Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzer This manual provides documentation for the following X-Series Analyzer: MXA Signal Analyzer N9020A
N9020A MXA Specifications Guide (Comprehensive Reference Data)
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N9020-90113 Supersedes: September 2012
Print Date June 2013 Printed in USA Agilent Technologies, Inc. 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Definitions and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Conditions Required to Meet Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Standard Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Precision Frequency Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Frequency Readout Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Frequency Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Sweep Time and Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Gated Sweep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Nominal Measurement Time vs. Span [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Preselector Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Video Bandwidth (VBW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Maximum Safe Input Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Display Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Marker Readout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Nominal Frequency Response Band 0 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Input Attenuation Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Nominal VSWR [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Reference Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Display Scale Fidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Nominal Display Scale Fidelity [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Available Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Dynamic Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Gain Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Displayed Average Noise Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Spurious Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Second Harmonic Distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Third Order Intermodulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Nominal TOI vs. Mixer Level and Tone Separation [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Nominal Dynamic Range Bands 1-4 [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phase Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nominal Phase Noise of Different LO Optimizations [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies [Plot} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Suite Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fast ACPR Test [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-Carrier Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burst Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOI (Third Order Intermodulation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spurious Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2. I/Q Analyzer Specifications Affected by I/Q Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clipping-to-Noise Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Record Length (IQ pairs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3. VXA Vector Signal and WLAN Modulation Analysis Application Vector Signal Analysis Performance (N9064A-1FP/1TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Frequency Tuning Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Span, Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FFT Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Points per Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FFT Window Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADC overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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IF Flatness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Third Order Intermodulation distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Noise Density at 1 GHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Image Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 LO Related Spurious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Other Spurious. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Analog Modulation Analysis (N9064A-1FP/1TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 AM Demodulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 PM Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 FM Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Flexible Digital Modulation Analysis (N9064A-2FP/2TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Residual EVM for Video Modulation Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 WLAN Modulation Analysis (N9064A-3FP/3TP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 IEEE 802.11a/g OFDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 IEEE 802.11b/g DSSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 4. Option B25 - 25 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 IF Spurious Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Time Record Length (IQ pairs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 5. Option B40 - 40 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 IF Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Nominal Phase Linearity [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Data Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Capture Time [Plot]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 6. Option B85/B1A/B1X - 85/125/160 MHz Analysis Bandwidth Specifications Affected by Analysis Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Other Analysis Bandwidth Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 SFDR (Spurious-Free Dynamic Range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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IF Residual Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IF Frequency Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IF Phase Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EVM measurement floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Record Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADC Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capture Time [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7. Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nominal Channel Match, 50Ω Input, Single-Ended imput mode, 0.25V Range [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nominal Phase Match, 50Ω Input, Single-Ended imput mode, 0.25V Range [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capture Length vs. Span, 2-channel with 89600 VSA, I+jQ Mode [Plot] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8. Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aux IF Out Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138 139 139 139
9. Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aux IF Out Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arbitrary IF Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142 143 143 143
10. Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz Specifications Affected by Electronic Attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Range (Frequency and Attenuation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distortions and Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute Amplitude Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146 147 147 148 149 149 150
11. Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMI Resolution Bandwidths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EMI Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Quasi-Peak Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 RMS Average Detector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 12. Option ESC - External Source Control General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Power Sweep Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Measurement Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Supported External Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 13. Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Additional Spurious Responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 14. Options P03, P08, P13, P26 - Preamplifiers Specifications Affected by Preamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Other Preamp Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Noise figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 1 dB Gain Compression Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Displayed Average Noise Level (DANL) − Preamp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Frequency Response − Preamp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 RF Input VSWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Nominal VSWR − Preamp On (Plot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Second Harmonic Distortion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Third Order Intermodulation Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz, Preamp On (Plot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 15. Option PFR - Precision Frequency Reference Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 16. Options RT1, RT2 - Real-time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 General Frequency Domain Characterisitics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Density View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Spectrogram View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Frequency Mask Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 17. Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Screen Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 General Port Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Screen Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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Continuity and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 18. Analog Demodulation Measurement Application Pre-Demodulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demodulation Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capture Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post-Demodulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum Audio Frequency Span . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Modulation - Level and Carrier Metrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frequency Modulation - Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Modulation - Level and Carrier Metrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AM Depth Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amplitude Modulation - Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phase Modulation - Level and Carrier Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PM Deviation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PM Rate Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phase Modulation - Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absolute Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AM Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM Stereo/Radio Data System (RDS) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM Stereo Modulation Analysis Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186 186 186 186 187 187 187 188 188 188 188 188 189 189 189 189 189 189 190 190 190 190 191 191 191 191 191 192 192 192 192 192 193 193 193 193 193 194 194
19. Noise Figure Measurement Application General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noise Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noise Figure Uncertainty Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Nominal Instrument Noise Figure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Nominal Instrument Input VSWR, DC Coupled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 20. Phase Noise Measurement Application General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Maximum Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Measurement Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Measurement Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Offset Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Amplitude Repeatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Nominal Phase Noise at Different Center Frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 21. Pulse Measurement Software General Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Maximum Carrier Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Hardware Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Software Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 22. 1xEV-DO Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Spectrum Emission Mask and Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 QPSK EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Code Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Modulation Accuracy (Composite Rho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 In-Band Frequency Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Alternative Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 23. 802.16 OFDMA Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 24. Bluetooth Measurement Application Basic Rate Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Output Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Modulation Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
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Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Low Energy Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initial Carrier Frequency Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrier Frequency Drift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LE In-band Emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDR Relative Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDR Modulation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDR Carrier Frequency Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDR In-band Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluetooth Basic Rate and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluetooth Low Energy System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226 227 227 228 228 229 230 231 231 232 232 233 234 235 236 236 236
25. cdma2000 Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QPSK EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Accuracy (Composite Rho). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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26. CMMB Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Analysis Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMMB Modulation Analysis Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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27. Digital Cable TV Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DVB-C 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 28. DTMB Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 16QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 29. DVB-T/H with T2 Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Spurious Emission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 DVB-T 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 DVB-T2 256QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 30. GSM/EDGE Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 EDGE Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 EDGE Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Power Ramp Relative Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Phase and Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Output RF Spectrum (ORFS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Frequency Ranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 In-Band Frequency Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 31. iDEN/WiDEN/MotoTalk Measurement Application Frequency and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Amplitude Accuracy and Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Dynamic Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Application Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Parameter Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 iDEN Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 iDEN Signal Demod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 MotoTalk Signal Demod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 32. ISDB-T Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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Channel Power with Shoulder Attenuation View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Analysis Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Analysis Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISDB-T Modulation Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISDB-Tmm Modulation Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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33. LTE Measurement Application Supported Air Interface Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmit On/Off Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spurious Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating Band, FDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating Band, TDD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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34. Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spurious Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conformance EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
304 304 304 304 305 306 307
35. TD-SCDMA Measurement Application Measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occupied Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spurious Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
310 310 310 311 311 312 312 313 313 314 315 317
36. W-CDMA Measurement Application Conformance with 3GPP TS 25.141 Base Station Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
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Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Code Domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 QPSK EVM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 Modulation Accuracy (Composite EVM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Power Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 In-Band Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 37. Single Acquisition Combined Fixed WiMAX Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Tx Output Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 38. WLAN Measurement Application Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Power Statistics CCDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Occupied Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Power vs. Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Spectrum Emission Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 List Sequence Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Transmit Output Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 64QAM EVM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 CCK 11Mbps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 In-Band Frequency Range for Warranted Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer
This chapter contains the specifications for the core signal analyzer. The specifications and characteristics for the measurement applications and options are covered in the chapters that follow.
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Definitions and Requirements
Definitions and Requirements This book contains signal analyzer specifications and supplemental information. The distinction among specifications, typical performance, and nominal values are described as follows.
