Integrated test solution supports 802.11ad standard
Article By : Graham Prophet
The E7760A's embedded software runs all required 802.11ad tests, allowing users to create and analyse signals on a single screen.
Keysight Technologies has introduced the E7760A wideband transceiver, an integrated test solution that supports the IEEE 802.11ad wireless standard for over-the-air testing of 60GHz signals with a bandwidth of 2GHz.
“Our customers are looking for millimetre wave over-the-air solutions with good performance to bring 60GHz applications to market,” said Kailash Narayanan, vice president and general manager of Keysight’s Wireless Devices segment. “The E7760A and M1650A package is a compact solution that addresses the comprehensive set of 802.11ad standard requirements and delivers the required performance metrics. With chipset control, this solution is ideally suited for design validation and manufacturing of 60GHz chipsets, modules and devices.”
The E7760A test solution includes:
- Embedded software that runs all required 802.11ad tests, allowing users to create and analyse signals on a single screen
- A vector signal generator and vector signal analyser to validate device IF performance
- Connectivity to remote M1650A mmWave transceivers with an RF cable for over-the-air testing
- Fully calibrated test capability near the device without the need for external calibration equipment
- The ability to connect up to six M1650As to one E7760A to validate beam forming capability or maximise throughput by testing multiple devices in a single set-up.
Keysight partnered with leading 802.11ad chipset designers to create chipset control software. These test automation tools shorten the design validation phase and increase early manufacturing throughput.
“Over-the-air test is critical to bring millimetre wave technologies to market,” said Satish Dhanasekaran, vice president and general manager of Keysight’s Wireless Chipsets, Devices and Operators Group. “Measurements are no longer made with a cable connected to an RF connector."
