EXFO FTBx-88260-FR1

The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is a real-time spectrum analyzer (RTSA) that provides continuous acquisition of RF signals with 100 MHz of  analysis  bandwidth.  Quick  characterization of wireless  signals and  detection  of  intermittent  interference is now possible with the combination of the RTSA persistence and spectrogram view. 

The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer with over-the-air (OTA) measurements delivers an easy-to-perform and easy-to-interpret experience. Ready to adapt as your network transforms, our flexible, modular platform lets field techs and RF engineers analyze FR1 (sub-6 GHz) including CBRS/C-bands.

The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer also resolves PIM and RF interference.  Use RF analysis over CPRI to determine if interference is internal or external. See the application note is the Resources section on this page.

5GNR Signal Analyzer

Patent  pending  Snap-to-Peak  feature. A  5GNR  signal  analyzer  supports  the  demodulation  of  5GNR  signals  validating  over-the-air  (OTA)  performance  of  cell  sites and ensures smooth communication  with user equipment. 

This application provides beamforming metrics and will analyze up to 64  beams and display the 12 strongest beams with the corresponding power measurements:

• Physical Cell ID (PCI), Beam ID and SSB periodicity. 
• Auto-detection of subcarrier spacing (SCS) 
• Secondary synchronization - reference signal received power (SS-RSRP): linear average received power of each secondary synchronization signal (SSS) resource elements. 
• Secondary synchronization - reference signal received quality (SS-RSRQ):  ratio of SSS power over the total power of a given number of resource blocks. 
• Secondary synchronization - signal to interference and noise ratio (SS-SINR): ratio of SSS over all noise sources, including interferers.

Spectrum Analysis (TDD gated sweep) 

Time division duplexing (TDD) is a transmission technique whereby the uplink and downlink signals are transmitted on the same frequency using synchronized timed intervals. Both spectrum analysis  and  interference analysis  for TDD require the use of a measurement technique called gated sweep. This technique facilitates the visualization of uplink or downlink spectrum by displaying that data within a specified range of timeslots. 

LTE Analysis 

LTE  analyzer supports  the demodulation  of  4G/LTE  signals  validating  over-the-air  (OTA)  performance  of cell  sites  and  providing key metrics including: 

• Sector and group ID 
• Physical cell ID (PCI) 
• Duplexing mode (FDD or TDD) 
• RSRP (dBm) 
• RSRQ (dB) 
• RSSI (dBm)