® Contents R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Contents 1 Welcome to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN digital standard......7 Key features........................7 Accessing the IEEE 802.11 WLAN dialog..............8 What's new........................8 Documentation overview....................9 1.4.1 Getting started manual....................9 1.4.2 User manuals and help....................9 1.4.3 Service manual....................... 9 1.4.4...
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® Contents R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 3.4.5 Data settings......................... 56 A-MPDU settings......................62 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block..........64 3.6.1 MAC header and FCS common settings...............65 3.6.2 MAC header and frame control settings................65 3.6.3 MAC HT/VHT/HE control settings................. 70 3.6.4 Beacon frame settings....................
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® Contents R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 6.9.1 Frame block PPDU configuration................150 6.9.2 EHT/HE configuration....................167 6.9.3 User configuration....................... 176 6.9.4 MPDU configuration....................179 6.9.5 MAC header configuration..................182 6.9.6 Beacon configuration....................203 6.9.7 Spatial mapping configuration..................211 Glossary: Specifications and references.........214 List of commands................215 Index....................222...
SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Key features 1 Welcome to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN digital standard The options R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 are firmware applications that add func- tionality to generate signals in accordance with the wireless LAN standards IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/p/j/ax/be. Table 1-1 provides an overview.
® Welcome to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN digital standard R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 What's new VHT-20 MHz, VHT-40 MHz, VHT-80 MHz, VHT-80+80 MHz, VHT-160 MHz ● Support of all 11ax transmission modes with option R&S SMM-K142: HE-20 MHz, HE-40 MHz, HE-80 MHz, HE-80+80 MHz, HE-160 MHz ●...
® Welcome to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN digital standard R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Documentation overview Compared to the previous version it provides the new features listed below: ● New design of the GUI ● Editorial changes 1.4 Documentation overview This section provides an overview of the R&S SMM100A user documentation. Unless specified otherwise, you find the documents at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/smm100a...
® Welcome to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN digital standard R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Documentation overview 1.4.4 Instrument security procedures Deals with security issues when working with the R&S SMM100A in secure areas. It is available for download on the internet. 1.4.5 Printed safety instructions Provides safety information in many languages.
® Welcome to the IEEE 802.11 WLAN digital standard R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Notes on screenshots 1.4.10 Videos Find various videos on Rohde & Schwarz products and test and measurement topics on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RohdeundSchwarz On the menu bar, search for your product to find related videos.
Baseband Generator (R&S SMM-B9) ● Frequency option (e.g. R&S SMM-B1006) ● Baseband real-time extension (R&S SMM-K520) ● Option IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (R&S SMM-K54) ● Optional, option IEEE 802.11ac (R&S SMM-K86) ● Optional, option IEEE 802.11ax (R&S SMM-K142) ● Optional, option IEEE 802.11be (R&S SMM-K147) You can generate signals via playback of waveform files at the signal generator.
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® About the IEEE 802.11 WLAN options R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 About IEEE 802.11 WLAN technology multi user MIMO and up to 160 MHz bandwidth. It is based on OFDM and OFDMA modulation. IEEE 802.11be further extends IEEE 802.11ax offering frequency bands at 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz.
® About the IEEE 802.11 WLAN options R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Signal generation 2.4 Signal generation The generation of an IEEE 802.11n/ac/ax signal is done in multiple steps. In high throughput (HT) and very high throughput (VHT) modes, the data of a single user is specially coded and transmitted via up to eight Tx antennas.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 General settings 3 WLAN configuration and settings Access: ► Select "Baseband > IEEE 802.11". The remote commands required to define these settings are described in Chapter 6, "Remote control commands", on page 118.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 General settings Sample Rate......................... 20 Transmit Antennas Setup....................20 Filter/Clipping Settings....................20 State Activates the standard and deactivates all the other digital standards and digital modu- lation modes in the same path. Remote command: on page 123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:STATe...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 General settings Remote command: on page 122 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:SETTing:CATalog? on page 123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:SETTing:LOAD on page 123 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:SETTing:STORe on page 122 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:SETTing:DELete Generate Waveform File With enabled signal generation, triggers the instrument to save the current settings of an arbitrary waveform signal in a waveform file with predefined extension *.wv.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Transmit antenna setup 3.2 Transmit antenna setup Access: ► Select "Baseband > IEEE 802.11 > General > Transmit Antennas Setup". Input Output Matrix Transmission Chain Matrix Matrix This dialog is used to map the generated Tx chains to different destinations ("Base- band A/B", "File"...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Transmit antenna setup During signal calculation, the R&S SMM100A evaluates the transmission chain matrix and takes into account the set phase ratios. However, the power ratio of the antennas is not considered. To generate a WLAN signal of antennas with different power level, set the power level of the corresponding path to the desired level in the header display of the instrument.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration After selecting the standard, only settings that are relevant for the standard are availa- ble. Affected parameters are "Type", "Physical Mode" and "Tx Mode", see Table 3-1. Table 3-1: Availability "Standard", "Type", "Physical Mode", "TxMode"...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration "Beacon" A frame of type "Beacon" contains all the information about a net- work, for example the beacon interval, capability information and the IBSS parameter set. The access point (AP) of a service set periodi- cally transmits the beacon frame to establish and maintain the net- work.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration Frames Sets the number of frames to be transmitted in the current frame block. Remote command: on page 146 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:FCOunt Idle Time /ms Sets the time interval separating two frames in this frame block.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration Remote command: on page 146 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BOOSt PPDU When clicking "Conf ...", accesses the settings for configuring the PPDU of frame blocks. See Chapter 3.4, "PPDU configuration", on page 30. Remote command: n.a.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration 3.4 PPDU configuration This chapter describes the physical protocol data unit (PPDU) settings. Access: ► Select "Frame Blocks > PPDU > Conf...". The dialog provides settings to configure PPDU parameters. Available settings depend on the WLAN 802.11 standard, frame type, physical mode and TX mode.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration This dialog provides settings to configure spatial streams. Settings: Spatial Streams......................31 Space Time Streams.....................31 Extended Spatial Streams.....................31 Multi User MIMO......................31 Segment........................32 Space Time Block Coding..................... 32 Spatial Streams Displays or sets the number of spatial streams.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 158 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MUMimo:STATe Segment Requires a two-segment channel, e.g. "Tx Mode > HE-80+80MHz". Example: To set segments for fixed transmission bandwidth For "Transmission Bandwidth > 80 MHz" and "Tx Mode > VHT-80+80MHz", you can select one of the two segments.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Settings: User Index........................33 Multi User MIMO Settings Table..................33 User Index Defines the currently generated user. For "Multi User MIMO > Active", only one user can be generated at a time. This parameter selects the generated one out of four avail- able users.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Rate........................35 Guard..........................35 DCM..........................35 Selects the modulation and coding scheme for all spatial streams. Remote command: on page 157 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MCS on page 157 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MCS Data Rate /Mbps Indicates the PPDU data rate.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Encoders Displays the number of encoders to be used. This value depends on the data rate. For data rates smaller or equal 300 Mbit/s, this value is 1. Otherwise, the number of encod- ers is 2.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Settings PSDU Bit Rate......................36 PSDU Modulation......................36 Barker Spreading......................36 PSDU Bit Rate Requires "Tx Mode > CCK/PBCC". Selects the bit rate of the PSDU. The data rates available are 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 11 Mbps and 22 Mbps. The 1 Mbps data rate is only available if the long PLCP format has been selected.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Access: 1. Select "IEEE 802.11..." > "Frame Blocks". 2. Select "Std" > "11ax" or "Std" > "User". 3. Select "Tx Mode" > "HE-x". "x" represents the bandwidth and type of HE frame, e.g. "x" = "80+80MHz".
