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News from Rohde & Schwarz Issue 2004/IV - 184

• TETRA Mobile Radio System ACCESSNET ®-T Cube: Autonomous modular TETRA system – portable and quick to set up

  ACCESSNET ®-T Cube is a TETRA communications system for mobile applications that is modular in design and thus highly versatile. It can be operated as a standalone system, but also integrated into existing networks. Initial orders were received soon after market launch, and these systems are now already in use. User feedback has been very positive.
  TETRA Mobile Radio System ACCESSNET ®-T Cube: Autonomous modular TETRA system – portable and quick to set up
  
  

• Universal Radio Communication Tester R&S ® CMU 200: Unprecedented speed in mobile phone production testing

  During production, the transmit and receive levels (RSSI = receiver signal strength indicator) of GSM phones are aligned throughout the entire frequency range. Previous alignment procedures took several tens of seconds – depending on the number of frequency/ level combinations to be measured. The R&S ® CMU-K47 software option (Smart Alignment@GSM-MS) makes intelligent use of the GSM frame/slot structure and performs alignment in just 0.25 seconds – at a maximum of 50 frequencies and seven levels per frequency.
  Universal Radio Communication Tester R&S ® CMU 200: Unprecedented speed in mobile phone production testing
  
  

• Universal Radio Communication Tester R&S ® CMU 200: Versatile application tests in (E)GPRS mobile radio

  A new software option for the R&S ® CMU 200 allows you to test applications for 2.5G mobile phones. For example, you can now test the transmission or reception of multimedia message services (MMS), Internet browsing or video streaming within a simulated (E)GPRS network environment. In addition to measuring the known RF parameters of power, spectrum or modulation, you can now also perform such tasks as displaying data throughput or analyzing protocols.
  Universal Radio Communication Tester R&S ® CMU 200: Versatile application tests in (E)GPRS mobile radio
  
  

• Universal Radio Communication Tester R&S ® CMU 200: Convenience and flexibility – the key to successful mobile radio testers

  Modern mobile radio systems sparkle with continuously new innovations, placing ever more complex development and production demands on mobile phone manufacturers. To meet such challenging tasks, you need a mobile radio tester that can keep pace with the rapid rate of innovation without compromising on operating convenience.
  Universal Radio Communication Tester R&S ® CMU 200: Convenience and flexibility – the key to successful mobile radio testers
  
  

• Protocol Tester R&S ® CRTU-W / CRTU-G: More efficient generation of custom 2G/3G InterRAT test scenarios

  Equipped with a convenient and powerful TTCN interface, the R&S ® CRTU-W is setting standards in conformance testing. The MLAPI software option (R&S ® CRTU-WT 02) has been introduced to also make this instrument a leader in the field of R & D tests. Adding 2G/3G InterRAT functionality to this intelligent programming interface opens up new applications for combined R&S ® CRTU-W / CRTU-G systems.
  Protocol Tester R&S ® CRTU-W / CRTU-G: More efficient generation of custom 2G/3G InterRAT test scenarios
  
  

• Power Meter R&S ® NRP: Measuring power in mobile radio: quick results with "Recall Standard"

  The Power Meter R&S ® NRP (FIG 1) provides numerous modes for measuring complex signal shapes of today’s communications standards such as GSM, EDGE, DECT, etc: Continuous, Average, Burst, Timeslot, Timegate and Scope mode. Extensive setting options are available for these modes, offering a high degree of flexibility during measurements. Yet, things can be done more easily: With the "Recall Standard" function, you can automatically set the configuration by just pressing a few keys.
  Power Meter R&S ® NRP: Measuring power in mobile radio: quick results with "Recall Standard"
  
  

• Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU 200 A: CDMA2000 ® and 1xEV-DV signals for demanding test scenarios

  The expansion of the CDMA2000 ® standard for ever higher data rates in both transmission directions is placing new demands on the development of base stations and user equipment. The Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU200A now offers CDMA2000 ® signals, including the 1xEV-DV expansion for tasks such as amplifier and receiver tests.
  Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU 200 A: CDMA2000 ® and 1xEV-DV signals for demanding test scenarios
  
  

• Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU 200 A: Convenient generation of 3GPP FDD HSDPA signals

  With its new option R&S ® SMU-K43, the Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU200A is suitable for testing base stations (Node Bs) and user equipment (UE) that support release 5 of the 3GPP standard (HSDPA). The R&S ® SMU200A handles all necessary signaling tasks ranging from simple component tests to sophisticated performance tests with channelcoded realtime data and radio channel simulation.
  Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU 200 A: Convenient generation of 3GPP FDD HSDPA signals
  
  

• Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU 200 A: Digital fading simulator with unrivalled characteristics

