EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer – RF spectrum analyzer

The EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is a portable tool that provides visibility into 4G LTE and 5G RF environments with the industry’s only modular RF testing solution. It’s designed to help field technicians and RF engineers validate 5G RAN installations, perform maintenance and troubleshooting, and quickly and accurately troubleshoot interference issues. In this article, we’ll explore the features and benefits of the EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer in detail.

Features of the EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer

The EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is an advanced Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) that continuously acquires RF signals. It can analyze signals with up to 100 MHz of bandwidth and support both 4G/5G FR1 and 5G FR2 frequency bands. The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is designed to validate RF power levels and display the spectrum while plugged directly into the RF TAP port of a DAS system. This field-upgradeable FR1/FR2 RF test solution is an excellent tool for field techs and RF engineers to validate 5G RAN installations, perform maintenance and troubleshooting, and quickly troubleshoot interference issues with high accuracy.

Benefits of the EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer

The EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer enables field technicians to troubleshoot interference issues quickly and accurately. Our real-time spectrum analyzer (RTSA) supports both 4G/5G FR1 and 5G FR2 frequency bands and real-time spectrum analysis up to 100 MHz. The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is a portable solution that provides visibility into 4G/LTE and 5G RF environments with the industry’s only modular solution. The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is simple to use, accurate, and built specifically for field techs. The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is designed to help field techs and RF engineers validate 5G RAN installations, perform maintenance and troubleshooting, and troubleshoot interference issues quickly and accurately.

How the EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer Works

The EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer measures amplitude by analyzing the RF signals in the 4G LTE and 5G RF environments. It provides visibility into the RF environment using the 5G-NR signal and LTE analyzer. The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer is a Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) with 100 MHz of analysis bandwidth that continuously acquires RF signals. It validates RF power levels and displays the spectrum while plugged directly into the RF TAP port of a DAS system. The 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer enables field technicians to troubleshoot interference issues quickly and accurately.

EXFO 5GPro Spectrum Analyzer – RF spectrum analyzer Specifications:

• FR1
  • Frequency range 450 MHz to 6 GHz
  • Connector SMA (female)
  • Max safe level input 30 dBm
• FR2
  • Frequency range 24.25 GHz to 40 GHz
  • Connector 2.92 mm (K-male)
  • Max safe level input 20 dBm
• Real-time spectrum and signal analysis bandwidth up to 100 MHz
• 5GNR signal and beam analysis
• LTE signal analysis
• Digital RF power measurements
• TDD support
• OTDR, RF over CPRI, CPRI/eCPRI, timing and synchronization
• LTE analysis
• Spectrum analysis (TDD gated sweep)
• Ethernet up to 100G
• Real-time spectrum analysis
• Physical Cell ID (PCI), Beam ID and SSB periodicity.
• Auto-detection of subcarrier spacing (SCS)
• Secondary synchronization – reference signal received power (SS-RSRP): linear average received power of each secondary synchronization signal (SSS) resource elements.
• Secondary synchronization – reference signal received quality (SS-RSRQ): ratio of SSS power over the total power of a given number of resource blocks.
• Secondary synchronization – signal to interference and noise ratio (SS-SINR): ratio of SSS over all noise sources, including interferers.