Generators Exercise MIMO Schemes

June 14, 2012
Among its many product lines on display at the 2012 IMS (booth No. 807), Anritsu will be showing its new MG3710A series of vector signal generators (VSGs). Capable of generating the complex signals found in many modern communications systems, such as ...

Among its many product lines on display at the 2012 IMS (booth No. 807), Anritsu will be showing its new MG3710A series of vector signal generators (VSGs). Capable of generating the complex signals found in many modern communications systems, such as LTE, LTE Advanced, W-CDMA/HSPA, and CDMA2000 networks, three models offer frequency coverage of 100 kHz to 2.7 GHz, 100 kHz to 4.0 GHz, and 100 kHz to 6.0 GHz. The MG3710A has two separate built-in RF outputs, each of which allows two modulation schemes to be selected simultaneously, and as many as four signals can be generated at one time for testing multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) systems.

The VSGs feature a wide in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) vector modulation bandwidth of 120 MHz that can be extended to 160 MHz by means of an external I/Q input. The generators switch frequencies quickly, with typical performance exceeding 600 microseconds, making them well suited for high-speed production testing.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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