Product Introduction

Radio Communication Analyzer

MT8821C
 Radio Communication Analyzer MT8821C
MT8821C is an all-in-one tester designed for RF verification and functional tests of mobile phone incl.
Smartphone. It supports all cellular technologies including LTE-Advanced and IoT in accordance with 3GPP
RF relating test specifications: TS36.521-1 Chapter 6, 7. It also equips Call-processing mode which must
remove the difficulty of chipset control and reduce development terms with simple operation.

 LTE/LTE- Advanced
・DL CA 8CCs 4x4MIMO *** New
・DL CA 6CCs 4x4MIMO **
・DL CA 4CCs 4x4MIMO *
・ DL CA 4CCs 2x2 MIMO
・ UL CA 2CCs
 IoT systems
・LTE Cat-M1
・NB-IoT, Cat-NB2 New
 W-CDMA
・ HSPA Evolution
・ DB/DC-HSDPA
・ 4C-HSDPA
・ DC-HSUPA
 GSM
・GPRS
・EGPRS
 CDMA 2000
・EV-DO Rev.A
 TD-SCDMA
・HSPA  Up to 8Tx RF/2 Rx RF
・HSPA Evolution  Frequency range:
 Enhanced GUI with large touch panel 30 MHz to 3.8 GHz
 ParallelPhone measurement (e.g. Cat.M1 + NB-IoT) 3.8 GHz to 6.0 GHz (Option)
 Built-in application/IMS server  Built-in front end
 Compatibility with MT8820C * : Requires 2 boxes of MT8821C
2 ** : Requires 3 boxes of MT8821C
*** : Requires 4 boxes of MT8821C
All-In One Tester for LTE-Advanced UE Development

The all-in-one MT8821C supports RF parametric tests through to UE functional and

performance tests in one box. It is the perfect solution for development of RF
chipsets and UE.

◆ RF Verification Tests
・UE TRX Tests
・UE Calibration
・RRM (Inter-RAT Measurements)

 Functional Tests
・OTA
・OTA
・SAR
・IP Throughput
・IP Throughput
・Power Consumption
・Power Consumption
・VoLTE Echoback Tests
・VoLTE Voice/Video Echoback Tests

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Internal RF Frontend
The MT8821C supports up to 8 TX RF (when AUX ports used). It can also combine RF
signals using the built-in RF frontend for LTE CA.
This is the original feature of MT8821C which enables users to simplify the test
connection diagram because users do not need to prepare the external combiner.

Combining RF signals
The following combination can be selected according to the user’s purpose.

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Multi-RAT Measurement
One MT8821C can perform two measurements simultaneously. Anritsu calls this function
Parallel-Phone Measurement or PPM.
It supports simultaneous and independent testing of two UEs.

The MT8821C contribute to reduce user’s burden for test…

- SGLTE/SVLTE
- DSDA
- RRM (Inter-RAT measurement)
- Two UEs measurement (e.g. LTE Cat-M1 and NB-IoT)

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 MT8821C LTE Support Status (Physical layer)
Legend Throughput Support Status Number of Units FDD/TDD Joint CA LAA

White : Max. throughput : Supported by 1 unit

Yellow : Throughput limited by 256QAM : Supported by 2 units J : supported*1 LAA
: supported*2
Pink : Future support : Supported by 3 units
: Supported by 4 units
: Under consideration

*1: When PCC is TDD with FDD/TDD joint CA, UL/DL Configuration 1 is supported.
*2: PCC is FDD. SCC is FDD or TDD or LAA.

DL CA Throughput (No limitation even with inter-band non-contiguous CA case)

4x4 J*3 J*3 LAA J*3 LAA J*3 LAA
J LAA J LAA J *3 LAA LAA
MIMO 400 Mbps 800 Mbps 1200 Mbps 1600 Mbps 2000 Mbps 2400 Mbps 2800 Mbps 3200 Mbps
(256QAM)
LAA J
2x2 J J*31200 MbpsLAA J 1400 Mbps
*3
LAA J LAA J
*3
LAA J*3 LAA
*3
LAA
MIMO 200 Mbps 400 Mbps 600 Mbps 800 Mbps 1000 Mbps 1600 Mbps
(256QAM)
SISO
*3 J*3
100 Mbps J 200 MbpsLAA J 300 MbpsLAA J 400 MbpsLAA J*3 500 MbpsLAA J*3600 MbpsLAA J*3 700 Mbps LAA
800 Mbps LAA
(256QAM)
CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 *4 7 *4 8 *4
*3: Only supports PCC FDD frame structure among several CCs. Considering future support for TDD
*4: CA with all-TDD band combination is not supported.

UL CA Throughput
SISO Under
75 Mbps 150 Mbps
(64QAM) consideration
CA 1 2 3

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RF Test Configuration for 5G NSA (MT8000A + MT8821C NSA)
■ Outline of the option
– 4G Anchor function*1 to realize RF measurement of 5G NSA UE by connecting with 5G tester
– 4G Anchor also supports MIMO and CA if required options are equipped. (required options
are same as MT8821C LTE configuration)
*1: LTE IP data transfer function during connected with 5G tester is not supported.

Required minimum unit

<MT8821C FDD Configuration>
Product Num. Product Name
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer
eLTE
5G NR MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware
5G NSA UE MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software

MX882112C-010 LTE FDD 5G NSA Anchor

<MT8821C TDD Configuration >

Product Num. Product Name
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software
NSA-NR Network Configuration Image MX882113C-010 LTE TDD 5G NSA Anchor

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 MT8821C Cat M/NB-IoT Measurement Software

◆Product Overview
MT8821C will support RF Tx/Rx measurements for Cat M and NB-IoT to be specified in
Chapter 6/7 of 3GPP TS 36.521-1.

DUT

◆Configuration
Cat M NB-IoT
Model Name Model Name
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware
MX882116C LTE Category M1 Measurement Software MX882117C NB-IoT Measurement Software
MX882116C-006 LTE Category M1 IP Data Transfer MX882117C-001 Category NB2 Measurement Software
MX882117C-006 NB-IoT IP Data Transfer

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 MT8821C Cat M/NB-IoT Measurement Software
◆Available features

RF TRX measurement OTA

- 3GPP TS36.521-1 test case - Some OTA vendors have already
supported Cat M of MT8821C.
- Maximum Throughput
- Some OTA vendors have already
supported NB-IoT of MT8821C.

