03/29/2006 • Metrology

Current management with the R&S Current Sniffer keeps mobile phone TV running

Intelligent current management for mobile phones is a topic that interests manufacturers of user equipment, network operators and service technicians alike. By using the R&S Current Sniffer, a current source can be simulated and the exact amount of energy thus absorbed can be determined. The mobile phone is subjected to different load conditions to measure and evaluate current drain at high time and amplitude resolution. The data thus obtained helps to assess whether the battery is being unnecessarily or erroneously discharged, for example. Rohde & Schwarz provides a compact solution that allows exact error analysis not only for mobile phones but for all other portable equipment as well.

Mobile phone customers expect not only stability and reliability in new applications such as video streaming, web browsing or TV. They also expect the development of new applications to include intelligent planning of power consumption in order to prevent any interruptions in the flow of information. The R&S Current Sniffer consists of the Dual-Channel Analyzer/Power Supply R&S NGMO2 and the R&S NGMO2-K10 operating software. The solution from Rohde & Schwarz is outstanding because of its combination of long observation times and high time resolution. This combination makes the R&S Current Sniffer particularly valuable when it comes to specifying the current drain. The R&S Current Sniffer is thus ideal for a wide range of applications, and it becomes a valuable tool for optimizing power-saving effects.

When developing mobile phones, you can use the R&S Current Sniffer to help optimize the current drain of applications, preventing unnecessary or faulty battery discharge. If a specific level of current drain is not exceeded in a practical application, the operating time of the mobile phone can be reliably assessed.
By using the R&S Current Sniffer, network operators can check the UE manufacturers’ statements on operating time. By means of parameterization, they can also exert influence on the battery operating times of the mobile phones by optimizing the discontinuous transmission mode (DTx) parameters used. The R&S Current Sniffer provides the necessary information via current transients analysis.

Servicing also becomes easier: By accurately analyzing the current drain, the R&S Current Sniffer helps mobile phone manufacturers to assess whether errors occur in an application while running. It is not necessary to open the mobile phone to see which modules are active at a specific point in time. Service technicians can now access the databases of various manufacturers to diagnose errors by means of the current-related data.

The R&S Current Sniffer is now available from Rohde & Schwarz.
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