Key facts
The R&S®SMM100A vector signal generator provides remarkably good RF characteristics across the entire frequency range from 100 kHz to 44 GHz. The instrument covers the bands up to 7.125 GHz used by the wireless standards for 5G NR FR1 and Wi-Fi 7 as well as the 5G NR FR2 bands up to 44 GHz.
The internal baseband generator in the R&S®SMM100A supports a maximum RF modulation bandwidth of 1 GHz. Digitally modulated broadband signals can thus be generated as required by the prevalent wireless standards. The R&S®SMM100A is well prepared for future bandwidth requirements.
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SSB phase noise of < –129 dBc is specified for an RF frequency of 1 GHz with a 20 kHz offset for the R&S®SMM100A vector signal generator. The typical value of –134 dBc is even 5 dB lower. The R&S®SMM-B709 low phase noise option lowers SSB phase noise to –139 dBc. In addition to excellent RF performance, it also has outstanding modulation characteristics at higher frequencies. The R&S®SMM100A delivers impressive EVM performance of < –45 dB at an RF frequency of 28 GHz for a 400 MHz 5G NR signal.
Measured EVM performance for 5G NR signal at 28 GHz
5G NR, 400 MHz, 256 QAM, 120 kHz SCS, SMM-B709, RF linearization active, f = 28 GHz
Activating the R&S®SMM-K575 RF linearization option significantly improves the EVM performance at higher output power. EVM performance improves by 8 dB for 100 MHz 5G NR signals in line with 3GPP TM 3.1 at 3.4 GHz and output power of 10 dBm. The same is valid for ACLR performance in the adjacent channel.
Measured EVM versus output power
f = 3.4 GHz for 5G NR, 100 MHz, 64 QAM, 60 kHz SCS, SMM-B709, RF linearization active
The basic configuration of the R&S®SMM100A supports a maximum RF modulation bandwidth of 120 MHz. Depending on requirements, bandwidth can be extended up to 1 GHz with a license key. With similar flexibility, the ARB memory can be extended from 64 Msample up to a maximum of 2 Gsample.
The R&S®SMM100A also comes with various frequency options up to a maximum of 44 GHz. Users can precisely configure the R&S®SMM100A to meet actual requirements.
Important software and hardware options
Graphical signal monitoring in real time
The R&S®SMM100A is well suited for generating signals that comply with the most important wireless communications standards and is an ideal signal generator for 5G NR base station conformance testing.
The R&S®SMM-B1044 frequency option can cover 5G NR frequency ranges FR1 and FR3 up to 24.25 GHz and FR2 up to 44 GHz. The bandwidth extension to 1 GHz can handle increased signal bandwidth 5G requirements.
Test case wizard for 5G New radio
The 5G NR test case wizard allows the R&S®SMM100A to be conveniently and cleverly configured for BTS tests in line with 3GPP TS 38.141.
The preceding WLAN standards IEEE 802.11ac and IEEE 802.11ax use a maximum signal bandwidth of 160 MHz. However, the trend for WLAN is toward larger bandwidths and higher frequencies. IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) specifies a signal bandwidth of 320 MHz in the frequency range from 5.8 GHz to 7.125 GHz. The R&S®SMM100A satisfies the signal quality requirements with an EVM of better than –53 dB for a signal bandwidth of 320 MHz.
EVM measurement: IEEE 802.11be WLAN signal
The R&S®SMM100A is ideal for HRP UWB receiver testing. The instrument covers the frequency range up to 10.6 GHz and with an RF modulation bandwidth of 500 MHz, signals can be generated on the most important channels.
The R&S®SMM-K149 HRP UWB baseband option supports signal generation for three specified modes: HRP UWB from IEEE 802.15.4 as well as the BPRF mode and the HPRF mode for enhanced ranging devices (ERDEF) from IEEE 802.15.4z.
