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1939–1998: Hewlett-Packard years
A company founded on electronic measurement innovation
1999–2013: Agilent Technologies years
Spun off from HP, Agilent became the World’s Premier
Measurement Company. In September 2013, it announced the
spinoff of its electronic measurement business
2012, July: Acquisition of AT4
2014: Keysight begins operations
November 1, Keysight is an independent company
focused 100% on the electronic measurement
industry
We believe in “Firsts”
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard’s original vision launched Silicon
Valley and shaped our passion for “firsts” 75 years ago. Today we
are committed to provide a new generation of “firsts” –
software-oriented solutions – that create value for our investors
and valued insights for our customers.
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2015, Aug: Acquisition of Anite
2017, April: Acquisition of IXIA
2017, Sept: Acquisition of ScienLab
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•LTE did a great job with Voice, Data and enabled MTC
•5G NR will add capacity, users and new services
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I N T E R O P E R A B I L I T Y I S K E Y F O R G L O B A L D E P L O Y M E N T
KEYS 5G Solutions
Network Emulation
mmW and OTA
RFIC/RFFE
Channel Emulation
PHY Test Bed
Channel Sounding
Digital Interfaces
Drive Test
Network Load Test
Network Monitoring
KEYSIGHT IS PROVIDING WORKFLOW SOLUTIONS
WITH SCALABLE PLATFORMS
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K E Y S I G H T 5 G P U B L I C C O L L A B O R AT I O N S
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B R O A D R A N G E O F N E W S E R V I C E S A N D PA R A D I G M S
UR/LLeMBB
Mobile Broadband
Access
Massive
Machine Communication
Mission-Critical
Machine Communication
IoT
• all data, all the time
• 2 billion people on social media
• 30 billion ‘things’ connected
• low cost, low energy
• ultra high-reliability
• ultra-low latency
mMTC
Amazingly fast
Great service In a
crowd
Best experience
follows you
Real-time & reliable
communications
Ubiquitous things
communicating
courtesy of METIS: 2014
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• IMT 2020 are currently defining specs
• NAS / Layer 3 based on 4G but enhanced for control plane efficiency
• Lower layers / 5G-NR greatly enhanced for the required data rates, latency and efficiency
• Phase 1 – mid 2018
• Focus on Enhanced mobile broadband and some low latency aspects
• Minimised changes to architecture (LTE-EPC) – non-standalone operation initially
• 5G Radio Access Technology but for focus on sub-6 GHz channels
• Phase 2 – mid 2020
• Focus on massive Internet of Things and Ultra-Reliable, Low Latency Communications
• Novel layers and architecture to allow full 5G potential (Vehicular and multicast services)
• “mm-wave” 28, 37, 39 GHz channels and unlicensed spectrum
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LT E A D VA N C E D P R O E S TA B L I S H E D T H E F O U N D AT I O N O F 5 G
Rel. 10/11/12
3 DL, 2 UL CC,
MIMO
Massive MIMO
eLAA
MTC
256QAM, 32CC,
FD-MIMO, LAA, D2D
Rel. 13 Rel. 14
Cat-M
NB-IoT
MBB
C-V2X
Rel. 15 Rel. 16
C-V2X ULL C-V2X
URLLC
eMBB
NR based LAA+
mmWave
Beamforming
mMTC
2016 2017-2020 2020+
Voice
VoLTE, EVS
mTC Enhancements
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S O U R C E : 3 G P P
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Rel-15 Rel-16
Early Drop
Phase 2 Deployment
Early Phase 1 Deployment
Phase 1 Deployment
✓ Additional “Early Drop”
milestone (Dec ‘17)
added to support
emerging market needs
✓ Release 16 (aka Phase 2, by Dec ‘19)
✓ Release 15 (aka Phase 1, by June ‘18) will
aim at enabling a first phase of expected
deployment in 2020
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• Waveform; OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
• High Spectral efficiency
• DFT-OFDM for power limited scenarios (UL)
• Robustness against phase noise
• Lower transceiver complexity compared to other 5G NR candidates
• Numerology;
• Subcarrier Spacing (SCS)
• Cyclic prefix (i.e. Normal/Extended)
5 G N R
∆𝑓 = 2 𝜇 · 15 𝑘𝐻𝑧
µ Δf = 2µ·15 kHz Cyclic Prefix
0 15 kHz Normal
1 30 kHz Normal
2 60 kHz Normal, Extended
3 120 kHz Normal
4 240 kHz Normal
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• Each symbol length (including CP) of 15 kHz equals the sum of the corresponding 2µ symbols at Fs
• Other than the first OFMD symbol in every 0.5 ms, all symbols within 0.5 ms have the same length
OFDM Symbol 6
5 6 743210
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
2
5
1
5
0
4
9
4
8
OFDM Symbol 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15 kHz
60 kHz
4096416 288
24 25 26 27
. . .