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Specifications describe the performance of parameters covered by the product warranty (temperature = 0 to 55°C1 also referred to as "Full temperature range" or "Full range", unless otherwise noted). 95th percentile values indicate the breadth of the population (≈2σ) of performance tolerances expected to be met in 95% of the cases with a 95% confidence, for any ambient temperature in the range of 20 to 30°C. In addition to the statistical observations of a sample of instruments, these values include the effects of the uncertainties of external calibration references. These values are not warranted. These values are updated occasionally if a significant change in the statistically observed behavior of production instruments is observed. Typical describes additional product performance information that is not covered by the product warranty. It is performance beyond specification that 80% of the units exhibit with a 95% confidence level over the temperature range 20 to 30°C. Typical performance does not include measurement uncertainty. Nominal values indicate expected performance, or describe product performance that is useful in the application of the product, but is not covered by the product warranty.
Conditions Required to Meet Specifications The following conditions must be met for the analyzer to meet its specifications. • • • •
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The analyzer is within its calibration cycle. See the General section of this chapter. Under auto couple control, except that Auto Sweep Time Rules = Accy. For signal frequencies < 10 MHz, DC coupling applied. Any analyzer that has been stored at a temperature range inside the allowed storage range but outside the allowed operating range must be stored at an ambient temperature within the allowed operating range for at least two hours before being turned on. The analyzer has been turned on at least 30 minutes with Auto Align set to Normal, or if Auto Align is set to Off or Partial, alignments must have been run recently enough to prevent an Alert message. If the Alert condition is changed from “Time and Temperature” to one of the disabled duration choices, the analyzer may fail to meet specifications without informing the user.
Certification Agilent Technologies certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Agilent Technologies further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institute’s calibration facility, and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members.
1. For earlier instruments ( S/N prefix 0.25 × (Npts –1) × RBW, peaks can occur only in even-numbered points, so the effective horizontal resolution becomes doubled, or span/500 for the factory preset case. When the RBW is autocoupled and there are 1001 sweep points, that exception occurs only for spans > 750 MHz. c. Specifications apply to traces in most cases, but there are exceptions. Specifications always apply to the peak detector. Specifications apply when only one detector is in use and all active traces are set to Clear Write. Specifications also apply when only one detector is in use in all active traces and the "Restart" key has been pressed since any change from the use of multiple detectors to a single detector. In other cases, such as when multiple simultaneous detectors are in use, additional errors of 0.5, 1.0 or 1.5 sweep points will occur in some detectors, depending on the combination of detectors in use. d. In most cases, the frequency readout accuracy of the analyzer can be exceptionally good. As an example, Agilent has characterized the accuracy of a span commonly used for Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing using a source frequency locked to the analyzer. Ideally, this sweep would include EMC bands C and D and thus sweep from 30 to 1000 MHz. Ideally, the analysis bandwidth would be 120 kHz at −6 dB, and the spacing of the points would be half of this (60 kHz). With a start frequency of 30 MHz and a stop frequency of 1000.2 MHz and a total of 16168 points, the spacing of points is ideal. The detector used was the Peak detector. The accuracy of frequency readout of all the points tested in this span was with ±0.0032% of the span. A perfect analyzer with this many points would have an accuracy of ±0.0031% of span. Thus, even with this large number of display points, the errors in excess of the bucket quantization limitation were negligible.
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Frequency Countera Count Accuracy Delta Count Accuracy Resolution
Supplemental Information See noteb
±(marker freq × freq ref accy. + 0.100 Hz) ±(delta freq. × freq ref accy. + 0.141 Hz) 0.001 Hz
a. Instrument conditions: RBW = 1 kHz, gate time = auto (100 ms), S/N ≥ 50 dB, frequency = 1 GHz b. If the signal being measured is locked to the same frequency reference as the analyzer, the specified count accuracy is ±0.100 Hz under the test conditions of footnote a. This error is a noisiness of the result. It will increase with noisy sources, wider RBWs, lower S/N ratios, and source frequencies > 1 GHz.
Description
Specifications
Frequency Span Range Option 503 Option 508 Option 513 Option 526
0 Hz, 10 Hz to 3.6 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 8.4 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz 0 Hz, 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz
Resolution Span Accuracy Swept FFT
Supplemental Information
2 Hz ±(0.25% × span + horizontal resolutiona) ±(0.1% × span + horizontal resolutiona)
a. Horizontal resolution is due to the marker reading out one of the sweep points. The points are spaced by span/(Npts − 1), where Npts is the number of sweep points. For example, with the factory preset value of 1001 sweep points, the horizontal resolution is span/1000. However, there is an exception: When both the detector mode is “normal” and the span > 0.25 × (Npts − 1) × RBW, peaks can occur only in even-numbered points, so the effective horizontal resolution becomes doubled, or span/500 for the factory preset case. When the RBW is auto coupled and there are 1001 sweep points, that exception occurs only for spans > 750 MHz.
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Sweep Time and Trigger Sweep Time Range Span = 0 Hz Span ≥ 10 Hz Sweep Time Accuracy Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept Span ≥ 10 Hz, FFT Span = 0 Hz Sweep Trigger
Supplemental Information
1 μs to 6000 s 1 ms to 4000 s ±0.01% (nominal) ±40% (nominal) ±0.01% (nominal) Free Run, Line, Video, External 1, External 2, RF Burst, Periodic Timer
Delayed Triggera Range Span ≥ 10 Hz, swept Span = 0 Hz or FFT Resolution
0 to 500 ms −150 ms to +500 ms 0.1 μs
a. Delayed trigger is available with line, video, RF burst and external triggers.
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Triggers Video Minimum settable level Maximum usable level Detector and Sweep Type relationships Sweep Type = Swept Detector = Normal, Peak, Sample or Negative Peak Detector = Average
Sweep Type = FFT RF Burst Level Range Level Accuracy
−170 dBm
Supplemental Information Additional information on some of the triggers and gate sources Independent of Display Scaling and Reference Level Useful range limited by noise Highest allowed mixer levela + 2 dB (nominal)
Triggers on the signal before detection, which is similar to the displayed signal Triggers on the signal before detection, but with a single-pole filter added to give similar smoothing to that of the average detector Triggers on the signal envelope in a bandwidth wider than the FFT width −50 to −10 dBm plus attenuation (nominal)b ±2 dB + Absolute Amplitude Accuracy (nominal)
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Bandwidth (−10 dB) Most cases Sweep Type = FFT; FFT Width = 25 MHz; Span ≥ 8 MHz Frequency Limitations
16 MHz (nominal) 30 MHz (nominal)
If the start or center frequency is too close to zero, LO feedthrough can degrade or prevent triggering. How close is too close depends on the bandwidth listed above. See “Trigger Inputs” on page 72 Triggers on the leading edge of the selected sync pulse of standardized TV signals. –65 dBm minimum video carrier power at the input mixer, nominal
External Triggers TV Triggers Amplitude Requirements Compatible Standards
Field Selection Line Selection
Supplemental Information
NTSC-M, NTSC-Japan, NTSC-4.43, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-N Combination, PAL-B/-D/-G/-H/-I. PAL-60, SECAM-L Entire Frame, Field One, Field Two 1 to 525, or 1 to 625, standard dependent
a. The highest allowed mixer level depends on the IF Gain. It is nominally –10 dBm for Preamp Off and IF Gain = Low. b. Noise will limit trigger level range at high frequencies, such as above 15 GHz.
