R&S M3SR 4100 Series User manual

Operating Manual
Radiocommunications Systems
6175.4760.02 - 01
R&S®M3SR Series 4100
Software Defined Radios
Operating Manual

The Operating Manual describes the following radio models and options:
R&S®MR4100E — 6118.9609.xx — SW Rel. 09.0x (x = 0 to 9)
R&S®MR4100X — 6119.7251.xx — SW Rel. 09.0x (x = 0 to 9)
R&S®MR4100G — 6118.9750.xx — SW Rel. 09.0x (x = 0 to 9)
R&S®MR4100G-B — 6119.6255.xx — SW Rel. 09.0x (x = 0 to 9)
xx = see explanation of models
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M3SR Series 4100 Abbreviations
Abbreviations
(P)TRU (primary) time reference unit
A
A1A Morse telegraphy
A2G automatic link establishment 2nd generation
A3E amplitude modulation
AC alternating current
ACK acknowledge
ACQ acquisition
ACS automatic channel selection
ADDR address
ADV advanced
AGC automatic gain control
AHS advanced hopset
AL-x protection level, x = 0 to 2
ALC automatic level control
ALE automatic link establishment
ALE 2G automatic link establishment 2nd generation
ALE 2G LP automatic link establishment 2nd generation with linking protection
ALE 3G automatic link establishment 3rd generation
AM amplitude modulation
AMBE advanced multi-band excitation
AMD automatic message display
AME single sideband, full carrier
ANT antenna
ARQ automatic repeat request
ASYNC asynchronous
ATU antenna tuning unit
B
B7D two independent sidebands for external modems
B8E two independent sidebands for voice
BB broadband system
BER bit error rate
BFO beat frequency oscillator

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BIT built-in test
BITE built-in test equipment
Bro broadcast
BW bandwidth
C
CAL calibration
CBIT continuous built-in test
CCT call channel type
CE EC Certificate of Conformity
CFG configuration
CHAP challenge handshake authentication protocol
chnPs channels per second
CCIR Comité Cosultatif International de Radiocommunication
CLARIF clarifier frequency
CLR clear
Comp. component
COMSEC communication security
ConMode connection mode
CONFIG configuration
CR connect request
CU control unit
CW Morse telegraphy
D
DC direct current
DDS direct digital synthesizer
DEL delete
dev. device
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung
DISP display
DLM data link mode
DSC digital selective calling
DSP digital signal processing/processor
DTE data terminal equipment
E
ECCM electronic counter counter measures
EN Europäische Norm

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M3SR Series 4100 Abbreviations
ENT enter
ENVIR environment
EOM end of message
EPM electronic protection measures
ESC escape
ESSI enhanced serial synchronous interface
ETH Ethernet
EXL LQA exchange
EXT external
F
F1D frequency shift keying
F3E frequency modulation
FEC forward error correction
FED-STD Federal Standard
FF fixed frequency
FHS free hopset search
FLM fast link mode
FLSU fast link setup
FM frequency modulation
FREQ frequency
FSK frequency shift keying
FW firmware
Fwd forward
G
G guard
GB2PP GB2 platform protocol
GMDSS global maritime distress and safety system
GPS global positioning system
GRP group
GUI graphical user interface
H
H3E single sideband, full carrier
HANG holdtime/hangover
HDL high data rate link protocol
HF high frequency
HFM HF modem

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HiSp high-speed
Hold holdtime
HW hardware
HWM hardware mainboard
I
IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IBIT initiated built-in test
ICMP internet control message protocol
ICNIRP international commission on non-ionizing radiation protection
ID identifier
Ident. identification
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IF intermediate frequency
IGMP internet group management protocol
IHBT inhibit
INDV individual
INT internal
INTL interleaver length
INTLV interleaver length
INTV interval
Instr. instruction
IP internet protocol
IPD IP data
IPoA IP over air
IPv4 internet protocol version 4
IQ inphase/quadrature (modulation)
ISB independent sideband
J
J2D+ USB for external modems
J2D- LSB for external modems
J3E+ upper sideband
J3E- lower sideband
L
LAN local access network
LBT listen before transmit
LDL low data rate link protocol

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LED light-emitting diode
LM link mode
LNG long
LO local oscillator
LOC local
LQA link quality analysis
LSB lower sideband
LSU link setup
LTE late traffic entry
M
M3SR multiband multimode multirole surface radio
M3TR multiband multimode multirole tactical radio
MB message block
MBE-LPC multiband excitation - linear predictive coding
MC multicast
MD mode
MDL middle
MELP mixed excitation linear prediction
MGC manual gain control
MIL-STD military standard
MMBE modified multi-band excitation
MMI man-machine interface
MON monitoring
MPlan mission planner
Msg message
MSK minimum shift keying
MSS maximum segment size
MST maximum session time
MTC maintenance
MTU maximum transmission unit
N
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NB noise blanker
NMEA National Marine Electronics Association
no. number
NSYN not synchronized

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O
OCXO oven controlled oscillator
OD occupancy detection
OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplex
Op operation
OP operational page
OpMode operation mode
OSI open systems interconnection
P
P to P point-to-point
PA power amplifier
PAP password authentication protocol
PAvg average power factor
PBIT power-on built-in test
PBT passband tuning frequency
PC personal computer
PDU protocol data unit
PEP peak envelope power
PH phase
PMU power management unit
POL polarity
ppm parts per million
PPP point-to-point protocol
Preamp preamplifier
PREV previous
PRF performance
Prod. production
PROT protection
PSK phase shift keying
PtM point-to-multipoint
PtP point-to-point
PTRU primary time reference unit
PTT push to talk
R
R radio
R:-- not connected to radio

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R:>< connecting to radio
R:?? check connection
R-Time release time
RAL Reichs-Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen
RC radio controller
RCB radio control bus
RCD re-connect delay
RDL remote device loader
REBRO rebroadcast
REF reference
REQ request
RF radio frequency
RFC request for commands
RGA radio global address
RIT receiver incremental tuning
RNMS3000 radio network management system
ROB robust
RPT report
RQ request
RSSI received signal strength indication
RTC real-time clock
RTT round-trip-time
Rx receive, receiver
S
S/N signal-to-noise ratio
S4285 STANAG4285
S4415 STANAG4415
S4529 STANAG4529
S4538 STANAG4538
S4539 STANAG4539
SACK selective acknowledgment
SDM short data message
SECOM-H special EPM procedure for HF/VHF
SECOM-V special EPM procedure for VHF/UHF
SELV safety extra low voltage
SENS sensitivity

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SHT short
SIL silent
SOD synchronization on data
SP search pattern
SSB single sideband modulation
STANAG NATO Standardization Agreement
STN station
SQL squelch
SW software
SYN synthesizer
SYNC synchronous
T
TAQ time acquisition
TB time beacon
TCP transmission control Protocol
Thres threshold
TLC transmitter level control
TOS type of service
TRANSEC transmission security
TRU time reference unit
TTL time-to-live
TTY teletypewriter
Tx transmit, transmitter
U
UDP user datagram protocol
UNPROT unprotect
UUF user unique function
USB upper sideband, universal serial bus
V
VC voice compressor
VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik eV
VFw voice forward
VOC vocoder
VPoD voice priority over IP data
VPoIPD voice priority over IP data
VSWR voltage standing wave ratio