C create keysight validated and performance optimized mobile wimax and wibro reference signals compliant to the ieee 802.16 wirelessman-ofdma phy standards C test components with single- and multi-carrier signals C configure downlink and uplink channel parameters for testing space-time coding (stc) and mimo features, as well as new features in the ieee 802.16- 2009 (formerly 802.16rev2) standard such as cyclic delay diversity (cdd) and fdd/h-fdd frames C accelerate the signal creation process with a user interface based on parameterized and graphical signal configuration and tree-style navigation keysight technologies signal studio for mobile wimax? N7615B technical overview
2 keysight technologies, inc. signal studio software is a flexible suite of signal- creation tools that will reduce the time you spend on signal simulation. for mobile wimax, signal studios performance-optimized reference signals validated by keysightenhance the characterization and verification of your devices. through its application-specific user-interface youll create standards- based and custom test signals for component, transmitter, and receiver test. component and transmitter test signal studios basic capabilities use waveform playback mode to create and customize waveform files needed to test components and transmitters. its user-friendly interface lets you configure signal parameters, calculate the resulting waveforms and download files for playback. the applications for these partially-coded, statistically correct signals include C parametric test of components, such as amplifiers and filters C performance characterization and verification of rf sub-systems receiver test signal studios advanced capabilities enable you to create fully channel-coded signals for receiver bit-error-rate (ber) or packet-error-rate (per) analysis. applications include C performance verification and functional test of receivers, during rf/baseband integration and system verification C coding verification of baseband subsystems, including fpgas, asics, and dsps apply your signals in real-world testing once you have set up your signals in signal studio, you can download them to a variety of keysight instruments. signal studio software complements these platforms by providing a cost-effective way to tailor them to your test needs in design, development and production test. C vector signal generators C x-series: mxg and exg C psg C esg C first-generation mxg C pxie m9381a C ext wireless communication test set C pxb baseband generator and channel emulator C 16800/16900 series logic analyzers C digrf exerciser module C m9252a digrf host adapter C systemvue simulation software simplify mobile wimax signal creation typical measurements test components with basic capabilities C aclr C ccdf C evm C modulation accuracy C channel power C occupied bandwidth verify receivers with advanced capabilities C sensitivity C maximum input level C selectivity C blocking C intermodulation C demodulation C power control C packet error rate
3 signal studios basic capabilities enable you to create and customize mobile wimax waveforms to characterize the power and modulation performance of your transmitter or receiver components. easy manipulation of a variety of signal parameters, including channel bandwidth, fft size, frame duration, guard period, and modulation type, simplifies signal creation. C create spectrally-correct signals for aclr, channel power, spectral mask, and spurious testing C configure tdd or fdd downlink or uplink frames C configure single or multi-carrier waveforms, with each carrier having its own settings for bandwidth, frequency offsets, power, and preamble index/cell id C set parameters such as channel power, number of symbols of data, and modulation type (qpsk, 16qam, 64qam) for modulation verification and analysis, such as evm tests C view ccdf, spectrum, power envelope, and time domain graphs to investigate the effects of various settings on these parameters component and transmitter test figure 1. typical component test confguration using signal studios basic capabilities with a keysight x-series signal generator and an x-series signal analyzer