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Gated Sweep Gate Methods
Span Range Gate Delay Range Gate Delay Settability Gate Delay Jitter Gate Length Range (Except Method = FFT) Gated Frequency and Amplitude Errors Gate Sources
Supplemental Information
Gated LO Gated Video Gated FFT Any span 0 to 100.0 s 4 digits, ≥100 ns 100 ns to 5.0 s
External 1 External 2 Line RF Burst Periodic
33.3 ns p-p (nominal) Gate length for the FFT method is fixed at 1.83/RBW, with nominally 2% tolerance. Nominally no additional error for gated measurements when the Gate Delay is greater than the MIN FAST setting Pos or neg edge triggered
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Number of Frequency Sweep Points (buckets) Factory preset Range
1001 1 to 40,001
Zero and non-zero spans
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Nominal Measurement Time vs. Span [Plot]
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Agilent MXA Signal Analyzer Frequency and Time
Description
Specifications
Resolution Bandwidth (RBW) Range (−3.01 dB bandwidth)
Supplemental Information
1 Hz to 8 MHz Bandwidths above 3 MHz are 4, 5, 6, and 8 MHz. Bandwidths 1 Hz to 3 MHz are spaced at 10% spacing using the E24 series (24 per decade): 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.7, 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 4.3, 4.7, 5.1, 5.6, 6.2, 6.8, 7.5, 8.2, 9.1 in each decade.
Power bandwidth accuracya RBW Range
CF Range
1 Hz to 750 kHz 820 kHz to 1.2 MHz 1.3 to 2.0 MHz 2.2 to 3 MHz 4 to 8 MHz
All 10 MHz to 25 MHz >25 MHz to 40 MHz
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±0.08° ±0.18° ±0.32°
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Nominal Channel Match, 50Ω Input, Single-Ended imput mode, 0.25V Range [Plot]
Nominal Phase Match, 50Ω Input, Single-Ended imput mode, 0.25V Range [Plot]
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Amplitude Accuracy and Range
Description
Specifications
Crosstalk (50Ω and 1 MΩ Inputs)
Description
2 MHz to 40 MHz –137 dBm (32 nV/√Hz) –141 dBm (20 nV/√Hz) –144 dBm (14 nV/√Hz) –146 dBm (11 nV/√Hz) Input terminated in 1 MΩ >2 MHz to 40 MHz –136 dBm (35 nV/√Hz) –139 dBm (25 nV/√Hz) –142 dBm (18 nV/√Hz) –144 dBm (14 nV/√Hz)
a. DANL (Displayed Average Noise Level) is the average noise level over the stated frequency range.
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Dynamic Range
Description
Specifications
Signal to Noise Ratio (50Ω Input Impedance Selected, 1 V scale)
Description
147 dBFS/Hz (nominal)
Specifications
Residual Responses (0 Hz to 40 MHz)
Description
Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information –90 dBm (nominal)
Specifications
Responsesa
Spurious (f > 1 kHz from carrier) Second Harmonic Distortiona Third Order Intermodulation Distortionb
Supplemental Information –70 dBc (nominal) –70 dBc (nominal) –70 dBFS (nominal)
a. Measured relative to 0 dBm carrier b. Measured with two tones, each at half of full scale, spaced by 100 kHz.
Description
Specifications
Residual DC (IQ) offset (After Auto-Zero)
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Supplemental Information –54 dBFS (nominal)
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Application Specifications
Application Specifications Description
Specifications
Supported X-Series Measurement Applications
Supplemental Information Refer to the corresponding measurement application chapter for performance information with Option BBA enabled.
N9071A-2FP/3FP GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution N9072A-2FP cdma2000 N9073A-1FP/2FP/3FP W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ N9064A-1FP/2FP/3FP VXA vector signal analysis/ Flexible digital modulation analysis/ WLAN (802.11a/b/g) modulation analysis N9075A-2FP 802.16 OFDMA (Mobile WiMAX) N9076A-2FP 1xEV-DO N9079A-1FP/2FP TD-SCDMA/ TD-HSDPA/HSUPA/8PSK N6152A-2FP Digital Cable TV N6153A-2FP DVB-T/H with T2 N6155A-2FP ISDB-T/Tmm N6156A-2FP DTMB (CTTB) N6158A-2FP CMMB N9080A--1FP LTE-FDD N9082A--1FP LTE-TDD
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Description
Specifications
Residual EVM – X-Series Measurement Applications N9071A GSM/EDGE EDGE EVM floor PFER phase error, rms, floor N9072A cdma2000 Composite EVM floor Composite Rho floor N9073A W-CDMA Composite EVM floor N9075A 802.16 OFDMA (Mobile WiMAX) 10 MHz bandwidth RCE floor N9076A 1xEV-DO Composite EVM floor Composite Rho floor N9079A TD-SCDMA Composite EVM floor
Description
0.5% (nominal) 0.3° (nominal) 1.5% (nominal) 0.99978 (nominal) 1.5% (nominal)
–48 dB (nominal) 1.5% (nominal) 0.99978 (nominal) 1.5% (nominal)
Specifications
Residual EVM – 89600 VSA Software Applications 89600 Option BHD: 3GPP LTE (10 MHz Bandwidth) DL UL 89600 Option B7U: 3GPP W-CDMA (5 MHz Bandwidth) 89600 Option B7Y: 802.16 OFDMA (10 MHz Bandwidth)
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Supplemental Information
Supplemental Information
≤–48 dB (0.4%) (nominal) ≤–46 dB (0.5%) (nominal) ≤1.5% EVM (nominal) ≤–48 dB RCE (nominal)
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Measurements
Measurements Description
Specifications
Complex Spectrum Measurement Resolution BW Range Pre-FFT Filter BW Range (Type: Gaussian, Flat BW Control: Auto, Manual) Standard Option B25 Option B40 FFT Window
Averaging Avg Number Avg Mode Avg Type
Supplemental Information
100 mHz to 3 MHz
10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz Flat Top (high amplitude accuracy); Uniform; Hanning; Hamming; Gaussian; Blackman; Blackman-Harris; Kaiser-Bessel 70, 90, 110 1 to 20,001 Exponential, Repeat Power Avg (RMS), Log-Power Avg (Video), Voltage Avg, Maximum, Minimum
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Measurements
Description
Specifications
Y-axis Display Dynamic Range Log scale/div Range Log scale/div Increment Voltage scale/div Range Controls Range Selection I Range and Q Range Markers Measurement Resolution Displayed (manual) Remote Query Trigger Source
Baseband I/Q Source
Baseband IQ Trigger Setup Aux Channel I/Q mag Trigger Setup General Trigger Setup
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Supplemental Information
10 divisions × scale/div 0.1 to 20 dB 0.01 dB 1 nV to 20 V Ref Value, Range, Scale/Div, Allows expanded views of Ref Position, and Auto Scaling portions of the trace data Auto, Manual Refer to “Input Ranges” on page 121 1 V peak, 0.5 V peak, 0.25 V peak, or 0.125 V peak Normal, Delta, Band Power, Noise 0.01 dB 0.001 dB Refer to “Trigger Inputs” on page 72. Free Run External 1 External 2 I/Q Mag I (Demodulated) Q (Demodulated) Input I Input Q Aux Channel Center Frequency Trigger level, Trigger slope, and Trigger delay Trigger level, Trigger slope, Trigger delay, Trigger center frequency, and Trigger BW Auto trigger, Trigger holdoff
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Measurements
Description
Specifications
IQ Waveform Measurement Time Record Length
Information Bandwidth Standard Option B25 Option B40 Averaging Avg Number Avg Mode Avg Type
Displays Y-axis Display Dynamic Range Log scale/div Range Log scale/div Increment Voltage scale/div Range Controls X-axis Display Range
Refer to “Capture Length vs. Span, 2-channel with 89600 VSA, I+jQ Mode [Plot]” on page 134. 10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz 1 to 20,001 Exponential, Repeat Power Avg (RMS), Log-power Avg (Video), Voltage Avg, RF Envelope, I/Q Waveform 10 divisions × scale/div 0.1 to 20 dB 0.01 dB 1 nV to 20 V Scale/Div, Ref Value, and Ref Position 10 divisions x scale/div
Controls
Supplemental Information
Allows expanded views of portions of the trace data. Allows expanded views of portions of the trace data.
