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Spectrum Master™ Compact Handheld Spectrum Analyzer Features
LTE Signal Analyzers (Options 0541, 0542, 0546)
RF Measurements – Occupied Bandwidth
The bandwidth that contains 99% of the total carrier
power. Excessive occupied bandwidth means excessive
adjacent channel interference.
Modulation Quality – EVM
High or low values will create larger areas of cell-to-
cell interference and create lower data rates near cell
edges. Low values affect in-building coverage.
Over-the-Air Measurements – Sync Signal Power
Check for uneven amplitude of sub-carriers. Data will
be less reliable on weak sub-carriers, creating a lower
over-all data rate.
Pass/Fail Test
Set up common test limits, or sets of limits, for
each instrument. Inconsistent settings between base
stations, leads to inconsistent network behavior.
RF Measurements
(Option 0541)
Channel Spectrum
Channel Power
Occupied Bandwidth
ACLR
Modulation Measurements
(10 MHz Bandwidth)
(Option 0542)
Constellation
Reference Signal Power
Sync Signal Power
EVM
Frequency Error
Carrier Frequency
Cell ID
Sector ID
Group ID
Control Channel Power
RS
P-SS
S-SS
PBCH
PCFICH
Over-the-Air Scanner (OTA)
(Option 0546)
Synch Signal Power (Six Strongest)
Power
Cell ID
Sector ID
Group ID
Dominance
Auto-Save with GPS Tagging and Logging
LTE Signal Analyzers
The Spectrum Master features three LTE
measurement modes:
RF Measurements•
Modulation Measurements•
Over-the-Air Measurements (OTA)•
The goal of these measurements is
to increase data rate and capacity by
accurate power settings, ensuring low
out-of-channel emissions, and good signal
quality. These attributes help to create a
low dropped call rate, a low blocked call
rate, and a good customer experience.
Cell site technicians or RF engineers can
make measurements Over-the-Air (OTA)
to spot-check a transmitter’s coverage
and signal quality without taking the cell
site off-line. When the OTA test results are
ambiguous one can directly connect to the
base station to check the signal quality
and transmitter power.
Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR)
Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR)
measures how much BTS signal gets into
neighboring RF channels. ACLR checks the
closest (adjacent) and the second closest
(alternate) channels. Poor ACLR can lead
to interference with adjacent carriers
and legal liability. It also can indicate
poor signal quality which leads to low
throughput.
Cell ID (Sector ID, Group ID)
Cell ID indicates which base station is
being measured OTA. The strongest base
station at your current location is selected
for measurement. Wrong values for Cell ID
lead to inability to register. If the cause is
excessive overlapping coverage, it also will
lead to poor EVM and low data rates
Frequency Error
Frequency Error is a check to see that
the carrier frequency is precisely correct.
The Spectrum Master can accurately
measure Carrier Frequency Error OTA if the
instrument is GPS enabled. Calls will drop
when mobiles travel at higher speed. In
some cases, cell phones cannot hand off
into, or out of the cell.
Sync Signal Mapping
Sync Signal Scanner can be used with the
GPS to save scan results for later display
on a map. The EVM of the strongest synch
signal available at that spot is also recorded.
The Cell, Sector, and Group ID information
is also included so that it’s easier to
interpret the results. Once the Synch
Signals are mapped, it becomes much
easier to understand and troubleshoot any
interference or coverage issues.
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