GSM900 Functionality | Agilent Technologies 8922M, S GSM guide

Verifying Performance

Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Speciﬁcations

		Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Specifications

NOTE:		If you have the Agilent 8922M/S Option 010 Multi-Band Test System, refer to the
		appropriate Agilent 8922 Multi-Band User’s Guide for more information on
		specifications relevant to dual band testing.

GSM900 and
E-GSM900
Functionality

	Bit/Frame Error Rate Measurements:		Class 1a, 1b, and Class II bits in both raw and residual form.
			Also Burst-by-Burst Bit Error Measurement
	MS Power Output Level Control:		0 to 19 with RF analyzer auto adjust
	Broadcast Channel Capability:		BCCH + CCCH or BCCH + CCCH + SDCCH/4
	Control Channels (SDCCH, FACCH,		BCCH + CCCH, BCCH + CCCH + SDCCH/4, SDCCH/8
	SACCH)		(non-hopped), SACCH/FACCH
	Call Control Capabilities		BS originated call (FS/EFS), MS originated call (FS/EFS),
			MS camp on, BS call disconnect, MS call disconnect
	Trafﬁc Channels		TCH (FS/EFS)
	HSCSD		2x1 and 2x2, 9.6 kbs and 14.4 kbs
	Timing		Auto, manual, uplink-downlink, offset measurement
	Hopping		Two independent, user deﬁnable MA tables with offsets
	Speech Encoding/Decoding		Full rate speech
	Speech Echo Mode		User selectable delay 0 to 5 sec on Agilent 8922M, ﬁxed
			delay on Agilent 8922S
	Measurement Coordination		Flexible control of burst type, ARFCN, and timeslot.
	SACCH MEAS Result		RXLEV, RXQUAL, and timing advance.
	SMS Cell Broadcast		Two predeﬁned messages with user deﬁnable attributes
			(code, update number, language and identiﬁer).

