Anritsu MT8862A User manual

Product Introduction

Wireless Connectivity Test Set

MT8862A

Contents

•Market Trend & Solutions

•MT8862A Product Introduction

•MT8862A Applications

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M a r k e t Tr e n d & S o l u t i o n s

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Rise of Non-cellular IoT Devices and Diversifying Wireless

Standards

Increase in non-cellular IoT devices

	<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>Connecteddevices		20
		<![if ! IE]> <![endif]>(billions)	15	Wide-area IoT (30%)
			10	Short-range IoT (20%)
			5	PC/laptop/tablet (0%)
				Mobile phones (3%)
			0	Fixed phones (0%)

The number of Short-range IoT devices is expected to increase in future and will exceed the number of mobile phones. It is assumed that IoT devices will be used for IoT that will expand in the future.

Source: ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT JUNE 2017

OTA testing and IEEE 802.11ax spread rapidly

Source : Wi-Fi chipset shipment forecast by IDC towards 2023

Source : 2018 Wireless Connectivity Market Analysis

11ax (Wi-Fi 6) is growing rapidly from 2019, it will be the main standard on WLAN specification behalf on 11ac. Also The demand of OTA test is expected to be increasing for the quality assurance with a focus on Smartphone market.

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Expanding WLAN Applications & Increasing Device

Complexity

Expanding WLAN applications

Access Point	Smartphone
Router	IoT
PC

WLAN applications are expanding, and usage environments and quality requirements are changing. On this background OTA test with network mode is paid a lot of attention

LTE (MIMO)

WLAN (MIMO)

Applications

Industry

(Industrial IoT)

Automotive

(In-Vehicle Infotainment)

Consumer Electronics

(Smart Home)

GNSS	Bluetooth
NFC
…Others

Increasing device complexity

Devices are using more wireless technologies and antennas year-by-year, increasing device complexity. Therefore, shipping products need evaluation more than ever.

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Solutions from Development to Production

Product		Design
Development		Verification

WLAN

Devices Wireless Connectivity Test Set

MT8862A

Bluetooth

Devices Bluetooth Test Set

MT8852B

Anritsu has solutions for every stage.

Prototyping		Mass-
		Production

Universal Wireless Test Set

MT8870A

Universal Wireless Test Set

MT8870A

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Changing mode Tailored to Use

Choices matching measurement use because MT8862A has two measurement mode.

Wireless Connectivity Test Set

MT8862A

	Network Mode	Direct Mode
Advantage	Easy test environment with no DUT	Fast measurement because DUT
	control because measured using	controlled directly from external PC
	standard connection	and optimized for mass production
Disadvantage	Time to establish connection	Requires DUT control
Use	Product development	Prototyping
	Design validation	Product development
	End-product verification

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M T 8 8 6 2 A P r o d u c t I n t r o d u c t i o n

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Quality Assurance of Diverse and Complex Devices

The Wireless Connectivity Test Set MT8862A supports an RF performance measurement environment under realistic operation conditions (Network Mode).

Wireless Connectivity Test Set

MT8862A

Intuitive GUI

Setup and measurement use a browser GUI with access to Web servers from the PC controller using a Web browser. Control software installation and firmware matching are unnecessary, and there is no dependence on the PC controller OS.

Wide Connectivity Support

Connections are supported in the IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax*1 2x2MIMO AP and STA modes. Additionally, supporting securities, WEP, WPAPersonal and WPA2-Personal, makes measuring various devices connect in the Network Mode.

Built-in IP Data Ports

Ethernet ports for IP data are built-in and IP continuity tests, such as ping between the external PC client and DUT can be performed under the same fixedparameter conditions as at measurement. Tx measurements are also supported during IP data communication *2.

*1: 11ax supports SISO and HESU(Single user) and HETB(Multi user for STA).

*2: 11as doesn’t support IP data communication.

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Advantages of RF Measurement in Network Mode

The MT8862A Network Mode supports configuration of an RF measurement environment without test firmware, chipset control, and hardware modification.

No Test Firmware

Firmware used by commercial products can be tested and RF measurements can be made without needing test firmware.

RF control faults which can’t be found with test firmware can be analyzed.

No Chipset Control

Chipset control required by test firmware is unnecessary and measurement is performed at the required data rate using a unique data rate control algorithm, helping unify the measurement environment for different parts used by chipsets.

No Hardware Modification

Since no interface is required for chipset control, RF tests can be run without modifying devices. This is ideal for RF measurements of devices without interfaces due to needs for miniaturization, enhanced durability, and cost control.

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