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Agilent

ESG-A/AP and ESG-D/DP

RF Signal Generators

Data Sheet

Analog only Digital and analog

ESG-A series ESG-AP series ESG-D series ESG-DP series

(high spectral purity) (high spectral purity)

250 kHz – 1 GHz E4400B E4423B E4430B E4434B

250 kHz – 2 GHz E4420B E4424B E4431B E4435B

250 kHz – 3 GHz E4421B E4425B E4432B E4436B

250 kHz – 4 GHz E4422B E4426B E4433B E4437B

Discontinuance Notice

On 1 November 2005, the ESG-AP/DP

Series was discontinued. Agilent will

continue to support these products until

1 November 2010. The recommended

replacement is the Agilent E4428C or

E4438C ESG signal generator.

For more information visit

www.agilent.com/find/esg.

For the ESG-A/D Series, the information

contained herein is invalid. Please refer

to data sheet 5989-4074EN.

Table of contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Specifications for analog and digital models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Characteristic SSB phase noise for ESG-AP and ESG-DP series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Specifications for digital models only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

I/Q baseband generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Dual arbitrary waveform generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Multichannel, multicarrier CDMA personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Bit Error Rate (BER) analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

GSM/EDGE base station Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Baseband BER (Bit Error Rate) tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Multichannel 3GPP W-CDMA personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Multichannel cdma2000 personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Multichannel cdma2000 spurious emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Real-time 3GPP W-CDMA personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Real-time cdma2000 personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Real-time EDGE personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Alternate time slot power level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Improved ACP performance for TETRA, CDMA and W-CDMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

General characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

ESG family application and product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Introduction

Standard Agilent Technologies ESG family RF signal generators

incorporate a broad array of capabilities for testing both analog

and digital communications systems. Adding flexible options

provides a test solution that will evaluate the performance of a

communication system to the requirements of nearly all current

and proposed air interface standards. Many test functions can

be customized to meet the needs of proprietary and other

nonstandard wireless protocols as well. You can configure

your instrument to address a wide variety of tests—from

altering nearly every aspect of a digital signal or signal operating

environment, to creating experimental signals. This flexibility,

along with an architecture that accepts future enhancements

makes the ESG family an excellent choice for wireless

communications system testing now and in the future.

ESG family of RF signal generators

The family consists of four series:

ESG-A series: analog instruments

E4400B, E4420B, E4421B, E4422B

ESG-AP series: analog instruments with high spectral purity

E4423B, E4424B, E4425B, E4426B

ESG-D series: digital and analog instruments

E4430B, E4431B, E4432B, E4433B

ESG-DP series: digital and analog instruments with high

spectral purity

E4434B, E4435B, E4436B, E4437B

Please refer to the related literature in the section

ESG family application and product information

for additional information.

Key standard features for entire family

• Expandable architecture

• Broad frequency coverage

• Choice of electronic or mechanical attenuator

• Superior level accuracy

• Wideband FM and ΦM

• Step sweep (frequency, power and list)

• Built-in function generator

• Lightweight, rack-mountable

• 1-year warranty

• 2-year calibration cycle

Standard features only in the digital series

• Broadband analog I/Q inputs

• I/Q adjustment capabilities and internal calibration

• Excellent modulation accuracy and stability

• Coherent carrier output

Options available only with the digital series

• Built-in dual arbitrary waveform generator

• Multichannel, multicarrier CDMA personality

• Multichannel, multicarrier W-CDMA 1.0 personality

• Multichannel cdma2000 personality

• Real-time 3GPP W-CDMA personality

• Real-time cdma2000 personality

• Real-time EDGE personality

• Internal bit-error-rate analyzer

• Versatile timeslot, data and burst generation

• Adjustable symbol rates, filter factors and

burst shape

• Digital modulation formats for DECT, GSM, NADC,

PDC, PHS, and TETRA

Options available only with the analog series

• High-performance pulse modulation

Frequency

Range

ESG-A series

E4400B 250 kHz to 1 GHz

E4420B 250 kHz to 2 GHz

E4421B 250 kHz to 3 GHz

E4422B 250 kHz to 4 GHz

ESG-AP series

E4423B 250 kHz to 1 GHz

E4424B 250 kHz to 2 GHz

E4425B 250 kHz to 3 GHz

E4426B 250 kHz to 4 GHz

ESG-D series

E4430B 250 kHz to 1 GHz

E4431B 250 kHz to 2 GHz

E4432B 250 kHz to 3 GHz

E4433B 250 kHz to 4 GHz

ESG-DP series

E4434B 250 kHz to 1 GHz

E4435B 250 kHz to 2 GHz

E4436B 250 kHz to 3 GHz

E4437B 250 kHz to 4 GHz

Underrange 100 kHz

Resolution 0.01 Hz

Accuracy Same as timebase

Switching speed (typical)

1ESG-A and ESG-AP and

ESG-D series ESG-DP series

Modulation on

Analog < 50 ms < 65 ms

Digital < 90 ms < 100 ms

Modulation off < 40 ms < 55 ms

Phase offset Phase is adjustable via GPIB or

front panel in nominal 0.1°

increments

Frequency bands

Band Frequency range N #

1 250 kHz to ≤249.999 MHz 1

2 > 249.999 to ≤500 MHz 0.5

3 > 500 MHz to ≤1 GHz 1

4 > 1 to ≤2 GHz 2

5 > 2 to ≤4 GHz 4

Sweep modes

Operating modes Frequency step, amplitude step

and arbitrary list

Dwell time 1 ms to 60 s

Number of points 2 to 401

Internal reference oscillator

Stability ESG-A and ESG-D ESG-AP and ESG-DP

series standard series standard

ESG-A and ESG-D

series Option 1E5

Aging rate < ±1 ppm/yr < ±0.1 ppm/yr or

< ±0.0005 ppm/day after

45 days

Temp. (0 to 55° C) < ±1 ppm, typical < ±0.05 ppm, typical

Line voltage < ±0.1 ppm, typical < ±0.002 ppm, typical

(+5%, –10%) (+5%, –10%)

Timebase reference output

Frequency 10 MHz

Amplitude > 0.35 Vrms into 50 Ωload

External reference input

Frequency 1, 2, 5, 10 MHz

± typical 10 ppm

(typical 1 ppm, ESG-AP

and ESG-DP series,

ESG-A and ESG-D

series Option 1E5)

Amplitude > 0.15 Vrms

Input impedance 50 Ω

Output

Power

Standard Option UNB

250 kHz to 1 GHz +13 to –136 dBm +17 to –136 dBm

> 1 to 3 GHz +10 to –136 dBm +16 to –136 dBm

> 3 to 4 GHz +7 to –136 dBm +13 to –136 dBm

Typical maximum available power

Specifications for analog and digital models

1. To within 0.1 ppm of final frequency above 250 MHz or within 100 Hz below 250 MHz.

2. With high performance pulse modulation (Option 1E6) installed, all maximum power specifications drop by 4 dB.

Specifications describe the instrument’s warranted performance and apply after a 45 minute warm-up. All specifications are valid over the signal generator’s entire

operating/environmental range while in phase noise mode 2, unless otherwise noted. Supplemental characteristics, denoted typical or nominal, provide additional

(nonwarranted) information useful in applying the instrument.

Resolution 0.02 dB

Attenuator hold level range

Standard Option UNB

250 kHz to 1 GHz 23 dB 27 dB

> 1 to 3 GHz 20 dB 26 dB

> 3 to 4 GHz 17 dB 23 dB

Level accuracy (dB)1

Output power

+7 to –120 dBm

(+10 to –120 dBm, –120 to

Freq range Option UNB) –127 dBm < –127 dBm

250 kHz to 2 GHz ±0.5 ±0.5 (±1.5)

2 to 3 GHz ±0.9 ±0.9 (±2.5)

3 to 4 GHz ±0.9 ±0.9 (±1.5, (±2.5)

Option UNB)

Typical level accuracy

Amplitude switching speed

Without power search < 30 ms, typical

When using power search < 300 ms, typical

Reverse power protection2

250 kHz to 2 GHz 50 watts

> 2000 to 4 GHz 25 watts

Max DC voltage 50 V

SWR (typical)

Standard Option UNB

250 kHz to 1 GHz < 1.5:1 < 1.3:1

1 to 2 GHz < 1.4:1 < 1.3:1

2 to 3 GHz < 1.3:1 < 1.4:1

3 to 4 GHz < 1.5:1 < 1.5:1

Output impedance 50 Ω

Spectral purity

SSB phase noise3(at 20 kHz offset)

ESG-A and ESG-AP and

ESG-D Series ESG-DP Series

at 500 MHz (< –120 dBc/Hz) < –134 dBc/Hz, (< –138 dBc/Hz)

at 1 GHz (< –116 dBc/Hz) < –130 dBc/Hz, (< –134 dBc/Hz)

at 2 GHz (< –110 dBc/Hz) < –123 dBc/Hz, (< –127 dBc/Hz)

at 3 GHz (< –104 dBc/Hz) < –120 dBc/Hz, (< –124 dBc/Hz)

at 4 GHz (< –104 dBc/Hz) < –118 dBc/Hz, (< –122 dBc/Hz)

Residual FM4(CW mode, 0.3 to 3 kHz BW, CCITT, rms)

ESG-AP and ESG-DP series

< N x 1 Hz (< N x 0.5 Hz, typical)

ESG-A and ESG-D series

Phase noise mode 1 < N x 2 Hz

Phase noise mode 2 < N x 4 Hz

Harmonics

(≤+4 dBm (≤+7.5 dBm, Option UNB) output level) < –30 dBc

(typical below 1 GHz)

Nonharmonics

(< +7 dBm (< +10 dBm, Option UNB) output level)5

ESG-A andESG-AP and

ESG-D series6ESG-DP series7

> 3 kHz > 10 kHz > 3 kHz > 10 kHz

offset offset3offset offset3

250 kHz to 250 MHz < –65 dBc (< –75 dBc) < –65 dBc (< –75 dBc)

250 MHz to 500 MHz < –65 dBc (< –75 dBc) < –80 dBc < –80 dBc

500 MHz to 1 GHz (< –65 dBc) (< –75 dBc) < –80 dBc < –80 dBc

1 to 2 GHz (< –59 dBc) (< –69 dBc) < –74 dBc < –74 dBc

> 2 GHz (< –53 dBc) (< –63 dBc) < –68 dBc < –68 dBc

Subharmonics

ESG-A and ESG-AP and

ESG-D series ESG-DP series

≤1 GHz None None

> 1 GHz (< –40 dBc) None

Characteristic ESG-A and ESG-D series SSB phase

noise at 1 GHz (phase noise modes 1 and 2)

Frequency (MHz)

Level error (dBm)

Option IE5

Standard

PN2

PN1 PN1

1. For 23 °C ±5 °C. Accuracy degrades by 0.02 dB/°C over the full temperature range and by 0.3 dB above +7 dBm (degraded by 0.5 dB above +10 dBm with Option UNB).

