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Introduction and Installation
Introduction to the Multiport Test Set
Improve Your Competitiveness with a Fully Specified
Test System
A multiport test set coupled with an E5061A/E5062A network analyzer offers fully
specified performance at the actual test ports, whether you measure in a fixture or at
the end of test cables. Specified performance means you can:
• get the same results no matter which test station you use to measure your DUT
• correlate test data from many DUTs across multiple test systems
• reduce measurement uncertainty to tighten your product specifications
• increase customer confidence in your products
Eliminate Redundant Connection of Calibration
Standards with Test Set Cal
Calibrating a multiport test set using two-port error correction and a traditional
network analyzer requires a unique instrument state for each measurement path,
forcing many redundant connections of calibration standards. As the number of
ports increases, so does the number of connections required to calibrate all possible
measurement paths. Full calibration of the multiport test system is quick and simple
when performing a Test Set Cal:
• connect short, open, and load standards only once to each measurement port
• minimize the number of through standards required during calibration