SMBV100B vector signal generator, 8 kHz to 3 GHz or 6 GHz

R&S SMBV100B vector signal generator, key facts.

• Frequency range from 8 kHz to 3 GHz or 6 GHz
• Ultra high output power up to +33 dBm
• 1 GHz modulation bandwidth with perfect accuracy
• Signal generation for all major digital communications standards incl. 5G NR, LTE and WLAN
• GNSS simulator with GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS/SBAS

The SMBV100B vector signal generator combines superior performance characteristics such as high output power, wide modulation bandwidth and excellent signal quality. With a frequency range from 8 kHz to 6 GHz, the instrument covers all important RF bands for digital wireless communications. The wide RF modulation bandwidth of up to 1 GHz satisfies the challenging requirements of fourth and fifth generation communications standards. In A&D applications, the wide bandwidth allows the generation of complex pulsed signals.

Available models:

• SMBVB-B103: 8 kHz to 3 GHz (CW mode) – 1 MHz to 3 GHz (I/Q mode)
• with SMBVBKB106 option: 8 kHz to 6 GHz (CW mode) – 1 MHz to 6 GHz (I/Q mode)

Using signal generators for GNSS testing has some major advantages over using a live GNSS signal. When using live signals, test conditions are expected to change permanently and unpredictably, so that it is very unlikely that two successive test runs can be performed under identical conditions. Repeatable testing – maybe the most critical test requirement – is impossible when using live GNSS signals. With the SMBV100B, GNSS simulations can be performed under well-defined, controlled and realistic conditions. It offers fully customizable and repeatable scenarios, so that one and the same test scenario can be replayed as often as needed and produce the same signals with the same characteristics.