0 1 2 3
0.5 msec
5 6 743210
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
2
1
1
1
0
98120 kHz
4096544 288
10 2 3 12 13 1030 kHz
288 4096
288 4096320
352
OFDM Symbol 1 OFDM Symbol 0
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• Frame: 10 ms
• Subframe: Reference period of 1 ms
• Slot (slot based scheduling)
• 14 OFDM symbols, or 12 with extended CP
• One possible scheduling unit
• Slot aggregation allowed
• Slot length scales with the subcarrier spacing
• 𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = Τ1 𝑚𝑠
2 𝜇
• Mini-Slot (non-slot based scheduling)
• 7, 4 or 2 OFDM symbols
• Minimum scheduling unit
5 G N R
1
120
kHz
SLOT
14 sym
250 µs
60
kHz
SLOT
14 symbols
500 µs
30
kHz
SLOT
14 symbols
1 ms
15
kHz
1 ms
SUBFRAME
SLOT
14s
125 µs
240
kHz
SLOT
14s
62.5µs
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WAV E F O R M , N U M E R O L O G Y & F R A M E S T R U C T U R E
• 14 symbols in a slot can be allocated to:
• All downlink (Slot Format 0)
• All uplink (Slot Format 1)
• Mixed downlink and uplink (Slot Format 2..61)
• Static, semi-static or dynamic
• “X” for flexible symbol
• Slot Format Indication (SFI) informs the UE about
allocation. It can be reported either through DCI or
RRC messages.
• Slot aggregation is supported
• Data transmission can be scheduled to span
one or multiple slots
DL
UL
DL only
UL only
DL
UL Control
DL Control
UL
Mixed UL-DL
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• Resource elements are grouped into Physical Resource Blocks (PRB)
• Each PRB consists of 12 subcarriers
WAV E F O R M , N U M E R O L O G Y & F R A M E S T R U C T U R E
µ Δf 𝑵 𝑹𝑩
𝒎𝒊𝒏,𝝁
𝑵 𝑹𝑩
𝒎𝒂𝒙,𝝁
0 15 kHz 20
(240 subcarriers)
275
(3300 subcarriers, 49.5 MHz)
1 30 kHz 20 275
(3300 subcarriers, 99 MHz)
2 60 kHz 20 275
(3300 subcarriers, 198 MHz)
3 120 kHz 20 275
(3300 subcarriers, 396 MHz)
4 240 kHz 20 138
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Sub-carriers(inthefrequencyband)
OFDM symbols (in time slot)
Resource block
5 G N R
Outdoor macro cell < 3 GHz
15 kHz spacing
50 MHz bandwidth
Outdoor small cell > 3 GHz
30 kHz spacing
100 MHz bandwidth
Indoor wideband cell 5 GHz (unlicensed)
60 kHz spacing
200 MHz bandwidth
mm-wave very small cell 28 GHz
120 kHz spacing
400 MHz bandwidth ---------------------------------------- >
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12Sub-carriers
(15kHzspacing)
14 OFDM symbols in 1ms slot
5 G N R
15kHz sub-carriers for < 3GHz operation
12Sub-carriers(120kHzspacing)
14 OFDM symbols
in 125μs slot
Resourceblock
120kHz sub-carriers for 28GHz operation
Frequency spacing x 8, timeslot duration / 8
Resourceblock
Resourceblock
Resourceblock
Resourceblock
Resource block
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P H Y S I C A L C H A N N E L S A N D S I G N A L S
NR Channels/Signals
Description LTE Equivalent
Uplink
PUSCH
PUSCH-DMRS, PUSCH-PTRS Physical Uplink Shared Channel
PUSCH
PUSCH-DMRS
PUCCH
PUCCH-DMRS Physical Uplink Control Channel PUCCH
PRACH Physical Random Access Channel PRACH
SRS Sounding Reference Signal SRS
Downlink
PDSCH
PDSCH-DMRS, PDSCH-PTRS Physical Downlink Shared Channel
PDSCH
PDSCH-DMRS
PBCH
PBCH-DMRS Physical Broadcast Channel PBCH
PDCCH
PDCCH-DMRS Physical Downlink Control Channel
PDCCH, EPDCCH
EPDCCH-DMRS
CSI-RS Channel-State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS
PSS Primary Synchronization Signal PSS
SSS Secondary Synchronization Signal SSS
Purple = New NR channels/signals vs. LTE
Note: LTE only channels such as PCFICH, PHICH, C-RS, etc…are not shown
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D O W N L I N K A N D U P L I N K C H A N N E L S
Scrambling Modulation Mapper
Layer Mapper
Resource Element
Mapper
OFDM Signal
Generation
Scrambling Modulation Mapper
Resource Element
Mapper
OFDM Signal
Generation
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codewords
layers
antennaports
DMRS
Up to two codewords:
1 to 4-layer tx: 1 codeword
5 to 8-layer tx: 2 codewords
QPSK, 16QAM,
64QAM and 256QAM
Up to 8 layers
Mapped to ports
𝑝 ∈{1000,..,1011}
Codewords from
channel encoder
Mapped to time/
frequency resources
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D O W N L I N K A N D U P L I N K C H A N N E L S
Scram bling
Modulation
Mapper
Layer
Mapper
Resource Elem ent
Mapper
OFDM Signal
Generation
Scram bling
Modulation
Mapper
Resource Elem ent
Mapper
OFDM Signal
Generation
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codewords
layers
DMRS
Precoding
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antennaports
CP-OFDM
Scrambling
Modulation
Mapper
Layer
Mapper
Resource Element
Mapper
OFDM Signal
Generation
Resource Element
Mapper
OFDM Signal
Generation
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codeword
layers
DMRS
Precoding
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antennaports
Transform
Precoding
Transform
Precoding
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DFT-s-OFDM
QPSK, 16QAM,
64QAM and 256QAM
π/2-BPSK, QPSK,
16QAM, 64QAM and
256QAM
Up to 8 layers Mapped to ports
𝑝 ∈{1000,..,1011}
Precoding (selected
by the network)
Up to two codewords:
1 to 4-layer tx: 1 codeword
5 to 8-layer tx: 2 codewords
DFT precoding
Mapped to ports
𝑝 ∈{1000,..,1011}
Mapped to time/
frequency resources
Codewords from
channel encoder
Mapped to time/
frequency resources
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−Initial access is composed of the following physical channels and signals:
• Downlink (SS/PBCH Block)
– Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS)
– Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS)
– Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH)
• Uplink
– Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)
−PSS, SSS and PBCH are the only always-on signals in 5G NR
• Even they can be turned off by the network
I N I T I A L A C C E S S
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Synchronization Signals
System Information
Basic information for all UEs
Beam-sweeping
transmission
Beam-sweeping
transmission
Random Access Channel Single-beam or
Beam-sweeping
Beam-sweeping
reception
Random Access Response & System
Information
Required only for UEs after random access
UE-specific
selected beam
Data and control channelsUE-specific
beamforming
TRxP Device
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I N I T I A L A C C E S S A N D B E A M M A N A G E M E N T
TRxP
DL
SS Block 1
DL
SS Block 2
DL
SS Block 3
DL
SS Block 4
UE
X P
UL 1 UL 2 UL 3 UL 4
P
Rx PSS, SSS and PBCH PRACH Transmission
Same Tx beam
direction as in
the DL Tx
beam
Mapping between DL SS Blocks and corresponding UL resources for
PRACH
...
