R&S Announces EMF Measurement Software For RF Emissions

Tag : Measurement Software
Munich -- The R&S RFEX-Fast EMF measurement software from Rohde &Schwarz enables engineers and technicians to quickly and easilyvalidate compliance with legally defined emission limits. Networkoperators, test houses, service providers, and regulatoryauthorities can all benefit from its efficiency and ease of use.The portable one-box measurement system together with the R&S FSL spectrum analyzer and the R&S TS-EMF isotropic antenna is especially suitable forperforming measurements outdoors or in highly inaccessiblelocations.
The compact R&S RFEX-Fast software solution is designed formeasurements on equipment such as base stations and broadcasttransmitters; plus, it is also ideal for fixed-site transmissionsystems or WLAN infrastructures. The software performs themeasurements in a matter of seconds and displays the individualradio services. Engineers and technicians can see at a glancewhether minimum and maximum limits, such as those defined by ICNIRP(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection),have been violated. A simple maximum search of the electromagneticfield strength can also be performed. The software is easy toconfigure because the radio services are solely defined by theirfrequency range. This permits the system to adapt quickly to themeasurement task. The results can be interpreted immediately sincethe sum value of the field strength is output directly.
The software supports several Rohde & Schwarz spectrum analyzers,thus extending manual measurement capabilities beyond EMF. Whenused with the appropriate spectrum analyzers, the EMF measurementsoftware can also handle measurements of new radio services above 3GHz such as WiMAX and WLAN 802.11a/h signals. Moreover, thetried-and-tested R&S-RFEX software enables further analysis of thedata obtained.
The R&S RFEX-Fast software for the measurement of RF emissions willbe available from Rohde & Schwarz as of spring 2008.
SOURCE: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG