Agilent Technologies demonstrates new wireless networking test products at WiCon World

Product portfolio speeds design and production of UWB, Bluetooth, Bluetooth EDR, WLAN, WiMAX and MIMO devices

LONDON, Wireless Connectivity World, Booth 510, May 24, 2005

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today is demonstrating several new products in its wireless networking test portfolio that reduce the number of design iterations and overall development costs for R&D and reduce the time and cost of manufacturing wireless devices.

"Keeping up with the wireless connectivity standards is challenging for lead adopters who can't always wait for the standards to stabilize," said Pat Byrne, president of Agilent's Electronic Products and Solutions Group. "Agilent continually introduces solutions to cover the evolving wireless connectivity applications. We provide a breadth of products and expertise to assure confidence for wireless designers and manufacturers bringing new products to market -- we help speed the entire process."

Agilent will present the industry's first multiformat test set to include Bluetooth( EDR and the industry's first multiband OFDM UWB signal creation software in the Agilent stand (Hall 6/7/8, Stand 510). In addition, the following existing wireless networking test products for ultra-wideband (UWB), Bluetooth, WLAN, WiMAX and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) will be shown:

UWB

For UWB, Agilent is demonstrating the DSO80000 ultra-high-performance Infiniium oscilloscope with the 89600 VSA software, the E4440A PSA with FCC spurious emissions measurement, the E8267D PSG vector signal generator with N7619A Signal Studio for Multiband OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) UWB, N6030A arbitrary waveform generator, Advanced Design System (ADS) 2004A UWB Design Exploration Library, and Staccato Communications' Ripcord UWB PHY microModule.

• The DSO80000 oscilloscope captures the complete UWB burst up to 13 GHz. Paired with the 89600 VSA software, it provides time and frequency domain measurements for RF and baseband signals. The VSA's spectrogram reveals the signal behavior over time; time-gated CCDF measurements show signal power distribution as well as band power; and ACP markers provide power measurements.
• The PSA provides fast UWB spectrum measurements and includes a UWB FCC indoor spurious emissions test and user-definable limit lines for SEM measurements.
• Signal Studio for Multiband OFDM UWB is a first-to-market solution enabling users to easily configure waveforms for designing and verifying transceivers and their components.
• The PSG has a wideband IQ modulator with up to 2 GHz of modulation bandwidth.
• Agilent's N6030A arbitrary waveform generator provides the high sampling rate and high bit resolution to create low-distortion UWB test waveforms.
• The UWB Design Exploration Library provides rapid setup, analysis and data display to verify the most common performance characteristics of UWB transmitters and receivers. It also includes a UWB DesignGuide that supports Multiband-OFDM and pulse-based technology.

Bluetooth and WLAN

For Bluetooth and WLAN, Agilent is showing the N4010A wireless connectivity test set. For Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Agilent will present the first multiformat test set to include Bluetooth EDR, the N4010A with Option 105. For WLAN, Agilent will show the new WLAN measurement personality for the PSA Series high-performance spectrum analyzers and E4438C ESG with Signal Studio for 802.11 WLAN.

• The N4010A is the industry's first one-box test set that measures WLAN 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth and Bluetooth EDR modules from a single platform. With the Agilent N4010A wireless connectivity test set's new Bluetooth EDR option, engineers can test Bluetooth EDR connectivity during the development, integration, and manufacturing of chipsets, modules and devices. This test set maximizes manufacturers' flexibility and lowers the cost of test by eliminating the need to purchase separate WLAN, Bluetooth and Bluetooth EDR measurement systems.
• The new WLAN measurement capability for the PSA Series will highlight one-button standards-based power and modulation measurements to easily test WLAN chipsets, modules and access points.
• The ESG with Signal Studio enables users to easily generate 802.11a/b/g signals with fully-coded frames to thoroughly test WLAN transceiver RF and baseband subsections, including FER, PER, and BER analysis.

WiMAX

For WiMAX, Agilent is showing the 89600 Series vector signal analysis (VSA) software, N7613A Signal Studio for 802.16-2004 (WiMAX) with the E4438C ESG vector signal generator, and the Wavesat DM256 Reference Kit.

• The VSA offers comprehensive WiMAX modulation analysis for evaluating and troubleshooting WiMAX signals.
• Signal Studio for 802.16-2004 enables users to create standard-compliant WiMAX waveforms and download them to the ESG for playback.

MIMO

For MIMO, Agilent is featuring the 89600 Series VSA and E4438C ESG, and is demonstrating live measurements. The ESG enables users to generate phase-coherent waveforms between multiple signal generators for simulating a true MIMO environment. The VSA offers a number of dual-channel measurements for MIMO including coherence, auto-correlation, cross-correlation, and channel frequency response. Two-channel RF inputs are being shown using the VSA.

Further Information

Additional information about these products is available at www.agilent.com/find/wirelessconnectivity. For more information about Agilent's industry-first multiband OFDM UWB Signal Creation Tool, go here.

Images of the new products are available at www.agilent.com/find/Wicon.

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

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