Speed UMTS test plan development and get
your devices to market sooner, while ensuring
compliance with TS34.121 test standards
The E1963A W-CDMA Mobile Test Application, when used
with the Agilent GSM, GPRS, and EGPRS applications,
is the industry standard for Universal Mobile Telecommunications (UMTS) mobile test. Agilent’s 8960 (E5515C)
test set provides you with a single hardware platform for
design and manufacturing test that covers all the
UMTS/3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project)
radio formats: W-CDMA, HSDPA, GPRS, EGPRS, and GSM.
Exceed your calibration test time goals with the E1999A
Option 201 fast device tune measurement. Simultaneously
calibrate your device’s transmitter (Tx) output power and
receiver (Rx) input level across level and frequency.
Reach your high-volume production goals by moving
prototypes quickly into production with this test
solution’s fast and repeatable measurements, accurate
characterization, and ease of programming. The HSDPA,
W-CDMA, GSM, GPRS, and EGPRS product combination
delivers a complete and integrated UMTS test solution in
a single box.
With the most complete test functionality for 3GPP
TS34.121 Section 5 and 6 tests, E1963A Option 403
provides fast, flexible measurements and options in
user equipment (UE) connectivity, giving design and
manufacturing test engineers more flexibility in creating
test plans and the assurance that designs meet technology
standards.
Key Capabilities
• Fast device calibration across level and frequency
simultaneously
• Test HSDPA EVM as defined in 3GPP TS34.121
• Test HSDPA throughput of MAC-hs at 3.6 Mb/s
• Switch between all HSDPA sub-test conditions while
on an active connection
• Test all UMTS technologies with one connection
maintained throughout
• Graphical analysis of HS-DPCCH
• Test all frequency bands I through VI, VIII, and IX
Tx measurements W-CDMA HSDPA
Thermal power Yes
Channel power Yes Yes
Adjacent channel leakage ratio Yes Yes
Waveform quality Yes Yes
Spectrum emission mask Yes Yes
Phase discontinuity Yes
Inner loop power Yes
Occupied bandwidth Yes
Code domain power Yes Yes
IQ constellation Yes Yes
Tx on/off power Yes
Frequency stability Yes Yes
Dynamic power analysis Yes Yes
Tx dynamic power Yes
Spectrum monitor Yes Yes
Rx measurements W-CDMA HSDPA
Loopback BER Yes N/A
BLER on DPCH (W-CDMA) Yes N/A
HBLER on HS-DPCCH (HSDPA) N/A Yes
Data Sheet
Agilent
E1963A W-CDMA Mobile Test Application
Includes E1963A-403 HSDPA test modes and
E1999A-201 fast device tune measurement
For the E5515C (8960) Wireless Communications Test Set
New Key Features
• Fast device tune measurement
• HSDPA waveform quality, code domain, and IQ tuning
measurements
• HSDPA user-defined DL configuration
• HSDPA hard handovers between frequencies
• Handovers of many HSDPA parameters
• Handovers from HSDPA to GSM and from HSDPA to
W-CDMA
• Additional phase discontinuity measurement patterns
• Frequency bands VIII and IX, and modified channel
structure for frequency bands III and IV
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3GPP 34.121 Adherence
3GPP TS
34.121 Test description E1963A
5.2 Maximum output power Yes
5.2A Maximum output power with HS-DPCCH Yes
5.3 Frequency error Yes
5.4.1 Open loop power control Yes
5.4.2 Inner loop power control Yes
5.4.3 Minimum output power Yes
5.4.4 Out-of-sync handling of output power E6703C
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5.5.1 Transmit off power Yes
5.5.2 Transmit on/off time mask Yes
5.6 Change of TFC E6703C
5.7 Power setting in UL compressed mode
5.8 Occupied bandwidth (OBW) Yes
5.9 Spectrum emission mask (SEM) Yes
5.9A Spectrum emission mask with HS-DPCCH Yes
5.10 Adjacent channel leakage power ratio (ACLR) Yes
5.10A ACLR with HS-DPCCH Yes
5.11 Spurious emissions Yes
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5.12 Transmit intermodulation Yes
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5.13.1 Error vector magnitude (EVM) Yes
5.13.1A Error vector magnitude (EVM) with HS-DPCCH Yes
5.13.2 Peak code domain error Yes
5.13.3 Phase discontinuity measurement Yes
5.13.4 PRACH preamble quality In E6703C
3GPP TS
34.121 Test description E1963A/E6703D
6.2 Reference sensitivity Yes
6.3 Maximum input level Yes
1
6.3A Maximum input level for HS-PDSCH Yes
reception (16QAM)
6.4 Adjacent channel selectivity (ACS) Yes
1
6.5 Blocking characteristics Yes
1
6.6 Spurious response Yes
1
6.7 Intermodulation characteristics Yes
2
6.8 Spurious emissions
3GPP TS
34.121 Test description E1963A
7.2 Demod in static propagation E6703C
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7.3 Demod in multi-path E6703C
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7.4 Demod in moving channel E6703C
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7.5 Demod in birth-death E6703C
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1 Requires use of external source.