HRP UWB signal generation with R&S®SMM-K149
Order number 1440.9009.02
100 kHz to 6 GHz
Order number 1440.9109.02
100 kHz to 7.5 GHz
Order number 1440.9209.02
100 kHz to 12.75 GHz
Order number 1440.9309.02
100 kHz to 20 GHz
Order number 1440.9409.02
100 kHz to 31.8 GHz
Order number 1440.9509.02
100 kHz to 44 GHz
Order number 1440.9609.02
100 kHz to 44 GHz I/Q modulation bandwidth and minimum pulse width limited
Order number 1441.0305.02
100 kHz to 44 GHz
I/Q modulation bandwidth and minimum pulse width limited between 31.8 GHz and 37 GHz
Order number 1441.1301.02
100 MHz, 1 GHz ultra low noise reference input/output
Order number 1441.1318.02
Flexible reference input (1 MHz to 100 MHz)
Order number 1441.1330.02
Pulse Modulator
Order number 1441.1347.02
High-Performance Pulse Generator
Order number 1441.1353.02
Multifunction Generator
Order number 1441.1324.02
AM/FM/PM
Order number 1440.9709.02
Phase coherence
Order number 1441.1147.02
Frontend control
Order number 1440.9809.02
Baseband generator with ARB (64 Msample, 120 MHz RF bandwidth)
Order number 1441.1260.02
ARB memory extension to 512 Msample
Order number 1441.2143.02
Differential analog I/Q outputs
Order number 1441.1276.02
ARB memory extension to 1 Gsample
Order number 1441.2120.02
ARB memory extension to 2 Gsample
Order number 1441.2114.02
Baseband real-time extension incl. CDM
Order number 1441.2108.02
Baseband extension to 240 MHz RF bandwidth
Order number 1441.2095.02
Baseband extension to 500 MHz RF bandwidth
Order number 1441.2089.02
Baseband extension to 1 GHz RF bandwidth
Order number 1441.2066.02
Bit error rate tester
Order number 1441.0934.02
ARB Ethernet upload
Order number 1441.2050.02
Envelope tracking
Order number 1441.2043.02
AM/AM, AM/PM predistortion
Order number 1441.2037.02
User-defined frequency response correction
Order number 1441.1130.02
Crest factor reduction
Order number 1441.1730.02
5G NR Release 15
Order number 1441.2166.02
5G NR Release 16
Order number 1441.1018.02
5G NR Release 17/18
Order number 1441.1076.02
5G NR sidelink
Order number 1441.1924.02
LTE Release 8
Order number 1441.1882.02
LTE Release 9
Order number 1441.1876.02
LTE Release 10
Order number 1441.1847.02
LTE Release 11
Order number 1441.1830.02
LTE Release 12
Order number 1441.1776.02
LTE Release 13/14/15
Order number 1441.1030.02
U-Plane generation
Order number 1441.1818.02
Cellular IoT Release 13
Order number 1441.1747.02
Cellular IoT Release 14
Order number 1441.1247.02
Cellular IoT Release 15/16/17
Order number 1441.2008.02
3GPP FDD
Order number 1441.1899.02
3GPP FDD HSPA/HSPA+, enhanced BS/MS tests
Order number 1441.2020.02
GSM/EDGE
Order number 1441.2014.02
EDGE Evolution
Order number 1441.1999.02
CDMA2000 incl. 1xEV-DV
Order number 1441.1982.02
1xEV-DO Rev. A
Order number 1441.1853.02
1xEV-DO Rev. B
Order number 1441.1960.02
TD-SCDMA
Order number 1441.1953.02
TD-SCDMA enhanced BS/MS tests
Order number 1441.1360.02
5G NR Release 15 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.2172.02
5G NR Release 16 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1024.02
5G NR Release 17/18 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1082.02
5G NR sidelink (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1601.02
LTE Release 8 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1530.02
LTE Release 9 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1524.02
LTE Release 10 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1453.02
LTE Release 11 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1447.02
LTE Release 12 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1382.02
LTE Release 13/14/15 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1424.02
Cellular IoT Release 13 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1253.02
Cellular IoT Release 14 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1230.02
Cellular IoT Release 15/16/17 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1701.02
3GPP FDD (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1547.02
3GPP FDD HSPA/HSPA+, enhanced BS/MS tests (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1724.02
GSM/EDGE (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1718.02
EDGE Evolution (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1682.02
CDMA2000 incl. 1xEV-DV (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1676.02
1xEV-DO Rev. A (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1501.02
1xEV-DO Rev. B (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1653.02
TD-SCDMA (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1647.02
