Hi Herbert,
I would like to test an n79 RU with the RG520N‑GL in conductive mode.
Could you help confirm how the RU antenna ports should be connected to the RG520N antenna ports?
According to Section 5.1.1 of the RM520N Series Hardware Design V1.3, the antenna pin definitions for the n79 band are as follows:
- ANT0: TX1 / DRX
- ANT1: PRX MIMO
- ANT2: TX0 / PRX
- ANT3: DRX MIMO
When testing 4×4 MIMO, does it mean the connections should be:
- ANT0 (TX1 / DRX → RX1) → connect to RU TX1
- ANT1 (PRX MIMO → RX2) → connect to RU TX2
- ANT2 (TX0 / PRX → RX0) → connect to RU TX0
- ANT3 (DRX MIMO → RX3) → connect to RU TX3
I have tested 2×2 MIMO and connected the module and the RU as described above, using only two TX/RX antenna ports (only ANT0 and ANT2 are connected to RU TX1 and RU TX0).
When running an iperf DL throughput test at 600 Mbps, the qsinr result was:
at+qsinr?
+QSINR: 26,15,22,16,NR5G
According to the AT command manual, the response format is:
+QSINR:<PRX>,<DRX>,<RX2>,<RX3>,<sysmode>
==> The SINR <RX2> (ANT1 PRX MIMO) is larger than SINR <DRX> (ANT0) even when ANT1 is not connected to the RU.
However, when I connect RU TX1 to ANT1 (PRX MIMO) instead of ANT0 DRX, the qsinr result becomes:
at+qsinr?
+QSINR: 24,19,14,13,NR5G
==> The SINR <DRX> (ATN0 DRX) is larger than < RX2> (ANT 1 PRX MIMO) even when ANT0 is not connected to RU.
Because the qsinr results are different from what I expected, I am not sure whether my understanding of the antenna mapping is correct. Could you provide guidance on how the RU and RM520N should be cabled when testing 2×2 MIMO and 4×4 MIMO?