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User Manual RSA3408A Option 25 cdma2000 Analysis Software 071-1677-00 This document supports firmware version 1.0 and above. www.tektronix.com...
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Software Warranty Tektronix warrants that the media on which this software product is furnished and the encoding of the programs on the media will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) months from the date of shipment.
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Preface This manual provides operating instructions for the RSA3408A Portable Wireless Communication Analyzers Option 25 cdma2000 analysis software. About This Manual This manual is composed of the following sections: Getting Started provides a product description. Operating Basics describes the measurement functions added by the option and explains how to set up the analyzer for each measurement mode.
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This phone number is toll free in North America. After office hours, please leave a voice mail message. Outside North America, contact a Tektronix sales office or distributor; see the Tektronix web site for a list of offices. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
This section provides an overview of the product capabilities. Product Description The RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Option 25 is an analysis software option that adds transmitter measurements capability for cdma2000 forward link (3GPP2 C.S0010) and reverse link (3GPP2 C.S0011) to the analyzers.
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Getting Started RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Pilot to Code Channel Modulation Accuracy Code Domain Power Channel Power ACPR MEASURE cdma2000-Rev menu Spectrum Emission Mask Gated Output Power Intermodulation CCDF Pilot to Code Channel Figure 2-1: Menu diagram showing measurement functions available in Option 25 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Go to page 2 (of 2) side key to open the next page. 5. If needed, set frequency, span, and amplitude of the input signal. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for information on how to set frequency, span, and amplitude.
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Spectrum emission mask measurement Intermodulation measurement CCDF measurement Pilot to code channel measurement If you are not familiar with the operation of the analyzer, refer to the NOTE. RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual before reading this section. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
The modulation accuracy measurement measures Rho (ratio of the correlated power to the total power), EVM (Error Vector Magnitude), magnitude error, phase error, frequency error, and origin offset. Figure 2-2 shows an example of the modulation accuracy measurement. Figure 2-2: Modulation accuracy measurement RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. detailed information about the timing parameters. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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64 and cannot be changed by the user. QOF: Sets the Walsh code quasi-orthogonal function. The choices are 0, 1, 2, or 3. This setting is only available when Measurement Level is set to Symbol and Radio Configuration is set to RC3/RC4/RC5. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Scale and Format in the Main View on page 2-8 for more information about the views. Menu Off: Hides the side menu. To display the menu again, press the MENU side key or VIEW:DEFINE key. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
The cross marks indicate symbol positions of an ideal signal. NOTE. I and Q signals are normalized to prevent the scale from changing when signal attenuation changes. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of vertical axis to the default full-scale value. Measurement Content...: Selects the display content in the main view. You can select EVM, MagErr, or PhaseErr. This selection can also be made from Mainview Content in the VIEW DEFINE menu. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of vertical axis to the default full-scale value. Measurement Content...: Selects the display content in the main view. You can select EVM, MagErr, or PhaseErr. This selection can also be made from Mainview Content in the VIEW DEFINE menu. 2-10 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of vertical axis to the default full-scale value. Measurement Content...: Selects the display content in the main view. You can select EVM, MagErr, or PhaseErr. This selection can also be made from Mainview Content in the VIEW DEFINE menu. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-11...
You can set the radix for the display using the VIEW SCALE menu. Press the SCALE key to open the menu. Radix...: Sets the radix for displaying the table. You can select Hex (hexadecimal), Oct (octal), or Bin (binary). 2-12 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
This measurement allows you to verify that each code channel is operating at its proper level. Figure 2-8 shows an example of the code domain power measurement. Figure 2-8: Code domain power measurement RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-13...
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This value is equivalent to one frame acquisition length. Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. detailed information about the timing parameters. 2-14...
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RC1/RC2, the Walsh code length is fixed at 64 and cannot be changed by the user. QOF: Sets the Walsh code quasi-orthogonal function. The choices are 0, 1, 2, or 3. This setting is only available when Radio Configuration is set to RC3/RC4/RC5. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-15...
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Code Order...: Sets the way that code channels are arranged on the display. You can select Hadamard or BitReverse. Menu Off: Hides the side menu. To display the menu again, press the MENU side key or VIEW:DEFINE key. 2-16 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
(see Figure 2-9). active, inactive, or pilot display Code length and channel number Marker readout Code domain power Vertical Stop Vertical Scale Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Figure 2-9: Code domain power display RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-17...
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Graph Number: Selects the number of graphs to be displayed in the screen. You can select 1 or 2. View Data...: Sets which channels to display when 1 is selected in the Graph Number menu item. You can select I, Q, or IandQ. 2-18 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Marker readout Code domain power PCG number Relative time from completion of data acquisition Color Scale Vertical Size Vertical Start Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Figure 2-10: Power codogram display RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-19...