RF Generator		Frequency
Specifications

Range

Resolution

Accuracy

Stability

10 MHz to 1 GHz

1 Hz

Reference accuracy ± 0.5 Hz

Same as reference

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Agilent Part No January User’s Guide Agilent Technologies 8922M/S GSM Test SetPage Contents Screens Keys Connectors Appendix a Contents-6 Warranty Responsibilities of the Customer Restricted Rights Legend Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Information Declaration of Conformity Safety Information Do not Operate in AN Explosive Atmosphere ISM 1-A Safety Symbols Sales and Service Offices Canada Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Documentation Description Typeface Conventions Installing Your Agilent 8922M/S Using this Chapter Voltage Selection Card and Fuse Installation Other Fusing Fuses and Power CordsLine Voltage Fuse Selection Power Cords Rear View Connections Installation Overview Access Config Screen High-stability timebase set-up General Information Making Measurements Making Measurements Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Operating Modes Test ModeActive Cell CW Generator Active CELL+ Test MODE+ CW GENERATOR+ Agilent 8922M/S Operating Modes Making a Call From the Mobile Phone to the Agilent 8922M/S Active Cell Making a Call From the Agilent 8922M/S to the Mobile Phone Active Cell Mode Changing Channel, Timeslot, and the Transmit Level Shift , Cell Config MS Info Mobile phone Test Mode Select Test Mode Mobile Phone Receiver Testing Using Test Mode CW Generator GSM Specific MeasurementsMeasurements Ancillary Measurements Method Peak Power MeasurementsMeasurement Frequency Error PhasePhase and Frequency Error Measurements Measurement Method Power Ramp Measurements Power Ramp Mask Measurements Failed Measurement SummaryPassed Blank field Pulse Measurements Bit Error Rate Measurement Bit Error Rate Measurements Output RF Spectrum Measurements 31,4 Measurements 32 dB 51 dB 70 dB 39 dBm 27.5 37 dBm ≤ 33 dBm Method Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Oscilloscope Measurements Scope Audio Measurements Audio CW Measurements Out port Is a Message Line displayed at the top of the screen? If You Have Problems with a Measurement If You Have Problems with a Measurement Trigger Timing B Trigger Timing a Trigger Range For Pulsed RF Is an Error Message Displayed in the Sync Status field? Solution 1 Trigger Timing Possible Solutions to Sync Status Errors Solution 2 Midamble Sync Solution 3 Level If FM Errors Solution 4 Amplitude Envelope Other Screens Advanced Features ⎛ RFin 20 ⎞ Advanced Features Making Measurements UsingSynchronized External Servlatchval Operations Unexpected Advanced Features Advanced Features Advanced Features Verifying Performance About This Chapter Setting up the Tests Equipment HP/Agilent Model Number Getting the Right Equipment To Load the Program Using Compatibility Switch Installing and Operating the SoftwareUnderstanding the Tests Back Conversion To Run the Program 1 Type RUN, press Enter Forward ConversionGpib Addresses Things To Check In Case Of Problems Test 01 Signal Equipment Required Generator LevelUnderstanding the Tests Theory of the Test Test 02 Signal Generator Spectral Purity Understanding the Tests Test 07 Oscilloscope Equipment Required Test 06 Audio Equipment Required Frequency Analyzer Test 09 RF Analyzer Equipment Required Gmsk Modulation Test 08 RF Analyzer Equipment Required Level Test B Spectrum Analyzer Option 006 only Equipment Required Test a RF Analyzer Equipment RequiredPulse Demodulation Assemblies Tested P=Primary S=Secondary Understanding Test Failures GSM900 Functionality Agilent Technologies 8922M/S SpecificationsRF Generator Frequency Specifications SWR Output Pulse Modulation Spectral Purity AM for Level Control Agilent 8922M Only DB Pulse Modulation Agilent 8922M only CW RF Frequency Measurement RF Analyzer Frequency SpecificationsCW RF Power Measurements RF In/Out Only Pulse ON/OFF Ratio Measurement Requires Option Peak/Transmitter Carrier Power MeasurementPower Measurement Accuracy Inaccuracy due to Noise for overshoots ≤ 1 dB