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration The table Table 3-8 provides default settings of the bandwidth field bits (BW), affected HE frames, punctured subchannels (SubCh# > On) and unpunctured subchannels (SubCh# > Off). Also, you can enable or disable puncturing for individual subchannels or pairs of subchannels.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration c) Optionally, puncture additional subchannels, for example, the fifth subchannel "SubCh4" and the sixth subchannel "SubCh5". You can change puncturing but there are specified combinations of punctured sub- channels that are part of primary and secondary channels. For detailed information...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Time Domain Windowing Active Activates time domain windowing. Time domain windowing is a method to influence the spectral characteristics of the sig- nal, which is not stipulated by the standard. However, it does not replace oversampling and subsequent signal filtering.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Available values are 0 μs, 4 μs, 8 μs, 12 μs and 16 μs. Remote command: on page 170 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:CURPe? Right 106-Tone RU Requires "Tx Mode" > "HE-20MHz" and "PPDU Format" > "HE SU EXT".
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration 2. Select the side tab "Additional HE-SIG-A". This tab provides additional settings to configure the HE signal A field. The field provides information about how to interpret the HE PPDUs. Settings: Color........................
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 175 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SPAReuse<st> Doppler If enabled, signals a doppler shift in the EHT/HE signal fields. Remote command: on page 171 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DOPPler pre-FEC Padding Factor Displays the pre forward error condition (FEC) padding factor used in the trigger PPDU.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration 3.4.2.3 Logging settings Access: 1. Select "PPDU" > "Conf..." > "General". 2. Select the side tab "Logging". The tab provides settings to configure logging for EHT/HE frames. Settings: Logging State........................ 44 Output File........................44...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Access: 1. Select "IEEE 802.11... > Frame Blocks". 2. Select "Std > 11be" or "Std > User". 3. Select "Tx Mode > EHT-x". "x" represents the bandwidth and type of EHT frame, e.g. "x" = "160MHz".
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 172 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAXPe PE Disambiguity Displays the disambiguity in the number of symbols occurring due to the packet exten- sion. Remote command: on page 173 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:PED? Time Domain Windowing Active Activates time domain windowing.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Settings: Link Direction........................ 47 PPDU Format........................47 Spatial Reuse 1/2......................47 OFDMA Mode....................... 47 PHY Version Identifier....................48 Color........................48 TXOP Duration......................48 EHT-SIG MCS.......................48 320MHz Type........................ 48 Link Direction Selects the link direction for HE/EHT frames.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration PHY Version Identifier Displays the PHY version identifier for EHT frames. Remote command: n.a. BSS Color Sets the BSS color, that is an identifier of the basic service sets (BSS) field. This parameter helps to check if a detected frame is coming from an overlapping station.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration 3.4.3.3 EHT-SIG settings Access: 1. Select "PPDU > Conf... > General". 2. Select the side tab "EHT-SIG". This dialog provides additional settings to configure the EHT Signal field. The field provides information about how to interpret the EHT PPDUs.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 157 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:GUARd EHT-LTF Symb Duration/HE-LTF Symb Duration Selects the duration of the EHT/HE Long Training Field (LTF) symbol. The duration does not include the length of the guard interval.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Settings: Logging State........................ 51 Output File........................51 Logging State If enabled, the contents of EHT/HE SIG fields and the payload are written into a file in text form. When the 802.11 standard is active ("General > State > On"), the file is saved into the file path as specified in "Output File".