2 Requires use of external spectrum analyzer.
3 Requires use of external spectrum analyzer and source.
4 Internal fading is possible using Baseband Studio. Most of these tests require
external instrumentation such as faders. Consult TS 34.121 for details.
What to Order for HSDPA/W-CDMA
Model number Description
E5515C 8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications Test Set
E5515C-003 Flexible CDMA base station emulator
E1963A W-CDMA mobile test application
E1963A-403 HSDPA test modes
E1999A-201 Fast device tune measurement
What to Order for UMTS
Model number Description
E5515C 8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications Test Set
E5515C-003 Flexible CDMA base station emulator
E5515C-002 Second RF source
E1963A W-CDMA mobile test application
E1963A-403 HSDPA test modes
E1968A-202 GSM/GPRS/EGPRS mobile test application
E1987A Fast switching test application
E1999A-201 Fast device tune measurement
Related Literature
Concepts of HSDPA, application note, 5989-2365EN
HSDPA in the Agilent Technologies 8960 Wireless
Communications Test Set, application note, 5989-3444EN
8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications Test Set,
configuration guide, 5968-7873EN
For More Information
Learn more about the E1963A test application and
Option 403 for HSDPA at:
www.agilent.com/find/e1963a
For details on the manufacturing test solutions visit:
www.agilent.com/find/8960mfg
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Technical Specifications
These specifications apply to an E5515C mainframe
with Option 003 (or E5515B/T upgraded to equivalent
configuration) when used with the E1963A test
application of firmware revision A.10 or higher, or
the E1987A test application of firmware revision A.04
or higher.
Specifications describe the test set’s warranted
performance and are valid for the unit’s operation
within the stated environmental ranges unless otherwise
noted. All specifications are valid after a 30-minute
warm-up period of continuous operation.
Supplemental characteristics are intended to provide
typical, but non-warranted, performance parameters
that may be useful in applying the instrument. These
characteristics are shown in italics and labeled as
“typical” or “supplemental.” All units shipped from
the factory meet these typical numbers at +25 °C
ambient temperature without including measurement
uncertainty.
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HSDPA handovers
To support the HSDPA tests and sub-test conditions
specified in the 3GPP standards, the Transport Channel
Reconfiguration procedure allows you to change HSDPA
parameters while on a live connection. βc, βd, ∆ACK,
∆NACK, ∆CQI, CQI feedback cycle (k), CQI repetition
factor, Ack-Nack repetition factor, and default DPCH
offset (DOFF) parameters can all be modified without
dropping the HSDPA connection. In addition, when using
the user-defined DL configuration for HSDPA in RB test
mode, the number of HARQ processes and UE IR buffer
size can be changed on a live HSDPA connection to
provide flexibility in testing multiple configurations.
You can also hand over between channels within a band
and between bands using the Physical Channel
Reconfiguration procedure. This allows you to test channels in the low, middle, and high frequency portions of
each UE-supported band without dropping the HSDPA
connection.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_gen_call_handoffs.php
Inter-system handovers
Almost all UEs support multiple formats today. To speed
the process of testing multiple formats with call
processing, you can perform handovers from HSDPA to
GSM and from HSDPA to W-CDMA. If your test plan
requires testing HSDPA followed by GSM, GPRS, and/or
EGPRS, you can hand over from an HSDPA FRC to GSM
test mode using the system handover. If your test plan
requires testing W-CDMA as well, you can hand over
from an HSDPA FRC to a W-CDMA RMC, then use the
existing W-CDMA RMC to GSM test mode system
handover to test GSM, GPRS, and/or EGPRS.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_gen_call_handoffs.php
HSDPA user-defined downlink
Verify your device’s HSDPA throughput at the MAC-hs
level with the user-defined downlink (DL) in the E1963A
Option 403. Flexibly configure the 8960 to provide up to
a 3.6 Mb/s Radio Bearer (RB) test mode signal for testing
HS-DSCH category 6 devices by setting the number of
active HS-PDSCHs, transport block size index, modulation type, inter-TTI, number of HARQ processes, and UE
incremental redundancy (IR) buffer size.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/
wcdma_gen_bse_hsdpa_rbtest_setup.php
HSDPA Specifications
(E1963A Option 403)
Call connection types
HSDPA FDD test mode
HSDPA FDD test mode is supported by the E1963A.
