WiMAX, WiBro Measurements (Options K92/K93)  R&S FSL  
1300.2519.12 2.158  E-11 
RSSI 
The received signal strength indicator is determined for each subframe 
. The computation is based on 
the time domain samples 
)(ir extracted by the subframe detection block. 
 
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Further RSSI statistics are defined in the standard [5], [6]. 
 
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I/Q Imbalance 
The I/Q imbalance estimation block allows to evaluate the 
 
|1| Qbalance gain modulator
(46) 
and the 
 
}1{arg Qmismatch quadrature += (47) 
respectively based on the block's estimate 
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Other Measurement Variables 
Without going into detail, the OFDMA measurement application additionally provides the following 
results: 
• Burst power 
• Constellation diagram 
• Group delay 
• I/Q offset 
• PAPR 
• Pilot BER 
• Spectral flatness 
 
Literature 
[1]  Speth, M., Classen, F., and Meyr, H.: Frame Synchronization of OFDM Systems in Frequency Selective Fading 
Channels. IEEE VTC'97, May 1997, pp. 1807–1811. 
[2]  Schmidl, T. M. and Cox, D. C.: Robust Frequency and Timing Synchronization of OFDM. IEEE Trans. on Commun. Vol. 
45 (1997) No. 12, pp. 1613–1621. 
[3]  Speth, M., Fechtel, S., Fock, G., and Meyr, H.: Optimum Receiver Design for Wireless Broad–Band Systems Using 
OFDM – Part I. IEEE Trans. on Commun. Vol. 47 (1999) No. 11, pp. 1668–1677. 
[4]  Speth, M., Fechtel, S., Fock, G., and Meyr, H.: Optimum Receiver Design for OFDM–Based Broadband Transmission – 
Part II: A Case Study. IEEE Trans. on Commun. Vol. 49 (2001) No. 4, pp. 571–578. 
[5]  IEEE 802.16–2004™: Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems (2004). 
[6]  IEEE Std 802.16e™–2005 and IEEE Std 802.16™–2004/Cor1–2005: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband 
Wireless Access Systems (2006)