WiMAX - General information about the standard 802.16

13-Jun-2006 | AN-No. 1MA96

Time-of-arrival (ToA) and Time-Alignment-Error (TAE) are important network synchronization measurements to achieve high network quality and performance.This educational note describes how 5G NR is affected by these synchronization requirements.

17-Aug-2021 | AN-No. 8NT05

The terrestrial television standard DVB T2 is gaining in significance as a result of the growing scarcity of available frequencies. New systems are being tested in many countries around the world. Other countries have already completed the introductory phase for DVB T2. Broadcasting transmitters are subject to particularly stringent standards with respect to broadcast signal quality, because even small faults can lead to service disruptions for many viewers or even disrupt adjacent channels.A single instrument, the R&S®ETL TV analyzer, performs all required DVB-T2 transmitter measurements, from the initial acceptance testing for the transmitter, to measurements performed during commissioning and preventive maintenance.The measurements described here satisfy many country-specific and customer-specific test specifications. Users need only set the limit values accordingly.

23-Jul-2014 | AN-No. 7BM106

03-May-2023 | Press Releases | Test & measurement

At IPAC’23 in Venice, Italy, Rohde & Schwarz demonstrates solutions that meet high precision particle accelerator requirements, address challenges in elementary particle research, particle therapy applications, material characterization, precise beam forming and monitoring as well as safe storage.

This application note describes topics such as: characteristics and implementation of RF signal paths, image responses etc. for the R&S®ESW EMI test receiver.

19-Nov-2020 | AN-No. 1EE26

Crucial for proper operation of mobile networks - Part 2 of the series on Cable and Antenna verification

Distance to fault or discontinuity measurements executed by a cable and antenna tester are crucial for proper operation of mobile networks

18-Jun-2024 | AN-No. 8NT16

In addition, the emergence of private 5G networks for manufacturing, warehouses, ports, etc. brings forth new stakeholders with more demanding performance and quality requirements. With our wide interference hunting portfolio, R&S covers the needs of interference hunting specialists as well as field technicians occasionally searing for external interference sources.

When debugging EMI emissions with an oscilloscope, it is important to know the right probes and functions. Learn more about EMI debugging with scopes here.

Test Solutions Based on R&S®CMX500 Platform

The evolution of mobile communication enters 5G New Radio (NR) era with pivotal features. Voice call service is however still considered as an indispensable element for mobile devices and worldwide network operators continue to maintain the voice service for their subscribers. In comparison to other Over-the-Top (OTT) voice services, such as WhatsApp©, Teams© etc., Voice over NR (VoNR) and Voice over LTE (VoLTE) maintain QoS, support well established handover mechanism and emergency call, and do not require to pre-install OTT app on the phone.In order to provide premium voice service and enhance the superb user experience, audio tests on mobile devices are essential before the product launch. Different audio test aspects among which acoustic, functional, performance and field tests need to be considered.This application note describes the performance test with focus on VoNR audio quality measurement via electrical interface of the mobile device. The test solution is based on R&S®CMX500 with its integrated POLQA algorithm.

26-Jul-2023 | AN-No. 1SL401

This application note provides practical hints to accurately characterize and de-embed these lead-in and lead-out structures with R&S Vector Network Analyzers ZNA, ZNB, ZNBT and ZND.

19-Sep-2022 | AN-No. 1SL367

., Service Level Agreement)* Identify and implement required service and support structures as well as capabilities* Implement contract details in SAP and C4C (contract number, support teams, KPIs, etc.)* Initiating and monitoring the service-oriented material introduction, including subcontractor management* Create and maintain the Service Implementation Plan until handover to the Service Delivery

Get an introduction into RF test and measurement equipment necessary for the design, test, manufacture, and debug of radio frequency devices.

Satellite navigation testing: create and simulate satellite-based navigation systems with automotive infotainment solutions from Rohde & Schwarz.

Sign up and get a concise overview of the radio frequency bands and regulations in today's and tomorrow's cars for free. Get it here.

R&S®PWC200 Plane Wave Converter - Product Brochure

This presentation explains with a practical demo how state of the art EMI receivers can be used for measuring and debugging problematical conducted emissions in electronic circuits.

This application note describes how to use the R&S CMW platform to perform the measurements defined in Bluetooth test specification version 5.

19-Jun-2017 | AN-No. 1MA282

Explore particle acceleration solutions from test and measurement experts. Trust our industry-leading equipment to meet particle accelerator test requirements.

Learn how a studio production operator can quickly set up and run the production workflow more smoothly, regardless of ever-changing demands: multi-cam recording, rough editing, studio playout, etc.

