Modulation Quality Specifications
- Updated2025-04-22
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WLAN Modulation Quality
| Center Frequency | 80 MHz 802.11ax* | 160 MHz 802.11be† | 320 MHz 802.11be‡ |
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| 5.18 GHz | -53.0 | -51.4 | -49.6 |
| 5.925 GHz | -54.3 | -52.9 | -50.5 |
| 7.125 GHz | -53.7 | -52.2 | -49.8 |
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Conditions: RF OUT loopback to RF IN; 16 OFDM data symbols; 20 packet averages; channel estination type: Ch Estimation Ref (Preamble and Pilots); Average Power Level = -10 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; RF OUT Digital Gain Servo technique (increase RF OUT Digital Gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; Reference Level headroom: 1 dB (default). |
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* Waveform PAPR: 9.95 dB; MCS index: 11 † Waveform PAPR: 11.41 dB; MCS index: 13 ‡ Waveform PAPR: 12.01 dB; MCS index: 13 |
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| Center Frequency | 320 MHz 802.11be* |
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| 5.18 GHz | -48.6 |
| 5.925 GHz | -48.8 |
| 7.125 GHz | -49.0 |
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Conditions: RF OUT loopback to RF IN; 16 OFDM data symbols; 20 packet averages; channel estination type: Ch Estimation Ref (Preamble and Pilots); Average Power Level = -10 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; RF OUT Digital Gain Servo technique (increase RF OUT Digital Gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; Reference Level headroom: 5 dB (default). |
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* Waveform PAPR: 12.01 dB; MCS index: 13 |
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Cellular Modulation Quality: 5G NR FR1
| Center Frequency | 1 CC × 100 MHz* | 2 CC × 100 MHz† | 4 CC × 100 MHz‡ |
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| 4 GHz | -54.1 | -52.4 | -50.4 |
| 5 GHz | -54.8 | -53.0 | -50.9 |
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Conditions: NR downlink, FDD, FR1, 256-QAM, fully filled resource blocks; RF OUT loopback to RF IN; Average Power Level = -10 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; RF OUT digital gain servo technique (increase RF OUT digital gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; 2 slots analyzed; 1 packet averages; Reference Level headroom: 1 dB (default). |
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* 1 × 100 MHz carrier: 30 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.62 dB PAPR † 2 × 100 MHz carrier: 30 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.87 dB PAPR, CC 0 and 1 averaged ‡ 4 × 100 MHz carrier: 30 kHz subcarrier spacing; 12.29 dB PAPR; CC 0, 1, 2, and 3 averaged |
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| Center Frequency | 1 CC × 100 MHz* | 2 CC × 100 MHz† | 4 CC × 100 MHz‡ |
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| 4 GHz | -53.8 | -52.1 | -50.0 |
| 5 GHz | -54.8 | -52.9 | -50.7 |
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Conditions: NR downlink, FDD, FR1, 256-QAM, fully filled resource blocks; RF OUT loopback to RF IN; Average Power Level = -10 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; RF OUT digital gain servo technique (increase RF OUT digital gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; 2 slots analyzed; 1 packet averages; Reference Level headroom: 5 dB (default). |
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* 1 × 100 MHz carrier: 30 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.62 dB PAPR † 2 × 100 MHz carrier: 30 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.87 dB PAPR, CC 0 and 1 averaged ‡ 4 × 100 MHz carrier: 30 kHz subcarrier spacing; 12.29 dB PAPR; CC 0, 1, 2, and 3 averaged |
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Cellular Modulation Quality: 5G NR FR2 at IF Frequencies
| Center Frequency | 1 CC × 100 MHz* | 2 CC × 100 MHz† | 1 CC × 400 MHz‡ | 2 CC × 400 MHz** | 4 CC × 400 MHz†† |
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| 5.801 GHz | -56.3 | -54.4 | -52.2 | -49.6 | -45.4 |
| 10 GHz | -55.8 | -53.4 | -51.3 | -49.1 | -44.9 |
| 18 GHz | -52.2 | -49.8 | -47.9 | -45.9 | -43.8 |
