Tektronix has announced the RSA-IQWiMAX demodulation and analysis software, part of a comprehensive test set targeted at solving WiMAX design problems. The software is a new application-specific test tool for characterising and troubleshooting WiMAX-device designs utilising the RSA3408A real-time spectrum analyser, and is the result of a partnership between Tektronix and LitePoint. With the software and the spectrum analyser, engineering teams will be able to more quickly detect, diagnose and resolve design issues, improving time-to-market for WiMAX end-user products, including consumer electronics, computers and hand-held devices. The analyser provides spectrum and modulation measurements on OFDM and OFDMA signals in accordance with IEEE 802.16-2004 (fixed) and IEEE 802.16e-2005 (mobile) WiMAX standards. It captures intermittent or random events that other solutions will miss, enabling engineering teams to detect, diagnose and resolve design issues more quickly. The combination of spectrum analyser and test software enables engineers to perform time-, frequency-, and modulation-domain measurements to decompose signals or uncover anomalies, as well as generating in-depth analysis at the design stage.