Level accuracy specification maintained only with return to calibration.

2. The reverse power protection circuitry triggers at nominally 1 watt.

3. Parentheses denote typical performance.

4. Refer to frequency bands on page 4 to compute specifications.

5. Performance is typical for spurs at frequencies above the maximum operating frequency of the instrument. Performance typically is –60 dBc between 225 and 249.999 MHz.

6. Specifications apply for FM deviations < 100 kHz and are not valid for FM.

For non-constant amplitude digital formats, unspecified spur levels occur up to the second harmonic of the baseband rates.

7. Specifications apply for CW mode only.

Characteristic SSB phase noise for ESG-AP and ESG-DP series

fc = 100 MHz (CW, standard instrument)

fc = 500 MHz (CW, standard instrument)

fc = 1 GHz (CW, standard instrument)

fc = 4 GHz (CW, standard instrument)

fc = 900 MHz (CW and I/Q modulation on)

fc = 1.8 GHz (CW and I/Q modulation on)

fc = 2 GHz (CW, standard instrument)

Jitter in µUI 1,2,3

Jitter in seconds 1,2,3

Frequency modulation

Maximum deviation

ESG-A and ESG-AP and

ESG-D series ESG-DP series

N x 10 MHz N x 1 MHz

Resolution 0.1% of deviation or 1 Hz,

whichever is greater

Modulation frequency response (deviation = 100 kHz)4

Rates

1 dB bandwidth 3 dB bandwidth, typical

FM1 dc/20 Hz to 100 kHz dc/5 Hz to 10 MHz

FM2 dc/20 Hz to 100 kHz dc/5 Hz to 1 MHz

Deviation accuracy5< ±(3.5% of FM deviation + 20 Hz)

(1 kHz rate, deviation < N x 100 kHz)

Carrier frequency accuracy relative

to CW in dcFM5,6

±0.1% of set deviation + (N x 1 Hz)

Distortion5< 1%

(1 kHz rate, THD, dev.= N x 100 kHz)

External inputs Ext 1 or Ext 2

Sensitivity 1 Vpeak for indicated deviation

Input impedance 50 Ω, nominal

Paths FM 1 and FM 2 are summed internally for composite modu-

lation. Either path may be switched to any one of the modulation

sources: Int, Ext 1, Ext 2. The FM 2 path is limited to a maximum

rate of 1 MHz. The FM 2 path must be set to a deviation less than

FM 1.

Phase modulation

Maximum deviation5

ESG-A and ESG-D ESG-AP and ESG-DP

series series

Normal BW N x 90 radians N x 10 radians

High BW N x 9πradians N x 1 radian

Resolution 0.1% of set deviation

Modulation frequency response5

ESG-A and ESG-D series

Maximum Rates (3 dB BW)

Mode deviation ΦM1 ΦM2

Normal BW N x 360 rad dc to 100 kHz dc to 100 kHz

High BW N x 360 rad dc to 1.5 MHz (typ) dc to 0.9 MHz (typ)

N x 90 rad dc to 4 MHz (typ) dc to 1 MHz (typ)

ESG-AP and ESG-DP series

Maximum Rates (3 dB BW)

Mode deviation ΦM1 ΦM2

Normal BW N x 10 rad dc to 100 kHz dc to 100 kHz

High BW N x 1 rad dc to 1 MHz (typ) dc to 1 MHz (typ)

Deviation accuracy < ±(5% of deviation + 0.01 radians)

(1 kHz rate, Normal BW mode)

Distortion5< 1%

1 kHz rate, THD, dev < N x 90 rad (dev < N x 10 rad for ESG-AP

and ESG-DP series), Normal BW mode

External inputs Ext 1 or Ext 2

Sensitivity 1 Vpeak for indicated deviation

Input impedance 50 Ω, nominal

Paths ΦM 1 and ΦM 2 are summed internally for composite mod-

ulation. Either path may be switched to any one of the

modulation sources: Int, Ext 1, Ext 2. The ΦM 2 path is limited

to a maximum rate of 1 MHz. The ΦM 2 path must be set to a

deviation less than ΦM 1.

1. Parentheses denote typical performance.

2. Calculated from phase noise performance in CW mode only at +2.0 dBm for standard instruments, +5.0 dBm with Option UNB.

3. For other frequencies, data rates, or bandwidths, please contact your sales representitive.

4. Since the internal modulation source operates over 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz, FM rates above 50 kHz must be supplied externally.

5. Refer to frequency bands on page 4 to compute specifications.

6. At the calibrated deviation and carrier frequency, within 5 °C of ambient temperature at time of calibration.

Carrier SONET/SDH rms jitter ESG-A, ESG-D ESG-AP, ESG-DP

frequency data rates bandwidth (µUI RMS) (µUI RMS)

155 MHz 155 MB/s 100 Hz to 1.5 MHz (239) (43)

622 MHz 622 MB/s 1 kHz to 5 MHz (149) (34)

2.488 GHz 2488MB/s 5 kHz to 15 MHz (375) (73)

Carrier SONET/SDH rms jitter ESG-A, ESG-AP,

frequency data rates bandwidth ESG-D ESG-DP

155 MHz 155 MB/s 100 Hz to 1.5 MHz (1.54 ps) (277 fs)

622 MHz 622 MB/s 1 kHz to 5 MHz (240 fs) (55 fs)

2.488 GHz 2488MB/s 5 kHz to 15 MHz (151 fs) (29 fs)

Amplitude modulation1(fc > 500 kHz)

Range 0 to 100%

(envelope peak ≤maximum specified power)

Resolution 0.1%

Rates (3 dB bandwidth) dc/10 Hz to 10 kHz

Accuracy (1 kHz rate) < ± (6% of setting + 1%)1

Distortion (1 kHz rate, THD)

30% AM < 2.0%

90% AM < 4%, typical

External inputs Ext 1 or Ext 2

Sensitivity 1 Vpeak for indicated depth

Input impedance 50 Ω, nominal

Paths AM 1 and AM 2 are summed internally for composite mod-

ulation. Either path may be switched to any one of the modulation

sources: Int, Ext 1, Ext 2.

Wideband AM (ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Rate (1 dB bandwidth, typical)

ALC On 400 Hz to 10 MHz

ALC Off dc to 10 MHz

External input I input

Sensitivity 0.5 V = 100%

Input impedance 50 Ω, nominal

Pulse modulation

On/off ratio

≤3 GHz > 80 dB

> 3 GHz > 60 dB

Rise/fall times 150 ns, typical

Minimum width

ALC On 2 µs, typical

ALC Off 0.4 µs, typical

Pulse repetition frequency

ALC On 10 Hz to 250 kHz, typical

ALC Off dc to 1.0 MHz, typical

Level accuracy < ±0.5 dB, typical ≤3 GHz

< ±0.8 dB, typical ≤4 GHz

(relative to CW)2

External input Ext 2

Input voltage

RF on > +0.5 V, nominal

RF off < +0.5 V, nominal

Input impedance 50 Ω, nominal

Internal pulse generator

Square wave rate 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz

Pulse

Period 16 µs to 30 sec

Width 8 µs to 30 sec

Resolution 4 µs

High-performance pulse modulation

(Option 1E6, ESG-AP and ESG-A series) 3

On/off ratio

≤2 GHz > 80 dB

> 2 GHz > 70 dB

Rise/fall times < 10 ns

Delay < 60 ns, typical

External input Pulse in

Input voltage +5 V (with RF on, TTL compatible)

Input impedance

1. AM is typical above 2 GHz or if wideband AM or I/Q modulation is simultaneously enabled.

2. With ALC off, specifications apply after the execution of power search. With ALC on, specifications apply for pulse repetition rates ≤10 kHz and pulse widths ≥5 µs.

3. With high performance pulse modulation (Option 1E6) installed, all maximum power specifications drop by 4 dB.

Internal modulation source

(Provides FM, ΦM, and AM modulation signals and LF out)

Waveforms sine, square, ramp, triangle,

pulse, noise

Rate range

Sine 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz

Square, ramp, triangle 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz

Resolution 0.1 Hz

Pulse only 4 µs

Frequency accuracy 0.005%, typical

Swept sine mode (frequency, phase continuous)

Operating modes Triggered or continuous sweeps

Frequency range 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz

Sweep time 1 ms to 65 sec

Resolution 1 ms

Dual sinewave mode

Frequency range 0.1 Hz to 50 kHz

Amplitude ratio 0 to 100%

Amplitude ratio resolution 0.1%

LF out (internal modulation source)

Amplitude 0 to 3 Vpeak into 50 Ω

Output impedance < 1 Ω

External modulation inputs

Modulation types

Ext 1 FM, ΦM, AM, and burst envelope

Ext 2 FM, ΦM, AM, and pulse

High/Low Indicator (100 Hz to 10 MHz BW, AC coupled inputs

only) Activated when input level error exceeds 3% (nominal)

Simultaneous modulation

All modulation types may be simultaneously enabled, except: FM

with FM; AM with burst envelope; Wideband AM with I/Q. AM,

FM, and FM can sum simultaneous inputs from any two sources

(INT, EXT 1, and EXT 2.) Any given source (INT, EXT 1, or EXT 2)

may only be routed to one activated modulation type.

