LTE TDD

CFI Downlink (Advanced TDD Downlink)

For Waveform Playback (ARB) capability.

This topic describes the settings of the Downlink > CFI node for an Advanced TDD Downlink carrier.

Channel Number

CFI Data

State

Power

Scrambling

Channel Number

Query only

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI:CHANnel?

SCPI Example

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:CHANnel?

Preset

2

State Saved

No

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

CFI Data

Query only

Displays the control format indicator (CFI) for each subframe separated by commas.

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI:DATa?

SCPI Example

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:DATa?

Dependencies

Read-only. CFI value is automatically set by software from number of PDCCH symbols.

Range:

  • 1 to 3 for number of downlink resource blocks > 10

  • 2 to 4 for number of downlink resource blocks≤ 10

Preset

"3,2,0,0,0,3,2,0,0,0"

State Saved

No

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

State

SCPI Command

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

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI[:STATe]?

SCPI Example

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:STATe ON

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:STATe?

Preset

1

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Power

Sets a power level, in dB for the CFI channel. 

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI:POWer <rel_ampl>

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI:POWer?

SCPI Example

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:POWer 0

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:POWer?

Notes

Power relative to average subcarrier power (dB).

Preset

0

State Saved

Yes

Min

-60

Max

20

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

Scrambling

SCPI Command

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI:SCRamble[:STATe] ON|OFF|1|0

[:SOURce]:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform[:ARB]:CCARrier<channel>:DLINk:CFI:SCRamble[:STATe]?

SCPI Example

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:SCRamble:STATe ON

:RADio:LTETdd:WAVeform:ARB:CCARrier:DLINk:CFI:SCRamble:STATe?

Preset

1

State Saved

Yes

Min

N/A

Max

N/A

Initial S/W Revision

A.20.01

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