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802.11ax Signal Configuration

This topic applies to the following Generation Mode:

1. General Settings

Space Time Block Coding

Enable/disable space time block coding. STBC encoder spreads constellation points from Nss spatial stream into Nsts space-time streams using a space-time block code. STBC is allowed only with single spatial stream and two space-time streams.

LTF Symbol Interval Mode

Select the Symbol interval (with guard interval) for the HE-LTF field. The current combinations are 2x HE-LTF + 0.8 µs, 2x HE-LTF + 1.6 µs ,4x HE-LTF + 3.2 µs, and 4x HE-LTF + 0.8 µs.

Number of HE-LTFs (Nheltf)

Specify the number of HE-LTFs.

Maximum Number of Total Space Time Streams (Nsts,total)

This is information indicating the total number of space time streams , which is equal to the sum of the Nsts for each user.

Number of Transmit Chains (Ntx)

Set the number of transmit chains. When the number of instruments is more than 1 and the Channel State is Off, it automatically equals to the number of instruments and can't be changed, otherwise, it's editable.

Pre-FEC Padding Factor

Get or set the Pre-FEC Padding Factor.

Maximum Packet Extension Duration

Set or Get the Maximum Packet Extension Duration for Current PPDU.

Puncture 20MHz subbands

Opens a Closeddialog where you can puncture the 20-MHz bandwidth subbands. An unchecked box indicates the corresponding subband is punctured. The first 20-MHz subband cannot be punctured and the checkbox is inactive (grayed out). After closing the dialog, the parameter field represents punctured subbands as zeros (0) and unpuctured subbands as ones (1).

Punctured subbands affect the RU allocation.

Bandwidth in HE-SIG-A (Table 28-19--HE-SIG-A field of an HE MU PPDU) is set to 4, 5, 6, or 7, according to the punctured subbands.

2. HE-SIG-A Settings

Link

Indicates whether the frame is Uplink or Downlink. The field is set to DL for TDLS.

BSS Color

Get or Set the Base station identifier.The BSS Color field is an identifier of the BSS.

TXOP Duration

Set or Get the remaining time duration in the current TXOP. Set to 8449 μs to indicate no duration information. Set to value other than 8449 μs to indicate the duration information for NAV setting and protection of the TXOP. When the value ranges from 0 to 504 μs, the granularity is 8 μs. When the value ranges from 512 to 8448 μs, the granularity is 128 μs.

Spatial Reuse

Indication of CCA Level, Interference Level accepted, TX Power.

Doppler Indication

Indicate a PPDU with enhanced immunity to Doppler.

Midamble Periodicity

Indicates midamble periodicity. The midamble is present only when the number of OFDM symbols in the HE Data field is larger than the signaled midamble periodicity plus 1 and Doppler Indication is set to on.

3. HE-SIG-B Settings

SIG-B Compression Mode

This compression bit is carried in the HE-SIG-A MU format to differentiate full BW MU-MIMO from OFDMA MU PPDU. When Enable indicate full band MU-MIMO.

Number of SIG-B Symbols

Set the number of HE-SIG-B symbols. Its maximum value is 20, and minimum value is 1. The default value is 1.

Dual Carrier Modulation of SIG-B

Enable/disable dual sub-carrier modulation for payload of HE-SIG-B.

SIG-B MCS Index

Select the MCS Index of HE-SIG-B. Only MCS0~MCS5 can be selected.

Number of Full BW MU-MIMO Users

Get or Set the number of MU-MIMO users when SIGB compression mode is enabled.

This field appears when the SIG-B Compression Mode in ON.

4. RU Arrangement Settings

The 1st 20Mhz Band Allocation Index

Gets or sets the RU allocation signaling for the 1st 20 Mhz band.

For Closed40M bandwidth, the following two parameter names are available:

Set the desired bandwidth in the Waveform Setup. For more information, see Waveform Setup - 802.11ax.

For Closed80M bandwidth the two parameter name are available:

Set the desired bandwidth in the Waveform Setup. For more information, see Waveform Setup - 802.11ax.

RU #

The index for each Resource Unit of current resource unit allocation per 20 Mhz .

RU Size

Select the resource unit (RU) size for current user, which could be 26, 52, 106, 242, 484, 996, or 2*996 sub carriers. Note that the instrument must have at least the equivalent bandwidth to allow the waveform to be successfully transmitted.

Band #

The band frequency index of current RU configuration.

Power Boost Factor

Sets or gets the power boost factor of current RU. The default value is 1.0 for all RUs, which present 0 dB. For example, if you set 0.5 for current RU , which present 10log10(0.5.^2) = -6 dB.

State

Resource unit (RU) state.

User Number

Get the number of users for current resource unit.

Nsts,total

Displays the Number of Space Time Streams (Nsts,u) of current user. When STBC is OFF, it is equal Nss,u. When STBC is ON, it equals 2 times Nss,u.

4. Impairments in Waveform

Quadrature Waveform Adjustment for Waveform 1

Range: -90 to 90 degrees

Set the baseband quadrature angle adjustment for Waveform 1 before channel fading and mirror spectrum.

The number of parameter groups depends on Number of Transmit Chains (Ntx). Each group is identified with an incremented waveform number, such as Waveform 1, Waveform 2, and so on.

I/Q Gain Balance for Waveform 1

Range: -10 to 10 dB

Set the baseband IQ gain balance for Waveform 1 before channel fading and mirror spectrum.

The number of parameter groups depends on Number of Transmit Chains (Ntx). Each group is identified with an incremented waveform number, such as Waveform 1, Waveform 2, and so on.