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This document provides the technical specifications for multichannel, MIMO, fading and radar echo generation for the R&S®SMW200A.

Testing-WLAN-MIMO

Describes all instrument functions and remote control commands, including measurement and programming examples, for the base unit.

Describes all instrument functions and remote control commands, including measurement and programming examples.

Describes all instrument functions and remote control commands, including measurement and programming examples.

Provides the information required to prepare the instrument for use and start working.

13-Jan-2025 | Press Releases

Bluetest and Rohde & Schwarz have integrated the Wi-Fi 7 test functionality of the R&S CMX500 one-box signaling tester into the Bluetest Flow control software. Now, manufacturers of IEEE 802.11be technology can use the Bluetest reverberation test systems (RTS) to perform MIMO stress testing.

15-Feb-2024 | Press Releases

Rohde & Schwarz T&M equipment plays key role in enabling Qualcomm Technologies to show the readiness and effectiveness of the latest RF modem technology for FR3, the future frequency ranges for 5G-Advanced and 6G.

06-Feb-2024 | Press Releases

At MWC 2024, Rohde & Schwarz will showcase its latest Wi-Fi 7 test solutions for R&D and production to meet the ever-increasing test challenges posed by the technology and the parallel operation with LTE and 5G cellular standards.

30-Oct-2023 | Press Releases

Rohde & Schwarz and NVIDIA showcase AI/ML-based neural receiver with custom modulation at Brooklyn 6G Summit

09-Jul-2024 | Press Releases

EMITE and Rohde & Schwarz continue their collaboration to enhance EMITE’s Over-the-Air (OTA) measurement solutions by fully integrating the latest test capabilities of the R&S CMX500 multi-technology, multi-channel one-box signaling tester.

24-Feb-2025 | Press Releases

Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm pave the way for 6G wireless networks by unlocking the potential of FR3. They successfully validated the high-throughput performance of a 5G NR connection at 13 GHz, a band that falls within the proposed FR3 frequency range.

26-Mar-2024 | Press Releases

Rohde & Schwarz offers comprehensive test and measurement solutions for embedded design challenges for today’s requirements for efficiency, safety, reliability and interoperability. The highlights will be showcased at the embedded world Exhibition & Conference 2024 in Nuremberg, Germany.

26-Nov-2024 | Press Releases

ETS-Lindgren has integrated the CMX500 one box signaling tester and R&S SMBV100B vector signal generator from Rohde & Schwarz into its EMQuest™ software.

20-Feb-2025 | Press Releases

Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved an industry milestone by demonstrating cross-vendor interoperability of ML-based CSI feedback enhancements, to be showcased at MWC 2025 in Barcelona. CSI enables efficient channel-dependent scheduling and adaptive modulation, ensuring robust high-speed communications between base station and mobile device.

01-Oct-2024 | Press Releases

Rohde & Schwarz exhibits advanced T&M solutions that address emerging challenges in consumer electronics development at CETEX Consumer Electronics Test & Development Forum and Expo at RAI in Amsterdam.

21-Feb-2024 | Press Releases

Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, and Rohde & Schwarz have successfully validated Quectel’s innovative 5G eCall module, part of the AG56xN series of automotive modules. For the test, the R&S CMX500 wideband radio communication tester has been used. The test setup will be shown at Mobile World Congress 2024.

The LTE MIMO OTA decomposition approach determines separate figures of merit for the key MIMO receiver chain subsystems: the MIMO antenna subsystem using the radiated approach and the MIMO receiver using the conducted approach.

19-Jun-2023 | Press Releases

At the i14y Lab, Rohde & Schwarz, VIAVI and Benetel combined their industry-leading capabilities to showcase their integrated, automated testing solution for the conformance testing of O-RAN radio units (O-RUs). This solution was used to test the commercial grade 4T4R RAN650 O-RU from Benetel according to O-RAN ALLIANCE and 3GPP specifications.

23-May-2023 | Press Releases

Several Rohde & Schwarz test solutions have been approved by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in their latest Qualcomm® Development Acceleration Resource Toolkit (QDART) release for testing the Qualcomm QRU100 5G RAN Platform in the 5G NR FR1 frequency range.

This application note explains how to use the SMW for testing higher order MIMO systems by presenting different key applications.

24-Feb-2016 | AN-No. 1GP97

The R&S®RTP/R&S®RTO and R&S®VSE meet the need to verify 5G NR MIMO signals and the signal characteristics of beamforming quickly and coherent.

04-Mar-2020

Testing LTE MIMO Signals using a R&S RTO Oscilloscope

24-Apr-2013 | AN-No. 1EF86

to test and evaluate 2X2 MIMO and 4X4 MIMO systems.

Highly developed standards such as LTE and WLAN 802.11ac presuppose MIMO. MIMO testing requires a signal generator with multipath and standard-compliant fading simulation in all signal paths. The R&S®SMW200A vector signal generator can internally simulate all MIMO constellations up to 8x2, including fading. Highly developed standards such as LTE and WLAN 802.11ac presuppose MIMO.

Introduction to MIMO

02-Jul-2009 | AN-No. 1MA142

8NT01 MIMO Channel,Field Measurements,MIMO Evaluation,R&STSMx,R&SROMES Assessing a MIMO Channel 8NT01 MIMO Channel,Field Measurements,MIMO Evaluation,R&STSMx,R&SROMES

31-Aug-2017 | AN-No. 8NT01

This application note describes the possibilities to measure LTE MIMO with the LTE-Software R&S®FS-K102/K103PC in combination with an R&S®RTO1044 oscilloscope.

24-Apr-2013 | AN-No. 1EF86

Guidelines for MIMO Test Setups – Part 1

10-Mar-2010 | AN-No. 1GP50

Guidelines for MIMO Test Setups – Part 2

14-Oct-2009 | AN-No. 1GP51