auto Sweep Mode Single Continue Tap to switch the s...

Page 31: ...rd Standard Signal Enabled when you select Zero Span Tap to select Standard Signal from GSM WCDMA LTE EV DO TD SCDMA or WiMAX Access Menu Sweep Standard Signal Table 7 Sweep functions Parameter Definition Table 8 Trigger functions Parameter Description Free Select Free to start a new sweep immediately after the cur rent sweep ends This is the default state of the Spectrum Analyzer module Access Me...

Page 32: ...with its dedicated color on the chart When Off the Trace Legend is indicated on the Quick Access and display tab for Trace Access Menu Trace Trace View On Off Trace Type Tap to select the Trace Type from the following options Clear Write Capture Max Min or Load For details see Trace type on page 16 Access Menu Trace Trace Type Trace Hold Time Tap to set the Trace hold Time using the on screen keyb...

Page 33: ...s and display tab for Trace Trace detection The following Trace detections are available Normal Displays random noise better than the peak without missing signals Peak Displays the highest value in each data point RMS Displays root mean squared average power across the spectrum Negative Peak Displays lowest value in each data point Sample Displays the center value in each data point Trace math The...

Page 34: ...ues for the reference line using the on screen keyboard Access Menu Limit Display Line Display Line Mode On Off Tap to set the Display Line Mode to On or Off to display or dismiss the reference line The inactive vertical move bar on the left edge with straight line appears across the screen to be used as a visual reference only To adjust the display line tap and drag the move bar up or down The ve...

Page 35: ...d display line Access Menu Limit Multi Segment Line Autoset Select Side Tap to set the Select Side to Lower or Upper to select the one to be displayed Access Menu Limit Multi Segment Line Select Side Lower Upper Limit Tap to select the Limit to On or Off Once the Autoset is selected the Limit changes to On Access Menu Limit Multi Segment Line Limit On Off of Line Tap to set the of Line up to 50 se...

Page 36: ...tering numeric values frequency or using the purple move bar when one of the marker types is selected Table 12 describes the functions NOTE If the Upper and Lower are set to Off in the Select side menu Edit Limit Table mode is not available Table 12 Marker functions Parameter Definition Frequency Count On Off Used when a highly accurate reading of the frequency is needed for the active marker on t...

Page 37: ... the reference position of the Normal marker and the marker s X and Y values display the difference compared with the Delta Pair marker The reference position will be varied in accordance with trace change Marker All Off Turns all markers on the screen off When the Marker View is selected for those marker s the instrument displays those markers at the previous position If a measurement mode is cha...

Page 38: ...n in Figure 6 on page 22 You can change Center Frequency and Span by tapping the icons below the result chart screen Figure 6 Sweep tuned spectrum measurement with spectrum analyzer Conducting RF measurements The following sections describe how to conduct RF measurements NOTE If the marker is beyond the frequency range the purple horizontal move bar appears on the left and right edge of the chart ...

Page 39: ...measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Integrated BW and input the value using the on screen keyboard You can also tap the rectangle with the value under the chart screen and input the value using the on sc...

Page 40: ...he transmitted power within a spec ified bandwidth The percentage is typically 99 After configuring spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measure ment settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting the File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side...

Page 41: ... Emission Mask SEM measurement identifies and determines the power level of out of band spurious emission outside the necessary channel bandwidth and modulated signal It measures the power ration between in band and adjacent channels The instrument indicates either Pass or Fail based on the specified limit of the signal Setting measure setup After configuring spectrum measurement as described in C...

Page 42: ...d d Switch the Reference to Relative or Absolute depending on how you are using the reference e Select Start Limit to set the start point of the mask f Select Stop Limit to set the stop point of the mask 4 Tap Menu Sweep Gated Sweep to set the Gated Sweep On or Off To set the limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result t...

Page 43: ... frequency band Setting measure setup After configuring spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement the measure ment settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon o...

Page 44: ...On or Off 5 Tap Menu Trace Threshold RMS to switch On or Off The Threshold RMS function detects RMS above a certain level of power and make sample detecting for the power below that level When switched On Average is automatically set to 100 When switched Off Average is automatically set to 1 Threshold can also be adjusted by the menu under Trace Threshold Auto and Threshold RMS Level An offset rep...

Page 45: ... on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon on the sidebar 2 Tap Main Channel BW to set the main channel bandwidth and input the value sing the on screen keyboard You can also tap the rectangle with value under the chart screen and input the value using the on screen keyboard 3 Configure the channel settings a Tap Lowest Channel Number and input the value using the on screen keyboar...

Page 46: ...r difference between the main channel bandwidth and the selected offset bandwidth on the right using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap Span to set the frequency range over whit the instrument will sweep using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap Menu Sweep Gated Sweep to set the Gated Sweep On or Off To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indic...

Page 47: ...from 1 to 20 and switch each to On to display the selected range in the result table or Off to hide it from the table b Select Start Frequency to specify the start frequency for the selected range using the on screen keyboard c Select Stop Frequency to specify the stop frequency for the selected range using the on screen keyboard d Select Start Limit and Stop Limit to specify the upper limit for P...

Page 48: ...distortion Once you set up it will automatically collect the harmonic outputs up to the tenth harmonics from the spectrum analyzer and calculate the corresponding THD value and the distortion attenuation dB 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Fundamental Frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard The total harmonic distortion screen changes accordingly 3 Tap Menu Amp Scale t...

Page 49: ... be used with your instrument 2 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 3 Tap Antenna List to select antennas to be used for field strength measurement from the list stored in the instrument The antenna list window appears 4 Tap the Apply button to apply the selection 5 Tap Antenna Start Frequency to edit the start frequency of the connected antenna using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap Antenna Stop Frequ...

Page 50: ...also modify the sweep time in order to match the horizontal axis to the length of the signal and thus set the gate delay and gate length parameters more accurately The gate delay parameter means the time between the trigger event and the beginning of the actual measurement The gate length means the duration of the measurement before it is interrupted and the next gate signal is expected to resume ...

Page 51: ...d on the left side of the gate delay 3 Tap Zero Span Time on the setup table and input a value using the on screen keyboard 4 Tap StdSignal to select a Standard Signal from the pop up list 5 Tap Period and switch it to Standard or Manual and input a value using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap the X button on the setup table Gate Sweep becomes On The setup table disappears and the edit mode icon appea...

Page 52: ...d and install the maps on the instrument The VIAVI JDMapCreator will help you download maps Make sure the JDMapCreator application on your computer is connected to the instrument via LAN You can send a map file with a single layer to the instrument directly by using the Send to EQP menu in JDMapCreator For more information on how to use the JDMapCreator see the JDMapCreator 2 0 User Guide To load ...

Page 53: ...ct data plot points automatically as you move around in a vehicle or outside select GPS then tap to switch the Screen Mode between Map and Full With the Map setting you can view only the collected points that can be seen within the boundary of the loaded map With the Full setting you can view all the collected points of the route without the loaded map b To collect data plot points manually in an ...

Page 54: ...angle appears on the point and the Number of n appears in the bottom left of the map The instrument interpolates points in between two enters on a straight dotted line The max count is 2560 and the time interval is 0 5 s 8 Tap the Pause button to pause plotting The Pause button turns blue and GNSS cannot be plotted 9 Tap to switch Plot to Stop to stop plotting 10 Tap Menu Sweep Gated Sweep to set ...

Page 55: ...nce Analyzer This chapter describes how to use the Interference Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 40 Selecting mode and measure on page 40 Conducting spectrum measurements on page 41 Conducting interference measurements on page 44 Utility on page 55 ...

Page 56: ... Analyzer mode The Interference Analyzer provides two different methodologies to identify and determine interference signals Spectrogram and Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI Locating the source of interference signal can be done with geographical information received from the built in GNSS receiver The Interference Analyzer provides following measurements for interference analysis Spectrum ...

Page 57: ... information see Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 The spectrum measurement with an audible indicator is especially useful for locating interferer sources with a directional antenna To set measure setup for sound indicator 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Sound Indicator a Tap to switch the Sound between On and Off to enable and disable the alarm sound b Tap to switch the Alarm...

Page 58: ... tracked signal as you change the direction of the antenna and see a change in the Spectrogram colors The source of the signal is located in the direction that results in the highest signal strength Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement To set measure setup 1 Tap the...

Page 59: ...y chart view Figure 20 Interference measurement in spectrogram Normal view Figure 21 Interference measurement in spectrogram Waterfall 3D Display view In the spectrogram chart The horizontal line X axis indicates frequency The vertical line Y axis indicates time The color identification Spectrogram indicates the power level of the tracked signal As the signal strength increases the color on the sp...

Page 60: ...ery time a signal exceeds a defined limit line The spectrogram and RSSI measurements can be automatically saved to an external USB drive for long term anal ysis Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Alar...

Page 61: ...surement positions so as to prevent their loss while changing measurement modes You can switch the main screen from spectrum view to map view and vice versa using the icon on the spectrum view screen Before starting the Interference Finder you need to set spectrum measurements as described in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 To make full use of the functions available in map mode you wi...

Page 62: ...ading a map To use any features related to maps you need to download and install the maps on the instrument The VIAVI JDMapCreator will help you to download maps Ensure the JDMapCreator application on your computer is connected to the instrument via LAN You can send a map file with a single layer to the instrument directly by using the Send to EQP menu in JDMapCreator For information about how to ...

Page 63: ...dle to your instrument antenna initialization is required to get the right azimuth data You need to initialize the antenna handle to calibrate the built in compass by completing the following steps Note that you can adjust Bandwidth based on the center frequency of the interfering signal that you have identified in the Spectrum view by tapping Measure Setup Bandwidth A message appears at the botto...

Page 64: ...where you have performed a measure ment Thus you can analyze the geographical distribution of the received signal strength This allows you to analyze for example the coverage conditions around a base station s coverage area In the map view a point is displayed as a dot with a number The straight line represents the direction you are facing To set the geographic location 1 Tap the Point 1 Point 2 a...

Page 65: ...dic antenna Pan your log periodic antenna to find a signal with the highest RSSI value and measure an azimuth of the interfering signal To save the defined position 1 Tap any point on the map where you want to save the position information 2 Tap the Save Position icon The instrument stores the saved location points in the internal memory allowing you to load them by using the Load Position icon Yo...

Page 66: ...nce Finder measurement in map view Figure 24 Interference Finder measurement in map view Radar chart If you have identified an interfering signal in your spectrum view you can move to the Radar Chart mode and measure RSSI power level through 360 at a location received by the connected broadband directional antenna so that you can determine the direc tion f the source of the interference Using a se...

Page 67: ...ation about how to use the JDMapCreator see the JDMapCreator 2 0 User Guide To load a map 1 Plug in your USB flash drive that has a map file in mcf file type created in JDMap Creator 2 Tap the Load icon on the side bar 3 Navigate to the map you want to open The File Information pane displays the file properties including name size type and date modified 4 Tap the Load button on the screen Once you...

Page 68: ...t antenna direction moves to the 0 line and overlaps to let you know that the initialization was done successfully Obtaining RSSI data Once you have connected your antenna handle set and done necessary setups you can monitor the power level of the received signal the amount of polarization and elevation level real time Using the Trigger button on the antenna handle set you can plot the RSSI level ...

Page 69: ...ived signal is plotted as a blue dot on the radar chart Depending on the strength of the measured value you may hear different tones of beeping b While panning the antenna horizontally to vary the angle of the direction repeat pressing the TRIGGER button to obtain at least five points if you want to do the localization 8 To continuously obtain Persistent RSSI values a Press and hold the TRIGGER bu...

Page 70: ... measurement data with a bold green line on the radar chart that helps you determine the direction of the highest RSSI value When you have five or more data points plotted on the radar chart you can perform this localization To localize RSSI data 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Localization All measured points turn green and a bold green line appears indicating the possible direction of...

Page 71: ...nt Spectrum Replayer The Spectrum Replayer allows you to retrieve and replay recorded spectrum analyzer traces in interference analysis mode These traces can be played back in the spectro gram or RSSI You can configure the limit line to create failure points when signals exceed it The failure points are clearly displayed on the trace timeline for quick access during playback To replay a spectrum 1...

Page 72: ...gram mode PIM detection Passive Intermodulation PIM Detection allows you to detect Uplink PIM across the full spectrum for any technology When PIM is detected the normal repair practice is to replace the offending cable irrespective of the location of the fault To make a single carrier measurement 1 Connect the cables as instructed on the screen 2 Optional Check for PIM existence in red by calcula...

Page 73: ... Check for PIM existence in red by calculation a Tap Calculated PIM b Check the Radio 2 Band and its information in the table c Tap to switch Mode to Band or Frequency d If Band is selected Tap Radio 1 Band and select the technology and band from the channel list Tap Radio 2 Band and select the technology and band from the channel list e If Frequency is selected Tap Frequency 1 Band and select the...

Page 74: ... Tap the Continue Step 2 4 button on the right edge to continue 8 Set the parameters that appear in the table below the chart screen as needed 9 Tap the Continue Step3 4 button on the right edge to continue 10 Follow the instructions on the screen and tap the Continue Step4 4 button on the right edge to continue 11 Tap to enable Flatness Figure 29 shows an example of a multi carrier PIM Detection ...

Page 75: ...l Time Spectrum Analyzer This chapter describes how to use the Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 60 Selecting mode and measure on page 60 Conducting spectrum measurements on page 60 Conducting interference analysis on page 67 ...

