Use this property grid to configure up to 32 individual component carriers.
This table enables you to view the key parameters for each component carrier in the waveform's carrier aggregate. You can add, delete, and copy component carriers using the buttons above the table (see descriptions below). To activate the property grid (General and Baseband parameters) for a specific component carrier, select that carrier's row in the table. You can use a maximum of 32 component carriers.
Opens a drop-down list from which you can select a component carrier to add to the setup table. The carrier is inserted above the currently selected row in the table. The maximum number of component carriers is 32.
Deletes the currently selected component carrier from the setup table. To select multiple carriers, hold down the CTRL key while you click the desired carrier rows. You can also use the mouse and the SHIFT key to select a group of consecutive carriers.
Adds a copy of the selected component carrier to the setup table. The maximum number of component carriers is 32.
Double-click or use the drop-down menu to turn the carrier Off or On.
Choice: 1 slot (0.5 ms) | 2 slots (1.0 ms) | … | 18 slots (9.0 ms) | 19 slots (9.5 ms) | 1 frame (10 ms)
Default: 1 frame (10 ms)
Displays the waveform generation length and this parameter is read only. The software sets the Total Sample Points based on the selected Waveform Generation Length and the Oversampling Ratio as below.
Total Sample Points = Base Sampling Rate (MHz) × Oversampling Ratio × 1000 × Waveform Generation Length (ms).
Figure 1 shows the generic frame structure.
Figure 1. Generic radio frame structure
Range: 0 to 19 slots
Default: 0 slot
Sets the waveform generation offset.
When the waveform generation length or offset is set, Waveform Generation Length + Waveform Generation Offset <= 1 frame (10 ms) is automatically satisfied by the software.
Choice: AUTO | 1 | 2
Default: AUTO
Double-click or use the drop-down menu to set the oversampling ratio.
If you select AUTO, the signal generator automatically sets an optimized oversampling ratio for the current setup.
Regardless of the System Bandwidth value, the setting for Auto = 1, and Base Sampling Rate = 30.72 MHz.
Base Sampling Rate, Oversampling Ratio, Total Sample Points, and Waveform Generation Length are related as follows. Total Sample Points = Base Sampling Rate (MHz) × Oversampling Ratio × 1000 × Waveform Generation Length (ms). See Base Sampling Rate and Waveform Generation Length.
Base Sampling Rate is a sampling rate without Oversampling Ratio and is a read only parameter. Base Sampling Rate, Oversampling Ratio, Total Sample Points, and Waveform Generation Length are related as follows: Total Sample Points = Base Sampling Rate (MHz) × Oversampling Ratio × 1000 × Waveform Generation Length (ms). See Oversampling Ratio and Waveform Generation Length.
Example: System BW = 5 MHz, Oversampling Ratio = 1 (Auto), Waveform Generation Length = 10 (ms) case: Total Sample Points = 7.68 (MHz) × 1 × 1000 × 10 (ms) = 76800 (Points)
Base Sampling Rate is based on System Bandwidth (BW) and is set as follows: System BW = 1.4 MHz, Base Sampling Rate = 1.92 MHz. System BW = 3 MHz, Base Sampling Rate = 3.84 MHz. System BW = 5 MHz, Base Sampling Rate = 7.68 MHz. System BW = 10 MHz, Base Sampling Rate = 15.36 MHz. System BW = 15 MHz, Base Sampling Rate = 23.04 MHz. System BW = 20 MHz, Base Sampling Rate = 30.72 MHz. For multi-carrier waveforms, the Base Sampling Rate = 30.72 MHz.
View the waveform length, displayed in points. This parameter is read only and its value is automatically calculated as follows: Total Sample Points = Base Sampling Rate (MHz) × Oversampling Ratio × 1000 × Waveform Generation Length (ms). See Oversampling Ratio, Base Sampling Rate, and Waveform Generation Length.
Range: 10.0 to 100.0%
Default: 100.0%
Set the clipping (limit) level of the I/Q waveform before filtering. (100.0% = no clipping)
Range: 10.0 to 100.0%
Default: 100.0%
Set the clipping (limit) level of the I/Q waveform after filtering. (100.0% = no clipping)
Default: 0.000000 Hz
Sets the frequency offset for the carrier relative to the signal generator’s frequency setting.
The range of the parameter is coupled to the Oversampling Ratio, the Base Sampling Rate, the System Bandwidth and the max ARB Sample Clock of the connected signal generator.
Frequency Offset is always editable, even if Auto Carrier Aggregation Configuration is on.
In the case (1) or (2), auto configuration is done for Frequency Offset and Cell ID.
