Test and Measurement

5G NR waveform generation, visualization, and transmitter performance analysis

5G Toolbox™ provides waveform generation and analysis capabilities.

Generate, impair, and visualize uplink and downlink waveforms, test models, and FRCs programmatically or by using the 5G Waveform Generator app.
Analyze waveform quality and obtain metrics. For example, you can measure error vector magnitude (EVM), adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR), and obtain quality metrics based on channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS).
Characterize the impact of RF impairments in NR transmitters and receivers.
Perform carrier aggregation (CA): generate, aggregate, and demodulate multiple 5G NR carriers.

Apps

5G Waveform Generator

Create, impair, visualize, and export 5G NR waveforms

Blocks

Waveform From Wireless Waveform Generator App

Wireless waveform source exported to Simulink

Functions

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Downlink Waveform Generation

`nrWaveformGenerator`	Generate 5G NR waveform
`nrDLCarrierConfig`	5G downlink waveform configuration parameters
`nrSCSCarrierConfig`	SCS carrier configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenBWPConfig`	BWP configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenSSBurstConfig`	SS burst configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenPDSCHConfig`	PDSCH configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrPDSCHDMRSConfig`	PDSCH DM-RS configuration parameters
`nrPDSCHPTRSConfig`	PDSCH PT-RS configuration parameters
`nrCORESETConfig`	Control resource set (CORESET) configuration parameters
`nrSearchSpaceConfig`	Search space set configuration parameters
`nrWavegenPDCCHConfig`	PDCCH configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenCSIRSConfig`	CSI-RS configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation

Uplink Waveform Generation

`nrWaveformGenerator`	Generate 5G NR waveform
`nrULCarrierConfig`	5G uplink waveform configuration parameters
`nrSCSCarrierConfig`	SCS carrier configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenBWPConfig`	BWP configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenPUSCHConfig`	PUSCH configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrPUSCHDMRSConfig`	PUSCH DM-RS configuration parameters
`nrPUSCHPTRSConfig`	PUSCH PT-RS configuration parameters
`nrWavegenPUCCH0Config`	PUCCH format 0 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenPUCCH1Config`	PUCCH format 1 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenPUCCH2Config`	PUCCH format 2 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenPUCCH3Config`	PUCCH format 3 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenPUCCH4Config`	PUCCH format 4 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation
`nrWavegenSRSConfig`	SRS configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation

Open radio access network (O-RAN)

`nrORANBlockCompress`	O-RAN fronthaul block compression
`nrORANBlockDecompress`	O-RAN fronthaul block decompression

Measurements

`nrCSIRSMeasurements`	CSI-RS-based physical layer measurements
`nrSSBMeasurements`	SSB-based physical layer measurements

Topics

5G NR Waveform Generation
Get an overview of 5G NR waveform generation workflows and the waveform types that you can generate.

Featured Examples

5G NR Downlink Vector Waveform Generation

Create mixed numerology DL waveforms containing SS burst, PDSCH, PDCCH, and CSI-RS.

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5G NR Uplink Vector Waveform Generation

Create mixed numerology UL waveforms containing PUSCH, PUCCH, and SRS.

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5G NR Uplink with PUCCH Vector Waveform Generation

Create mixed numerology UL waveforms containing PUSCH, PUCCH, and SRS.

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5G NR-TM and FRC Waveform Generation

Use MATLAB^® code to generate standard-compliant 5G NR test models, downlink FRCs, and uplink FRCs for FR1 and FR2.

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App-Based 5G Waveform Generation

Use the 5G Waveform Generator app to generate, export, and transmit 5G NR waveforms.

5G NR Downlink ACLR Measurement

Measure ACLR for 5G NR test models in FR1 and FR2.

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EVM Measurement of 5G NR Downlink Waveforms with RF Impairments

Measure EVM of NR-TM or NR-FRC waveforms with phase noise and memoryless nonlinearity impairments.

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EVM Measurement of 5G NR PUSCH Waveforms

Measure EVM of PUSCH FRC waveforms with phase noise and memoryless nonlinearity impairments.

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5G NR Downlink Carrier Aggregation, Demodulation, and Analysis

Generate, aggregate, and demodulate multiple 5G NR downlink carriers.

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Dynamic Spectrum Sharing for 5G NR and LTE Coexistence

Generate coexisting LTE and 5G NR waveforms for dynamic spectrum sharing.

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Generate Wireless Waveform in Simulink Using App-Generated Block

Use the Export to Simulink capability of the Wireless Waveform Generator app to generate waveforms in Simulink.

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Modeling and Testing an NR RF Transmitter

Characterize the impact of RF impairments, such as IQ imbalance, phase noise, and PA nonlinearities in an NR RF transmitter.

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Modeling and Testing an NR RF Receiver with LTE Interference

Characterize the impact of RF impairments of NR-TM waveforms when coexisting with LTE waveforms.

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5G NR CSI-RS Measurements

Learn how to measure the CSI-RSRP, CSI-RSSI, and CSI-RSRQ using the CSI-RS.

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5G NR Waveform Acquisition and Analysis

Transmit and capture generated 5G NR waveform over the air using instruments.

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Generate CU-Plane Messages for O-RAN Fronthaul Test

Generate fronthaul control and user plane (CU-Plane) messages for O-RAN conformance tests, as defined in TS O-RAN.WG4.CONF.

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