4 signal studios advanced capabilities provide additional features to help you create 802.16e ofdma standard-compliant frame structures for testing receiver designs in all stages of development. set the output mode to build frames that are tdd, fdd, or fdd/h-fdd for downlink or uplink only. create multiple bursts and mac pdus and configure the pdus individually using standard data patterns or user-defined data. the mac pdu parameters include mac pdu mode (with or without header and crc), cid, data type, and data length. each data burst can be fully coded with convolutional coding (cc) or convolutional turbo coding (ctc), randomization, and interleaving. you also have the flexibility to configure individual burst parameters, such as modulation type and rate, repetition coding, and power boosting. for easy burst configuration, the software includes an auto-allocation feature which automatically selects a valid combination of symbol and subchannel settings. you can choose regular data bursts or harq bursts. mobile station receiver testing C add downlink pusc, fusc, or amc zones C automatically generate fch, dl-map, ul-map, dcd, and ucd for downlink frame C choose normal or compressed map, or sub-dl-ul-maps in the first dl-pusc zone C automatic or manual setting of diuc and uiuc values C test mimo using matrix a (space-time coding) or matrix b (2x2 mimo) base station receiver testing C configure uplink pusc, opusc, amc, or sounding zones C add an initial or periodic ranging region, or a fast feedback region to transmit user-defined data bits, with automatic data wrapping around these special regions C test mimo using uplink collaborative spatial multiplexing (1x2 mimo) receiver test figure 2. generate fully channel-coded signals to evaluate the per of your receiver with keysight x-series signal generators and signal studios advanced capabilities. rf if iq rf front end demodulator decoder per analyzer bs or ms receiver
5 figure 3. navigate through the frame elements using the softwares tree view in the left panel to quickly customize ofdma waveforms with multiple zones and data bursts. for stc/mimo testing, the signal studio software can generate the waveforms for the unfaded signal at the transmit antennas. the software also allows you to incorporate siso or mimo fading effects in the waveform for receiver test - ing. various channel fading models are provided in the signal studio software, including itu pedestrian a and b, vehicular a and b, vehicular a with long channel, and the correlated mimo channel models used for the mobile wimax radio conformance tests. static multipath fading with up to 20 paths can also be applied. long waveform files containing multiple frames with embedded fading provide a simple solution for testing stc/mimo receivers without the added expense of channel emulation hardware.
6 features summary feature/parameter component & trans - mitter testing receiver testing basic waveform playback mode advanced waveform playback mode 802.16 ofdma 802.16 ofdma 802.16rev2 ofdma waveform properties: wimax system parameters setup marker settings baseband quadrature angle and gain balance noise setup multi-carrier waveform generation add one or more zone types modulation: qpsk, 16qam, 64qam data pattern bit offset data length based on number of symbols data source type: s(qpsk), s(16qam), s(64qam), pn9, pn15, user defned reference specifcation: 802.16-2004/cor1/d2 802.16-2004/cor1/d3 802.16rev2 carrier settings: mac crc order, prbs method, frame number increment on/off rms power information display edit mac message settings: include dcd/ucd, allow dcd/ucd to be in separate bursts from dl-map and ul-map choose fec coding type and rate: raw, cc, ctc confgure mac pdus for each burst specify mac pdu data length in bytes confgure data bursts in each zone: regular dl and ul data burst ul collaborative sm burst dl/ul