Date: 19/02/2010

Agilent's PXA signal analyzer with advanced Embedded LTE/HSPA+ measurement apps

Agilent has extended its N9030A PXA signal analyzer with new advanced Embedded LTE and HSPA+ measurement applications, which are used to test a variety of signal standards include LTE-FDD, LTE-TDD, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+, DVB-T/H and ISDB-T in cellular communication and digital video.

The N9073A W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ measurement application provides one-button RF transmitter conformance measurement of BTS and mobile station (MS) devices in accordance with 3GPP test standards (release 99 to 8). Key measurements include error vector magnitude (EVM), frequency error, peak code domain error, spectrum emissions mask (SEM), and adjacent channel power (ACP).

Agilent says that combining the PXA with an embedded measurement application provides high dynamic range, up to -87 dB for 3GPP ACLR, and power meter-like accuracy of (0.19 dB, reducing the number of tools needed in BTS R&D and manufacturing.

Agilent claims, the PXA is the only signal analyzer to provide simultaneous 140 MHz bandwidth with up to 75 dBc of spurious-free dynamic range. This allows multi-carrier signal analysis, analysis and troubleshooting of the digital predistortion (DPD) techniques used in power amplifiers in wide-bandwidth systems such as LTE.

Price: Base prices range from $51,900 for the N9030A-503 (3.6 GHz) to $66,300 for the N9030A-526 (26.5 GHz)
Availability: Now

For more details visit www.agilent.com