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How to Verify the Data in Your LTE Downlink Signal
Date: Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM PDT / 17:00 GMT
Host: Agilent
The construction of the LTE downlink signal is the most complex used so far in the implementation of a cellular system. Making use of the flexibility provided by OFDMA and MIMO, the formats of the downlink and uplink RF signals are defined using a mixture of messages across several layers in the protocol stack, from the DCI to MIB and SIBs. This presentation shows in detail how some of the most important messages are built up, and how to verify step by step whether the signal you are dealing with is constructed according to the 3GPP Release 8 standard. The presentation makes extensive use of the 89600 Vector Signal Analysis software application to show the link between protocol messages and the actual RF signals they control.