Page 76: ...rsistent Spectrogram Interference Analysis Persistent RSSI Persistent Interference Finder Persistent Radar Chart Utility Real time Spectrum Replayer Selecting mode and measure The following procedure describes how to select the mode and measure To select mode and measure 1 Tap Real time Spectrum Analyzer on the Mode panel 2 Tap any measurement mode from the following choices Spectrum Analysis Pers...

Page 77: ...ement To set measure setup for Sound Indicator If you have configured test parameters as described in Configuring spectrum measure ments on page 9 continue to set measure setup You can change Center Frequency and Span by tapping the icons right below the result chart screen 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Sound Indicator a Tap to switch the Sound between On and Off to enable and disable...

Page 78: ...l types corresponding to the selected signal 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Interference ID a Tap to switch the Interference ID between On and Off to turn the Interference ID on and off b Tap Threshold and input a value using the on screen keyboard To set measure setup for POI The interference ID automatically classifies interfering signals over a designated spec trum and displays the ...

Page 79: ...pear A heatmap marker shows the hit rate of X axis amplitude and Y Axis whereas a normal trace marker shows a value of the X axis Table 16 RBW and Span setup ranges Mode A B C D Normal POI 100 to 34 µs 392 to 136 5 µs 800 5 to 270 5 µs 3200 to 1076 µs Bandwidth 100 to 20 MHz 19 to 5 MHz 4 and 3 MHz 2 and 1 MHz RBW 30 kHz to 10 MHz 10 kHz to 1 MHz 3 kHz to 1 MHz 1 kHz to 300 kHz Mode A B C D E F Hi...

Page 80: ...does not show 6 Tap Hit Min and input value using the on screen keyboard Hit Min represents the minimum number of hits not to be converted to colors If you set it to 10 the hit matched with 10 or below is not converted to colors 7 Tap Hit Max and input value using the on screen keyboard Hit Max represents the maximum number of hits to be converted to colors If you set it to 90 the hit matched with...

Page 81: ...ent using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap Time Cursor to On to set the time cursor on a specific trace position The Position menu becomes activated to be set You can also move the time cursor up and down using the move bar on the left edge 4 Tap Position to move the time cursor by inputting a value using the on screen keyboard 5 Tap Type to switch the chart view type to 3d Display or Normal You can a...

Page 82: ...is Mode A B C D Normal POI 100 to 34 µs 392 to 136 5 µs 800 5 to 270 5 µs 3200 to 1076 µs Bandwidth 100 to 20 MHz 19 to 5 MHz 4 and 3 MHz 2 and 1 MHz RBW 30 kHz to 10 MHz 10 kHz to 1 MHz 3 kHz to 1 MHz 1 kHz to 300 kHz Mode A B C D E F High POI 18 5 to 2 µs 29 5 to 4 µs 73 5 to 7 5 µs 147 to 15 µs 284 to 28 µs 587 to 56 5 µs Effec tive Band width 122 88 MHz 61 4 MHz 30 72 MHz 15 36 MHz 7 68 MHz 3 ...

Page 83: ...m range of bitmap colors to be used if you set it to 90 the color that exceeds 90 does not show 6 Tap Hit Min and input value using the on screen keyboard The Hit Min represents the minimum number of hits not to be converted to colors If you set it to 10 the hit matched with 10 or below is not converted to a color 7 Tap Hit Max and input value using the on screen keyboard The Hit Max represents th...

Page 84: ... ment To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar 2 Tap Alarm to set the alarm parameters 3 Tap Alarm at and select the marker number from Marker 1 to Marker 6 4 Tap Reference Line to set a threshold for the alarm and input a value using the on screen keyboard 5 Tap to switch Alarm to On or Off to turn the alarm feature on or off 6 Optional Tap Volume to adjust the volume from 1 to 1...

Page 85: ...using the icon on the persistent spectrum view screen Before starting the Persistent Interference Finder you need to configure spectrum measurements See Configuring spectrum measure ments on page 9 for more information Note that the purpose of the measurement is to monitor the intermittent and transient interfering signals Figure 33 shows an example of the Persistent Interference Finder Figure 33 ...

Page 86: ... handle to the USB Host port of the instrument The device icon appears in the system status bar on the screen Loading a map To use any features related to maps you need to download and install the maps on the instrument The VIAVI JDMapCreator will help you to download maps Ensure the JDMapCreator application on your computer is connected to the instrument via LAN You can send a map file with a sin...

Page 87: ...naAdvisor Once you have connected the AntennaAdvisor Handle to your instrument antenna initialization is required to get the right azimuth data You need to initialize the antenna handle to calibrate the built in compass by completing the following steps Note that you can adjust Bandwidth based on the center frequency of the interfering signal that you have identified in the Spectrum view by tappin...

Page 88: ... with a number The straight line represents the direction you are facing To set the geographic location 1 Tap the Point 1 Point 2 and Point 3 on the map Make sure to set three location points so that the straight lines started from the point can create three intersec tions 2 Tap each point and use the Degree bar or button to change degrees Make sure you set three location points so that the straig...

Page 89: ...og periodic antenna to find a signal with the highest RSSI value and measure an azimuth of the interfering signal To save the defined position 1 Tap any point on the map where you want to save the position information 2 Tap the Save Position icon The instrument stores the saved location points in the internal memory allowing you to load them by using the Load Position icon You can save and load up...

Page 90: ...cle or double circles to view a narrower area The center of the green shaded circle is determined to be where the source of the interfering signal resides To set display mode 1 Tap Measure Setup Display Table 19 RBW and Span setup ranges Mode A B C D Normal POI 100 to 34 µs 392 to 136 5 µs 800 5 to 270 5 µs 3200 to 1076 µs Bandwidth 100 to 20 MHz 19 to 5 MHz 4 and 3 MHz 2 and 1 MHz RBW 30 kHz to 1...

Page 91: ...r Chart mode and its built in compass GNSS Antenna and built in low noise amplifier LNA help to deter mine the direction of the interference You can switch the Main screen from Spectrum view to Map view and vice versa using the icon on the spectrum view screen Before starting the Interference Finder you need to set Spectrum measurements See Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 for more info...

Page 92: ...um view by tapping the Setup Bandwidth A message appears at the bottom of the screen to alert you if you have not performed initialization of your connected the antenna handle set To initialize AntennaAdvisor 1 Hold your antenna handle horizontally in its upright position To avoid unnecessary impact of external magnetic field position yourself at the location where the value of magnetic field stre...

Page 93: ...position to recall for trian gulation in the Interference Finder mode and select one that you want to save 3 Monitor the RSSI reading of the received signal If the signal is weak turn on the LNA switch on the antenna handle set to improve S N 4 The message disappears and the red line for the current antenna direction moves to the 0 line and overlaps to let you know that the initialization is done ...

Page 94: ...he Trigger button the instrument continues obtaining data even though the radar chart disappears from the screen You can view obtained data when you change this display option to Full b Full Displays measured points without the base map image In case that you made measurements in the area outside the map image selecting this option moves your measured data to the center of the display so that you ...

Page 95: ... example of the persistent radar chart Figure shows an example of the localized persistent radar chart Figure 35 Persistent Radar Chart Figure 36 Persistent Radar Chart localized To set measure setup for POI The interference ID automatically classifies interfering signals over a designated spec trum and displays the list of possible signal types corresponding to the selected signal 1 Tap the Setup...

Page 96: ...ck in the persistent spectrum persistent spectrogram or persistent RSSI You can configure the limit line to create failure points when signals exceed it The failure points are clearly displayed on the trace timeline for quick access during playback Table 21 RBW and Span setup ranges Mode A B C D Normal POI 100 to 34 µs 392 to 136 5 µs 800 5 to 270 5 µs 3200 to 1076 µs Bandwidth 100 to 20 MHz 19 to...

Page 97: ...n to forward or reverse 6 Tap the left or right arrow of Speed to select the speed option X1 X2 X3 or X4 7 Tap Pause to pause or stop playing data 8 To move to a particular failure position directly and play from there tap Index Fail and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard 9 Optional Tap Setup Time Cursor On Off to display or dismiss the time cursor on the screen This key becomes activat...

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Page 99: ...TE LTE A FDD Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 84 Selecting mode and measure on page 85 Conducting spectrum measurement on page 85 Conducting RF measurement on page 86 Power vs Time on page 94 Conducting modulation measurement on page 96 Conducting OTA measurement on page 114 Miscellaneous on page 131 ...

Page 100: ... providing service providers with accurate and reliable LTE LTE A FDD measurement results The LTE LTE A FDD Analyzer performs the following measurements Spectrum Analysis Spectrum RF Analysis Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth Spectrum Emission Mask ACLR Multi ACLR Spurious Emissions Power vs Time Power vs Time Frame Modulation Analysis Constellation Data Channel Control Channel Subframe Frame Time ...

Page 101: ...D Scanner OTA Multipath Profile OTA Control Channel OTA Route Map or Freq Time Power Vari ation Miscellaneous Power Statistics CCDF Conducting spectrum measurement The following sections describe how to conduct spectrum analysis Spectrum After setting test parameters as described in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 your measurement is displayed on the screen as like the following exampl...

Page 102: ...nnel power The Channel Power measurement is a common test used in the wireless industry to measure the total transmitted power of a radio within a defined frequency channel It acquires a number of points representing the input signal in the time domain trans forms this information into the frequency domain using Fast Fourier Transform FFT and then calculates the channel power The effective resolut...

Page 103: ...ter Frequency icon under the chart screen to set the center frequency using the on screen keyboard 4 Tap Menu BW AVG Average to set the number of measurements to be aver aged using the on screen keyboard The input value range is from 1 to 100 To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result table color for Pass is gree...

Page 104: ... Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz You can also tap the rectangle with value under the chart screen and input the value using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap the Center Frequency icon under the chart screen to set the center frequency using the on screen keyboard 4 Tap Menu BW AVG Average to set the number of measurements to be aver ...

Page 105: ...easurement Spectrum emission mask The Spectrum Emission Mask SEM measurement is to identify and determine the power level of out of band spurious emission outside the necessary channel bandwidth and modulated signal It measures the power ratio between in band and adjacent channels The SPA06MA O indicates either Pass or Fail based on the specified limit of the signal Setting measure setup After con...

Page 106: ...elect the save option from the choices available for your measurement Figure 41 shows an example of LTE LTE A FDD spectrum emission mask measure ment Figure 41 LTE LTE A FDD spectrum emission mask measurement ACLR The Adjacent Channel Power Ratio ACPR designated by the 3GPP LTE LTE A specifications as the Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio ACLR is the power contained in a specified frequency cha...

Page 107: ...Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result table color for Pass is green and the result table color for Fail is red 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement Figure 42 shows an example of LTE LTE A FDD ACLR measurement Figure 42 LTE LTE A FDD ACLR ...

Page 108: ...to set the starting channel and enter the value using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap Highest Channel Number to set the stopping channel and enter the value using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap Channel Standard to select channel standard from a pop up window and tap the Apply button To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The...

Page 109: ...ble You can select the range number between 1 and 20 to add as a new or change the existing settings 4 Tap Start Frequency Stop Frequency and enter the value for the selected range using the on screen keyboard 5 Tap Start Limit Stop Limit and enter the lower limit upper limit for Pass Fail indi cation 6 Tap Attenuation RBW VBW and specify or select the value 7 Tap Measurement Type between Full and...

Page 110: ...ent in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap Subframe Number to set the number of subframe using the on screen keyboard NOTE You can only set the frequency range a...

Page 111: ... 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled 7 To select the Cyclic Prefix tap Cyclic Prefix and select Normal or Extended To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement Figure 45 shows a...

Page 112: ...cons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap Subframe Number to set the number of subframe using the on screen keyboard 4 Optional Tap Physical Cell ID and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument detect the Physical Cell ID for the LTE ...

Page 113: ...ed MBSFN ID appears on the screen e To select the Cyclic Prefix tap Cyclic Prefix and select Normal or Extended f To set the threshold for PDSCH tap PDSCH Threshold and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard g Tap PDSCH Modulation Type and then select the modulation type option Auto QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM E TM3 3 E TM3 2 E TM3 1a E TM3 1 E TM2a E TM2 E TM1 2 or E TM1 1 If two or more mo...

Page 114: ...ent in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following cho...

Page 115: ...umber of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled c To turn the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS feature on or off tap MBMS and select On or Off For proper M...

Page 116: ...e 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement To set marker 1 Tap Menu Marker 2 Tap RB Number to select the resource block to be marked and enter the resource block number using the on screen keyboard The marker appears on the selected resource block 3 Tap Marker View between On and Off to display of dismiss the result ...

Page 117: ...lect the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument detect the Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal auto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up with the synchronization with a BTS 5 Optional Tap CFI and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument set the number of OFDM symbols used for transmit ting PDCCHs in a subframe Manua...

Page 118: ...manually for MBMS testing tap MBSFN and select Auto or Manual An automatically detected or manually entered MBSFN ID appears on the screen e To select the Cyclic Prefix tap Cyclic Prefix and select Normal or Extended f To set the threshold for PDSCH tap PDSCH Threshold and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard g Tap PDSCH Mode to select REG to calculate EVM based on Resource Element Group ...

Page 119: ... the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value ...

Page 120: ...with a cable Continue Testing on multiple antennas connected to your ONA 800 series with a cable with a 2x1 or 4x1 combiner or an antenna 8 Optional Tap Miscellaneous under Menu to do the following as needed a To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto A...

Page 121: ...a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM i Tap PDSCH Mode to select REG to calculate EVM based on Resource Element Group or Average to calculate EVM after adding all PDCCH signals from one subframe j Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mo...