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• Remaining Minimum System Information
• Minimum system information is carried onto PBCH
• The rest of the Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI) is carried onto PDSCH
• The numerology used for RMSI is indicated in PBCH payload
• < 6 GHz: 15 or 30 kHz (60 kHz cannot be used because it is optional for the UEs)
• > 6 GHz: 60 or 120 kHz
• A CORESET is dedicated for RMSI scheduling
• Not necessarily confined within PBCH bandwidth
• There is an RMSI PDCCH monitoring window associated with an SS/PBCH block, which recurs periodically.
• Other System Information
• On-Demand system information delivery
• Carried on PDSCH using the same numerology as the RMSI
I N I T I A L A C C E S S A N D B E A M M A N A G E M E N T
2
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I N I T I A L A C C E S S A N D B E A M M A N A G E M E N T
3
Tx
PRACH
(Msg 1)
Rx
PDCCH/
PDSCH
(Msg 2)
Tx
PUCCH/
PUSCH
(Msg 3)
Rx
PDCCH/
PDSCH
(Msg 4)
Tx
PUCCH/
PUSCH
(Msg 3)
Rx
PDCCH/
PDSCH
(Msg 4)
RAR window
(≤ TRAR)
Successful Msg 1 & Msg 2 transmission and reception
T1 T2 T3
T’3
T’4
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Message Subcarrier Spacing Beam
Message 1
UE -> gNB
• Indicated in the RACH
configuration
• Beam for preamble transmission is selected by the
UE
• UE uses the same beam during a RACH
transmission occasion
Message 2
gNB -> UE
• The same as the numerology of
RMSI
• Obtained based on the detected RACH
preamble/resource and the corresponding
association
Message 3
UE -> gNB
• Indicated in the RACH
configuration separately from
subcarrier spacing for message
1
• Determined by UE (same as message 1)
Message 4
gNB -> UE
• The same as message 2
• No beam reporting in message 3: Same as
message 2
• Beam reporting in message 3: FFS
I N I T I A L A C C E S S A N D B E A M M A N A G E M E N T
3
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5 G N R SS Block
-1 symbol PSS
-1 symbol SSS
-2 symbols PBCH
SS Burst
-Multiple SS Blocks
-Transmission is periodic (20 ms by default)
-Confined within a 5 ms window
SS Burst
SS Block Periodicity (20 ms)
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
...
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
... SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
...
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
SSBlock
...
5 ms window
(half-frame)
. . .
SS Burst
Maximum number of SS Block locations (L) within SS Burst:
• Up to 3 GHz: L = 4
• From 3 GHz to 6 GHz: L = 8
• From 6 GHz to 52.6 GHz: L = 64
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I N I T I A L A C C E S S
PBCH
PBCH
PSS
SSS
127 subcarriers
144 subcarriers (i.e. 12 PRBs)
240 subcarriers (i.e. 20 PRBs)
48 subcarriers
(i.e. 4 PRBs)
48 subcarriers
(i.e. 4 PRBs)
4OFDMSymbols
PBCH PBCH
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B A N D W I D T H PA R T S
• A bandwidth part (BWP) consists of a group of contiguous PRBs
• The bandwidth size ranges from the SS block bandwidth to the maximal bandwidth capability
supported by a UE in a component carrier
• The bandwidth part may or may not contain SS block
• Reserved resources can be configured within the bandwidth part
• An initial BWP is signaled by PBCH
• It contains CORESET and PDSCH for Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI)
• Minimum system information is carried onto PBCH. The rest of the RMSI is carried onto PDSCH
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B A N D W I D T H PA R T S
−One or multiple bandwidth part configurations for each component carrier can be
semi-statically signaled to a UE
• Only one BWP in DL and one in UL is active at a given time instant
−Configuration parameters include:
• Numerology: CP type, subcarrier spacing
• Frequency location: the offset between BWP and a reference point is implicitly or explicitly
indicated to UE based on common PRB index for a give numerology
• Bandwidth size: in terms of PRBs
• CORESET: required for each BWP configuration in case of single active DL bandwidth part
for a given time instant
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LTE New Radio (Based on 3GPP Rel. 15)
Frequency band Sub-6 GHz Sub-6 GHz, mmWave (up to 52.6 GHz)
Maximum Bandwidth (per CC) 20 MHz
50 MHz (@ 15 kHz), 100 MHz (@ 30 kHz),
200 MHz (@ 60 kHz), 400 MHz (@120 kHz)
Maximum CCs
5 (Rel.10) / 32 (Rel.12). Current
implementation is 5.