13-Jun-2024 | Press Releases | THz communication

Rohde & Schwarz is advancing its pioneering sub-THz research in the D-Band and has reached important milestones. In collaboration with the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC), the test and measurement expert has successfully characterized a TX/RX multi-antenna chip (CHARM) operating at up to 140 GHz, using their D-Band over-the-air (OTA) test chamber. Academia and industry leaders agree that the 110 GHz to 170 GHz frequency range, known as D-Band, is critical for beyond 5G and 6G mobile communications and future automotive radar applications.

Solutions and Tipps for NR FR1 in TDD Downlink Mode

5G New Radio (NR) is a radio technology specified by 3GPP and was first released in 3GPP release 15. It is designed to target three use cases, i.e. enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC) and ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC). Among these three use cases, eMBB represents actually a further evolution of mobile broadband communication from LTE standard. According to the technical performance requirement defined by IMT-2020, by deploying 5G technology, peak data rates of eMBB application are expected to reach 20 Gbps in downlink (DL) and 10 Gbps in uplink (UL) direction, respectively. Typical use cases of eMBB are data hungry applications, such as high resolution 8K video streaming, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) etc.Verification of a 5G capable user equipment (UE) with respect to its achievable maximum data throughput under controllable and deterministic test conditions is an essential process during the design phase of the product. Performance centric verification through identification of the data throughput bottleneck, product benchmarking against a golden device enhances tremendously the user experience in the end.This document focuses on 5G NR frequency range 1 (FR1) with TDD duplex mode in E-UTRAN New-radio Dual Connectivity (ENDC) operating mode. As 5G NR physical layer offers a plethora of flexibility, the motivation here is to provide a kind of guideline of relevant parameter settings to stimulate device under test (DUT)'s max throughput capacity. The status quo of the R&S solutions at the time when the application note is created are described. Shown feature sets are constantly evolving, so the screenshots used and the parameters shown may change.

07-Jul-2022 | AN-No. 1SL379

Calibration and Verification Solution

The UWB (Ultra-Wideband) technology is a short range wide-band radio technology specified for device to device communication operating in unlicensed spectrum. It is an RF positioning technology that enables accurate and secure peer-to-peer ranging between mobile devices with robust resistance to interference while consuming very low energy and coexisting well with other radio communication systems. UWB is used for a variety of different applications, such as asset tracking, secure payment, personal tracker, real time location services and keyless access and start of a vehicle etc. According to ABI Research forecasts, there will be well over 1 billion UWB annual device shipments by 2026. Almost every smart phone shipped in 2026 will support UWB services.Talking about testing aspect of a UWB device, in general two test methodologies can be adopted as other wireless products, either the traditional testing mode (so-called conducted test mode) with wired RF connection between the test measurement equipment and device under test (DUT) or over the air (OTA) test mode in an OTA anechoic chamber. Sometimes, it is not always possible or necessary to perform the tests under conducted mode due to the limiting factors, e.g. cost, space, complexity and direct access to the RF connectors of the product. In this case, OTA testing is then becoming a non-evitable approach. Moreover, OTA testing reflects the usage of DUT in a real condition.In this application note, R&S® OTA test solution covering transmitter (Tx), receiver (Rx) and Time of Flight (ToF) testing in Wireless Automated Testing (WMT) environment is described. The measurement results throughout the whole document are based on NXP Trimension™ NCJ29D5 UWB automotive IC.

12-Apr-2023 | AN-No. 1SL394

Join this webinar for an insight into interference types and sources, different threats to the uplink and pilot pollution.

Stay ahead of crime with cellular network analysis solutions from Rohde & Schwarz

Join us for this 1-hour webinar, and see what is new in 5G networks for interference hunting.

Download this publication to get a deeper understanding of digital electronics communications test solutions for ensuring the signal, data and power integrity needed during digital design, integration and performance verification. Both legacy and next generation electronic computers need wired communication integrated systems, subsystems and their integral component parts.

Unlock the potential of 6G networks with AI and machine learning. Discover our innovative testing solutions for AI-native air interfaces.

When expertise and flexibility count, choose Rohde & Schwarz antenna test solutions for near field to far field applications.

Keynote by Dr. Benoît Derat at AMTA 2020 virtual symposium: Register now to see the video on over-the-air (OTA) testing using plane-wave synthesis.

This article, originally printed in Microwave Journal, examines on three typical measurements how the signal source can degrade measurement accuracy, often without the user realizing the unwanted effects.