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Graph Number: Selects the number of graphs to be displayed in the screen. You can select 1 or 2. View Data...: Sets which channels to display when 1 is selected in the Graph Number menu item. You can select I, Q, or IandQ. 2-20 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
I and Q powers over time is displayed for each chip or symbol (see Figure 2-11). Symbol number Code length and channel number Marker readout Vertical Stop Vertical Scale Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Figure 2-11: IQ power graph display RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-21...
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Graph Number: Selects the number of graphs to be displayed in the screen. You can select 1 or 2. View Data...: Sets which channels to display when 1 is selected in the Graph Number menu item. You can select I, Q, or IandQ. 2-22 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Refer to Editing the Measurement Limits on page 2-57 for more information. NOTE. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for information about the scale settings for the display. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Refer to Editing the Measurement Limits on page 2-57 for more information. NOTE. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for information about the scale settings for the display. 2-24...
Refer to Editing the Measurement Limits on page 2-57 for more information. NOTE. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for information about the scale settings for the display. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
The spectrum emission mask measurement verifies that the base station is not transmitting excessive power outside of its designated channel. Figure 2-15 shows an example of the spectrum emission mask measurement. Figure 2-15: Spectrum emission mask measurement 2-26 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Refer to Editing the Measurement Limits on page 2-57 for more information. Scroll Table: Scrolls the table displayed in the view. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. information about the scale settings for the display.
Forward Link Measurements Intermodulation Measurement The intermodulation measurement measures the third-order and fifth-order harmonic distortion components of a modulated signal. Figure 2-16 shows an example of the intermodulation measurement. Figure 2-16: Intermodulation measurement 2-28 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Refer to Editing the Measurement Limits on page 2-57 for more information. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. information about the scale settings for the display.
This display is useful in designing digital communications systems. Figure 2-17 shows an example of the CCDF measurement. Figure 2-17: CCDF measurement (single view) 2-30 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. Output Trigger Indicator: Selects whether to enable the output trigger indicator. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. detailed information about the time parameters. Setting the Measurement...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of the vertical axis to the default full scale value. Sub Grid: Selects whether to display the sub-grid on the graticule. Vertical Stop Vertical Start Horizontal Scale Horizontal Start Figure 2-18: Scale settings in the CCDF display 2-32 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
The pilot to code channel measurement measures the time difference between the pilot channel and other code channels detected in the received signal. Figure 2-19 shows an example of the pilot to code channel measurement. Figure 2-19: Pilot to code channel measurement RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-33...
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Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. NOTE. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for detailed information about the timing parameters. 2-34 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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3. This setting is only available when Radio Configuration is set to RC3/RC4/RC5. When Radio Configuration is set to RC1/RC2, the Walsh code length is fixed at 64 and cannot be changed by the user. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-35...
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PhaseErr: Displays changes of phase error over time. Constellation: Displays the signal as an I-Q constellation. Menu Off: Hides the side menu. To display the menu again, press the MENU side key or VIEW: DEFINE key. 2-36 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Channel power measurement OBW measurement ACPR measurement Spectrum emission mask measurement Intermodulation measurement CCDF measurement If you are not familiar with the operation of the RSA3408A Real-Time NOTE. Spectrum Analyzer User Manual before reading this section. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-37...
EVM (Error Vector Magnitude), magnitude error, phase error, frequency error, and origin offset. Figure 2-20 shows an example of the modulation accuracy measurement. Figure 2-20: Modulation accuracy measurement-reverse link 2-38 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. detailed information about the timing parameters. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Measurement Level is set to Symbol and Radio Configuration is set to RC3/RC4. When Radio Configuration is set to RC1/RC2, the Walsh code length is fixed at 64 and cannot be changed by the user. 2-40 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Scale and Format in the Main View on page 2-42 for more information about the views. Menu Off: Hides the side menu. To display the menu again, press the MENU side key or VIEW:DEFINE key. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-41...
The cross marks indicate symbol positions of an ideal signal. NOTE. I and Q signals are normalized to prevent the scale from changing when signal attenuation changes. 2-42 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of vertical axis to the default full-scale value. Measurement Content...: Selects the display content in the main view. You can select EVM, MagErr, or PhaseErr. This selection can also be made from Mainview Content in the VIEW DEFINE menu. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-43...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of vertical axis to the default full-scale value. Measurement Content...: Selects the display content in the main view. You can select EVM, MagErr, or PhaseErr. This selection can also be made from Mainview Content in the VIEW DEFINE menu. 2-44 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
Full Scale: Sets the scale of vertical axis to the default full-scale value. Measurement Content...: Selects the display content in the main view. You can select EVM, MagErr, or PhaseErr. This selection can also be made from Mainview Content in the VIEW DEFINE menu. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-45...