Power consumption IP
Function/Stress testing
- For Idle status - Maximum Throughput
- eDRX : Extended DRX - IP data feature
- PSM : Power Saving Mode - Internal Server/Iperf
Data transfer

Data transfer

Data transfer

Paging UE does not

Current

Current

monitoring monitor paging

Application
eDRX PSM
Server 1

Time Time

- For Connected status

- Maximum Throughput DUT
1000 BASE-T 1
- IP data feature

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 MT8821C NIDD Call Connection + RF Measurement Function
NIDD (Non-IP Data Delivery) is the new technology being defined on 3GPP, enables Cat-M1/NB-IoT devices to do
data communication without allocating IP address. It guarantees highly secured communication because it does not
use any Internet Protocol. Also, it supplies long battery life by removing header information which must be added in
the normal data communication, and driving down the electric power consumption.

Reference : Press release by SoftBank

https://www.softbank.jp/corp/group/sbm/news/press/2018/20180928_01/

MT8821C supports NIDD RF measurement surrounded by red box above. That is to say, MT8821C supports call
connection (=registration) during NIDD communication. However, it does not support the user data communication
by using application servers, etc.

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 3GPP Cat M test cases
■ TX Measurements These items are based on 3GPP TS36.521-1 V14.6.0 (2018-03).
Section Item Supporting status Note
6.2.2EA UE Maximum Output Power for UE category M1 Supported
6.2.3EA Maximum Power Reduction (MPR) for UE category M1 Supported
6.2.4EA Additional Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR) for UE category M1 Supported
6.2.5EA Configured UE transmitted Power for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.2EA Minimum Output Power for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.3EA UE Transmit OFF power for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.4EA1 General ON/OFF time mask for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.4EA2.1 PRACH time mask for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.4EA2.2 SRS time mask for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.5EA1 Power Control Absolute power tolerance for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.5EA2 Power Control Relative power tolerance for UE category M1 Supported
6.3.5EA3 Aggregate power control tolerance for category M1 Supported
6.5.1EA Frequency Error for UE category M1 Supported
6.5.2.1EA.1 Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) for UE category M1 Supported
6.5.2.1EA.2 PUSCH-EVM with exclusion period for UE categoryM1 Supported
6.5.2.2EA Carrier leakage for UE category M1 Supported
6.5.2.3EA In-band emissions for non allocated RB for UE category M1 Supported
6.5.2.4EA EVM equalizer spectrum flatness for UE category M1 Supported
6.6.1EA Occupied bandwidth for UE category M1 Supported
6.6.2.1EA Spectrum Emission Mask for UE category M1 Supported
6.6.2.2EA Additional Spectrum Emission Mask for UE category M1 Supported
6.6.2.3EA Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio for UE category M1 Supported
6.6.3EA Spurious emission for UE category M1 Supported External spectrum analyzer is required

■ RX Measurements
Section Item Supporting status Note
7.3EA Reference sensitivity level for UE category M1 Supported
7.4EA Maximum input level for UE category M1 Supported
7.5EA Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) for UE category M1 Supported External signal generator is required
7.6.1EA In-band blocking for UE category M1 Supported External signal generator is required
7.6.2EA Out-of-band blocking for UE category M1 Supported External signal generator is required
7.6.3EA Narrow band blocking for UE Category M1 Supported External signal generator is required
7.7EA Spurious response for UE category M1 Supported External signal generator is required
7.8.1EA Wide band Intermodulation for UE category M1 Supported External signal generator is required
7.9EA Spurious emissions for UE category M1 Supported External spectrum analyzer is required

Note. - Only FDD-LTE half-duplex is supported. FDD-LTE full- duplex and TDD-LTE is under consideration.

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 3GPP NB-IoT test cases
These items are based on 3GPP TS36.521-1 V15.4.0 (2018-12).
■ TX Measurements Note. – MX882117C-001 Category NB2 Measurement Software is required for NB2 RF TRX tests
Section Item Support status Note
6.2.2F UE Maximum Output Power for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.2.2FA UE Maximum Output Power for category NB1 and NB2 / Power Class 6 Supported
6.2.3F Maximum Power Reduction (MPR) for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.2.3FA Maximum Power Reduction (MPR) for category NB1 and NB2 / Power Class 6 Supported
6.2.5F Configured UE transmitted Output Power for UE category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.2.5FA Configured UE transmitted Output Power for UE category NB1 and NB2/Power Class 6 Supported
6.3.2F Minimum Output Power for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.3.3F Transmit OFF power for Category NB1 and NB2 Supported This test is included in 6.3.4F.1
6.3.4F.1 General ON/OFF time mask for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.3.4F.2 NPRACH time mask for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.3.5F.1 Power Control Absolute power tolerance for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.3.5F.2 Power Control Relative power tolerance for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.3.5F.3 Aggregate power control tolerance for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.3.5FA.1 Power Control Absolute power tolerance for category NB1 and NB2/Power Class 6 Supported
6.3.5FA.2 Power Control Relative power tolerance for category NB1 and NB2/Power Class 6 Supported
6.3.5FA.3 Aggregate power control tolerance for category NB1 and NB2/Power Class 6 Supported
6.5.1F Frequency Error for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.5.2.1F.1 Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.5.2.1FA.1 Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) for category NB1 and NB2/Power Class 6 Planning 3GPP test spec has not finalized yet
6.5.2.2F Carrier leakage for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.5.2.2FA Carrier leakage for category NB1 and NB2/Power class 6 Planning 3GPP test spec has not finalized yet
6.5.2.3F In-band emissions for non allocated RB for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.5.2.3FA In-band emissions for non allocated RB for category NB1 and NB2/Power Class 6 Planning 3GPP test spec has not finalized yet
6.6.1F Occupied bandwidth for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.6.2.1F Spectrum Emission Mask for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.6.2.3F Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
6.6.3F.1 Transmitter Spurious emissions for category NB1 and NB2 Supported External spectrum analyzer is required
6.6.3F.2 Spurious emission band UE co-existence for category NB1 and NB2 Supported External spectrum analyzer is required
6.7F Transmit intermodulation for category NB1 and NB2 Supported External signal generator is required
■ RX Measurements
Section Item Support status Note
7.3F.1 Reference sensitivity level without repetitions for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
7.3F.2 Reference sensitivity level with repetitions for category NB1 and NB2 ----- 3GPP test spec was deleted
7.4F Maximum input level for category NB1 and NB2 Supported
7.5F Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) for category NB1 and NB2 Supported External signal generator is required
7.6.1F In-band blocking for category NB1 and NB2 Supported External signal generator is required
7.6.2F Out-of-band blocking for Category NB1 and NB2 Supported External signal generator is required
7.7F Spurious response for category NB1 and NB2 Supported External signal generator is required
7.8.1F Wide band Intermodulation for category NB1 and NB2 12 Supported External signal generator is required
7.9F Spurious emissions for Category NB1 Supported External spectrum analyzer is required
 OTA Implementation status Indicator
✓
Meaning
Supported
V Supported(not verified)
MT8821C continues to support leading edge features like LTE 4CA, 4x4 MIMO. D Under development
OTA vendor and Anritsu provide OTA solution for leading edge features. C Under consideration
- Not supported