FDD test mode provides Layer 1 functionality only.
No higher-level signaling is provided or accepted. No
higher-level call processing operations are performed.
The test set assumes that the user has appropriately
configured the UE.
FDD test mode allows you to test the parametric
performance of your UE’s transmitter and receiver
without call processing. In FDD test mode, the test
set does not send any signaling information on the
downlink. Rather, it continuously generates a downlink
signal and searches for a corresponding uplink signal.
The UE must synchronize to the downlink signal and
send an appropriate uplink signal, which the test set
uses to measure the UE’s transmitter and receiver
performance. Any changes to the UE configuration
must be accomplished by directly sending commands to
the UE from a system controller through a proprietary
digital interface.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_gen_bse_fddtest.php
FRC H-Set support
H-Set Modulation Nominal avg. inf. bit rate (Mb/s)
1 QPSK,16QAM 0.534, 0.777
2 QPSK,16QAM 0.801, 1.166
3 QPSK,16QAM 1.601, 2.332
4 QPSK 0.534
5 QPSK 0.801
HSDPA RB test mode
RB test mode uses signaling to establish a test control
connection between the test set and UE, allowing
you to test the parametric performance of your UE’s
transmitter and receiver. In RB test mode, the test set
provides signaling to establish a connection between
the UE and the test set. The test set can also signal
the UE to change its configuration and alter the
uplink signal. The test set measures the uplink
signal to determine the UE’s transmitter and receiver
performance. RB test mode is operated on the downlink,
simultaneously supporting a symmetrical RMC
(Reference Measurement Channel) of 12.2 kb/s. This
symmetrical RMC is typically used for transmitter
testing and receiver testing using BER.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_gen_bse_hsdpa_rbtest_setup.php
HSDPA RF generator
W-CDMA channels active in HSDPA mode
W-CDMA
Channel Default assignment Alternate choices
(spread factor)
CPICH (256) 0 —
P-CCPCH (256) 1 —
PICH (256) 16 14, 15, and 17
DPCH,
12.2 kb/s RMC 20 20, 29, 37, 45, 54
(128)
HSDPA
HS-SCCH-1 (128) 2 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
HS-SCCH-2 (128) 6 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
HS-SCCH-3 (128) 9 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
HS-SCCH-4 (128) 10 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
HS-PDSCH (16) 7 7 to 14
OCNS HSDPA (128) 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127
Common pilot channel relative level: –20 to 0 dB
Primary CCPCH relative level: –20 to 0 dB
PICH relative level: –20 to 0 dB
DPCH relative level: settable from –30 to 0 dB
with 0.01 dB resolution
HS-SCCH relative level of individual code channels:
settable from –20 to 0 dB
HS-PDSCH relative level of all active code channels:
settable from –20 to 0 dB
Primary sync channel relative level: always the same as P-CCPCH
Downlink CDMA modulation
Modulation type: QPSK and 16QAM per 3GPP standard
QPSK residual EVM: < 10%, typically < 3%
QPSK carrier feed through: < –25 dBc, typically < –35 dBc
nominal ambient performance: < –45 dBc
16QAM residual EVM: typically < 3%
16QAM carrier feed through: typically < –35 dBc
nominal ambient performance: < –45 dBc
OCNS – orthogonal channel noise source
Composed of 6 channels per Table E.5.5 in Annex E of
3GPP 34.121
OCNS channel relative level range: automatically calculated
from other code channel relative levels to provide the
composite W-CDMA cell power
HSDPA RF analyzer (measurements only)
Real-time demodulation of: uplink – DPCH, HS-DPCCH
Tx measurements
Channel power measurement
Measurement bandwidth
RRC filter off: measured with a bandwidth greater than
(1 +
α)*chip rate, where α = 0.22 and chip rate = 3.84 Mc/s
RRC filter on: measured with a filter that has a root-raised
cosine (RRC) filter response with roll-off
α = 0.22 and a
bandwidth equal to the chip rate (3.84 MHz BW centered on
the active uplink channel)
Measurement range: –61 to +28 dBm/3.84 MHz
