Signal Routing and System Configuration
R&S
®
SMW200A
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Test scenario Short description/application Fading and
Baseband
Config.
Baseband
Source
Configura-
tion
Required output sig-
nals per instrument
Required addi-
tional instru-
ments
DC-DB-HSDPA
with 2x2 MIMO
Two WCDMA cells with 2x2
MIMO each
2x2x2 Separate
●
RF A, RF B &
●
I/Q 1/2
or
BBMM1/2
2xR&S SGS
or
2xR&S SGT
WLAN 802.11ac
with 160 MHz
WLAN 802.11ac with 160 MHz
and 4 Tx antennas
(without dyn. fading)
4x1x1 Coupled
●
RF A, RF B &
●
I/Q 1/2
or
BBMM1/2
2xR&S SGS
or
2xR&S SGT
WLAN 802.11ac
with 80 MHz
WLAN 802.11ac with 80 MHz
and 3x3 MIMO
1x3x3 Coupled
●
RF A, RF B &
●
I/Q 1/2
or
BBMM1/2
R&S SGS
or
2xR&S SGT
WLAN 802.11ad
with 1.76 GHz
WLAN 802.11ad at intermedi-
ate frequencies (8 GHz to 17
GHz)
Requires R&S SMW-B9
2x1x1 Separated RF A
(R&S SMW-B120)
-
WLAN 802.11ad
with 1.76 GHz
WLAN 802.11ad at 58.3 GHz to
64.8 GHz
Requires R&S SMW-B9
more
2x1x1 Separated RF A R&S SZU
MSR (Multi-Stan-
dard Radio)
Multi-Standard Radio with 8
individual carriers (e.g. GSM,
WCDMA, LTE, etc.) within one
frequency band (without fading)
8x1x1 Coupled RF A -
WCDMA UE tests Tests with three WCDMA UEs 3x1x2 Separate RF A, RF B
BBMM OUT X
FAD 3/4 OUT
●
RF A, RF B &
●
BBMM1/2 &
●
FADER3/4
4xR&S SGT
WCDMA Handover Two WCDMA cells 2x1x1 Separate RF A, RF B -
WCDMA/LTE
mixed scenarios
BS/UE tests with LTE 2x2
MIMO and WCDMA 2x2 MIMO
2x2x2 Coupled per
entity
●
RF A, RF B &
●
BBMM1/2
2xR&S SGT
GSM AM suppres-
sion tests
Multichannel BS tests 3x1x1 Separated RF A, RF B -
For a step-by-step description of how to perform the different steps, refer to Chap-
ter 3.9, "How to Connect External Instruments and Configure the Signal Flow",
on page 191.
The Table 3-2 lists examples of test scenarios that utilize the fading functionality of the
instrument.
How the System Configuration Function Supports You in Your Task