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Vector Signal Generator ¸SMU200AThe art of signal generation
� Vector Signal Generator ¸SMU200A
TheVectorSignalGenerator¸SMU�00Ahasbeendesignedtomeetallrequirementsencounteredinre-searchanddevelopmentofmoderncom-municationssystemsaswellasintheirproduction.The¸SMU�00Anotonlycombinesuptotwoindependentsignalgeneratorsinonecabinetofonlyfourheightunits–italsooffersunrivaledRFandbasebandcharacteristics.
Highlights of a new generation
Duetoitsmodulardesign,the¸SMU�00Acanbeoptimallyadapt-edtotherequirementsofdifferentap-plications.ThefirstRFpathcanbeequippedwithoneofthefouravailablefrequencyoptions.Theupperfrequen-cylimitof�.�GHz/3GHz/4GHzor6GHzisuser-selectable.Inaddition,asecondRFpathcanbeinstalledwithupperfre-quencylimitsof�.�GHzand3GHz.Thelowerfrequencylimitofallfrequencyoptionsis100kHz.
Uptotwogeneratorscanalsobein-stalledinthebasebandsection.Theygeneratecomplexsignalsinrealtimeandareequippedwithanarbitrarywaveformgeneratorwith64MsamplememoryforIandQ(�56Mbyte).Thesignalsgener-atedinthedifferentbasebandscanbeadded.Frequencyoffsetoftheindividualsignalsispossible.
Themodern,intuitiveconceptofthe¸SMU�00Aensuresfastandeasyoperation.
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Two signal generators in one
Frequencyoptionsfrom100kHzto�.�GHz/3GHz/4GHz/6GHzforthefirstRFpathOptionalsecondRFpathupto�.�GHzor3GHzUptotwocompletebasebandpathsLosslesscombinationofbasebandsignalsinthedigitaldomain(e.g.fortestingmultistandardbasestations)
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Outstanding signal quality
I/Qmodulatorwith�00MHzRFband-widthVerylowSSBphasenoiseoftyp.–135dBc(f=1GHz,�0kHzcarrieroffset,1Hzmeasurementbandwidth)Widebandnoiseoftyp.–153dBc(CW,f=1GHz,>5MHzcarrieroff-set,1Hzmeasurementbandwidth)ExcellentACLRoftypically+70dBfor3GPPFDD(testmodel1,64DPCHs)Veryhighlevelrepeatabilityof0.05dBHighoutputpowerupto+19dBm(PEP),overrange+�6dBmHigh-stabilityreferenceoscillatorasstandard
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Unrivaled flexibility
Fourcodechannelsinrealtimefor3GPPFDDChangeofmodulationfromslottoslotforGSM/EDGEBasebandgeneratorwithuniversalcoderforrealtimesignalgenerationArbitrarywaveformgeneratorwith64MsamplesforIandQ(�56Mbyte)Arbitrarywaveformgeneratorsup-portedbySimulationSoftware¸WinIQSIM™Optionalfadingsimulatorwithupto40fadingpaths
Intuitive operation
Colordisplaywith800×600pixels(SVGAformat)Intuitiveuserinterfacewithgraphicaldisplayofsignalflow(blockdiagram)Graphicaldisplayofbasebandsignalsthroughbuilt-intransientrecorderContext-sensitivehelpsystem
Ideal for production
Veryshortfrequencysettingtimes(<3ms);only450µsinListmodeElectronicattenuatorupto6GHzMinimumspacerequiredastwocom-pletegeneratorsareaccommodat-edinonecabinetofonlyfourheightunits
Connectivity
Canberemote-controlledviaGPIBandLANUSBconnectorsforkeyboard,mouseandmemorystickUser-selectabletriggerandmarkersignals
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Intuitive operation
The¸SMU�00Aisequippedwithamodernandintuitiveuserinterface.ThesignalflowfromthebasebandtotheRFoutputisclearlyshownintheblockdia-gram.Eachblockrepresentsafunction-alunitoftheinstrument.Thegeneratedsignalcanbeseenataglance,includingwhetheritisaffectedbyadditivewhiteGaussiannoiseorotherimpairments.
Therotaryknobplaysacentralrolein¸SMU�00Aoperation.Itallowstheinstrumenttobeoperatedwithonehand.Anytask–whethernavigatingintheblockdiagramormenus,selectingofparametersortogglingbetweenstates–canbeperformedsimplybyturningorpressingtherotaryknob.
