Configuring the internal baseband source
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Multi-carrier waveforms composed of several signals from
the same
communica-
tion standard as in LTE Advanced.
4.10.1
Required options
See
Chapter 4.6.1, "Required options"
Multi-carrier waveform files require the corresponding digital standard options
(R&S
SMM100A-K2xx) of all included standards.
4.10.2
About the multi-carrier waveforms
This chapter provides background information on the ARB functionality for generating
of multicarrier signals and the impact of the provided settings. Refer to
"How to use the multi-carrier function"
on page 245 for information on how to use the
provided settings to configure a multicarrier signal.
The multi-carrier waveforms are convenient way to configure the broadband test sig-
nals required for transmitter or receiver tests. Even complex multi-carrier scenarios
composed of signals from different digital standards can be created and used for these
tests.
Because the multi-carrier files are processed by the ARB generator, the composed
waveform file must be created before it is loaded to and played by the ARB. The
R&S
SMM100A saves the created multi-carrier waveform file under user definable
name; as with the single carrier waveforms, the used file extension is
*.wv
. The instru-
ment appends additional information to the header of the composed waveform file.
When the created waveform is loaded, the graphical interface displays information on
clock rate, number of samples and creation day.
Differences between multi-carrier waveform generation and multi-carrier contin-
uous wave generation
By default, the ARB multi-carrier waveform application does not generate a multi-car-
rier continuous wave (CW) signals that are aligned to the center frequency. Signals
generated by the digital standard "Multi Carrier CW" are aligned to the center fre-
quency.
To generate a multi-carrier CW signal, create a constant DC input signal, see
on page 156. Select a signal period, that is matching the carrier frequency
distances.
To reach a smooth transition between end and start signal, make sure that the actual
carrier frequency offset is rounded: Select "Mode > Equidistant Carrier Spacing" to set
a frequency resolution that is the inverse of the signal period of the output signal. See
Chapter 4.10.2.1, "Defining the carrier frequency"
Generating multi-carrier signals