Reference : CTIA_OTA_Test_Plan v3.8.2 Mandated by CTIA Wireless Device OTA Performance

CTIA Test Plan for 2x2MIMO Downlink MIMO v1.2 Planned by CTIA Wireless Device OTA Performance

Bluetest ETS-Lindgren MVG (SATIMO) EMITE

(Reverb) (Anechoic) (Anechoic) (Reverb)
SISO/2x2 MIMO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
LTE
4x4 MIMO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SISO/2x2 MIMO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
DL 2CA
4x4 MIMO ✓ - ✓ ✓
SISO/2x2 MIMO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
DL 3CA
4x4 MIMO ✓ - - V
LTE-A SISO/2x2 MIMO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
DL 4CA
4x4 MIMO ✓ - - D
SISO/2x2 MIMO ✓ - - -
DL 5CA
4x4 MIMO ✓ - - -
UL 2CA SISO ✓ - - -
HSPA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
WCDMA
DC-HSDPA ✓ - - ✓
GSM GPRS/EGPRS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
TD-SCDMA HSPA ✓ ✓ ✓(HSDPA only) ✓(HSDPA only)
CDMA2K 1xEV-DO ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Cat-M ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
IoT
NB-IoT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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 SAR

SAR (Specific absorption rate) is a measure of the rate

at which energy is absorbed by the human body when
exposed to a radio electromagnetic field.
It is defined as the power absorbed per mass
of tissue and has units of watts per kilogram (W/kg).

SPEAG in Switzerland is a biggest SAR system vendor.

• MT8821C is supported as a subset for LTE/W/G/C2K by automated test s/w (V2.6 ~)
of SPEAG system in DASY6 and cSA3D as of Mar. 2016.
http://www.speag.com/products/csar3d/csar3d-overview/
• News release from SPEAG below.
http://www.speag.com/news-events/news/measurement/anritsu-mt8820c-integrates-with-dasy6-and-csar3d/

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Automated 3GPP RF TRx Test Measurement System
An automated measurement system is easily configured using the ATS tools (remote control
sample tools) running on an external PC controller.
Measurement, Pass/Fail evaluation, and report creation are performed simply by selecting test
cases from a list, supporting 3GPP RF TRx testing even by inexperienced operators.

Measured Results Pass/Fail Evaluation

Measurement Item Selection Window

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APPENDIX

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 DL 6CA 4x4 MIMO
◆ MT8821C supports 6CA 4x4 MIMO 256QAM physical throughput testing.
DL: SCC5,Ant.4
RX4 (s)
DL: SCC5,Ant.3
Connection Diagram DL: SCC5,Ant.2
RX3 (s)
RX2 (s)
Call Proc. I/O 1
MT8821C DL: SCC5,Ant.1
RX1 (s)
DL: SCC4,Ant.4
Ethernet Cable Remote 1
(Slave2) DL: SCC4,Ant.3
RX4 (s)
10MHz/13MHz Ref. In RX3 (s)
SCC4 SCC5 DL: SCC4,Ant.2
RX2 (s)
DL: SCC4,Ant.1
RX1 (s)
BNC Cable DL: SCC3,Ant.4
RX4 (s)
DL: SCC3,Ant.3
10MHz Buf. Out RX3 (s)
DL: SCC3,Ant.2
Remote 2
MT8821C DL: SCC3,Ant.1
RX2 (s)
Call Proc. I/O 1 RX1 (s)
Remote 1
(Slave1) DL: SCC2,Ant.4
RX4 (s)
SCC2 SCC3 DL: SCC2,Ant.3
10MHz/13MHz Ref. In RX3 (s)
DL: SCC2,Ant.2
RX2 (s)
DL: SCC2,Ant.1
BNC Cable RX1 (s)
DL: SCC1,Ant.4
10MHz Buf. Out
RX4 (s)
DL: SCC1,Ant.3
RX3 (s)
MT8821C
Remote 2
DL: SCC1,Ant.2
Ethernet Cable RX2 (s)
(Master) DL: SCC1,Ant.1
RX1 (s)
DL: PCC,Ant.4
J1606A CABLE Call Proc. I/O 1 PCC SCC1 RX4 (p)
DL: PCC,Ant.3
RX3 (p)
DL: PCC,Ant.2
RX2 (p)
UL: PCC DL: PCC,Ant.1
Limitation TRX1(p)
・IP Throughput measurement is not supported ・HARQ re-transmission is not supported ・During FDD/TDD Joint 6CA measurement, only FDD can be set for PCC.