Scale/Div, Ref Value, and Ref Position Normal, Delta, Band Power, Noise
Markers Measurement Resolution Displayed Remote query Trigger Trigger Source
0.01 dB 0.001 dB
External 1 External 2 I/Q Mag I, Q, Input I, Input Q Aux channel I/Q mag
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Refer to “Trigger Inputs” on page 72. Refer to “Trigger Inputs” on page 72.
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Measurements
Description
Specifications
Trigger Slope
Positive, Negative
Trigger Delay Range External-1/2 I/Q Mag, I, Q, Input I, Input Q, Aux channel I/Q mag General Trigger Setup Auto Trigger Time Interval Range
On, Off
Trigger Holdoff Range Resolution Baseband I/Q Source
Baseband I/Q Trigger Setup Aux Channel I/Q mag Trigger Setup Aux Channel I/Q mag Trigger Trigger Center Frequency Standard Option B25 Option B40 Trigger BW Standard Option B25 Option B40
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Supplemental Information
–150 ms to 500 ms –2.5 s to 10.0 s Auto trigger, Trigger holdoff On, Off 1 ms to 100 s (nominal) Triggers immediately if no trigger occurs before the set time interval. On, Off 0 to 500 ms 100 ns I/Q Mag I (Demodulated) Q (Demodulated) Input I, Input Q, Aux Channel Center Frequency Trigger level, Trigger slope, and Trigger delay Trigger level, Trigger slope, Trigger delay, Trigger center frequency, and Trigger BW
–10 MHz to 10 MHz –25 MHz to 25 MHz –40 MHz to 40 MHz 10 Hz to 20 MHz 10 Hz to 50 MHz 10 Hz to 80 MHz
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs General
General Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Capture Depth
512 MSa 256 MSa
Sampling rate 50 MSa/s to 100 MSa/s Sampling rate < 50 MSa/s
5s 5s 10 s 20 s
80 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ 40 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ 20 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ 10 MHz bandwidth with I+jQ
Capture Record Length Sample Rate 100 MSa/s Sample Rate 50 MSa/s Sample Rate 25 MSa/s Sample Rate 12.5 MSa/s
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs General
Capture Length vs. Span, 2-channel with 89600 VSA, I+jQ Mode [Plot]
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Option BBA - Analog Baseband IQ (BBIQ) Inputs Inputs/Outputs
Inputs/Outputs Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Connectors (I, Q, I, Q, and Cal Out) Cal Out Signal Frequency
BNC female
See Frequency and Amplitude sections for Baseband Input details
Input Impedance (4 connectors: I, I and Q, Q) Probes Supported Active Probe
Passive Probe
AC coupled square wave Selectable between 1 kHz or 250 kHz (fixed) 50Ω or 1 MΩ (nominal) selectable Agilent InfiniiMax series: 1130A, 1131A, 1132A, 1134A 1161A
Input Return Loss (50Ω Impedance Selected) 0 to 10 MHz 10 to 40 MHz Input Capacitance (1 MΩ Input Impedance)
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Probe connectivity kits such as E2668A, E2669A or E2675A are needed. For more details, please refer to the Agilent probe configuration guides: 5968-7141EN and 5989-6162EN.
–35 dB (nominal) –30 dB (nominal) 12 pF (nominal)
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Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option CR3, Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output.
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Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output
Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following page.
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Option CR3 - Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications
Other Connector Rear, 2nd IF Output Specifications Aux IF Out Port Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Connector Impedance
SMA female
Shared with other options 50Ω (nominal)
Second IF Out Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
Second IF Out Output Center Frequency SA Mode I/Q Analyzer Mode IF Path ≤ 25 ΜΗz IF Path 40 ΜΗz IF Path 85, 125 or 160 MHz Conversion Gain at 2nd IF output center frequency Bandwidth Low band High band With preselector Preselector bypassed (Option MPB) Residual Output Signals
322.5 MHz 322.5 MHz 250 MHz 300 MHz –1 to +4 dB (nominal) plus RF frequency responsea
Up to 140 MHz (nominal)b Depends on RF center frequencyc Up to 410 MHz nominald –94 dBm or lower (nominal)
a. “Conversion Gain” is defined from RF input to IF Output with 0 dB mechanical attenuation and the electronic attenuator off. The nominal performance applies in zero span. b. The passband width at –3 dB nominally extends from IF frequencies of 230 to 370 MHz. When using IF paths with center frrequencies of 250 MHz or 322.5 MHz, the passband will therefore be asymmetric. c. The YIG-tuned preselector bandwidth nominally varies from 55 MHz for a center frequencies of 3.6 GHz through 57 MHz at 15 GHz to 75 MHz at 26.5 GHz. (Refer to page 23 for details.) The preselector effect will dominate the passband width. d. The passband width at –6 dB nominally extends from 100 to 510 MHz. Thus, the maximum width is not centered around the IF output center frequency.
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Option CRP - Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option CRP, Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output.
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Specifications Affected by Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following page.
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Other Connector Rear, Arbitrary IF Output Specifications Aux IF Out Port Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Connector
SMA female
Shared with other options
Impedance
50Ω (nominal)
Arbitrary IF Out Description
Specifications
Arbitrary IF Out IF Output Center Frequency Range 10 to 75 MHz Resolution 0.5 MHz Conversion Gain at the RF Center Frequency Bandwidth Highpass corner frequency Lowpass corner frequency Output at 70 MHz center Low band; also, high band with preselector bypassed Preselected bands Lower output frequencies Phase Noise Residual Output Signals
Supplemental Information
–1 to +4 dB (nominal) plus RF frequency responsea 5 MHz (nominal) at –3 dB 120 MHz (nominal) at –3 dB 100 MHz (nominal)b Depends on RF center frequencyc Subject to foldingd Added noise above analyzer noisee –88 dBm or lower (nominal)f
a. “Conversion Gain” is defined from RF input to IF Output with 0 dB mechanical attenuation and the electronic attenuator off. The nominal performance applies with zero span. b. The bandwidth shown is in non-preselected bands. The combination with preselection (see footnote c) will reduce the bandwidth. c. See “Preselector Bandwidth” on page 30. d. As the output center frequency declines, the lower edge of the passband will fold around zero hertz. This phenomenon is most severe for output frequencies around and below 20 MHz. For more information on frequency folding, refer to X-Series Spectrum Analyzer User’s and Programmer’s Reference. e. The added phase noise in the conversion process of generating this IF is nominally –88, –106, and –130 dBc/Hz at offsets of 10, 100, and 1000 kHz respectively. f. Measured from 1 MHz to 150 MHz.
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Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EA3 Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz.
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Specifications Affected by Electronic Attenuator Specification Name
Information
Frequency Range
See “Range (Frequency and Attenuation)” on page 147.
1 dB Gain Compression Point
See “Distortions and Noise” on page 148.
Displayed Average Noise Level
See “Distortions and Noise” on page 148.
Frequency Response
See “Frequency Response” on page 149.
Attenuator Switching Uncertainty
The recommended operation of the electronic attenuator is with the reference setting (10 dB) of the mechanical attenuator. In this operating condition, the Attenuator Switching Uncertainty specification of the mechanical attenuator in the core specifications does not apply, and any switching uncertainty of the electronic attenuator is included within the “Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty” on page 150.
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy,
See .“Absolute Amplitude Accuracy” on page 149.
Second Harmonic Distortion
See “Distortions and Noise” on page 148.
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
See “Distortions and Noise” on page 148.