16 (allowed BW and CCs combinations TBD)
Subcarrier Spacing 15 kHz 2n · 15 kHz TDM and FDM multiplexing
Waveform CP-OFDM for DL; SC-FDMA for UL CP-OFDM for DL; CP-OFDM and DFT-s-OFDM for UL
Modulation
Up to 256 QAM DL (moving to 1024 QAM);
Up to 64 QAM UL
Up to 256 QAM UL & DL
Maximum Number of Subcarriers 1200 3300
Slot Length 7 symbols in 500 µs
14 symbols (duration depends on subcarrier spacing)
2, 4 and 7 symbols for mini-slots
Channel Coding Turbo Code (data); TBCC (control) LDPC (data); Polar Codes (control)
Initial Access No beamforming Beamforming
MIMO Up to 8x8 Up to 8x8 *
Reference signals UE Specific DMRS and Cell Specific RS Front-loaded DMRS (UE-specific)
Duplexing FDD, Static TDD FDD, Static TDD, Dynamic TDD
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3GPP NR
FR1 – Frequency Range 1 FR2 – Frequency Range 2
Spec 5G NR NSA and SA 5G NR NSA
Frequency
450Mz ~ 6000 MHz
e.g. 3.4 – 3.7GHz, 4.4 – 4.9GHz
24520MHz ~ 52600 MHz
e.g. 39GHz (3GHz of spectrum), 28GHz (800MHz band)
Bandwidth (cc) Up to 100MHz Up to 400MHz
Maximum CCs 1cc Up to 8cc
DL MIMO 4x4 2x2
DL peak Throughput 2Gbps (1cc of 4x4) 5Gbps (8cc of 2x2)
Numerology
(subcarrier spacing)
2n · 15 kHz n = {-2, 0, 1, …, 5}
30 kHz (n=1, 2x LTE)
2n · 15 kHz n = {-2, 0, 1, …, 5}; 60kHz (n=2, optional, 4x LTE)
120kHz (n=3, 8x LTE), 240kHz (n=4, 16x LTE)
Waveform DL: OFDM / UL: SC-FDMA CP-OFDM for DL and UL
Subcarriers 3300 3300
Subframe length 500µs 125 µs for 120kHz
Slot length 7 symbols / 250µs 7 symbols / 62.5 µs
S I N G L E S P E C I F I C AT I O N C O V E R I N G S U B - 6 G H Z A N D M I L L I M E T E R WAV E
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• 5G NR standard is extremely complex and designed to address many use cases
• Leading to an explosion of test scenarios
• QUIZ: 5G terms your customers are using
P H Y S I C A L ( P H Y ) L AY E R C O M P L E X I T Y
gNB FR1, FR2 Numerology SSB BWP Transform Precoding
Next generation
nodeB
Frequency range
5G base station
FR1 450MHz – 6GHz
FR2 24.25 – 52.6GHz
Subcarrier spacing
(SCS)
Sync signal block Bandwidth part
Uplink can use transform
precoding for lower PAPR,
or CP-OFDM waveform
like DL
DFT-s-OFDM waveform
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• High frequency, very wide bandwidth
• More trials at 28 GHz & 39 GHz, more test cases for future mmWave
• Many 5G trials are committed with LTE co-existence in Sub-6 GHz, heavily rely on LTE networks to
maximize the coverage
• Phased array antennas will be integrated into transceivers, removing cable access for testing
• Many elements to test
• Testing will be almost exclusively over-the-air (OTA)
T E S T C O N F I G U R AT I O N C O M P L E X I T Y
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Simplify NR Analysis with One-Button
Measurements
In-Depth Modulation AnalysisMost Flexible Signal Creation Tool
A D D R E S S I N G 5 G P H Y T X A N D R X T E S T N E E D S T O D AY & T O M O R R O W
N 9 0 8 5 E M 0 E 5 G N R
M E A S U R E M E N T A P P L I C AT I O N
8 9 6 0 0 5 G N R M O D U L AT I O N
A N A L Y S I S ( O P T I O N B H N )
N 7 6 3 1 C S I G N A L S T U D I O P R O
F O R 5 G N R
PXI VSG/
VXT
MXG/EXG
M8190/PSG
UXA N9040/41B
PXA N9030B
MXA N9020B
M9421A VXT
w/B1X (July ‘18)
M9393A
M9391A
Connect with >45
Keysight instruments &
simulation software
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E N D T O E N D P O R T F O L I O
Protocol
Conformance
Carrier
Acceptance
Functional
KPI
RF/ RRM
Conformance
RF DVT*
Protocol
R&D*
5G Device Acceptance
Network Emulator
E7515B UXM5G
mmWave OTA SolutionsChannel Emulator
Propsim
Interactive 5G stack
and tools with common
scripting engine
Common measurement science,
logging
and automation
5G Interactive R&D
*available
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- Displays all layers of the protocol
stack (PHY/MAC/RLC/RRC/PDCP)
- Filtering allows the user to view the
data of interest
- Advanced search facilities and
bookmarks make debugging easier
- User friendly as all information
needed is available in one view
5 G P R O T O C O L R & D T O O L S E T
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In general, OTA Testing is the characterization, evaluation and
verification of device performance using radiated measurements
instead of (or combined with) conducted/cabled measurements.
