Experimental comparison of spectrum analyzer architectures in the diagnosis of RF interference phenomena

Author

Bertocco, Matteo ; Dalla Chiara, Andrea ; Gamba, G. ; Sona, Alessandro

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

5-7 May 2009

Firstpage

765

Lastpage

770

Abstract

Interference and coexistence issues among devices deploying wireless communications are becoming more and more intrusive. The analysis of such phenomena can be carried out employing high frequency Spectrum Analyzers (SA). In this paper, performances of the main architectures of SA are experimentally analyzed and compared, in order to obtain helpful hints to choice the most suitable instrument for diagnosis purposes.

Keywords

radiocommunication; radiofrequency interference; real-time systems; spectral analysers; virtual instrumentation; RF interference phenomena; digital spectrum analyzer; real time spectrum analyzer; spectrum analyzer architecture; superheterodyne spectrum analyzer; vector signal analyzer; virtual spectrum analyzer; wireless communication; Electromagnetic interference; Frequency; Instrumentation and measurement; Instruments; Performance analysis; Signal analysis; Spectral analysis; Telecommunication standards; Testing; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Singapore

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3352-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168553

Filename

5168553