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Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Range (Frequency and Attenuation) Frequency Range 10 Hz to 3.6 GHz Attenuation Range Electronic Attenuator Range Calibrated Range
Full Attenuation Range
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0 to 24 dB, 1 dB steps 0 to 24 dB, 2 dB steps
0 to 94 dB, 1 dB steps
Electronic attenuator is calibrated with 10 dB mechanical attenuation Sum of electronic and mechanical attenuation
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Description
Specifications
Distortions and Noise
1 dB Gain Compression Point
Displayed Average Noise Level
Second Harmonic Distortion
Third-order Intermodulation Distortion
Supplemental Information When using the electronic attenuator, the mechanical attenuator is also in-circuit. The full mechanical attenuator range is availablea. The 1 dB compression point will be nominally higher with the electronic attenuator “Enabled” than with it not Enabled by the loss,b except with high settings of electronic attenuationc. Instrument Displayed Average Noise Level will nominally be worse with the electronic attenuator “Enabled” than with it not Enabled by the lossb. Instrument Second Harmonic Distortion will nominally be better in terms of the second harmonic intercept (SHI) with the electronic attenuator “Enabled” than with it not Enabled by the lossb. Instrument TOI will nominally be better with the electronic attenuator “Enabled” than with it not Enabled by the lossb except for the combination of high attenuation setting and high signal frequencyd.
a. The electronic attenuator is calibrated for its frequency response only with the mechanical attenuator set to its preferred setting of 10 dB. b. The loss of the electronic attenuator is nominally given by its attenuation plus its excess loss. That excess loss is nominally 2 dB from 0 − 500 MHz and increases by nominally another 1 dB/GHz for frequencies above 500 MHz. c. An additional compression mechanism is present at high electronic attenuator settings. The mechanism gives nominally 1 dB compression at +20 dBm at the internal electronic attenuator input. The compression threshold at the RF input is higher than that at the internal electronic attenuator input by the mechanical attenuation. The mechanism has negligible effect for electronic attenuations of 0 through 14 dB. d. The TOI performance improvement due to electronic attenuator loss is limited at high frequencies, such that the TOI reaches a limit of nominally +45 dBm at 3.6 GHz, with the preferred mechanical attenuator setting of 10 dB, and the maximum electronic attenuation of 24 dB. The TOI will change in direct proportion to changes in mechanical attenuation.
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Description
Specifications
Frequency Response
Supplemental Information Mech atten set to default/calibrated setting of 10 dB.
(Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz)) Attenuation = 4 to 24 dB, even steps 20 Hz to 10 MHz 10 MHz to 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz to 3.6 GHz
20 to 30°C
Full Range
95th Percentile (≈2σ)
±0.70 dB ±0.46 dB ±0.53 dB
±0.90 dB ±0.58 dB ±0.67 dB
±0.32 dB ±0.18 dB ±0.20 dB
Attenuation = 0, 1, 2 and odd steps, 3 to 23 dB 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz
Description
±0.26 dB
Specifications
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy At 50 MHza 20 to 30°C Full temperature range At all frequenciesa 20 to 30°C Full temperature range 95th Percentile Absolute Amplitude Accuracyb (Wide range of signal levels, RBWs, RLs, etc., 0.01 to 3.6 GHz)
Supplemental Information
±0.34 dB ±0.36 dB ±(0.34 dB + frequency response) ±(0.36 dB + frequency response) ±0.17dB
a. Absolute amplitude accuracy is the total of all amplitude measurement errors, and applies over the following subset of settings and conditions: 1 Hz ≤ RBW ≤ 1 MHz; Input signal −10 to −50 dBm; Input attenuation 10 dB; all settings auto-coupled except Swp Time Rules = Accuracy; combinations of low signal level and wide RBW use VBW ≤ 30 kHz to reduce noise. When using FFT sweeps, the signal must be at the center frequency. This absolute amplitude accuracy specification includes the sum of the following individual specifications under the conditions listed above: Scale Fidelity, Reference Level Accuracy, Display Scale Switching Uncertainty, Resolution Bandwidth Switching Uncertainty, 50 MHz Amplitude Reference Accuracy, and the accuracy with which the instrument aligns its internal gains to the 50 MHz Amplitude Reference.
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Option EA3 - Electronic Attenuator, 3.6 GHz Other Electronic Attenuator Specifications b. Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for a wide range of signal and measurement settings, covers the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence. Here are the details of what is covered and how the computation is made: The wide range of conditions of RBW, signal level, VBW, reference level and display scale are discussed in footnote a. There are 44 quasi-random combinations used, tested at a 50 MHz signal frequency. We compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. Also, the frequency response relative to the 50 MHz response is characterized by varying the signal across a large number of quasi-random verification frequencies that are chosen to not correspond with the frequency response adjustment frequencies. We again compute the 95th percentile proportion with 95% confidence for this set observed over a statistically significant number of instruments. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the 50 MHz absolute amplitude accuracy to a national standards organization. We also compute the 95th percentile accuracy of tracing the calibration of the relative frequency response to a national standards organization. We take the root-sum-square of these four independent Gaussian parameters. To that rss we add the environmental effects of temperature variations across the 20 to 30°C range. These computations and measurements are made with the mechanical attenuator, set to the reference state of 10 dB, the electronic attenuator set to all even settings from 4 through 24 dB inclusive.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Electronic Attenuator Switching Uncertainty (Error relative to reference condition: 50 MHz, 10 dB mechanical attenuation, 10 dB electronic attenuation) Attenuation = 0 to 24 dB 20 Hz to 3.6 GHz See notea a. The specification is ±0.14 dB. Note that this small relative uncertainty does not apply in estimating absolute amplitude accuracy. It is included within the absolute amplitude accuracy for measurements done with the electronic attenuator. (Measurements made without the electronic attenuator are treated differently; the absolute amplitude accuracy specification for these measurements does not include attenuator switching uncertainty.)
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Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features
This chapter contains specifications for the Option EMC precompliance EMI features.
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Option EMC - Precompliance EMI Features Frequency
Frequency Description
Specifications
Frequency Range
EMI Resolution Bandwidths
CISPR 200 Hz, 9 kHz, 120 kHz, 1 MHz Non-CISPR bandwidths MIL STD 10, 100 Hz, 1, 10, 100 kHz, 1 MHz Non-MIL STD bandwidths
10, 30, 100, 300 Hz,1, 3, 30, 300 kHz, 3, 10 MHz
Supplemental information 10 Hz to 3.6, 7, 13.6, 26.5, GHz depending on the frequency option. See Table 11-1 on page 153 and Table 11-2 on page 153 for CISPR and MIL-STD frequency ranges. Available when the EMC Standard is CISPR. Meet CISPR standarda, −6 dB bandwidths, subject to masks −6 dB bandwidths
Available when the EMC Standard is MIL Meets MIL-STDb, −6 dB bandwidths 30, 300 Hz, 3, 30, 300 kHz, −6 dB bandwidths 3, 10 MHz
a. CISPR 16-1-1(2010) b. MIL-STD 461 D/E/F (20 Aug. 1999)
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Table 11-1
CISPR Preset Settings
CISPR Band
Frequency Range
CISPR RBW
Data Points
Band A
9 to 150 kHz
200 Hz
1413
Band B
150 kHz to 30 MHz
9 kHz
6637
Band C
30 to 300 MHz
120 kHz
4503
Band D
300 MHz to 1 GHz
120 kHz
11671
Band C/D
30 MHz to 1 GHz
120 kHz
16171
Band E
1 to 18 GHz
1 MHz
34001
Table 11-2
MIL-STD 461D/E/F Frequency Ranges and Bandwidths
Frequency Range
6 dB Bandwidth
Minimum Measurement Time
30 Hz to 1 kHz
10 Hz
0.015 s/Hz
1 kHz to 10 kHz
100 Hz
0.15 s/kHz
10 kHz to 150 kHz
1 kHz
0.015 s/kHz
150 kHz to 30 MHz
10 kHz
1.5 s/MHz
30 MHz to 1 GHz
100 kHz
0.15 s/MHz
Above 1 GHz
1 MHz
15 s/GHz
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Amplitude Description
Specifications
EMI Average Detector
Default Average Type
Quasi-Peak Detector Absolute Amplitude Accuracy for reference spectral intensities Relative amplitude accuracy versus pulse repetition rate Quasi-Peak to average response ratio Dynamic range Pulse repetition rates ≥ 20 Hz Pulse repetition rates ≤ 10 Hz RMS Average Detector
Supplemental Information Used for CISPR-compliant average measurements and, with 1 MHz RBW, for frequencies above 1 GHz All filtering is done on the linear (voltage) scale even when the display scale is log. Used with CISPR-compliant RBWs, for frequencies ≤ 1 GHz Meets CISPR standardsa Meets CISPR standardsa Meets CISPR standardsa Meets CISPR standardsa Does not meet CISPR standards in some cases with DC pulse excitation. Meets CISPR standardsa
a. CISPR 16-1-1 (2010)
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Option ESC - External Source Control
This chapter contains specifications for the Option ESC, External Source Control.
