WEMA13: Novel 6G Channel Sounding Application - OTA measurements for 6G FR3 band

Presentation Abstract
The commercial cellular 6G bands are expected to be in the range from 7-12 GHz or from 13-26 GHz range. Whenever there is a new band for the communication world, the first step is to sound the channel i.e. characterize the channel for multi path reflections, delay in signal propagation etc. A VNA is a preferred tool for channel sounding applications however today's VNA's need optical convertors to place the Tx and Rx port far apart in distance and this causes measurement challenges. A new distributed VNA system from Anritsu enabled with Phaselync technology simplifies the measurements.