BER (Bit Error Rate) Test and Measurement Equipment Vendors
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As we know, BER is crucial for any system, measuring its performance at various signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). Typically, it’s evaluated across a range of SNRs as dictated by the system design, considering real-time channel models relevant to those systems.
In a BER test setup, a known Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence (PRBS) pattern is fed as input to the transmitter. The data received at the other end is looped back to the source for comparison.
Specifications and limits might slightly vary depending on the specific wireless technologies or standards. However, the core principle remains the same: we aim to measure the number of bits received in error relative to the total number of bits transmitted.
The concepts of Block Error Rate (BLER) and Double Block Error Rate (DBLER) have emerged as variations on standard BER, driven by specific GSM system requirements. You can explore these differences further at [BER vs BLER vs DBLER](BER vs BLER vs DBLER).
Below is a list of well-known manufacturers of BER (Bit Error Rate) test and measurement equipment.
- Tektronix
- Agilent Technologies
- Anritsu
- GL Communications Inc.
- GAO Tek Inc.
- Luceo Technologies, GmbH
- Centellax
BER Equipment Vendors
Tektronix
- Product: Bit Error Rate Testers from Tektronix, BSA Series
- Website: www.tek.com
- Email: india.mktg@tek.com
Agilent Technologies
- Product: BER Tester (BERT)
- Website: www.agilent.com
- Email (Life Sciences/Chemical): cag_india@agilent.com
- Email (Test & Measurement): tm_india@agilent.com
Anritsu
- Product: Test & Measurement products, supports data rates from 3 Gbps to 50 Gbps (MP series)
- Website: www.anritsu.com/
- Email: apsr.websales@anritsu.com
GL Communications Inc.
- Website: www.gl.com
- Email: info@gl.com
- Product: BER Test applications for T1/E1 lines.
GAO Tek Inc.
- Product: Handheld E1 line Bit Error Rate testing equipment
- Website: www.gaotek.com
- Sales Enquiry email: sales@GAOTek.com
- Phone (Toll-free US and Canada): 1-877-585-9555
Luceo Technologies, GmbH
- Product: Single and multiple channel BER Testers
- Website: www.luceotec.com/
- Email: Sales@luceotec.com
Centellax
- Address: CA 95403, USA
- Product: Single, multi-channel BER Test solutions for Ethernet, SONET, SDH
- Website: www.centellax.com/
- Email: sales@centellax.com
Other Bit Error Rate Tester/Test Equipment Companies
Vendor or Manufacturer | Website |
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Aeroflex Incorporated, USA. | www.aeroflex.com/ |
Digital Lightwave Inc, USA. | www.lightwave.com/ |
EXFO Inc, Canada | www.exfo.com/ |
Fluke Networks, USA | www.flukenetworks.com/ |
Inphi Corporation, CA, USA. | www.inphi.com/ |
LeCroy | https://teledynelecroy.com/ |
Reach Technologies Inc. | www.reachtest.com/ |
Spirent Communications, UK | www.spirent.com/ |
Sunrise Telecom Incorporated, USA. | www.sunrisetelecom.com/ |
SHF Communication Technologies, AG. | www.shf.de/ |
Spectronix | www.spectronixinc.com (6Mbits/s to 11.4 Gbits/s Bit Error rate testers.) |
SyntheSys Research | Acquired by Tektronix |
Yokogawa Electric Corporation Inc, Japan | www.yokogawa.com/ |