All Software Catalog

• OFDM, FBMC, F-OFDM with SCMA/NOMA multiple access
• FDD/TDD modes, up to 65,539 subcarriers
• Modulation formats from BPSK QPSK, 16 QAM to 1024QAM, 8PSK or uder-defined
• Support Massive MIMO & Beamforming up to 64 channel for 6G research
• EVM, constellation, burst summary, spectrum and more
• Multiple, simultaneous color-coded result views
• Provide the preset for wireless standards such as 6G Radio (FR1 and FR3 TDD), 5G NR (FR1 FDD/TDD), WLAN (802.11a/ah), ISDB-T, DAB, DVB-SH, and DVB-T/H, and more
• Improve EVM measurment with cross-correlated EVM (ccEVM) or IQ noise correction (IQ-NC) technoligies (requires 89601EVMC license)

• Measure and analyze signals in the time, frequency, and modulation domains
• Support two different acquisition modes as synchronous (simultaneous) or sequenced for carrier aggregation or multiple measurements
• Analyze data from over 45 supported hardware instruments, or use in simulation tools to verify design
• Record the acquired signal waveforms to playback for troubleshooting
• Automate tests using .NET language or SCPI command
• Analog demodulation of AM, FM, PM signals
• Channel quality modulation analysis for group delay and channel response analysis
• Digital modulation analysis, custom IQ modulation analysis, and Flex Frame modulatio analysis
• TEDS modulation analysis
• Custom OFDM modulation analysis
• EVM improvement technologies with ccEVM and IQ-NC
• PowerSuite (ACP and SEM) measurements

• Create validated and performance optimized digital video waveforms compliant with DVB-T/H/T2/C/S/S2/S2X, DTMB (CTTB), CMMB, ISDB-T/T_SB/T_MM, ATSC, ATSC-M/H, J.83 Annex A/B/C, DOCSIS 1.x/2.0/3.0/3.1/4.0 standards
• Perform BER tests with PN sequence, all 1s, all 0s, or user-defined data patterns or subjective evaluation with MPEG2-TS or ColorBar demo file
• Create multi-path signals for SFN (Single Frequency Network) tests
• Configure multi-carrier waveforms, each with different modulation settings, frequency offsets, power, baseband filter, and more
• Create real-time DVB-T/H/C/T2/S/S2 and ISDB-T digital video signals for receiver design, verification and performance test Perform auto-stuffing and PCR adjustment with the real-time mode
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• Cross-correlated EVM is a technique used to extend the dynamic range of a receiver for best EVM performance
  
• Two receivers like oscilloscopes, PXI VXT, wireless test set, and X-series signal analyzers are used to capture and demodulate the same signal independently and perform cross-correlation on the error vectors to cancel out uncorrelated noise added by the receivers, resulting in a much lower EVM
• This technique causes the ccEVM value to primarily contain just the noise coming from the device under test (DUT)
• 89601EVMC option with VSA 2022 Update 1.0 release or beyond can enable accurate and best EVM performance of WLAN signals (requires WLAN 89601B7RC and/or 89601BHXC licenses)
• 89601EVMC option with VSA 2023 release or beyond can enable accurate and best EVM performance of 5G NR signals (requires 89601BHNC 5G NR license)
• 89601EVMC option with VSA 2023 Update 2.0 release or beyond can enable accurate and best EVM performance of Custom OFDM (requires 89601BHFC license) and Flex Frame (requires 89601AYAC license)
• 89601EVMC option with VSA 2024 release or beyond can enable accurate and best EVM performance of Satellite Communication for DVB-S/S2 (requires 89601DVBC license)

• 89601EVMC supports MIMO 2x2 and 4x4 signals in the 802.11n/ac/ax/be, Custom OFDM, and 5G NR measurements with VSA2024 release

• Create waveforms that support custom formats and a variety of standard intra-pulse modulation formats: linear and non-linear FM chirp, FM step, AM step, BPSK, QPSK, Barker codes, Frank codes and polyphase code
• Create, store and recall complex pulse patterns that maximize instrument memory to play long scenarios
• Set repetition interval, number of repetitions, and frequency, phase, and power offsets on a pulse-by-pulse basis
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• Real-time creation of multi-satellite signals for GPS (L1 with C/A code, L5I, L5Q), GLONASS constellations, Beidou (Compass), SBAS/QZSS with up to 40 channels, and Galileo (E1) with up to 16 channels for line-of-sight and multipath signals
• Dual-band GPS signal generation for L1C/A + L5I and/or L5Q which requires a secondary signal generator with a new license N7609EM1C
• Stationary or moving receivers for up to 24 hours using stored scenario files
• Create and edit custom scenario files or use continuous scenario generation mode
• Add impairments such as multipath, pseudo-range error, and CW interference signals in real-time while the signal is playing
• Create waveform files that simulate single or multi-satellite for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou (Compass), SBAS, or QZSS for manufacturing test
  
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Create 3GPP 5G NR and 5G-Advanced compliant signal for BTS and UE testing based