Measurement interval: settable from 0.01 to 12 ms
Measurement accuracy (at ±10 °C from the calibration
temperature): < ±1.0 dB (typically < ±0.5 dB for measurement
intervals of 333 µs to 12 ms), < ±1.0 dB (typically < ±0.55 dB
for measurement intervals of 67 to < 333 µs)
Measurement triggers: auto, immediate, protocol, RF rise,
external, and HS-DPCCH
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_meas_chanpow_desc.php
Waveform quality measurement
Waveform quality measurement: composite EVM
Measurement format: HPSK
Measurement chip rate: 3.84 Mc/s
Input level range: –25 to +28 dBm/3.84 MHz
Measurement range: ≤ 35% EVM
Measurement interval: 0.5 to 1.0 timeslot with choice to include
or exclude 25 µs transient periods
Measurement triggers: auto, protocol, immediate,
external, and HS-DPCCH
HS-DPCCH trigger alignment: adjustable over
subframes 0 to 5
timeslots Ack Nack or CQI
subslots 0 to 0.5 timeslot
Other reported parameters with EVM:
• frequency error
• magnitude error
• phase error
• origin offset
• timing error
• peak code domain error
Frequency error measurement range: ±1 kHz
Timing error measurement range: ±10 µs
IQ tuning
All measurements found in the waveform quality measurement
are also available in the code domain measurement; the specifications are the same in both measurements.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma
wcdma_meas_iqtuning_desc.php
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Code domain power
Code domain power accuracy: < ±0.3 dB for relative code
power > –25 dB
All measurements found in the waveform quality measurement
are also available in the code domain measurement; the
specifications are the same in both measurements.
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma
wcdma_meas_cod_dom_desc.php
Adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR)
Measurement method: ratio of the filtered mean transmitted
power to the filtered mean power in an adjacent channel;
both the transmitted and the adjacent channel powers are
measured with a filter that has a RRC response with roll-off
α = 0.22 and a bandwidth equal to the chip rate
Input power level range: +5 to +28 dBm/3.84 MHz
Measurement level ranging: auto
Measurement accuracy: < ±0.8 dB (typically < ±0.5 dB), including
the effects of the residual floor, for measurements at –33 dBc
at ±5 MHz offsets and –43 dBc at ±10 MHz offsets, and ±10 °C
from the calibration temperature
Residual ACLR floor: < –53 dBc for ±5 MHz offsets, < –63 dBc
for ±10 MHz offsets
Measurement triggers: auto, protocol, immediate, external,
and HS-DPCCH
Trigger alignment: adjustable over subframes 0 to 5
Measurement interval: 1 timeslot
Measurement result: dBc relative to in-channel transmitted power
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_meas_aclr_desc.php
Dynamic power analysis
Measurement method: graphical display of the uplink power
waveform including HS-DPCCH, DPCH versus time; by using
the HS-DPCCH trigger source, results will be aligned to the
HS-DPCCH
Input power level range: –61 to +28 dBm/3.84 MHz
Measurement level ranging: auto
Data capture range: combination of number of steps and step
length cannot exceed 58.26 ms
Measurement bandwidth: selectable RRC filter on or off
Measurement interval: settable from 0.01 to 12 ms (must be
less than or equal to the step length)
Measurement accuracy: (at ±10 °C from calibration temperature)
Measurement triggers: RF rise, external, and HS-DPCCH
HS-DPCCH trigger alignment: adjustable over subframes 0 to 5
http://wireless.agilent.com/rfcomms/refdocs/wcdma/
wcdma_meas_wdpanalysis_desc.php
Input level range Measurement accuracy Measurement interval
< ±1.0 dB,
333 µs to 12 ms
≤ 25 dB
typically < ±0.5 dB
< ±1.0 dB,
67 to < 333 µs
typically < ±0.55 dB
< ±1.0 dB,
333 µs to 12 ms
≤ 35 dB
typically < ±0.55 dB
< ±1.2 dB,
67 to < 333 µs
typically < ±0.7 dB
< ±1.0 dB,
333 µs to 12 ms
≤ 40 dB typically < ±0.55 dB
with RRC filter on < ±1.2 dB,
67 to < 333 µs
typically < ±0.7 dB
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