Activewindowsareindicatedbyala-beledbuttonintheWinbaratthebot-tomofthescreen.Withthesoftkeybe-low,therespectivewindowcanbequicklybroughttotheforeground.Thisallowsrapidnavigationbetweendiffer-entwindows.Itispossible,forinstance,tosimultaneouslydisplaytwoslotsofaGSM/EDGEsystemandtotogglebe-tweenthem.Windowscanofcourseal-sobeautomaticallyarranged(REARR),hidden(HIDE)orclosed(CLOSE)bymeansofhardkeys.
Block diagram of the ¸SMU200A
Tool tip for permissible frequency setting range
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Rotary knob for navigation in the menus
Softkeys and hardkeys of the ¸SMU200A for windows
management
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Thebasebandsignalcanbemonitoredinthegraphicsblock.Forinstance,thevectororconstellationdiagram,theI/Qcharacteristicortheoutputspectrumofasignalcanbedisplayed,makingitpossibletocheckwhetherthegenerat-edsignalcorrespondstotherequiredsignal.Thisisofgreathelpparticularlywhencomplexsignalsareproduced.
Anotheroutstandingfeatureofthe¸SMU�00Aisitscontext-sensitiveonlinehelp.Iftheexactfunctionofapa-rameterisnotknown,simplypushingthehelpkeyinstantaneouslydisplaysahelptextwithinformationaboutthese-lectedparameter.Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedthroughnavigationwithabrowser-likesystem.Thehelpsystemalsospecifiestherelevantremote-con-trolcommands.Full-textsearchinginthehelpsystem,whichcontainsthecom-pleteoperatingmanual,comesinhandywhencomplexmeasurementtasksaretobeperformed.Tooltipsareprovidedinaddition.Ifyoupauseonaparameter,thecurrentlypermissiblesettingrangeisdisplayed.
Moreinformationabouttheuserinter-faceathttp://www.smu.rohde-schwarz.com/
Graphics block with I/Q, vector and spectrum diagram
Help system
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Outstanding signal quality
Owingtothesophisticatedmultiloopsynthesizerconcept,the¸SMU�00AfeaturesextremelylowSSBphasenoiseandwidebandnoise.Ahigh-stabilityoven-controlledreferenceoscillatorisin-stalledasstandard,whichprovidesex-cellentagingcharacteristicsaswellasminimumtemperaturedrift.Inaddition,thelowphasenoiseoptionfurtheren-hancestheperformancesignificant-ly.The¸SMU�00Aisideal,forin-stance,forLOorVCOsubstitution.
Amplifiersof3GPPbasestationsrequireverygoodadjacentchannelleakageratio(ACLR)performanceinordernottoim-pairtheadjacentchannelsofthetrans-mission.Totestthisfeature,theACLRcharacteristicsofthesignalgeneratormustbebetterthanthoseoftheampli-fier.Presently,multicarrierpowerampli-fiersareincreasinglyused.Inthiscase,notonlyonebutseveralneighboringsig-nalsinthefrequencyrangeareampli-fied.Testingsuchamplifiersplacesevenhigherdemandsonsignalgeneratorca-pabilities.TheoutstandingACLRchar-acteristicsofthe¸SMU�00Amorethanqualifythegeneratorforthistask.
WhenexternalI/Qsignalsareap-plied,the¸SMU�00AfeaturesanRFbandwidthof�00MHz.Iftheinter-nalbasebandisused,anRFbandwidthof80MHzisavailable,whichisidealfortestingmulticarrieramplifiers.The¸SMU�00Aisthuswellpreparedforfuturebroadbandsystems.
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SSBphasenoise/dBc(1Hz)
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Frequency offset / Hz
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Typical SSB phase noise at 100 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.1 GHz and 5.7 GHz with internal reference oscillator (without low phase noise option)
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Tx Channel W-CDMA 3GPP FWDBandwidth 3.84 MHz Power -6.03 dBmAdjacent ChannelBandwidth 3.84 MHz Lower -70.03 dBSpacing 5 MHz Upper -70.40 dBAlternate ChannelBandwidth 3.84 MHz Lower -72.96 dBSpacing 10 MHz Upper -73.42 dB
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Frequency response (mode: external wideband I/Q)
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The¸SMU�00Aoffershighlyac-curateoutputpowerofupto+13dBm(PEP).Awear-and-tear-freeelectronicattenuatorisusedinthefulllevelrange.Withtheaidofthehigh-powerout-putoption,theoutputpowercanbein-creasedto+�6dBm(PEP)intheover-range.