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General Specifications Description
Specification
Supplemental Information
Frequency Range SA Operating range N9020A-503 N9020A-508 N9020A-513 N9020A-526 Source Operating range
10 Hz to 3.6 GHz 10 Hz to 8.4 GHz 10 Hz to 13.6 GHz 10 Hz to 26.5 GHz
N5171B-501 N5171B/72B/81B/82B-503 N5171B/72B/81B/82B-506 N5181A/N5182A-503 N5181A/N5182A-506 N5183A-520 N5183A-532 N5183A-540 E8257D-520 E8257D-532 E8257D-540 E8257D-550 E8257D-567 E8267D-520 E8267D-532 E8267D-544 Span Limitations Span limitations due to source range
9 kHz to 1 GHz 9 kHz to 3 GHz 9 kHz to 6 GHz 100 kHz to 3 GHz 100 kHz to 6 GHz 100 kHz to 20 GHz 100 kHz to 32 GHz 100 kHz to 40 GHz 250 kHz to 20 GHz 250 kHz to 32 GHz 250 kHz to 40 GHz 250 kHz to 50 GHz 250 kHz to 67 GHz 250 kHz to 20 GHz 250 kHz to 31.8 GHz 250 kHz to 44 GHz Limited by the source and SA operating range
Offset Sweep Sweep offset setting range Sweep offset setting resolution Harmonic Sweep Harmonic sweep setting rangea Multiplier numerator Multiplier denominator Sweep Directionb
Limited by the source and SA operating range 1 Hz
N = 1 to 1000 N = 1 to 1000 Normal, Reversed
a. Limited by the frequency range of the source to be controlled. b. The analyzer always sweeps in a positive direction, but the source may be configured to sweep in the opposite direction. This can be useful for analyzing negative mixing products in a mixer under test, for example.
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Description
Specification
Dynamic Range = −10 dBm − DANL − 10×log(RBW)a
Dynamic Range (10 MHz to 3 GHz, Input terminated, sample detector, average type = log, 20 to 30°C) SA span
SA RBW
1 MHz 10 MHz 100 MHz 1000 MHz
2 kHz 6.8 kHz 20 kHz 68 kHz
Amplitude Accuracy
Supplemental Information
106.0 dB 100.7 dB 96.0 dB 90.7 dB Multiple contributorsb Linearityc Source and Analyzer Flatnessd YTF Instabilitye VSWR effectsf
a. The dynamic range is given by this computation: −10 dBm − DANL − 10×log(RBW) where DANL is the displayed average noise level specification, normalized to 1 Hz RBW, and the RBW used in the measurement is in hertz units. The dynamic range can be increased by reducing the RBW at the expense of increased sweep time. b. The following footnotes discuss the biggest contributors to amplitude accuracy. c. One amplitude accuracy contributor is the linearity with which amplitude levels are detected by the analyzer. This is called "scale fidelity" by most spectrum analyzer users, and "dynamic amplitude accuracy" by most network analyzer users. This small term is documented in the Amplitude section of the Specifications Guide. It is negligibly small in most cases. d. The amplitude accuracy versus frequency in the source and the analyzer can contribute to amplitude errors. This error source is eliminated when using normalization in low band (0 to 3.6 GHz). In high band the gain instability of the YIG-tuned prefilter in the analyzer keeps normalization errors nominally in the 0.25 to 0.5 dB range. e. In the worst case, the center frequency of the YIG-tuned prefilter can vary enough to cause very substantial errors, much higher than the nominal 0.25 to 0.5 dB nominal errors discussed in the previous footnote. In this case, or as a matter of good practice, the prefilter should be centered. See the user's manual for instructions on centering the preselector. f. VSWR interaction effects, caused by RF reflections due to mismatches in impedance, are usually the dominant error source. These reflections can be minimized by using 10 dB or more attenuation in the analyzer, and using well-matched attenuators in the measurement configuration.
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Description
Specification
Power Sweep Range
Description
Supplemental Information Limited by source amplitude range
Specification
Supplemental Information Nominala
Measurement Time
RF MXG (N5181A/N5182A)b
201 Sweep points (default setting) 601 Sweep points
450 ms 1.25 s
1.1 s 3.7 s μW MXG (N5183A)b
201 Sweep points (default setting) 601 Sweep points
450 ms 1.2 s
1.2 s 3.7 s
2.4 s 6.9 s
PSG (E8257D)/(E8267D)c
201 Sweep points (default setting) 601 Sweep points
2.2 s 6.1 s
2.2 s 6.5 s
2.5 s 7.1 s
a. These measurement times were observed with a span of 100 MHz, RBW of 20 kHz, and the point triggering method being set to Ext Trigger1. The measurement times will not change significantly with span when the RBW is automatically selected. If the RBW is decreased, the sweep time increase would be approximately 23.8 times Npoints/RBW. b. Based on MXG firmware version A.01.80 and Option UNZ installed. c. Based on PSG firmware version C.06.15 and Option UNZ installed.
Description
Specification
Supported External Sources Agilent EXG Agilent MXG
Agilent PSG IO interface connection between EXG/MXG and SA between PSG and SA
Supplemental Information N5171B/72B (firmware B.01.01 or later)ab N5181B/82B (firmware B.01.01 or later)ab N5181A (firmware A.01.80 or later) N5182A (firmware A.01.80 or later) N5183A (firmware A.01.80 or later) E8257D (firmware C.06.15 or later) E8267D (firmware C.06.15 or later) LAN, GPIB, or USB LAN or GPIB
a. Firmware revision A.11.00 or later is required for the signal analyzer to control the analog X-Series EXG (N5171B) and MXG (N5181B). b. Firmware revision A.12.00 or later is required for the signal analyzer to control the vector X-Series EXG (N5172B) and MXG (N5182B).
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Option MPB - Microwave Preselector Bypass
This chapter contains specifications for the Option MPB, Microwave Preselector Bypass.
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Specifications Affected by Microwave Preselector Bypass Specification Name
Information
Displayed Average Noise Level Performance from 3.5 to 26.5 GHz is nominally 2 dB worse with this option enabled. IF Frequency Response and IF Phase See “IF Frequency Response” on page 36 and “IF Phase Linearity Linearity” on page 37 for the standard 10 MHz analysis bandwidth; also, see the associated "Analysis Bandwidth" chapter for any optional bandwidths. Frequency Response See specifications in this chapter. VSWR The magnitude of the mismatch over the range of frequencies will be very similar between MPB and non-MPB operation, but the details, such as the frequencies of the peaks and valleys, will shift. Additional Spurious Responses In addition to the “Spurious Responses” on page 47 of the core specifications, “Additional Spurious Responses” on page 162 of this chapter also apply.
