Anritsu MT8820C User Manual

Application Note
Revision History
Ver.
No
Date
Contents
Related product
software version
1.00
May 2015
MT8820C/21C LTE Application Note (Ver. 1.00) is based on
MT8820C LTE Application Note (Ver. 15.00).
Overall: Added MT8821C option model names to MT8820C option
model names
Overall: Added DL CA and UL CA test procedures for MT8821C
Added MT8821C software specification.
MX882012C/42C
Ver. 23.20
MX882112C/42C
Ver. 30.00
2.00
Sep 2015
・1.5.2 Added FDD-TDD 2,3DL/1UL CA, SISO and MIMO to
Supported CA Combination of MT8821C.
・2.4 / 3.6 / 5.3 Added MT8821C connection/RX-measurement/
IP-data-transfer-test procedures for 4DL CA.
・3.3 Added MT8821C measurement procedures for Inter-band UL
CA.
・3.7 Added MT8821C UL Throughput measurement procedure for
SCC.
・7 Added MT8821C VoLTE Echoback test procedure.
・Annex B.2 Added mention of Carrier Leakage Frequency for
measurements on MT8821C intra-band contiguous CC.
・Annex B.3 Added description about optimization of TCP Throughput
by Iperf.
・AnnexB.4 Added maximum rate setting for DL 256QAM.
MX882012C/42C
Ver23.20
MX882112C/42C
Ver30.10
LTE Measurement
Radio Communication Analyzer MT8820C/MT8821C

Anritsu MT8820C Specifications

General

Measurement Types	RF
Modulation Types / Supported Technologies	LTE
Interface	GPIB, Ethernet, USB
Power Supply	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Analysis Bandwidth	Up to 100 MHz
Transmitter Tester Functions	Power, Modulation, Spectrum, etc.
Receiver Tester Functions	Bit Error Rate (BER), Throughput
Dimensions	426 mm x 177 mm x 450 mm

Summary

1. LTE Measurement Software

1.1. SPECIFICATIONS

Details on the specifications for LTE measurement software.

1.3. OPERATION BANDS

Information on supported LTE operation bands for the devices.

1.5. SUPPORTED CA COMBINATION

Lists the supported Carrier Aggregation (CA) combinations.

2. The Basic Operations

2.1. LTE NON CA

Covers fundamental operations for LTE without Carrier Aggregation.

2.2. 2DL CA without UL CA/2DL CA with UL CA

Procedures for 2DL CA with or without UL CA.

2.3. 3DL CA

Procedures for 3DL Carrier Aggregation (CA).

2.4. 4DL CA

Procedures for 4DL Carrier Aggregation (CA).

3. TRX Measurements (Fundamental Measurements)

3.1. TX MEASUREMENTS

Covers fundamental transmit (TX) measurements for LTE.

3.2. RX MEASUREMENTS

Covers fundamental receive (RX) measurements for LTE.

3.3. TX MEASUREMENTS FOR CA

Transmit measurements specifically for Carrier Aggregation (CA).

3.4. RX MEASUREMENTS FOR CA

Receive measurements specifically for Carrier Aggregation (CA).

4. BAND 13 SUPPLEMENTARY RF CONFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

4.1. PUCCH OVER-PROVISIONING FUNCTIONAL TEST (2.7)

Tests the correct ACK/NACK report performance of PUCCH.

4.2. SPURIOUS EMISSIONS WITH TX GATING (2.9)

Performs spurious emission tests using TX gating.

5. IP Data Transfer Test

5.1. IP Data Transfer Test for Non CA (single cell)

Tests IP data transfer for a single cell without Carrier Aggregation.

5.2. IP Data Transfer Test for 2DL CA

Tests IP data transfer for 2DL Carrier Aggregation (CA).

5.3. IP Data Transfer Test for 3/4DL CA

Tests IP data transfer for 3/4DL Carrier Aggregation (CA).

6. RRM

6.1. 1Port CS Fallback/Redirection

Describes CS Fallback/Redirection procedures to Inter-RAT at 1 Port.

6.2. Cell Reselection

Outlines cell reselection criteria and operation procedures.

6.3. Measurement Report

Describes how to obtain and interpret UE measurement reports.

7. LTE VoLTE Echoback Test (MT8821C Only)

7.1. LTE VoLTE Echoback Test

Covers VoLTE Echoback tests for MT8821C using internal IMS server.

7.1.1. Connection Diagram

Illustrates the connection setup for LTE VoLTE Echoback Test.

7.1.2. Application Server Connection and Setting

Details on connecting and configuring the application server.

7.1.5. Echoback Test

Performs the VoLTE Echoback test on the packet connection.

Annex A: ARB Waveform List

A.1. ARB Waveform Installer Version: Q007

List of ARB waveforms available with installer version Q007.

A.2. ARB Waveform Installer Version: Q008

List of ARB waveforms available with installer version Q008.

Annex B: Informative

B.1. UE DL-SCH RX

Details on UE DL-SCH RX performance by UE Category.

B.2. Carrier Leakage Frequency

Explains carrier leakage frequency settings for intra-band measurements.

B.3. About Optimization of the TCP Throughput using iperf

Method for optimizing TCP throughput by adjusting TCP window size.

B.4. Setting for DL 256QAM Maximum Throghput Rate

Describes settings for achieving maximum DL 256QAM throughput.