8648B AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, 8648B Datasheet

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... ESG-A/AP and ESG-D/DP RF Signal Generators ESG-A series 250 kHz – 1 GHz E4400B 250 kHz – 2 GHz E4420B 250 kHz – 3 GHz E4421B 250 kHz – 4 GHz E4422B Agilent Data Sheet Analog only Digital and analog ESG-AP series ESG-D series (high spectral purity) ...

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Table of contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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... Introduction Standard Agilent Technologies ESG family RF signal generators incorporate a broad array of capabilities for testing both analog and digital communications systems. Adding flexible options provides a test solution that will evaluate the performance of a communication system to the requirements of nearly all current and proposed air interface standards. Many test functions can be customized to meet the needs of proprietary and other nonstandard wireless protocols as well ...

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Specifications for analog and digital models Frequency Range ESG-A series E4400B 250 kHz to 1 GHz E4420B 250 kHz to 2 GHz E4421B 250 kHz to 3 GHz E4422B 250 kHz to 4 GHz ESG-AP series E4423B 250 kHz to ...

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Resolution 0.02 dB Attenuator hold level range Standard 250 kHz to 1 GHz 23 dB > GHz 20 dB > GHz Level accuracy (dB) Output power +7 to –120 dBm (+10 ...

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Characteristic SSB phase noise for ESG-AP and ESG-DP series fc = 100 MHz (CW, standard instrument 500 MHz (CW, standard instrument GHz (CW, standard instrument GHz (CW, standard instrument ...

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Jitter in µUI Carrier SONET/SDH rms jitter frequency data rates bandwidth 155 MHz 155 MB/s 100 Hz to 1.5 MHz (239) 622 MHz 622 MB/s 1 kHz to 5 MHz 2.488 GHz 2488MB/s 5 kHz to 15 MHz 1,2,3 ...

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Amplitude modulation (fc > 500 kHz) 1 Range 0 to 100% (envelope peak maximum specified power) Resolution 0. bandwidth) Rates dc/ kHz (1 kHz rate) Accuracy < ± (6% of setting + 1%) (1 kHz ...

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Internal modulation source (Provides FM, M, and AM modulation signals and LF out) Waveforms sine, square, ramp, triangle, pulse, noise Rate range Sine 0 kHz Square, ramp, triangle 0 kHz Resolution 0.1 Hz Pulse ...

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Specifications for digital models only Level accuracy with digital modulation (ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) With ALC On; relative to CW; with PRBS modulated data using I/Q inputs 0 DQPSK or ...

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I/Q baseband generator (Option UN8, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) Modulation PSK BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, /4DQPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK, D8PSK MSK User-defined phase offset from 0 to 100° QAM 4, 16, 32, 64, 256 FSK Selectable level ...

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I/Q baseband generator Digital communications standards 1 Continuous Error vector magnitude (% rms) Low EVM mode Low EVM mode (typical) Low ACP mode (typical) 1 Global phase error (rms/pk) 1 Deviation accuracy (kHz) Channel spacing (kHz Continuous Adjacent ...

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I/Q baseband generator Digital communications standards (continued) NADC spectrum Fc = 849 MHz Span = 0.3 MHz Scale = 10 dB/div Level = +4 dBm PHS spectrum Fc = 1907 MHz Span = 2 MHz Scale = 10 dB/div Level ...

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I/Q baseband generator Custom digitally modulated signals Modulation Filter Filter factor ( Modulation index Symbol rate (Msym/ GHz GHz GHz GHz Typcal performance (power ...

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I/Q baseband generator Non-constant amplitude formats FSK formats Shift error versus symbol rate ( GHz, Gaussian filter, BbT = 0.5, modulation index = 0.5) Shift error versus frequency (Gaussian filter, BbT = 0.5, modulation index = 0.5, symbol ...

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Dual arbitrary waveform generator (Option UND, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) Number of channels Resolution Waveform memory Length (playback) Length (storage) Waveform segments Segment length Number of segments Waveform sequences Sequencing Number of sequences Segments/sequence Segment repetitions Clock Sample rate ...

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Multichannel, multicarrier CDMA personality (Option UN5, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) Chip (symbol) rate 1.2288 MHz (default) Adjustable from MHz with 4x oversampling Modulation QPSK (forward) with Walsh and short code spreading Offset QPSK (reverse) with ...