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration ● For HE frames: "Tx Mode > HE-x". "x" represents the bandwidth and type of HE frame, e.g. "x" = "80+80MHz". 5. Select "PPDU > Conf...". 6. Select "User Configuration". The dialog provides settings to configure user settings of EHT/HE frames.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration RU Selection ← 1st/2nd Content Channel For HE frames. Requires "PPDU Format > HE MU/HE TRIG". Selects the RU allocation subfield of the HE-SIG-B common block field. Remote command: on page 176 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:CCH1:RUSelection<st>...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration In this table, you can define settings of the user-specific part of the EHT-SIG field and HE-SIG-B field. Settings User x..........................54 Id..........................54 Nsts..........................54 Size......................... 54 Index........................55 MIMO........................55 Gain (dB)........................55 TxBF..........................55...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 178 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:USER<di>:RUTYpe MRU Index For EHT frames. Requires "OFDMA > Off". Sets the index of the multi-resource unit (MRU). The index constitutes position of the MRU in the resource allocation.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration For related settings, see the following sections: ● Chapter 3.4.1.3, "MCS configuration settings", on page 33 ● Chapter 3.5, "A-MPDU settings", on page 62 ● Chapter 3.4.5, "Data settings", on page 56 ●...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration The dialog comprises the settings for the configuration of the data. Settings Data Length........................57 Frame Duration......................58 Frame Delay........................58 Scrambler........................58 Ch. Bandwidth in Non HT....................59 Interleaver Active......................59 Time Domain Windowing Active..................59...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 155 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DATA:LENGth [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:DATA:LENGth on page 155 Frame Duration Displays the duration of the frame, i.e. the WLAN burst length. Frame duration and duty cycle are related to data length and number of data symbols.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Remote command: on page 163 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SCRambler:MODE [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:SCRambler:MODE on page 163 Ch. Bandwidth in Non HT (available only for "Tx Mode > VHT") This parameter is used to modify the first 7 bits of the scrambling sequence to indicate the duplicated bandwidth of the PPDU.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Duty Cycle Displays the duty cycle, i.e. the ratio of frame duration and total signal length. Frame duration and duty cycle are related to data length and number of data symbols.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 PPDU configuration Via this flag (bit), the transmitter indicates whether transmission frequency and symbol rate have been derived from the same oscillator. If so (locked), the bit is set to 1, other- wise (not locked) to 0.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 A-MPDU settings Settings: Preamble/Header Active....................62 Smoothing........................62 Partial AID (hex)......................62 No TXOP PS......................... 62 Preamble/Header Active Activates preamble and signal fields of the frames in the current frame block. For "Type > Sounding", the preamble and signal field are always activated and cannot be deactivated.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Remote command: on page 181 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MPDU<st>:DATA:SOURce [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MPDU<st>:DATA:SOURce on page 181 DList / Pattern Depending on the selected data source, selects a data list or allows entering a user- defined bit pattern.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Settings: ● MAC header and FCS common settings..............65 ● MAC header and frame control settings..............65 ● MAC HT/VHT/HE control settings................70 ● Beacon frame settings.................... 80 ●...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Settings: Frame Control (hex)...................... 66 MAC Frame Control Field..................... 66 Duration ID (hex)......................67 Address........................ 67 (hex)........................68 BSSID (hex)........................68 Sequence Control......................68 └ Start Number (hex)..................
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block on page 185 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:FCONtrol:WEP on page 185 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:FCONtrol:ORDer [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:FCONtrol on page 184 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:FCONtrol: on page 185 PVERsion [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:FCONtrol:TYPE on page 185 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:FCONtrol:SUBType on page 185 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:FCONtrol:TDS...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Remote command: on page 183 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:ADDRess<st>:STATe [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:ADDRess<st>: on page 183 STATe SA (hex) Requires PPDU "Type" > "Beacon". Enters the value of the source address (SA) field.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block If you want to simulate, that a receiver receives some packets incorrectly, set "Incre- mented Every" > "2 packets" or higher. The R&S SMM100A sends each packet with identical data twice.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:SCONtrol:FRAGment:INCRement on page 186 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:SCONtrol:SEQuence:INCRement on page 187 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:SCONtrol: on page 186 FRAGment:INCRement [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:SCONtrol: on page 187 SEQuence:INCRement HT Config/VHT Config/HE Config Accesses settings to configure the HT/VHT/HE Control field. See Chapter 3.6.3, "MAC...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Figure 3-2: MAC HT control ● "Tx Mode" > "VHT-x": Select "MAC Header & FCS" > "VHT Config". Figure 3-3: MAC VHT control ● "Tx Mode" > "HE-x"/"EHT-x": Select "MAC Header & FCS" > "HE Config".
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block 3.6.3.1 Common settings Provided are the following settings for enabling the "MAC HT/VHT Control Field": Control........................72 HT/VHT/HE Control.......................72 QoS Control Control field (2 bytes) with an embedded checkbox for activating the control mecha- nism of Quality of Service (QoS) data frames.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Steering........................74 Reserved........................74 Calibration Sequence....................74 Calibration Position....................... 74 Link Adaption Control....................74 HT/VHT......................... 75 RDG/More PPDU The RDG/More signal field (LSB, 1 bit) issues the reverse direction grant. When trans- mitted by an initiator or a responder, this field is interpreted differently.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block CSI Steering Sets the position of the CSI feedback (2 bit) 00 = CSI 01 = uncompressed steering matrix 10 = compressed steering matrix 11 = reserved Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:CSISteering...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block 1 = request to the responder to transmit a sounding PPDU (Physical layer Protocol Data Unit). B2 (1bit) MRQ - MCS request 1 = request for feedback of MCS (Modulation Coding Scheme).
