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CellAdvisorTM 5G
User’s Guide

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Table of Contents
1. About CellAdvisor 5G_________________________________________________________________________ 1
CellAdvisor 5G 1
Safety and compliance information 2
Product Regulatory compliance 2
Guide conventions 3
Technical assistance 5
2. Introduction to CellAdvisor 5G _________________________________________________________________ 7
What is CellAdvisor 5G? 7
Features and capabilities 8
Specifications 8
Physical specifications 8
Power supply specifications 8
Battery specifications 8
Environmental specifications 9
Data storage 9
Options 9
3. Getting Started _____________________________________________________________________________ 11
Unpacking and inspecting the CellAdvisor 5G 11
Accessories 11
Exploring the CellAdvisor 5G 12
Top panel 12
Side panel 13
Installing battery 14
Installing battery 14
Powering the instrument 15
Using the AC power adapter 16
Turning on the instrument 16
Turning off and rebooting the instrument 16
Navigating the user interface 17
Starting the CellAdvisor 5G 17
Operating CellAdvisor 5G 19
Glancing at menus and icons 19
Glancing at full menus 21
Managing files 22
Using save 22
Using load 24
Using file manager 24
Using favorites 25
Adding a file to favorites 25
Managing a favorite group file 25
Setting up the instrument 25
Home screen 25
Specifying international settings 29
Setting the date and time 29
Setting the remote access password 30
Setting the Wi-Fi connection 30
Setting up the bluetooth connection 31

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Checking the battery 31
Setting up the display 31
Using the clock source 32
Setting up the GPS 33
Viewing the System Info 34
Enabling software options 34
Updating the software 35
Synchronizing to the StrataSync server 37
4. Using Spectrum Analyzer ____________________________________________________________________ 39
Introduction 39
Selecting mode and measure 39
Configuring spectrum measurements 40
Setting frequency 40
Frequency and span 40
Setting channel 41
Channel number, channel step, and channel standard 41
Setting amplitude 42
Amplitude 42
Setting BW/AVG 43
BW/AVG 43
Setting sweep 44
Sweep 44
Setting trigger 45
Trigger 45
Setting trace 46
Trace 46
Setting limit 47
Limit 48
Using marker 49
Marker 49
Conducting spectrum measurements 51
Sweep tuned spectrum 51
Conducting RF measurements 51
Channel power 51
Occupied bandwidth 52
Spectrum emission mask (SEM) 54
Adjacent channel power (ACP) 55
Multi adjacent channel power 56
Spurious emissions 58
Total harmonic distortion (THD) 59
Field strength meter 60
Utility 61
Gate Sweep Spectrum 61
AM/FM Audio Demodulation 62
Route map 63
5. Using Interference Analyzer __________________________________________________________________ 67
Introduction 67
Selecting mode and measure 67
Conducting spectrum measurements 68
Spectrum 68
Spectrogram 68
Conducting interference measurements 70
RSSI 70
Interference finder 71

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Radar chart 75
Utility 78
Spectrum Replayer 78
PIM detection single carrier 79
PIM detection multi-carrier 79
6. Using Real-time Spectrum Analyzer____________________________________________________________ 81
Introduction 81
Selecting mode and measure 81
Conducting spectrum measurements 81
Persistent spectrum 82
Persistent spectrogram 84
Conducting interference analysis 86
Persistent RSSI 86
Persistent interference finder 88
Persistent Radar chart 92
Utility 96
Real-time spectrum replayer 96
7. Using LTE/LTE-A FDD Analyzer________________________________________________________________ 99
Introduction 99
Selecting mode and measure 100
Conducting spectrum measurement 100
Spectrum 100
Conducting RF measurement 101
Channel Power 101
Setting measure setup 101
Setting limit 101
Occupied bandwidth 102
Setting measure setup 102
Setting limit 102
Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM) 103
Setting measure setup 103
Setting limit 103
ACLR 104
Setting measure setup 104
Setting limit 104
Multi-ACLR 105
Setting measure setup 105
Setting limit 105
Spurious Emissions 106
Setting measure setup 106
Setting limit 107
Power vs Time 107
Power vs Time (Frame) 107
Setting measure setup 107
Setting limit 108
Modulation Analysis 108
Constellation 108
Setting measure setup 108
Setting limit 109
Data Channel 110
Setting measure setup 110
Setting limit 111
Using marker 111
Control Channel 112

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Setting measure setup 112
Setting limit 113
Subframe 113
Setting measure setup 114
Setting limit 114
Using marker 115
Frame 116
Setting measure setup 116
Setting limit 116
Time Alignment Error 117
Setting measure setup 117
Setting limit 117
Data Allocation Map 118
Setting measure setup 118
Setting display 119
Using marker 119
Carrier Aggregation 119
Setting measure setup 119
Setting limit 120
OTA Analysis 121
Channel Scanner 121
Setting measure setup 121
Setting limit 121
ID Scanner 123
Setting measure setup 123
Multipath Profile 124
Setting measure setup 124
Control Channel 125
Setting measure setup 125
Setting limit 126
Datagram 126
Setting measure setup 126
Route Map 127
Loading a map 127
Setting measure setup 128
Logging data 128
Viewing the logging data 128
Setting limit 129
Importing cellsite DB 129
Freq/Time/Power Variation 131
Miscellaneous 132
Power Statistics CCDF 133
Setting measure setup 133
8. Using LTE/LTE-A TDD Analyzer_______________________________________________________________ 135
Introduction 135
Selecting mode and measure 136
Conducting Spectrum Measurement 136
Spectrum 136
Conducting RF measurement 137
Channel Power 137
Setting measure setup 137
Setting limit 137
Occupied Bandwidth 138
Setting measure setup 138
Setting limit 138
Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM) 139