Page 122: ...o display or dismiss the marker on the chart 3 Tap Symbol to select the symbol number to which the marker is placed Enter the value using the on screen keyboard Figure 49 shows an example of LTE LTE A FDD subframe measurement Figure 49 LTE LTE A FDD subframe measurement Frame The Frame measures the modulation accuracy of all the data and control channels at the specified frame 1 ms Subframe Power ...

Page 123: ...order to speed up with the synchronization with a BTS 4 Optional Tap CFI and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument set the number of OFDM symbols used for transmit ting PDCCHs in a subframe Manual sets the number of OFDM symbols manually 5 Optional Tap PHICH Ng to set the number of PHICH groups Ng 1 6 1 2 1 2 E 1 6 E 1 2 E 1 or E 2 6 Tap EVM Detection Mode and select Single or Co...

Page 124: ...ld and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard h Tap PDSCH Modulation Type and then select the modulation type option Auto QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM E TM3 3 E TM3 2 E TM3 1a E TM3 1 E TM2a E TM2 E TM1 2 or E TM1 1 If two or more modulation types are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get mor...

Page 125: ...ntenna ports Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar S SS EVM Test limits On Off High Limit PMCH...

Page 126: ...ional To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 5 To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled 6 To select the Cyclic Prefix tap Cyclic Prefix and select Normal or Extended To set limit 1 Tap ...

Page 127: ...uto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up with the synchronization with a BTS 5 Optional To set the threshold for PDSCH tap PDSCH Threshold and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard 6 Optional Tap Miscellaneous under Menu to do the following as needed a To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To...

Page 128: ...ure 52 LTE LTE A FDD data allocation map measurement Carrier aggregation The Carrier aggregation enables a maximum of five multiple LTE carriers to be used together in order to provide high data rate required for LTE Advanced Component carriers to be aggregated can be intra band contiguous intra band non contiguous or inter band The SPA06MA O provides carrier aggregation measurements supporting fo...

Page 129: ...ingle or Continue Single Testing on one single antenna connected to your ONA 800 series with a cable Continue Testing on multiple antennas connected to your ONA 800 series with a cable with a 2x1 or 4x1 combiner or an antenna 8 To select the subframe number to be measured do one of the following a If the EVM Detection Mode is set to Single tap Subframe Number and set the subframe number b If the E...

Page 130: ...lent Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar PMCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 ...

Page 131: ...o set the center frequency using the on screen keyboard 3 Select Channel Standard to set the channel standard for the selected index using the on screen keyboard 4 Select Channel Number to set the channel number for the selected index using the on screen keyboard 5 Select Bandwidth from the following options 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 6 Tap the External Offset box and input the va...

Page 132: ...TA measurement SPA06MA O User s Guide Page 116 22145360 R005 April 2021 Figure 54 LTE LTE A FDD OTA channel scanner measurement Figure 55 LTE LTE A FDD OTA channel scanner with frequency error Figure 56 LTE LTE A FDD OTA channel scanner with time error ...

Page 133: ...election decisions RSRQ provides additional information when RSRP is not sufficient to make a reliable handover or cell reselection decision Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as S...

Page 134: ...due to multipath echoes that are expressed in dB This value should be very small ideally The multipath profile is the result of portions of the original broadcast signal arriving at the receiving antenna out of phase This can be caused by the signal being reflected off objects such as buildings or being refracted through the atmosphere differently from the main signal Setting measure setup After c...

Page 135: ...efix and select Normal or Extended Figure 58 shows an example of LTE LTE A FDD OTA multipath profile measurement Figure 58 LTE LTE A FDD OTA multipath profile measurement OTA control channel DL RS power is the resource element power of Downlink Reference Symbol The absolute DL RS power is indicated on the BCH The absolute accuracy is defined as the maximum deviation between the DL RS power indicat...

Page 136: ...6 Optional To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap the Antenna Port under Antenna menu and select the option Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled 7 To turn the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS feature on or off tap MBMS and select On or Off For proper MBMS testing you need to set the Subfr...

Page 137: ...ime varying spectral representation that shows how the power of a signal varies with time The power allocated to the specific resource block will be represented with an amplitude axis in dBm and the waterfall diagram will show the trend of past resource block power over certain period Using a marker function facilitates analysis of accumulated resource block power for data utilization To set the l...

Page 138: ...yboard when Time Cursor is set to On 5 Optional Tap Physical Cell ID and select the type between Manual and Auto Auto lets the instrument detect the Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal auto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up with the synchronization with a BTS 6 Optional To set the threshold for PDSCH tap PDSCH Threshold and enter a v...

Page 139: ...ported for post processing purposes including data of the strongest LTE signal for each measurement point including its measurement time and geographical location Figure 61 shows an example of LTE LTE A FDD OTA route map measurement Figure 61 OTA route map with LTE LTE A FDD analyzer Loading a map To use any features related to maps you need to download and install the maps on the instrument The V...

Page 140: ...the map using the following icons on the map The left most cell site icon is activated when you import the cell site information file To set measure setup Before starting the Route Map measurement you need to set Spectrum measurements displayed on the quick access and display tab See Configuring spectrum measure ments on page 9 for more information 1 If required connect a GNSS receiver to your ins...

Page 141: ...MHz 6 Tap to switch Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument detect the Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal auto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up the synchronization with a BTS 7 If you set the Physical Cell ID to Manual tap Physical Cell ID and input the value using the on screen keyboard To set limit You can set...

Page 142: ...ator For more information on how to use the JDMapCreator see the JDMapCreator 2 0 User Guide To log data 1 Follow step 1 to 3 in Setting measure setup 2 Tap the Testing button on the right panel of the map to start plotting on the map When you select a point on the map a marker appears and the Information window appears on the right panel 3 Tap the Stop button to stop plotting 4 Tap the Pause butt...

Page 143: ...formation form To import cellsite DB 1 Create the 5G site information with an excel file as below 2 Input the two mandatory fields Lat DecDeg and Long DecDeg 3 Input the Azimuth field if you want to check the direction of antenna 4 Make sure to save the file as Comma delimited csv 5 Copy the file to the USB memory stick and insert it to the USB A or USB B port of the instrument 6 Tap the Load icon...

Page 144: ...ased on the time elapsed After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar NOTE The purple icon on the map indicates the base st...

Page 145: ...tion with a BTS 4 Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto 5 Optional Tap CFI and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument set the number of OFDM symbols used for transmit ting PDCCHs in a subframe Manual sets the number of OFDM symbols manually The set of OFDM symbols that can be used for PDCCH in a subframe is given by 0 2 3 or 4 in 1 4 MHz bandwidth and 1 2 or 3 in ot...

Page 146: ...lation type option Auto QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM E TM3 3 E TM3 2 E TM3 1a E TM3 1 E TM2a E TM2 and E TM1 2 Tap PDSCH Threshold and input the value using the on screen keyboard Tap PDCCH Threshold and input the value using the on screen keyboard Tap PDCCH Mode and select REG to calculate EVM based on Resource Element Group or Average to calculate EVM after adding up all the PDCCH signals from one...

Page 147: ...TE A FDD freq time power variation by power Figure 66 LTE LTE A FDD freq time power variation by power Miscellaneous The following sections describe how to conduct miscellaneous analysis NOTE You can tap the Distance box and input the value that you want to compensate for distance When distance is entered the time will show the value with dis tance correction Make sure the default value for Distan...

Page 148: ...fter configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap CCDF Length and...

Page 149: ... LTE ATDD Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 134 Selecting mode and measure on page 135 Conducting spectrum measurement on page 135 Conducting RF measurement on page 137 Power vs Time on page 146 Conducting modulation measurement on page 150 Conducting OTA measurement on page 168 Miscellaneous on page 185 ...

Page 150: ...e providers with accurate and reliable LTE LTE A TDD measurement results The LTE LTE A TDD Analyzer is the optimal solution to perform following measure ments Spectrum Analysis Spectrum RF Analysis Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth Spectrum Emission Mask ACLR Multi ACLR Spurious Emissions Power vs Time Power vs Time Frame Power vs Time Slot Modulation Analysis Constellation Data Channel Control Cha...

Page 151: ... Scanner OTA ID Scanner OTA Multipath Profile OTA Control Channel OTA Datagram OTA Route Map or Freq Time Power Variation Miscellaneous Power Statistics CCDF Conducting spectrum measurement The following sections describe how to conduct spectrum analysis Spectrum After setting test parameters as described in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 your measurement is displayed on the screen as...

Page 152: ...tional Tap the Save icon on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement mode To set trigger 1 Tap the Menu Trigger 2 Tap Trigger and select the options from Internal External or GPS 3 Tap Freq Ref Frequency Reference to set the clock source Internal Uses a 10 MHz internal clock External Uses external 10 MHz 13 MHz or 15 MHz clock automatically set by the...

Page 153: ...nfiguring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz You can also tap the rectangle with value under the chart screen and input the value using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap the Center Fr...

Page 154: ...mode Figure 69 shows an example of LTE LTE A TDD channel power measurement Figure 69 LTE LTE A TDD channel power measurement Occupied bandwidth The Occupied Bandwidth measures the percentage of the transmitted power within a specified bandwidth The percentage is typically 99 Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set ...

Page 155: ...hysical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up the synchronization with a BTS 6 If you set the Physical Cell ID to Manual tap Physical Cell ID and input the value using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap Menu BW AVG Average to set the number of measurements to be aver aged using the on screen keyboard The input value range is from 1 to 100 To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch ...

Page 156: ... measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10...

Page 157: ... 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result table color for Pass is green and the result table color for Fail is red 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement mode Figure 71 shows an example of LTE LTE A TDD spectrum emission mask measure ment Fi...

Page 158: ...de bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz You can also tap the rectangle with value under the chart screen and input the value using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap Subframe Number and input the value from 0 to 9 using the on screen keyboard 4 Optional Tap to switch Physi...

Page 159: ...ing File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz You can also tap the rectangle with value under the chart screen and input the value using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap Lowest Freq...

Page 160: ... of LTE LTE A TDD Multi ACLR measurement Figure 73 LTE LTE A TDD Multi ACLR measurement Spurious emissions The Spurious Emissions measurement is to identify or determine the power level of in band or out of band spurious emissions within the necessary channel bandwidth and modulated signal The SPA06MA O indicates either Pass or Fail based on the specified limit of the signal Setting measure setup ...

Page 161: ... upper limit for Pass Fail indi cation 6 Tap Attenuation RBW VBW and specify or select the value 7 Tap Measurement Type between Full and Examine The Examine mode displays only the selected range while the Full mode lets the instrument automatically change the selected range from one another 8 Tap Average on the box of upper screen and enter the value between 1 and 100 to set the number of measurem...

Page 162: ...e 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MH...

Page 163: ...Antenna Port under Antenna menu and select the option Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled 7 Tap Cyclic Prefix and select Normal or Extended 8 Tap Delay and enter a value using the on screen keyboard to set the amount of delay in μs 9 Tap Special Subframe and enter a value using the on screen keyboard To set limit 1 Tap Me...

Page 164: ...ent The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz You can also tap the rectangle with value under the chart...

Page 165: ...enna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled 7 Tap Cyclic Prefix and select Normal or Extended 8 Tap Delay and enter a value using the on screen keyboard to set the amount of delay in μs To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select ...

Page 166: ...re imbal ance It displays constellation diagram by modulation types Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on t...

Page 167: ... number of uplink downlink using the on screen keyboard 8 Optional Tap Miscellaneous under Menu to do the following as needed a To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna po...

Page 168: ... type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM i Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your me...

Page 169: ...s Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap Subframe Number to set the number of subframe using the on screen keyboard 4 Optional Tap Physical Cell ID and select the type Manual or Aut...

Page 170: ...llaneous under Menu to do the following as needed a To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled c To turn the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Servic...

Page 171: ... in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM i Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measure...

Page 172: ...alled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap Subframe Number to set the number of subframe using the on screen keyboard 4 Optional Tap Physical C...

Page 173: ...of uplink downlink using the on screen keyboard 9 Optional Tap Miscellaneous under Menu to do the following as needed a To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 an...

Page 174: ... one subframe To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement Figure 79 shows an example of LTE LTE A TDD control channel measurement NOTE The Delay setting is used only when there is a time offset in the signal...

Page 175: ... file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap Subframe Number to set the number of subframe using the on screen keyboard 4 Optional Tap Physical Cell ID and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the inst...

Page 176: ...of uplink downlink using the on screen keyboard 9 Optional Tap Miscellaneous under Menu to do the following as needed a To select the number of antenna ports tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 b To assign an antenna port number automatically or manually tap Menu Antenna Port and select the options from Auto Antenna 0 Antenna 1 Antenna 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 an...

Page 177: ...e modulation types are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM j Tap PDSCH Mode to select REG to calculate EVM based on Resource Element Group or Average to calculate EVM after adding all PDCCH signals from one subframe k Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable th...

Page 178: ...ct the symbol number to which the marker is placed Enter the value using the on screen keyboard Figure 80 shows an example of LTE LTE A TDD subframe measurement Figure 80 LTE LTE A TDD subframe measurement PMCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM DLRS Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit P SS Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit S SS Power Test limits On Off High Low Lim...

Page 179: ... 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the following choices 1 4 MHz 3 MHz 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Optional Tap Physical Cell ID and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument detect the Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal auto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up with the synchronization with a BTS 4 Optional T...

Page 180: ... measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth and select the value from the foll...

Page 181: ... 2 or Antenna 3 If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled c To turn the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS feature on or off tap MBMS and select On or Off For proper MBMS testing you need to set the Subframe Number in the upper right screen with the same PMCH subframe number d To set the Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network MBSFN detection automatically or m...