DigitalALCimplementedinthe¸SMU�00Atogetherwithadetectoroperatingatconstanttemperatureen-sureshighlevellinearityandrepeatabili-ty.ALCmaybeonformostkindsofcom-plexsignalscenarios.
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Available Power, Attenuator Mode Normal (lower trace) and High Power (upper trace)
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Typical maximum out-put power versus fre-quency (with and with-out high-power output option)
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Level repeatability (2 GHz, 0 dBm, ALC=ON)
CWInternal baseband I/QExternal wideband I/Q
High level repeatability of the ¸SMU200A
Amplifier test with the ¸SMU200A
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Unrivaled flexibility
Thestandardsofthethirdmobileradiogenerationsetconsiderablyhigherde-mandsonsignalgeneratorfunctional-ity.BecauseoftheirgoodRFcharacter-isticsandtheirflexibility,signalgenera-torsaretheinstrumentofchoiceparticu-larlywhenbasestationsaretested.Theuniversalcoderinthebasebandgenera-torofthe¸SMU�00Ahasbeende-signedforeasyimplementationofnewstandards.The¸SMU�00Aisthere-forewellpreparedforpresentandfuturemobileradiostandards.
Inthecaseof3GPPFDD,the¸SMU�00Acangenerateuptofourcodechannelsinrealtime.Uptofourbasestationswith1�8codechannelseachorfourmobilestationscanbesim-ulated.Thisallowsanyconfigurationtobeset,fromreferencemeasurementchannelsinlinewith3GPPTS�5.141orTS�5.101uptocomplexcodechannelscenariosfortrafficsimulationinthemo-bileradionetwork.
Forthecontrolchannels,thetransmitpowercontrol(TPC)fieldoftheindivid-ualslotsofaframecanbereadfromadatalist.ThisallowslongTPCprofilestobegeneratedforpower-levelcontrolintheDUT.Withthisfeature,outputpow-errampingorthemaximumoutputpow-erofamobilephonecanbemeasured,forinstance.TheTPCinformationcanal-sobeusedforpower-levelcontrolintherespectivecodechannelofthesignaltobeoutputbythe¸SMU�00A.Thisallowssimulationofcomplexpowersce-nariosasmayoccurforamobilephoneinmotion.
The¸SMU�00Aiscapableofin-sertingbiterrorsandblockerrorsinthegeneratedsignal.Thisallowstheinter-nalbiterrorratio(BER)andblockerrorratio(BLER)calculationsofabasesta-
Four code channels in realtime with additional background channels
Realtimechannels
The mobile phone changes its output power in compliance with TPC information from the ¸SMU200A
The ¸SMU200A changes the code channel output power on the basis of the TPC field
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Bit error
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CRC attachment
Tail bit attachment
Conv. coding R=1/3
Rate matching
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tiontobecheckedinlinewithTS�5.141.Thenumberofrequiredbitandblocker-rorscanbesetinthe¸SMU�00A.Becauseofgenerationinrealtime,con-tinuousmeasurementsofBERandBLERcanbecarriedoutwithoutwrap-aroundproblems.
Thereceiverofamobilephonemustofcoursealsofunctionunderrealoperat-ingconditions.Tocheckthis,orthogo-nalbackgroundandinterferingchannelsofabasestationcanbesimulatedinlinewithTS�5.101.Thepowerofthesechannelsisautomaticallyconfiguredsothatthetotaloutputpowerofthebasestationremainsunchanged.ThisallowsmeasurementsofthemaximuminputlevelinlinewithTS�5.101,forinstance.Thebasestationmustalsobetestedun-derrealconditions.Inthiscase,upto64mobilephonescanbeconfiguredinad-ditiontothefouruser-configurableones.The64mobilephonesusedifferentscramblingcodes.
Sincetheuniversalcoderinthe¸SMU�00Aisextremelyflexible,signalsforhigh-speeddownlinkpack-etaccess(HSDPA)aregeneratedwith-outproblems.Testmodel5withallitsversions,asdefinedinTS�5.141ofthe3GPPspecification,isalsosupported.
