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Take your WLAN (wireless local area network) technology ideas from concept to consumer with confidence. Agilent has the industry’s most extensive offering of WLAN technology instruments, tools, and systems for R&D, certification and manufacturing including the latest WLAN technology, 802.11ac and 802.11ad. And Agilent’s expert test engineers continue to evolve our test products to keep pace with emerging technologies such as MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) in the 802.11n standard and the new 802.11ac. Greater insight. Greater confidence. Accelerate next-generation wireless.

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802.11ac Power Measurement and Timing Analysis - Application Note 
This technical article illustrates how Agilent 8990B peak power analyzer able to help technicians and engineers perform some of the test requirements when developing 802.11ac power amplifier module

Application Note 2012-06-14

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Creating and Optimizing 802.11ac Signals Application Note 
This application note details how to create and optimize 802.11ac signals using the N7617B Signal Studio for WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac software with Agilent's RF signal generators to get the highest quality signals from the instruments.

Application Note 2012-07-19

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Custom OFDM Signal Generation Using SystemVue 
This application note describes a new comms standard based on OFDM which is provided by SystemVue 2011 to create both simulation and measurement, with links to the new 89600B VSA software for further demodulation and analysis.

Application Note 2010-12-09

Equalization Techniques and OFDM Troubleshooting for Wireless LANs - AN 1455 
The discussions and measurements described here apply most specifically to the Agilent 89600 Series vector signal analyzers and their wireless networking measurement software.

Application Note 2003-05-07

IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN PHY Layer (RF) Operation and Measurement 
This Application Note is written for people who need to get an overall understanding of the configuration and testing of WLAN devices. It gives a brief description of a Wireless LAN system with emphasis on the radio or physical layer.

Application Note 2002-04-15

Improve the Circuit Evaluation Efficiency of Wireless LAN Chip Set Design (AN 1463-2) 
This application note introduces circuit and component characteristics for the WLAN chipset design process using the ENA Series network analyzers. The topics highlighted are balanced measurements, fixture characterizations, and impedance matching.

Application Note 2003-08-14

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Make Custom OFDM Measurements with Agilent 89600B VSA Software Option BHF  
Read about how to configure Agilent 89600B VSA software with Option BHF custom OFDM modulation analysis to analyze and troubleshoot new, custom, proprietary, generic, or non-standard OFDM signals.

Application Note 2012-11-21

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Making 802.11G Transmitter Measurements (AN 1380-4) 
This 12-page application note provides an overview of 802.11g WLAN technology and reviews the tests used to design and manufacture 802.11g transmitters and modulators.

Application Note 2003-02-21

MIMO Wireless LAN PHY Layer (RF) Operation & Measurement Application Note 1509 
This application note is intended to provide an understanding of MIMO radio operation as it applies to WLAN, and the test configurations for multi-channel radios.

Application Note 2008-04-30

Multichannel Measurements in MIMO 802.11ac Baseband IQ Simulation, Design and Test - Application Not 
This solution brief will show Agilent Technologies' complete, end-to-end solution for multichannel measurements of 802.11ac BBIQ simulation, design and test.

Application Note 2013-04-05

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RF Testing of Wireless LAN Products Application Note (AN1380-1) 
This Application Note discusses the modulation technology behind several wireless LAN standards and the measurement techniques that can be used to trouble shoot and quantify their RF performance.

Application Note 2007-01-10