OTA Testing may be required at every stage throughout the
product development Lifecycle:
‒ Development (R&D)
‒ Device verification and test (DVT)
‒ Base Station Integration and verification (I&V)
‒ Conformance test
‒ Manufacturing test
‒ Installation and maintenance (I&M)
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Source:
Smaller wavelengths enable
integrated RFIC Architecture
• Improves overall system performance at high
frequencies
Beam forming and beam
steering
• Improves signal strength over isotropic
radiator thus helping link budget
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T H E C A B L E I S G O N E I N 5 G M M W
Functional
Performance
Modem Test,
Full Stack Testing,
Data Throughput,
Handover
Is my chipset working?
RF
Parametric
EVM, ACLR
PER, Emissions
Is my RF working?
Antenna &
Conformance
OTA
Antenna Parameters
TRP, TIS
How good is my
antenna?
MIMO OTA
Throughput, Virtual
Drive Test,
How good is my
device?
Cable OTAOTA
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H O W L A R G E S H O U L D T H E C H A M B E R S B E ?
D(cm) Frequency
(GHz)
Near/far
boundary
2D2/λ (mm)
Path Loss
(dB)
5 28 480 55
10 28 1880 66.9
15 28 4200 73.8
20 28 7480 78.9
25 28 11680 82.7
30 28 16800 85.9
D depends on the antenna type and device
dimension
Far field measurements with these DUTs can be
very impractical.
Is far field the only way to measure? Can we
measure another way.
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Compact Antenna Test Ranges (CATRs)
✓ Smaller footprint than Far-Field
✓ Lower path loss
✓ Antenna Beam pattern
characterization
✓ EIRP/TRP and EIS measurements
✓ Beamforming/Beamsteering Validation
✓ RF Parametric Tests
✓ Reasonable speed of test
× Large chambers can be very
expensive (construction/installation)
× Can’t fit blocking sources
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• In a CATR system, a diverging beam from the probe
antenna illuminates the parabolic reflector from the focal
point.
• The reflector collimates the beam and directs it to the
DUT.
• The collimated beam has a nearly uniform amplitude and
phase across its extent; it provides a nominally ideal
plane-wave illumination to the DUT.
• The reflector allows the DUT to be tested under far-field
plane wave conditions at a shorter distance than Τ2𝐷2 𝜆
(the far field distance), resulting in a system with
potentially a much smaller footprint and lower path loss
than the equivalent direct far-field method.
Quiet ZoneProbe Feed
Reflector
Simulation of signal transmitted
from Probe Feed, showing parallel
phase fronts in Quiet Zone
CATRs are reciprocal so that a beam
transmitted from the DUT in the Quiet
Zone is focused back to the probe feed.
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S O L U T I O N S O P T I M I Z E D F O R T H E W O R K F L O W
Rack Mount
Cable Replacement Chamber
• Protocol Signalling Tests
• Demod Tests
• Array Calibration
• UE CAL
• Functional Tests
Light weight, Cable replacement
Candidate in RAN5 for protocol signaling
Modem
• IFF
• RF Parameterics
• Antenna Tests
• TRP/TIS
• Single AoA
• Throughput tests
(Clean Channel)
CATR
Black-box testing - 3GPP
Approved Solution for RF Test
Modem
3D MPAC
Modem
Testing with 38.901 models and
field derived models
• Throughput test
• HO Performance
• Beam management
• NV-IOT
Simplified version of SS-MPAC for
RRM / Performance
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• Keysight
• 5G New Radio (NR) Physical Layer Review – 90-min webcast
• External Sources
• 3GPP Webpage (www.3gpp.org)
• 3GPP RAN1 Documents (www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG1_RL1)
L E A R N I N G 5 G N R T E C H N O L O G Y ?
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F I E L D U P G R A D E A B L E , S O F T WA R E E N A B L E D
Cable and antenna analysis Vector network analysis DC source & current monitor
Time domain
Spectrum analysis
Vector voltmeterInterference analysis Full-band tracking generator Channel power measurement
Built-in power meter
Channel scanner Analog demodulation Real-time Spectrum Analysis 89600 VSA Connection I/Q Analysis
NEW! NEW! NEW!
FieldFox: Carry Precision with You
Portable
Integrated
Rugged
Configurable Upgradeable
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Trigger in Trigger out
Trigger out Trigger in
Transmitter receiver
Ethernet cable
• Master / slave architecture
• Trigger in /out keep both box in sync
• Master provide test configuration, data
transfer and final measurement
presentation
• Each box can be locked with GPS timing
to get better dynamic range and stability.
• Test / jumper cable loss can be measured
using VNA and recalled as cable loss in
ERTA mode
Extended Range Transmission Analysis Measurement setup
Radio
Link
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V2V, V2I, V2P, V2N …
Technology to enhance driving
experience, prevent accidents and
collisions, assist traffic flow, enable
higher levels of automated driving.
