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 <div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">During product development, it may be required to fully characterize TX and RX
  performance of the final product. This is a time-consuming process and should not be performed on
  each unit on the production line.</p>
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<li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../APP/nan_043/tx_performance.html">TX performance</a></strong><br />
TX performance typically involves a sweep of TX power versus <a href="../../dita_common/glossary/glossary.html#sem" title="A spectrum mask where the spectrum emissions should not be higher at any frequency offset than the values specified in the mask."><dfn class="term abbreviated-form">SEM</dfn></a> and <a href="../../dita_common/glossary/glossary.html#evm" title="A measure used to quantify the performance of a digital radio transmitter or receiver."><dfn class="term abbreviated-form">EVM</dfn></a> identifying the maximum transmit power at   each EVM limit.</li>
<li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../../APP/nan_043/rx_performance.html">RX performance</a></strong><br />
RX performance is usually characterized by quoting sensitivity, which is determined   through a <a href="../../dita_common/glossary/glossary.html#per" title="The number of incorrectly received data packets divided by the total number of received packets."><dfn class="term abbreviated-form">PER</dfn></a> measurement.</li>
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