Level accuracy with digital modulation

(ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

With ALC On; relative to CW; with PRBS modulated data;

if using I/Q inputs, √I2+ Q2= 0.5 Vrms, nominal)1

π/4 DQPSK or QPSK formats

ESG-D series ESG-DP series

±0.20 dB ±0.20 dB ≤3 GHz

±0.30 dB ±0.30 dB > 3 GHz

(Relative to CW; with raised cosine or root-raised cosine filter and

α≥0.35; with 10 kHz ≤symbol rate ≤1 MHz; at RF freq ≥25 MHz;

power ≤max specified –3 dB or –6 dB with Option UNB)

Constant amplitude formats (FSK, GMSK, etc)

ESG-D series ESG-DP series

±0.20 dB ±0.20 dB

Level accuracy with ALC off2±0.3 dB, typical

(After power search is executed; relative to CW level accuracy with

ALC on; with burst off; if external I/Q is enabled √I2+ Q2= 0.5 Vrms)

I/Q modulation

(ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

I/Q inputs

Input impedance 50 Ω

Full scale input1√I2+ Q2= 0.5 Vrms

Typical I/Q frequency response

Adjustments/Impairments (nominal)

DC offset (I and Q independently adjustable) ±100%

I/Q gain ratio ±4 dB

I/Q quadrature ±10° (for fc ≤3.3 GHz)

External burst envelope

(ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Input voltage

RF On 0 V

RF Off –1.0 V

Linear control range 0 to –1 V

On/off ratio

≤3 GHz > 75 dB

> 3 GHz > 60 dB

Vin ≤–1.05 V

Rise/fall time < 2 µs with rectangular input, typical

Minimum burst repetition frequency

ALC on 10 Hz, typical

ALC off dc

External input Ext 1

Input impedance 50 Ω, nominal

Coherent carrier out3

(ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Range 250 MHz to maximum carrier

frequency

Level 0 dBm ±5 dB, typical

Impedance 50 Ω

Specifications for digital models only

1. The optimum I/Q input level is √I2+Q2= 0.5 Vrms, I/Q drive level affects EVM, origin offset, spectral regrowth, and noise floor. Typically, level accuracy with ALC on

will be maintained with drive levels between 0.25 and 1.0 Vrms.

2. When applying external I/Q signals with ALC off, output level will vary directly with I/Q input level. Power search is an internal calibration routine used to set output

power when ALC is off. The routine disables all modulation inputs, adjusts output power while applying 0.5 Vrms to the I/Q modulathen enables modulation.

3. Coherent carrier is modulated by FM or ΦM when enabled.

I/Q baseband generator

(Option UN8, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Modulation

PSK BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, π/4DQPSK,

8PSK, 16PSK, D8PSK

MSK User-defined phase offset from

0 to 100°

QAM 4, 16, 32, 64, 256

FSK Selectable: 2, 4, 8, 16 level

symmetric

Custom: Custom map of up to 16 deviation

levels

Deviation: Modulation index ≤1,

≤1.5 Msym/sec

Modulation index ≤0.5,

≤2.0 Msym/sec

Resolution: 0.1 Hz

I/Q: Custom map of 16 unique values

for I and Q

Filter

Selectable Nyquist, root Nyquist, Gaussian,

rectangular

α: 0 to 1, BbT: 0.1 to 1

Custom FIR 256 coefficients, 16-bit resolution,

16 symbols long, automatically

scaled

Symbol rate

For external data or internal PN sequences in pattern mode,

symbol rate is adjustable from 200 symbols/sec to maximum

listed in table.

Bits/symbol Maximum symbol Maximum data

rate (Msym/sec) rate (Mbits/sec)

1 12.5 12.5

2 12.5 25

3 8.33 25

4 12.5 50

510 50

6 8.33 50

7 7.14 50

8 6.25 50

For all other data types and data structures the maximum bit rate

is 5 Mbits/sec.

TDMA data structure

Frames and timeslots may be configured as different types of

traffic or control channels. The data field of a timeslot can accept a

user file, PRBS (PN9 or PN15), or external data. Maximum bit rate

is 5 Mbits/sec.

Reference frequency

Internal or external 1, 2, 5, 10 MHz reference

Data clock can be locked to an external 13 MHz (GSM) reference

Frame trigger delay control

Range 0 to 65,535 bits

Resolution 1 bit

Data types

Internally generated data

Pseudo-random patterns (meets ITU-T standard)

Continuous PN9 (PRBS 29–1) PN11

(PRBS 211 –1), PN151

(PRBS 215 –1), PN20 (PRBS 220 –1),

PN23 (PRBS 223 –1).

Repeating sequence Any 4-bit sequence

Downloadable data

Maximum bit rate 5 Mbits/sec

Direct-pattern RAM (PRAM)

Max size 1 Mbytes (standard)

8 Mbytes (Option UN9)

Use Nonstandard framing

User file

Max size 128 kbytes

Use Continuous modulation or internally

generated TDMA standard

Externally generated data

Type Serial data

Inputs Data, bit/symbol clocks

Accepts data rates ±5% of

specified data rate

Internal burst shape control

Varies with standards and bit rates

Rise/fall time range Up to 30 bits

Rise/fall delay range 0 to 63.5 bits

I/Q outputs

(Baseband I/Q outputs can be scaled from 0 to 1 V peak-to peak into

50 Ω)2

Standard Default scaling Maximum V (rms)

NADC, PHS, PDC 100 0.25

TETRA 65 0.25

GSM, DECT N/A 0.35

EVM (NADC, PDC, PHS, TETRA)31% rms

Global phase error (GSM)30.75° rms

Deviation accuracy (DECT)31 kHz rms

I/Q outputs

(Baseband I/Q outputs can be scaled from 0 to 1 Vpeak-to peak into 50

Ω)4

Custom format5Default scaling Maximum V (rms)

FSK, MSK NA 0.35

QPSK, BPSK 70 0.32

8PSK, 16PSK, D8PSK 70 0.20

π/4DQPSK 70 0.25

QAM 70 > 0.10

1. PN15 is not continuous in bursted mode when TETRA is operated in a downlink mode.

2. Baseband I/Q ouputs cannot be scaled for GSM and DECT.

3. Specifications apply for the frequency range, symbol rates, root Nyquist filter, filter factors, and default scaling factor specified for each standard.

4. Baseband I/Q outputs cannot be scaled for FSK and MSK.

5. Filter factor (a or BbT) is set to 0.5.

I/Q baseband generator (continued)

Digital communications standards

NADC PDC PHS TETRA DECT GSM (DCS, PCS)

Error vector magnitude

(% rms)

Burst

Burst Burst Continuous Burst

N/A N/A

N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

30 25 300 25 1,728 200

3 (2, typ)

Burst Burst Burst2

-35

-79

-82

-83

-34

-77

-80

-82

-70 -70

-81 -79

-78

-80

-78

-79

-66

-80

-81

-63

-78

-80

Burst

-37

-70

-81

-37

-70

-79

-80

Custom,

up/down

TCH Custom,

up/down TCH,

up Vox

Custom,

TCH, sync

Custom,

up control 1 & 2

up normal,

down normal,

down sync

Custom,

dummy B 1 & 2,

traffic B,

low capacity

Custom, normal,

FCorr, sync,

dummy, access

Yes

Global phase error1

(rms/pk)

Deviation accuracy1

(kHz)

Channel spacing (kHz)

Supported burst types

Scramble capabilities

(Low ACP Mode, dBc, typical)

at adjacent channel3

at 1st alternate channel3

at 2nd alternate channel3

at 3rd alternate channel3

Adjacent channel power1

(ACP)

Burst

0.6°/2.2°

0.3°/1.3° (typ)

0.7

0.4

1.0

1.4

1.1

1.4

0.9

0.6

0.8

1.3

0.9

1.0

0.9

0.6

0.9

1.0

0.8

0.9

0.8

0.5

0.9

1.7

1.3

1.5

Low EVM mode

Low EVM mode (typical)

Low ACP mode (typical)

Continuous

ContinuousContinuousContinuous Continuous

1. Specifications apply for the symbol rates, root raised cosine filter, filter factors (a or BbT) and default scaling factor specified for each standard, and at power levels

≤+7 dBm (≤+10 dBm, Option UNB).

2. ACP for TETRA is measured over a 25 kHz bandwidth, with an 18 kHz root raised cosine filter applied at power levels ≤+4 dBm (≤+8 dBm, Option UNB).

3. The “channel spacing” determines the offset size of the adjacent and alternate channels: Adjacent channel offset = 1 x channel spacing,

1st alternate channel = 2 x channel spacing, 2nd alternate channel = 3 x channel spacing, etc.

4. TETRA ACP performance is typically < -69 dBc with Option H99 in continuous modulation mode.

5. Supports IS-54 and IS-136 traffic channels only.

I/Q baseband generator (continued)

Digital communications standards

NADC spectrum

Fc = 849 MHz

Span = 0.3 MHz

Scale = 10 dB/div

Level = +4 dBm

PHS spectrum

Fc = 1907 MHz

Span = 2 MHz

Scale = 10 dB/div

Level = +4 dBm

DECT spectrum

Fc = 1800 MHz

Span = 7 MHz

Scale = 10 dB/div

Level = +4 dBm

PDC spectrum

Fc = 810 MHz

Span = 0.25 MHz

Scale = 10 dB/div

Level = +4 dBm

TETRA spectrum

Fc = 400 MHz

Span = 0.25 MHz

Scale = 10 dB/div

Level = +4 dBm

GSM spectrum

Fc = 920 MHz

Span = 2 MHz

Scale = 10 dB/div

Level = +4 dBm

I/Q baseband generator (continued)

Modulation QPSK π/4DQPSK 16QAM 2FSK GMSK

Filter Root Nyquist Gaussian

Filter factor (α or BbT) 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.5 0.5

Modulation index N/A N/A N/A 0.5 N/A

Symbol rate (Msym/s) 4 4 4 1 1

Error vector magnitude

1,2

Shift error

1,2

Global phase error

1,2

(% rms) (% rms) (degrees rms)

fc = 1 GHz (0.9) (0.9) (0.8) (0.7) (0.2)

fc = 2 GHz (1.0) (1.0) (1.0) (0.7) (0.2)

fc = 3 GHz (1.5) (1.5) (1.4) (0.8) (0.4)

fc = 4 GHz (2.8) (2.6) (3.5) (1.0) (0.5)

Baseband EVM performance versus symbol rate

(root Nyquist filter, modulation = QPSK)

RF EVM performance versus symbol rate

(fc = 1 GHz, root Nyquist filter, ALC = off, modulation = QPSK)

RF EVM performance versus frequency

(root Nyquist filter, a = 0.25, ALC = off, modulation = π/4DQPSK)

Effects of automatic level control (ALC) on EVM performance

(fc = 1 GHz, root Nyquist filter, a = 0.25, modulation = QPSK)

Typcal performance (power levels ≤+ 4 dBm [≤+ 8 dBm, Option UNB])

PSK formats

1. Specifications apply at power levels ≤+4 dBm, Option (UNB) with default scale factor of I/Q outputs.

2. Parentheses denote typical performance.

Custom digitally modulated signals

I/Q baseband generator (continued)

Non-constant amplitude formats

FSK formats

Shift error versus symbol rate

(fc = 1 GHz, Gaussian filter, BbT = 0.5, modulation index = 0.5)

Shift error versus frequency

(Gaussian filter, BbT = 0.5, modulation index = 0.5,

symbol rate = 1Msys/s)

+ ––––– BPSK

X – – – OQPSK

•— — π/4DQPSK

o ––– – 8PSK

# -------- 16QAM

+ -- -- -- 256QAM

x --- --- QPSK

RF EVM performance versus symbol rate

(fc = 1 GHz, root Nyquist filter, a = 0.25)