2 wireless technologies are
currently being proposed -
DSRC (based on IEEE 802.11p)
C-V2X (based on 3GPP Rel-14 LTE-A Pro)
V2X
Secure V2X considered necessary for L3/L4 ADAS
The biggest topic of autonomous driving lately is
Connecting the car with Infrastructure.
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DSRC (802.11p)
- Specs available since 2010 (discussions
on ITS >13 years ago!)
- Proto devices being produced today
- Well tested, many trials, Eu/US/Ja support
- Concerns include infrastructure costs and
lack of features to support new Use Cases
2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
LTE V2X (3GPP Rel 14)
- Specs available only since March 2017
- Main advantage:can reuse existing
infrastructure to cover V2I/V2N
- V2V building on D2D (R12)
- Designed to be handle newer Use Cases
- Concerns over latency and lack of trials,
congestion control
LTE V2X Rel-15+
- Next generation cellular technology
- Eventually will augment LTE V2X
- Backwards compatible
- Major priority is eMBB though (IoT
and Automotive will be delayed)
V2X discussed for over 15 years already
United States
- NHTSA NPRM mandating V2V
- All new cars with DSRC by 2024
Basic Safety ‘Enhanced Safety’ ‘Advanced Safety’
First pilots and trials
(C-V2X)
- Europe, China
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M A R K E T T R E N D S A N D C H A L L E N G E S
• Top 3 market trends/drivers
• V2X close to mandatory deployment order in US
• DSRC/WAVE/802.11p incumbent & ready standard
• Cellular V2X being counter-proposed by Wireless heavyweights Qualcomm &
Huawei, but standard not fully ready or a match to all Use Case requirements
• List top market challenges
• Roll-out of DSRC RSU infrastructure for V2I use cases
• Design/development of OBUs and RSUs conforming to 802.11p + relevant higher
layer protocols in each region
• Safety, Mobility and Environment
Photo Source : US DOT
Forward Collision
Warning
Motorist Advisories
and Warnings
Red Light Violation
Warning
Connection
Protection
Eco-Traffic
Signal Timing
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D S R C ( 8 0 2 . 11 P ) V S . C - V 2 X ( LT E - V )
• 802.11p:
• Based on 802.11a: robust performance for short packets.
• Products ready with actual deployments, extensive interop tests and field trials.
• Adopted or being considered by some regions.
• Cellular-V2X (C-V2X):
• Reusing LTE UL frame structure (Rel 14): require tight frequency and timing synchronizations
• Longer symbol and GI durations
• Leveraging more recent PHY technologies: e.g. more advanced coding.
• Improved air interface : Uplink: SC-FDM. Downlink: OFDM
• Multi-antenna technology : Diversity, MIMO, Beam-forming
• High spectrum flexibility : Flexible BW, FDD and TDD, new and existing bands
• Still on going extensive field trials/testing.(more and more coming)
• Evolution Path
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• Compact PXIe hardware
• Keysight VXT : RF measurements + GPS source
• DSRC Transceiver Module
• CoC Test Cases require only 1 module
• add modules for multiple simultaneous RF channels
• Keysight PXIe Frame, Controller, Freq Ref
802.11p, IEEE1609.3,4, 2 Tests Cases supported: J2945/1 Tests in progress
– Software
• Certification Test Cases in Keysight Test
Automation Platform
- Test Case construction
- Test Case sequencing
- Pass/Fail
- GUI
- Controls Wave Channel Module & VXT
• Single platform to be expanded for future
V2X test needs
– Hardware & Software options for
• full CoC
• RF only
• Protocol only
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T H I R D P H A S E O F T H E I N T E R N E T R E V O L U T I O N
Fixed Internet
+1 Billion
Mobile Internet
+2 Billion
Internet of Things
+50 Billion
1990 2000 2010-2020
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L O W P O W E R W I D E A R E A N E T W O R K S
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Range
Data rate & power consumption
ZigBee
BT LE
WiFi LTE
LPWAN
Test Objectives
• RF regulatory compliance e.g. FCC Part 15.247
• RF range, interference immunity & power efficiency
• Software stability & power efficiency
Narrow band + Robust modulation
• 20dB better link budget than cellular
• 10 year battery life, Very low data rates
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( R E G I O N A L B A N D A D D I T I O N S A N D VA R I AT I O N S A L S O E X I S T )
802.15.4g
ZigBee ZigBeeNAN Telensa SIGFOXWMRNET-IVWiSUN
SIGFOX CustomTelensa
802.15.4e
802.15.4
802.15.4
2003/6
ZigBee
Custom
6LoWPAN
UDP
CoAP/
MQTT/
DTLS
WMRNET
LoRa
Z-Wave
Z-Wave
LPWALow Power Mesh WFAN/NAN
WM-Bus
Wireless
M-Bus
LoRa
LoRa
China
AMR
~868MHz
~915MHz
~920MHz
~779MHz
~470MHz
~433MHz
~169MHz
EU
US/Australia
Japan
China
China
WW
EU
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78
Unlicensed niche rollouts
Funded multi-country multi-application rollouts