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Conditions: NR downlink, FDD, FR2, 256-QAM, fully filled resource blocks; RF OUT loopback to RF IN; Average Power Level = -10 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; 2 slots analyzed; 1 packet averages; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; RF OUT digital gain servo technique (increase RF OUT digital gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; Reference Level headroom: 1 dB (default). |
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* 1 × 100 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.04 dB PAPR † 2 × 100 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.56 dB PAPR; CC 0 and 1 averaged ‡ 1 × 400 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.87 dB PAPR ** 2 × 400 MHz carriers: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.80 dB PAPR; CC 0 and 1 averaged †† 4 × 400 MHz carriers: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 12.76 dB PAPR; CC 0, 1, 2, and 3 averaged |
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| Center Frequency | 1 CC × 100 MHz* | 2 CC × 100 MHz† | 1 CC × 400 MHz‡ | 2 CC × 400 MHz** | 4 CC × 400 MHz†† |
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| 5.801 GHz | -55.6 | -53.6 | -51.3 | -48.7 | -43.8 |
| 10 GHz | -55.1 | -53.0 | -50.7 | -48.3 | -44.6 |
| 18 GHz | -51.1 | -49.0 | -47.1 | -45.6 | -42.5 |
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Conditions: NR downlink, FDD, FR2, 256-QAM, fully filled resource blocks; RF OUT loopback to RF IN; Average Power Level = -10 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; 2 slots analyzed; 1 packet averages; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; RF OUT digital gain servo technique (increase RF OUT digital gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; Reference Level headroom: 5 dB (default). |
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* 1 × 100 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.04 dB PAPR † 2 × 100 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.56 dB PAPR; CC 0 and 1 averaged ‡ 1 × 400 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.87 dB PAPR ** 2 × 400 MHz carriers: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.80 dB PAPR; CC 0 and 1 averaged †† 4 × 400 MHz carriers: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 12.76 dB PAPR; CC 0, 1, 2, and 3 averaged |
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Cellular Modulation Quality: 5G NR FR2
| Center Frequency | 1 CC × 100 MHz* | 2 CC × 100 MHz† | 1 CC × 400 MHz‡ | 2 CC × 400 MHz** | 4 CC × 400 MHz†† |
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| 28 GHz | -44.5 | -41.2 | -38.7 | -37.1 | -34.9 |
| 39 GHz | -45.3 | -41.0 | -38.4 | -36.4 | -35.8 |
| 47 GHz | -44.6 | -41.1 | -39.2 | -37.6 | -36.3 |
| 50 GHz | -44.4 | -41.0 | -38.7 | -36.8 | -34.6 |
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Conditions: NR downlink, FDD, FR2, 256-QAM, fully filled resource blocks; RF OUT: 0 loopback to RF IN: 1; Shared LO; Average Power Level = -20 dBm; Reference Level = Average Power Level + Waveform PAPR; 2 slots analyzed; 1 packet averages; ModAcc Auto Level: Enabled; RF OUT digital gain servo technique (increase RF OUT digital gain until DSP overflow reported) applied; Reference Level headroom: 5 dB (default). |
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* 1 × 100 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.04 dB PAPR † 2 × 100 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.56 dB PAPR; CC 0 and 1 averaged ‡ 1 × 400 MHz carrier: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.87 dB PAPR ** 2 × 400 MHz carriers: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 11.80 dB PAPR; CC 0 and 1 averaged †† 4 × 400 MHz carriers: 120 kHz subcarrier spacing, 12.76 dB PAPR; CC 0, 1, 2, and 3 averaged |
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Error Vector Magnitude
Configuration A
Conditions: RF OUT loopback to RF IN; 12.5 MHz bandwidth 64-QAM modulated signal; pulse-shape filtering: root-raised cosine, alpha = 0.25; PXIe-5842 RF input reference level and RF output power level set to value specified in legend; Offset Mode: Automatic; acquisition length: 300 µs.