Page 182: ... on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap CA Configuration or tap the Configuration icon then the component carrier configuration windo...

Page 183: ...p PDSCH Precoding between On and Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode Figure 83 shows an example of LTE LTE A TDD carrier aggregation measurement To set the limit for Select and set Frequency Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QP...

Page 184: ...ting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap the MIMO and select 2x2 or 4x4 to select the number of antenna ports 3 Tap CA Configuration or tap the Configuration icon General Setting and Carrier Setting table appear General setting 1 Tap Trigger to set Internal External or GPS...

Page 185: ...MHz or 20 MHz 6 Tap the External Offset box and input the value using the on screen keyboard and tap to switch the external offset to On green or Off gray as desired 7 Tap the Attenuation box and input the value using the on screen keyboard if you want to set it manually Manual Or tap it to set Auto 8 Tap to switch the Preamp box 1 2 and Auto to On green or Off gray 9 Tap the Add button to add Ind...

Page 186: ...nner with time error Using icons You can tap the Magnifier icon to check the frequency or time error You can also perform the following operation using the icons Icon Description Auto Scale You can set the scale automatically Save as CSV You can assign file name using the on screen keyboard and apply the changes This will let you save your measurement file internally Quick Save You can save curren...

Page 187: ...t to make a reliable handover or cell reselection decision Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side b...

Page 188: ...hase This can be caused by the signal being reflected off objects such as buildings or being refracted through the atmosphere differently from the main signal Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by select...

Page 189: ... measurement OTA control channel DL RS power is the resource element power of Downlink Reference Symbol The absolute DL RS power is indicated on the BCH The absolute accuracy is defined as the maximum deviation between the DL RS power indicated on the BCH and the DL RS power at the BS antenna connector The OTA Control Channel provides summary of all control channels including RS power trend over t...

Page 190: ...MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled 7 To turn the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS feature on or off tap MBMS and select On or Off For proper MBMS testing you need to set the Subframe Number in the upper right screen with the same PMCH subframe number If this setting is on the measurement item MBSFN RS appears in the result table 8 To set the Multicast Broadcast Si...

Page 191: ...litude axis in dBm and the waterfall diagram will show the trend of past resource block power over certain period Using a marker function facilitates analysis of accumulated resource block power for data utilization Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measureme...

Page 192: ...e LTE signal auto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up with the synchronization with a BTS 6 Optional To set the threshold for PDSCH tap PDSCH Threshold and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard 7 To set the time cursor at a specific position tap Time Cursor and select On 8 TTo start a new measurement tap Reset 9 Optional To sel...

Page 193: ...ported for post processing purposes including data of the strongest LTE signal for each measurement point including its measurement time and geographical location Figure 91 shows an example of LTE LTE A TDD OTA route map measurement Figure 91 OTA route map with LTE LTE A TDD Analyzer Loading a map To use any features related to maps you need to download and install the maps on the instrument The V...

Page 194: ...e map using the following icons on the map The left most cell site icon is activated when you import the cell site information file To set measurement setup Before starting the Route Map measurement you need to set Spectrum measurements displayed on the quick access and display tab See Configuring spectrum measure ments on page 9 for more information 1 If required connect a GNSS receiver to your i...

Page 195: ...he LTE signal auto matically Manual sets a specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up the synchronization with a BTS 6 If you set the Physical Cell ID to Manual tap Physical Cell ID and input the value using the on screen keyboard 7 Optional Tap the Save icon on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement mode To set limit...

Page 196: ...ator For more information on how to use the JDMapCreator see the JDMapCreator 2 0 User Guide To log data 1 Follow step 1 to 3 in Setting measure setup 2 Tap the Testing button on the right panel of the map to start plotting on the map When you select a point on the map a marker appears and the Information window appears on the right panel 3 Tap the Stop button to stop plotting 4 Tap the Pause butt...

Page 197: ...information form To import cellsite DB 1 Create the 5G site information with an excel file as below 2 Input the two mandatory fields Lat DecDeg and Long DecDeg 3 Input the Azimuth field if you want to check the direction of antenna 4 Make sure to save the file as Comma delimited csv 5 Copy the file to the USB memory stick and insert it to the USB A or USB B port of the instrument 6 Tap the Load ic...

Page 198: ...er variation shows the frequency time and power error trend based on the time elapsed After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the s...

Page 199: ...anual sets the specific Physical Cell ID for the LTE signal manually in order to speed up the synchronization with a BTS 5 Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto 6 Optional Tap CFI and select the type Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument set the number of OFDM symbols used for transmit ting PDCCHs in a subframe Manual sets the number of OFDM symbols manually The set of OFDM symbol...

Page 200: ...256 QAM E TM3 3 E TM3 2 E TM3 1a E TM3 1 E TM2a E TM2 and E TM1 2 Tap PDSCH Threshold and input the value using the on screen keyboard Tap PDCCH Threshold and input the value using the on screen keyboard Tap PDCCH Mode and select REG to calculate EVM based on Resource Element Group or Average to calculate EVM after adding up all the PDCCH signals from one subframe Tap to switch PDSCH Precoding bet...

Page 201: ...TE A TDD freq time power variation by power Figure 96 LTE LTE A TDD freq time power variation by power Miscellaneous The following sections describe how to conduct miscellaneous analysis NOTE You can tap the Distance box and input the value that you want to compensate for distance When distance is entered the time will show the value with dis tance correction Make sure the default value for Distan...

Page 202: ...fter configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap CCDF Length and...

Page 203: ... Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 188 Selecting mode and measure on page 189 Conducting spectrum measurements on page 189 Conducting RF measurements on page 193 Conducting OTA measurement on page 211 Conducting modulation measurement on page 237 Power vs Time on page 241 Conducting PDSCH measurement on page 247 ...

Page 204: ...to eight single component carriers power as well as the strongest beam and its power level The beam analyzer is assessing individual beam s ID power level and signal to noise levels and coverage verification including real time coverage map as well as data available for post processing The 5GNR Signal Analyzer provides following measurements for 5G NR analysis Spectrum Analysis Trigger Spectrum RF...

Page 205: ...on Mapper Conducting spectrum measurements The following sections describe how to conduct spectrum measurements Trigger spectrum Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement can configure the measurements just as in Spectrum mode For more information see Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a File Type as Setup and lo...

Page 206: ...p Auto Preamp Atten and switch SSB Auto Search to Start to set preamp and attenuation automatically b Tap Manual and switch SSB Auto Search to Start for manually setting based on your need 9 Tap SSB Periodicity and select the options from 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 40 ms 80 ms 160 ms The SS burst period SSB periodicity is defined by each base station and network configurable 20 ms is the default for the ini...

Page 207: ... 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 25 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0...

Page 208: ...nal Uses a 10 MHz internal clock External Uses external 10 MHz 13 MHz or 15 MHz clock automatically set by the instrument GPS Uses a built in GPS as a frequency and timing source Figure 98 shows an example of trigger spectrum measurement Figure 98 5G NR trigger spectrum measurement SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 30 ...

Page 209: ...to the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth SSB SCS and select the Setting in the pop up window based on your need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS Block and it refers to Synchronization PBCH block since the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a single block that al...

Page 210: ...ial cell selection 10 Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto 11 Tap PCI and input a value from 0 to 1007 using the on screen keyboard The PCI switches to Manual 12 Tap EIRP Settings a Select Set Max to EIRP1 to save the currently measured maximum value to EIRP1 b Select Set Max to EIRP2 to save the currently measured maximum value to EIRP2 c Select Clear Max to clear the currently me...

Page 211: ...di ator with equivalent signal strength The EIRP allows comparisons between different emitters regardless of type size or form From the EIRP and with knowledge of a real antenna s gain it is possible to calculate real power and field strength values Formula to calculate EIRP Tx RF Power dBm GA dB FL dB Tx RF Power refers to RF power measured at RF connector of the unit GA refers to Gain Antenna FL...

Page 212: ...Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option form the choices available for your measurement mode Figure 99 shows an example of channel power measurement 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 28 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Cent...

Page 213: ...inue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth SSB SCS and select the Setting in the pop up window based on your need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS B...

Page 214: ...tically b Tap Manual and switch SSB Auto Search to Start for manually setting based on your need 9 Tap SSB Periodicity and select the options from 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 40 ms 80 ms 160 ms The SS burst period SSB periodicity is defined by each base station and network configurable 20 ms is the default for the initial cell selection 10 Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto 11 Tap PCI and i...

Page 215: ...6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 31 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 S...

Page 216: ...mission Mask SEM measurement is to identify and determine the power level of out of band spurious emission outside the necessary channel bandwidth and modulated signal It measures the power ratio between in band and adjacent channels The SPA06MA O indicates either Pass or Fail based on the specified limit of the signal Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring...

Page 217: ...riteria based on the table in Step 2 8 Tap SSB Auto Search Mode and do the following steps a Tap Auto Preamp Atten and switch SSB Auto Search to Start to set preamp and attenuation automatically b Tap Manual and switch SSB Auto Search to Start for manually setting based on your need 9 Tap SSB Periodicity and select the options from 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 40 ms 80 ms 160 ms The SS burst period SSB period...

Page 218: ... the onscreen keyboard The input value is from 1 to 100 Table 33 Setup per operating frequency Operating frequency L Case SCS Slots in a burst period 3 GHz FR1 4 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz...

Page 219: ...on the side bar and select the save option form the choices available for your measurement mode Figure 101 shows an example of spectrum emission mask measurement Figure 101 5G NR spectrum emission mask measurement If Lower Peak or Upper Peak indicate Fail the mask line becomes red 240 720 0 to 48 24 SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 1...

Page 220: ...our need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS Block and it refers to Synchronization PBCH block since the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a single block that always moves together SSB should be detected first in 5G NR frame See Table 36 below for the setting criteria based on the operating frequency 3 Tap Sync Raster Offset to set the sync raster resolut...

Page 221: ...ansceiver array boundary connectors for 1 H Set 1 O when BS operates at FR1 and 2 0 when BS operates at FR2 13 Tap Category and select the option from Wide Area BS A Wide Area BS B Medium Range BS or Local Area BS The category is defined with base station type Set Wide Area BS A B for macro cell Medium Range BS for micro cell and Local Area Base Station for pico cell 14 Tap Menu Trigger and tap to...

Page 222: ... 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 37 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 Table 36 Setup p...

Page 223: ...is red 3 Optional Tap the Save hot key on the side bar and select the save option form the choices available for your measurement mode Figure 102 shows an example of 5G NR ACLR measurement Figure 102 5G NR ACLR measurement Multi ACLR The Multi ACLR measurement is used to perform multi channel ACLR measurements with as many channels as possible It helps you to measure ACLR in multi channel transmit...

Page 224: ...e the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a single block that always moves together SSB should be detected first in 5G NR frame See Table 39 below for the setting criteria based on the operating frequency 3 Tap BS Type and select the option from 1 C 1 H 1 O or 2 O Set 1 C Conducted 1 H Hybrid for multi band operation with mapping of trans ceivers to one or more antenna connectors...

Page 225: ...shows an example of 5G NR Multi ACLR measurement Figure 103 5G NR Multi ACLR measurement Spurious emissions The Spurious Emissions measurement is to identify or determine the power level of in band or out of band spurious emissions within the necessary channel bandwidth and modulated signal The SPA06MA O indicates either Pass or Fail based on the specified limit of the signal 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 1...

Page 226: ...er the chart screen and switch to On to display or Off to hide the selected range in the result table You can select the range number between 1 and 20 to add as a new or change the existing settings b Tap Start Frequency Stop Frequency and enter the value for the selected range using the on screen keyboard c Tap Start Limit Stop Limit and enter the lower limit upper limit for Pass Fail indication ...

Page 227: ...ious emissions measurement Figure 104 5G NR spurious emissions measurement Conducting OTA measurement The following sections describe how to conduct OTA analysis Beam analyzer 5G NR provides the beamforming profile of each transmission carrier including the eight strongest beams and the corresponding power levels during its transmission period and includes NOTE You can only set the frequency range...

Page 228: ...display tab See Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 for more details To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth SSB SCS and select the Setting in the pop up window based on your need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS Block and it refers to Synchronization PBCH block since the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a sin...

Page 229: ...o PCI or RSRP If you select PCI it shows PCI information on the measurement screen and if you select RSRP it shows S SS RSPR power on the measurement screen You can also set it in the Detected ID List table NOTE If you tap SSB Auto Search to Start the searching progress screen appears to let you know the status of searching You can tap SSB Auto Search to Stop to stop searching NOTE You can go to M...

Page 230: ...64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 41 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 ...

Page 231: ...ver the power contributions in Watts of the resource elements which carry secondary synchronization signals Channel Power integrated power of the entire channel bandwidth 100 MHz during an entire transmission frame 10 ms Setting measure setup Before starting the BeamAnalyzer you need to set Spectrum measurements displayed on the quick access and display tab See Configuring spectrum measurements on...

Page 232: ... Manual and switch SSB Auto Search to Start for manually setting based on your need 5 Tap SSB Auto Search between Start and Stop a Start to search SCS type and the number of SSB automatically Once Start is selected the progress bar appears If it fails to perform the auto search a fail message appears and the SSB switches to Manual b Stop to set the SSB periodicity based on the base station 6 Tap L...

Page 233: ...le icon to set S SS RSRP Line and S SS SINR Line to On or Off When selecting on set the limit using the on screen keyboard b Select the Limit icon to set S SS RSRP Line and S SS SINR Line to On or Off When selecting on set the limit using the on screen keyboard You can also set limits moving the SS RSRP Line Limit default blue bar on the left edge and SS SINR Line Limit default orange bar on the r...

