Test & Measurement R&S®TSME Ultracompact Drive Test Scanner All bands, all technologies, simultaneously

R&S®TSME Ultracompact Drive Test Scanner At a glance The extremely compact R&S®TSME offers all that is required for mobile use. Multitechnology measurements and multiband support provide full flexibility and an optimal price/performance ratio for both drive tests and walk tests. The scanner measures up to eight technologies simultaneously and seamlessly in wireless communications bands from 350 MHz to 4.4 GHz. It is possible to cascade multiple scanners. For LTE applications, four R&S®TSME scanners can be combined for 4x4 MIMO measurements. With its light weight of only 650 g and low power consumption...

R&S®TSME Ultracompact Drive Test Scanner Benefits and key features Maximum flexibility and future readiness ❙❙ Simultaneous measurement of multiple technologies and multiple bands using one device ■■ Cascading ■■ In-field upgrades ■■ SIB/L3 decoding ■■ Flexible band selection ▷▷ page 4 Wide range of applications ❙❙ Ultracompact design ❙❙ Minimal noise ❙❙ Low power consumption ❙❙ Integrated GPS ▷▷ page 6 R&S®TSME-Z3 backpack system ❙❙ Maximum autonomy ❙❙ Flexible measurement configuration ❙❙ Rugged and lightweight ▷▷ page 7 Supported by a wide variety of software products ❙❙ Network optimization...

Maximum flexibility and future readiness Simultaneous measurement of multiple technologies and multiple bands using one device The R&S®TSME not only boasts very fast signal processing, it also incorporates the RF core competency of Rohde & Schwarz in an ultracompact RF receiver. As a result, this extremely compact scanner can perform measurements in a user-configurable frequency range between 350 MHz and 4.4 GHz, making it possible to measure all current and future bands of any supported technology in this range. The LTE standard, in ­ articular, p specifies a large number of bands. The ­ ultitechnology,...

SIB/L3 decoding The R&S®TSME performs RF measurements on the individual wireless communications technologies and also decodes the layer 3 information of the SIB broadcast messages from base stations. This feature makes it possible to determine the configuration of the wireless communications network in detail and to easily detect errors. Should other bands be required in the future, users can order additional options to increase the number of bands in the field. This reduces investments to only those functionalities that are actually required. If the R&S®TSME is equipped with the R&S®TSME‑KAB...

Wide range of applications Ultracompact design With dimensions of approx. 5 cm × 9 cm × 15 cm and a weight of only 650 g, the R&S®TSME is the most compact scanner in its class. Minimal noise Its small size makes the R&S®TSME ideal for use in mobile solutions, especially for walk tests and indoor tests. The scanner is equipped with a virtually silent, temperaturecontrolled fan, allowing inobtrusive measurements in a backpack. Low power consumption Thanks to the large-scale integration of all ­ omponents, c the scanner is lightweight and handy and boasts low p ­ ower consumption. The R&S®TSME consumes...

Maximum autonomy To ensure maximum autonomy, the R&S®TSME-Z3 backpack system is equipped with an intelligent voltage supply with one or two batteries, enabling hot swapping during operation. A battery set ensures eight hours of operation when one R&S®TSME is used. As an alternative, the system can be operated without batteries from an external power supply. The batteries must be removed and charged outside the scanner. Flexible measurement configuration The backpack system includes a central unit with USB hub and 1 Gbit/s Ethernet switch. It supports a wide variety of measurement tasks. The backpack...

Supported by a wide variety of software products The R&S®ROMES4 drive test software platform supports the R&S®TSME and mobile devices for signaling information and quality of service measurements. In this combination, the system achieves maximum performance and permits interference analysis for operating the mobile devices in the wireless communications network. Network optimization with scanner and test UE The R&S®ROMES4 drive test software collects data from Rohde & Schwarz scanners and also controls special mobile devices, i.e. test user equipment (UE). The test UEs function according to specific...

of the user equipment. It finds out whether the neighboring cells can be received with sufficient strength and quality. It also allows in-depth analysis of the situation at the cell borders. This situation is decisive for correct handover. Automatic neighbor relation (ANR) algorithms in self-optimizing networks (SON) can also be verified in this way. Position estimation of base stations During a drive test, R&S®ROMES can use the measurement and GPS data delivered by the R&S®TSME to estimate the geographic position of the base stations. This calculation is fast and accurate. GSM, WCDMA, LTE, CDMA2000®/1xEVDO,...

Specifications Specifications System requirements PC, 2 Gbyte RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, 9 k Jumboframes RF characteristics Frequency range Level measurement uncertainty Maximum permissible input level Noise figure, with preamplification on Intermodulation-free dynamic range (TOI) RF receive paths VSWR LTE characteristics Frequency bands supported Measurement modes Measurement speed LTE-FDD and TD-LTE automatic detection of all 504 physical cell IDs with SIB decoding active/two adjacent channels SYNC signal power SYNC signal RE power SYNC signal power SYNC signal RE power Physical decoding accuracy...

Specifications GSM characteristics Frequency bands supported Measurement modes Measurement speed with SI decoding active DB/TCH/SCH code power, TCH total in-band ­ power, timeslot power, GSM spectrum, BCH ­ d ­ emodulation for all system information types ­ 800 channels/s detection/BSIC decoding/BCH decoding RF power scan Frequency range Frequency resolution Scan speed 180 kHz resolution, 100 MHz span, 20 MHz bandwidth/FFT, size 128 11.23 kHz resolution, 10 MHz span, 10 MHz bandwidth/FFT, size 256 140 Hz resolution, 1 MHz span, 1 MHz bandwidth/ FFT, size 256 20 MHz span, 20 MHz bandwidth/FFT...