Agilent Technologies 8922M User manual

User’s Guide

Agilent Technologies 8922M/S GSM Test Set

Agilent Part No. 08922-90211

Printed in UK

January 1998

or by any means (including electronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language) without prior agree-

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laws.

Contents

Contents-1

Declaration of Conformity.................................................................... v

Sales and Service Ofﬁces...................................................................viii

Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Documentation Description............... x

Typeface Conventions..........................................................................xi

1 Installing Your Agilent 8922M/S

Using this Chapter .............................................................................1-2

Fuses and Power Cords .....................................................................1-3

Installation Overview ........................................................................1-5

General Information...........................................................................1-8

2 Making Measurements

Using This Chapter............................................................................2-2

Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Operating Modes ............................2-3

ACTIVE CELL..................................................................................2-5

TEST MODE.....................................................................................2-9

CW GENERATOR..........................................................................2-12

Measurements..................................................................................2-13

If You Have Problems with a Measurement ...................................2-30

Advanced Features...........................................................................2-39

3 Verifying Performance

About This Chapter............................................................................3-2

Setting up the Tests............................................................................3-3

Getting the Right Equipment ............................................................3-4

Installing and Operating the Software ..............................................3-5

Understanding the Tests.....................................................................3-7

Understanding Test Failures ............................................................3-13

Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Speciﬁcations................................3-14

Contents

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4 Screens

Field Types........................................................................................ 4-2

Audio ................................................................................................ 4-4

Bit Error ............................................................................................ 4-8

Bit Error 2 ....................................................................................... 4-11

Cell Conﬁguration - GSM 900 ....................................................... 4-16

Cell Conﬁguration - E-GSM, DCS 1800, PCS 1900 ..................... 4-22

Cell Control - Active Cell ............................................................... 4-27

Cell Control - Active Cell + ........................................................... 4-31

Cell Control - Test Mode ................................................................ 4-33

Cell Control - CW Generator ......................................................... 4-35

Cell Control 2 ................................................................................. 4-37

Conﬁgure ........................................................................................ 4-49

CW Measurement ........................................................................... 4-54

Fast Bit Error .................................................................................. 4-56

I/O Conﬁguration ........................................................................... 4-59

Logging .......................................................................................... 4-63

Measurement Sync ......................................................................... 4-64

Message .......................................................................................... 4-69

MS Information / Signaling ............................................................ 4-70

Oscilloscope, Main Controls .......................................................... 4-75

Oscilloscope, Trigger Controls ....................................................... 4-77

Oscilloscope, Marker Controls ....................................................... 4-80

Output RF Spectrum, Main View (Option 006 Only) .................... 4-82

Output RF Spectrum, Trace View (Option 006 Only) .................... 4-84

Phase and Frequency Error - Multiburst OFF................................. 4-86

Phase and Frequency Error - Multi-burst ON ................................. 4-88

Phase/Freq, Phase Err ..................................................................... 4-91

Phase/Freq, Data Bits ..................................................................... 4-93

Pwr Ramp: Rise Edge .................................................................... 4-95

Pwr Ramp, Top 2 dB ...................................................................... 4-97

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Pwr Ramp, Fall Edge ......................................................................4-99

Pwr Ramp: Summary ....................................................................4-101

Pwr Ramp: Pulse (Option 006 Only) ............................................4-104

Pwr Ramp: Pulse Rise (Option 006 Only) ....................................4-107

Pwr Ramp: Pulse Fall (Option 006 Only) .....................................4-109

RF Generator / RF Analyzer (AF Gen) ........................................4-111

RF Generator / RF Analyzer (RF Analyzer) .................................4-112

RF Generator / RF Analyzer (RF Gen) .........................................4-115

Service ..........................................................................................4-118

SMS Cell Broadcast ......................................................................4-119

Spectrum Analyzer, Main Controls (Option 006 Only) ...............4-122

Spectrum Analyzer, RF Gen Controls (Option 006 Only) ...........4-124

Spectrum Analyzer, Marker Controls (Option 006 Only) ............4-125

Spectrum Analyzer, Auxiliary Controls .......................................4-127

Tests...............................................................................................4-129

5 Keys

Key Map ............................................................................................5-2

Function Keys....................................................................................5-3

Local Keys ......................................................................................5-10

Global Keys ....................................................................................5-11

Units Keys .......................................................................................5-12

Contents

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6 Connectors

Front-Panel Connectors of the Agilent Technologies 8922M/S ....... 6-2

Rear-Panel Connectors of the Agilent Technologies 8922M/S....... 6-10

Signal Descriptions for SYSTEM BUS ......................................... 6-18

Timing Diagrams............................................................................. 6-27

7 Messages

Communication Failures .................................................................. 7-2

Firmware Error ................................................................................. 7-3

Sync Status ....................................................................................... 7-4

Protocol Error Messages .................................................................. 7-5

Timers................................................................................................ 7-6

Disconnects ....................................................................................... 7-8

Protocol Log Examples Of Typical Calls........................................ 7-11

Monitoring For Protocol Failure And Recovery During Test. ........ 7-12

8 Instrument BASIC

Agilent Technologies 8922M/S Instrument BASIC Overview......... 8-2

Conﬁguration and Instrument Control .............................................. 8-4

Loading, Storing, and Running ....................................................... 8-10

Entering and Editing Programs ...................................................... 8-16

Memory Cards................................................................................. 8-20

Programming and Using the TESTS Subsystem............................. 8-26

Contents

Contents-5

A APPENDIX A

Purpose .............................................................................................A-2

Equipment Required.........................................................................A-3

Connecting the Agilent 8922M to the HP/Agilent 37900D .............A-4

Setting Up the Agilent Technologies 8922M ...................................A-5

Setting Up the HP/Agilent 37900D..................................................A-6

How to Obtain a Protocol Log..........................................................A-8

Additional Information...................................................................A-11

Protocol Log of a Typical Call........................................................A-13

B Glossary

.......................................................................................................... B-2

Index 1

Contents

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workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment. During the warranty period,

Agilent Technologies will at its option, either repair or replace products which prove to be

defective.

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Technologies and Agilent Technologies shall pay shipping charges, duties, and taxes for

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Agilent Technologies warrants that its software and ﬁrmware designated by Agilent

Technologies for use with an instrument will execute its programming instructions when

properly installed on that instrument. Agilent Technologies does not warrant that the

operation of the instrument, or software, or ﬁrmware will be uninterrupted or error free.

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maintenance by Buyer, Buyer-supplied software or interfacing, unauthorized modiﬁcation

or misuse, operation outside of the environmental speciﬁcations for the product, or

improper site preparation or maintenance.

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The customer shall provide;

1Access to the products during the specified periods of coverage to perform mainte-

nance.

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responsibility for safeguarding and protection from wrongful use.)

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measurements are traceable to the United States National Bureau of Standards and

Technology, to the extent allowed by the Bureau’s calibration facility, and to the

calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members.

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