Page 234: ...Tap Sweep Speed between Fast and Normal 3 Optional Tap Sweep Once to get a new measurement Figure 107 shows an example of carrier scanner measurement Figure 107 5G NR carrier scanner measurement Figure 108 5G NR carrier scanner measurement with frequency error NOTE You cannot save the measurement as a Result or Result as CSV ...

Page 235: ...on and presents it in a geographical map as a measure ment point All the collected measurements can be exported for post processing purposes including data of the eight strongest beams for each measurement point including its measurement time and geographical location Figure 110 shows an example of 5G NR OTA route map measurement Icon Description Auto Scale You can set the scale automatically Save...

Page 236: ...JDMapCreator For information about how to use the JDMapCreator see the JDMapCreator 2 0 User Guide To load a map 1 Plug in your USB flash drive that has a map file in mcf file type created in JDMap Creator 2 Tap the Load icon on the side bar 3 Navigate to the map file that you want to open The File Information pane displays the file properties including its name size type and date modified 4 Tap t...

Page 237: ...ts automatically as you move around in a vehicle or outside select GPS To collect data plot points manually in an indoor layout without a GNSS antenna select Position To collect data plot points based on time select Time b Tap to switch Plot Item to P SS RSRP S SS RSRP S SS RSRQ or S SS SINR c Tap to switch the Screen Mode between Map and Full With the Map setting you can view only the collected p...

Page 238: ...tch SSB Auto Search to Start to set preamp and attenuation automatically b Tap Manual and switch SSB Auto Search to Start for manually setting based on your need 9 Tap SSB Auto Search between Start and Stop a Start to search SCS type and the number of SSB automatically Once Start is selected the progress bar appears If it fails to perform the auto search a fail message appears and the SSB switches...

Page 239: ...5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 45 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 Table 44 Setup per operating frequen...

Page 240: ... value after color legend bar on the right panel 4 Set a value for Excellent maximum value using the on screen keyboard Figure 111 shows a legend color table Figure 111 Legend color table Logging data To use any features related to maps you need to download and install the maps on the instrument The VIAVI JDMapCreator will help you download maps Make sure the JDMapCreator application on your compu...

Page 241: ...ogging file using the Load icon on the side bar Make sure the file extension is gomv 2 If the PCI is set to Auto the point on the map appears with a color representing the largest S SS RSRP value When you select a point on the map a marker appears and the Information window appears on the right panel 3 Set the PCI to Manual and tap the Select button The Select PCI window appears 4 Select PCI on th...

Page 242: ...omma delimited csv 5 Copy the file to the USB memory stick and insert it to the USB A or USB B port of the instrument 6 Tap the Load icon on the side bar 7 Import the saved file Once the file is loaded the following cellsite information appears with an icon Figure 112 shows an example of an importing cellsite DB Figure 112 Importing Cellsite DB Figure 113 Route map measurement with site informatio...

Page 243: ...an be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth SSB SCS and select the Setting in the pop up window based on your need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS Block and it refers to Synchronization PBCH block...

Page 244: ...eria based on the table in Step 2 8 Tap SSB Auto Search Mode and do the following steps a Tap Auto Preamp Atten and switch SSB Auto Search to Start to set preamp and attenuation automatically b Tap Manual and switch SSB Auto Search to Start for manually setting based on your need 9 Tap SSB Auto Search between Start and Stop a Start to search SCS type and the number of SSB automatically Once Start ...

Page 245: ...ngth The EIRP allows comparisons between different emitters regardless of type size or form From the EIRP and with knowledge of a real antenna s gain it is possible to calculate real power and field strength values Formula to calculate EIRP Tx RF Power dBm GA dB FL dB Tx RF Power refers to RF power measured at RF connector of the unit GA refers to Gain Antenna FL refers to Feeder loss cable loss o...

Page 246: ...62 5 ms Table 48 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 30 0 to 5 0 120 120 0 to 5 0 240...

Page 247: ...setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth SSB SCS and select the Setting in the pop up window based on your need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS Block and it refers to Synchronization PBCH block since the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a single block that always moves together SSB should be detected first in 5G NR frame See Table 5...

Page 248: ...d on your need 9 Tap SSB Auto Search between Start and Stop a Start to search SCS type and the number of SSB automatically Once Start is selected the progress bar appears If it fails to perform the auto search a fail message appears and the SSB switches to Manual b Stop to set the SSB periodicity based on the base station 10 Tap SSB Periodicity and select the options from 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 40 ms 80...

Page 249: ...0 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 51 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 3...

Page 250: ...e The Multipath Profile enables you to determine RF environmental conditions of testing area It indicates the amount of power of the dominant pilot signal that is dispersed outside the main correlation peak due to multipath echoes that are expressed in dB This value should be very small ideally NOTE You can tap the Distance box and input the value that you want to compensate for distance When dist...

Page 251: ...low for the setting criteria based on the operating frequency 3 Tap Sync Raster Offset to set the sync raster resolution to 180 kHz FR1 or to 720 kHz FR2 for carrier frequency center using the on screen keyboard See Table 54 below for the sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution 4 Tap Sync SCS Offset to fine tune the offset using the SCS See Table 55 below for the sync raste...

Page 252: ...able 53 Setup per operating frequency Operating frequency L Case SCS Slots in a burst period 3 GHz FR1 4 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125...

Page 253: ...nalysis Constellation The constellation is used to observe some aspects of modulation accuracy and can reveal certain fault mechanisms such as I Q amplitude imbalance or quadrature imbal ance It displays constellation diagram by modulation types Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue ...

Page 254: ...ble 58 below for the sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution 5 Tap SSB Center Frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap GSCN and input the value using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap L to set the maximum number of SS PBCH blocks within a single SS burst set A set of SS being transmitted in 5 ms window of SS transmission among 4 8 and 64 Refer to the sele...

Page 255: ...4 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 57 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution ...

Page 256: ... 2 0 To set the limit for Select and set Frequency Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit Time Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit SS RSRP Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM Data EVM RMS Test limits On Off High Limit Data EVM Peak Test limits On Off High Limit NOTE The SPA06MA O currently measures the PDSCH EVM values...

Page 257: ... Transceiver Station BTS and Mobile Station MS The timing masks are referenced to the transition from the bit 13 to the bit 14 of the mid amble training sequence For GMSK measurements the 0 dB reference is determined by measuring the mean transmitted power during the useful part of the burst Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on pa...

Page 258: ... value using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap L to set the maximum number of SS PBCH blocks within a single SS burst set A set of SS being transmitted in 5 ms window of SS transmission among 4 8 and 64 Refer to the selection criteria based on the table in Step 2 8 Tap SSB Auto Search Mode and do the following steps a Tap Auto Preamp Atten and switch SSB Auto Search to Start to set preamp and attenuati...

Page 259: ...0 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 60 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Res...

Page 260: ... each time slot in a NR signal Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster R...

Page 261: ...n keyboard 7 Tap L to set the maximum number of SS PBCH blocks within a single SS burst set A set of SS being transmitted in 5 ms window of SS transmission among 4 8 and 64 Refer to the selection criteria based on the table in Step 2 8 Tap SSB Auto Search Mode and do the following steps a Tap Auto Preamp Atten and switch SSB Auto Search to Start to set preamp and attenuation automatically b Tap Ma...

Page 262: ... 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 63 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 ...

Page 263: ...CS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 30 0 to 5 0 120 120 0 to 5 0 240 240 0 to 2 0 NOTE You can set the Slot No from 0 to 19 or move the purple scroll bar to set and highlight the slot number you want to see Once highlighted you can tap the Search button to see the selected slot number information zoomed in 3 slots If you set ...

Page 264: ...ould be detected first in 5G NR frame See Table 65 below for the setting criteria based on the operating frequency 3 Tap Sync Raster Offset to set the sync raster resolution to 180 kHz FR1 or to 720 kHz FR2 for carrier frequency center using the on screen keyboard See Table 66 below for the sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution 4 Tap Sync SCS Offset to fine tune the offse...

Page 265: ...switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto 12 Tap PCI and input a value from 0 to 1007 using the on screen keyboard The PCI switches to Manual 13 Tap Symbol Phase Comp and select from the following choices Auto Manual or Off Symbol Phase Compensation is used to compensate for phase differences between symbols caused by upconversion Users do not always use the instru ment based on RF frequency I...

Page 266: ...dth you have set input Start Grid and Size Grid using the on screen keyboard c Tap Bandwidth Part to set the range that to be assigned BWP for the input Data SCS In the formula input Start BWP and Size BWP value using the on screen keyboard d Back to Data do the following steps Select Slot Number for analyzing PDSCH EVM from 1 to 19 using the on screen keyboard Tap Offset RB and Number of RBs to s...

Page 267: ...quency domain istwo consecutive REs Select DM RS Type A Position between pos2 and pos3 to set the PDSCH DM RS position for mapping type A Select DM RS Additional Position to set the Position for additional DM RS in DL Select DM RS Duration between Single and Double Set Single when single symbol DM RS is used or Double when double two symbols are used Set Antenna Port to be used as reference for in...

Page 268: ...asurement To set the limit for Select and set Frequency Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit Time Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit Channel Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM Data EVM RMS Test limits On Off High Limit Data EVM Peak Test limits On Off High Limit Table 65 Setup per operating frequency Operating freq...

Page 269: ... 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 66 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center frequency 15 180 0 to 250 125 30 180 0 to 506 253 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 30...

Page 270: ...SPA06MA O 5G NR EVM vs Subcarrier provides bar chart consisting of the average for resource elements with assigned PDSCH in each RB 12 subcarriers x 14 symbols Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The NOTE You can tap the Enlarge icon on the top right side of the sc...

Page 271: ...B Center Frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap GSCN and input the value using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap L to set the maximum number of SS PBCH blocks within a single SS burst set A set of SS being transmitted in 5 ms window of SS transmission among 4 8 and 64 Refer to the selection criteria based on the table in Step 2 8 Tap SSB Auto Search Mode and do the following s...

Page 272: ... and Data SCS In the formula a wider numerology between SSB SCS and Data SCS represents μ0 and a narrower numerology represents μ Based on the input numerology and bandwidth you have set input Start Grid and Size Grid using the on screen keyboard c Tap Bandwidth Part to set the range that to be assigned BWP for the input Data SCS In the formula input Start BWP and Size BWP value using the on scree...

Page 273: ...quency domain istwo consecutive REs Select DM RS Type A Position between pos2 and pos3 to set the PDSCH DM RS position for mapping type A Select DM RS Additional Position to set the Position for additional DM RS in DL Select DM RS Duration between Single and Double Set Single when single symbol DM RS is used or Double when double two symbols are used Set Antenna Port to be used as reference for in...

Page 274: ... kHz 5 1 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms Table 69 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and s...

Page 275: ... Figure 124 shows an example of 5G NR EVM vs subcarrier measurement Figure 124 5G NR EVM vs subcarrier measurement SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 30 0 to 5 0 120 120 0 to 5 0 240 240 0 to 2 0 NOTE EVM vs Subcarrier does not display subcarriers with PT RS and if there is any of this case it shows as in value ...

Page 276: ...purple scroll bar right and left once tapped activated to set the specific RB number If you tap the Magnifier icon you can check the selected RB s EVM and subcarrier information and the mean for resource elements with assigned PDSCH in each RB 12 subcarriers x 14 symbols Icon Description Auto Scale You can set the scale automatically Save as CSV You can assign file name using the on screen keyboar...

Page 277: ...une the offset using the SCS See Table 73 below for the sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution 5 Tap SSB Center Frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 6 Tap GSCN and input the value using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap L to set the maximum number of SS PBCH blocks within a single SS burst set A set of SS being transmitted in 5 ms window of SS transmission...

Page 278: ... be assigned per each numer ology SSB SCS and Data SCS In the formula a wider numerology between SSB SCS and Data SCS represents μ0 and a narrower numerology represents μ Based on the input numerology and bandwidth you have set input Start Grid and Size Grid using the on screen keyboard c Tap Bandwidth Part to set the range that to be assigned BWP for the input Data SCS In the formula input Start ...

Page 279: ...quency domain istwo consecutive REs Select DM RS Type A Position between pos2 and pos3 to set the PDSCH DM RS position for mapping type A Select DM RS Additional Position to set the Position for additional DM RS in DL Select DM RS Duration between Single and Double Set Single when single symbol DM RS is used or Double when double two symbols are used Set Antenna Port to be used as reference for in...

Page 280: ...d Table 71 Setup per operating frequency Operating frequency L Case SCS Slots in a burst period 3 GHz FR1 4 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 ...

Page 281: ...n mapper measurement 120 720 0 to 92 46 240 720 0 to 48 24 SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency Center Frequency 15 15 0 to 11 0 30 30 0 to 5 0 120 120 0 to 5 0 240 240 0 to 2 0 NOTE If you set PDSCH Analysis Area to On it shows a resource that is currently measuring PDSCH EVM Table 72 Sync raster offset range per SSB SCS and sync raster resolution SSB SCS ...

Page 282: ...Chapter 7 Using 5G NR Signal Analyzer Conducting PDSCH measurement SPA06MA O User s Guide Page 266 22145360 R005 April 2021 ...

Page 283: ... Page 267 8 Chapter 8 Using NSA Signal Analyzer This chapter describes how to use the NSA Signal Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 268 Selecting mode and measure on page 268 Conducting OTA measurements on page 268 ...

