Keysight Technologies
Analysis and Design of RF and
Digital Systems Using
Keysight SystemVue
Primer
Analysis and Design
of RF and Digital
Systems Using
Keysight SystemVue
Primer
Abstract
Keysight Technologies, Inc. has developed a set of
software products for both circuit and system-level
analysis, and design of radio frequency (RF) systems.
This primer introduces the basics of Keysight
SystemVue simulators and how to use them to
effectively empower RF and digital system design.
Contents
General Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 8
1. SystemVue .................................................................................................................................. 8
2. Scope .......................................................................................................................................... 8
3. Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 1: SystemVue Integrated Simulators ...................................................................................... 9
1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 9
1.2. Traditional Simulation Techniques ............................................................................................ 9
1.3. Behavioral Modeling .................................................................................................................. 9
1.3.1. Data Flow Simulator ..................................................................................................... 10
1.3.2.
Spectrasys ................................................................................................................... 122
1.3.3. WhatIF Frequency Planner ......................................................................................... 155
1.3.4.
Parameter Sweep ......................................................................................................... 15
1.3.5.
Behavioral Optimization ............................................................................................. 177
1.4. Summary .................................................................................................................................. 18
Chapter 2: RF System Design Basics .................................................................................................. 20
2.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 20
2.2. Transceiver Design ................................................................................................................... 20
2.3. Receiver Architectures ............................................................................................................. 21
2.3.1.
Super-Heterodyne Receivers ..................................................................................... 222
2.3.2.
Low-IF Receivers ........................................................................................................ 222
2.3.3. Direct-Conversion Receivers ...................................................................................... 232
2.3.4.
Sub-Sampling Receivers ............................................................................................ 233
2.3.5.
Receiver Architecture Benchmark ............................................................................... 23
2.4. System-Level Considerations ................................................................................................ 244
2.4.1.
Figures-of-Merit ......................................................................................................... 244
2.4.2.
Range Equations ......................................................................................................... 254
2.4.3.
Link Budget ................................................................................................................. 255
2.4.4.
Sensitivity and Selectivity ............................................................................................. 26
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2.4.5.
Image Rejection .......................................................................................................... 287
2.4.6.
Phase Noise ................................................................................................................ 288
2.4.7. DC Offset ..................................................................................................................... 299
2.5. Nonlinear Behavior of RF Systems ........................................................................................ 299
2.5.1.
Intermodulation Distortion ........................................................................................... 29
2.5.2. Noise Figure .................................................................................................................. 30
2.5.3.
In-Band and Out-of-Band Interferers and Blockers .................................................... 31
2.5.4.
Adjacent Channels ........................................................................................................ 31
2.5.5. Gain Compression ........................................................................................................ 32
2.5.6. Dynamic Range ........................................................................................................... 344
2.6. Transceiver Design Trade-Offs .............................................................................................. 355
2.6.1.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio ................................................................................................. 355
2.6.2.
Frequency Planning .................................................................................................... 355
2.7. Basic RF Transceiver Building Blocks .................................................................................... 366
2.7.1.
Antenna ....................................................................................................................... 377
2.7.2.
Amplifier (Power/Low-Noise) ..................................................................................... 377
2.7.3.
Filter ............................................................................................................................ 377
2.7.4. Duplexer ...................................................................................................................... 388
2.7.5. Mixer ............................................................................................................................ 388
2.7.6.
Local Oscillator ........................................................................................................... 399
2.7.7. Detector ...................................................................................................................... 399
2.7.8.
Analog-to-Digital Conversion .................................................................................... 399
2.8. Summary .................................................................................................................................. 40
Chapter 3: Designing RF Systems Using SystemVue ........................................................................ 41
Case Study: Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Front-End Design ........................................................... 41
3.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 41
3.2. Highlights about Design Methodologies and Approaches ..................................................... 41
3.2.1.
Common Design Approaches ....................................................................................... 41
3.2.2. Overview of System-Level Modeling .......................................................................... 432
3.3. Case Study: LTE Tri-Band Receiver Design .......................................................................... 444
3.3.1.
LTE Overview ............................................................................................................... 454
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3.3.2.