Thetestcasewizardofthe¸SMU�00Aallowsone-buttonbasestationtesting.Bysimplychoos-ingtherequiredtestcaseasdefinedinTS�5.141,thecompletegeneratorwillbesetupinaccordancewiththespeci-fication.Allspecificparameters,suchasnoiselevel,fadingprofile,andinterfer-ingsignalaresetwithouthavingtolookthemupinthestandarddocument.Theautomaticsetupincludesthewantedsignal,frequencyoffsetandpowerlevelaswellasinterferingsignals,noiseandfadingconditions.Totestbeyondthespecifications,theparameterscanalsobeadjusted.
Additional mobile stations for testing a base station receiver (green: background, red: user)
Display of 3GPP FDD menu and code domain with two HSDPA data channels
Test case wizard: intermodulation characteristics with display of signal setup
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Change of modulation and different power levels in each slot for GSM/EDGE
Forreceiverpowermeasurements,the¸SMU�00Ageneratesaccess,con-trolandtrafficchannelsofthevariousradioconfigurationsinthe1×mode.Sincechannelcodingisfullyimplement-edinthe¸SMU�00A,noaddition-albiterrorratiotestersarenecessary.ByevaluatingtheCRCfields,thebasesta-tionisabletoperformtheframeerrorra-tio(FER)measurementspecifiedinthestandarddirectlyonthereceivedsignal.
Intheforwardlinkmode,the¸SMU�00Asupportsatotaloffouruser-selectablebasestationsforeachcar-rierfrequency.Eachsimulatedbasesta-tionprovidesallcontrolchannelsofthestandardanduptoeightindependentlyconfigurabletrafficchannels.Anyradioconfigurationcanbeselectedforthesechannels.Thechannelcodingcanbesetforeachfundamental,supplementalanddedicatedcontrolsubchannelofatrafficchannelinanymannerwithintheparam-etersdefinedbythestandard.Thus,com-plextestscenarioscanbesetupthatfarexceedthemobilestationtestsdefinedinthe3GPP�C.S00011-Bspecification.
The¸SMU�00Asupportsreceivertestsbyprovidingafullychannel-cod-edF-PDCH.TheF-PDCCHs,whichareindispensablefordemodulation,arepro-videdinduplicate.Inadditiontothepacketchannels,allregularcontrolanduserchannelscanalsobeactivated.
WhentheGSM/EDGEoptionisused,eventhemodulationcanbechangedbe-tweenGMSKand8PSKEDGEinreal-timeasmaybethecaseinGSM/EDGEbasestations.Allbursttypesdefinedbythestandardcanbegenerated.Inad-dition,uptoeightdifferentlevelscanbedefinedforthetimeslots.Asepa-ratelevelcanthusbeassignedtoeachslotofaGSMframe.Furthermore,the¸SMU�00Apermitstwoframestobedefined.Theframerepetitionratecanbesetbytheuserasrequired.
CDMA2000® channel table 1)
1) CDMA�000®isaregisteredtrademarkofthe TelecommunicationsIndustryAssociation(TIA-USA).
ThechangefromGMSKto8PSKEDGEmodulationinatimeslotovertimecanthusbesimulated,forinstance.
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Whenreceiversaretested,itmustbepossibletosimulaterealreceivecon-ditions.Inthe¸SMU�00A,addi-tivewhiteGaussiannoise(AWGN)canbesuperimposedonthewantedsignal.Thesignal-to-noiseratiocanbesetinawiderange.Thus,highlyaccuratesen-sitivitymeasurementscanbeperformedonreceiverswithadefinedS/Nratio,incompliancewith3GPPspecificationsTS�5.141andTS�5.101.
Theinternalarbitrarywaveformgener-ator(ARB)withitslarge56MsamplememoryforIandQ(and4mark-erbitspersample)andaclockrateof100Msample/soffersidealconditionsforgeneratingcomplexsignalscenarios.Duetotheimplementedhardwarere-sampling,loweroversamplingratescanbeusedsothatlessmemoryisrequiredforstoringwaveforms.Thereforelongersequencesarepossible.
Testsystemsoftenswitchbackandforthbetweenvarioustestsignals.Thetimenecessarytoswitchbetweenthesesig-nalscanbeminimizedbycombiningin-dividualwaveformsintoamultisegmentwaveform.ThecompletemultisegmentwaveformisloadedintotheARBmemo-ry,andeachsegmentthenrepresentsaseparatewaveform.Thiseliminatestheloadingtimethatwouldotherwisebenecessarywhenswitchingbetweenseg-ments.