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 CA/MIMO combination example
DL 6CA 4x4 MIMO No. PCC SCC1 SCC2 SCC3 SCC4 SCC5
1 FDD 4x4 FDD 4x4 FDD 4x4 FDD 4x4 FDD 4x4 FDD 4x4
◆Required options 2 FDD 4x4 TDD 4x4 TDD 4x4 TDD 4x4 TDD 4x4 TDD 4x4
* LAA (band46) is supported
If you want to test the CA/ MIMO combination shown in the right, following options are required. * All TDD pattern is not verified

Master Slave1

Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2 Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2

MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1 MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1

Hardware Options No.1 No.2 Hardware Options No.1 No.2
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 2 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 2
MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1
MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1
MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 1
Software Options No.1 No.2 Software Options No.1 No.2
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 1 MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-011 LTE FDD 2x2 MIMO DL 1 1 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1
MX882112C-012 LTE FDD 4x4 MIMO DL 1 1
MX882112C-021 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA Measurement Software 1 1 Slave2
MX882112C-031 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1 1
Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2
MX882112C-041 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1
MX882112C-051 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-061 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1 1 Hardware Options No.1 No.2
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 2
MX882113C-011 LTE TDD 2x2 MIMO DL - 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1
MX882113C-012 LTE TDD 4x4 MIMO DL - 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1
MX882113C-021 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA Measurement Software - 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1
MX882113C-031 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software - 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 1
MX882113C-041 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software - 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1
MX882113C-051 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software - 1 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1
MX882113C-061 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software - 1 MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 1

Others No.1/2/3 Software Options No.1 No.2

J1606A Cable 1 MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 1

- BNC Cable 2 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1

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- Ethernet Cable 2
 DL 7CA 2x2 MIMO
◆MT8821C supports DL 7CA 2x2 MIMO 256QAM (1.4 Gbps)
CA/MIMO Combination
No. PCC SCC1 SCC2 SCC3 SCC4 SCC5 SCC6 ・Maximum Physical Throughput 1.4 Gbps
1 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 ・DL Modulation QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM
2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 ・Test by controlling only Master MT8821C

Setup

Remote 1
MT8821C
10 MHz/13 MHz Ref. In
(Slave）
Call Proc. I/O 1 ■SCC4 ■SCC5 Combiner RX2 (p, s1, s2, s3, s4
s5, s6)
■SCC6

J1249 CABLE

MT8821C
Call Proc. I/O 1 Combiner TRX1 (p, s1, s2, s3, s4
(Master） s5, s6)

10 MHz Buf Out ■PCC ■SCC1

BNC Cable
Remote 2 ■SCC2 ■SCC3
UL: PCC
Ethernet Cable

Note ・All TDD combination is not supported.

・IP Throughput measurement is not supported ・HARQ re-transmission is not supported ・During FDD/TDD Joint 7CA measurement, only FDD can be set for PCC.

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 DL 7CA 2x2 MIMO
7CA 2x2 MIMO Combination example
◆Required options
No. PCC SCC1 SCC2 SCC3 SCC4 SCC5 SCC6
If you want to test the CA/ MIMO combination
1 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2
shown in the right, following options are required.
2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2
Master Slave
Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1 Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1
Hardware Options No.1 No.2
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 2 Hardware Options No.1 No.2

MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 1 1

MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1
MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 - -
MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 - -
Software Options No.1 No.2
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 1 Software Options No.1 No.2
MX882112C-011 LTE FDD 2x2 MIMO DL 1 1 MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 -
MX882112C-021 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA Measurement Software 1 1 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1
MX882112C-031 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-041 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-051 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-061 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1 1 Others No.1 No.2
MX882112C-071 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 7CCs Measurement Software 1 1
J1249 CDMA2000 Cable 1 1
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1
- BNC Cable 1 1
MX882113C-011 LTE TDD 2x2 MIMO DL - 1
- Ethernet Cable 1 1
MX882113C-021 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-031 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-041 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-051 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-061 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-071 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 7CCs Measurement Software - 1

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 DL 8CA 2x2 MIMO
◆MT8821C supports DL 8CA 2x2 MIMO 256QAM (1.6 Gbps)
CA/MIMO Combination
No. PCC SCC1 SCC2 SCC3 SCC4 SCC5 SCC6 SCC7 ・Maximum Physical Throughput 1.6 Gbps
1 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 ・DL Modulation QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM
2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 ・Test by controlling only Master MT8821C

Setup

Remote 1
MT8821C
10 MHz/13 MHz Ref. In
(Slave）
Call Proc. I/O 1 ■SCC4 ■SCC5 Combiner RX2 (p, s1, s2, s3, s4
s5, s6, s7)
■SCC6 ■SCC7

J1249 CABLE

MT8821C
Call Proc. I/O 1 Combiner TRX1 (p, s1, s2, s3, s4
(Master） s5, s6, s7)

10 MHz Buf Out ■PCC ■SCC1

BNC Cable
Remote 2 ■SCC2 ■SCC3
UL: PCC
Ethernet Cable

Note ・All TDD combination is not supported.

・IP Throughput measurement is not supported ・HARQ re-transmission is not supported ・During FDD/TDD Joint 7CA measurement, only FDD can be set for PCC.

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 DL 8CA 2x2 MIMO
8CA 2x2 MIMO Combination example
◆Required options
No. PCC SCC1 SCC2 SCC3 SCC4 SCC5 SCC6 SCC7
If you want to test the CA/ MIMO combination 1 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2
shown in the right, following options are required. 2 FDD 2x2 FDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2 TDD 2x2
Master
Slave
Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1
Measurement Instruments No.1 No.2
Hardware Options No.1 No.2
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 1
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 2
MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1 Hardware Options No.1 No.2

MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 1 1

MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 1
MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 1
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 1

Software Options No.1 No.2 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 1

MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 1
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-011 LTE FDD 2x2 MIMO DL 1 1 Software Options No.1 No.2
MX882112C-021 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 -
MX882112C-031 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1
MX882112C-041 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-051 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-061 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1 1
MX882112C-071 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 7CCs Measurement Software 1 1
Others No.1 No.2
MX882112C-081 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 8CCs Measurement Software 1 1
J1249 CDMA2000 Cable 1 1
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software - 1
- BNC Cable 1 1
MX882113C-011 LTE TDD 2x2 MIMO DL - 1
- Ethernet Cable 1 1
MX882113C-021 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-031 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-041 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-051 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-061 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-071 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 7CCs Measurement Software - 1
MX882113C-081 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 8CCs Measurement Software - 1
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 DL 7CA 4x4 MIMO
◆ MT8821C supports 7CA 4x4 MIMO 256QAM physical throughput testing.
Connection Diagram Limitation ; ・During FDD/TDD Joint 7CA measurement, only FDD can be set for PCC.
・IP Throughput measurement is not supported
・HARQ re-transmission is not supported.
Call Proc. I/O 1