Page 284: ...To select mode and measure 1 Tap NSA Signal Analyzer on the Mode panel 2 Tap any measurement mode from the following choices OTA Analysis NSA Analyzer NSA Scanner or NSA Route Map Conducting OTA measurements The following sections describe how to conduct OTA measurements NSA analyzer SPA06MA O NSA Analyzer provides combined functions which are available in OTA ID Scanner in LTE mode and Beam Analy...

Page 285: ...s of the resource elements carrying secondary synchronization signals divided by the linear average of the noise and interference power contribution in Watts over the resource elements carrying secondary synchronization signals within the consid ered measurement frequency bandwidth S SS RSSI Secondary Synchronization Signal Received Signal Strength Indicator linear average of the total received po...

Page 286: ... SNR S SS SINR S SS RSSI P SS Power S SS Power for six signal with top down order based on the strongest RSRP signal for LTE carrier measuring PCI SSB Index S SS RSRP P SS RSRP P SS SNR S SS SINR S SS RSRQ for eight signals with top down order based on the strongest S SS RSRP signal for NR carrier 5 Tap Trigger to set Internal External or GPS as required Internal when starting a signal processing ...

Page 287: ... and it actually refers to Synchronization PBCH block since the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a single block that always moves together SSB should be detected first in 5G NR frame See Table 74 below for the setting criteria based on the operating frequency i Tap L to set the maximum number of SS PBCH blocks within a single SS burst set A set of SS being transmitted in 5 ms ...

Page 288: ...cy using the on screen keyboard b Select Channel Standard to set the channel standard for the selected carrier using the on screen keyboard Table 74 Setup per operating frequency Operating frequency L Case SCS Slots in a burst period 3 GHz FR1 4 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3...

Page 289: ...Extended or Normal 4 If you set up 1 or 2 carriers the graph chart appears based on the setting a Tap the Magnifier icon of the selected carrier This enables you to check the beam information without changing the measurement mode to Beam Analyzer The beam information pops up for the selected carrier Select the Auto Scale to automatically set the reference and attenuation level Select the Quick Sav...

Page 290: ... available in Carrier Scanner in 5G NR mode and Channel Scanner in LTE mode NSA Analyzer provides Channel Scanner function that is a radio receiver that can automatically tune or scan two or more discrete frequencies and multi channels indicating when it finds a signal on one of them and then continuing scanning when that frequency goes silent NSA Analyzer also provides an easy and fast response p...

Page 291: ...e screen 3 To set the reference level tap the number under NR or LTE and input the refer ence level using the on screen keyboard 4 Tap to switch the Sweep Speed between Fast and Normal Fast measuring PCI RSRP RSRQ P SS SNR S SS SINR S SS RSSI P SS Power S SS Power for one signal with the strongest RSRP for LTE carrier measuring PCI SSB Index S SS RSRP P SS RSRP P SS SNR S SS SINR S SS RSRQ for one...

Page 292: ...Tap Attenuation and input the value using the on screen keyboard if you want to set it manually Manual Or tap it to set Auto f Tap to switch Preamp 1 2 and Auto to On green or Off gray g Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual number or Auto and input a value in the number box from 0 to 1007 using the on screen keyboard h Tap the Bandwidth SSB SCS box and select the Setting in the pop up wind...

Page 293: ... on screen keyboard Based on the GSCN input frequency the SSB Frequency Sync Raster Offset and Sync SCS Offset are automatically changed o Tap Sync Raster Offset box to manually set the required value using the on screen keyboard p Tap Sync SCS Offset box to manually set the required value using the on screen keyboard Table 75 Setup per operating frequency Operating frequency L Case SCS Slots in a...

Page 294: ...he on screen keyboard if you want to set it manually Manual Or tap it to set Auto f Tap to switch Preamp 1 2 and Auto to On green or Off gray g Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual number or Auto and input a value in the number box from 0 to 1007 using the on screen keyboard h Tap to switch LTE Mode to TDD or FDD i Tap Bandwidth and input the value using the on screen keyboard j Tap to swi...

Page 295: ...t in a geographical map as a measurement point All the collected measurements can be exported for post processing purposes including data of the eight strongest beams for each measurement point including its measurement time and geographical location Figure 131 shows an example of NSA route map measurement Figure 131 NSA route map measurement NOTE If you tap the Close X button of the Carrier Setti...

Page 296: ... a file type of mcf created in JDMapCreator 2 Tap the Load icon on the side bar 3 Navigate to the map file that you want to open The File Information pane displays the file properties including its name size type and date modified 4 Tap the Load button on the screen 5 Once you have loaded the map you can also control the map using the following icons on the map The left most cell site icon is acti...

Page 297: ...anel of the map the Undo icon appears 4 Tap to switch Plot Item to RSRP RSRQ SINR or SNR 5 Tap Configuration to continue with carrier setting or general setting General setting 1 Tap General Setting on the screen 2 To set the reference level tap the number under NR or LTE and input the refer ence level using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap to switch the Sweep Speed between Fast and Normal Fast measur...

Page 298: ...en or Off gray as desired e Tap Attenuation and input the value using the on screen keyboard if you want to set it manually Manual Or tap it to set Auto f Tap to switch Preamp 1 2 and Auto to On green or Off gray g Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual number or Auto and input a value in the number box from 0 to 1007 using the on screen keyboard h Tap the Bandwidth SSB SCS box and select th...

Page 299: ... on screen keyboard Based on the GSCN input frequency the SSB Frequency Sync Raster Offset and Sync SCS Offset are automatically changed o Tap Sync Raster Offset box to manually set the required value using the on screen keyboard p Tap Sync SCS Offset box to manually set the required value using the on screen keyboard Table 77 Setup per operating frequency Operating frequency L Case SCS Slots in a...

Page 300: ...Auto to On green or Off gray g Tap to switch LTE Mode to TDD or FDD To set limit You can set the thresholds for the two different color indicators The maximum value is the Limit for Excellent and the minimum value is the Limit for Poor Only if you set the Plot Item to RSRP you can manually input the max and min power using the on screen keyboard in the right side of the screen indicating Scale For...

Page 301: ...ator For more information on how to use the JDMapCreator see the JDMapCreator 2 0 User Guide To log data 1 Follow step 1 to 5 in Setting measure setup 2 Tap the Testing button on the right panel of the map to start plotting on the map When you select a point on the map a marker appears and the Information window appears on the right panel 3 Tap the Stop button to stop plotting 4 Tap the Pause butt...

Page 302: ...the Apply button The point color of the map changes to the corresponding SS RSRP value and if there is no detected Beam Index the point will be hidden Importing cellsite DB You can import the site DB by creating the 5G site information form To import cellsite DB 1 Create the 5G site information with an excel file as below 2 Input the two mandatory fields Lat DecDeg and Long DecDeg 3 Input the Azim...

Page 303: ...2021 22145360 R005 Page 287 Figure 133 Importing Cellsite DB Figure 134 Route map measurement with site information screen NOTE The purple icon indicates the base station site location and the direction of antenna If the site is beyond the latitude and longitude of the map file it will not show ...

Page 304: ...User s Guide Page 288 22145360 R005 April 2021 Figure 135 NSA route map measurement Plot Point to Time NOTE When you setup Plot Point to Time and tap the start testing button you can t touch the screen to active After the waiting indicator stops the active indicator shows up ...

Page 305: ...alyzer This chapter describes how to use the 5G NR Signal Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 290 Selecting mode and measure on page 290 Conducting spectrum measurements on page 291 Conducting RF measurements on page 292 Conducting OTA measurement on page 327 ...

Page 306: ... DSS analysis Spectrum Analysis Spectrum RF Analysis Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth Spectrum Emission Mask ACLR Multi ACLR Spurious Emissions Power vs Time Power vs Time Frame Power vs Time Slot Modulation Analysis Constellation Channel Mapper Control Channel Subframe Frame Time Alignment Error OTA Analysis OTA Channel Scanner OTA ID Scanner OTA Multipath Profile OTA Control Channel OTA Route Ma...

Page 307: ...e Map or Freq Time Error Varia tion Conducting spectrum measurements The following sections describe how to conduct spectrum measurements Spectrum Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement can configure the measurements just as in Spectrum mode For more information see Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a File Ty...

Page 308: ...hannel Power measurement is a common test used in the wireless industry to measure the total transmitted power of a radio within a defined frequency channel It acquires a number of points representing the input signal in the time domain transforms this information into the frequency domain using Fast Fourier Transform FFT and then calculates the channel power The effective resolution bandwidth of ...

Page 309: ...5 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap to switch Signal Tech Type to TDD or FDD 4 Tap Menu BW AVG Average to set the number of measurements to be aver aged using the on screen keyboard The input value range is from 1 to 100 To set the limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result table color for Pass is green and the result table color for...

Page 310: ...saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth from the following choices 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap to switch Signal Tech Type to TDD or FDD 4 Tap Menu BW AVG Average to set the number of measurements to be aver aged using...

Page 311: ... band and adjacent channels The SPA06MA O indicates either Pass or Fail based on the specified limit of the signal Setting measure setup After configuring the spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file ont...

Page 312: ...on mask measurement Figure 139 5G DSS spectrum emission mask measurement If Lower Peak or Upper Peak indicate Fail the mask line becomes red ACLR The Adjacent Channel Power Ratio ACPR designated by the 3GPP WCDMA specifications as the Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio ACLR is the power contained in a specified frequency channel bandwidth relative to the total carrier power It may also be expres...

Page 313: ...rom 1 to 100 To set the limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result table color for Pass is green and the result table color for Fail is red 3 Optional Tap the Save icon on the side bar and select the save option from the choices available for your measurement mode Figure 140 shows an example of ACLR measurement Figure 1...

Page 314: ... 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap to switch Signal Tech Type to TDD or FDD 4 Tap Menu BW AVG Average to set the number of measurements to be aver aged using the on screen keyboard The input value range is from 1 to 100 To set the limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap to switch the Test Limits to On or Off to enable or disable Pass Fail indica tion The result table color for Pass is green and the result table ...

Page 315: ...ll or Examine Full lets the instrument automatically changes the selected range from one another Examine displays only the selected range 4 Tap Configuration or the Configuration icon a Tap Range under the chart screen and switch to On to display or Off to hide the selected range in the result table You can select the range number between 1 and 20 to add as a new or change the existing settings b ...

Page 316: ...e spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measurement settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth from the following choic...

Page 317: ...n 2x2 and 4x4 to set the number of antenna ports 9 Select Cyclic Prefix between Normal and Extended Cyclic prefix works as a buffer region or guard interval to protect the OFDM signals from inter symbol interference Normal Intended to be sufficient for the majority of scenarios Extended Intended for scenarios with particularly high delay spread To set the limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test item...

Page 318: ...ng File Type as Setup and load the file onto the instrument using the Save Load icons on the side bar To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth from the following choices 5 MHz 10 MHz 15 MHz or 20 MHz 3 Tap to switch Signal Tech Type to TDD or FDD 4 Tap Subframe Number from 0 to 9 5 Tap to switch PCI Physical Cell ID to Manual or Auto Auto lets the instrument detect...

Page 319: ...ion or guard interval to protect the OFDM signals from inter symbol interference Normal Intended to be sufficient for the majority of scenarios Extended Intended for scenarios with particularly high delay spread To set the limit 1 Tap Menu Limit 2 Tap the test items and set the limits depending on your selected measurement mode 3 Optional Tap the Save icon on the side bar and select the save optio...

Page 320: ...ch as I Q amplitude imbalance or quadrature imbal ance It displays constellation diagram by modulation types Setting measure setup After configuring spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measure ment settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load the file onto the ins...

Page 321: ...igh delay spread Select PHICH Ng between Normal and Extended and then to set the number of PHICH groups Ng 1 6 1 2 1 or 2 The PHICH group value Ng is decided based on the number of PHICH groups per subframe PHICH duration is a higher layer parameter configured either as Normal or Extended that says the demodulator how many symbols per subframe are used by PHICH Normal There are 8 PHICH sequences i...

Page 322: ...Manual 11 Tap PDSCH and then select the PDSCH modulation type option Auto QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM LTE E TM3 3 LTE E TM3 2 LTE E TM3 1a LTE E TM3 1 LTE E TM2a LTE E TM2 LTE E TM1 2 or LTE E TM1 1 If two or more modulation types are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM 12 Tap P...

Page 323: ...urement PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM or 256 QAM Data EVM RMS Test limits On Off High Limit Data EVM Peak Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM or 256 QAM Time Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit To set the limit for Set Frequency error Test limits On Off High Low Limit PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM or 256 QAM Dat...

Page 324: ...her related parameters as below You can select Co channel to find NR frequency based on the LTE operating frequency in co channel and select Adjacent channel to search both LTE and NR frequency Note that Adjacent channel will be available in the next release When LTE is selected as Technology do the following steps Select Bandwidth MHz from the following choices 20 15 10 or 5 Select MIMO between 2...

Page 325: ...frame is given by 0 2 3 or 4 in 1 4 MHz bandwidth and 1 2 or 3 in other bandwidths 6 Tap CFI and input a value from 1 to 3 as desired using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap SSB frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 8 Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time since ARFCN rast...

Page 326: ...ing the on screen keyboard 12 Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding Figure 146 shows an example of DSS channel mapper measurement Figure 146 5G DSS DSS channel mapper measurement Control channel The Control Channel measures the constellation for the specified control channel as well as modulation accuracy of the control channel at the specified subframe Sett...

