Patents Assigned to Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publication number: 20240195508
    Abstract: A control apparatus for generating a control signal for an electro-optic modulator is described. The control apparatus includes an RF signal source being configured to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal. The control apparatus further includes an amplitude adjustment circuit being configured to adjust an amplitude of the RF signal, thereby obtaining an adjusted RF signal. The control apparatus further includes a DC signal source being configured to generate a direct current (DC) signal. The control apparatus further includes a superposition circuit being configured to superimpose the adjusted RF signal and the DC signal, thereby obtaining the control signal for the electro-optic modulator. The control apparatus further includes a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive at least one frequency parameter associated with the electro-optic modulator. The at least one frequency parameter includes a frequency multiplication factor and/or a target modulation frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Julius Seeger
  • Publication number: 20240195515
    Abstract: An optimization method of automatically optimizing a performance parameter of a signal generator circuit is described. An RF output signal is generated by the signal generator circuit. A performance parameter of the signal generator circuit is determined based on the RF output signal by the control circuit. At least one operational parameter of the signal generator circuit is adapted by the control circuit in order to optimize the performance parameter. Further, a signal generator circuit is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ajan JOSHI, Florian FISCHBACHER, Haisang YU, Chlodwig NEUHAEUSLER, Michael KOENIG
  • Publication number: 20240192300
    Abstract: A calibration unit comprises a first port which is arranged for being connected to a measurement device; a calibration module comprising at least three different calibration standards for calibrating the measurement device; and a switching module configured to connect the first port with one of the at least three different calibration standards of the calibration module. A daisy chain port is arranged for being connected to a further calibration unit, to an external power meter, or to a device-under-test, DUT. The first port is connectable to the daisy chain port. An internal power meter is arranged within a housing of the calibration unit. The first port is connectable to the internal power meter; or an internal impedance tuner. The first port is connectable to the internal impedance tuner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd BRESSER, Thomas SCHOUWINK, Maximilian FRIESINGER, Jakob HAMMER
  • Patent number: 12007412
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a differential measurement probe comprising a first support plate, a second support plate arranged in parallel to the first support plate, a first printed circuit probe tip that comprises a first contact section for contacting a device under test, and a second printed circuit probe tip that comprises a second contact section for contacting a device under test, wherein the first printed circuit probe tip and the second printed circuit probe tip are arranged between the first support plate and the second support plate and are mechanically supported by the first support plate and the second support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Benedikt Lippert, Alexander Kunze, Alexander Stuka
  • Patent number: 12000889
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal generation device, comprising at least two signal generators, a clock source that is coupled to the at least two signal generators and that is configured to generate a clock signal and provide the clock signal to the at least two signal generators, wherein the signal paths between the clock source and each one of the at least two signal generators are matched at least regarding the signal runtime, and wherein the at least two signal generators are each configured to generate an output signal based on the clock signal. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective measurement device and a respective method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH CO. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Schneider, Mario Guenther
  • Publication number: 20240178917
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of testing light-fidelity (LiFi) coverage. A mobile light-fidelity tester is moved in a test area in which at least one indoor light-fidelity access point is located while performing coverage tests of the at least one indoor light-fidelity access point. Further, a coverage report of the at least one indoor light-fidelity access point is returned. In addition, a test system is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Kok Meng Wong
  • Patent number: 11996898
    Abstract: A method for determining a pre-equalization matrix to be used for testing is provided. A radio communication tester is provided that has a base station emulator and a channel emulator. A device under test is provided that has at least two branches. A N×M multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) connection is established between the radio communication tester and the device under test. The N×M MIMO connection includes at least two channels. Reference signal received power per branch measurement values are continuously forwarded from the device under test to the radio communication tester. A pre-equalization matrix is determined by the radio communication tester, wherein the reference signal received power per branch measurement values and presence of additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) are taken into account when calculating the pre-equalization matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Mellein, Oussema Harguem
  • Publication number: 20240168920
    Abstract: A method of assessing a log-file is described. A log-file to be assessed is received. A data storage is accessed that includes several log-files. A group of log-files from the several log-files stored in the data storage is identified. The group of log-files includes log-files that are nearest to the log-file to be assessed. The identified group of log-files is returned to a user for further analysis. Further, a method of grouping several log-files as well as a system for processing at least one log-file are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian Engel, Detlef Wiese, Agustin Raez-Rus, Fernando Garcia, Andrew Schaefer, Sandra Merkel, Bernhard Sterzbach, Jonas Baehr, Julian Jorczik
  • Publication number: 20240168060
    Abstract: A voltage measurement and/or overvoltage protection circuit for a measurement instrument comprising a measurement channel with at least one termination resistor and a measurement port is provided. Said voltage measurement and/or overvoltage protection circuit comprises at least one resistor. In this context, the voltage measurement and/or overvoltage protection circuit is contactable to the measurement port via said at least one resistor. In addition to this, a resistance of the at least one resistor is higher than a maximum resistance of the at least one termination resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Franz STRASSER
