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).
Perform carrier aggregation (CA): generate, aggregate, and demodulate multiple 5G NR carriers.

Apps

5G Waveform Generator

Create, impair, visualize, and export 5G NR waveforms (Since R2020a)

Functions

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Downlink Waveform Generation

`nrWaveformGenerator`	Generate 5G NR waveform (Since R2020b)
`nrDLCarrierConfig`	5G downlink waveform configuration parameters (Since R2020b)
`nrSCSCarrierConfig`	SCS carrier configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrWavegenBWPConfig`	BWP configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrWavegenSSBurstConfig`	SS burst configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrWavegenPDSCHConfig`	PDSCH configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrPDSCHDMRSConfig`	PDSCH DM-RS configuration parameters (Since R2020a)
`nrPDSCHPTRSConfig`	PDSCH PT-RS configuration parameters (Since R2020a)
`nrCORESETConfig`	Control resource set (CORESET) configuration parameters (Since R2020a)
`nrSearchSpaceConfig`	Search space set configuration parameters (Since R2020a)
`nrWavegenPDCCHConfig`	PDCCH configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrWavegenCSIRSConfig`	CSI-RS configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)

Uplink Waveform Generation

`nrWaveformGenerator`	Generate 5G NR waveform (Since R2020b)
`nrULCarrierConfig`	5G uplink waveform configuration parameters (Since R2021a)
`nrSCSCarrierConfig`	SCS carrier configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrWavegenBWPConfig`	BWP configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2020b)
`nrIntraCellGuardBandsConfig`	Intracell guard bands configuration parameters (Since R2023b)
`nrWavegenPUSCHConfig`	PUSCH configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021a)
`nrPUSCHDMRSConfig`	PUSCH DM-RS configuration parameters (Since R2020a)
`nrPUSCHPTRSConfig`	PUSCH PT-RS configuration parameters (Since R2020a)
`nrWavegenPUCCH0Config`	PUCCH format 0 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021b)
`nrWavegenPUCCH1Config`	PUCCH format 1 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021b)
`nrWavegenPUCCH2Config`	PUCCH format 2 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021b)
`nrWavegenPUCCH3Config`	PUCCH format 3 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021b)
`nrWavegenPUCCH4Config`	PUCCH format 4 configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021b)
`nrWavegenSRSConfig`	SRS configuration parameters for 5G waveform generation (Since R2021a)

Open radio access network (O-RAN)

`nrORANBlockCompress`	O-RAN fronthaul block compression (Since R2022b)
`nrORANBlockDecompress`	O-RAN fronthaul block decompression (Since R2022b)

Measurements

`nrCSIRSMeasurements`	CSI-RS-based physical layer measurements (Since R2022b)
`nrSSBMeasurements`	SSB-based physical layer measurements (Since R2022b)

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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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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5G NR Waveform Capture and Analysis Using Software-Defined Radio

Generate and transmit a 5G NR waveform continuously over the air using a supported software-defined radio.

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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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