Accuracy ON/OFF 40 dB, RF In/Out onlyAmplitude Envelope Measurement Gmsk Data Recovery Agilent 8922M only Phase and Frequency Measurements Pulse Demodulation Output Agilent 8922M only FM Demodulation Output Agilent 8922M only Dynamic Range dB Span Bandwidth Spectrum Analyzer Specifications Option Output Level Audio Source Frequency SpecificationsAudio Analyzer Frequency Measurement Specifications Distortion Measurement AC Voltage MeasurementDC Voltage Measurement Audio Detectors Oscilloscope SpecificationsAudio Filters Remote Programming General Specifications Operating Environment Using both arms to lift instrument Tunable Reference Mode Reference SpecificationsFixed Reference Mode Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Speciﬁcations Screens Data Entry Field Types Field Types Audio Scope In selects the Scope in Measure front-panel See Also Keys High LIMIT, LO LIMIT, AVG Meas Reset Meas Cntl Speaker ALC Speaker Vol Choices None Speech Selected measurement type Bit ErrorResults CRC or FE Control Res Type Measure Bit Error This field is not featured in the Agilent 8922S 11/19. Ratio/Count Meas Cntl Ratios Bit Error Cell Configuration GSM Arfcn Field StateAmplitude Range Through Aux Bcch BCC LAC Control ChRange 10. MA1 MAIO1 11. MA2MAIO2 MCC Settable Activated Cell Configuration E-GSM, DCS 1800, PCS Cell Conﬁguration E-GSM, DCS 1800, PCS BCC Base Station Colour Code is displayed in this ﬁeld Number 1 MA1 MAIO1 Active Cell TestMode CW Generator Cell Control Active Cell GSM/DCS1800/P Range GSM900 OnlyGSM Call See Also Speciﬁcations TX Level Mobile Timeslot Mobile Range Through 6 , 1, and 7 are used for call maintenance See Also Cell Control Cell Control Active Cell +Decode Errs Single/Hop Choices GSM Cell Control Test ModeDCS PCS TX Lev Channel Cell Control CW Generator Shown will not correspond to the channel in amplitude Cell Control Single Other Settings Call Status TCH State Caller Connect DTX DRXOr off Execute 19. MM Inactive Active ModeLoc Upd Ident Auth Tmsi CCITT-23 Choices CCITT-15 2 RACHs Reset CallTiming Err Counts Based on the TX Level field Control Choices Cell Control Signaling Speech Test Timeslot Mode Choices Aux RF Configure Aux RF Out Although a power cycle is recommended Cntl O ConfigOffset OPT RF IN/Out Choices 13 MHz 10 MHz Time Service CW Freq, CWFreqErr CW MeasurementAmplitude Expected Input Frequency Expected Input Meas Reset Meas Cntl CW PowerCntl IN/OUT port when executing this function RF IN/OUT Fast Bit Error Mobile Burst Delay range 0 through Specification ConfigurationChoices Bits FF at Start Inst Echo Form FeedLine Feed Lines/Page Choices Serial See Also Keys PrintParallel Print Title Choices 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 Serial Stop data transmission from the computer to the instrumentIbasic control of the serial input port Stop the instrument from transmitting to the computer Logging Be the lowest frequency Arfcn in the hop sequence Measurement Sync Burst Used Burst Sel First Bit Demod ArmSee Also Screens Meas Sync Hopped TCH Arfcn Cntl Midamble To the selected Midamble or User Defined Sync Pattern Trig Qual Trig DelaySync Pattern Start Position Message Authentication Choices MS Information / SignalingMode Applies if Special Option H05 is fitted Implements the authentication algorithm specified in Rec Imsi Attach/Detach CipheringLast LAI Location Capability MS BandMS Revision MS Imsi MS Information / Signaling BS Sres RandMS Sres Oscilloscope, Main Controls Controls Meas ResetMarker Time/div Oscilloscope, Trigger Controls Cont/Single Auto/NormLevel div Pre-Trig Screens Oscilloscope, Marker Controls Position Marker ToPeak+ Sync Status Output RF Spectrum, Main View Option 006 OnlyFreq Offset Spectrum Output RFSingle/Cont View Output RF Spectrum, Trace View Option 006 Only SyncStatus Phase and Frequency Error Multiburst OFF OFF ON/OFF Done Phase and Frequency Error Multi-burst on Peak Phase ErrorsError Mean Maximum Minimum Last Peak phase RMS phase Wanted Burst Only Choices Marker Pos Phase/Freq, Phase ErrBursts Frequency error Phase/Freq, Data Bits Trg Timing Polarity Pwr Ramp Rise