  • Publication number: 20240172282
    Abstract: A node for a radio communication network with dynamic reservation of transmission capacity is provided. Said node comprises a communication unit for communicating with at least one neighboring node, and at least one antenna coupled to said communication unit. In this context, the communication unit is configured to reserve transmission capacity on the basis of at least one RTS and/or CTS and/or nCTS handshake packet. In addition to this, the communication unit is further configured to limit transmission capacity reservation to a certain number of the at least one neighboring node on the basis of certain properties with respect to said certain number of the at least one neighboring node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erik HAAS, Rainer BOTT, Marco WEBER
  • Publication number: 20240168767
    Abstract: A radio frequency test or measurement device for enhancing processing speed and reducing computational effort is configured to store at least one pre-calculated configuration set with an associated first unique identifier. The device is further configured to obtain a second UID via a communication network. The device is also configured to configure the device according to the pre-calculated configuration set, if the first UID matches the second UID. The pre-calculated configuration set comprises at least one of a software configuration setting or a hardware configuration setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bjoern SCHMID, Sebastian ROEGLINGER
  • Publication number: 20240171196
    Abstract: A compression device for compressing a signal is provided. Said compression device comprises an input for inputting the signal, a processor for performing source separation and/or time frame separation to find recognizable signal components with respect to the signal and/or for determining major characteristics of the signal and/or components of the signal as at least one signal parameter set, a signal generator for generating a known signal on the basis of the at least one signal parameter set, a subtractor for subtracting the known signal from the signal to form a remainder signal, and an output for outputting a compressed signal comprising the remainder signal and the at least one signal parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas WINKLER
  • Publication number: 20240169096
    Abstract: A system for measurement management is configured to obtain a configuration set and an associated configuration unique identifier (UID). The system is also configured to obtain at least one measurement result and an associated result UID. A relation between the configuration UID and the result UID is determined, and the relation is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sebastian ROEGLINGER, Bjoern SCHMID
  • Patent number: 11991147
    Abstract: A method and a system for securely controlling a remote measurement device. A connection between at least one remote measurement device and a server, such as a server computer, connected to the Internet is established. By a firewall, the at least one remote measurement device is protected from unauthorized access via the Internet. In case of an event of the at least one remote measurement device, an event notification is sent from the at least one remote measurement device to the server via the firewall. A temporary access token is generated by the server in response to the event notification received from the remote measurement device. Access is temporarily granted to the at least one remote measurement device based on the temporary access token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bjoern Schmid
  • Patent number: 11990928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring the specific absorption rate SAR of a mobile device under test DUT enabled for a combined LTE RF and 5G RF transmission, the method comprising the following steps: a.) Providing a mobile device under test DUT operable in LTE RF and 5G standard, b.) Setting the DUT in a mode to transmit with maximum power level according to the 5G standard, and at the same time transmitting with lower power level of LTE RF standard, c.) Performing a SAR scan and measuring the 5G signal, without taking into account any contribution from the LTE RF signal, d.) Setting the DUT in a mode to transmit with maximum power at maximum power in LTE RF standard, without transmitting according to the 5G standard, e.) Performing a SAR scan and measuring the LTE RF standard signal, f.) Combining the results of step c.) and e.) in order obtain a combined SAR value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benoit Derat, Michael Herchel, Christian Dobmeier
  • Patent number: 11988752
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) signal, comprising: transmitting at least one GBAS message burst; receiving the GBAS message burst, and performing a power measurement at symbol times of the GBAS message burst. Further, a test system for testing a ground-based augmentation system is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Theissen
  • Patent number: 11982697
    Abstract: The application discloses a RF vector measurement system including: a first port for generating a RF pulse, a pulse splitter for splitting the pulse into a first pulse send to a device-under-test DUT, and a second pulse send as a reference to a first quantum sensor of the system. The system is arranged to supply a third pulse, which is produced by reflecting or transmitting the first by the DUT, to at least one second quantum sensor phase-correlated with said first quantum sensor by entanglement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Julius Seeger
  • Publication number: 20240154891
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a size of a buffer of a device-under-test, DUT, which is transmitting data. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a data stream with a transmitting bit rate by means of the DUT, wherein the data stream is loaded into the DUT buffer during said transmission; receiving the data stream with a receiving bit rate at a receiver device; detecting a difference between the transmitting bit rate and the receiving bit rate over time; monitoring a packet loss at the receiver side; detecting a time at which a packet error rate, PER, at the receiver side increases above a threshold based on the monitored packet loss; and calculating a size of the DUT buffer based on a difference between an amount of data transmitted by the DUT and an amount of data received by the receiver device from the start of the transmission until the detected time of the PER increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas MICHL
  • Patent number: D1027213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Constantin Sinn, Ludwig Sperl
  • Patent number: D1027214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Constantin Sinn, Ludwig Sperl