Significant US, UK and Asia streetlight rollouts
US potential TBC
Others
OnRamp (re-branded as InGenu)
• Link Budget: 172 dB RPMA (aka D-DSSS) (BPSK, OQPSK, FSK, GFSK, P-FSK, P-
GFSK) (2.4GHz)
• Standardized as IEEE 802.15.4k
• GE sponsored, US-wide deployment planned
Telensa
• Link Budget: ~~160 dB (“UNB”, FSK,) (868, 915, 470MHz)
• Single vendor equipment multi-vendor silicon (standard sub-GHz, using Silicon Labs but
TI have parts)
• UNB tech is a derivative of Plextek LoJack 2004 upgrade
• Plextek UK spinout, vertically integrated maker focussing on street lighting, diversifying
to parking sensors
• large deployments in UK (e.g. 30 base stations Birmingham, 125,000 street lights in
Essex), US (San Francisco), China, India, Moscow (parking sensors)
Keysight 89601B CW FM, LoRa CSS
low cost BS often
cellular backhaul
Sigfox
• Link budget: 156-160dB (“UNB”, GFSK (+/-7, 20, 50kHz), (D)BPSK) (868, 915MHz)
• Multi-vendor-silicon (Silicon Labs, TI, others, using standard sub-GHz silicon)
• France 1200 base stations, Spain 1300, Rollouts in Netherlands, UK (London,
Manchester, Edi), US (San Francisco 15 base stations, 4000 US-wide by end 2016)
• $1/year/device contract for 50k or more devices
LoRa
• Link budget: 156-157dB (Chirp Spread Spectrum or GFSK) (868, 915, 470, 433MMHz)
• Single vendor silicon (Semtech)
• IBM and Cisco sponsored
• Pilot rollouts France (Bouyguess, Orange, Wavebricks/Strataggem), Netherlands (KPN),
Switzerland (Swiscomm), Germany (Digimondo), Belgium (Proximus), South Africa
(FastNet), US (SeNet)
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I O T K E Y E N A B L I N G T E C H N O L O G I E S
• SIGFOX is a startup in France building a low cost
network dedicated for IoT (low throughput)
• Uses unlicensed spectrum – mostly sub-GHz
band and patented ultra narrow band (UNB)
communication
• Ultra low throughput - ~100 bps
• Device can send between 0 and 140
messages per day, each message is up to
12 bytes
• Up to 20 years of battery life
• Long range – up to 30 miles in rural area and
2-6 miles in urban area
• Devices require a SIGFOX modem to connect to
SIGFOX network
• Target applications: smart meter, pet tracking,
smoke detector, agriculture etc…
• Have networks deployed in France, Netherlands,
Russia and Spain; Launching 902 MHz network
in San Francisco
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• LoRa gateways are a bridge relaying messages between end-nodes and a
central network server
• End-nodes use single-hop wireless communication to one or more gateways
• Gateways are connected to the network server via standard IP connections such as 3G/4G
cellular network
• A LoRa gateway deployed on a building or tower can connect to sensors more than ten
miles away
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• Receiver Test
• Sensitivity test
• Transmitter Test
• General power measurements – Total Power, Spectrum, OBW
• More advanced required measurement under discussion, especially for R&D
• Keysight Test solutions
• Signal Generation for Receiver Test
• Signal analysis for Transmitter Test
• For both R&D and mfg
R E C E I V E R A N D T R A N S M I T T E R T E S T
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R E C E I V E R T E S T
• Platform Required
• Software: N7610 Signal Studio for IoT
• LoRa waveform generation with different configurations
• Pre-distortions: AWGN, Frequency error, Sampling clock error
• Hardware: Vector Generator(N5182B MXG), E6640A EXM Transceiver
• Interference test by two signal generators or combining signals at baseband waveforms
DUT
MXG or EXM
LoRa Signal
LoRa Rx Test
DUT Driver
• Mode setup
• PER calculation
N7610C Signal Studio for IoT
LAN
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N 7 6 1 0 C S I G N A L S T U D I O F O R I O T
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• Platform Required
• Software: AYA 89601/N9063A X-App for Analog Demod
• Hardware: X-series Signal Analyzer, e.g, N9020B MXA, E6640A EXM Transceiver
• Measurements
• General power measurements – Total Power, Spectrum, OBW
• FM Demod
T R A N S M I T T E R T E S T
DUT
SA or EXM
LoRa Signal
LoRa Tx Signal Analysis
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Industrial sensors/
gateways
Consumer devices
Medical devices
Challenges:
1. How to define the battery life?
2. What are the critical events that contribute to the
power consumption and how frequently do those
events happen?
3. What design changes or tradeoffs should I make to
optimize battery life?
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I N T E R M I T T E N T T R A N S I T I O N S B E T W E E N A C T I V E A N D S L E E P S TAT E S
i
t
Active state
Sleep
state
Deep-sleep
state
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• A precise current profile that shows the details of device operation can be used to improve device
operation and increase battery life.
