Measurements, Edge error vector magnitude (evm), Edge error vector magnitude – Agilent Technologies N9010A User Manual
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Chapter 27
GSM/EDGE Measurement Application
Measurements
Measurements
Description
Specifications
Supplemental Information
EDGE Error Vector Magnitude
(EVM)
3
π/8 shifted 8PSK modulation,
3
π/4 shifted QPSK, π/4 shifted
16QAM, –
π/4 shifted 32QAM
modulation in NSR/HSR with
pulse shaping filter.
Specifications based on 200 bursts
Carrier Power Range at RF Input
+24 to
−45 dBm (nominal)
EVM
a
, rms
a. EVM and frequency error specifications apply when the Burst Sync is set to Training Sequence.
Operating range
0 to 20
% (nominal)
Floor
(NSR/HSR Narrow/HSR Wide)
(all modulation formats)
0.7
% 0.5% (nominal)
Accuracy
b
(EVM range 1
% to 10% (NSR 8PSK)
EVM range 1% to 6% (NSR
16QAM/32QAM)
EVM range 1% to 8% (HSR QPSK)
EVM range 1% to 5% (HSR
16QAM/32QAM))
b. The definition of accuracy for the purposes of this specification is how closely the result meets the
expected result. That expected result is 0.975 times the actual RMS EVM of the signal, per 3GPP TS
45.005, annex G.
±0.5%
Frequency error
Initial frequency error range
±80 kHz (nominal)
Accuracy
±5 Hz
c
+ tfa
d
c. This term includes an error due to the software algorithm. The accuracy specification applies when
EVM is less than 1.5
%.
d. tfa = transmitter frequency
× frequency reference accuracy
IQ Origin Offset
DUT Maximum Offset
−15 dBc (nominal)
Maximum Analyzer Noise Floor
−50 dBc (nominal)
Trigger to T0 Time Offset
(Relative accuracy
e
)
e. The accuracy specification applies when the Burst Sync is set to Training Sequence, and Trigger is set
to External Trigger.
±5.0 ns (nominal)