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Bit Error Rate (BER) analyzer (Option UN7, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) Clock rate 100 MHz Supported data patterns PN9 and PN15 Resolution 10 digits (6 digits for BER (exp)) Minimum synchronization length 2 Mbps mode 9 ...

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Measurements Results Class Ib bit-error ratio (RBER for TCH/FS) Class II bit-error ratio (RBER for TCH/FS) Frame erasure ratio (FER) Downlink error frame count Class Ib bit-error count Class II bit-error count Erased frame count Total frame count Maximum RBER ...

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Multichannel Multicarrier 3GPP W-CDMA personality (Option 100, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) Supports R99 March 2001 3GPP W-CDMA standard. Provides partially coded data for component test applications. Chip rates 3.84 Mchips/sec ± 10% Frame duration 10 ms Filters W-CDMA = ...

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Multichannel cdma2000 personality (Option 101, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only) This personality conforms to cdma2000 specification revision 8. Provides partially coded data for component test appli- cations. Spreading rate 1x (SR1), 3x (SR3) IS-95 filter selection IS-95 IS-95 with equalizer ...

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Multichannel cdma2000 spurious emissions (dBc, with high crest factor on IS95 modified with equalizer filter and amplitude = 0 dBm) 2.135 to 2.50 MHz Channels/offsets Standard Forward 9 channel, SR3/multicarrier 30 – 200 MHz (–68) 700 – 1000 MHz (–69) ...

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... Description Option 200 W-CDMA personality adds a flexible solution for W-CDMA mobile and base station test to Agilent ESG-D and ESG- DP (high spectral purity) series RF signal generators. Signals are fully coded in both forward and reverse links to provide complete testing of receivers. Channel types generated ...

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User equipment (UE) setup FIR filter Root Nyquist, Nyquist Gaussian BbT Chip rate 1 kcps to 4.25 Mcps Primary scrambling code 0 to 16777215 Secondary scrambling offset Uplink synchronization signal ...

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... Option 201, cdma2000 personality, adds a flexible solution for cdma2000 mobile and base station test to Agilent ESG-D and ESG-DP (high spectral purity) series RF signal generators. Option 201 is a firmware personality that requires Option UN8, (hardware revision C or greater), real-time baseband generator to be installed in the ESG ...

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Reverse channel configurations IS-95 is supported using RC1 or RC2 which utilizes a single, selectable channel type: Reverse Access Control Channel (R–ACH) Reverse Fundamental Channel (R–FCH) Reverse Supplemental Channel (R–SCH) IS-2000 features are supported using RC3 or RC4. The channel ...

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For frame length = 80 1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6,19.2 for RC 3 1.8, 3.6, 7.22, 14.42, 28.82, 57.62 kbps for RC4 Frame offset (0 to frame length/1.25) –1 3 R-CCCH (Reverse Common Control Channel) and R-EACH (Reverse-Enhanced Access Channel) Walsh ...

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... Functions controlled All front panel functions except power switch and knob. IEEE-488 functions SH1, AH1, T6, TE0, L4, LE0, SR1, RL1, PP0, DC1, DT0, C0, E2. ISO compliant The ESG series RF signal generators are manufactured in an ISO-9001 registered facility in concurrence with Agilent’s commitment to quality. Accessories Transit case ...

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General characteristics Coherent carrier output Outputs RF modulated with but not IQ or AM. Nominal power 0 dBm ±5 dB. Frequency range from 249.99900001 MHz to maximum frequency. For RF carriers below this range, output frequency = ...

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... GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator E4436B 3 GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator E4437B 4 GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator Options See ESG Family RF Signal Generators Configuration Guide (literature number 5965-4973E) for more information To add options to a model, use the following ordering scheme: Example Model # E4432B ...

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... Testing and Troubleshooting Digital RF Communications Receiver Designs, Application Note 1314, literature number 5968-3579E. • Using the ESG-D series of RF signal generators and the 8922 GSM Test Set for GSM Applications, Product Note, literature number 5965-7158E. • ESG Series RF Signal Generators Option 200 W-CDMA, Product Overview, literature number 5988-0369EN. • ...

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... Email: tm_ap@agilent.com Japan: Revised: 09/14/06 (tel) (81) 426 56 7832 (fax) (81) 426 56 7840 Product specifications and descriptions in this document subject to change without notice. © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Printed in USA, January 11, 2007 5965-3096E ...