Page 327: ...igh delay spread Select PHICH Ng between Normal and Extended and then to set the number of PHICH groups Ng 1 6 1 2 1 or 2 The PHICH group value Ng is decided based on the number of PHICH groups per subframe PHICH duration is a higher layer parameter configured either as Normal or Extended that says the demodulator how many symbols per subframe are used by PHICH Normal There are 8 PHICH sequences i...

Page 328: ...QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM LTE E TM3 3 LTE E TM3 2 LTE E TM3 1a LTE E TM3 1 LTE E TM2a LTE E TM2 LTE E TM1 2 or LTE E TM1 1 If two or more modulation types are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM 12 Tap PDSCH Threshold to set the threshold for PDSCH and enter a value by using the on sc...

Page 329: ...se absolute and second high low limit when you chose relative Power SSS Test limits On Off High Low Limit Note that based on the Reference Mode you have chosen from Menu Reference Mode between Absolute and Relative you can set the first high low limit when you chose absolute and second high low limit when you chose relative Power PBCH Test limits On Off High Low Limit Note that based on the Refere...

Page 330: ...ative you can set the first high low limit when you chose absolute and second high low limit when you chose relative S SS Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit Note that based on the Reference Mode you have chosen from Menu Reference Mode between Absolute and Relative you can set the first high low limit when you chose absolute and second high low limit when you chose relative PBCH Power Test li...

Page 331: ...rs as below You can select Co channel to find NR frequency based on the LTE operating frequency in co channel and select Adjacent channel to search both LTE and NR frequency Note that Adjacent channel will be available in the next release When LTE is selected as Technology do the following steps Select Bandwidth MHz from the following choices 20 15 10 or 5 Select MIMO between 2x2 and 4x4 to set th...

Page 332: ...or PDCCH in a subframe is given by 0 2 3 or 4 in 1 4 MHz bandwidth and 1 2 or 3 in other bandwidths 7 Tap CFI and input a value from 1 to 3 as desired using the on screen keyboard 8 Tap SSB frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 9 Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time...

Page 333: ...nected to your SPA06MA O series with a 2x1 or 4x1 combiner or an antenna Single Testing on one single antenna connected to your SPA06MA O series with a cable 15 Tap Menu Display and select Reset to refresh your measurement screen a Tap Reset to refresh your measurement screen You can check the EVM Peak is changed at the right bottom of the measure ment screen when you tap Reset b Tap to switch Cha...

Page 334: ...f High Low Limit Note that based on the Reference Mode you have chosen from Menu Reference Mode between Absolute and Relative you can set the first high low limit when you chose absolute and second high low limit when you chose relative Time Error Test limits On Off High Low Limit To set the limit for Set Frequency error Test limits On Off High Low Limit PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for...

Page 335: ...board and tap the Apply button Figure 148 shows an example of DSS subframe measurement S SS Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit Note that based on the Reference Mode you have chosen from Menu Reference Mode between Absolute and Relative you can set the first high low limit when you chose absolute and second high low limit when you chose relative PBCH Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit Not...

Page 336: ...ame measurement bar chart NOTE You can directly set Subframe number from 0 to 9 by tapping the Number box next to Subframe No If you enter subframe number 1 you will see NR data Right before the Channel Summary you can tap the Chart icon to see the result in a chart view NOTE You can tap the Reset button next to Subframe Summary on the right side of the screen to refresh the measurement result scr...

Page 337: ...ow You can select Co channel to find NR frequency based on the LTE operating frequency in co channel and select Adjacent channel to search both LTE and NR frequency Note that Adjacent channel will be available in the next release When LTE is selected as Technology do the following steps Select Bandwidth MHz from the following choices 20 15 10 or 5 Select MIMO between 2x2 and 4x4 to set the number ...

Page 338: ...frame is given by 0 2 3 or 4 in 1 4 MHz bandwidth and 1 2 or 3 in other bandwidths 6 Tap CFI and input a value from 1 to 3 as desired using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap SSB frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 8 Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time since ARFCN rast...

Page 339: ...to your SPA06MA O series with a cable 14 Tap to switch Select Half Block to Second or First If you set First it will show the average value of Subframe 1 to 4 and Second it will show the average value of subframe 5 to 9 15 Tap Menu Display and select Reset to refresh your measurement screen You can check the EVM Peak is changed at the right bottom of the measurement screen when you tap Reset To se...

Page 340: ...t the limit for Set Frequency error Test limits On Off High Low Limit PDSCH EVM Test limits On Off High Limit for QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM Data EVM RMS Test limits On Off High Limit Data EVM Peak Test limits On Off High Limit RS EVM Test limits On Off High Limit P SS EVM Test limits On Off High Limit S SS EVM Test limits On Off High Limit DL RS power Test limits On Off High Low Limit P SS Power ...

Page 341: ...r in Tx diversity is specified as the delay between the signals from two antennas at the antenna ports Setting measure setup After configuring spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measure PBCH Power Test limits On Off High Low Limit Note that based on the Reference Mode you have chosen from Menu Reference...

Page 342: ...re disabled Select Cyclic Prefix between Normal and Extended Cyclic prefix works as a buffer region or guard interval to protect the OFDM signals from inter symbol interference Normal Intended to be sufficient for the majority of scenarios Extended Intended for scenarios with particularly high delay spread Select PHICH Ng between Normal and Extended and then to set the number of PHICH groups Ng 1 ...

Page 343: ... input the value using the on screen keyboard 8 Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time since ARFCN raster is very narrow Therefore it is recommended that you define a SSB searching frequency in wider steps This is the usage purpose of GSCN You can search the frequency corresponding to GSC...

Page 344: ...y Note that Adjacent channel will be available in the next release When LTE is selected as Technology do the following steps Select Bandwidth MHz from the following choices 20 15 10 or 5 Select MIMO between 2x2 and 4x4 to set the number of antenna ports If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled Select Cyclic Prefix between Normal and Extended Cyclic prefix works as a buffer ...

Page 345: ...pes are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM 6 Tap PDSCH Threshold to set the threshold for PDSCH and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding General setting You can configure trigger setting i...

Page 346: ...ff j Tap SSB frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard k Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time since ARFCN raster is very narrow Therefore it is recom mended that you define a SSB searching frequency in wider steps This is the usage purpose of GSCN You can search the fre...

Page 347: ...d to the particular base station and it differentiates its signal from other base stations in the area The ID Scanner shows key parameters such as RSRP Reference Signal Received Power and RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality that predict the downlink coverage quickly RSRPs from entire cells help to rank between the different cells as input for handover and cell reselection decisions RSRQ provide...

Page 348: ... to set the number of antenna ports If the MIMO is set to 2x2 the antenna ports 2 and 3 are disabled Select Cyclic Prefix between Normal and Extended Cyclic prefix works as a buffer region or guard interval to protect the OFDM signals from inter symbol interference Normal Intended to be sufficient for the majority of scenarios Extended Intended for scenarios with particularly high delay spread Sel...

Page 349: ...orts 8 Tap PCI Physical Cell ID and select between LTE PCI and NR PCI Tap to switch LTE PCI Mode to Manual or Auto and input a value from 0 to 503 The PCI switches to Manual Tap NR PCI Mode to Manual or Auto and input a value from 0 to 1007 The PCI switches to Manual 9 Tap PDSCH and then select the PDSCH modulation type option Auto QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM LTE E TM3 3 LTE E TM3 2 LTE E TM3 1a LT...

Page 350: ...phase This can be caused by the signal being reflected off objects such as buildings or being refracted through the atmosphere differently from the main signal Setting measure setup After configuring spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measure ment settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selectin...

Page 351: ...r scenarios with particularly high delay spread Select PHICH Ng between Normal and Extended and then to set the number of PHICH groups Ng 1 6 1 2 1 or 2 The PHICH group value Ng is decided based on the number of PHICH groups per subframe PHICH duration is a higher layer parameter configured either as Normal or Extended that says the demodulator how many symbols per subframe are used by PHICH Norma...

Page 352: ...he PCI switches to Manual 9 Tap PDSCH and then select the PDSCH modulation type option Auto QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM LTE E TM3 3 LTE E TM3 2 LTE E TM3 1a LTE E TM3 1 LTE E TM2a LTE E TM2 LTE E TM1 2 or LTE E TM1 1 If two or more modulation types are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more acc...

Page 353: ...ordinates latitude and longitude will be displayed on the screen if a GPS antenna is connected and locked to the GPS satellites Setting measure setup After configuring spectrum measurement in Configuring spectrum measurements on page 9 you can set the measure setup to continue your measurement The measure ment settings can be saved and recalled as a file by selecting File Type as Setup and load th...

Page 354: ...roups per subframe PHICH duration is a higher layer parameter configured either as Normal or Extended that says the demodulator how many symbols per subframe are used by PHICH Normal There are 8 PHICH sequences in one PHICH group 4 symbols Extended There are 4 PHICH sequences in one PHICH group 2 symbols When NR is selected as Technology do the following steps Select sub Carrier Spacing as 15 kHz ...

Page 355: ...modulation types are used in a frame select Auto If the PDSCH uses the same modulation type in a frame or in a subframe select a specific modulation type to get more accurate EVM 11 Tap PDSCH Threshold to set the threshold for PDSCH and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard 12 Tap PDSCH Precoding to set On or Off to enable or disable the PDSCH precoding 13 Tap Menu Display and select EVM o...

Page 356: ...it using the on screen keyboard S SS EVM Sec ondary Synchroni zation Signal Error Vector Magnitude Test limits On Off High Limit using the on screen keyboard To set the limit for Set RS EVM Root Mean Square RMS average of the reference sig nal for data error vector magnitude Test limits On Off High Limit using the on screen keyboard P SS EVM Pri mary Synchroniza tion Signal Error Vector Magnitude ...

Page 357: ...r post processing purposes including data of the eight strongest beams for each measurement point including its measurement time and geographical location Figure 156 shows an example of 5G DSS OTA Route Map measurement Figure 156 OTA Route Map with 5G DSS Signal Analyzer Loading a map To use any features related to maps you need to download and install the maps on the instrument The VIAVI JDMapCre...

Page 358: ...e Load button on the screen Once you have loaded the map you can also control the map using the following icons on the map The left most cell site icon is activated when you import the cell site information file To set measurement setup Before starting the Route Map measurement you need to set Spectrum measurements displayed on the quick access and display tab See Configuring spectrum measure ment...

Page 359: ...r to Stop to stop searching 5 Tap to switch Radio Config and set Duplex Type FDD TDD DSS Type Co channel and Technology LTE NR and other related parameters as below You can select Co channel to find NR frequency based on the LTE operating frequency in co channel and select Adjacent channel to search both LTE and NR frequency Note that Adjacent channel will be available in the next release When LTE...

Page 360: ...e value using the on screen keyboard 9 Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time since ARFCN raster is very narrow Therefore it is recommended that you define a SSB searching frequency in wider steps This is the usage purpose of GSCN You can search the frequency corresponding to GSCN in maxi...

Page 361: ...he plot point color based on the Legend Color Table 1 Tap the rectangle with value before color legend bar on the right panel 2 Set a value for Poor minimum value using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap the rectangle with value after color legend bar on the right panel 4 Set a value for Excellent maximum value using the on screen keyboard Figure 157 shows a legend color table Figure 157 Legend color ta...

Page 362: ...ap Yes when the Save pop up window appears and the logging file to your USB Viewing the logging data To view the logging data 1 Load the saved logging file using the Load icon on the side bar Make sure the file extension is gomv 2 If the PCI is set to Auto the point on the map appears with a color representing the largest S SS RSRP value When you select a point on the map a marker appears and the ...

Page 363: ...USB B port of the instrument 6 Tap the Load icon on the side bar 7 Import the saved file Once the file is loaded the following cellsite information appears with an icon Figure 158 shows an example of an importing cellsite DB Figure 158 Importing Cellsite DB Figure 159 Route map measurement with site information screen NOTE If the Plot Point is set to Position you can tap the estimated area by poin...

Page 364: ...eters as below You can select Co channel to find NR frequency based on the LTE operating frequency in co channel and select Adjacent channel to search both LTE and NR frequency Note that Adjacent channel will be available in the next release When LTE is selected as Technology do the following steps Select Bandwidth MHz from the following choices 20 15 10 or 5 Select MIMO between 2x2 and 4x4 to set...

Page 365: ...a subframe is given by 0 2 3 or 4 in 1 4 MHz bandwidth and 1 2 or 3 in other bandwidths 6 Tap CFI and input a value from 1 to 3 as desired using the on screen keyboard 7 Tap SSB frequency and input the value using the on screen keyboard 8 Tap GSCN and input the value from 2 to 26639 using the on screen keyboard If you need to search SSB based on ARFCN raster it would take too long time since ARFCN...

Page 366: ...o enable or disable the PDSCH precoding 13 Tap Menu Display and select Reset to refresh your measurement Figure 160 shows an example of 5G DSS Freq Time Power Variation by offset Figure 160 5G DSS Freq Time Power Variation by offset Figure 161 shows an example of 5G DSS Freq Time Power Variation by power NOTE If you want to set the reference level and scale tap Menu Amp Scale Ref erence You can se...

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Page 369: ...es how to use the RFoCPRI Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 354 Connecting cables on page 355 Selecting network technology on page 362 Configuring Rx parameters on page 362 Setting measure setup on page 366 Conducting spectrogram on page 371 Using the spectrum replayer on page 371 ...

Page 370: ...rouble shooting requires climbing to the top of the tower to access the RRH increasing oper ational cost and unnecessary safety issues The RFoCPRI Analyzer allows you to perform RF maintenance and troubleshooting activities on the ground using the fiber interfaces at the BBU significantly reducing maintenance time and operational expenses You can verify the CPRI control signals and extracts the IQ...

