Hi!
I got a refurbished E4438C bundled with N7617A Signal Studio Software for 802.11 WLAN. On Agilent's site I find that the N7617A software is obselete and is replaced by N7617B Signal Studio Software for 801.11 WLAN.
Not much is mentioned about the difference between the two softwares. Can any one please help me in understanding the difference between the two.
regards,
Ashish Bondia
I got a refurbished E4438C bundled with N7617A Signal Studio Software for 802.11 WLAN. On Agilent's site I find that the N7617A software is obselete and is replaced by N7617B Signal Studio Software for 801.11 WLAN.
Not much is mentioned about the difference between the two softwares. Can any one please help me in understanding the difference between the two.
regards,
Ashish Bondia
I found an old slide set for the N7617A, and according to that, here is what it included:
Support for 802.11a/b/g/j/p (legacy WLAN) and 802.11n, with basic and advanced capability options for each.
Older option number structure:
N7617A Signal Studio for 802.11 WLAN
• N7617A-101 Connect to E4438C ESG signal generator
• N7617A-102 Connect to E8267D PSG signal generator
• N7617A-203 Basic 802.11a/b/g/j/p WLAN
• N7617A-204 Basic 802.11n WLAN
• N7617A-213 Advanced 802.11a/b/g/j/p WLAN
• N7617A-214 Advanced 802.11n WLAN
- At least one basic capability option (203 or 204) is required
- Advanced capability requires corresponding basic capability
- 802.11n (opt. 204 and 214) not available for E8267D
- Customers who own E4438C-417 or E8267D-H17 get free upgrade to N7617A-203 and 213
When the N7617B was introduced, it added connectivity to the N5182A MXG and the time-based and transportable licenses. All of the option numbers were changed to the current option numbering scheme (1FP, EFP, etc.). Since the initial introduction of the N7617B, we have added additional connectivity (to the N5106A PXB) and capability options (Sxx for update to 802.11n WLAN).
I hope this was helpful.