(1) When any action "Add CC" or "Delete CC" or "Copy CC" or Change System BW is done and Auto Carrier Aggregation Configuration parameter is On.
(2) When Auto Carrier Aggregation Configuration parameter is changed to On from Off.
Auto configuration sets Cell ID same as Component Carrier Index.
If Auto Carrier Aggregation Configuration is set to off, auto configuration does not work.
Range: -60.000 to 20.000 dB
Default: 0.000 dB
Sets the power level in dB for the selected carrier in a multiple carrier configuration, relative to the power settings defined for the other carriers in the configuration.
You can ignore this parameter for single carrier configurations. In single carrier configurations, the amplitude of the signal is determined by the Amplitude setting in the Instrument node.
The carrier power level set with this parameter determines how the total RF power level (set with the Amplitude parameter in the Instrument node) is shared by the carriers in a multiple carrier configuration. The power, set in dB, is relative to the power, in dB, of the other carriers.
Example: Assume a two-carrier configuration with the RF power level set at -10 dBm in the instrument node. If Carrier 1 is set to 0 dB and Carrier 2 is set to 0 dB, then each carrier will be transmitted with the same power level. This means that each carrier will be transmitted at -13 dBm to maintain the total power output by the instrument at -10 dBm.
Range: 0.000 to minimum (waveform generation length - 1 ns or 10 ms - 1 ns) (us)
Default: 0.000 (us)
Specifies the length of timing offset. The maximum value of the range depends of Waveform Generation Length.
If the Timing Offset cannot be divided by sampling period (1 / Base Sampling Rate), the data is generated by the linear interpolation process.
Timing offset shifts the waveform relative to its original position and the Event 1 frame trigger marker signal. Each offset increment represents a period of time equal to the inverse value of the sampling frequency (see table below). As the waveform bit stream is shifted within a frame, the leftover bits wrap around to occupy the time between the original position and the offset value. This is advantageous in a multicarrier configuration because you can vary the timing offset of each carrier to reduce the probability of all carriers adding in phase and minimize the crest factor in the composite waveform. In a single carrier configuration, the timing offset has no effect on the crest factor, and therefore, should be set to 0.
|
Sampling Frequency |
Time Value per Offset Increment (1/sampling frequency) |
Channel Configuration (Bandwidth and Resource Blocks) |
|---|---|---|
|
1.92 MHz |
520.8 ns |
1.4 MHz, 6 RB |
|
3.84 MHz |
260.4 ns |
3 MHz, 15 RB |
|
7.68 MHz |
130.2 ns |
5 MHz, 25 RB |
|
15.36 MHz |
65.1 ns |
10 MHz, 50 RB |
|
23.04 MHz |
43.4 ns |
15 MHz, 75 RB |
|
30.72 MHz |
32.55 ns |
20 MHz, 100 RB |
|
30.72 MHz |
32.55 ns |
Multicarrier |
Range: 0 to 359 degrees
Default: 0 degrees
Set the initial phase of the carrier.
Choice: On | Off
Default: On
Double-click or use the drop-down menu to turn the Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration on or off. In most testing conditions, you should use Baseband Filter = On and Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration = On to achieve a balance among ACPR, EVM, and narrow resource block spectrum performance. If this parameter is set to On, time window (Symbol Rolloff Length) is automatically set based on system bandwidth. See Symbol Rolloff Length.
Range: 0 to 400 Ts
Default: 30 Ts (5 MHz case)
The cyclic prefix used with OFDM modulation in LTE results in a discontinuity between OFDM symbols. Windowing is used in the Signal Studio for LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD software to reduce spurious signal generation between symbols caused by this discontinuity. Symbol Rolloff sets the windowing length in Basic Time Units. Adjusting the Symbol Rolloff Length can improve ACPR performance, however this may result in degraded EVM performance.
The default value depends on the system bandwidth as shown in the table below:
|
System Bandwidth |
Default value of Symbol Rolloff Length |
|---|---|
|
1.4 MHz |
120 Ts |
|
3 MHz |
60 Ts |
|
5 MHz |
30 Ts |
|
10 MHz |
15 Ts |
|
15 MHz |
12 Ts |
|
20 MHz |
8 Ts |
If Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration is set to on, this parameter is read only and its value is automatically set based on system bandwidth. Otherwise, the value can be changed. See Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration.
Choice: On | Off
Default: On
Double-click or use the drop-down menu to turn the Baseband Filter on or off. In most testing conditions, you should use Baseband Filter = On and Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration = On to achieve a balance among ACPR, EVM, and narrow resource block spectrum performance. See Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration and Symbol Rolloff Length.