TD-SCDMA enhanced (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1930.02
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/j/p
Order number 1441.1860.02
IEEE 802.11ac
Order number 1441.1753.02
IEEE 802.11ax
Order number 1441.1053.02
IEEE 802.11be
Order number 1441.1224.02
DFS Signal Generation (R&S®Pulse Sequencer software DFS)
Order number 1441.1918.02
Bluetooth® EDR
Order number 1441.1799.02
Bluetooth® 5.x
Order number 1441.0886.02
Bluetooth® 6.0
Order number 1441.1160.02
NFC A/B/F
Order number 1441.1760.02
LoRa®
Order number 1441.0786.02
IEEE 802.15.4 OQPSK, including support for 802.15.4ab (NB)
Order number 1441.1099.02
HRP UWB
Order number 1441.1824.02
OFDM Signal Generation
Order number 1441.1618.02
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/j/p (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1518.02
IEEE 802.11ac (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1376.02
IEEE 802.11ax (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1060.02
IEEE 802.11be (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1599.02
Bluetooth® EDR (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1401.02
Bluetooth® 5.x (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.0870.02
Bluetooth® 6.0 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1499.02
NFC A/B/F WinIQSIM2™
Order number 1441.1182.02
LoRa® (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.0770.02
IEEE 802.15.4 OQPSK, including support for 802.15.4ab (NB) (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1101.02
HRP UWB (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1430.02
OFDM Signal Generation (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1699.02
GPS, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1476.02
Modernized GPS, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1560.02
Galileo, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1482.02
Glonass, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.0928.02
Modernized Glonass, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1460.02
BeiDou 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1176.02
Modernized BeiDou, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1199.02
IRNSS, 1 satellite (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1153.02
Pulse sequencing (option for R&S®Pulse Sequencer software)
Basic feature set for simulating radar signals on an external PC with R&S®Pulse Sequencer software.
Order number 1441.1201.02
Enhanced pulse sequencing (option for R&S®Pulse Sequencer software)
Adds simulation capabilities for emitters and receiver, including antenna patterns and antenna scans
Order number 1441.1630.02
DVB-H/DVB-T (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1624.02
DAB/T-DMB (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1418.02
DVB-S2 / DVB-S2X (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.0905.02
DVB-RCS2 (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.0911.02
DVB-S2X Annex E (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.0728.02
DVB-S2/S2X Annex-M (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1124.71
1 waveform for signals from R&S®WinIQSIM2™
Order number 1441.1124.72
5 waveform for signals from R&S®WinIQSIM2™
Order number 1441.1124.75
50 waveform for signals from R&S®WinIQSIM2™
Order number 1441.1901.02
Multicarrier CW Signal Generation
Order number 1441.2072.02
Additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN)
Order number 1441.1582.02
Multicarrier CW Signal Generation (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1576.02
Additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) (WinIQSIM2™)
Order number 1441.1047.02
Notched signals for noise power ratio measurements, R&S®SMM-B9 required
Order number 1441.1118.02
HUMS
Health and Utilization Monitoring Service
Order number 1175.3033.00
19" rack adapter for mounting a 19" housing 4 RU high in a standard 19" rack
Order number 1415.0201.02
Cable for standard I/Q Interface, 2 m
Order number 6124.2531.00
USB serial adapter for RS-232 remote control
Order number 3641.2948.03
Cable for HS digital I/Q interface, 3 m
Order number 0240.2193.18
Documentation of Calibration Values
Order number 3598.6993.03
R&S®SMM100A accredited calibration, for instruments with R&S®B1006 6 GHz frequency option
Order number 3598.7019.03
R&S®SMM100A accredited calibration, for instruments with R&S®B1007 7.5 GHz frequency option
Order number 3598.7002.03
R&S®SMM100A accredited calibration, for instruments with R&S®B1012/-B1020/-B1031/-B1044/ -B1044N 12.75 GHz/20 GHz/31.8 GHz/44 GHz frequency options
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