The Agilent/Keysight Technologies N6841A RF Sensor for Signal Monitoring Networks, Refurbished represents an entirely new concept in spectrum monitoring. Communication signals have evolved dramatically and continue to do so as new and emerging wireless standards are defined and deployed. These new generation signals are wider bandwidth, more complex, time variant and low power. Traditional methods of monitoring communication signals from outside the city limits, a crowded vehicle or walking with a handheld analyzer just don't work well on these new standards or today's interference problems.

Deployments

The N6841A RF Sensor has a weatherproof and dustproof IP67-rated (Standard IEC 60529 International Protection 67) enclosure plus a wide operating temperature range to withstand harsh environments without additional expensive protective enclosures. The unit is conductively cooled, silent and contains no moving parts. It operates over a temperature range of -15 °C to 55 °C. The range can be extended by use of commercially available enclosures that provide heat and ventilation as needed for extreme temperature conditions.

This receiver has a small footprint with no external switches or status indicators making it extremely discreet. The low-profile form factor offers many mounting options, including tripod, roof-top, pole-top, rack-mount, vehicle-mount or man-pack deployments. Relative to other solutions, the N6841A RF Sensor requires a minimum of installation engineering, and is likely to gain easy approval from building managers. It is also very well suited to temporary installations. On-board diagnostics include complete self-test of the internal RF signal path and a watchdog reset timer. This reduces the need for on-site troubleshooting.

Network Connections

Many times, a wired Internet connection is not possible for the ideal RF Sensor location. In these cases, either a 3G or 4G modem, mesh radio network, or Wi-Fi backhaul may be an option. Standard Wi-Fi radios with directional antennas can easily service the data connection to an RF Sensor over 1 to 2 km.