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Settings: RDG/More PPDU......................76 Constraint........................76 Unsolicited MFB......................76 FB Tx Type........................76 Coding Type........................77 GID-H..........................77 MFB..........................77 MFSI/GID-L........................78 MSI..........................78 MRQ..........................78 Rsv..........................79 HT/VHT......................... 79 RDG/More PPDU The RDG/More signal field (LSB, 1 bit) issues the reverse direction grant.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Unbeamformed VHT PPDU or transmit diversity using an STBC VHT PPDU. 1 = If the Unsolicited MFB subfield is set to 1 and the FB Tx Type subfield is set to 1, the unsolicited MFB refers to a beamformed SU-MIMO VHT PPDU.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Subfield Meaning Definition Bandwidth of the recom- MFB = 1 mended MCS If the unsolicited MFB subfield is set to 1, the BW subfield con- tains the bandwidth of which the recommended MCS is intended for (Link adaption using the VHT format of the "HT Control"...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block This signal field (1 bit) is defined, but not used. It is set to zero by the transmitter and ignored by the receiver. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl:VREServed...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:HEControl: on page 199 ACONtrol Indicates the use of the HE format, if you set "HT/VHT" > "1". "0" Uses the VHT format.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block 4. Select "MAC Header & FCS > Beacon General". The dialog provides general beacon settings. Settings: Timestamp (hex)......................81 Beacon Interval......................81 SSID..........................81 Supported Rates......................82 DSSS(Current Channel)....................82...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Supported Rates Contains the set of data rates supported by the AP, including indication which rates are part of the BSSBasicRateSet. Remote command: on page 204 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:SRATe...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block 4. Select "MAC Header & FCS >Capability Info". The dialog displays the capability info parameters. The capability info parameters indicate, if requested optional capabilities and services are allowed, supported or in use.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Function If enabled this function indicates that: SCPI command name "Radio Mea- Radio measurement is supported (for example [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN: surement" requests, performs and reports radio measurements FBLock<ch>:...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Function If enabled this function indicates that: SCPI command name "CF Pollable" The node can use the point coordination function [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN: (PCF), as opposed to the distributed coordination FBLock<ch>:...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block ERP Parameters Function If enabled this function indicates that: SCPI command name "Barker Pre- Associated stations have to use the long preamble (in [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN: amble Mode"...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block State Activates/ deactivates the HT capability information element. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:HTCapability: on page 209 STATe Green Field If enabled, the function indicates that the reception of PPDUs with HT Greenfield for- mat is supported.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Settings: ● Common info field....................88 ● User info field......................92 ● Additional info settings.................... 95 3.6.5.1 Common info field Access: 1. Select "IEEE 802.11 > Frame Blocks".
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Trigger Frame Type Sets the trigger frame type and the bits in the trigger type subfield as described in Table 3-12. Table 3-12: Trigger frame type and trigger type subfield values Trigger frame type 4-bit "Trigger Type"...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo:BW on page 200 GI LTF Specifies the GI and HE-LTF. It can have the following values: ● 0: corresponds to a value of 1xLTF + 1.6µs GI ●...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Packet Extension Specifies the packet extension duration. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo: on page 200 PEXTension Spatial Reuse Specifies the value of the spatial reuse of the HE trigger-based PPDU transmitted as a response to a trigger frame.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo: on page 201 SUIPresent Specifies the value of the reserved bits in the "Rsv" field. For EHT frames, configure up to 8-bit values for the reserved bits.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Target RSSI........................94 PS160........................... 94 PHY Version ID......................94 UL Band Extension....................... 94 Spatial Reuse1/Spatial Reuse2..................94 U-SIG Disregard And Validate..................95 Rsv..........................95 Trigger Dependent User Info..................95...
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Specifies the dual carrier modulation. If the value is 0, then no DCM is used. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:UINFo<st0>: on page 201 SS Allocation Specifies the spatial streams. This field contains 3 bits that specify the starting spatial stream and 3 bits that specify the number of spatial streams.
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 MAC header and FCS configuration for frame block Specifies the 4-bit values of the Spatial Reuse1 and Spatial Reuse2 fields. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:UINFo<st0>: on page 201 SPRFirst [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:UINFo<st0>: on page 201 SPRSecond U-SIG Disregard And Validate Requires "Special User Info Field Present"...
® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Spatial mapping Settings: MPDU EOF........................96 Min Trigger Process Time..................... 96 Padding Length......................96 MPDU EOF Selects the end of frame (EOF) tag. Tagged/untagged indication is set in the 1-bit EOF/Tag field of an MPDU.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Spatial mapping 2. Select "Spatial Mapping". Extended Spatial Stream #1 Space Time Space Time Space Time Stream #1 Stream #2 Stream #3 Tx 1 Tx 2 Tx 3 The dialog provides settings to configure the spatial mapping mode, the time shifts and the transmit parameters.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Spatial mapping Mode Selects the spatial mapping mode for the selected frame block. The matrix element values are loaded using Info Class Methods. "Off" (available only for "Physical Mode > Legacy" frame) The spatial mapping mode is switched off automatically.
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® WLAN configuration and settings R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Spatial mapping Q (Transmit Matrix) Displays the time shift value of element Q of the selected row and column of the spatial transmit matrix. Remote command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:ROW<st>:COL<dir>:Q? on page 212 User Manual 1179.1941.02 ─ 09...
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings 4 Signal control and signal characteristics This section lists settings provided for configuring the baseband filter, for defining the signal generation start and for generating signals necessary for synchronization with other instruments.
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® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Settings Use Default Wlan Filter....................101 Filter..........................101 Roll Off Factor or BxT....................101 Cut Off Frequency Factor....................102 Cut Off Frequency Shift....................102 Sample Rate Variation....................102 IFFT Upsampling......................102 Use Default Wlan Filter Requires "Transmission Bandwidth >...
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® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Cut Off Frequency Factor Sets the value for the cutoff frequency factor. The cutoff frequency of the filter can be adjusted to reach spectrum mask requirements. Remote command: on page 127 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FILTer:PARameter:LPASs...
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Remote command: on page 126 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FILTer:IUPSampling 4.1.2 Clipping settings Access: ► Select "Filter/Clipping Settings > Clipping". The dialog comprises the settings, necessary to configure the clipping. Settings Clipping State......................103 Clipping Level......................104...
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings Remote command: on page 126 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:CLIPping:STATe Clipping Level Sets the limit for clipping. This value indicates at what point the signal is clipped. It is specified as a percentage, relative to the highest level. 100% indicates that clipping does not take place.
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings This tab provides settings to select and configure the trigger, like trigger source, trigger mode and trigger delays, and to arm or trigger an internal trigger manually. The header of the tab displays the status of the trigger signal and trigger mode. As in the tabs "Marker"...
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings The signal is generated continuously. ● "Retrigger" The signal is generated continuously. A trigger event (internal or external) causes a restart. ● "Armed Auto" The signal is generated only when a trigger event occurs. Then the signal is gener- ated continuously.
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings Time Based Trigger Requires trigger "Mode" > "Armed Auto"/"Single". Activates time-based triggering with a fixed time reference. The R&S SMM100A triggers signal generation when its operating system time ("Cur- rent Time") matches a specified time trigger ("Trigger Time"). As trigger source, you can use an internal trigger or an external global trigger.
