Keysight Technologies has launched a PROPSIM MANET Channel Emulation Solution. This new solution secures end-to-end performance and interoperability of mobile ad hoc networks (MANET) and mesh radio systems for tactical mission-critical wireless communications.
To ensure the robust interoperation of avionics, surveillance, radar or satellite systems for mission-critical wireless communications, manufacturers and military forces need to test mixed networks that combine tactical and avionics radios with satellite links. The increased complexity and technological advancements such as multiple input multiple output and beamforming in wireless military communication systems have accelerated the need to test large mesh network topologies with dynamically changing radio channel and interference conditions.
The PROPSIM MANET Channel Emulation Solution supports full mesh configurations of up to 64 radios using 4032 independent fading channels in a single unit for testing large SISO and MIMO mesh network topologies up to 1.2 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth for ultra-wideband support for testing gigabit links, and provides an easy-to-use interface for dynamic scenario creation and accessing the key radio channel parameters. This solution, in combination with Keysight’s M8920A Radio Test Set, offers a complete platform for testing radios from simulation to manufacturing.
