The Keysight F8800A PROPSIM F64 is an RF channel emulator engineered for end-to-end performance validation of wireless devices, base stations, and systems across 5G, 4G, and WLAN. It emulates dynamic radio channels with realistic multipath fading, delay spread, and interference effects independent of system technology or signal modulation. The platform enables accelerated development cycles through repeatable, controlled laboratory testing without field trial dependencies.
Technical Specifications
Product Type: RF Channel Emulator
Model: F8800A PROPSIM F64
RF Ports:
• F8800ARF1: Up to 64 TRX ports (N-female connectors); 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64 port configurations
• F8800ARF2: Up to 64 (T)RX + 64 TX (SMA-female connectors); flexible configurations supporting 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64 (T)RX+RX ports
• Bidirectional and unidirectional fading supported
Frequency Coverage:
• F8800ARF1: 450 MHz to 6 GHz
• F8800ARF2: 3 MHz to 6 GHz
• With E7770A (Common Interface Unit): 6 GHz to 12 GHz
• With M1740A/M1748 (mmWave Transceivers): 24.25 GHz to 29.5 GHz, 37 GHz to 43.5 GHz
– Key Features
MIMO & Massive MIMO:
• Single-unit MIMO configurations: 2x2bi, 4x2bi, 4x4bi, 8x2bi, 8x4bi, 8x8bi
• Full Antenna Array Sampling Massive MIMO: 16x8bi, 16x16bi, 32x16bi for base station MU-MIMO and uplink SRS beamformer testing
• Simplified Antenna Array Sampling with external antenna interface unit or RF phase shifter matrix
• Multi-unit configurations (up to four F8800A units): 64x4bi, 64x8bi, 64x16bi, 128x4bi, 128x8bi, 128x16bi
Digital Channels:
• Up to 1024 digital channels per single unit
• Up to 4096 digital channels in four-unit configuration
• Up to 1024 MIMO/mesh channels per unit
– Typical Applications
Device and base station validation under dynamic channel scenarios; multipath fading characterization; massive MIMO scheduler and beamformer testing; sub-6 GHz and mmWave system performance assessment.
– Compatibility & Integration
Supports integration with external antenna interfaces, RF phase shifter matrices, and mmWave transceiver modules for extended frequency coverage and antenna array configurations.