Edge Pk TX Pwr Mask Pwr Ramp, Top 2 dB Pulse Puls Rise Puls Fall Pwr Ramp, Fall Edge 100 Ampl1-12 Pwr Ramp Summary Flatness Power over the useful bits in the measured burstSummary Time1-12 103 Fall Pos Pwr Ramp Pulse Option 006 Only Rise Pos See Also Making Measurements Solving Problems MessagesMeas Sync Sync Status 106 MarkerPos Pwr Ramp Pulse Rise Option 006 Only POnOffRise Pwr Ramp Pulse Fall Option 006 Only POnOffFall RF Generator / RF Analyzer AF Gen Accuracy AGC ModeRF Generator / RF Analyzer RF Analyzer Hop Offset Hop Mode Range RF Input Hop TrigValue DAC Value RF Generator / RF Analyzer RF GenAtten Hold DC AM Frequency Hop Mode Hop TrigGmsk Range 10.0 to 1015.0 MHz RF Output Pulse Service Code Default for message 2 isSMS Cell Broadcast Message Broadcast Language 121 Spectrum Analyzer, Main Controls Option 006 Only Center Freq Max Hold Meas ResetRef Level Span Spectrum Analyzer, RF Gen Controls Option 006 Only Center Freq Marker To Next Peak Marker To Spectrum Analyzer, Marker Controls Option 006 Only Range To 10 divisions Auto Hold Input Atten Spectrum Analyzer, Auxiliary Controls 10 dB 20 dB 30 dB 40 dB Video BWDB Input Atten Choices GSM900 GSM, DCS 1800 Tests 130 Keys Key Map Function Keys CancelAdrs Assign Hold END CallHI Limit LO Limit Incr SETTo Set a Low Limit To Turn Off or On a Low limit Print MeterMS Info Recall To Recall an Instrument Setup Certain value REF SETTo Set a Reference To Turn a Reference Off or On RFG/RFA To Save an Instrument SetupSave Tests L1, L2 Local KeysThat is currently displayed To Assign a Local Key To Assign a Global Key Global Keys Units Keys Connectors See Also Screens RF Generator/RF Analyzer, RF Gen Front-Panel Connectors of the Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Agilent 8922M Only Clock Demodulation OUTClock Modulation Agilent 8922M Only See Also Clock Input Requirements Data Demodulation OUTFM Demodulation OUT AM/SPEECH Modulation Agilent 8922M Only Screens Audio Audio In Lo Monitor Demodulation OUT Modulation Pulse Demodulation OUT MON/SPEECH Agilent 8922M OnlyAudio OUT Measure Pulse Modulation Agilent 8922M Only Valid Demodulation OUT Trigger in Measure See Also Speciﬁcations REF Rear-Panel Connectors of the Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Pin Usage Function To/From Emmi BUS Agilent 8922M Only Emmi Connector Pin Numbers See Also Electrical Characteristics of the DAI/EMMILogical State Voltage Current Gpib General Purpose Agilent OPT 001 REF OUT 131 Scope Specifications Signal Descriptions for System BUS Fpdata DEMODDATA, Demodclk DemodvalidFpclock Gexttrig Pin 6 Input PulsemodinRPBURSTT1 T1-Pin 26, T2-Pin 8 Select/Control Rpgsmrstin Rpdmodtrig Pin 7 InputPin 3 Input Rpgsmrst RPHOPADRS0, through RPHOPADRS9, RPHOPADRS10 Pin 30 Input RphopinhibitRprstseq Pin 11 Input Pin 10 Input RprxhopRpseqhop Pin 29 Input Seqtrigout RPTXD, RprxdRptxhop Input Usememextt 27 Pin InputRIG Digital Demodulation Timing Specification Table Timing Diagrams Digital Demod Timing Diagram Frequency Hop Timing Specification Table RF Generator Hop Address Source = Ext Timing Diagram RF Analyzer Hop Address Source = Ext Timing Diagram RF Generator Hop Address Source = Int Timing Diagram RF Analyzer Hop Address = Int Timing Diagram Reset Hop Once Address Source = Int Timing Diagram Reset and Hold Hop Address Source = Int Timing Diagram Hop Inhibit Address Source = Int Timing Diagram Messages Communication Failures Firmware revision error in module Firmware Error Sync Status Protocol Error Messages Following is a brief description of the timers Timers Timer Values Call Control Timers Data Link Layer Disconnects DisconnectsPhysical Layer Disconnects Management Layer Layer DisconnectsDisconnects Call Control Layer Disconnects Host I/O Error Operating System Error Unknown Errors Protocol Log Examples Of Typical Calls Monitoring For Protocol Failure And Recovery During Test Instrument Basic Ibasic Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Instrument Basic OverviewThis Chapter Tests Subsystem Programs That Do Not Use the Tests Subsystem Programs That Use the Tests Subsystem Controlling HP 