Ethernet Cable Remote 1

MT8821C DL: SCC6,Ant.4 RX4 (s)

(Slave3) RX3 (s)

10MHz/13MHz Ref. In DL: SCC6,Ant.3
DL: SCC6,Ant.2 RX2 (s)
DL: SCC6,Ant.1 RX1 (s)
BNC Cable SCC6
DL: SCC5,Ant.4
DL: SCC5,Ant.3
RX4 (s)
10MHz Buf. Out RX3 (s)
Remote 2 DL: SCC5,Ant.2
RX2 (s)
DL: SCC5,Ant.1
Call Proc. I/O 1
Remote 1
MT8821C DL: SCC4,Ant.4
RX1 (s)
Ethernet Cable RX4 (s)
10MHz/13MHz Ref. In (Slave2) DL: SCC4,Ant.3
DL: SCC4,Ant.2
RX3 (s)
SCC4 SCC5 RX2 (s)
DL: SCC4,Ant.1
RX1 (s)
BNC Cable DL: SCC3,Ant.4
RX4 (s)
DL: SCC3,Ant.3
10MHz Buf. Out RX3 (s)
DL: SCC3,Ant.2
Remote 2 RX2 (s)
Call Proc. I/O 1 MT8821C DL: SCC3,Ant.1
DL: SCC2,Ant.4 RX1 (s)
Remote 1
(Slave1) DL: SCC2,Ant.3
RX4 (s)
10MHz/13MHz Ref. In RX3 (s)
SCC2 SCC3 DL: SCC2,Ant.2
RX2 (s)
DL: SCC2,Ant.1
BNC Cable RX1 (s)
DL: SCC1,Ant.4
10MHz Buf. Out RX4 (s)
DL: SCC1,Ant.3
Remote 2 RX3 (s)
Ethernet Cable MT8821C DL: SCC1,Ant.2
DL: SCC1,Ant.1
RX2 (s)
RX1 (s)
J1606A CABLE Call Proc. I/O 1
(Master) DL: PCC,Ant.4
RX4 (p)
PCC SCC1 DL: PCC,Ant.3
RX3 (p)
DL: PCC,Ant.2
RX2 (p)
UL: PCC DL: PCC,Ant.1 TRX1(p)

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 DL 7CA 4x4 MIMO
◆Required options
Master Unit Slave Unit 1
Product Number Product Name Set Product Number Product Name Set
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2
MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1
MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1
MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1
MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1
MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1
MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1
MX882112C-011 LTE FDD 2x2MIMO DL 1 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software 1
MX882112C-012 LTE FDD 4x4MIMO DL 1
MX882112C-021 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA Measurement Software 1 Slave Unit 2
MX882112C-031 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1 Product Number Product Name Set
MX882112C-041 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1 MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1
MX882112C-051 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2
MX882112C-061 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1
MX882112C-071 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 7CCs Measurement Software 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1
MX882113C-011 LTE TDD 2x2MIMO DL 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1
MX882113C-012 LTE TDD 4x4MIMO DL 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1
MX882113C-021 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA Measurement Software 1 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1
MX882113C-031 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1 MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1
MX882113C-041 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1 MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-051 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-061 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-071 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 7CCs Measurement Software 1 Slave Unit 3
Product Number Product Name Set
Accessories MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1
Product Number Product Name Set MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 1
J1606A Cable 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1
- BNC Cable 3 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1
- Ethernet Cable 3 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software 1

When LAA band (band46) is necessary for any SCCs, MT8821C-019 must be equipped with all of MT8821Cs.

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 DL 8CA 4x4 MIMO
◆ MT8821C supports 8CA 4x4 MIMO 256QAM physical throughput testing.
Limitation ; ・During FDD/TDD Joint 8CA measurement, only FDD can be set for PCC.
Connection Diagram ・IP Throughput measurement is not supported DL: SCC7,Ant.4
RX4 (s)
・HARQ re-transmission is not supported. DL: SCC7,Ant.3 RX3 (s)
Call Proc. I/O 1 DL: SCC7,Ant.2 RX2 (s)
DL: SCC7,Ant.1 RX1 (s)
Ethernet Cable Remote 1
MT8821C DL: SCC6,Ant.4 RX4 (s)

(Slave3) RX3 (s)

10MHz/13MHz Ref. In DL: SCC6,Ant.3
DL: SCC6,Ant.2 RX2 (s)
DL: SCC6,Ant.1 RX1 (s)
BNC Cable SCC6 SCC7
DL: SCC5,Ant.4
DL: SCC5,Ant.3
RX4 (s)
10MHz Buf. Out RX3 (s)
Remote 2 DL: SCC5,Ant.2
RX2 (s)
DL: SCC5,Ant.1
Call Proc. I/O 1
Remote 1
MT8821C DL: SCC4,Ant.4
RX1 (s)
Ethernet Cable RX4 (s)
10MHz/13MHz Ref. In (Slave2) DL: SCC4,Ant.3
DL: SCC4,Ant.2
RX3 (s)
SCC4 SCC5 RX2 (s)
DL: SCC4,Ant.1
RX1 (s)
BNC Cable DL: SCC3,Ant.4
RX4 (s)
DL: SCC3,Ant.3
10MHz Buf. Out RX3 (s)
DL: SCC3,Ant.2
Remote 2 RX2 (s)
Call Proc. I/O 1 MT8821C DL: SCC3,Ant.1
DL: SCC2,Ant.4 RX1 (s)
Remote 1
(Slave1) DL: SCC2,Ant.3
RX4 (s)
10MHz/13MHz Ref. In RX3 (s)
SCC2 SCC3 DL: SCC2,Ant.2
RX2 (s)
DL: SCC2,Ant.1
BNC Cable RX1 (s)
DL: SCC1,Ant.4
10MHz Buf. Out RX4 (s)
DL: SCC1,Ant.3
Remote 2 RX3 (s)
Ethernet Cable MT8821C DL: SCC1,Ant.2
DL: SCC1,Ant.1
RX2 (s)
RX1 (s)
J1606A CABLE Call Proc. I/O 1
(Master) DL: PCC,Ant.4
RX4 (p)
PCC SCC1 DL: PCC,Ant.3
RX3 (p)
DL: PCC,Ant.2
RX2 (p)
UL: PCC DL: PCC,Ant.1 TRX1(p)