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Other Microwave Preselector Bypass Specifications Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Response (Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz) Swept operationa, Attenuation 10 dB) 3.5 to 8.4 GHz 8.3 to 13.6 GHz 13.5 to 17.1 GHz 17.0 to 22.0 GHz 22.0 to 26.5 GHz
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 19. Modes above 18 GHzb
20 to 30°C
Full Range
95th Percentile (≈2σ)
±0.9 dB ±1.0 dB ±1.3 dB ±1.3 dB ±2.0 dB
±1.5 dB ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB ±2.0 dB ±2.8 dB
±0.42 dB ±0.50 dB ±0.50 dB ±0.53 dB ±0.66 dB
a. For Sweep Type = FFT, add the RF flatness errors of this table to the IF Frequency Response errors. An additional error source, the error in switching between swept and FFT sweep types, is nominally ±0.01 dB and is included within the “Absolute Amplitude Error” specifications. b. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. The effect of these modes with this connector are included within these specifications.
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Description
Specifications
Additional Spurious
Supplemental Information
Responsesa
Tuned Frequency (f)
Excitation
Image Response 3.5 to 26.5 GHz
f + fIFb
LO Harmonic and Subharmonic Responses 3.5 to 8.4 GHz N(f + fIF) ±fIFb 8.3 to 26.5 GHz [N(f + fIF)/2] ±fIFb Second Harmonic Response 3.5 to 13.6 GHz f/2 13.5 to 26.5 GHz f/2 IF Feedthrough Response 3.5 to 13.6 GHz fIFb 13.5 to 26.5 GHz fIFb
0 dBc (nominal), High Band Image Suppression is lost with Option MPB.
–10 dBc (nominal), N = 2, 3 –10 dBc (nominal), N = 1, 3, 4 –72 dBc (nominal) for –40 dBm mixer level –68 dBc (nominal) for –40 dBm mixer level –100 dBc (nominal) –90 dBc (nominal)
a. Dominate spurious responses are described here. Generally, other Option MPB-specific spurious responses will be substantially lower than those listed here, but may exceed core specifications. b. fIF = 322.5 MHz except fIF= 250 MHz with Option B40 and the 40 MHz IF path enabled.
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Options P03, P08, P13, P26 Preamplifiers
This chapter contains specifications for the MXA Signal Analyzer Options P03, P08, P13, P26 preamplifiers.
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Specifications Affected by Preamp Specification Name
Information
Nominal Dynamic Range vs. Offset Frequency vs. RBW
The graphic from the core specifications does not apply with Preamp On.
Measurement Range
The measurement range depends on DANL. See “Amplitude Accuracy and Range” on page 32.
Gain Compression
See specifications in this chapter.
Displayed Average Noise Level
See specifications in this chapter.
DANL interaction of Preamp with Option MPB
Performance from 3.5 to 26.5 GHz is nominally 2 dB worse when Option MPB is enabled.
Frequency Response
See specifications in this chapter.
Absolute Amplitude Accuracy
See “Absolute Amplitude Accuracy” on page 37 of the core specifications.
RF Input VSWR
See plot in this chapter.
Display Scale Fidelity
See “Display Scale Fidelity” on page 41 of the core specifications. Then, adjust the mixer levels given downward by the preamp gain given in this chapter.
Second Harmonic Distortion
See specifications in this chapter.
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion
See specifications in this chapter.
Other Input Related Spurious
See “Spurious Responses” on page 47 of the core specifications. Preamp performance is not warranted but is nominally the same as non-preamp performance.
Dynamic Range
See plot in this chapter.
Gain
See “Preamp” specifications in this chapter.
Noise Figure
See “Preamp” specifications in this chapter.
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Other Preamp Specifications Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Preamp (Options P03, P08, P13, P26)a Gain 100 kHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz
Maximumb +20 dB (nominal) +35 dB (nominal)
Noise figure 100 kHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 8.4 GHz 8.4 to 13.6 GHz 13.6 to 26.5 GHz
11 dB(nominal) 9 dB (nominal) 10 dB (nominal) 15 dB (nominal)
a. The preamp follows the input attenuator, AC/DC coupling switch, and precedes the input mixer. In low-band, it follows the 3.6 GHz low-pass filter. In high-band, it precedes the preselector. b. Preamp Gain directly affects distortion and noise performance, but it also affects the range of levels that are free of final IF overload. The user interface has a designed relationship between input attenuation and reference level to prevent on-screen signal levels from causing final IF overloads. That design is based on the maximum preamp gains shown. Actual preamp gains are modestly lower, by up to nominally 5 dB for frequencies from 100 kHz to 3.6 GHz, and by up to nominally 10 dB for frequencies from 3.6 to 26.5 GHz.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
1 dB Gain Compression Point (Two-tone)a (Preamp On (Options P03, P08, P13, P26) Maximum power at the preampb for 1 dB gain compression) 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz Tone spacing 100 kHz to 20 MHz Tone spacing > 70 MHz
−10 dBm (nominal) −26 dBm (nominal) −16 dBm (nominal)
a. Large signals, even at frequencies not shown on the screen, can cause the analyzer to mismeasure on-screen signals because of two-tone gain compression. This specification tells how large an interfering signal must be in order to cause a 1 dB change in an on-screen signal. b. Total power at the preamp (dBm) = total power at the input (dBm) − input attenuation (dB).
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Displayed Average Noise Level Input terminated, (DANL)a − Preamp On Sample or Average detector Averaging type = Log 0 dB input attenuation IF Gain = Any setting 1 Hz Resolution Bandwidth 20 to 30°C
Full Range
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 19.
Typical
Nominal
Options P03, P08, P13, P26 −149 dBm
100 kHz to 1 MHzb 1 MHz to 10 MHz
−161 dBm
−159 dBm
−163 dBm
10 MHz to 2.1 GHz
−163 dBm
−161 dBm
−166 dBm
2.1 GHz to 3.6 GHz
−162 dBm
−160 dBm
−164 dBm
−162 dBm
−160 dBm
−166 dBm
−162 dBm
−160 dBm
−165 dBm
13.5 to 17.1 GHz
−159 dBm
−157 dBm
−163 dBm
17.0 to 20.0 GHz
−157 dBm
−154 dBm
−161 dBm
20.0 to 26.5 GHz
−152 dBm
−149 dBm
−157 dBm
Option P08, P13, P26 3.5 to 8.4 GHz Option P13, P26 8.3 to 13.6 GHz Option P26
a. DANL is measured in a 1 kHz RBW and normalized to the narrowest available RBW, because the noise figure does not depend on RBW and 1 kHz measurements are faster. b. Specifications apply only when the Phase Noise Optimization control is set to “Best Wide-offset Phase Noise.”
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Response − Preamp On
Refer to the footnote for Band Overlaps on page 19. Modes above 18 GHza
(Options P03, P08, P13, P26) (Maximum error relative to reference condition (50 MHz) Input attenuation 0 dB Swept operationb) c
100 kHz to 3.6 GHz Serial Prefix ≥ SG/MY/US5051d 3.5 to 8.4 GHzef 8.3 to 13.6 GHzef 13.5 to 17.1 GHzef 17.0 to 22.0 GHzef 22.0 to 26.5 GHzef Serial Prefix < SG/MY/US5051d 3.5 to 8.4 GHzef 8.3 to 13.6 GHzef 13.5 to 17.1 GHzef 17.0 to 22.0 GHzef 22.0 to 26.5 GHzef
20 to 30°C ±0.75 dB
Full Range ±1.0 dB
95th Percentile (≈2σ) ±0.28 dB
±2.0 dB ±2.3 dB ±2.5 dB ±2.8 dB ±3.5 dB
±2.7 dB ±2.9 dB ±3.4 dB ±4.1 dB ±4.5 dB
±0.67 dB ±0.73 dB ±0.97 dB ±1.36 dB ±1.48 dB
±2.0 dB ±2.3 dB ±2.5 dB ±2.5 dB ±3.5 dB
±2.7 dB ±2.9 dB ±3.3 dB ±3.3 dB ±4.5 dB
±0.53 dB ±0.60 dB ±0.81 dB ±0.81 dB ±1.25 dB
a. Signal frequencies above 18 GHz are prone to additional response errors due to modes in the Type-N connector used. With the use of Type-N to APC 3.5 mm adapter part number 1250-1744, there are nominally six such modes. The effect of these modes with this connector are included within these specifications. b. For Sweep Type = FFT, add the RF flatness errors of this table to the IF Frequency Response errors. An additional error source, the error in switching between swept and FFT sweep types, is nominally ±0.01 dB and is included within the “Absolute Amplitude Error” specifications. c. Electronic attenuator (Option EA3) may not be used with preamp on. d. To see the serial number, press the following keys: System, Show, System. e. Specifications for frequencies > 3.5 GHz apply for sweep rates < 100 MHz/ms. f. Preselector centering applied.
