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Mobile WiMAX X-Series Measurement Application

Technical Overviews

Introduction

  • Mobile WiMAXTM RF transmitter measurements
  • Single-channel matrix A modulation analysis and pilot-based matrix B (wave 2) analysis
  • One-button tests with pass/fail limits per Mobile WiMAX standard
  • Hardkey/softkey manual user interface and SCPI remote user interface
  • Built-in context sensitive help
  • Transportable license between X-Series signal analyzers

Mobile WiMAX Measurement Application

The Mobile WiMAX measurement application transforms the X-Series signal analyzers into standard-based Mobile WiMAX transmitter testers by adding fast one-button power and modulation measurements to help you design, evaluate, and manufac­ture your Mobile WiMAX devices, based on IEEE 802.16e-2005 and WiBro. When the Keysight Technolo­gies, Inc. N9030A PXA or N9020A MXA signal analyzer has optional baseband IQ inputs, Option BBA, each of the RF and analog baseband IQ signals of Mobile WiMAX can be measured to compare signal quality.

The Mobile WiMAX measurement application is just one in a common library of more than 25 measure­ment applications in the Keysight X-Series. The Keysight X-Series is an evolutionary approach to signal analysis that spans instrumentation, measurements and software. The X-Series analyzers, with upgradeable CPU, memory, disk drives, and I/O ports, enable you to keep your test assets current and extend instrument longevity. Proven algorithms, 100% code-compatibility, and a common UI across the X-Series create a consis­tent measurement framework for sig­nal analysis that ensures repeatable results and measurement integrity so you can leverage your test system software through all phases of prod­uct development. In addition to fixed, perpetual licenses for our X-Series measurement applications, we also offer transportable licenses which can increase the value of your invest­ment by allowing to you transport the application to multiple X-Series analyzers.

Mobile WiMAX Overview

The IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard, often referred to as Mobile WiMAX, defines the physical layer (PHY) and medium access control (MAC) proto­col for products that extend broad­band wireless access (BWA) from the local area network (LAN) to the met­ropolitan area network (MAN). The standard contains specifications for licensed and unlicensed BWA operat­ing between 2 and 11 GHz. The term OFDMA used to describe this new technology means orthogonal fre­quency division multiple access and it distinguishes the system from OFDM technologies such as Fixed WiMAX or 802.11 WLAN. The standard includes an OFDMA PHY layer with sub-chan­nelization that allows the time and frequency resources to be dynami­cally allocated among multiple users across the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) sub-frames. It uses a combina­tion of TDD and OFDMA for downlink and uplink signaling and multiple user access. The unique features within the TDD/OFDMA frame provide frequency diversity, frequency reuse, and cell segmentation which improve the performance against fading and inter-cell interference.

For data transmission the standard defines a set of adaptive modulation and coding rate configurations that can be used to trade off data rate for system robustness under various wireless propagation and interfer­ence conditions. When the radio link quality is good, the WiMAX system can use a higher-order modulation scheme (more bits/symbol) that will result in more system capacity. When link conditions are poor due to prob­lems such as signal fading or interfer­ence, the WiMAX system can change to a lower modulation scheme to maintain an acceptable radio link margin. The allowed modulation types are binary phase shift keying (BPSK), quadrature phase shift key­ing (QPSK), 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM), and 64QAM.

The WiMAX ForumTM is comprised of industry experts whose charter is to bring the IEEE 802.16 standard to the marketplace and to create the process for certification and inter-op­erability between equipment vendors. The WiMAX Forum tests operational performance based on the standard through the use of radio and proto­col conformance test documenta­tion. Subsets of system features are known as profiles, which specify the mandatory and optional features from the 802.16 standard required for baseline functionality and interop­erability. The choice of profiles has been driven by spectrum availability, regulatory constraints, and market demand. The WiMAX Forum speci­fies a series of protocol and radio conformance tests (RCT) for compli­ance and interoperability between various equipment manufacturers. Certification test houses, such as AT4 Wireless in Spain and Telecom­munications Technology Association (TTA) in Korea, were among the first to be approved by the WiMAX Forum to provide conformance testing to the WiMAX profile specifications.

In order to support increased range, link reliability, and throughput, several advanced features are sup­ported in wave 2. These include DL/UL adaptive modulation and coding (DL/UL AMC zones), beamforming, space time coding (STC) or matrix A, 2x2 MIMO with vertical encoding or matrix B, and collaborative spatial multiplexing-uplink (CSM). The use of 2 antennas for transmission and 1 for reception gives the notation 2x1, and the use of 2 antennas for transmission and 2 for reception gives the notation 2x2. Matrix A and matrix B zones may be transmitted by a base station with two transmit antennas. In the downlink subframe, the preamble is followed by the first zone–a mandatory PUSC zone that contains the FCH, the DL-MAP, and the UL-MAP. The preamble and first zone are transmitted only by antenna 0. Antenna 1 is generally expected to be inactive during this time, but becomes active with the first matrix A or matrix B zone in the subframe.

RF Transmitter Tests

The X-Series signal analyzers along with the Mobile WiMAX measurement application, perform transmitter measurements on BS and MS devices in time, frequency and modulation domains. Mobile WiMAX signals with zone types PUSC, FUSC, OPUSC, OFUSC, and AMC can be analyzed. Additionally, modulation analysis can be done on matrix A signals and pilot-based modulation analysis can be done using a single input on matrix B signals.

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