Receiver Specifications and Design ........................................................................... 455
3.4. Summary .................................................................................................................................. 62
Chapter 4: Introduction to Digital Communications .......................................................................... 64
4.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 64
4.2. Transmitter ............................................................................................................................... 65
4.3. Receiver .................................................................................................................................... 65
4.4. Channel .................................................................................................................................... 65
4.5. Other Considerations ............................................................................................................... 65
Chapter 5: Transmitter Design ............................................................................................................ 67
5.1. Transmitter Basics .................................................................................................................... 67
5.2. Input Data ................................................................................................................................. 69
5.3. Encoding ................................................................................................................................... 70
5.4. Mapping .................................................................................................................................... 71
5.5. Pulse Shape Filtering ............................................................................................................... 72
5.6. I/Q Modulation ......................................................................................................................... 96
5.7. Analyzing the Results ............................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 6: Receiver Design ................................................................................................................. 82
6.1. Receiver Basics ........................................................................................................................ 82
6.2. Receiver Subnetwork Overview ............................................................................................... 85
6.3. Demodulator ............................................................................................................................ 87
6.4. Matched Filtering ..................................................................................................................... 88
6.5. Synchronization ........................................................................................................................ 88
6.6. Phase and Timing Error Correction ......................................................................................... 91
6.7. Frequency Error Correction ..................................................................................................... 93
6.8. Channel Estimation .................................................................................................................. 97
6.9. Demapping ............................................................................................................................... 97
6.10. Code Correction ...................................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 7: System Level Modeling ..................................................................................................... 99
7.1. BER ........................................................................................................................................... 99
7.2. Cross Domain Simulation ...................................................................................................... 102
7.3. HDL Generation...................................................................................................................... 104
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Chapter 8: OFDM Transmitter ........................................................................................................... 108
8.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 108
8.2. OFDM Frame Structure .......................................................................................................... 111
8.3. OFDM Payload........................................................................................................................ 112
8.4. Pilot Signals ............................................................................................................................ 113
8.5. Frequency-to-Time Domain .................................................................................................. 114
Chapter 9: Spread Spectrum CDMA Tutorial ................................................................................... 118
9.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 118
9.2. Lab 1: Bit Generation Pattern ................................................................................................ 118
9.3. Lab 2: Mapping ...................................................................................................................... 125
9.4. Lab 3: Walsh Code ................................................................................................................. 128
9.5. Lab 4: Filter Design ................................................................................................................ 131
9.6. Lab 5: Modulation .................................................................................................................. 133
9.7. Lab 6: RF Link ......................................................................................................................... 135
9.8. Lab 7: Step 7 Demodulation .................................................................................................. 139
9.9. Lab 8: Completed System ...................................................................................................... 144
9.10. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 152
9.11 Appendix ................................................................................................................................ 153
References ......................................................................................................................................... 154
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
3G Third-Generation
3GPP Third-Generation Partnership Project
ACPR Adjacent Channel Power Ratio
ADS Advanced Design System
AWGN Additive White Gaussian Noise
BER Bit Error Rate
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CNR Carrier-to-Noise Ratio
CPU Central Processing Unit
CW Continuous Wave
DC Direct Current
DR Dynamic Range
DSP Digital Signal Processing
E-UTRA Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access
EVM Error Vector Magnitude
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FSPL Free-Space Path Loss
G Gain
HB Harmonic Balance
HDL Hardware Description Language
Intermediate Frequency
Intermodulation Distortion
Intellectual Property
IF
IMD
IP
LO Local Oscillator
LOS Line-of-Sight
LTE Long Term Evolution
MDS Minimum Discernible Signal
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
NF Noise Figure
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
P1dB 1-dB Compression Point
PLL Phase-Locked Loop
PRB Physical Resource Blocks
QPSK Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
RF Radio-Frequency
SAE System Architecture Evolution
SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
SDF Synchronous Data Flow
SINAD Signal-to-Noise and Distortion Ratio
SISO Simple Input Simple Output
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio (also S/N)
SP Scattering Parameters
SPARCA Spectral Propagation and Root Cause Analysis
TA Transient Analysis
TDD Time Division Duplex
THD Total Harmonic Distortion
TOI Third-Order Intercept Point (also IP3)
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
VCO Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
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VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
XP X-Parameters*
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