Agilent/Keysight 8922H

The Agilent/Keysight 8922H is a GSM production test set that consolidates multiple measurement instruments into a single platform for mobile equipment manufacturing and service. It delivers high-speed, repeatable measurements across RF, audio, and protocol domains while minimizing test cost per unit. Built on an expandable architecture, the 8922H addresses high-volume production environments where throughput and measurement reliability are critical.

– Technical Specifications

RF Generator
• Frequency Range: 10 MHz to 1000 MHz
• Frequency Resolution: 1 Hz
• Output Power: +7 dBm to −127 dBm
• Modulation: 0.3 GMSK (external clock and data), Pulse Modulation (Normal and 30 dB)

RF Analyzer
• Frequency Range: 10 MHz to 1000 MHz
• Frequency Resolution: 1 Hz
• Hop Mode: 100 kHz
• Demodulation: Coherent data demodulation (0.3 GMSK at 270.833 Kbps, 1 timeslot/frame), Analog demodulation (FM and Pulse)

Spectral Analyzer
• Frequency Range: 10 MHz to 1000 MHz
• Dynamic Range: 80 dB (variant 006)

Digital Oscilloscope
• Frequency Range: 2 Hz to 50 kHz
• Sweep Times: 10 μs to 100 ms (1, 2, 5, 10 step increments)

Audio Analysis & Generation
• Analyzer: 20 Hz to 400 kHz
• Source: DC to 25 kHz, 0.1 mV to 4 V RMS output

Reference Oscillator
• Input Frequencies: 13, 10, 5, 2, 1 MHz
• Output Frequencies: 10, 13 MHz

Control Interfaces
• GPIB (IEEE 488.2)
• RS-232 at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Baud

– Key Features

• GSM Base Station emulation for mobile device testing
• GSM Phase II support: fast burst BER measurement, Enhanced Full-rate Speech
• High-Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD) testing
• E-GSM and dual-band operation
• Built-in BERT for GSM receiver characterization
• Channel codec for speech encode/decode
• Call control protocol implementation
• RF power and frequency measurement tools
• AC/DC voltmeter functions

– Typical Applications

Production test of GSM mobile handsets, base station validation, receiver performance qualification, speech codec verification, and field service diagnostics.