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 CA/MIMO combination example
DL 8CA 4x4 MIMO
◆Required options * LAA (band46) is supported
If you want to test the CA/ MIMO combination shown in the right, following options are required. * All TDD pattern is not verified

Master Slave1,2,3

Measurement Instruments Q’ty Measurement Instruments Q’ty

MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1 MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer 1

Hardware Options Q’ty Hardware Options Q’ty
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2 MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware 2
MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1 MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware 1
MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1 MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 1
MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1 MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 1
MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1 MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 1
MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1 MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 1
MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1 MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 1
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1 MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 1
Software Options Q’ty Software Options Q’ty
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1 MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software 1
MX882112C-011 LTE FDD 2x2 MIMO DL 1 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software 1
MX882112C-012 LTE FDD 4x4 MIMO DL 1
MX882112C-021 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA Measurement Software 1 Others Q’ty
MX882112C-031 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1 J1606A Cable 1
MX882112C-041 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1 - BNC Cable 3
MX882112C-051 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1 - Ethernet Cable 3
MX882112C-061 LTE-Advanced FDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1
MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-011 LTE TDD 2x2 MIMO DL 1
MX882113C-012 LTE TDD 4x4 MIMO DL 1
MX882113C-021 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-031 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 3CCs Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-041 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 4CCs Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-051 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 5CCs Measurement Software 1
MX882113C-061 LTE-Advanced TDD DL 6CCs Measurement Software 1

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 LAA – Frame Structure Type 3
◆MT8821C supports Band 46 used by LAA, and Band 252,
and 255 used by LTE-U
B252 5150~5250
LTE-U
B255 5725~5925

LAA B46 5150~5925

5000 5500 6000 [MHz]

LTE-U only CA by using unlicensed band

LAA CA by using unlicensed band with Frame Structure Type 3
MT8821C supports following features for LAA :

- Frame Structure Type 3

- Max DL Throughput(SISO, 2x2 MIMO, 4x4 MIMO)
- Measurement Report (RSSI)
- Setting of DMTC Periodicity
- Flexible Setting of DL transmission Set start transmission on frame boundaries using following parameters
1．LAA Cycle

Notes:
Set end transmission on symbol boundaries using following parameters
- MT8821C-019 Extended RF 3.8 GHz to 6 GHz required for LTE-U/LAA 2. LAA ON Duration
3. LAA Last Symbol

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 LAA – 3GPP RF RX Testing
◆MT8821C supports 3GPP LAA RF test case
RF RX test specifications with LAA (Band 46) are described in Chapter 7 of 3GPP TS
36.521-1 V14.2.0 (2017-03).
The MT8821C has already supported Physical layer Throughput measurement including
the following 3GPP test conditions.
- Non-transition on subframe #1/#2
- Full RB allocation on subframe #5

Test Case
MT8821C ATS Remarks
Chapter Title
7.3A Reference Sensitivity Level for CA Supported Planning
7.4A Maximum input level for CA Supported Planning
7.5A Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) for CA Supported --- Requires external SG
7.6.1A In-band Blocking for CA Supported --- Requires external SG
7.6.2A Out-of-band Blocking for CA Supported --- Requires external SG
7.6.3A Narrow Band Blocking for CA Supported --- Requires external SG
7.7A Spurious response for CA Supported --- Requires external SG
7.8.1A Wide Band Intermodulation for CA Supported --- Requires external SG

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 HPUE – High-Power User Equipment
◆MT8821C supports 3GPP HPUE RF test case
Coverage area is increased by strong HPUE Tx signal.

Max. Output
Power Class Remarks
power [dBm]
Class 1 31 HPUE (Band 14)
Normal UE HPUE
Class 2 26 HPUE (Band 41)
Class 3 23 Normal UE

MT8821C supports 3GPP TS 36.521-1 V14.1.0 (2016-12) HPUE test cases

Test Case
MT8821C ATS
Chapter Title PC1 PC2
6.2.2_1 UE Maximum Output Power for HPUE √*1 √*2 √ √
6.2.3_1 Maximum Power Reduction (MPR) for HPUE √*1 √*2 √ √
6.2.4_1 Additional Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR) for HPUE √ - √ √
6.2.5_1 Configured UE Transmitted Output Power for HPUE √ √ √ √
6.3.5_1.1 Power Control Absolute Power Tolerance for HPUE √ √ √ √
6.3.5_1.2 Power Control Absolute Power Tolerance for HPUE √ √ √ √
6.3.5_1.3 Aggregate Power Control Tolerance for HPUE √ √ √ √
6.6.2.3_1 Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio for HPUE √ - √ √
*1: Band 14 defined for Power class 1 in this test case
*2: Band 41 defined for Power class 2 in this test case

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VoLTE Echoback MX882164C
Built-in IMS Server
Simple Voice and Video Echoback Test
Application

♪
Loopback Voice/Video
Server 1
IMS Server DL: Loopback

1000 BASE-T 1
UL: Voice/Video ♪
Voice/Video

 Functions
■Voice/Video Echoback ■DTX Frame
Voice and Video from UE returns to UE Sends DTX Frame to UE at regular interval

DL: Loopback DL: DTX Frame

UL: Voice / Video UL: Voice

■Fixed Pattern ■No Data

Sends fixed-pattern data to UE No data sent and just connected to UE
DL: Fixed Pattern DL: No data
UL: Voice UL: Voice

The following codec rates are supported.

Codec Type Codec Rate
WB-AMR 6.60 kbps, 8.85 kbps, 12.65 kbps, 14.25 kbps, 15.85 kbps, 18.25 kbps, 19.85 kbps, 23.05 kbps, 23.85 kbps
NB-AMR 4.75 kbps, 5.15 kbps, 5.90 kbps, 6.70 kbps, 7.40 kbps, 7.95 kbps, 10.20 kbps, 12.20 kbps

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Cellular and WLAN co-existence

MT8821C controls MT8862A

by web browser Cellular connection
Cellular BS
(Including LTE-U/LAA)
(MT8821C)

Ethernet
Cable DUT

MT8862A

WLAN
connection

• MT8862A can be controlled by Web browser on MT8821C without external PC*.