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings Triggers signal generation at the secondary instrument by the active edge of the baseband synchronization signal of the primary instrument. Remote command: on page 133 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:SOURce Sync. Output to External Trigger/Sync. Output to Trigger Enables signal output synchronous to the trigger event.
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings Sets the duration with that any following trigger event is suppressed. In "Retrigger" mode, for example, a new trigger event does not cause a restart of the signal genera- tion until the specified inhibit duration does not expire.
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® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings Routing and enabling a marker The provided marker signals are not dedicated to a particular connector. They can be mapped to one or more User x or T/M connectors. To route and enable a marker signal, perform the following general steps: ●...
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® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings "Frame Active Part / Frame Inactive Part" A marker signal is generated to mark every active part of each frame. The active data transfer part (PPDU) of a frame period is marked with high, the inactive part (idle time) with low.
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® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings decrease the carrier leakage during inactive signal parts by feeding it into the pulse modulator. Otherwise, the frame block and frame index are entered and the active part of the specific frame is masked.
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Clock settings "Pulse" A regular marker signal is generated. The clock frequency is defined by entering a divider. The frequency is derived by dividing the chip rate by the divider. The input box for the divider opens when "Pulse"...
® Signal control and signal characteristics R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Local and global connectors settings This tab provides access to the settings necessary to select and configure the clock signal, like the clock source and clock mode. This section focuses on the available settings.
® How to work with the IEEE 802.11 WLAN option R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Generating a realistic MxN MIMO WLAN 802.11n/ac/p signal for receiver test under static conditions 5 How to work with the IEEE 802.11 WLAN option The R&S SMM100A equipped with the option digital standard IEEE 802.11 WLAN allows you to generate signals for different transmitter and receiver tests scenarios.
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® How to work with the IEEE 802.11 WLAN option R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Generating a realistic MxN MIMO WLAN 802.11n/ac/p signal for receiver test under static conditions The R&S SMM100A generates the WLAN 802.11n/802.11ac/802.11p signal of one Rx antenna per baseband path. Hence, two instruments are required for the Mx2 MIMO receiver testing.
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® How to work with the IEEE 802.11 WLAN option R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Generating a realistic MxN MIMO WLAN 802.11n/ac/p signal for receiver test under static conditions 1, 2, 3 = Transmission antennas Tx1 to Tx3 4, 5, 6 = Weigthing factors w1 to w3 = Baseband output for receiving antenna Rx1 8.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 6 Remote control commands The commands in this section are required to generate signals with the IEEE 802.11 WLAN options in a remote environment. We assume that the R&S SMM100A has already been set up for remote operation in a network as described in the R&S SMM100A documentation.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Programming examples 6.1 Programming examples The following sections provide programming examples for the IEEE 802.11 WLAN options. The purpose of the examples is to present all commands for a given task. In real applications, you typically need only a subset of commands.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Programming examples :SOURce1:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:DELay:UNIT TIME :SOURce1:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:EXTernal:TDELay 0.00001 :SOURce1:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:EXTernal:RDELay? // ****************************************************************** // Configure trigger in single mode. Set the output of // the current waveform to the first sample after // the next trigger event. Execute the trigger.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 General commands 6.1.3 Clock settings Example: To configure clock settings // ****************************************************************** // Select internal clock. // ****************************************************************** :SOURce1:BB:WLNN:CLOCk:SOURce INTernal // ****************************************************************** // Alternatively select external clock. Set its mode and query // input frequency.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 General commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:PRESet Sets the parameters of the digital standard to their default values (*RST values speci- fied for the commands). Not affected is the state set with the command SOURce<hw>:BB:WLNN:STATe. Example: SOURce:BB:WLNN:PRESet Usage:...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 General commands [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:SETTing:LOAD <Filename> Loads the selected file with IEEE 802.11 WLAN settings. The directory is set using command MMEM:CDIRectory. A path can also be specified, in which case the files in the specified directory are read. The file extension may be omitted. Only files with the file extension *.wlann will be loaded.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Example: BB:WLNN:VERS? "Release D11.0" Queries the IEEE 802.11 WLAN version. Usage: Query only [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:WAVeform:CREate <Filename> Creates a waveform using the current settings of the "WLAN" menu. The file name is entered with the command. The file is saved with the predefined file extension *.wv.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Level clipping is activated if is set to [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:CLIPping:STATe Parameters: <Level> integer Range: 1 PCT to 100 PCT Increment: 1 PCT *RST: 100 PCT BB:WLNN:CLIP:LEV 80PCT Example: Sets the limit for level clipping to 80% of the maximum level.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:CLIPping:STATe <State> Activates level clipping (Clipping). The value is defined with [:SOURce<hw>]:BB: WLNN:CLIPping:LEVel, the mode of calculation with [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN: CLIPping:MODE. Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:CLIP:STAT ON Activates level clipping.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Manual operation: "Roll Off Factor or BxT" on page 101 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FILTer:PARameter:COSine <Cosine> Sets the roll-off factor for the cosine filter type. Parameters: <Cosine> float Range: 0 to 1 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:PAR:COS 0.35...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Parameters: <LPass> float Range: 0.05 to 2 Increment: 0.01 *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:FILT:PAR:LPAS 0.5 The cut of frequency factor is set to 0.5. Manual operation: "Cut Off Frequency Factor" on page 102 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FILTer:PARameter:LPASSEVM <LPassevm>...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Filter/clipping settings Example: BB:WLNN:PAR:RCOS 0.22 Sets the roll-off factor to 0. 22 for filter type root cosine. Manual operation: "Roll Off Factor or BxT" on page 101 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FILTer:PARameter:SPHase <SPhase> Sets B x T for the Split Phase filter type.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:EXTernal:SYNChronize:OUTPut <Output> Enables signal output synchronous to the trigger event. Parameters: <Output> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Manual operation: "Sync. Output to External Trigger/Sync. Output to Trigger" on page 108 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:RMODe?
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings Manual operation: "Signal Duration" on page 106 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:SLUNit <Slunit> Defines the unit for the entry of the length of the signal sequence ([:SOURce<hw>]: BB:WLNN:TRIGger:SLENgth) to be output in the single trigger mode is set to SINGle).