You can set the radix for the display using the VIEW SCALE menu. Press the SCALE key to open the menu. Radix...: Sets the radix for displaying the table. You can select Hex (hexadecimal), Oct (octal), or Bin (binary). 2-46 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
This measurement allows you to verify that each code channel is operating at its proper level. Figure 2-26 shows an example of the code domain power measurement. Figure 2-26: Code domain power measurement-reverse link RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-47...
Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. NOTE. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for detailed information about the timing parameters. 2-48 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Measurement Level is set to Symbol and Radio Configuration is set to RC3/RC4. When Radio Configuration is set to RC1/RC2, the Walsh code length is fixed at 64 and cannot be changed by the user. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-49...
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Code Order...: Sets the way that code channels are arranged on the display. You can select Hadamard or BitReverse. Menu Off: Hides the side menu. To display the menu again, press the MENU side key or VIEW:DEFINE key. 2-50 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
The pilot to code channel measurement measures the time difference between the pilot channel and other code channels detected in the received signal. Figure 2-27 shows an example of the pilot to code channel measurement. Figure 2-27: Pilot to code channel measurement-reverse link RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-51...
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This value is equivalent to one frame acquisition length. Spectrum Offset: Sets the beginning of Spectrum Length with respect to the left end of the acquisition length. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual for NOTE. detailed information about the timing parameters. 2-52...
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Measurement Level is set to Symbol and Radio Configuration is set to RC3/RC4. When Radio Configuration is set to RC1/RC2, the Walsh code length is fixed at 64 and cannot be changed by the user. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-53...
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PhaseErr: Displays changes of phase error over time. Constellation: Displays the signal as an I-Q constellation. Menu Off: Hides the side menu. To display the menu again, press the MENU side key or VIEW:DEFINE key. 2-54 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
You can set the following timing parameter using the TIMING menu. Press the Parameters TIMING key to open the TIMING menu. Acquisition History: Specifies the block number to be analyzed. Block number “0” corresponds to the latest block. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-55...
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Vertical Scale: Sets the scale of the vertical axis. Vertical Stop: Sets the maximum (top) value of the vertical axis. Full Scale: Sets the scale of the vertical axis to the default full scale value. 2-56 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
All of the measurement limits are set in the measurement limits editor, which you access from the Limits... side key on the MEAS SETUP menu. Figure 2-29 shows the measurement limits editor for the cdma2000 forward link measurements. Figure 2-29: Measurement limits editor RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-57...
Not settable accuracy measurement. Gated Output Power* Select this item to access another measurement ------------------ ------------------ limits editor to edit gated output power limits. These items are only available in the cdma2000 reverse link measurements. 2-58 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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This opens the limits editor to set more complex limits for the ACPR, spectrum emission mask or gated output power measurement. Figure 2-31 shows the measurement limits editor for the ACPR measurement. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-59...
Absolute: Fail is detected when the absolute measurement result is larger than the limit for Limit (Abs). Relative: Fail is detected when the relative measurement result is larger than the limit for Limit (Rel). 2-60 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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6. Press the Default limits to... side key if you want to use a given measurement limit for the measurement. Refer to Measurement Limit Defaults on page 2-67 for information about the default settings of each measurement limit. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-61...
-8 to 8 GHz Measurement Bandwidth Sets the measurement bandwidth. -8 to 8 GHz Offset from Carrier* Specifies which offset side is to be measured You can select Upper (positive), ------------------- Lower (negative), or Both. 2-62 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Refer to Measurement Limit Defaults on page 2-67 for information about the default settings of each measurement limit. 6. When you press the Rescale Graph side key, the graph is rescaled to match the set limits. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-63...
Sets the limit type for the measurement. You can select Upper or Lower. ------------------- Offset Side Specifies which offset side is to be measured. You can select Upper (positive), ------------------- Lower (negative), or Both. 2-64 RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Refer to Measurement Limit Defaults on page 2-67 for information about the default settings of each measurement limit. 6. When you press the Rescale Graph side key, the graph is rescaled to match the set limits. RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-65...
This section describes how to save and load measurement limits. Refer to the RSA3408A Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Manual, for further information about file operation including how to enter a file name and how to delete a file.
Intermod 3rd Order Intermod 5th Order RMS EVM percent Peak EVM percent Peak Code Domain Error 0.25 0.994 Pilot To Code Timing -10 n 10 n Pilot To Code Phase -0.15 0.15 radian 1.48 M RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-67...
-150 dBm 30 dBm -150 dBm 30 dBm 30 dBm Relative Start -3 dB -20 dB -3 dB -20 dB -150 dB Relative Stop -3 dB -20 dB -3 dB -20 dB -150 dB RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual 2-75...
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Same as the horizontal range of Code domain power -6144 to 0 frame -24579 to 0 frame (Option 02) Symbol table max 256 IQ power graph same as the horizontal range of EVM -6144 to 0 frame -24579 to 0 frame (Option 02) Constellation Fixed Fixed RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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Appendix A: Setting Range RSA3408A Option 25 User Manual...
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