  Impairments and various problems such as Doppler shifts and constructive or destructive superposition of multipath propagation with different signal delays may occur during the radio transmission of signals. The mobile radio standards stipulate appropriate measurements with defined channel models to ensure that radio systems are not impaired by such channel characteristics.
  Vector Signal Generator R&S ® SMU 200 A: Digital fading simulator with unrivalled characteristics
  
  

• Microwave Signal Generators R&S ® SMR: Universal sweep generators for network analysis

  The Microwave Signal Generators R&S ® SMR are popular signal sources for the frequency range up to 60 GHz. With their outstanding technical characteristics, small dimensions and unparalleled price/performance ratio, they are crucial in research, development and production. Owing to a special interface, all generators can be combined with the Spectrum Analyzers R&S ® FSP or R&S ® FSU to form a tracking system for scalar network analysis that satisfies all requirements for frequency range, dynamic range and sweep time.
  Microwave Signal Generators R&S ® SMR: Universal sweep generators for network analysis
  
  

• Handheld Spectrum Analyzer R&S ® FSH 3: Put to the test on board the International Space Station ISS

  The R&S ® FSH 3 (FIG 1) from Rohde & Schwarz is a high-end spectrum analyzer in handheld design that features low weight, minimum power consumption and utstanding RF performance [*]. It is currently being used on board the International Space Station (ISS) for distance-tofault (DTF) measurements.
  Handheld Spectrum Analyzer R&S ® FSH 3: Put to the test on board the International Space Station ISS
  
  

• Spectrum and Signal Analyzers R&S ® FSP / FSU / FSQ: High-precision measurement of absolute levels with spectrum analyzers

  In the past, high-precision measurements of absolute signal level were usually performed by means of power meters such as the R&S ® NRP from Rohde & Schwarz. However, this is now changing with the new option R&S ® FS-K9, which also turns the Spectrum Analyzers R&S ® FSP and R&S ® FSU and the Signal Analyzer R&S ® FSQ into precise power meters.
  Spectrum and Signal Analyzers R&S ® FSP / FSU / FSQ: High-precision measurement of absolute levels with spectrum analyzers
  
  

• Signal Analyzer R&S ® FSQ: Analysis of VSB signals with the option R&S ® FSQ-K70

  While QAM1) methods are gaining importance in the European TV standard DVB as cable TV networks are digitized, the US is using a digital method of vestigial sideband modulation (VSB). In the US TV standard ATSC2), 8VSB [1] is used as a digital transmission method. The option R&S ® FSQ-K70 now makes measurements on VSB signals possible.
  Signal Analyzer R&S ® FSQ: Analysis of VSB signals with the option R&S ® FSQ-K70
  
  

• RF Network and Component Analyzer R 3860 A from Advantest: Differential measurements up to 20 GHz directly on the wafer

  IC development and production involve tremendous investments, in large part for IC packaging. To save unnecessary costs caused by packaging defective ICs, T&M analysis and functional checks are carried out on the wafer.
  RF Network and Component Analyzer R 3860 A from Advantest: Differential measurements up to 20 GHz directly on the wafer
  
  

• EMI Measurement Software R&S ® EMC 32-E+: All-purpose software for complete EMI measurements

  EMI Measurement Software R&S ® EMC 32-E from Rohde & Schwarz has already proven to be a powerful tool for computer-controlled EMI measurements in accordance with commercial standards as well as for automatic test sequence control [1, 2]. The new module R&S ® EMC 32-E+ now adds many powerful features to the basic software – in the field of military RFI measurements, for example – and completely meets the requirements for detecting electromagnetic interference.
  EMI Measurement Software R&S ® EMC 32-E+: All-purpose software for complete EMI measurements
  
  

• MPEG-2 Monitoring System R&S ® DVM: TV – just pictures and sound? Not with digital TV!

  Digital data services enhance TV and are of great interest to viewers, network operators and TV program providers. With the Data Broadcast Analysis R&S ® DVM-K11 option, the MPEG-2 Monitoring System R&S ® DVM analyzes all transmissionmethods for data services that have been defined for DVB, including DVB-H
  MPEG-2 Monitoring System R&S ® DVM: TV – just pictures and sound? Not with digital TV!
  
  

• Operating and measurement equipment for the new digital TV standard DVB-H: Video goes mobil

  The new digital TV standard DVB-H, an expansion of DVB-T, enables you to efficiently transmit multimedia content to mobile receivers [*]. Rohde & Schwarz supports the development of new services by offering an allround portfolio of operating and measurement equipment.
  Operating and measurement equipment for the new digital TV standard DVB-H: Video goes mobil
  
  

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