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News Release from: Tektronix | Subject: NetTek base station field tool
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 February 2001
Portable field measurements in wireless
networks
Tektronix has announced a new compact, modular instrument, the NetTek base station field tool, designed to simplify routine field installation and maintenance measurement tasks in wireless networks.
Tektronix has announced a new compact, modular instrument designed to simplify routine field installation and maintenance measurement tasks in wireless networks The Tektronix NetTek base station field tool enables installation and maintenance technicians to quickly and reliably verify base station functionality, even under adverse field conditions
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Jun 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Designed as a base station "tool kit", the new NetTek tool serves the purpose of multiple instruments.
The flexible platform allows additional capabilities to be added in the future.
Tektronix intends to add a base station T-1 backhaul link testing option to the NetTek tool within the next six months.
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"Among our wireless network operator customers, the pressure to expand capacity is taxing the personnel and equipment resources needed to install and maintain base stations," said Scott Bausback, vice president, Communications Business Unit, Tektronix, "Until now, base station testers have been too valuable to send out with every field crew, and have required special training and technical expertise to use.
The NetTek tool allows technicians of any skill level to carry a simple, affordable tool to the site and get the job done fast.
It will enable a fundamental change in the nature of network maintenance procedures." The NetTek base station field tool consists of a multi-standard measurement module, the YBT250, housed in the NetTek installation and maintenance mainframe.
It addresses GSM, IS-136, and CDMAOne standards and performs the most common diagnostic tests needed for onsite base station transmitter verification.
These include tests for frequency, output power, and modulation quality.
In addition, the available instrument options include automated functions to help locate interference sources such as TV, pager signals, or competing wireless provider signals.
The NetTek Windows CE interface provides instant-on convenience and supports easy to use, touch-screen-based test automation features.
Self-explanatory on-screen menus guide the user through fast, accurate measurement procedures.
The compact magnesium NetTek housing is both rugged and, at about 5 kg, exceptionally light in weight, and can run on battery power for flexibility- appreciated by field users who often transport the unit some distance on foot, and perform their work in cramped quarters.
The NetTek tool is economical, making it an ideal solution to equip the burgeoning number of installation and maintenance teams needed to service today's growing networks.
The instrument's purchase price is a fraction of that of conventional base station analyzers.
Moreover, the modular NetTek tool with the YBT250 is ready to cost-effectively adapt to tomorrow's standards via simple software upgrades and/or new measurement modules.
The platform can accept up to three user-installed modules simultaneously; modules can easily be swapped to change instrument function. Request a free brochure from Tektronix ...
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