WLAN User Interface
IEEE 802.11 (a/b/g)
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Operating Manual 1171.5283.12 ─ 18
Roll Off Factor / BxT
Sets the filter parameter.
The filter parameter offered ("Roll Off Factor" or "BxT") depends on the currently
selected filter type. This parameter is preset to the default for each of the predefined
filters.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:APCO25
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:COSine
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:GAUSs
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:RCOSine
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:SPHase
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:PGAuss
Cut Off Frequency Factor
(available for filter parameter lowpass only)
Sets the value for the cut-off frequency factor. The cut-off frequency of the filter can be
adjusted to reach spectrum mask requirements.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:LPASs
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:FILTer:PARameter:LPASSEVM
Chip Rate Variation
Enters the chip rate. For each physical layer mode, an own parameter is defined.
Which parameter is affected depends on the currently selected mode.
The chip rate entry changes the output clock and the modulation bandwidth, and the
synchronization signals that are output. It does not affect the calculated chip sequence.
Remote command:
[:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLAN:CRATe:VARiation
3.5.2
Clipping Settings
The settings for clipping are collected in the "Clipping" section.
Clipping State
Switches baseband clipping on and off.
Baseband clipping is a simple and effective way of reducing the crest factor of the
WLAN signal.
WLAN signals may have high crest factors particularly in the 802.11a/g OFDM mode.
High crest factors entail two basic problems:
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The nonlinearity of the power amplifier (compression) causes intermodulation
which expands the spectrum (spectral regrowth).
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Since the level in the D/A converter is relative to the maximum value, the average
value is converted with a relatively low resolution. This results in a high quantiza-
tion noise.
Both effects increase the adjacent-channel power.
Filter/Clipping Settings