Chapter 1, Getting Started

Introduction

Required

Equipment

You must supply:

Means to control base station and read FER.

CDMA PCS

Base Station.

Supplied with the Test System:

HP 8921A Opt. 600, 601, 603 or an

HP 8921A with an

HP 83203B or 83205A Cellular Adapter.

HP 83236A, B

PCS Interface

HP 83236A, B

Cable Kit

Cable Kit(Supplied with the HP 83236A,B)

Cables to connect the base station to the Test System. (See table below.)

CDMA PCS Base Station Test Software (Supplied with the HP 83236A, B)

Label:

HP 83236B System

Utility Software

Item

Connector at System end

Connections

 

 

 

1

N (m)

Connects base station’s transmitter test port to PCS Interface’s RF IN/OUT port.

 

 

 

2

N (m)

Connects PCS interface’s RF IN/OUT port to base station’s receiver test port.

 

 

 

3

BNC (m)

Connects Even-Second clock from BS to EVEN SEC/SYNC port on Cellular Adapter.

 

 

 

4

BNC (m)

Connects BS Timebase reference to timebase input on the Cellular Adapter.

 

 

 

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