Theinternalarbitrarywaveformgenera-torofthe¸SMU�00AissupportedbySimulationSoftware¸WinIQSIM™.With¸WinIQSIM™,signalscanbeeasilygeneratedforWLANsystemssuchasIEEE80�.11a/b/g,TDMAsystemssuchasGSM/EDGEandevencomplexCDMAsystemssuchasTD-SCDMA.Multicarriersignalscanalsobegenerated.
Formoreinformation,refertothedatasheetforSimulationSoftware¸WinIQSIM™(PD0758.0680).
Constellation diagram of a noisy signal
Simulation Software ¸WinIQSIM™
How the multisegment waveform operates
Waveform 2
Waveform 1
Waveform 3
Resulting waveform in output RAM
Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3
Output signal
Segment switching by¸SMU user interface,IEC/IEEE bus,external trigger line
Automatic repetition of partial waveform within segment
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Whensignalsaresentfromthetrans-mittertothemobilereceiver,variousfadingeffectsoccur.Thus,multipleprop-agationpathsmaybesuperimposedoneachothereitherconstructivelyorde-structively.Inaddition,themovementofthereceiverrelativetothetrans-mittercreatesafrequencyshift.The¸SMU�00Afadingsimulatormakesiteasytosimulatetheseconditionsinthelab.Thisistheonlywaytooptimizereceiverperformance.
Atotalof40fadingpathsat80MHzbandwidthand10nstimeresolutionareavailableforsimulatingmultipathpropa-gation.Ifhighertimeresolutionisneed-ed(10ps),thebandwidth(30MHzand50MHz)andthenumberoffadingpaths(�4and16)canbemodified.SinceuptotwobasebandgeneratorsandRFpathscanbeinstalledonthe¸SMU�00A,itiseasytosimulatethereceivecondi-tionsofareceiverthathastwoantennas(e.g.aUMTSbasestation).Thiselimi-natestheproblemsusuallyassociatedwithcablingandsynchronizationsincetheentirescenarioiscreatedinasingle¸SMU�00A.
Theuserinterfacewasdesignedforeasyandstraightforwardoperation.Thus,itincludesfadingprofilesforthemostcommonmobileradiostandards(e.g.GSM/EDGE,3GPP,CDMA,TETRA,WLAN).Tohandlespecialtestrequire-ments,thefadingprofilescanalsobeconfiguredasneeded.Thegraphicaldis-playofthefadingpathsprovidesanoverviewofthesituationatalltimes.Itshowsthenumberofpaths,timing,rel-ativepowerandthefadingprofilethatisused.
Rician fading of a squarewave-filtered QPSK signal (change in amplitude and phase)
Simplest setting of the preferred fading
Setup for simulating transmit diversity with fading
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The¸SMU�00Asupportsmultipathfadingwiththefollowingprofiles:
StaticpathPureDopplerRayleighRicianConstantphaseLognormalSuzuki
Furthermore,itsupportsscenariosintro-ducedby3GPPsuchasbirth-deathprop-agation(testingofreceiverperformancefordisappearanceandreappearanceofasignal,suchaswhenacallerwalksaroundthecornerofabuildingwhileonthephone)andmovingdelaypropaga-tion(testingofreceiverperformanceforslowchangesindelay).
Afrequencyhoppingtechniquethatre-sumestheprecedingfadingprocessfol-lowingafrequencyhop-backallowsre-alisticsimulationoffrequencyhoppingconditions.Inthiscase,thecalculationoftheprecedingfadingprocessisre-sumedinthebackground.Theprofileiscontinuedasifthefadingatthisfre-quencyhadnotbeeninterrupted.
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Demonstration of moving delay fading with ASK modulation: the second path moves relative to the first path
Fading SimulatorSignalpathsFadingpathsRFbandwidthTimeresolution
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Fading Simulator with Fading Simulator Extension
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Relation between the number of fading paths, bandwidth and time resolution
Profile for frequency f2
Profile for frequency f1
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Allthestrengthsofthetwo-pathcon-ceptofthe¸SMU�00Abecomees-peciallyevidentinthefieldofmobilera-dio.Sincethebasebandsectionofthe¸SMU�00Aisfullydigital,thesig-nalsofthetwobasebandgeneratorscanbeeasilyaddedwithoutsynchronizationproblemsandwithoutanexternalcou-pleroradditionalequipmentbeingre-quired.Afrequencyoffsetandtherela-tivepowerofeachsignalcanbeaccu-ratelyset.
