Anritsu has introduced the BTS Master MT8221B, a handheld base station analyser that has been specifically developed to support 4G standards as well as installed 2G/3G networks.
The platform provides a 20 MHz demodulation capability to measure technologies such as LTE and WiMAX and a 30 MHz zero-span IF output for external demodulation of virtually any other wideband signal.
In addition, a vector signal generator option that can generate two modulated signals plus noise is available for receiver testing.
The analyser can measure the RF quality and modulation quality of a wireless signal to verify the performance of virtually every subsystem in a base station’s transmitter. Downlink over-the-air (OTA) quality tests verify the performance of the downlink with the OTA scanners.
The unit comes with Master Software Tools that allows acquired data to be transferred to a computer. It generates reports by using the trace rename utility and group edit.
Efficient review of up to a week’s worth of data collected can be consolidated into one file that allows users to zoom into acquired data and provides independent 3-axis rotation control.
MST also provides a remote access tool to monitor and control the master remotely over the internet.