harq bursts (chase combining) dl/ul harq bursts (incremental redundancy) fading emulation included in waveform data: static multi-path, mobile siso and mimo fading, and dual 1x2 mimo for ul collaborative sm user-defned channel correlation matrix new amc zone types: 1x6, 3x2, 2x6 downlink group bitmask amc physical bands bitmap include fch, dl-map, ul-map: fch, normal or compressed dl-map and ul-map sub-dl-ul-map in frst dl-pusc zone dl-map ie for stc, ul-map ie for collaborative multiplexing support stc and mimo: 2 antennas stc (matrix a) in dl-pusc zone 2x2 mimo (matrix b) in dl-pusc mixed matrix a and b bursts in same zone stc/mimo in amc zones dedicated pilots for dl-pusc and dl-amc zones cyclic delay diversity (cdd) for 2 antennas fdd/h-fdd output modes
7 features summary feature/parameter component & transmitter testing receiver testing basic waveform playback mode advanced waveform playback mode 802.16 ofdma 802.16 ofdma 802.16rev2 ofdma uplink subchannels and amc physical bands bitmap uplink ranging region initial/handover ranging (2 symbols) periodic ranging/bw request (1 symbol) uplink fast feedback region: fast feedback channel allocation using cqich allocation ie fast feedback, 4 bits enhanced fast feedback, 6 bits mimo fast feedback, 3 bits ack, 1 bit collaborative spatial multiplexing (sm) in ul-pusc zone subchannel rotation on/off for ul-pusc zone ul sounding zone and sounding message supported standards and test confgurations ieee publication date 802.16-2004 2004 p802.16-2004/cor1/d2 and d3 2005 802.16e-2005 2006 802.16rev2/d6 2008
8 performance characteristics defnitions characteristic value: non-warranted value based on testing during development phase of this product. the majority of instruments tested met this value. performance range: non-warranted value based on testing during development phase of this product. all instruments tested performed within this range. the following performance characteristics table shows the error vector magnitude (evm) results for each instrument listed. the results are applicable for both non-mimo configuration and stc/mimo (matrix a and matrix b) configurations. waveform parameter settings are shown below. multiple dl-pusc waveforms were used with different settings: C bandwidths/ffts = 5 mhz/512, 10 mhz/1024 C burst length = 30 symbols, 5 ms frame length C modulation types = qpsk and 64 qam C symbol rolloff = 2.78% (5 mhz bw), 5.56% (10 mhz bw) C power level = C20 dbm (option 1ea = +8 dbm) evm performance characteristics carrier frequency n5172b exg/ n5182b mxg (with option unv and 1ea) n5162a/n5182a mxg (with option unv) n5162a/n5182a mxg (with options unv and 1ea) e4438c esg e8267d psg 1 m9381a 2.5 ghz characteristic value 2 C56.1 db (0.16% rms) C48.5 db (0.4% rms) C48.0 db (0.4% rms) C48.5 db (0.4% rms) C48.1 db (0.4% rms) C53.5 db (0.21% rms) performance range 3 C59.8 to C55.9 db (0.10 to 0.16% rms) C51.2 to C48.4 db (0.27 to 0.38% rms) C53.6 to C48.4 db (0.21 to 0.38% rms) C51.4 to C48.0 db (0.27 to 0.40% rms) C52.4 to C47.4 db (0.24 to 0.43% rms) C54.8 to C53.3 db (0.18 to 0.22% rms) 3.5 ghz characteristic value 2 C53.2 db (C0.22% rms) C46.0 db (0.5% rms) C46.0 db (0.5% rms) C46.0 db (0.5% rms) C48.9 db (0.4% rms) C48.6 db (0.37% rms) performance range 3 C57.9 to C53.0 db (0.13 to 0.22% rms) C48.6 to C45.7 db (0.37 to 0.52% rms) C50.8 to C46.2 db (0.29 to 0.49% rms) C50.2 to C44.7 db (0.31 to 0.58% rms) C42.7 to C48.3 db (0.23 to 0.38% rms) C49.7 to C48.2 db (0.33 to 0.39% rms) 1. performance characteristics are based on psg signal generators with the standard pulse modulation option e8267d-unu. evm performance may degrade with the narrow pulse modulation option e8267d-unw, so option e8267d-unw is not recommended for use with the N7615B. 2. non-warranted value based on testing during development phase of this product. the majority of instruments tested met this value. 3. non-warranted range based on testing during development phase of this product. all instruments tested performed within this range.