Onebasebandgeneratormaybeusedforgeneratingthe3GPPsignalinreal-time.Thesecondbasebandgenera-torproducesarealtimeGSM/EDGEsig-nal.Thesignalscanthenbeaddedinthedigitaldomainwithafrequencyoff-set,ifdesired.Thisallowsmodernmulti-standardbasestationstobetested,forinstance.
Forreceivertestsinmulticarrierbasestationswithcomplexinterferingsig-nals,onebasebandgeneratorcanpro-ducethetestsignaltobeevaluated.Thesecondbasebandgeneratorpro-ducesasuitablemulticarriersignaltobeusedasthebackgroundsignal.Twotransmitantennas(thetransmitdiver-sity)ofabasestationcanalsobesimu-lated.Uptonow,twosignalgeneratorshavebeenrequiredinthiscase,buton-lyoneinstrumentisneededwhenthe¸SMU�00Aisused.
IftheRFsectionisfurthermoreequippedwithtwopaths,anyrequirementcanbemet.Forinstance,thewantedsignalandtheinterferingsignalneededforreceivertestscanbegeneratedwithoneinstru-ment–evenifthesignalsgreatlydifferinpowerandfrequencyoffsetasisthecasewhenout-of-bandblockingmea-surementsaretobeperformed.
Generation of 3GPP and GSM/EDGE signals in realtime
Generation of wanted signal and interfering signal
Adding a realtime signal and a multicarrier signal
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An¸SMU�00Aequippedwithfad-ingandnoiseoptionscontainsallcom-ponentsrequiredfortheperformancetestsspecifiedin3GPPTS�5.141.Sinceallcomponentsareintegratedinasingleinstrument,theeffortthatwouldother-wisebenecessaryforcablingandtime-consumingsynchronizationiseliminat-ed.The¸SMU�00A3GPPFDDTestCaseWizardmakesitpossibletosetcomplexscenariosevensuchastheseatthepressofabutton.
Sincesignalpathscanbeswitchedasneeded,evenafterthefadingsimula-tor,complexsignalscenariosthatwerepreviouslyeithernotpossibleorpossibleonlyatgreateffortcannowbeimple-mented.Thismakesitpossible,forex-ample,tosimulateaGSM/EDGEframeinwhichonlyonetimeslotisfadedwhiletheothersremainunchanged.Theap-propriateframesaregeneratedinthebasebandgeneratorsandthenroutedthroughthefadingsimulator.Onlyonebasebandsignalisfadedandthenadd-edtothesignaloftheotherbasebandgenerator.
The¸SMU�00ABBINoptionmakesitpossibletofeedexternalanalogI/Qsig-nalsintothe¸SMU�00Aandthenapplyfading,noiseandimpairmentstothem.Inaddition,theexternalsignalcanbeaddedtotheinternalbasebandsig-nals,thusmakingitpossibletosimulateevenhighlycomplexsignalscenarios.
Generation of a GSM/EDGE frame with faded and unfaded timeslots
Addition of external I/Q signals to internal baseband signals
Generation of a 3GPP signal followed by fading and noise as specified in 3GPP TS 25.141
Connectivity
Front panel
AnexternalkeyboardandamouseormemorystickcanbepluggedintotheUSBconnectors onthefrontpanel.
Twomarkeroutputs thatcanbeusedasrequiredandatriggerinput areavailableinaddition.
Rear panel
Additionalmarkerandtriggerconnec-tors ,aLAN(100BaseT) andaGPIB
interfaceaswellasaUSBslavecon-nector areavailableattherear.Usingtheslaveconnector,the¸SMU�00AcanbedirectlyconnectedtoaPC.Anex-ternalmonitororavideobeamercanbeconnectedtotheVGAconnector .
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Remote control of the ¸SMU200A via GPIB or LAN
Remote control
The¸SMU�00Aisremote-controlledviaGPIBorLAN.WhenWindowsRe-moteDesktopisused,theinstrumentcanberemote-operatedfromaPC.
Modular design
Future-oriented
Owingtoitsmodulardesign,the¸SMU�00Aisasafeinvestment.Optionscanbeaddedanytime.Thisconceptallowsthe¸SMU�00Atobetailoredtospecificapplications.
Convenient service
“Lowcostofownership”ismorethanjustamotto–itisacomprehensivecon-cept.Thethree-yearcalibrationcycleconsiderablyreducescosts.
Athermalmanagementsystemwithoversizedfanscombinedwithlarge-scaleintegrationensureshighreliabilityevenunderadverseenvironmentalconditions.
Rohde&SchwarzServiceCentersallovertheworldreducetransittimesinthecaseofrepairandensureshortturn-aroundtimes.