• Supports signal generation based on 3GPP Releases 15, 16, 17, and 18, including LDPC and Polar channel coding, as well as multi-antenna port configurations.
• Enables downlink channel generation for PBCH, PDSCH, and PDCCH, and uplink channels for PUSCH, PUCCH, and PRACH.
• Supports downlink signalcomponents including PSS, SSS, CSI-RS, PBCH-DMRS, PDSCH-DMRS, PDSCH-PTRS, PDCCH-DMRS and uplink signal components including SRS, PUSCH-DMRS, PUCCH-DMRS, and PUCCH-PTRS.
• Provides test model presets for FR1 and FR2 frequency ranges.
• Supports bandwidths from 3 to 100 MHz for FR1 and 50/100/200/400/800/1600/2000 MHz for FR2.
• Includes support for UL FRC configurations and full-filled UL/DL configurations.
• Enables configurations of multiple BWPs and mixed numerologies within a single carrier.
• Supports multi-user channel generation for both PUSCH and PDSCH.
• Allows flexible downlink and uplink configuration with customizable subframe allocations.
• Offers single-carrier and multi-carrier signal generation capabilities.
• Support real-time PUSCH HARQ and phase compensation (requires N5182B MXG/N5172B EXG option 660)

Keysight supports tiered PathWave signal generation models with N-model applications (N7631APPC with prefix "N") for high-performance HW platforms: M9484C VXG, M9384B VXG, and M9383B VXG-m, E-model applications (E7631APPC with prefix "E") for mid-range HW platform: N5186A MXG.

Higher-tiered models can run on lower tiered HW platforms, but not vice versa. For example, N7631APPC could run on MXG N5186A, but E7631APPC cannot run on M9484C VXG.

• Create signals for IEEE 802.15.4 SUN FSK and SUN OFDM specifications
• Create signals for IEEE 802.15.4 O-QPSK/BPSK ZigBee specifications
• Create signals for ITU-T G.9959 FSK/GFSK Z-Wave specification
• Create signals for LoRa uplink CSS
• Support fully-coded signal creation for receiver tests
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• Create signals for HRP UWB IEEE 802.15.4 (Non-HRP-ERDEV) and 802.15.4z (HRP-ERDEV) specifications

• Measurements in line with the 3GPP Release 15, Release 16, Release 17 and Release 18 specifications
• 5G NR, 5G-Advanced and Open-RAN uplink and downlink measurements for FR1 and FR2
• Mixed numerologies within a single or multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs)
• Transport layer decoding with CRC pass/fail results
• Up to 8x8 SU-MIMO, 24 DMRS ports for MU-MIMO, and up to 64 channel beamforming for downlink and uplink
• Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) with simultaneous demodulation of LTE and 5G NR signals
• In-depth analysis and troubleshooting traces, with color coding and marker coupling, and 3D traces for visualization

AWU Essential Features (Free to use)

• Import Keysight encrypted waveforms (*.wfm) or user defined waveforms (*.bin, *.txt/.csv/.dat, *mat, *wv)
• Users can make resampling or specify time scale factor
• Support SCPI command
• Download waveforms to a specified signal generator (X-series SG, PXI VXT, VXG)
• View waveform graph (Spectrum, Time Domain, CCDF)
• Export waveform files (*.wfm)

AWU Premium Features (required N7618APPC license)

• Support three kinds of guided calibration methods (Channel Equalization, IQ Calibration, Multi-tone Calibration)
• Add AWGN impairment
• Traditional channel equalization using the modulated reference signal (requires 89601200C/89601AYAC)
• IQ calibration using reference sequence mainly for external IQ modulator (requires 89601200C)
• Multi-tone calibration using multi-tone signals which won't be limited by signal generator and signal analyzer's bandwidth (requires 89601200C)
• Users can directly import 89600 VSA's EQ frequency response trace as a correction file (csv file)
• Import external marker file, or view/edit marker under Marker menu
• Support waveform segments summing in time domain
• Support multi-carrier summing in frequency domain
• Support crest factor reduction (CFR)
• Export bin or csv file when all imported waveforms are uncrypted

• Create distortion free two-tone and multitone test stimulus signals
• Configure a noise power ratio (NPR) test stimulus with up to 2 GHz noise bandwidth, > 60 dBc notch depth, and +/- .5 db noise flatness
• Automatically apply pre-distortion using a spectrum analyzer to enhance signal quality and minimize test uncertainty
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• Configurable Custom IQ modulation constellation settings for BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, OOK, 2/4/8 ASK, 16-16384QAM, 2/4/8/16/32/64 FSK, MSK, S-OQPSK, ARTM Multi-h CPM, or user-defined constellations
• Customizable quick setups for DVB-S2/S2X, APCO25, TETRA, NXDN, dPMR, DECT, DMR, ARIB, 802.15.4 (ZigBee BPSK and O-QPSK), 802.15.4g (Wi-SUN with FSK), ITU-T G.9959, 802.15.3d and more
• Parameters setting such as symbol rate, filter setting, number of symbols, payload data sequence (PN, custom, user file) and more
• Configure data and idle segments with a graphical user interface, and allow multiple segments configuration with different modulation settings
• Export signal settings as 89600 VSA Setup files
• Accelerate the signal creation process with a multi-touch graphic user interface
• Support SCPI programming

Keysight supports tiered PathWave signal generation models with N-model applications (N7608APPC with prefix "N") for high-performance platform: M9484C VXG, E-model applications (E7608APPC with prefix "E") for mid-range platform: N5186A MXG.

Higher-tiered models can run on lower tiered HW platforms, but not vice versa. For example, N7608APPC could run on N5186A MXG, but E7608APPC cannot run on M9484C VXG.

KeysightCare software support subscription is included.