Receiver sensitivity under concurrent connection with Cellular (including LTE-
U/LAA) and WLAN can be tested.
• Co-existence test in the OTA is defined in CTIA/Wi-Fi Alliance Test Plan as
Desense test.
* : External control of MT8821C is done by OTA chamber system in OTA test

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Wi-Fi Desense Measurement
(CTIA/Wi-Fi Alliance Test Plan)

For Wi-Fi Desense

Measurement ANT
Optional AMP θ-pol
Ethernet Φ-pol DUT
(Control)
Link ANT
MT8862A
Optional AMP

Link ANT
Control PC
MT8821C

For Cellular Desense

Measurement ANT
Optional AMP θ-pol
Ethernet Φ-pol DUT
(Control)
Link ANT
MT8821C
Optional AMP

Link ANT
Control PC
MT8862A

<Reference>
CTIA/Wi-Fi Alliance Test Plan for RF Performance Evaluation of Wi-Fi Mobile Converged Devices Ver. 2.0.3

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SMS send/receive function

Send and receive SMS message with the simple operation

Supported systems*
W-CDMA
GSM
CDMA2000
TD-SCDMA
LTE
Cat-M
NB-IoT
*Based on SMS over SGs

1 Send Message Inputs a SMS message to send to the UE.

2 Send Button Sends a SMS message to the UE.
3 Keyboard Button Starts the screen key board.
4 Send/Receive Log Displays SMS messages that were sent to and received from the UE.
5 Clear Button Clears the contents and flag value from the received message.
6 Close Button Closes the SMS screen.
Sets the SMS reception function to On or Off.
7 SMS Switch Button
Displayed only for W-CDMA and TD-SCDMA.

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Enhanced GUI: Measurement (All Results)

Overview 1-Graph View

Detail

4-Graph View

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Enhanced GUI: Automatic Help Display
Touching the test parameter/measurement results displays an explanation or remote commands in
the Help window.

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Enhanced GUI: Parameter Search
Parameters can be searched by text and settings can be changed.

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Enhanced GUI: External Loss separate setting for each of the CC/ PCC,SCC Link setting
(1) Added function linking PCC and SCC parameter settings
(only some parameters, such as Output Level)
(2) Pressing list button at CA connection setting displays PCC and SCC settings simultaneously
(3) Supports separate External Loss (Main UL/DL) setting for each CC

(1)

(2)

(3)

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Easy Parameter Setting
 Easier Downlink : Resource Block, MCS Index Settings
Freely settable parameters for each subframe support easy testing even at near-to-real test environment
settings.
When Allocation mode = Detail

When Allocation mode = Normal

*Easy legacy setting methods are also

supported at measurement based on
3GPP TS 36.521-1.

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RF TRX Measurement (Test Parameters)
The MT8821C has a “Test Parameter” function for 3GPP RF tests.
It supports following features.
- One-button parameter setting for 3GPP RF TRX tests
- PASS/FAIL judgment

Test Parameter

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UE Capability Information Function *
・Pressing the [UE Capability Information] button at the Signaling tab in the Result area displays a pop-up
window listing the Band/Band Combination supported by the UE.

UE Capability
Information

The UE CA Configuration can be

captured and displayed for the
specified Band for UE supporting
Rel-11.

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* Cat-M, NB-IoT and LTE are not supported.
Throughput Monitor/Display Expected Throughput
The MAC layer Throughput measurement results can be displayed as a graph.
In addition, a function has been added for displaying expected Throughput values.

Throughput Monitor

Throughput
Expected Value

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IP Data Application
Data Application (PING/Iperf) operations can be performed from the MT8821C GUI using the
Result – IP Data tab. Settings are made at the Parameter – IP Data Application tab.

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Compatibility with MT8820C
The MT8821C is compatible with MT8820C functions, performance, remote commands,
etc. Previously developed control software and test sequences can be used with the
MT8821C.
 Reduces costs for test equipment and test environment configuration
 No risks rebuilding existing LTE and 3G/2G test environment

Compatibility
- Functions and performance
- Remote commands

MT8820C MT8821C

Control software and

test environment can be
reutilized.

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MT8820C to MT8821C Upgrade
The MT8821C is upgradeable from the MT8820C. The existing MT8820C hardware and
all measurement software can be re-used to make the most efficient use of your
investment.