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Synthesizer module of the ¸SMU200A
Internal view of the ¸SMU200A
Specification summary
Frequency
Frequencyrange 100kHzto�.�GHz/3GHz/4GHz/6GHz
Settingtime <3ms
SettingtimeinListmode <450µs
Level
Range –145dBmto+13dBm(PEP,3GHz)
Rangewithhigh-poweroutputoption
–145dBmto+19dBm(PEP,3GHz)
Spectralpurity(atf=1GHz)
NonharmonicsCarrieroffset>10kHzCarrieroffset>850kHz
<–80dBc<–86dBc
SSBphasenoise(�0kHzcarrieroffset,1Hzmea-surementbandwidth) typ.–135dBc
Widebandnoise(carrieroffset>5MHz,1Hzmea-surementbandwidth)
typ.–153dBc(CW)typ.–149dBc(I/Qmodulation)
ACLR
3GPPtestmodel1,64DPCHs typ.70dB
RFmodulationbandwidth
UsingexternalI/Qinputs �00MHz
Usinginternalbasebandsection 80MHz
Supportedmodulationtypes
AM DCto500kHz
Pulse 0kHzto100kHz
ASK 0%to100%
FSK MSK,�FSK,4FSK
PSK BPSK,QPSK,OQPSK,π/�DBPSK,π/4DQPSK,π/8D8PSK,π/4QPSK,8PSK,8PSKEDGE
QAM 16QAM,3�QAM,64QAM,�56QAM,10�4QAM
Supportedstandardsanddigitalsys-tems
GSM/EDGE,3GPPFDD,3GPPTDD,TD-SCDMA,cdmaOne,CDMA�000®,1×EV-DO,IEEE80�.11a,IEEE80�.11b,IEEE80�.11g,TETRA,Bluetooth® �),AWGN,user-definedmulticarrierCW
Interfaces IEEE488.�,LAN(100BaseT),3×USB,1×USBslave,VGA
�) TheBluetooth®wordmarkandlogosareownedbytheBluetoothSIG,Inc.andanyuseof suchmarksbyRohde&Schwarzisunderlicense.
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Ordering information
Designation Type Order No.Vector Signal Generator1)
includingpowercable,QuickStartGuideandCD-ROM(withoperatingandservicemanual)¸SMU�00A 1141.�005.0�
OptionsRFPathA
100kHzto�.�GHz ¸SMU-B10� 1141.8503.0�
100kHzto3GHz ¸SMU-B103 1141.8603.0�
100kHzto4GHz ¸SMU-B104 1141.8703.0�
100kHzto6GHz ¸SMU-B106 1141.8803.0�
FM/ϕMModulator ¸SMU-B�0 114�.0006.0�
FM/ϕMModulatorandLowPhaseNoise ¸SMU-B�� 1160.5006.0�
OvervoltageProtection ¸SMU-B30 1159.7444.0�
High-PowerOutput ¸SMU-B31 1159.8011.0�
OvervoltageProtectionandHigh-PowerOutput ¸SMU-B3� 1160.0�56.0�
RFPathB
100kHzto�.�GHz ¸SMU-B�0� 1141.9400.0�
100kHzto3GHz ¸SMU-B�03 1141.9500.0�
OvervoltageProtection ¸SMU-B35 1160.0633.0�
High-PowerOutput ¸SMU-B36 1160.1000.0�
OvervoltageProtectionandHigh-PowerOutput ¸SMU-B37 1160.1400.0�
Baseband
BasebandGeneratorwithARB(1�8Msample)andDigitalModulation(realtime) ¸SMU-B9 1161.0766.0�
BasebandGeneratorwithARB(64Msample)andDigitalModulation(realtime) ¸SMU-B10 1141.7007.0�
BasebandGeneratorwithARB(16Msample)andDigitalModulation(realtime) ¸SMU-B11 1159.8411.0�
BasebandMainModule ¸SMU-B13 1141.8003.04
DifferentialI/QOutput ¸SMU-B16 1161.0066.0�
AnalogBasebandInput ¸SMU-B17 114�.�880.0�
Digitalmodulationsystems
DigitalStandardGSM/EDGE ¸SMU-K40 1160.7609.0�
DigitalStandard3GPPFDD ¸SMU-K4� 1160.7909.0�
3GPPEnhancedMS/BSTestsincl.HSDPA ¸SMU-K43 1160.9660.0�
DigitalStandardGPS ¸SMU-K44 1161.0566.0�
3GPPFDDHSUPA ¸SMU-K45 1161.0666.0�
DigitalStandardCDMA�000®incl.1xEV-DV ¸SMU-K46 1160.9876.0�
