
166 Chapter 6
BERT Testing
Measuring RF Loopback BER with Option 300
Measuring RF Loopback BER with Option 300
The following procedure uses the data looped back from the base transceiver station (BTS) to
measure the bit error ratio introduced by the BTS receiver when it is receiving coded data
from the test equipment. Timing synchronization must first be achieved between the BTS and
the test equipment so that data can be transmitted and received at the expected times.
Synchronization is achievable either to a received broadcast channel (BCH), to a received full
rate speech traffic channel (TCH) in the GSM format, or a packet data channel (PDCH) in the
EDGE format.
Required Equipment
The following equipment is required to make loopback BER measurements.
• VSA Series Transmitter Tester, model E4406A, with the following required options:
− Option BAH - GSM Measurement Personality
NOTE Option 202 replaces Option BAH in the VSA if EDGE support is required.
− Option 300 - 321.4 MHz IF Output
• ESG Vector Signal Generator, model E4438C
− Option 300 - GSM/EDGE base station loopback BER test capability (requires Options
UN7, 001 or 002, 402)
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