Page 371: ...gh mode Thru in the CPRI parameter settings An SFP SFP transceiver that is connected to your ONA 800 must be compatible with your DUT and you must have your module information such as line rate wavelength and mode MM or SM handy Figure 162 Connection diagram for interface analysis Selecting port RFoCPRI Each port can generate up to four different waveforms both selectively and simultaneously You c...

Page 372: ...ted channel standard the instrument calculates its channel number and updates the screen with it automatically To set the frequency with center frequency 1 Tap Menu Frequency 2 Tap Center Frequency and enter a value using the on screen keyboard 3 Select a unit from GHz MHz kHz or Hz and tap Apply To set the frequency with channel number 1 Tap Menu Channel 2 Select the standard channel a Tap Channe...

Page 373: ... You can use the Scale Division feature to change the scale per division representing the value of one division on the horizontal scale The default setting is 10 dB per division and the maximum value can be set up to 20 dB To set scale per division 1 Tap Menu Amp Scale Scale Division 2 Enter a value between 1 and 20 by using the on screen keyboard and tap Apply Setting external offset You can turn...

Page 374: ...uto Level offset Noise Floor of RFoCPRI Ideal Noise Floor of RRH where Idea Noise Floor N F RRH Thermal Noise 10log RBW To enable auto leveling 1 Tap Menu Amp Scale Auto leveling A calculated level of offset without NF is applied as the external offset and the user input field is activated for entry of the noise figure value 2 Enter a noise figure value using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap Apply to ...

Page 375: ...0 R005 Page 359 Figure 163 Before enabling Auto Leveling Figure 164 After enabling Auto Leveling Setting RBW You can set the RBW and VBW in the Spectrum and Spectrogram modes The RBW range is limited as per the bandwidth of the signal under test 1 Tap Menu BW AVG 2 Tap RBW to set the resolution bandwidth ...

Page 376: ...rement value in sequence from the earliest To set average 1 Tap Menu Sweep 2 Select the desired sweep run mode by tapping the Sweep Mode between Single and Continue Single The instrument performs a single sweep and waits for further entries Continue default The instrument is continually measuring and updating results 3 Optional In Single Mode tap Sweep Once to get a new measurement Setting sweep m...

Page 377: ...and Trace 3 to Clear Write Max and Min only available in spectrum mode 4 To remove all the traces and initialize the trace settings tap Trace Clear All 5 Tap Detectors and select the detection option Normal Displays Random noise better than the peak without missing signals Peak Displays The highest value in each data point RMS Displays The root mean squared average power across the spec trum Negat...

Page 378: ... you need to configure the Rx parameters for the network technology you selected To configure the Rx parameters for LTE WCDMA 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar of each measurement mode 2 Tap Rx Settings 3 Set the antenna per carrier group by tapping one of the Map Position AxC 0 to AxC7 boxes and enter a value using the on screen keyboard 4 To set the I and Q sample widths tap IQ Sample Width a...

Page 379: ...on the bandwidth you selected 8 To use the pre configured settings for NEM select one of None no pre configu ration Alcatel Lucent UL DL Ericsson Legacy UL Ericsson Legacy DL Ericsson New UL Ericsson New DL Huawei UL Huawei DL Samsung UL DL and ZTE UL DL 9 To choose Uplink or Downlink and Band to be tested tap More and select your preferred band after tapping Channel Standard Figure 165 and Figure...

Page 380: ...ril 2021 Figure 165 RX settings with RFoCPRI Analyzer Figure 166 RX settings for AxC Mode NOTE If you want to configure each Rx carriers from 1 to 4 with same values tap the Global Setting icon and tap to switch Global Setting to On then you can apply the values that you have set in the Global Settings window ...

Page 381: ...h AxC Container in the IQ data block of a basic frame complete the following steps a Tap Map Position b Select the AxC Container number you want to set from AxC 0 AxC 1 AxC 2 AxC 3 AxC 4 AxC 5 AxC 6 or AxC 7 Not all of these are activated depending on the bandwidth setting of the network technology you selected c Enter a value by using the on screen keyboard NOTE Maximum number of the AxC Group is...

Page 382: ...On or Off On to start injecting the selected signal Off to stop injecting the selected signal 11 Tap to switch IQ Swap to On or Off Setting measure setup The following procedure describes how to set measure setup To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar of each measurement mode 2 Tap Port Configuration a To set the CPRI line bit rate tap Link Rate under Port Configuration and sele...

Page 383: ...carrier with the same parameter values especially when operating Dual or Quad windows screen Frequency Channel Amp Scale BW AVG Trace and Limit settings are checked as default Figure 167 and Figure 168 show an example of Port Configuration with the RFoCPRI Analyzer and an example of Global Settings window Figure 167 Port Configuration with RFoCPRI Analyzer ...

Page 384: ...re 168 Global Settings window Conducting spectrum measurement After setting test parameters as described in Configuring test parameters on page 356 you can perform spectrum measurements with an audible indicator You can also turn on the interference ID Figure 169 and Figure 170 shows examples of an RFoCPRI spectrum measurements ...

Page 385: ...m measurement SPA06MA O User s Guide April 2021 22145360 R005 Page 369 Figure 169 RFoCPRI spectrum measurement Figure 170 RFoCPRI spectrum measurement Quad To perform spectrum measurements 1 Tap the Setup icon on the side bar of Spectrum Measurement mode ...

Page 386: ...t from the options Single Dual or Quad a When you select Dual you can select two Rx carriers to be seen for each chart You can see the two charts at the same time only when you select Dual b Tap to switch Multi Active Trace to On or Off If turned on you can view two sweeping traces one from the top window and the other from the bottom window overlapped on a single chart This function is not enable...

Page 387: ...ursor to On b Tap Position to enter a value You can also use the move bar up and down arrows in the lower left screen to move the time cursor c To turn the time cursor off tap Time Cursor to Off 4 Tap Reset Restart to start a new measurement 5 Tap to switch Type to 3D to Normal 6 Tap Setup Port Configuration History Reset to clear current C and history H status of CPRI alarms on LOS and LOF and st...

Page 388: ...top playing data 6 To move to a particular failure position directly and play from there tap Index Fail and enter a value by using the on screen keyboard 7 Optional Tap Setup Time Cursor On Off to display or dismiss the time cursor on the screen This key becomes activated when you play logged data in the Spectrogram mode Setting display You can select the display and view the PRB Physical Resource...

Page 389: ...Menu Display 2 Tap to switch the PRB table to On or Off a Tap the PRB No box and input the value from 0 to 49 b You can check the selected PRB s min current max power in channel power Figure 172 shows an example of the PRB power Figure 172 RFoCPRI PRB power NOTE You can change the Marker position with the purple bar by moving right and left ...

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Page 391: ...ter 11 Using EMF Analyzer This chapter describes how to use the EMF Analyzer Topics covered in this chapter include Introduction on page 376 Selecting mode and measure on page 378 Conducting spectrum measurement on page 378 Conducting signal measurement on page 384 ...

Page 392: ...site in the field in order to verify if the level of emission from of your base station is compliant with the guidelines The EMF Analyzer can perform the following measurement and analysis Spectrum Analysis Spectrum Signal Analysis 5G NR Beam Analysis Connecting antenna In the EMF Analyzer mode connecting an isotropic antenna omni antenna or a log periodic antenna yagi antenna is mandatory Using t...

Page 393: ... the handle to the GNSS port of the instrument The GNSS status indicator appears on the instrument screen 4 Connect the USB plug of the handle to the USB Host port of the instrument The device icon appears in the system status bar on the screen Figure 174 shows an example of a log periodic antenna connection NOTE The AntennaAdvisor Handle is an optional item It is recommended that you use a log pe...

Page 394: ...a Selecting mode and measure The following procedure describes how to start measurement To start measurement 1 Tap EMF Analyzer on the MODE panel 2 Tap any measurement mode from the following choices Spectrum Analysis Spectrum Signal Analysis 5G NR Beam Analysis Conducting spectrum measurement The following sections describe how to conduct spectrum analysis ...

Page 395: ...eyboard c Tap Measurement Time to specify the amount of measurement time that you want the instrument to stay for on all three axes in order to display current and accumulated EMF power and set this up to 60 minutes using the on screen keyboard 3 Tap to switch Axis to Manual or Auto If you set it to Manual Axis setting is available and if you set it to Auto Axis setting is unavailable Manual When ...

Page 396: ...ble Loss to On or Off e When the Cable Loss is on tap Cable Loss Value and input the required value using the on screen keyboard 7 On the right panel of the screen do the following steps a Tap the Testing button to start the measurement The instrument displays measurement results on the screen b Tap the Hold icon on the side bar to hold the display c Tap the Hold icon again to release the display ...

Page 397: ...MF Accumulated Isotropic EMF traces To set limit 1 Tap Menu Limit in the side bar 2 Tap Display Line and then enter a value that you want to set as a reference The unit will vary depending on your selection of the unit in the Units setting in Amp Scale You can also scroll up and down the purple bar on the measurement screen 3 Tap to switch Display Line Mode to On or Off If you set it to On the dis...

Page 398: ...sing the on screen keyboard Tap Value for Frequency Range and input a desired value using the on screen keyboard Tap Formula and select from the following choices f n f n NA Tap Exponent Value and input a desired value using the on screen keyboard Tap the Save button if you want to save the setting Optional Tap the Add button to add Custom Limit Optional Tap the Delete button to delete the defined...

Page 399: ...r external USB memory drive USB A or USB B or SD card To see the storage location tap the Folder icon Make sure to insert a USB memory drive to USB A or B port and insert the SD card to MicroSD port to enable the option 1 Tap the Load icon on the side bar 2 Select the file to be loaded from the internal memory or from your USB drive Information of your selected file appears in the File Information...

Page 400: ... can set the measure setup to continue your measurement To set measure setup 1 Tap the Setup icon in the side bar 2 Tap Bandwidth SSB SCS and select the Setting in the pop up window based on your need SSB is abbreviation for Synchronization Signal Block or SS Block and it refers to Synchronization PBCH block since the synchronization signal and PBCH channel are packed as a single block that always...

Page 401: ...o GSCN in maximum 100 MHz bandwidth of ARFCN that SPA06MA O supports b Tap SSB Auto Search Mode between Manual and Auto Manual You can search SSB automatically with current Preamp and Attenuation setting Auto You can search SSB and change Preamp and Attenuation auto matically based on input signal level c Tap to switch SSB Auto Search to Stop to set the SSB periodicity based on the base station or...

Page 402: ... Auto If you set it to Manual Axis setting is available and if you set it to Auto Axis setting is unavailable Manual When using isotropic EMF antenna you can manually set x y and z axis You can set Manual as a diagnosis mode whether you can receive correct signal based on each axis X Y or Z Auto Each axis of antenna is automatically changed and measured e When selected as Manual tap Axis and selec...

Page 403: ...rent on the measurement screen indicates as your choice x y or z and the EMF Power is measured d Optional Tap to Switch Cable Loss to On or Off e When the Cable Loss is on tap Cable Loss Value and input the required value using the on screen keyboard 13 On the right panel of the screen do the following steps a Tap the Testing button to start the measurement The instrument displays measurement resu...

Page 404: ... 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 GHz FR1 4 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 A 2 8 14 n 15 kHz 5 1 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 B 4 8 16 20 28 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 3 to 6 GHz FR1 8 C 2 8 14 n 30 kHz 10 0 5 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 D 4 8 16 20 28 n 120 kHz 40 0 125 ms 6 GHz FR2 64 E 8 12 16 20 3 2 36 40 44 56 n 240 kHz 80 62 5 ms SSB SCS kHz Sync Raster Resolution kHz Sync Raster Offset Range SSB Frequency ...

Page 405: ...you want to customize setting and measure EMF power based on your need A Standard window appears Tap Lower Frequency and input a desired value using the on screen keyboard Tap Upper Frequency and input a desired value using the on screen keyboard Tap Value for Frequency Range and input a desired value using the on screen keyboard Tap Formula and select from the following choices f n f n NA Tap Exp...

Page 406: ...rt format with comments and captured screen images with a file type pdf c Select Result as CSV to save the number of points displayed on the screen with a file type csv d Select Logging as CSV to save all measurement results with a file type csv e Select Setup to save the setup and test configuration with a file type stav 5 Optional Tap to switch the Color Inversions to On to invert the image colo...

Page 407: ... button to load the file Figure 176 shows an example of EMF 5G NR beam analyzer measurement Figure 176 EMF 5G NR beam analyzer measurement Extrapolated Figure 177 shows an example of EMF 5G NR beam analyzer measurement NOTE If you load the trace file trav you can exit by tapping the Trace Exit button on the top right panel When you load CSV file csv you can check the data that you have set up duri...

Page 408: ...evel Recorder icon next to Time and Count you will check the Extrapolated Isotropic EMF power and Max Extrapolated Accumu lated isotropic EMF Power in a form or bar chart with its corresponding colors If you want to see the chart view you can tap the Chart View icon then you will see the trend of Isotropic EMF Power Accumulated Isotropic EMF Power Average Max Min based on Time and Count that you h...

Page 409: ...Table 82 Physical specifications Parameter Specification Dimensions Height 170 mm 6 7 in Width 269 mm 10 6 in Depth 41 mm 1 6 in Weight 1 4 kg 3 0 lb Environment Maximum humidity 95 RH non condensing Shock and vibration MIL PRF 28800F Drop MIL PRF 28800F Storage temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F ...

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