Agilent N9360A
Mobile Station Tester
Technical Overview
Go/No go multi-format cellular device
tester for mobile station service and
repair with built-in PC
When your cellular phone repair, manufacturing, or R&D testing
needs require cost-effective mobile device parametric and call
processing measurements, use the Agilent N9360A mobile station
tester.
This low-cost, go/no-go tester provides “just enough” capability
to make it easy to evaluate protocol as well as RF transmitter and
receiver performance. User-friendly, automated test operations
enable phone test by operators with little or no technical
expertise. The N9360A is an ideal solution for “quick check” call
testing in R&D and basic calibration testing in manufacturing
The lightweight N9360A has an internal PC controller with LAN
and GPIB connectivity. Test measurements display on the
N9360A screen and can be stored as .csv files in a thumb drive, or
printed on an Epson PM-G800 printer. Upgradeable hardware and
firmware facilitates adding new wireless technologies to support
next generation networks.
The N9360A is designed to help you meet your
time-to-market goals, keep production costs
low, and provide a platform that can change
with the market.
Key Features
• Multi-format test
o GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
o W-CDMA
o HSDPA
o Cdma2000®
o 1xEV-DO
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
• SMS test
• W-CDMA Bands I to VI
• Twelve traffic-channel test in automatic mode
• ACLR and SEM measurement capability
• FM (frequency modulation) capability
• Receiver sensitivity support in GPRS ETSI A and ETSI B mode
• Support for EGPRS SRB loopback BLER
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Avoid testing interference from real
networks with a fully automated test
system
The Agilent GS-8210 system is a pre-configured test system which
combines the N9360A mobile station tester with the N9360A-S01
shield box and Agilent N9360A-W36 GS-8210 multi-format test
software - offering a cost effective functional test system
designed for cellular phone inspection and repair.
Figure 1. GS-8210 test system with N9360A, shield box, and test
software
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Requires N9360AU-100 hardware installed in unit
Technical Specifications
Specifications describe the test set’s warranted performance and
are valid over the entire operation and environmental ranges
unless otherwise noted.
Supplemental characteristics are intended to provide additional
information useful in applying the instrument by giving typical, but
non-warranted performance parameters. These characteristics
are shown in italics and labeled as typical, or supplemental.
GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
Frequency (MHz)
Band Uplink Downlink
GSM850 824 ~ 849 869 ~ 894
( 867 ~ 896)1
GSM900 876 ~ 915 921 ~ 960
(921 ~ 962)1
DCS1800 1710 ~1785 1805 ~ 1880
(1802 ~ 1884)
PCS1900 1850 ~1910 1930 ~ 1990
(1927 ~ 1994)1
W-CDMA/HSDPA
Frequency (MHz)
Band Uplink Downlink
Band I 1920 ~ 1980 2110 ~ 2170
Band II 1850 ~ 1910 1930 ~ 1990
Band III 1710 ~ 1785 1805 ~ 1880
Band IV 1710 ~ 1770 2110 ~ 2170
Band V 824 ~ 849 869 ~ 894
Band VI 830 ~ 840 875 ~ 885
Band VIII 880 ~ 915 925 ~ 960
Band IX (Japan) 1749.9 ~ 1784.9 1844.9 ~ 1879.9
cdma2000/1xEV-DO
Frequency (MHz)
Band Reverse Forward
Band 0 (Cell US) 815 ~ 849 869 ~ 894
AWS-1 1710 ~ 1755 2110 ~ 2155
Band 1 (PCS US) 1850 ~1910 1930 ~ 1990
887 ~ 889
Band 3 (Cell Japan)
Band 4 (PCS Korea) 1750 ~ 1780 1840 ~ 1870
Band 6 (IMT-2000) 1920 ~ 1980 2110 ~ 2170
893 ~ 901
915 ~ 925
GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
Peak Tx Power Measurement
Range: −20 to +39 dBm
Resolution: 0.1 dB
Accuracy: ≤ ±1.0 dB (25 ±5 °C), typical =
≤ ±1.5 dB (0 to 50 °C)
±
832 ~ 834
838 ~ 846
860 ~ 870
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Power Ramp
Range: −20 to +39 dBm
Resolution: 0.1 dB
Accuracy: ≤ ±1.0 dB (25 ±5 °C), ≤ ±1.5 dB (0 to 50 °C)
Range for display:
Vertical: 80 dB
Horizontal: zoom off −9.25 to +156.25 bits, zoom on −8.00 to
+2.00 bits, +145.00 to +155.00 bits
Frequency Error Measurement
Range: 0 to ±60 kHz
Resolution: 1 Hz
Accuracy: ≤ ± (10 + reference signal) Hz
Input level: −5 to +39 dBm
Burst Timing
Range: −20 to +20 deg
Resolution: 0.1 deg
Accuracy:
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GSM850, GSM900: ≤ ±1.0 deg rms
DCS1800, PCS1900: ≤ ±1.5 deg rms
GSM850, GSM900: ≤ ±4.0 deg peak
DCS1800, PCS1900: ≤ ±6.0 deg peak
Input level: −5 to +39 dBm
Rx Quality
Range: 0 to +7
Resolution: 1
Actual Timing Advance
Range: 0 to +63 bits
Resolution: 1 bit
EVM Measurement (EGPRS 8PSK)
Range: 0 to 10%
Resolution: 0.01%
Residual EVM: ≤ 3.8%
Input level: −5 to +39 dBm
Origin Offset Measurement (EGPRS 8PSK)
Range: ≥ 20 dB
Resolution: 0.01 dB
Residual EVM: ≥ 40 dB
Input level: −5 to +39 dBm
Spectrum Monitor
Range: −11 to +39 dBm
Span: fc to fc+400 kHz, fc±100 kHz
RBW: 10 kHz, 30 kHz
Range for display:
Span fc to fc+400 kHz ,level 80; fc±100 kHz, level 80
Accuracy: ≤ ±2 dB
Resolution: 0.1 dB
Noise level: ≤ −35 dB (Pin = ±29 dBm)
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Requires N9360AU-100 hardware installed in unit
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