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 MT8821C vs. MT8820C
MT8821C MT8820C
Frequency 30 MHz to 6.0 GHz 30 MHz to 2.7 GHz, 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz
Range (3.8 GHz to 6.0 GHz Option) (3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz Option)
Interface Main: RF In/Out (Max. 4 ports) Main: RF In/Out (Max. 2 ports)
Aux: RF Out (Max. 8 ports) Aux: RF Out (Max. 2 ports)
Output Level 140 to 10 dBm (Main) 140 to  10 dBm (Main)
125 to +5 dBm (Aux) 130 to 0 dBm (Aux)
Bandwidth Generator bandwidth: 160 MHz Generator bandwidth: 25 MHz
Analyzer bandwidth: 160 MHz Analyzer bandwidth: 25 MHz
System - LTE FDD/TDD - LTE FDD/TDD (up to 2x2 MIMO)
LTE CA (DL CA 4CCs (with SISO)/ - LTE CA (DL 3CC + 2x2 MIMO by 3units/
DL CA 8CCs (with 4x4 MIMO)***/ UL 2CC)
DL CA 6CCs (with 4x4 MIMO)**/ - WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA Evolution/
DL CA 4CCs (with 4x4 MIMO)*/ (DB-)DC-HSDPA/4C-HSDPA/DC-HSUPA
DL CA 8CCs (with 2x2 MIMO)*/ - GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
UL CA 2CCs/ - CDMA2000/EVDO
LTE in unlicensed spectrum : 5 GHz ) - TD-SCDMA/HSPA/HSDPA Evolution
- WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA Evolution/
(DB-)DC-HSDPA/4C-HSDPA/DC-HSUPA
- GSM/GPRS/EGPRS
- CDMA2000/EVDO
- TD-SCDMA/HSPA/HSDPA Evolution
- LTE Cat-M, NB-IoT(Cat-NB1,2)
- 5G NSA Anchor
GUI Windows 7 OS, touch panel, USB interface Unix OS, key panel, CF interface
Dimensions 426 (W) × 221.5 (H) × 578 (D) mm (excluding 426 (W) × 221.5 (H) × 498 (D) mm (excluding
protrusions) protrusions)
* Requires 2 boxes of MT8821C
** Requires 3 boxes of MT8821C
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*** Requires 4 boxes of MT8821C
MT8821C Options
Hardware No. Hardware Name Software No. Software Name
MT8821C Radio Communication Analyzer MX882112C-021 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA Measurement Software
MT8821C-001 W-CDMA Measurement Hardware MX882112C-022 LTE-Advanced FDD UL CA Measurement Software
MT8821C-002 TDMA Measurement Hardware MX882112C-026 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA IP Data Transfer
MT8821C-003 CDMA2000 Measurement Hardware MX882112C-031 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 3CCs Measurement Software
MT8821C-007 TD-SCDMA Measurement Hardware MX882112C-036 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 3CCs IP Data Transfer
MT8821C-008 LTE Measurement Hardware MX882112C-041 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 4CCs Measurement Software
MT8821C-011 Audio Board MX882112C-046 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 4CCs IP Data Transfer
MT8821C-012 Parallel Phone Measurement Hardware MX882112C-051 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 5CCs Measurement Software
MT8821C-019 Extended RF 3.8GHz - 6GHz MX882112C-061 LTE-Advanced FDD DL CA 6CCs Measurement Software
MT8821C-025 2nd RF for Phone1 MX882112C-071 LTE Advanced FDD DL CA 7CCs Measurement Software
MT8821C-026 3rd RF for Phone1 MX882112C-081 LTE Advanced FDD DL CA 8CCs Measurement Software
MT8821C-027 4th RF for Phone1 MX882113C LTE TDD Measurement Software
MT8821C-028 2nd RF for Phone2 MX882113C-006 LTE TDD IP Data Transfer
MT8821C-029 3rd RF for Phone2 MX882113C-010 LTE TDD Anchor For 5G NSA
MT8821C-030 4th RF for Phone2 MX882113C-011 LTE TDD 2x2 MIMO DL
MT8821C-043 CDMA2000 Time Offset CAL for GPS SG MX882113C-012 LTE TDD 4x4 MIMO DL
Software No. Software Name MX882113C-016 LTE TDD CS Fallback to W-CDMA/GSM
MX882100C W-CDMA Measurement Software MX882113C-017 LTE TDD CS Fallback to CDMA2000
MX882100C-001 W-CDMA Voice Codec MX882113C-018 LTE TDD CS Fallback to TD-SCDMA/GSM
MX882100C-002 W-CDMA External Packet Data MX882113C-021 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA Measurement Software
MX882100C-003 W-CDMA Video Phone Test MX882113C-022 LTE-Advanced TDD UL CA Measurement Software
MX882100C-005 W-CDMA A-GPS MX882113C-026 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA IP Data Transfer
MX882100C-019 WCDMA HSPA Measurement Software MX882113C-031 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 3CCs Measurement Software
MX882100C-032 DC-HSDPA Measurement Software MX882113C-036 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 3CCs IP Data Transfer
MX882100C-033 DC-HSUPA Measurement Software MX882113C-041 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 4CCs Measurement Software
MX882100C-034 4C-HSDPA Measurement Software MX882113C-046 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 4CCs IP Data Transfer
MX882170C W-CDMA Ciphering Software MX882113C-051 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 5CCs Measurement Software
MX882101C GSM Measurement Software MX882113C-061 LTE-Advanced TDD DL CA 6CCs Measurement Software
MX882101C-001 GSM Voice Codec MX882113C-071 LTE Advanced TDD DL CA 7CCs Measurement Software
MX882101C-002 GSM External Packet Data MX882113C-081 LTE Advanced TDD DL CA 8CCs Measurement Software
MX882101C-005 GSM A-GPS MX882115C W-CDMA HSPA IP Data Transfer
MX882101C-011 EGPRS Measurement Software MX882115C-001 W-CDMA DC-HSPA IP Data Transfer
MX882102C CDMA2000 Measurement Software MX882116C LTE Category M1 Measurement Software
MX882102C-001 CDMA2000 Voice Codec MX882116C-006 LTE Category M1 IP Data Transfer
MX882102C-002 CDMA2000 External Packet Data MX882117C NB-IoT Measurement Software
MX882107C TD-SCDMA Measurement Software MX882117C-001 NB-IoT Category NB-2 Measurement Software
MX882107C-001 TD-SCDMA Voice Codec MX882117C-006 NB-IoT IP Data Transfer
MX882107C-002 TD-SCDMA External Packet Data MX882120C SEQ Measurement Software
MX882107C-003 TD-SCDMA Video Phone Test MX882120C-001 W-CDMA Measurement Software
MX882107C-011 TD-SCDMA HSDPA Measurement Software MX882120C-002 GSM Measurement Software
MX882107C-012 TD-SCDMA HSDPA Evolution Measurement Software MX882120C-003 CDMA2000 Measurement Software
MX882107C-021 TD-SCDMA HSUPA Measurement Software MX882120C-004 LTE Measurement Software
MX882112C LTE FDD Measurement Software MX882120C-005 TD-SCDMA Measurement Software
MX882112C-006 LTE FDD IP Data Transfer MX882132C CDMA2000 Measurement Software Lite
MX882112C-010 LTE FDD Anchor For 5G NSA MX882136C 1xEV-DO Measurement Software Lite
MX882112C-011 LTE FDD 2x2 MIMO DL MX882142C LTE FDD Measurement Software Lite
MX882112C-012 LTE FDD 4x4 MIMO DL MX882143C LTE TDD Measurement Software Lite
MX882112C-016 LTE FDD CS Fallback to W-CDMA/GSM MX882164C LTE VoLTE Echoback
MX882112C-017 LTE FDD CS Fallback to CDMA2000
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