DigitalStandardIEEE80�.11(a/b/g) ¸SMU-K48 1161.0�66.0�
DigitalStandardIEEE80�.16 ¸SMU-K49 1161.0366.0�
DigitalStandardTD-SCDMA ¸SMU-K50 1161.0966.0�
TD-SCDMAenhancedBS/MSTests ¸SMU-K51 1161.106�.0�
DigitalStandardDVB-H ¸SMU-K5� 1408.7010.0�
MulticarrierCWSignalGeneration ¸SMU-K61 1160.8505.0�
Digitalmodulationsystemsusing¸WinIQSIM�TM�)
DigitalStandardGSM/EDGE ¸SMU-K�40 1408.5518.0�
DigitalStandard3GPPFDD ¸SMU-K�4� 1408.5618.0�
3GPPEnhancedMS/BSTestsincl.HSDPA ¸SMU-K�43 1408.5718.0�
DigitalStandardGPS ¸SMU-K�44 1408.5818.0�
3GPPFDDHSUPA ¸SMU-K�45 1408.5918.0�
DigitalStandardCDMA�000®incl.1xEV-DV ¸SMU-K�46 1408.6014.0�
DigitalStandardIEEE80�.11(a/b/g) ¸SMU-K�48 1408.6114.0�
DigitalStandardIEEE80�.16 ¸SMU-K�49 1408.6�14.0�
DigitalStandardTD-SCDMA ¸SMU-K�50 1408.6314.0�
TD-SCDMAenhancedBS/MSTests ¸SMU-K�51 1408.6414.0�
MulticarrierCWSignalGeneration ¸SMU-K�61 1408.6514.0�
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Digitalmodulationsystemsusing¸WinIQSIMTM3)
DigitalStandardIS-95 (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K11 1160.5335.0�
DigitalStandardCDMA�000® (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K1� 1160.5658.0�
DigitalStandard3GPPTDD (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K13 1160.5906.0�
DigitalStandardTD-SCDMA (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K14 1160.6�0�.0�
User-DefinedOFDMSignals (with¸WinIQSIMTMand¸WinIQOFDM) ¸SMU-K15 1160.640�.0�
DigitalStandard1xEV-DO (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K17 1160.7009.0�
DigitalStandardIEEE80�.11(a/b/g) (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K19 1160.8805.0�
DigitalStandard3GPPFDDincl.HSDPA (with¸WinIQSIMTM) ¸SMU-K�0 1160.9460.0�
DigitalmodulationsystemsusingexternalPCsoftware
DigitalStandardBluetooth® ¸SMU-K5 1161.0466.0�
FadingSimulator ¸SMU-B14 1160.1800.0�
FadingSimulatorExtension ¸SMU-B15 1160.��88.0�
AdditiveWhiteGaussianNoise(AWGN) ¸SMU-K6� 1159.8511.0�
DynamicFadingandEnhancedResolution ¸SMU-K71 1160.9�01.0�
Otheroptions
BER/BLERMeasurement ¸SMU-K80 1159.8770.0�
Rearpanelconnectorsfor1stRFpath ¸SMU-B81 1159.9001.0�
Rearpanelconnectorsfor�ndRFpath ¸SMU-B8� 1159.9501.0�
Recommendedextras
Hardcopymanuals(inGerman) 1007.9845.31
Hardcopymanuals(inEnglish,UK) 1007.9845.3�
Hardcopymanuals(inEnglish,USA) 1007.9845.39
19"RackAdapter ¸ZZA-411 1096.3�83.00
AdapterforTelescopicSliders ¸ZZA-T45 1109.3774.00
BNCAdapterforAUXI/OConnector ¸SMU-Z5 1160.4545.0�
KeyboardwithUSBInterface(USassignment) ¸PSL-Z� 1157.6870.04
MousewithUSBInterface,optical ¸PSL-Z10 1157.7060.03
ExternalUSBCD-RWDrive ¸PSP-B6 1134.8�01.��
1) Thebaseunitcanonlybeorderedwithan¸SMU-B10xfrequencyoption.�) ¸WinIQSIM�TMrequiresanexternalPC.3) R&SWinIQSIMrequiresanexternalPC.
Ordering information (continued)
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