MSK formats

Phase error versus symbol rate

(fc = 1 GHz, Gaussian filter)

Phase error versus frequency

(Gaussian filter, BbT = 0.5, symbol rate = 1Msys/s)

Dual arbitrary waveform

generator

(Option UND, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Number of channels 2

Resolution 14 bits (1/16384)

Waveform memory

Length (playback) 1 Megasample/channel

Length (storage) 1 Megasample/channel in

non-volatile RAM

Waveform segments

Segment length 16 samples to 1 Megasample

Number of segments 1 to 128 (even number of

samples)

Waveform sequences

Sequencing Continuously repeating

Number of sequences 1 to 128

Segments/sequence 1 to 65,535

Segment repetitions 1 to 4,095

Clock

Sample rate 1 Hz to 40 MHz

Resolution 1 Hz

Accuracy Same as timebase

Output reconstruction filters

Type Elliptic

Frequency cutoff (nominal, 3 dB) 250 kHz, 2.5 MHz, 8 MHz,

and through (user-supplied

external filter)

Baseband spectral purity

(typical, full scale sinewave, >20 x oversampling)

Harmonic distortion

≤100 kHz < –80 dBc

100 kHz to 2 MHz < –65 dBc

Non-harmonic spurious < –80 dBc

(spur frequencies ≤10 MHz)

Phase noise < –120 dBc/Hz

(baseband output of 1 MHz sinewave at 20 kHz offset)

IM performance < –69 dB

(two sinewaves at 950 kHz and 1050 kHz at baseband, full scale)

Triggers

Types Continuous, single, gated,

segment advance

Source Trigger key, bus, external

External polarity Negative, positive

External delay time 2 µs to 3.6 ksec

Markers

(Markers are defined in a segment during the waveform

generation process, or from the ESG front panel. A marker can

also be tied to the RF blanking feature of the ESG.)

Marker polarity Negative, positive

Bluetooth (UND)

Packet type DH1

Select

Bluetooth device address

(BD_ADDR) 12 Hex digits

Active member address

(AM_ADDR) 0 to 7

Payload data 8-bit repeating pattern

Truncated PN9

Continuous PN9

Impairments

Frequency offset –100 kHz to +100 kHz

Resolution 1 kHz

Frequency drift/packet

Linear or Sinusoidal –100 kHz to +100 kHz

Resolution 1 kHz

Modulation index 0.250 to 0.400

Resolution .001

Symbol timing error –50 ppm to 50 ppm

Resolution 1 ppm

AWGN with adjustable C/N –10 dB to –40 dB

Resolution 1 dB

Burst 1 to 10 #symbol/ramp

Resolution 1 symbol/ramp

Clock/gate delay 0 to 24999.9 symbols

Resolution 0.1 symbols

Other formats (UND)

NADC, PDC, PHS, GSM, DECT, TETRA, APCO25, CDPD, PWT,

EDGE and custom

Multicarrier

Number of carriers Up to 64 (limited by a max

bandwidth of 15 MHz )

Frequency offset (per carrier) –7.5 MHz to +7.5 MHz

Power offset (per carrier) 0 dB to –40 dB

Modulation

PSK BPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, π/4

DQPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK,

D8PSK

QAM 4, 16, 32, 64, 256

FSK Selectable: 2, 4, 8, 16

Level symmetric

MSK

Data Random ONLY

(For external data,

bursting and framing refer

to real-time I/Q baseband

generator, Option UN8)

Multitone

Number of tones 2 to 64, with selectable on/off

state per tone

Frequency spacing 100 Hz to 5 MHz

Bandwidth Up to 16 MHz, typical

Phase (per tone) 0 to 360 degrees

Additive white Gaussian noise

Bandwidth 50 kHz to 15 MHz

Waveform lengths 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024

ksamples

Noise seeds Fixed, random

Multichannel, multicarrier

CDMA personality

(Option UN5, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Chip (symbol) rate 1.2288 MHz (default)

Adjustable from 1 Hz to

10 MHz with 4x oversampling

Modulation

QPSK (forward) with Walsh and short code spreading

Offset QPSK (reverse) with short code spreading of

random data

Pre-defined channel configurations

(power levels per IS-97-A)

Pilot channel Includes IS-95 modified filter, with equalizer

9 channel Includes pilot, paging, sync, 6 traffic and

IS-95 modified filter, with equalizer

32 channel Includes pilot, paging, sync, 29 traffic and

IS-95 modified filter, with equalizer

64 channel Includes pilot, 7 paging, sync, 55 traffic and

IS-95 modified filter, with equalizer

Reverse channel Includes IS-95 filter

Rho 0.9996

(≤4 dBm, IS-95 filter, ≤2 GHz, typical)

Pilot time offset ≤2 µs, typical

User-defined CDMA

Channel table editor

Number of channels 1 to 256

Walsh codes 0 to 63

Channel power 0 to –40 dB

PN Offset 0 to 511

Data 00-FF(HEX) or random

Walsh code power selection

IS-97 compliant

Equal channel power

Scaled to 0 dB

User-defined

IS-95 filter selection

IS-95

IS-95 with equalizer

IS-95 modified

IS-95 modified with equalizer

All are IS-95 compliant. “Modified” filters reduce spurious

emissions for adjacent channel power measurements.

Other FIR filters

Nyquist, root Nyquist α= 0 to 1

Gaussian BbT = 0.1 to 1

Custom FIR Up to 256 coefficients

16-bit resolution

Automatically scaled

Oversample ratio

Range 2 to 8

Resolution 1

Multicarrier

Number of carriers 3 or 4 (predefined),

up to 12 (user-defined)

Carrier channels Pilot, 9 channel, 32 channel,

64 channel, reverse, custom

Frequency offset

(per carrier) ±7.5 MHz

Offset resolution < 100 Hz

Carrier power

(per carrier) 0 dB to –40 dB

Clipping

Clip location Pre or post FIR filter

Clipping type |I+jQ|, |I| and |Q|

Clipping range 10% to 100%

(clip the modulation level to a

percentage of full scale. A level

of 100% equates to no clipping)

Multichannel CDMA spurious emissions1

(dBc, with high crest factor on)

0.885 to 1.25 MHz 1.25 to 1.98 MHz 1.98 to 5 MHz2

Channels/offsets

Standard Option UNB Option H99 Standard Option UNB Option H99 Standard Option UNB Option H99

(Rev B) (Rev B) (Rev B)

Reverse (at ≤0 dBm)

30 – 699 MHz –66 (–72) –70 (–75) –71 (–75) (–76) (–78) (–77) (–79) (–79) (–79)

700 – 1000 MHz –68 (–73) –72 (–76) –78 (–79) (–76) (–79) (–81) (–79) (–79) (–80)

1000 – 2000 MHz –63 (–66) –70 (–74) –78 (–79) (–70) (–78) (–81) (–79) (–79) (–80)

9/64 channels (at ≤–2 dBm)

30 – 699 MHz –65 (–68) –68 (–71) –70 (–73) (–76) (–72) (–78) (–78) (–80)

700 – 1000 MHz –64 (–70) –69 (–73) –73 (–75) (–75) (–77) (–78) (–79) (–79) (–80)

1000 – 2000 MHz –60 (–63) –67 (–71) –72 (–73) (–68) (–75) (–77) (–78) (–78) (–80)

1. Parentheses denote typical performance.

2. Specifications apply with high crest factor off.

Bit Error Rate (BER) analyzer

(Option UN7, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Clock rate 100 Hz to 10 MHz

Supported data patterns PN9 and PN15

Resolution 10 digits (6 digits for BER (exp))

Minimum synchronization length

2 Mbps mode 9 bits (PN9), 15 bits (PN15)

10 Mbps mode 43 bits (PN9), 48 bits (PN15)

Bit sequence length 100 bits to 4.294 Gbits after

synchronization

Features

2 Mbps mode 10 Mbps mode

Real-time display

Bit count X X

Error-bit-count X

Bit error rate X

Pass/fail indication X X

Valid data and clock detection X X

Automatic re-synchronization X

Special pattern ignore X

GSM/EDGE base station

Bit Error Rate Test (BERT)

(ESG-D series only)

(Option 300 requires Option UN8 revision C or better.

Option UNA is highly recommended. The following are required:

GSM BTS test only

E4406A VSA-series transmitter tester with Options BAH (EDGE

measurement personality) and 300 Rev. A (321.4 MHz output).

GSM/EDGE BTS test

E4406A VSA-series transmitter tester with Option 202 (GSM

and EDGE measurement personality) and Option 300 Rev. B (321.4

MHz output). ESG firmware Option 202, EDGE personality, is also

required. To upgrade from Option 300 Rev. A to Option 300 Rev. B

requires new hardware.

See configuration guide for a bundled ordering convenience.

Test technique RF loopback

Supported systems

GSM 400

GSM 850

GSM 900 (P-GSM)

DCS 1800

PCS 1900

E-GSM (extended)

Minimum power level –136 dBm (ESG minimum)

Maximum power level +13 dBm (ESG maximum)

Power level accuracy ±0.5 dB (23° ± 50 °C)

Relative power level 0 to ±130 dB relative to timeslot

under test. (Limited only by output

power range of the ESG. Based

on Option UNA specification.)

Timeslot under test

timeslots tested 0 to 7

A single timeslot is tested at one

time. (No frequency hopping.)

Encryption None

Measurement triggers Immediate, trigger key, bus,

external

Measurement indication Pass/fail

BCH sync BCH signal from the BTS is used

to determine TCH frame and

multiframe location.

Threshold Termination of measurement

when error count exceeds user

specified threshold.

GSM output data

Channel content Full-rate speech (FS)

Data PN9, PN15 coded as per ETSI

GSM, 05.03 version 3.6.1 (Oct 94).

Frame structure 26-frame TCH multiframe structure

as per ETSI GSM, 05.01 version

6.1.1 (1998-07).

Adjacent timeslots

Data PN9, PN15 coded as per ETSI,

GSM, 05.03 version 3.6.1 (Oct 94).

Frame structure 26-frame TCH multiframe structure

as per ETSI GSM, 5.01 version

6.1.1 (1998-07).

1. Perch power level is 3 dB below DPCH power.

2. DPCCH power level is 6 dB below DPDCH power.

Measurements

Results Class Ib bit-error ratio (RBER for

TCH/FS)

Class II bit-error ratio (RBER for

TCH/FS)

Frame erasure ratio (FER)

Downlink error frame count

Class Ib bit-error count

Class II bit-error count

Erased frame count

Total frame count

Maximum RBER 100%

Maximum FER 100%

Measurement modes

Static reference

Sensitivity test (BER%) RBER at user-specified power

level measured. (This is the

complete conformance test as

defined in pri-ETS 300 609-1

(GSM 11.21) version 4.12.0

(Dec 98), section 7.3.4.

