LTE FDD

BCH (Downlink E-UTRA)

For Waveform Playback (ARB) capability.

This topic describes the settings of the BCH node when the carrier is Downlink E-UTRA.

General Settings

State

Power

Scrambling

BCH Configuration

Coding State

Payload Size (bits)

Data (BCH)

Data User Defined (BCH)

SFN Start Number

General Settings

BCH general channel settings.

State

Turns the BCH channel state on or off.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:STATe ON|OFF|1|0

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:STATe?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:STATe ON

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:STATe?

Choices

ON | OFF

Preset

1

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Power

Sets the power level, in dB for the BCH channel.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:POWer <rel_ampl>

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:POWer?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:POWer 0

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:POWer?

Range

-60.000 to 20.000 dB.

Dependencies

When P_A is not Off (-6 to 3 dB), P_A has priority and Power becomes disabled (auto-set to P_A value).

Preset

0

State Saved

Yes

Min

-60

Max

20

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Scrambling

Turns scrambling on or off for the BCH channel.

Applies to DCI, BCH, CFI, HI, and MCH channels.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:SCRambling ON|OFF|1|0

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:SCRambling?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:SCRambling ON

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:SCRambling?

Choices

ON | OFF

Preset

1

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

BCH Configuration

BCH channel configuration settings.

Coding State

Turns the BCH channel coding state on or off.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:CODing:STATe ON|OFF|1|0

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:CODing:STATe?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:CODing:STATe ON

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:CODing:STATe?

Choices

ON | OFF

Applies to BCH and DL-SCH channels.

Dependencies

None.

Preset

1

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Payload Size (bits)

Query only

Displays the BCH payload size in bits. Value is set by software.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:PAYLoad:SIZe <integer>

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:PAYLoad:SIZe?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:PAYLoad:SIZe 24

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:PAYLoad:SIZe?

Notes

Fixed to 24 when Data = Auto-Configured Bits (Master Information Block).

Possible values range: 1-1920

Preset

24

State Saved

No

Min

1

Max

1920

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Data (BCH)

Selects the BCH data source.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE PN9|PN15|ACONfig

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE ACONfig

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE?

Choices

PN9 | PN15 | Auto-Configured Bits (Master Information Block)

Dependencies

When Auto-Configured Bits is selected, Payload Size becomes read-only (24 bits) and SFN is auto-generated.

Preset

ACONfig

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Data User Defined (BCH)

Selects the BCH data source.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE:USER <string>

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE:USER?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE:USER "00000000"

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:DATa:ONE:USER?

Choices

User Defined Bits.

For User Defined Bits, use: DATA:USER "<bits>". [:ONE] is optional.

Preset

"00000000"

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

SFN Start Number

Sets the system frame number start value.

SFN Start Number represents 8 MSBs of the 10-bit System Frame Number.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:SFN:STARt <integer>

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:BCH:SFN:STARt?

SCPI Example

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:SFN:STARt 0

RADio:LTEFdd:WAVeform:CCARrier:DLINk:BCH:SFN:STARt?

Range

0 to 255 (Integer)

Dependencies

Enabled when Add SFN is set to On.

If SFN Increment = On, SFN increments every 40 ms.

Preset

0

State Saved

Yes

Min

0

Max

255

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

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