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Setting measure setup 139
Setting limit 139
ACLR 140
Setting measure setup 140
Setting limit 140
Multi-ACLR 141
Setting measure setup 141
Setting limit 141
Spurious Emissions 142
Setting measure setup 142
Setting limit 143
Power vs Time 143
Power vs Time (Frame) 143
Setting measure setup 143
Setting limit 144
Power vs Time (Slot) 144
Setting measure setup 144
Setting limit 145
Modulation Analysis 145
Constellation 145
Setting measure setup 145
Setting limit 146
Data Channel 147
Setting measure setup 147
Setting limit 148
Using marker 148
Control Channel 149
Setting measure setup 149
Setting limit 150
Subframe 150
Setting measure setup 151
Setting limit 152
Using marker 152
Time Alignment Error 152
Setting measure setup 153
Setting limit 153
Data Allocation Map 153
Setting measure setup 154
Setting display 154
Using marker 154
Carrier Aggregation 155
Setting measure setup 155
Setting limit 156
OTA Analysis 156
Channel Scanner 156
Setting measure setup 156
Setting limit 157
ID Scanner 159
Setting measure setup 159
Multipath Profile 160
Setting measure setup 160
Control Channel 161
Setting measure setup 161
Setting limit 162
Datagram 162
Setting measure setup 162
Route Map 163
Loading a map 163

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Setting measure setup 164
Logging data 164
Viewing the logging data 165
Setting limit 165
Importing cellsite DB 165
Freq/Time/Power Variation 167
Miscellaneous 169
Power Statistics CCDF 169
Setting measure setup 169
9. Using Scanner_____________________________________________________________________________ 171
Introduction 171
Selecting mode and measure 171
Channel scanner 171
Setting measure setup 171
Frequency scanner 172
Setting measure setup 172
Custom scanner 173
Setting measure setup 173
10. Using 5G TF Signal Analyzer_________________________________________________________________ 175
Introduction 175
Selecting mode and measure 175
Conducting OTA measurements 175
Beam analyzer 175
Setting measure setup 175
Carrier scanner 176
Setting measure setup 176
Route map 178
Loading a map 178
Setting measure setup 179
11. Using 5G NR Signal Analyzer ________________________________________________________________ 182
Introduction 182
Selecting mode and measure 183
Conducting spectrum measurement 183
Trigger spectrum 183
Setting measure setup 183
Conducting RF measurement 185
Channel Power 185
Setting measure setup 185
Setting limit 187
Occupied bandwidth 188
Setting measure setup 188
Setting Limit 190
Spectrum emission mask 190
Setting measure setup 190
Setting limit 192
ACLR 192
Setting measure setup 192
Setting limit 194
Multi-ACLR 195
Setting measure setup 195
Setting limit 195
Spurious emissions 196
Setting measure setup 196

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Conducting OTA measurement 197
Beam analyzer 197
Setting measure setup 198
Carrier scanner 200
Setting measure setup 200
Viewing beam information 201
Setting the sweep speed 202
Route map 204
Loading a map 204
Setting measure setup 205
Beam availability index 210
Setting measure setup 210
Freq/Time/Power Variation 212
Multi-path profile 214
Conducting modulation measurement 216
Constellation 216
Setting measure setup 216
Setting limit 218
Power vs Time 219
Power vs Time (Slot) 219
Setting measure setup 219
Power vs Time (Frame) 221
Setting measure setup 222
Conducting PDSCH analysis 224
PDSCH Constellation 224
Setting measure setup 224
Setting limit 227
EVM vs Subcarrier 228
Setting measure setup 229
Allocation mapper 233
Setting measure setup 233
12. Using NSA Signal Analyzer __________________________________________________________________ 237
Introduction 237
Selecting mode and measure 237
Conducting OTA measurements 237
NSA analyzer 237
Setting measure setup 238
NSA scanner 241
Setting measure setup 242
Route map 245
Loading a map 245
Setting measure setup 245
13. Using DSS Signal Analyzer __________________________________________________________________ 253
Introduction 253
Selecting mode and measure 254
Conducting spectrum measurements 254
Spectrum 254
Setting measure setup 254
Conducting RF measurements 255
Channel Power 255
Setting measure setup 255
Setting limit 255
Occupied bandwidth 256
Setting measure setup 256

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Setting Limit 256
Spectrum emission mask 256
Setting measure setup 257
Setting Limit 257
ACLR 257
Setting measure setup 257
Setting limit 258
Multi-ACLR 258
Setting measure setup 258
Setting limit 258
Spurious emissions 259
Setting measure setup 259
Power vs Time 260
Power vs Time (Frame) 260
Setting measure setup 261
Setting limit 261
Power vs Time (Slot) 262
Setting measure setup 262
Setting limit 263
Conducting modulation measurements 263
Constellation 263
Setting measure setup 264
Setting limit 265
Channel mapper 266
Setting measure setup 266
Control channel 268
Setting measure setup 268
Setting limit 270
Subframe 272
Setting measure setup 272
Setting limit 273
Using Marker 275
Frame 277
Setting measure setup 277
Setting limit 278
Time alignment error 280
Setting measure setup 281
Conducting OTA measurements 282
OTA channel scanner 282
Setting measure setup 282
Setting Limit 284
OTA ID scanner 285
Setting measure setup 285
OTA multipath profile 287
Setting measure setup 287
OTA control channel 288
Setting measure setup 289
Setting limit 290
OTA route map 291
Loading a map 291
Setting measure setup 292
Freq/Time/Power variation 297
Setting measure setup 297
14. 5G TM Signal Analyzer______________________________________________________________________ 301
Introduction 301
Selecting mode and measure 301