BER sensitivity search Automatically finds the input level

(sensitivity) that causes a user

specified RBER (normally 2%)

for class II bits.

Maximum frame count 6,000,000 speech frames

EDGE/EGPRS output data

Channel content Continuous PN9 or PN15

Sequence for raw BER

Continuous PN9 or PN15

Sequence on header and data

payload.

Data Fully coded MCS-5 and MCS-9;

channel coding provided on PN9

or PN15 for data payload. Coding

is done on frames 0 – 11, 13-24,

26-37, 39-50 on a 52 PDCH

multiframe. The selected signal

pattern is inserted continuously

across the full payload.

Frame structure 52-frame multiframe structure for

EDGE/EGPRS channel as per

ETSI GSM 05.01 release 99.

Frames 12, 25, 38 and 51 are

empty (no burst).

Adjacent timeslots

Data Continuous uncoded PN9,

PN15 or coded MCS-5 or

MCS-9 with PN9 or PN15

sequence data payload.

Note: Maximum of 4 timeslots

can be turned on with EDGE/EGPRS

multiframe coded data.

Frame structure EDGE/EGPRS PDCH multiframe.

Repeating EDGE frame.

Measurements

Results Payload bit error count/rate for

raw BER.

Total burst count for raw BER.

Erased data block count/rate for

coded channel (MCS-5 or MCS-9).

Total data block count for coded

channel (MCS-5 or MCS-9).

Data block count which contains

residual bit errors and bit error

count.

Measurement modes

static reference

sensitivity test (BER%) BER at user-specified power

level measured; based on bit

errors in total unencoded data.

Sensitivity search BER/BLER

Baseband BER (Bit Error Rate) tester

(Included with Option 300; cannot be ordered separately.)

Clock rate 100 Hz to 10 MHz

Supported data patterns PN9 and PN15

Resolution 10 digits (6 digits for BER (exp))

Minimum synchronization length

2 Mbps mode 9 bits (PN9), 15 bits (PN15)

10 Mbps mode 43 bits (PN9), 48 bits (PN15)

Bit sequence length 100 bits to 4.294 Gbits after

synchronization

Features

2 Mbps mode 10 Mbps mode

Real-time display

Bit count X X

Error-bit-count X

Bit error rate X

Pass/fail indication X X

Valid data and clock detection X X

Automatic re-synchronization X

Special pattern ignore X

Multichannel Multicarrier 3GPP

W-CDMA personality

(Option 100, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Supports R99 March 2001 3GPP W-CDMA standard. Provides

partially coded data for component test applications.

Chip rates 3.84 Mchips/sec ± 10%

Frame duration 10 ms

Filters

W-CDMA α= 0.22

Nyquist, root Nyquist α= 0 to 1

Gaussian BbT = 0 to 1

IS-95

IS-2000

Custom FIR Up to 256 coefficients, 16-bit

resolution

Rectangle

APCO 25 c4FM

Reconstruction filters 250 kHz, 2.5 MHz

8.0 MHz, and through

I/Q mapping Normal, invert

Clipping

Clip location Pre-or post-FIR filter

Clipping type |I+jQ|, |I| and |Q|

Clipping range 10% to 100%

(Clip the modulation level to a

percentage of full scale. A level

of 100% equates to no clipping.)

Downlink

Modulation QPSK

Pre-defined channel configurations (partially coded)

1 DPCH

3 DPCH

PCCPCH + SCH

PCCPCH + SCH + 1 DPCH

PCCPCH + SCH + 3 DPCH

Test Model 1 with 16, 32, or 64 DPCH

Test Model 2

Test Model 3 with 16 or 32 DPCH

Test Model 4

User-defined channel parameters

Symbol rates 7.5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480, or 960 ksps

Number of channels Up to 512

Spreading code 0 to 511

Channel power 0 to –40 dB, 0.01 dB resolution

tDPCH offset 0 to 149

Scrambling code 0 to 511

Scramble types Standard, left alternate, right

alternate

Data pattern Random, 00 to FF (HEX), PN9

TPC power –20 to 20 dB relative to channel

power

TPC value 0–5555

TFCI field On /Off

TFCI value 0–1023

TFCI power –20 to 20 dB relative to channel

power

Pilot power –20 to 20 dB relative to channel

power

Pilot bits 4 or 8

Channel Types

(downlink)

PICH, OCNS, PCCPCH, SCCPCH,

PSCH, SSCH,

CPICH, DPCH

(uplink) DPCCH, DPDCH

Multicarrier

Number of carriers Up to 4 (user defined, individually

configurable)

Frequency offset (per carrier)

Up to ±7.5 MHz

Offset resolution < 1 Hz

Carrier power (per carrier) 0 dB to –40 dB

Uplink

Modulation OCQPSK (HPSK)

Pre-defined channel configurations (partially coded)

1 DPCCH 15 ksps, spread code 0

DPCCH + 1 DPDCH 960 ksps, spread code 1

DPCCH + 2 DPDCH 960 ksps, spread code 1

DPCCH + 3 DPDCH 960 ksps, spread code 2

DPCCH + 4 DPDCH 960 ksps, spread code 2

DPCCH + 5 DPDCH 960 ksps, spread code 3

User-defined channel parameters

Symbol rates 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480, or 960 ksps

Number of DPDCH

channels 6

Spreading code 0 to 511, symbol rate

Scrambling code 1 to 1FFFFFFFFFF, common for all

channels

Second DPDCH

orientation I or Q

Channel power 0 to –60 dB

Data pattern Random, 00 to FF (HEX), PN9

FBI bits 0–2

Error vector magnitude1

1.8 GHz < fc < 2.2 GHz, default W-CDMA filters, 3.84 Mcps chip rate,

≤4 dBm, (≤7 dBm with Option UNB)

1 DPCH (2.3%)

Adjacent channel power1,2

1.8 GHz < fc < 2.2 GHz, default W-CDMA filters, 3.84 Mcps chip rate,

≤–2 dBm, (≤0 dBm with Option H99), 5 MHz offset

Electronic Mechanical Low ACP

attenuator attenuator (Option H99

(standard) (Option UNB) Rev B)

1 DPCH (–58 dBc) (–58 dBc) –64 (–66 dBc)

Test Model 1 (–50 dBc) (–55 dBc) –60 (–63 dBc)

+ 64 DPCH

Alternate channel power1,2

1.8 GHz < fc < 2.2 GHz, default W-CDMA filters, 3.84 Mcps chip

rate, ≤-2 dBm (0 dBm with Option H99 and baseband filter ON),

10 MHz offset

Low ACP

(Option H99)

1 DPCH –70 (–72 dBc)

Test model 1 + 64 DPCH –66 (–68 dBc)

1. Parentheses denote typical performance.

2. Valid for 23 ± 5 °C.

Multichannel cdma2000

personality

(Option 101, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

This personality conforms to cdma2000 specification

revision 8. Provides partially coded data for component test appli-

cations.

Spreading rate 1x (SR1), 3x (SR3)

IS-95 filter selection IS-95

IS-95 with equalizer

IS-95 modified

IS-95 modified with equalizer

All are IS-95 compliant. “Modified” filters reduce spurious

emissions for adjacent channel power measurements.

Other FIR filters

Nyquist, root Nyquist α= 0 to 1

Gaussian BbT = 0.1 to 1

Custom FIR Up to 256 coefficients

16-bit resolution

automatically scaled

Rectangle

I/Q mapping Normal, invert

Clipping

Clip location Pre-or post-FIR filter

Clipping type |I+jQ|, |I| and |Q|

Clipping range 10% to 100%

(clip the modulation level to a

percentage of full scale.

A level of 100% equates to no

clipping.)

Multicarrier Up to 12 (user defined, individ-

ually configured)

Frequency offset

(per carrier) –7.5 MHz to +7.5 MHz

Power offset 0 dB to –40 dB

Forward link

Spreading type Direct spread (DS), multicarrier

Pre-defined channel

configurations (partially coded)

Pilot channel, DS/SR1 Pilot at Walsh 0

Pilot channel, DS/SR3 Pilot at Walsh 0

Pilot channel,

Multicarrier/SR3 Pilot at Walsh 0

9 channel, DS/SR1 Radio configuration 3

Pilot at 9.6 kbps, paging at

9.6 kbps, sync at 1.2 kbps, two

fundamental channels at 9.6 kbps,

and four supplemental channels

at 153.6 kbps

9 channel, DS or

Multicarrier/SR3 Radio configuration 6

Pilot at 9.6 kbps, sync at 1.2 kbps,

three fundamental channels at

9.6 kbps, and four supplemental

channels at 153.6 kbps

User-defined cdma2000

Channel types

(partially coded) Pilot, paging (SR1 only), sync,

fundamental, and supplemental

Radio configuration SR1: 1 to 5

SR3: 6 to 9

Data rate 1.2 kpbs to 1036.8 kbps, depends

on the selected radio

configuration

Walsh code Pilot and sync have fixed codes,

Walsh 0 and 32. Other channels

have codes selected from specific

ranges depending on the radio

configuration chosen

Channel power 0 to –40 dB

PN offsets 0 to 511

Data pattern 00-FF(HEX) or random

Reverse link

Spreading type Direct spread only

Pre-defined channel

configurations (partially coded)

Pilot channel, SR1 Pilot at Walsh 0

5 channel, (SR1 or SR3) Includes pilot, dedicated control

channel, traffic RC3 at 9.6 bps,

and two supplemental RC3

at 153.6 kbps

User-defined cdma2000

Channel type

(partially coded) Pilot, dedicated control channel,

fundamental, and supplemental

Radio configuration41 to 6

Data rate 1.2 kbps to 1036.8 kbps, depends

on the selected radio

configuration

Channel power 0 to –40 dB

Data pattern 00-FF(HEX) or random

EVM < 2.1%

(825 to 2100 MHz, SR3 pilot, IS-95 filter, which is optimized

for EVM, typical)

Multichannel cdma2000 spurious emissions1

(dBc, with high crest factor on IS95 modified with equalizer filter and amplitude = ≤0 dBm)

Offsets from center of carrier

2.135 to 2.50 MHz 2.50 to 3.23 MHz 3.23 to 10 MHz2

Channels/offsets

Standard Option H99 Standard Option H99 Standard Option H99

revision B revision B revision B

Forward 9 channel, SR3/multicarrier3

30 – 200 MHz (–68) (–68) (–66) (–68) (–69) (–70)

