W9080A LTE FDD Measurement Application for CXA

Signal analysis

• LTE FDD per 3GPP Release 9 standard
• Downlink (OFDMA) and uplink (SC-FDMA) RF transmitter measurements in single option
• Transport layer channel decoding for uplink and downlink
• Runs inside CXA signal analyzer (up to 7.5 GHz models)

Measurements

• Base station (eNB): EVM, frequency error, DL RS Power, time alignment between transmitter branches, RSTP, OSTP, SEM, ACLR and more
• User equipment (UE): EVM, frequency error, I/Q offset, spectrum flatness, in-band emissions, transmit on/off power, SEM, ACLR and more
• Transport layer channel decoding: Access to demapped, deinterleaved, descrambled, deratematched and decoded data
• Multiple color coded result views: EVM vs. subcarrier, EVM vs. symbol, EVM vs. slot, EVM vs. resource block (RB), detected allocations (subcarrier vs. symbol), error summary table, frame summary table and more 

Performance

• Residual EVM, 5MHz downlink signal: 0.63% (nominal)
• ACLR, 5 MHz E-UTRA adjacent channel: 66.8 dB (nominal)
• Absolute power accuracy: ±0.61 dB
• Analysis bandwidth: up to 25 MHz

Other features

• License key upgradeable
• SCPI remote user interface

The LTE FDD measurement application is one in a common library of more than 25 measurement applications in the Agilent X-Series, an evolutionary approach to signal analysis that spans instrumentation, measurements and software. Transforming the X-Series signal analyzers into standard-based transmitter testers, the application provides RF conformance measurements to help you design, evaluate, and manufacture your LTE FDD base station and user equipment devices. The measurement application closely follows the 3GPP standard allowing you to stay on the leading edge of your design and manufacturing challenges.

RF transmitter testing

• A low-cost alternative to the EXA economy class signal analyzer, especially in mobile station component development and home base station (femtocell) manufacturing
• Simplify measurement setup with automatic detection of downlink channels and signals. For eNB conformance testing, measurement is simplified by recalling E-TM presets according to the 3GPP TS 36.141 conformance document 
• Perform measurement on all LTE channel bandwidths as well as all channels and signals with the ability to view measured results by resource block, sub-carrier, slot, or symbol. Graphical displays with color coding and marker coupling allows you to search for problems faster and troubleshoot the found problems quicker 
• For manufacturing, “conformance EVM” measurement provides up to 2x speed improvement over the traditional EVM measurement