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Production Measurements On 3GPP WCDMA Femtocells
December 21, 2009
•Application Note: Production Measurements On 3GPP WCDMA Femtocells
By Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
Femtocells or Home base stations are an important development for cellular networks. This new emerging base station class demands economical test equipment suitable for mass production. Rohde & Schwarz range of signal generators and analyzers contain models suitable for testing all classes of base station.
With the R&S®SMBV100A Vector Signal Generator and the R&S®FSV Signal Analyzer Rohde & Schwarz supply two instruments which are particularly suited for the fast and cost-efficient calibration and test required for Femtocells.
This application note describes the tests commonly used during the production of Femtocells, focusing on WCDMA, HSPA, and HSPA+ technology. Tests, test plans and hardware setups for Femtocells with and without receiver diversity are detailed. Find hints about the instrument settings and have a look at typical measurement results. An introduction to simulating GPS / A-GPS signals for testing the GPS receiver of a Femtocell completes the paper.
Click Here To Download:•Application Note: Production Measurements On 3GPP WCDMA Femtocells