700 – 1000 MHz (–69) (–73) (–68) (–72) (–70) (–75)

1000 – 2000 MHz (–61) (–73) (–61) (–73) (–64) (–75)

Offsets from center of carrier

2.655 to 3.75 MHz 3.75 to 5.94 MHz 5.94 to 10 MHz2

Channels/offsets Standard Option H99 Standard Option H99 Standard Option H99

Forward 9 channel, SR3/DS4

30 – 200 MHz (–75) (–74) (–76) (–75) (–77) (–78)

700 – 1000 MHz (–76) (–79) (–78) (–82) (–78) (–82)

1000 – 2000 MHz (–68) (–79) (–72) (–82) (–78) (–82)

Reverse 5 channel, SR3/DS3

30 – 200 MHz (–77) (–77) (–77) (–75) (–76) (–79)

700 – 1000 MHz (–77) (–80) (–78) (–82) (–78) (–82)

1000 – 2000 MHz (–71) (–81) (–72) (–82) (–78) (–82)

1. Parentheses denote typical performance.

2. Excluding 10 MHz reference clock spur (≤-67 dBc, typical).

3. Measurements performed with 30 kHz bandwidth relative to power in one carrier.

4. Measurements performed with 30 kHz bandwidth relative to total power.

Real-time 3GPP1

W-CDMA personality

(Option 200, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Description

Option 200 W-CDMA personality adds a flexible solution for

W-CDMA mobile and base station test to Agilent ESG-D and ESG-

DP (high spectral purity) series RF signal generators. Signals are

fully coded in both forward and reverse links to provide complete

testing of receivers.

Channel types generated

Primary Synchronization (PSCH), Secondary Synchronization

(SSCH), Primary Common Control (P-CCPCH), Common Pilot

(CPICH), Dedicated Physical (DPCH), Page Indication (PICH),

Orthogonal Channel Noise Source (OCNS), Dedicated Physical

Control Channel (DPCCH), Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH)

BTS setup

FIR filter

Root Nyquist, Nyquist a = 0 to 1

Gaussian BbT = 0 to 1

User defined FIR Up to 256 coefficients,

16-bit resolution

Chip rate

1 kcps to 4.25 Mcps

Primary scramble code

0 to 511

Downlink channel configurations

(Up to 4 channels can be configured simultaneously. With a two

ESG setup, an additional four channels may be configured.)

PSCH

Power –40 to 0 dB

SSCH

Power –40 to 0 dB

Scramble code group 0 to 63 (coupled to primary

scramble code)

P-CCPCH

Power –40 to 0 dB

OVSF 0 to 255

Transport channel BCH coding

Data field PN9, PN15, 4-bit repeating

pattern, user file

CPICH

Power –40 to 0 dB

DPCH

Reference measurement

channels 12.2, 64, 144, 384 kbps

Transport layer

(DCH) control (Up to 6 DCH’s for each DPCH)

block size, Transport Time

Interval (TTI), rate matching,

CRC size, transport

channel number

Data PN9, FIX4, user file

Coding none, convolutional 1/2,

convolutional 1/3, turbo

Physical layer control

Power –40 to 0 dB

Symbol rate 7.5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480,

960 Ksps

OVSF 0 to 511 (dependent on channel

symbol rate)

Slot format 0 to 16 (dependent on channel

symbol rate)

TFCI pattern 10-bit user defined input pattern

(converted to 30-bit code word

with Reed-Mueller coding)

TPC pattern Ramp up/down N number of

times (N = 1 to 80), all up,

all down

τDPCH offset 0 to 149

Secondary scramble

code offset 0 to 15

Data PN9, PN15, 4-bit repeating

pattern, user file, transport

channel

PICH

Power –40 to 0 dB

OVSF 0 to 511

Data PN9, PN15, user file, 4-bit

repeating pattern

OCNS

Power –40 to 0 dB

Symbol rate 7.5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480,

960 Ksps

OVSF 0 to 511 (Dependent on channel

symbol rate)

Data PN9, PN15

Secondary scramble code offset 0 to 15

1. Supports R99 December 2000 3GPP W-CDMA standard.

User equipment (UE) setup

FIR filter

Root Nyquist, Nyquist a= 0 to 1

Gaussian BbT= 0 to 1

Chip rate

1 kcps to 4.25 Mcps

Primary scrambling code

0 to 16777215

Secondary scrambling offset

0 to 15

Uplink synchronization signal setup

Timing offset range: Timing offset 512 to 2560 chips

Slot delay 0 to 119 slots

Synchronization signal System Frame Number (SFN) reset

or frame clock

Frame clock interval 10 ms, 20 ms, 40 ms, 80 ms

Frame clock polarity Positive, negative

SFN RST polarity Positive, negative

Sync trigger mode Single, continuous

BBG data clock (chip clock) setup

internal, external

External clock rate x 1 (3.84 MHz), x 2 (7.68 MHz)

x 4 (15.36 MHz)

External clock polarity Positive, negative

Uplink channel configurations

Pre-set channel type

Reference measurement channel: 12.2 kbps, 64 kbps, 144 kbps,

384 kbps

UDI 64 k

AMR 12.2 k

User defined channels

One DPCCH, one DPDCH, up to 6 transport channels

DPCCH (Dedicated Physical Control Channel)

Power –40 to 0 dB

Beta 0 to 15 (coupled to power)

Channel code 0 to 255

TFCI pattern PN9, PN15, 0 to 03FF hex, user file

TFCI state (Depends on slot format)

Symbol rate 15 ksps (Non adjustable)

FBI pattern PN9, PN15, 0 to 3FFFFFFF hex, user file

FBI state (Depends on slot format)

Slot format 0 to 5

Interleaver On (non adjustable)

TPC pattern PN9, PN15, 4-bit repeating pattern,

user file, up/down, down/up, all up,

all down

TPC pattern steps 1 to 80

DPDCH (Dedicated Physical Data Channel)

Power Off, –40 to 0 dB

Beta 0 to 15 (coupled to power)

Channel code 0 to 255 (maximum value depends

on symbol rate/slot format)

Data PN9, PN15, 4-bit repeating pattern,

user file, transport channel

Symbol rate 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480, 960 ksps

depending on slot format

Slot format 0 to 6

Transport channel setup

Block size 0 to 5000

Number of blocks 0 to 4095

Coding 1/2 convolutional, 1/3 convolutional,

turbo, none

TTI 10 ms, 20 ms, 40 ms, and 80 mSec

Data PN9, 4-bit repeating pattern, user file

Rate matching attributes 1 to 256

CRC size 0, 8, 12, 16, 24

Error insertion BLER or BER, or none

BLER (Block Error Rate) 0 to 1 (resolution 0.001)

BER (Bit Error Rate) 0 to 1 (resolution 0.0001)

Bits frame Automatically calculated

Input

Synchronization signal (SFN RST or frame clock): Pattern trigger in

BBG data clock (chip clock): data clock in

Output

Chip clock out (3.84 MHz): Data clock out

Frame timing out: system sync out

DPDCH (I) symbol data: event1 out

DPDCH (I) symbol clock: event2 out

DPCCH (Q) symbol data: data out

Real-time cdma2000 personality

(Option 201, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Description

Option 201, cdma2000 personality, adds a flexible solution for

cdma2000 mobile and base station test to Agilent ESG-D and ESG-DP

(high spectral purity) series RF signal generators. Option 201 is a

firmware personality that requires Option UN8, (hardware revision

C or greater), real-time baseband generator to be installed in the

ESG. The fully coded nature of this solution in both forward and

reverse mode supports long and short codes, cyclic redundancy

checks, convolutional or turbo encoding, interleaving, power con-

trol, and complex scrambling. Additional capabilities allow flexible

channel configurations with individually adjustable power levels

and data rates, customizable user data, and variable chip rates.

The option is backwards compatible with IS–95A, in both the base

station and mobile simulation modes, through support of radio

configuration 1 and 2.

Global controls across all channels

Channel power 0 to –40 dB

I/Q voltage scale 0 to –40 dB

Forward channel configurations

Channel types generated

Up to four channels simultaneously, of any of the following

Pilot

Paging

Sync

F-Fundamental

F-Supplemental

OCNS

BNC MUX outputs

Event 1 Delayed even second, 20 ms trig delay,

80 ms trig delay, offset 80 ms trig, 25 ms

clock, page enable sync, offset 80 ms sync

Data out PC ramp, Yi FFCH, Yq FFCH, FPCH W,

Sync W, FPCH X, 25 ms clock

Data clock out Chip clock, 19.2 clock, 38.4 clock, offset

80 ms trig, forward channel clock,

forward channel I clock, forward channel

Q clock

Symbol sync out Even second, FPCH page, page sync,

FFCH page, 20 ms trig delay, FFCH frame

sync, PN sync

BTS setup

Filter Root Nyquist, Nyquist, Gaussian, IS-95,

IS-95 w/ EQ, IS-95 MOD, IS-95 MOD w/

EQ, rectangle, APCO 25 C4FM, user file

Spread rate 1

PN offset 0-511

Chip rate 50 cps-1.3 Mcps

Even second delay 0.5 to 128 chips

Long code state 0 to 3FFFFFFFFFF

Pilot channel

Walsh 0 (non-adjustable)

Sync channel

Walsh 0 to 63

Data Free editing of the following fields: SID,

NID, F-synch type, Sys_Time, PRAT,

LTM_Off, Msg_Type, P_REV,

MIN_P_REV, LP_SEC, DAYLT, CDMA

Freq, ext CDMA freq, and Reserved

Paging channel

Walsh 0 to 63

Data Default paging message or userfile

Long code mask 0-3FFFFFFFFFFh

Rate 4.8 or 9.6 kbps

Fundamental channel

Radio configuration 1 to 5

Walsh 0 to 63

Data rate 1.2 to 14.4 kbps, depending on radio

configuration

Data PN9, PN15, userfile, external serial

data, or predefined bit patterns

Long code mask 0-3FFFFFFFFFFh

Power control N up/down, "N" may be set from 1 to 80

Power puncture 0n/off

Frame offset 0 (non-adjustable)

Frame length 20 ms (non-adjustable)

Supplemental channel

Same channel configuration as fundamental, except:

Radio configuration 3 to 5

Walsh 0-63, depending on RC and data rate

Data rate 19.2 to 307.2 kbps, depending on radio

configuration

Turbo coding May be selected for data rates from

28.8 to 153.6 kbps

Power control Not provided

Power puncture Not provided

OCNS channel

Walsh 0 to 63

Inputs

External data Can be selected for one channel, either

fundamental or supplemental

Outputs Various timing signals such as chip

clock and even second

Reverse channel configurations

IS-95 is supported using RC1 or RC2 which utilizes a single,

selectable channel type:

