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Keysight Technologies Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications

Keysight Technologies Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications
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Keysight Technologies Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications Solution Brochure The Keysight Technologies, Inc. radio test reference solution is a combination of PXI hardware, software and measurement expertise providing the essential components of the radio test system in a single flexible and scalable chassis, including RF and audio signal generation and analysis. It enables fast and accurate test of transmitter and receiver performance of tactical and public safety radios.

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02 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Next generation radio test challenges The evolution of tactical and public safety radio technologies, combined with the emergence of commercial standards brings new measurement challenges. The fragmentation of radio standards has resulted in a growing number of test configurations and measurements to support both new and legacy standards. These tests require different frequency ranges, wider bandwidths and new modulation schemes, combined with general purpose measurement and...

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03 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Reference Solution Signal Formats and Measurements Support Signal Format Transmitter Test Receiver Test AM deviation AM hum and noise ratio Harmonics Audio distortion (SINAD, THD, etc.) Spurious emissions ACPR Audio distortion (SINAD, THD, etc.) Rx displacement BW Sensitivity FM deviation Hum and noise ratio (residual FM) Audio distortion (SINAD, THD, etc.) Tx tests with sub-audible signaling Attack and transient behavior RF output power RF frequency (carrier frequency...

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04 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Radio Test Reference Solution Architecture The radio test reference solution supplies flexible hardware and software building blocks to meet your radio test requirements. The main building blocks include: Hardware components: - PXIe RF signal source and analyzer - PXIe audio generator/analyzer - Switch modules for PTT (Push to Talk) control Software components: - Radio test library - Waveform Creator - X-Series Measurements Applications - Automation software Figure 1. Radio...

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05 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Hardware Configurations Features Open modular architecture and example code library Accelerate complete and efficient system integration Single flexible and scalable chassis Create headroom for future upgrade and platform extension Various hardware & software building components Meet the demand on configuration flexibility and dynamic measurement requirements Performs audio distortion, analog and digital modulation quality, and general purpose spectrum analysis measurements....

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06 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Hardware - Instruments M9381A PXIe Vector Signal Generator www.keysight.com/find/m9381a Generate tightly synchronized RF signals and envelope using the 6 GHz, 160 MHz bandwidth M9381A PXIe VSG. Adjust synchronization at 1 ps resolution. A typical M9381A configuration includes four individual PXIe modules – M9311A digital vector modulator, M9310A source output, M9301A synthesizer, and the M9300A frequency reference – designed for fast data interfaces and high-speed automated...

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07 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure The radio test reference solution is based on signal generation and analysis building blocks for RF and audio instruments. Soft- ware is provided for three platforms: - Radio test library for audio signal gen- - Waveform creator for RF analog and digital signal creation - X-Series measurement applications for RF analog and digital signal analy- The reference solution also includes test automation software examples that demonstrate how these SW blocks can be used in a...

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08 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Software Waveform Creator - Analog and Digital Modulated Signal Generation (M9099) www.keysight.com/find/m9099 –– Waveform Creator modular software enables easy creation of baseband and vectorsignals used to validate and test communications products including: – AM, FM and PM signal generation – APCO25 C4FM with user defined symbol mapping, APCO25 CQPSK signal generation with user defined payload and filters – ARIB T98 61 102 signal generation with user defined payload...

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09 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Test automation software To facilitate the evaluation of the test throughput, accelerate test development and speed up the integration in your test environment, the radio test reference solution provides automation software, including the source code so that it can be custom- ized to meet your needs. An intuitive demonstration program (shown in Figures 6 and 7) integrates all the features described above. The test automation software includes the main functions to interface...

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10 | Keysight | Radio Test, Reference Solution for Military, Public Safety & Avionics Radio Communications - Brochure Other Software Signal Studio for LTE signal generation www.keysight.com/find/n7624b www.keysight.com/find/n7625b - Keysight Signal Studio software is a flexible test suite of signal-creation and measurement tools that will reduce the time you spend on signal simulation - N7624B/25B Signal Studio enables creation of LTE&LTE-Advanced FDD/TDD waveforms for component/transmitter test and LTE waveforms with transport-channel coding to validate receiver characteristics/performance...

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