• DocumentCode
    1846207
  • Title

    NIST Passive Intermodulation Measurement Comparison for Wireless Base Station Equipment

  • Author

    Jargon, Jeffrey A. ; DeGroot, Donald C. ; Reed, Kristopher L.

  • Author_Institution
    National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Mail Stop 813.01, Boulder, CO 80303 USA, Tel: (303) 497-3596 I Fax: (303) 497-3970 | E-Mail: jjargon@nist.gov
  • Volume
    34
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    Dec. 1998
  • Firstpage
    128
  • Lastpage
    139
  • Abstract
    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has initiated a passive intermodulation measurement comparison for the U.S. wireless industry. The goal is to determine the agreement in the measurements of third-order intermodulation products of passive devices made by participating companies for currently deployed communication bands. We provide the details of this comparison along with preliminary results. In addition, we present a model describing third-order intermodulation distortion within a cable assembly and show how the cable and load affect passive intermodulation measurements.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Base stations; Cables; Connectors; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Intermodulation distortion; NIST; Personal communication networks; Power measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    ARFTG Conference Digest-Fall, 52nd
  • Conference_Location
    Rohnert Park, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5686-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARFTG.1998.327325
  • Filename
    4120010