Title :
NIST passive intermodulation measurement comparison for wireless base station equipment
Author :
Jargon, J.A. ; DeGroot, D.C. ; Reed, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has initiated a passive intermodulation measurement comparison for the US 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 :
electric distortion measurement; intermodulation distortion; intermodulation measurement; mobile radio; telecommunication equipment testing; telecommunication standards; NIST passive intermodulation measurement comparison; US wireless industry; cable assembly; intermodulation distortion; passive devices; third-order IMD; third-order intermodulation products; wireless base station equipment; Assembly; Base stations; Connectors; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Intermodulation distortion; NIST; Particle measurements; Personal communication networks; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
ARFTG Conference Digest, 1998. Computer-Aided Design and Test for High-Speed Electronics. 52nd
Conference_Location :
Rohnert Park, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5686-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.1998.768634