9 software licensing and confguration signal studio offers flexible licensing options, including: C fixed license : allows you to create unlimited i/q waveforms with a specific signal studio product and use them with a single, specific platform. C transportable/floating license: allows you to create unlimited i/q waveforms with a specific signal studio product and use them with a single platform (or pc in some cases) at a time. you may transfer the license from one product to another. C waveform license: allows you to generate up to 545 user-configured i/q waveforms with any signal studio product and use them with a single, specific platform. the table below lists fixed, perpetual licenses only; additional license types may be available. for detailed licensing information and configuration assistance, please refer to the licensing options web page at www.keysight.com/find/signalstudio_licensing n7601b signal studio for cdma2000/1xev-do model-option description connectivity N7615B-1fp connect to e4438c esg N7615B-2fp connect to e8267d psg N7615B-3fp connect to n5182/62 mxg, n5172 exg N7615B-6fp connect to n5106a pxb N7615B-7fp connect to keysight simulation software N7615B-8fp connect to e6607 ext N7615B-9fp connect to m9381a and m9252a N7615B-r7l connect to 16800/16900/n5343a capability N7615B-efp basic mobile wimax N7615B-qfp advanced mobile wimax N7615B-rfp advanced mobile wimax 802.16 updates N7615B-r7z basic mobile wimax for 16800/16900/n5343a N7615B-r89 advanced mobile wimax for 16800/16900/n5343a N7615B-r8a advanced mobile wimax 802.16 updates for 16800/16900/n5343a ordering information try before you buy! free 30-day trials of signal studio software provide unrestricted use of the features and functions, including signal generation, with your compatible platform. redeem a trial license online at www.keysight.com/find/ signalstudio_trial hardware confgurations to learn more about compatible hardware and required configurations, please visit: www.keysight.com/find/ signalstudio_platforms pc requirements a pc is required to run signal studio. www.keysight.com/find/ signalstudio_pc
additional information websites access the comprehensive online documentation, which includes the complete software help fle and confguration guide www.keysight.com/find/N7615B www.keysight.com/fnd/signalstudio signal generators www.keysight.com/fnd/sg e6607 ext wireless communications test set www.keysight.com/fnd/ext logic analyzers www.keysight.com/fnd/logic digrf modules www.keysight.com/fnd/rdx literature wimax concepts and rf measurements, application note, 5989-2027en signal studio software, brochure, 5989-6448en this information is subject to change without notice. ? keysight technologies 2013 - 2014 published in usa, august 3, 2014 5990-9100en www.keysight.com 10 | keysight | signal studio for mobile wimax? N7615B C technical overview mykeysight www.keysight.com/find/mykeysight a personalized view into the information most relevant to you. three-year warranty www.keysight.com/find/threeyearwarranty keysights commitment to superior product quality and lower total cost of ownership. the only test and measurement company with three-year warranty standard on all instruments, worldwide. keysight assurance plans www.keysight.com/find/assuranceplans up to five years of protection and no budgetary surprises to ensure your instruments are operating to specification so you can rely on accurate measurements. www.keysight.com/quality keysight technologies, inc. dekra certified iso 9001:2008 quality management system keysight channel partners www.keysight.com/find/channelpartners get the best of both worlds: keysights measurement expertise and product breadth, combined with channel partner convenience. wimax is a us trademark of the wimax forum. atca, advancedtca, and the atca logo are registered us trademarks of the pci industrial computer manufacturers group. for more information on keysight technologies products, applications or services, please contact your local keysight office. the complete list is available at: www.keysight.com/find/contactus americas canada (877) 894 4414 brazil 55 11 3351 7010 mexico 001 800 254 2440 united states (800) 829 4444 asia pacifc australia 1 800 629 485 china 800 810 0189 hong kong 800 938 693 india 1 800 112 929 japan 0120 (421) 345 korea 080 769 0800 malaysia 1 800 888 848 singapore 1 800 375 8100 taiwan 0800 047 866 other ap countries (65) 6375 8100 europe & middle east austria 0800 001122 belgium 0800 58580 finland 0800 523252 france 0805 980333 germany 0800 6270999 ireland 1800 832700 israel 1 809 343051 italy 800 599100 luxembourg +32 800 58580 netherlands 0800 0233200 russia 8800 5009286 spain 0800 000154 sweden 0200 882255 switzerland 0800 805353 opt. 1 (de) opt. 2 (fr) opt. 3 (it) united kingdom 0800 0260637 for other unlisted countries: www.keysight.com/find/contactus (bp-07-01-14)
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