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings Example: Example "Configure and enable triggering" on page 130. Manual operation: "Trigger Source" on page 107 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger[:EXTernal]:DELay <Delay> Sets the trigger delay. Parameters: <Delay> float Range: 0 to 2147483647 Increment: 0.01 *RST:...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Trigger settings Manual operation: "Mode" on page 105 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:TIME:DATE <Year>, <Month>, <Day> Sets the date for a time-based trigger signal. For trigger modes single or armed auto, you can activate triggering at this date via the following command: SOURce<hw>:BB:<DigStd>:TRIGger:TIME:STATe...
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:TIME[:STATe] <State> Activates time-based triggering with a fixed time reference. If activated, the R&S SMM100A triggers signal generation when its operating system time matches a specified time. Specify the trigger date and trigger time with the following commands: SOURce<hw>:BB:<DigStd>:TRIGger:TIME:DATE...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings FRAMe Number of Frame Blocks = 1, that is, a marker signal is gener- ated at the start of each frame in the single frame block. Other- wise, the frame block and frame index are entered and the spe- cific frame is masked.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings Example: BB:WLNN:TRIG:OUTP:OFFT 200 Manual operation: "Marker Mode" on page 110 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:FBINdex <FbIndex> Sets the frame block index. For this/these frame block(s), a marker signal is generated. The maximum value depends on the number of the currently active frame blocks (max = 100).
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Marker settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:RESHift <Shift> Shifts the rising edge of the marker the specified number of samples. Negative values result in a shift back of the marker edge. Parameters: <Shift> integer Range: -1000 to 1000...
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Clock settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:PULSe:FREQuency? Queries the pulse frequency of the pulsed marker signal ([:SOURce<hw>]:BB: WLNN:TRIGger:OUTPut<ch>:MODEPULSe). The pulse frequency is derived by divid- ing the symbol rate by the divider. Return values: <Frequency> float Range: 0.0 to max...
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Antenna configuration settings Parameters: <Source> INTernal *RST: INTernal Example: BB:WLNN:CLOC:SOUR INT Selects an internal clock reference. Manual operation: "Clock Source" on page 114 6.7 Antenna configuration settings ..............141 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:ANTenna:MODE ..............141 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:ANTenna:SYSTem ......142 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:ANTenna:TCHain<ch>:OUTPut:DESTination...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Antenna configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:ANTenna:TCHain<ch>:OUTPut:DESTination <Destination> Selects the destination of the calculated IQ chains. Parameters: <Destination> OFF | BB | BB_B | FILE No mapping takes place. The IQ chain is output to the baseband A. Exactly one output stream can be mapped as "Baseband A".
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Antenna configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:ANTenna:TCHain<ch>:TX<dir>:IMAGinary <Imaginary> Sets the value for the Imaginary coordinate. Parameters: <Imaginary> float Range: -999.99 to 999.99 Increment: 0.01 *RST: BB:WLNN:ANT:TCH1:TX2:IMAG 500 Example: sets the imaginary coordinate for the selected transmission chain to 500.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DELete [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:DFBLock <DfBlock> Deletes the selected frame block. Setting parameters: <DfBlock> integer Range: 1 to 100 Example: BB:WLNN:DFBL 10 deletes the selected frame block. Usage: Setting only [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:IFBLock <IfBlock> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:INSert The command adds a default frame block before the selected frame block.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BOOSt <Boost> Assigns a specific RMS power boost/attenuation to the corresponding frame block modulation. The power level of a frame block modulation is calculated as sum of the power boost and the power level set in the header of the instrument.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration ZERO | ONE Internal 0 and 1 data is used. PATTern Internal data is used. The bit pattern for the data is defined by the command BB:WLNN:FBLocks:DATA:PATTern. AMPDU Aggregated mac protocol data unit (A-MPDU) data is used as configured with the commands in Chapter 6.9.4, "MPDU config-...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DATA:RATE? The command queries the PPDU data rate. Return values: <Rate> float Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:DATA:RATE? queries the data rate. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Data Rate /Mbps" on page 29 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:ITIMe <ITime>...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame block configuration [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:STANdard <Standard> Sets the IEEE 802.11 WLAN standard. Parameters: <Standard> USER | WAG | WBG | WPJ | WN | WAC | WAX | WBE USER Sets a user defined standard.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings ........... 166 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:TDWindowing:STATe ..............166 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:TTIMe ..............167 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:UINDex [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:CBINonht <CBINonht> (Available only for VHT Tx mode) The command is used to modify the first 7 bits of the scrambling sequence to indicate the duplicated bandwidth of the PPDU.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Manual operation: "Cod Rate" on page 35 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:CODing:TYPE <Type> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:CODing:TYPE <Type> Selects the channel coding. Parameters: <Type> OFF | BCC *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:COD:TYPE OFF no channel coding is used. Manual operation: "Channel Coding"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Return values: <DutyCycle> float Range: 0.1 to 1 Increment: 0.0001 *RST: Example: SOURce1:BB:WLNN:FBLock1:DATA:DCYCle? Response: 1 The frame duration and the total signal length are equal. Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Duty Cycle"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:DATA:LENGth <Length> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DATA:LENGth <Length> The command enters the size of the data field in bytes. For Data Length = 0, no data field will be generated for the case of a sounding frame.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Manual operation: "Number Of Data Symbols" on page 59 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DBINonht <DBINonht> (available only for VHT Tx mode) Modifys the first 7 bits of the scrambling sequence to indicate if the transmitter is capa- ble of "Static"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:ESSTR 4 Sets the number of the extended spatial streams to 4. Manual operation: "Extended Spatial Streams" on page 31 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:GUARd <Guard> Selects which guard interval is used for the OFDM guard.