Inrush or
spike current
H/W and S/W
operation
Sleep
current/power
consumption
Active current/power
consumption
Sleep-to-active
transition
control
Active-to-sleep
transition
control
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M E A S U R E M E N T S O L U T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S
Precise voltage waveform measurement synchronized
with dynamic current waveform data to check circuit
operation (i.e. inrush current vs. voltage drop)
Wide bandwidth to cap-
ture spikes & transients
✓ Sampling > 100 MSa/s
✓ Bandwidth > 10 MHz
Wide dynamic range to
measure both sleep currents
and active currents
✓ Measurement range from
A to 100 mA (or higher)
✓ Resolution 14 bit
Very low noise floor to
accurately capture sleep
currents
✓ Measurement noise < A
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• Highest bandwidth choice
• Show low-level current
waveforms that were previously
undetectable
• Up to 140MHz and 14/16 bits
resolution
• Patented seamless ranging
• Measure wide range of current
from nA to A in one pass
• Accurately emulate a battery
• Log data for seconds, hours or
days
N6705C and N6781A SMU module CX3300 Device current waveform analyzer
• Best for current profile
measurements of sub-circuit, IC
or power lines inside an IoT
device
• Wide bandwidth to characterize
in-rush current of IC
• Best for battery drain analysis
of IoT device
• Built-in power supply to
simulate battery and measure
battery current drain
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T U R N I N G O N A M O B I L E D E V I C E
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V I D E O + 3 G A N D A I R P L A N E M O D E
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K E Y S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Shielding Box
DUT
BLE/WLAN Signaling
Measurement Suite +
KS8400A TAP Software
E36102A Power Supply (optional)
Key Specifications:
Output Power (Rx sensitivity measurements):
BLE Output: -40 to -90 dBm, 0.5dB step; accuracy ±2dB
WiFi Output: -33 to -73 dBm, 0.5dB step; accuracy ±2dB
RF Power measurement (Tx power measurements) :
Range: 0 to -30 dBm at RFIO port
Accuracy: ±2dB
Test Parameters 34972A+RF Module
(BLE/WLAN)
E36102A
(optional)
DC Test
• Power On/Off
• DC Power measurement
✓
✓
RF/Radio Test
• Radio Format BLE 4.2, WLAN 802.11b/g/n
• Tx RF Power ✓
• Rx PER Test ✓
• Rx Sensitivity Test ✓
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N6705B + N6781A (2 units)
Shielding Box
RF Cable
DC Cable
Digital Trigger
RF Event Detector
DUT
Companion
device
RF events
monitoring
Sourcing & current
measurements
TX RX
Synchronize and correlate current consumption with RF events.
Identify critical events that contribute to the most power consumption.
Add Ch3 and Ch4 for
additional event monitoring
(V or I channels)
IoT Device
Functional Tester
OR
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USB +5V
Antenna
U8202A
N6705C + N6781A*2
RF Event Detector
DUT
E X A M P L E C O N F I G U R AT I O N S F O R B L E D E V I C E
Laptop /PC
(Customer prepared)
LAN
14585A (N6705C opt 056)
Event-Based Power
Consumption analysis Suite
BLE IoT Device Functional Tester
SMA
Shield Box
BLE Signaling Measurement Suite
USB
• Tx Power
• PER
• Sensitivity
• Events + current
monitoring
• Advanced current
consumption over events
analysis & battery life
estimation
• Scope & Data Logging of
voltage & current
• Arbitrary waveforms
creation
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• Yellow: DUT Current
consumption
• Green: RF Transmissions
between DUT companion device
• BLUE: LED supply voltage
Waveform
Zoom &
Analysis
Events Tags
Event based analysis
(Max current, cycle time, charge energy, battery life,
occupied time, current consumption, and more)
Occupied Time by event
Current CCDF
S E N S O R TA G E V E N T M O N I T O R I N G
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uP Display
RF Radio
Sensor
Storage
Peripheral Drivers
Pump
Battery
pack
40%
20%3%
5%
10%
20%
2%
IoT Device Functional
Tester
Current
Time
Prepare
ResponseRequest
RF Burst (dBm)
DUT Tx
Sleep
Companion Device Tx
DUT Current Profile
Companion
device
OR
RF Event Detector
N6705C + N6781A*2
IoT Device/
DUT
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T H E C H A L L E N G E S F R O M R & D , M A N U FA C T U R I N G T O D E P L O Y M E N T
Energy Efficiency Multi-Technologies & Standards
Interference, Compliance, Regulatory test Signal and Power Integrity
NFC
WiFi
ZigBee
Bluetooth
4G/LTE/5G
LPWAN
IoT devices
IoT
device
Mobile
phone
AC wall
plug
AM
Radio
• Maximize battery run time
• Design trade off:
• Battery type & capacity
• Processing power
• Component size & quality
• Cost
• Firmware behaviour
• Reflections / crosstalk
• Impedance mismatch
• Excessive losses and noise
• Unwanted transients
• Voltage drops
• Overheating
• Jitter, clock and data error
• Radiated emission
• Radiated immunity
• Conducted emission
• Conducted immunity
• Spectrum regulatory
• Complex testing
• Fast evolving standards
• Device interoperability
• Inter and intra-device interference
• Wireless coexistence
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T H E C H A L L E N G E S F R O M R & D , M A N U FA C T U R I N G T O D E P L O Y M E N T
Energy Efficiency Multi-Technologies & Standards
Interference, Compliance, Regulatory test Signal and Power Integrity
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F O R I O T D E S I G N A N D T E S T
Design validation and manufacturing
▪ Broadest multi-format coverage for cellular and
wireless connectivity formats
Design simulation & verification
▪ EEsof EDA is the leading Electronic Design
Automation (EDA) and simulation software for
communications product designs
Battery and current drain characterization
▪ Accurate measurements across dynamic current levels with
Keysight’s patented “Seamless Current Measurement”
Functional and RF design validation
▪ Flexible multi-format base station emulation
and powerful RF measurements
Signal generation & analysis
▪ High and mid-performance instrumentation
and software to generate and analyze IoT
signals
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