Anritsu upgrades spectrum analyzers

5G network rollouts continue to ramp up, causing network performance to degrade as a result of interference in the TDD uplink. Anritsu Company has enhanced the functionality of its Field Master spectrum analyzers’ LTE and 5G measurement options with a new uplink interference measurement to identify interference in 5G and LTE TDD networks.

Field Master MS2080A RF spectrum analyzer (Source: Anritsu)

Providing detailed insights into the causes of interference in new TDD networks, the uplink interference measurement includes configurations for common frame slot formats recommended by international standards organizations such as GSMA, ITU-R and ECC/CEPT. The LTE and 5G base-station measurement options support the performance of essential measurement when installing or optimizing a network.

The latest Field Master software release features a dual display of the LTE or 5G frame structure with automatic placement of gates on the uplink slots alongside the RF spectrum of gated time slots.

The 5G and LTE measurements are options for the Field Master spectrum analyzers. These include the handheld Field Master Pro MS2090A, covering FR1 and FR2 frequency bands, with continuous frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 54 GHz, and the handheld field-portable Field Master MS2080A for FR1-only networks, with a 4-GHz to 6-GHz frequency range. A real-time spectrum analyzer captures the detailed transmitter spectrum, and a cable and antenna analyzer accessory facilitate feeder cable sweeping.