Measurement of noise figure, G/T, and E/sub b//N/sub 0/ using RSSI

Author

Chung-Yi Lee ; Panton, W. ; Granata, G. ; Rajkotia, A.

Author_Institution

Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

21-24 Feb. 1999

Firstpage

101

Lastpage

103

Abstract

Noise figure, G/T, and E/sub b//N/sub 0/, are receiver figure of merits in terrestrial and satellite systems. These parameters can be measured using different techniques. This paper describes how to determine the above figure of merits from a single measurement, known as receive signal strength indicator (RSSI), defined within Qualcomm CDMA communication systems. Detailed formulation is presented. This technique can generate accurate results that allow the verification of receiver performance of a whole wireless phone including the antenna.

Keywords

code division multiple access; electric noise measurement; mobile satellite communication; radio receivers; telephone sets; E/sub b//N/sub 0/; G/T; Qualcomm CDMA communication systems; RSSI; antenna; digital communications; mobile station modem; noise figure measurement; receiver figure of merits; receiver performance verification; satellite systems; terrestrial systems; wireless phone; Additive white noise; Design engineering; Modems; Multiaccess communication; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio; System performance; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technologies for Wireless Applications, 1999. Digest. 1999 IEEE MTT-S Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5152-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755136

Filename

755136