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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Nikhil M. Deshpande, Beaverton, OR (US);
Kyle L. Bernard, Tigard, OR (US);
Man-Kit Yau, Tigard, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A measurement acquisition and display system generates graphical displays of Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) peak-to-average power ratio measurements of a digitally modulated RF signal and an ideal digitally modulated RF signal, such as an 8-VSB digital television signal. A variable target operating point or planning factor value is enterable into the system that defines an operating point on the ideal CDF of peak-to-average power ratio display. The corresponding operating point on the RF signal CDF of peak-to-average power ratio display is determined and numerically displayed along with a numerical display of the difference between the ideal and real operating points. Alarm limit variables may be set for generating an alarm signal when the RF signal peak-to-average power ratio exceeds the alarm limits. The measurement acquisition and display system further generates a graphical display of channel frequency spectrum of the digitally modulated RF signal.