Look into the

future – now
T & M solutions
for LTE

❙ LTE
❙ WiMAX™
❙ HSPA
❙ MIMO
LTE/LTE-Advanced
Mobile broadband
for the next decade
Long term evolution (LTE) is turning UMTS into a high-perfor- highly flexible solutions from Rohde & Schwarz can easily
mance, cellular broadband system for the future that will be extended to cover the latest LTE advancements – always
ensure subscribers fast and smooth access to the mobile keeping you one step ahead.
Internet. Now that LTE is commercially available, work has
begun on LTE-Advanced, the next evolutionary step, in Rohde & Schwarz is your single-source supplier for compre-
order to meet future requirements. hensive test equipment covering all wireless standards. See
brochures on WCDMA, HSPA, GSM, EDGE, WiMAX™,
An essential feature of LTE is the flexible bandwidth alloca- MIMO, CDMA2000®1xEV-DO, wireless connectivity, etc.
tion up to 20 MHz. New access methods on the air inter-
face provide maximum spectral efficiency. The LTE down- For further information, see:
link is based on orthogonal frequency division multiple www.rohde-schwarz.com/technologies
access (OFDMA). The LTE uplink implements single car-
rier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), which Application notes
can be considered a precoded OFDM technique. Efficient Description Number
multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology LTE technology introduction 1MA111
ensures the high data rates required for LTE. The protocol LTE base station tests according to 3GPP TS 36.141 1MA154
architecture of LTE has also been optimized for fast LTE base station performance tests according to
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packet-oriented operation. 3GPP TS 36.141
Cell search and cell selection in UMTS LTE 1MA150
Rohde & Schwarz was the first supplier on the market to LTE terminal tests under fading conditions 1MA177
offer LTE test solutions. The company‘s powerful signal Versatile RF fading simulator with R&S®FSQ/FSG/FSV and
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generators and signal and spectrum analyzers can thor- R&S®SMU200A

oughly test transmitters and receivers of LTE-capable base RF chipset verification for UMTS LTE (FDD) with
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R&S®SMU200A and R&S®FSQ
stations and wireless devices as well as perform measure-
Introduction to MIMO 1MA142
ments on components and power amplifiers. A special
Guidelines for MIMO test setups - part 1 and 2 1GP50/51
highlight is the company‘s unique portfolio of test solu-
LTE downlink MIMO verification with R&S®SMU200A and
tions for MIMO. Rohde & Schwarz offers a complete, one- R&S®FSQ
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box test solution for 2×2 MIMO receiver tests, including Coexistence digital TV and LTE 1MA176
channel simulation. LTE-Advanced technology introduction 1MA169
LTE-Advanced signal generation and analysis 1MA166
From RF to end-to-end data, the powerful communications
“WiMAX“ is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum.
test solution from Rohde & Schwarz supports and tests all CDMA2000® is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry
protocol layers for fully testing the air interface of wireless ­Association (TIA - USA).
devices. Based on a scalable platform, the tester can be
adapted to cover any test application need in all phases of
development, verification and production.

Scalable RF test systems offer advanced terminal test solu-

tions from R & D up to conformance in line with the require-
ments of global certification bodies. Rohde & Schwarz also
supports LTE field trials and network deployment, for ex-
ample with the R&S®ROMES drive test solution integrating
both the R&S®TSMW radio network analyzer and commer-
cially available LTE user devices.

First LTE-Advanced features are already implemented in

the Rohde & Schwarz product portfolio. The modular and R&S®TS8980 LTE RF test system.
Test and measurement
solutions for LTE
Product Development Development Verification & Production & Network
of RF & of protocol conformance service deployment &
baseband stack tests optimization
Wireless communications testers & systems
R&S®CMW500
wideband radio communication tester
● ● ● ●
R&S®CMWPC LTE virtual protocol tester ●
R&S®CMW500-PQA performance quality analysis ● ● ●
R&S®TS8980 LTE/3G RF test systems ● ●
R&S®TS8991 OTA performance test system ●
R&S®TS8996 RSE test system ●
R&S®DST200 RF diagnostic chamber ○
R&S®TS712x shielded RF test chambers ○ ○
Spectrum & signal analyzers
R&S®FSU spectrum analyzer ○ ○ ○
R&S®FSQ signal analyzer ● ● ●
R&S®FSMR measuring receiver ○ ○
R&S®FSUP signal source analyzer ○
R&S®FMU36 baseband signal analyzer ○
R&S®FSG spectrum analyzer ● ● ●
R&S®FSVR real-time spectrum analyzer ● ● ●
R&S®FSV signal and spectrum analyzer ● ● ● ●
R&S®FSL portable spectrum analyzer ○ ○ ○
R&S®FSH handheld spectrum analyzer ○
Signal generators
R&S®SMU200A vector signal generator
with optional fading simulator
● ● ● ●
R&S®SMATE200A vector signal generator ● ●
R&S®SMJ100A vector signal generator ● ● ●
R&S®SMBV100A vector signal generator ● ● ●
R&S®SMA100A signal generator ○ ○ ○
R&S®SMB100A signal generator ○ ○
R&S®SMC100A signal generator ○ ○
R&S®SMF100A microwave signal generator ○ ○ ○
R&S®AMU200A baseband signal generator
and fading simulator
● ● ●
R&S®AFQ100A/B I/Q modulation generators ● ●
R&S®EX-IQ-Box digital signal interface module ● ●
Network analyzers
R&S®ZVx vector network analyzers ○ ○
Oscilloscopes
R&S®RTx digital oscilloscopes ○
Drive test tools
R&S®TSMW radio network analyzer ●
R&S®ROMES drive test software ●
EMC & field strength test solutions
R&S®TS9975 EMI test system ○
R&S®TS9982 EMS test system ○
Power meters
R&S®NRP power meter ○ ○ ○
R&S®NRP-Zxx power sensors ○ ○ ○
Audio analyzers
R&S®UPV audio analyzer ○ ○ ○
Power supplies
R&S®NGMO/NGPQ power supplies ○ ○ ○
● LTE-specific use ○ General use

Rohde & Schwarz T&M solutions for LTE 3

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companies specializing in electronics. It is a
leading supplier of solutions in the fields of test
and measurement, broadcasting, radiomonito-
ring and radiolocation, as well as secure commu-
nications. Established more than 75 years ago,
Rohde & Schwarz has a global presence and a
dedicated service network in over 70 countries.
Company headquarters are in Munich, Germany.

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