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MU<st0>:GID <GID> Sets the group ID for all available users. Parameters: <GID> integer Range: 1 to 62 *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:BB:WLNN:FBL1:MU1:GID 1.0 assigns group ID 1.0 to user 1. Manual operation: "Multi User MIMO Settings Table"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:PAID:PATTern <Pattern> (avaliable only for VHT Tx mode) The command provides an abbreviated indication of the intended recipient(s) of the frame. Parameters: <Pattern> 9 bits Range: #H000,9 to #H1FF,9 *RST: #H000,9...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:PMOD LEG sets the physical mode to LEGACY. BB:WLNN:FBL5:TMOD CCK sets the transport mode BB:WLNN:FBL5:PLCP:LCB:STAT OFF sets the Locked Clock Bit Manual operation: "Service Field Clock Bit" on page 60 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:PREamble:STATe <State>...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <BRate> integer Range: 0 to 22E6 *RST: 11E6 Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:PMOD LEG sets the physical mode to LEGACY BB:WLNN:FBL5:TMOD CCK sets the transport mode BB:WLNN:FBL5:PSDU:BRAT 2E6 sets the PSDU bit rate of 2 Mbps Manual operation: "PSDU Bit Rate"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:PMOD LEG Sets the physical mode to legacy. BB:WLNN:FBL5:TMOD CCK Sets the transport mode to CCK. BB:WLNN:FBL5:PSDU:BRAT P2MBPS Sets the PSDU bit rate to 2 mbps. BB:WLNN:PSDU:MOD? Queries the modulation mode.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:SCRambler:PATTern <Pattern> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SCRambler:PATTern <Pattern> The command sets the initialization value for scrambling mode User. This value is then identical in each generated frame. Parameters: <Pattern> 8 bits *RST: #H01,8 Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:SCR:PATT #H3F,8 sets the user defined initialization value for the scrambler.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL5:SERV:PATT #H3F,16 sets the value for the service field. Manual operation: "Service Field (hex)" on page 60 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMOothing <SMOothing> (available for all Tx modes, except VHT) This command indicates to the receiver whether frequency-domain smoothing is rec- ommended as part of channel estimation.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Space Time Block Coding" on page 32 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:STSTream <Ststream> Sets the number of the space time streams. This value depends on the number of spa- tial streams defined with command SOURce:BB:WLNN:FBLock:SSTReam. Changing the number of the Spatial Streams immediately changes the value of the Space Time Streams to the same value.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:UINDex <UIND> Defines the currently generated user. In activated Multi User MIMO only, one user can be generated at a time. This parameter selects the generated one out of four available users.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: :BB:WLNN:FBL1 BCHG ON Enables that the beam is changed between the pre-HE and HE modulated fields. Manual operation: "Beam Change" on page 40 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BDCM <SIGBDCM> Enables the use of dual carrier modulation (DCM) in a signal B field.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: :BB:WLNN:FBL1:BMCS MCS1 Sets the SIG-B MCSs to modulation scheme 1. Manual operation: "SIG-B MCS" on page 41 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BSSColor <BSSColor> Sets the BSS color, an identifier of the basic service sets (BSS) field. This parameter helps to check if a detected frame is coming form an overlapping station.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:DOPPler <DOPPLER> If switched on, the Doppler effect is used for the PPDU. Parameters: <DOPPLER> OFF | ON | 1 | 0 Example: :BB:WLNN:FBLock1:DOPP ON Enables the Doppler effect to be used for the PPDU.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:LOGFile? Queries the fixed file path used for logging the contents of HE-SIG-A and HE-SIG-B fields, if is set to ON. [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:LOGGing Return values: <LogFile> string Usage: Query only Manual operation: "Output File"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:PED? Queries the disambiguity in the number of sybmbols occuring due to the packet exten- sion. Return values: <PEDisambiguity> integer Range: 0 to 1 *RST: Usage: Query only Manual operation: "PE Disambiguity"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Return values: <PreFECPadding> integer Range: 0 to 3 *RST: Usage: Query only Manual operation: "pre-FEC Padding Factor" on page 43 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:PPUNcturing <PreamblePuncBw> Sets the bandwidth mode of preamble puncturing. Parameters: <PreamblePuncBw> BW4 | BW5 | BW6 | BW7 BW4|BW5 Sets the bandwidth mode for HE80 channels.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Selects or indicates the 20 MHz subchannel that is punctured in the preamble. If enabled, this subchannel is not transmitted. Parameters: <PPuncturingStat> OFF | ON | 1 | 0 *RST: Example: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:DID <Did> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:DID <Did> The command enters the value of the duration ID field. Depending on the frame type, the 2-byte field Duration/ID is used to transmit the association identity of the station transmitting the frame or it indicates the duration assigned to the frame type.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:FCS:STATe <State> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:FCS:STATe <State> Activates/deactivates the calculation of the FCS (frame check sequence). The stan- dard defines a 32-bit (4-byte) checksum to protect the MAC header and the user data (frame body).
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <Increment> integer Range: 0 to 1024 *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:MAC:SCON:FRAG:INCR 2 two packets are required to increment the counter of the frag- ment bits. Manual operation: "Increment Every" on page 69 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:SCONtrol:FRAGment:...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:SCONtrol:SEQuence: STARt <Start> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:SCONtrol:SEQuence:STARt <Start> The command enters the start number of the fragment bits of the sequence control. Parameters: <Start> integer Range: #H000,12 to #HFFF,12 *RST: #H000,12 Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:MAC:SCON:SEQ:STAR #H444,12 sets the start value of the sequence bits of the sequence control.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings ........191 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:FREQuest ..191 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:VHTControl:HVINdicator? ......191 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:HVINdicator? ........191 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:LAControl ...........192 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:NDP ........192 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:RDGMore ........193 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:REServed .........193 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:SREServed ...... 193 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:HTControl:STATe ........193 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:STATe ..........193 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:ZLF [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl <HtControl> Sets the value for the HT control field.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings 01 = Calibration Start 10 = Sounding Response 11 = Sounding Complete Parameters: <Position> integer Range: #H0,2 to #H3,2 Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:MAC:HTC:CAL:POS #H0,2 Sets the calibration position signal field to 00 (not a calibration frame).
