The Personal Communications System Analyzer (PCSA) is an optional SE application that provides online monitoring, characterization and analysis of TDMA signals (including GSM) used for mobile communications. Robust signal processing techniques allow for the extraction of parameters related to spectral and traffic occupancy, channel type identification, angle of arrival of mobile users and decoding of network information.

Major Features

• Analyze personal communications systems:
  • GSM / GPRS, US Digital Cellular / IS-136, iDEN, AMPS
• Angle-of-arrival of TDMA users
• Channel type identification, including:
  • Traffic channels, Control channels, Dummy channels, Noise
• Channel and traffic occupancy of TDMA systems
• Demodulation of GSM network information, including:
  • Network operator's name and country
  • Network operator's list of channels
• Spectral Occupancy Parameter Extraction
  • Power and SNR of TDMA slots
  • Adjacent channel interference power, SIR
• Can operate from a digital spectrum analyzer
• Complementary interworking with other SE applications
  • Wideband Scanner
  • Direction Finder
  • Spectrum Analyzer

For specifications, see the Personal Communications System Analyzer brochure.