Reverse Access Control Channel (R–ACH)

Reverse Fundamental Channel (R–FCH)

Reverse Supplemental Channel (R–SCH)

IS-2000 features are supported using RC3 or RC4. The channel

types consist of the following:

Reverse Pilot Channel (R–PICH) (with or without gating)

Reverse Dedicated Control Channel (R–DCCH)

Reverse Common Control Channel (R–CCCH)

Reverse Enhanced Access Channel (R–EACH)

Reverse Fundamental Channel (R-FCH)

Reverse Supplemental Channel (R-SCH)

BNC MUX outputs

Event 1 Delayed even second, PN sync

Data out Long code, pilot, coded RSCH, coded

RDCCH, coded RFCH, coded RCCCH,

coded REACH, Zi, Zq

Data clock out Chip clock, 5 ms, 10 ms, 20 ms , 40 ms,

80 ms

Symbol sync out Even second, long code sync

Mobile set-up

Radio configuration 1 to 4

Trigger advance 1 to 2457599

Trigger edge Rising, falling

Long code state 0 to 3FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF hex

Long code mask 0 to 3FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF hex

Radio configurations 11and 21

Reverse Access Channel (RACH)

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Data rate 4.8 kbps

Frame length 20

Frame offset 0 to 15

Reverse Fundamental Channel (R-FCH)

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Data rate 1.2 kbps, 2.4 kbps, 4.8 kbps, 9.6 kbps for

RC1

1.8 kbps, 3.6 kbps, 7.2 kbps, 14.4 kbps

for RC2

Frame length 20 mSec

Frame offset 0 to 15

Reverse Supplemental Channel 0 (R-SCH)

Turbo coding On/off

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Data rate 1.2 kbps, 2.4 kbps, 4.8 kbps, 9.6 kbps for

RC1

1.8 kbps, 3.6 kbps, 7.2 kbps, 14.4 kbps

for RC2

Frame length 20 mSec

Frame offset 0 to 15

Radio configurations 3 and 4

Reverse Pilot Channel (R-PICH)

Walsh code 0 (non adjustable)

Gating rate Quarter, half, full

PCB data 0 to FFFF hex

Reverse Dedicated Control Channel (R-DCCH)

Walsh code 0 to 15

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Frame length 5 or 20 mSec

Data rate For frame length = 5

9.6 kbps, for RC 3 or 4

For frame length = 20

9.6 kbps for RC 3 and 14.4 kbps for RC4

Frame offset (0 to frame length/1.25) –1

Reverse Fundamental Channel (R-FCH)

Walsh code 0 to 15

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Frame length 5 or 20 mSec

Data rate For frame length = 5

9.6 kbps, for RC 3 or 4

For frame length = 20

1.5, 2.7, 4.8, and 9.6 kbps for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.2, and 14.4 kbps for RC4

Frame offset (0 to frame length/1.25) –1

Reverse Supplemental Channel 0 (R-SCH0)

Walsh code 0 to 7

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Frame length 20, 40 or 80 mSec

Data rate For frame length = 20

1.5, 2.7, 4.8, 9.6,19.22, 38.42,76.82,153.62,

307.2 kbps for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.2, 14.4, 28.82, 57.62, 115.22,

230.4 kbps for RC4

For frame length = 40

1.35, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6,19.22, 38.42,76.82,

153.62 kbps for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.2, 14.42, 28.82, 57.62,

115.22kbps for RC4

For frame length = 80

1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6,19.22, 38.42,76.82,

kbps for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.22, 14.42, 28.82, 57.62kbps

for RC4

Frame offset (0 to frame length/1.25) –1

Reverse Supplemental Channel 1 (R-SCH1)

Walsh code 0 to 7

Data PN9, PN15, Fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Frame length 20, 40 or 80 mSec

Data rate For frame length = 20

1.5, 2.7, 4.8, 9.6,19.22, 38.42,76.82kbps

for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.2, 14.4, 28.82, 57.62, 115.22

kbps for RC4

For frame length = 40

1.35, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6,19.22, 38.42,76.82,

153.62kbps for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.2, 14.42, 28.82, 57.62, 115.22

kbps for RC4

1. Only one channel is available in RC1and RC2.

2. These data rates are available with turbo encoding.

3. If either REACH or RCCCH is on, then RPICH is the only

other channel that can be on.

For frame length = 80

1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6,19.22, 38.42,76.82,kbps

for RC 3

1.8, 3.6, 7.22, 14.42, 28.82, 57.62 kbps

for RC4

Frame offset (0 to frame length/1.25) –1

R-CCCH3(Reverse Common Control Channel) and R-EACH3

(Reverse-Enhanced Access Channel)

Walsh code 0 to 7

Data PN9, PN15, fixed 4 bit pattern, user file

Frame length 5, 10 or 20 mSec

Data rate For frame length = 5

38.4 kbps

For frame length = 10

19.2, 38.4 kbps

For frame length = 20

9.6, 19.2, 38.4 kbps

Real-time EDGE3personality

(Option 202, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Description

Option 202 is a firmware personality built upon the internal

real-time I/Q baseband generator (Option UN8). This option will

simulate both uplink and downlink EDGE signals. Data can be gen-

erated internally or externally with continuous data, or bursted and

framed signals. Use custom filtering and framing to keep pace

with the evolving definition of EDGE.

Modulation 3π/8-rotating 8PSK (per EDGE

specifications) user-selectable (see

Modulation under Option UN8)

Filter “Linearized” Gaussian (per EDGE

specifications) user-selectable (see

Filter under Option UN8)

Symbol rate User-adjustable (see Symbol rate under

Option UN8) 270.833 kHz (default)

Burst Shape Defaults to EDGE standard power vs.

time mask with user definable rise and

fall time. Alternatively, upload externally

defined burst shape waveforms.

Data structure Time slots may be configured as normal

or custom. The data field of a time slot

can accept a user file, PRBS (PN9 or

PN15), a fixed sequence or external

data. All other fields in a timeslot are

editable.

EVM performance (typical)1

Output power Output frequency

Standard Option UNB 800 MHz 1900 MHz

≤7 dBm ≤10 dBm < 0.75% < 1.75%

≤4 dBm ≤7 dBm < 0.75% < 1.00%

Alternate time slot power

level control

(Option UNA, ESG-DP and ESG-D series only)

Amplitude is settled within 0.5 dB in 20 µsecs, +4 to –136 dBm

at 23 ± 5 °C

1. All specifications apply at 23 ± 5 °C.

2. With ALC OFF, specifications apply after the execution of power search.

With ALC ON, specifications apply for pulse repetition rates ≤10 kHz

and pulse widths ≥5 µs.

3. EDGE and IS-136HS traffic channels have the same physical layer. This EDGE signal

can be used to simulate an IS-136HS trafffic channel for component tests.

General characteristics

Power requirements 90 to 254 V; 50, 60, or 400 Hz;

200 W maximum

Operating

temperature range 0 to 55 °C

Storage

temperature range –40 to 71 °C

Shock and vibration Meets MIL-STD-28800E Type

III, Class 3.

Leakage: Conducted and radiated interference meets MIL-STD-

461C CE02 Part 2 and CISPR 11. Leakage is typically < 1 µV

(nominally 0.1 µV with a 2-turn loop) at ≤1000 MHz, measured

with a resonant dipole antenna, one inch from any surface with

output level < 0 dBm (all inputs/outputs properly terminated).

Storage registers: Memory is shared by instrument states,

user data files, sweep list files and waveform sequences.

Depending on the number and size of these files, up to 800

storage registers and 10 register sequences are available.

Weight

< 13.5 kg (28 lb.) net, < 19.5 kg (42 lb.)

shipping

Dimensions 133 mm H x 426 mm W x 432 mm D

(5.25 in H x 16.8 in W x 17 in D)

Remote programming

Interface GPIB (IEEE-488.2-1987) with listen and talk. RS-232.

Control languages SCPI version 1992.0, also compatible

with 8656B and 8657A/B/C/D/J1mnemonics.

Functions controlled All front panel functions except power

switch and knob.

IEEE-488 functions SH1, AH1, T6, TE0, L4, LE0, SR1, RL1,

PP0, DC1, DT0, C0, E2.

ISO compliant

The ESG series RF signal generators are manufactured in

an ISO-9001 registered facility in concurrence with Agilent’s

commitment to quality.

Accessories

Transit case Part number 9211-1296

Remote interface 83300A

Inputs and outputs

All front panel connectors can be moved to rear with Option 1EM.

RF output

Nominal output impedance 50 ohms. (type-N female, front panel)

LF output

Outputs the internally-generated LF source.

Outputs 0 to 3 Vpeak into 50 ohms, or 0 to 5 Vpeak into high

impedance. (BNC, front panel)

External input 1

Drives either AM, FM, ΦM, or burst envelope. Nominal input

impedance 50 ohms, damage levels are 5 Vrms and 10 Vpeak.

(BNC, front panel)

External input 2

Drives either AM, FM, ΦM, or pulse. Nominal input impedance 50

ohms, damage levels are 5 Vrms and 10 Vpeak. (BNC, front panel)

Auxiliary interface

Used with 83300A remote keypad sequencer (9-pin RS-232

connector female, rear panel)

10 MHz input

Accepts a 10 MHz ±10 ppm (standard timebase) or ±1 ppm

(high-stability timebase) reference signal for operation with an

external timebase. Nominal input impedance 50 ohms. (BNC,

rear panel)

10 MHz output

Outputs the 10 MHz internal reference level nominally +7 dBm ±2

dB. Nominal output impedance 50 ohms. (BNC, rear panel)

GPIB

Allows communication with compatible devices. (rear panel)

Sweep output

Generates output voltage, 0 to +10 V when signal generator is

sweeping. Output impedance < 1 ohm, can drive 2000 ohms.

(BNC, rear panel)

Trigger output

Outputs a TTL signal: high at start of dwell, or when waiting for

point trigger in manual sweep mode; low when dwell is over or

point trigger is received, high or low 4 µs pulse at start of LF sweep.

(BNC, rear panel)

Trigger input

Accepts TTL signal for triggering point-to-point in manual sweep

mode, or to trigger start of LF sweep. Damage levels ≥+10 V or

≤–4 V. (BNC, rear panel)

With ESG-AP and ESG-A series and

Option 1E6 only

Pulse input

Drives pulse modulation. Input impedance TTL. (BNC, front or

rear panel)

With ESG-DP and ESG-D series only

“I” input

Accepts an “I” input either for I/Q modulation or for wideband AM.