8922M/S Functions Connected Instruments Configuration and Instrument Control For Programming Hardware Connections Agilent 8922M/S Configuration Serial Port Connections Serial Port Configuration for ProgrammingConnecting the Serial Port Configuring an IBM-Compatible PC With HP AdvanceLink ConfiguringSet Parity to none Set Data Bits to Set the Global Conﬁguration settings To Ibasic Verifying Serial PortOperation Controller screen Loading, Storing, and Running Storing an Ibasic Program On a Gpib Disk Drive Running Your Program Loading a Test ProcedureStoring Ibasic Programs On Memory Cards Loading, Storing, and Running Making or Deleting Test Procedure Files Test Procedure and Test Library Files Sequence Making a Test Procedure FileRunning a Test Entering and Editing Programs Accessing the Agilent Access the Tests screen by pressing8922M/S’s Ibasic Controller PROGram Interface Commands Using HP-IB Download Program for Computers using Gpib Other Prog CommandsPreparing the Agilent 8922M/S to Receive Programs Downloading a Program Into the Agilent 8922M/S Line-by-line Entry and Editing Entering Commands Memory Cards Using Memory Cards Memory Card Part Numbers Type Inserting a Memory CardTypes of Memory Cards Initialize Internal Initializing an Sram Memory Card Setting the Sram Write-Protect Switch Setting the Write-Protect SwitchProcedure for Backing Up a Memory Card Backing Up the Memory-Card Programs Filenames are prefixed with a lowercase l Replacing the Memory-Card Battery Memory Card BatteryContaminate battery contacts in the memory-card To the manufacturer’s instructions Procedure Files Programming and Using the Tests SubsystemTests Subsystem File Descriptions Code Files Main Tests Subsystem Screen Tests Subsystem File RelationshipTests Subsystem Programming and Using the Tests Subsystem Program Status Setting Up the Test Execution ConditionsIbasic Programming To Continue or Pause After Each Test To Have Testing Stop or Continue on a UUT FailureTest Execution Conditions To Enter Comments in the Output Heading Field To Select Printing ConditionsTo Have Test Results Appear on a CRT or Printer Making a Test Sequence Using AutostartTests Screen of the Agilent 8922M/S Test-Sequence Screen Editing Test Specifications Chapter, select the following keys Edit Sequence Screen on the HP/AgilentEditing Test Parameters Edit Parameters Screen on the HP/Agilent Configuring External Instruments for Gpib Control 17 on General Organization Instrument-Configuration ScreenProgram Structure for Tests Subsystem Programs Program Listing Program Example RUN Through the Sequence of Tests Test Program Listing Explanation Linenumber Command Description Programming and Using the Tests Subsystem Programming and Using the Tests Subsystem Creating a Procedure File With No Library Creating a Library And Default Procedure File Appendix a Purpose Equipment Required Figure A-1 Cabling Setup Front View Connecting the Agilent 8922M to the HP/Agilent 37900D Latch Setting Up the Agilent Technologies 8922MCamp On Card Setting Up the HP/Agilent 37900D SLP Connection How to Obtain a Protocol LogCheck Start-up LoggingMake Call Real Time Information sent SystemReceived End Call Additional Information Remote Control of Protocol Logging Primitive Protocol Log of a Typical Call Protocol Log of a Typical Call MM-CC Mmdata CC Call Confirmed 83 08 Frame PH-DL Phdata Sdcch UI P0 CR0 SAPI0 M0 Frame MM-RR Rrsync Frame Command FrameFrame DL-PH Phdata Sdcch I Nr1 Ns1 P0 CR1 SAPI0 M0 RR Assignment DL-RR Dldata Facchf CC Connect 83 07 Frame DL-RR Dldata Facchf CC Alerting 83 41 Frame DL-RR Dlrelease Facchf Frame Call setup is completeGoes to NEW TCH2 Intra-cell handover is complete Inter-cell handover to TCH1, Single TCH on Arfcn 30, slot TCH Agilent 8922M/S configures to new DL-RR Dldata Facchf RR Handover Complete 06 2c 00 Frame Call termination Inter-cell handover complete2449761 Port Frame CC-HST Ccrelind Frame PH-DL Readytosend Facchf Frame Protocol Log of a Typical Call Glossary Arfcn CRC Gmsk Rssi Glossary Index Index-2 Index-3 Index-4 Index-5 Index-6 Index-7 Index-8 Index-9 Index-10 Index-11