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Description
Specifications Supplemental Information
RF Input VSWR (at tuned frequency, DC Coupled)
DC coupled, 0 dB atten 95th Percentilea
Band 0 (0.01 to 3.6 GHz) Band 1 (3.5 to 8.4 GHz) Band 2 (8.3 to 13.6 GHz) Band 3 (13.5 to 17.1 GHz) Band 4 (17.0 to 26.5 GHz) Nominal VSWR vs. Freq.
1.52 1.68 1.69 1.66 1.66 See plots following
a. X-Series analyzers have a reflection coefficient that is excellently modeled with a Rayleigh
probability distribution. Agilent recommends using the methods outlined in Application Note 1449-3 and companion Average Power Sensor Measurement Uncertainty Calculator to compute mismatch uncertainty. Use this 95th percentile VSWR information and the Rayleigh model (Case C or E in the application note) with that process.
Nominal VSWR − Preamp On (Plot)
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Description
Specifications
Second Harmonic Distortion Source Frequency 10 MHz to 1.8 GHz 1.8 to 13.25 GHz
Supplemental Information Preamp Levela
Distortion (nominal)
SHIb (nominal)
−45 dBm −50 dBm
−78 dBc −60 dBc
+33 dBm +10 dBm
a. Preamp Level = Input Level − Input Attenuation. b. SHI = second harmonic intercept. The SHI is given by the mixer power in dBm minus the second harmonic distortion level relative to the mixer tone in dBc.
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Third Order Intermodulation Distortion (Tone separation 5 times IF Prefilter Bandwidtha Sweep type not set to FFT)
10 MHz to 500 MHz 500 MHz to 3.6 GHz 3.6 to 26.5 GHz
Preamp Levelb
Distortion (nominal)
TOIc (nominal)
−45 dBm −45 dBm −50 dBm
−98 dBc −100 dBc −70 dBc
+4 dBm +5 dBm −15 dBm
a. See the IF Prefilter Bandwidth table in the specifications for “Gain Compression” on page 44. When the tone separation condition is met, the effect on TOI of the setting of IF Gain is negligible. b. Preamp Level = Input Level − Input Attenuation. c. TOI = third order intercept. The TOI is given by the preamplifier input tone level (in dBm) minus (distortion/2) where distortion is the relative level of the distortion tones in dBc.
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Nominal Dynamic Range at 1 GHz, Preamp On (Plot)
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Option PFR - Precision Frequency Reference
This chapter contains specifications for the Option PFR, Precision Frequency Reference.
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Specifications Affected by Precision Frequency Reference Specification Name
Information
Precision Frequency Reference
See “Precision Frequency Reference” on page 21 in the core specifications.
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Options RT1, RT2 - Real-time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA)
This chapter contains specifications for the MXA Signal Analyzer Options RT1 and RT2, real-time spectrum analyzer.
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Real-time Spectrum Analyzer Performance Description
Specs & Nominals
General Frequency Domain Characterisitics Real-time analysis bandwidth RT1 RT2 Minimum signal duration with 100% amplitude accuracy -1 RT1
85 MHz 160 MHz
15 μs
at mask, 85 MHz BW, default window Blackmann-Harris at mask, 160 MHz BW, default window Blackmann-Harris
3.57 μs
RT2
Supplemental Information
Minimum detectabe signal with >60 dB Signal-to-Mask (StM) RT1 RT2 Supported Detectors Traces
11.42 ns 7 ns
Resolution Bandwidth's
Min RBW Max RBW Kaiser window in table: 6 RBW's available
Max Peak, Min Peak, Sample, Average Clear Write, Max Hold, Min Hold, View
6
for each window type - ratio for window: Flatop=6.25 to 20, Gausian, Blackmann-Harris, Kaiser=12.5 to 400, Rectangular, Hamming Span 160 MHz 100 MHz 50 MHz 10 MHz 1 MHz 100 kHz
383 kHz 239 kHz 120 kHz 23.9 kHz 2.39 kHz 239 Hz
Window types
12.2 MHz 7.6 MHz 3.8 MHz 763 kHz 76.3 kHz 7.6 kHz
Han, Blackman-Harris, Rectangular, Flattop, Kaiser, Gaussian
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Description
Specs & Nominals
Maximum Sample Rate RT1 RT2 FFT Rate Number of Markers Supported Markers Amplitude resolution Frequency points Minimum slice time
Description
Supplemental Information Complex
106.25 MSa 200 MSa 292,969/s 12
Nominal Normal, Delta, Noise, Band Power
0.01 dB 821 200 μs
Value for maximum sample rate
Specs & Nominals Supplemental Information
Density View Probability range Minimum Span Persistance duration Color palettes
0-100% 100 Hz 10 s Cool, Warm, Grayscale, Radar, Fire, Frost
Spectrogram View Maxmimum amount of slices stored 10,000
.001% steps
5,000 with power vs. time combination view
Dynamic range covered by colors
200 dB
Description
Specs & Nominals Supplemental Information
Power vs. Time Supported Detectors Number of Markers Maximum Time Viewable Minumum Time Viewable Minumum detectable signal RT1 RT2
Max Peak, Min Peak, Sample, Average 12 40 s 500 μs Signal must have >60 dB to maintain 100% POI 11.42 ns 7 ns
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Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Frequency Mask Trigger Trigger Views Density, Spectrogram, Normal Trigger resolution 0.5 dB Trigger conditions
POI vs. StM Minimum duration for 100% trigger with various RBW in μs Span (MHz) RBW 6 RBW 5 RBW 4 RBW 3 RBW 2 RBW 1 Minimum duration for StM>0 dB in μs* Span (MHz) 0 dB offset 6 dB offset 12 dB offset 20 dB offset 40 dB offset 60 dB offset
Enter, Leave, Inside, Outside, Enter->Leave, Leave->Enter
For 1024 pt. rectangular window 160
3.57 3.73 4.05 4.69 5.97 8.53*
120
80
40
3.62 3.83 4.26 5.11 6.82* 10.23*
3.73 4.05 4.69 5.97 8.53* 13.65*
4.04 4.68 5.96 8.52* 13.6* 23.88*
20
4.68 5.96 8.52* 13.6* 23.9* 44.4* StM is signal-to-mask for Blackmann-Harris window
160
120
8.53 3.42 2.44 1.58 0.325 0.035
10.23 3.42 2.12 1.04 0.120 0.013
80
13.65 3.48 1.76 0.71 0.080 0.010
40
20
23.88 4.66 2.22 0.88 0.100 0.020
44.36 8.36 4.00 1.64 0.240 0.040
*Gap-free windowing
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Option YAS - Y-Axis Screen Video Output
This chapter contains specifications for Option YAS, Y-Axis Screen Video Output.
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Specifications Affected by Y-Axis Screen Video Output No other analyzer specifications are affected by the presence or use of this option. New specifications are given in the following pages.
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Other Y-Axis Screen Video Output Specifications General Port Specifications Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
Connector Impedance
BNC female
Shared with other options