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:FREQuest <FRequest> Sets the value for the feedback request. 00 = no request 01 = unsolicited feedback only 10 = immediate feedback 11 = aggregated feedback Parameters: <FRequest> integer Range: #H0,2 to #H3,2...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Set by sender to any value in the range '000'-'110' to identify MRQ. = Invalid if MRQ = B6-B8 (3bit) MFS - MFB Sequence Identifier Set to the received value of MRS. Set to '111' for unsolicited MFB.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:MAC:HTC:RDGM #H0,1 Sets the value for the RDG/More PPDU to #H0,1. Manual operation: "RDG/More PPDU" on page 73 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:HTControl:REServed <Reserved> This signal field is currently defined, but not used. It is set to zero by the transmitter and ignored by the receiver.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:MAC:HTC:ZLF #H1,1 Sets the value for the ZLF announcement to 1 (ZLF will follow). Manual operation: "NDP Announcement" on page 73 6.9.5.3 MAC header VHT configuration ..........194 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl ......194 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl:ACConstraint...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Manual operation: "AC Constraint" on page 76 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl:CTYPe <CTYPe> The command sets the coding information. If the Unsolicited MFB subfield is set to 1, the Coding Type subfield contains the Coding information (set to 0 for BCC and set to 1 for LDPC) to which the unsolicited MFB refers.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Manual operation: "GID-H" on page 77 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl:HVINdicator? Queries the used format (HT or VHT). The command returns 0 for the HT format and 1 for the VHT format. Return values: <HtVhtIndicator>...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl:MRQ <Mrq> The command determines the information of the MRQ subfield. Parameters: <Mrq> integer requests MCS feedback (solicited MFB). otherwise Example: BB:WLNN:FBL:MAC:VHTC:MRQ #B1,1 sets the information for the MRQ subfield. Manual operation: "MRQ"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL:MAC:HTC #H80000000,32 BB:WLNN:FBL:MAC:VHTC:RDGM #B1,1 sets the value for the RDG/More PPDU. Manual operation: "RDG/More PPDU" on page 76 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:MAC:VHTControl:UMFB <UnsolicitedMfb> The command sets the Unsolicited MFB subfield. Parameters: <UnsolicitedMfb> integer if the MFB is a response to an MRQ.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:MAC:HEControl:ACONtrol <AggregatedCtrl> Sets the value for the aggregated control field. The length of this value may vary according to the selected control ID subfield. Parameters: <AggregatedCtrl> integer Manual operation: "Aggregated control"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo:SUIPresent <SpeUserInfoPres> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo:TFTYpe <TrigFrmType> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo:TTYPe? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:CINFo:TXPow <APTxPower> Sets the value bits of the common info field. Parameters: <APTxPower> 6 bits Manual operation: "AP Tx Power" on page 90 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:NUINfo <NoUserInfo> [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:UINFo<st0>:AID <AID12>...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings You can configure the user info for up to 37 users with the following command: [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:NUINfo on page 201. Parameters: <UserInfoReserve> 3 bits Manual operation: "Rsv" on page 95 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>[:USER<di>]:TFConfig:EOF <MpduEof>...
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <TrigProcTime> TPT0 | TPT8 | TPT16 TPT0|TPT8|TPT16 0/8/16 us *RST: TPT0 Example: SOURce1:BB:WLNN:FBLock1:TFConfig:TPTime? // Response in microseconds: "8" The minimum time to process the trigger frame is 8 microsec- onds.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Usage: Query only Manual operation: "DSSS(Current Channel)" on page 82 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:IAWindow <IAWindow> Sets the parameters necessary to support an IBSS (2 bytes). The Information field contains the ATIM Window parameter. Parameters: <IAWindow>...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:BFC:TST #H1414AFAE891254BC, 64 Sets the value of the TSF timer to 1414AFAE891254BC. Manual operation: "Timestamp (hex)" on page 81 6.9.6.2 Capability information parameters ......205 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:APSD ..... 205 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:CAGility ....206 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:CPOLlable...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Informs the associated stations that channel agility is used. [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:CPOLlable <CCPollable> Informs the associated stations if contention free is pollable. Parameters: <CCPollable> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:BFC:CAP:CPOL ON Informs the associated stations that contention free is pollable.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:BFC:CAP:IBACk ON Informs the associated stations that immediate block Ack is allowed. [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:IBSS <CIBSs> Informs the associated stations if the network is an IBSS type network. Parameters: <CIBSs> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <PBCC> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:BFC:CAP:PBCC ON Informs the associated stations that PBCC is allowed. [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:PRIVacy <PRIVacy> Informs the associated stations if encryption is required for all data frames.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <SMGMt> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Example: SOUR:BB:WLNN:FBL1:BFC:CAP:SMGM ON Informs the associated stations that spectrum management is enabled. [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:CAPability:SPReamble <SPReamble> Informs the associated stations if short preamble is allowed.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <State> 1 | ON | 0 | OFF *RST: Manual operation: "State" on page 87 6.9.6.3 ERP parameters ......210 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:ERP:BPMode ......210 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:ERP:NEPResent ....... 210 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:ERP:UPRotection [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:BFConfiguration:ERP:BPMode <EBPMode> Informs associated stations whether to use the long or the short preamble.
® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings 6.9.7 Spatial mapping configuration ..........211 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:MODE .......... 211 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:TSHift<st> ..........212 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:INDex ......212 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:ROW<st>:COL<dir>:I? .......212 [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:ROW<st>:COL<dir>:Q? [:SOURce<hw>]:BB:WLNN:FBLock<ch>:SMAPping:MODE <Mode> Selects the spatial mapping mode for the selected frame block. Except of the beam- forming mode, the matrix element values are loaded by using info class methods.
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Parameters: <TShift> float Range: -32000 ns to 32000 ns Increment: 1 ns *RST: 0 ns Example: BB:WLNN:FBL1:SMAP:MODE TSH 1000 Sets the spatial mapping time shift to 1000 ns. Manual operation: "Time Shift"...
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® Remote control commands R&S SMM-K54/-K86/-K142/-K147 Frame configuration settings Manual operation: "Q (Transmit Matrix)" on page 99 User Manual 1179.1941.02 ─ 09...
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