Nominal input impedance 50 ohms, damage levels are 1 Vrms and 10

Vpeak. (BNC, front panel)

“Q” input

Accepts a “Q” input for I/Q modulation. Nominal input impedance

50 ohms, damage levels are 1 Vrms and 10 Vpeak. (BNC, front panel)

1. ESG series does not implement 8657A/B “Standby” or “On” (R0 or R1, respectively) mnemonics.

General characteristics (continued)

Coherent carrier output

Outputs RF modulated with FM or ΦM, but not IQ or AM. Nominal

power 0 dBm ±5 dB. Frequency range from 249.99900001 MHz to

maximum frequency. For RF carriers below this range, output

frequency = 1 GHz – frequency of RF output. Damage levels 20 Vdc

and 13 dBm reverse RF power. (SMA, rear panel)

With ESG-DP and ESG-D series and

Option UN8 only

Data input

Accepts serial data for digital modulation applications. Expects

CMOS input. Leading edges must be synchronous with DATA

CLOCK rising edges. The data must be valid on the DATA CLOCK

falling edges. Damage levels are > +8 and < –4 V. (BNC, front panel)

Data clock input

Accepts CMOS clock signal (either bit or symbol), to synchronize

inputting serial data. Damage levels are > +8 and < –4 V. (BNC,

front panel)

Symbol sync input

Accepts CMOS synchronization signal. Symbol sync might occur

once per symbol or be a single, one bit wide pulse to synchronize

the first bit of the first symbol. Damage levels are > +8 and < –4 V.

(BNC, front panel)

Baseband generator reference input

Accepts 0 to +20 dBm sinewave, or TTL squarewave, to use as

reference clock for GSM applications. Only locks the internal

data generator to the external reference; the RF frequency is still

locked to the 10 MHz reference. Nominal impedance is 50 ohms at

13 MHz, AC-coupled. Damage levels are > +8 and < –8 V. (BNC,

rear panel)

Burst gate input

Accepts CMOS signal for gating burst power when externally sup-

plying data. Damage levels are > +8 and < –4 V. (BNC1, rear panel)

Pattern trigger input accepts CMOS signal to trigger internal pat-

tern or frame generator to start single pattern output. Damage

levels are > + 8 and < –4 V. (BNC1, rear panel)

Event 1 output

Outputs pattern or frame synchronization pulse for triggering or

gating external equipment. May be set to start at the beginning of a

pattern, frame, or timeslot and is adjustable to within ± one timeslot

with one bit resolution. Damage levels are > + 8 and < –4 V. (BNC1,

rear panel)

Event 2 output

Outputs data enable signal for gating external equipment.

Applicable when external data is clocked into internally generated

timeslots. Data is enabled when signal is low. Damage levels

> +8 and < –4 V. (BNC1, rear panel)

Data output

Outputs data from the internal data generator or the externally

supplied signal at data input. CMOS signal. (BNC1, rear panel)

Data clock output relays a CMOS bit clock signal for synchronizing

serial data. (BNC1, rear panel)

Symbol sync output

Outputs CMOS symbol clock for symbol synchronization, one data

clock period wide. (BNC1, rear panel)

"I" and "Q" baseband outputs

Outputs in-phase and quadrature-phase component of I/Q modula-

tion from the internal baseband generator. Full scale is 1 Vpeak to

peak. Nominal impedance 50 ohms, DC-coupled, damage levels are

> +2 and < –2 V. (BNC, rear panel)

With ESG-DP and ESG-D series and

Option UND only

Baseband generator reference input

Accepts a TTL or > –10 dBm sinewave. Rate is 250 kHz to 20 MHz.

Pulse width is > 10 ns.

Trigger types Continuous, single, gated, segment advance

"I" and "Q" baseband outputs

Outputs in-phase and quadrature-phase component of I/Q modula-

tion from the internal baseband generator. Full scale is 1 Vpeak to

peak. Nominal impedance 50 ohms, DC-coupled, damage levels are

> +2 and < –2 V. (BNC, rear panel)

Event 1 output

Even second output for multichannel CDMA. Damage levels are

> +8 V and < –4 V. (BNC1, rear panel)

With ESG-DP and ESG-D series and

Option UN7 only

Data, clock and clock gate inputs

Accepts TTL or 75 Ωinput. Polarity is selected. Clock duty cycle is

30% to 70%. Damage levels are > +8 V and < –4 V (BNC1, rear panel)

Sync loss output

Outputs a TTL signal that is low when sync is lost. Valid only when

measure end is high. Damage levels are > +8 V and < –4 V. (SMB,

rear panel)

No data detection output

Outputs a TTL signal that is low when no data is detected. Valid

only when measure end is high. (SMB, rear panel)

Error-bit-output (not supported at 10 Mbps rate)

Outputs 80 ns (typical) pulse when error bit is detected. (SMB, rear

panel)

Test result output

Outputs a TTL signal that is high for fail and low for pass. Valid only

on measure end falling edge. (SMB, rear panel)

Measure end output

Outputs a TTL signal that is high during measurement. Trigger

events are ignored while high. (SMB, rear panel)

With ESG-DP and ESG-D series and Option UNA

Alternate power input

Accepts CMOS signal for synchronization of external data and

alternate power signal timing. Damage levels are > +8 and < –4V.

(BNC1, rear panel)

With ESG-D and Option 300

321.4 MHz input

Accepts a 321.4 MHz IF signal. Nominal input impedance 50 ohms.

(SMB, rear panel)

1. Option 1EM replaces this BNC connector with an SMB connector.

Ordering information

See ESG Family RF Signal Generators Configuration Guide

(literature number 5965-4973E) for more information

E4400B 1 GHz ESG-A series RF signal generator

E4420B 2 GHz ESG-A series RF signal generator

E4421B 3 GHz ESG-A series RF signal generator

E4422B 4 GHz ESG-A series RF signal generator

E4423B 1 GHz ESG-AP series RF signal generator

E4425B 3 GHz ESG-AP series RF signal generator

E4424B 2 GHz ESG-AP series RF signal generator

E4426B 4 GHz ESG-AP series RF signal generator

E4430B 1 GHz ESG-D series RF signal generator

E4431B 2 GHz ESG-D series RF signal generator

E4432B 3 GHz ESG-D series RF signal generator

E4433B 4 GHz ESG-D series RF signal generator

E4434B 1 GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator

E4435B 2 GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator

E4436B 3 GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator

E4437B 4 GHz ESG-DP series RF signal generator

Options

See ESG Family RF Signal Generators Configuration Guide

(literature number 5965-4973E) for more information

To add options to a model, use the following ordering scheme:

Example

Model # E4432B

Model #-option# E4432B-UND

Model #-option# E4432B-100

Model #-OB1 Adds extra manual set

Model #-OBV Adds service documentation, component level

Model #-OBW Adds service documentation, assembly level

Model #-OBX Adds service documentation, assembly and

component level

Model #-1CM Adds rack mount kit, part number 5063-9214

Model #-1CN Adds front handle kit, part number 5063-9227

Model #-1CP Adds rack mount kit with handles, part number 5063-9221

Model #-1E5 Adds high-stability timebase

Model #-1E6 High-performance pulse modulation

Model #-1EM Moves all front panel connectors to rear panel

Model #-UN5 Adds multichannel IS-95 CDMA personality

Model #-UN7 Adds internal bit-error-rate analyzer

Model #-UN8 Adds real-time I/Q baseband generator with TDMA

standards and 1 Mbit of RAM

Model #-UN9 Adds 7 Mbits of RAM to Option UN8

Model #-100 Adds multichannel W-CDMA personality

Model #-101 Adds multichannel cdma2000 personality

Model #-200 Adds real-time 3GPP W-CDMA personality

Model #-201 Adds real-time cdma2000 personality

Model #-202 EDGE personality for Real-Time BB generator

Model #-300 Base station BERT extension for Option UN7 (internal bit-error-rate analyzer)

Model #-404 Signal Studio for 1xEV-DO

Model #-406 Signal Studio for Bluetooth

Model #-UNA Alternate timeslot power level control

Model #-UNB Adds higher power with mechanical attenuator

Model #-UND Adds internal dual arbitrary waveform generator

Model #-H99 Improves ACP performance for TETRA, CDMA, and W-CDMA

ESG family application and product information

Application notes, product notes, and product overviews

• RF Source Basics, a self-paced tutorial (CD ROM),

literature number 5980-2060E.

• Digital Modulation in Communications Systems—An Introduction,

Application Note 1298, literature number 5965-7160E.

• Generating and Downloading Data to the ESG-D RF Signal Generator

for Digital Modulation, Product Note, literature number 5966-1010E.

• Using Vector Modulation Analysis in the Integration, Troubleshooting

and Design of Digital Communications Systems, Product Note,

literature number 5091-8687E.

• Controlling TDMA Timeslot Power Levels in the ESG-D Series Option

UNA, Product Note, literature number 5966-4472E.

• Testing CDMA Base Station Amplifiers, Application Note 1307,

literature number 5967-5486E.

• Customize Digital Modulation with the ESG-D Series Real-Time I/Q

Baseband Generator, Option UND, Product Note,

literature number 5966-4096E.

•Using the ESG-D RF Signal Generator’s Multicarrier, Multichannel

CDMA Personality for Component Test, Option UN5, Product Note,

literature number 5968-2981E.

•Generating Digital Modulation with the ESG-D Series Dual

Arbitrary Waveform Generator, Option UND, Product Note,

literature number 5966-4097E.

•Understanding GSM Transmitter Measurements for Base Transceiver

Stations and Mobile Stations, Application Note 1312,

literature number 5968-2320E.

•Understanding CDMA Measurements for Base Stations and their

Components, Application Note 1311, literature number 5968-0953E.

•Testing and Troubleshooting Digital RF Communications Receiver

Designs, Application Note 1314, literature number 5968-3579E.

•Using the ESG-D series of RF signal generators and the 8922 GSM

Test Set for GSM Applications, Product Note, literature number 5965-7158E.

•ESG Series RF Signal Generators Option 200 W-CDMA, Product Overview,

literature number 5988-0369EN.

•ESG Series RF Signal Generators Option 201 cdma2000, Product Overview,

literature number 5988-0371EN.

Product literature

• ESG Family RF Signal Generators, Brochure,

literature number 5968-4313E.

• ESG Family RF Signal Generators, Technical Specifications,

literature number 5965-3096E.

• ESG Family RF Signal Generators, Configuration Guide,

literature number 5965-4973E.

• Signal Generators: Vector, Analog, and CW Models, Selection Guide,

literature number 5965-3094E.

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