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Integrated "RF to Ethernet" Platforms For Your Development and Deployment Needs

Spectrum's flexComm™ integrated "RF to Ethernet" radio solutions provide the building blocks for your defense, satellite communication and public safety systems. Our off-the-shelf (COTS) application-specific platforms include wireless modems, software, core framework, waveform implementations, and application IP cores, and are complemented by a knowledgeable applications engineering team. Flexible, scaleable and upgradeable, our products can be modified with Spectrum's MCOTS process to transition you from development to prototype to deployment for both Software Communications Architecture (SCA) and non-SCA enabled applications including:

Rugged and Semi-Rugged Military Communications Rugged modem solutions for data links, tactical MILCOM and MILSATCOM Semi-rugged modem solutions for gateways, infrastructure Satellite Communications including satellite earth stations (gateways, terminals and hubs) Modem solutions for other infrastructure Other supported markets Signals Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Radar/Sonar Industrial Computing

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Spectrum's Software Defined Radio Platforms

Spectrum's flexComm line of software defined radio (SDR) platforms are modular, scalable products designed to industry standards. They consist of heterogeneous processing platforms (FPGA, PowerPC, DSP), signal processing engines and integrated development systems in various form factors:

• flexComm SDR-4000: 3U CompactPCI software defined radio solutions
• Ideal for size, weight and power constrained applications
• Lower channel density
• flexComm SDR-3000: 6U CompactPCI software defined radio solutions
• Ideal for applications requiring high channel count
• Utilizes more power relative to the SDR-4000
• flexComm SDR-2000: PCI/PCI-X software defined radio solutions
• Low priced platform ideal for development
• Common software stack makes it easy to port to final deployment platform
• flexComm HCDR-1000: VME software defined radio solutions
• Excellent fit for legacy technology insertion
• Waveforms: Physical layer implementations of military communications (MILCOM) and satellite communications (SATCOM) waveforms including key U.S. Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) and NATO waveforms

Why Choose A Spectrum Solution

Reduce your risk, resource burden and time-to-deployment when developing and deploying new applications. Spectrum's leading edge technology features:

• Heterogeneous Processing - a combination of FPGAs, PowerPCs and DSPs, each optimized for different types of algorithms.
• Optimized Communications Infrastructure - different datapaths for different data types - Serial RapidIO, Switched Ethernet, PCI local bus. Separation of signal control in data paths provide deterministic, hard real-time control paths that unaffected by non real-time asynchronous communications.
• Layered Software Stack - choose your level of code portability / hardware performance. Increase code portability and hardware abstraction with quicComm API, CORBA, TCP/IP, VSIPL, and SCA Core Framework.

Spectrum also provides best of class services and support that can take you throughout the life of your deployment

• Applications Engineering and Services - includes wireless system design and waveform development for ITAR-controlled projects
• System Integration - provides a fully tested and configured development platform tailored to your application
• Technical Training - in-house and on-site courses for the SDR-4000, SDR-3000, SDR-2000 and HCDR-1000 family products
• Technical Support - telephone and on-site support, software updates
• Product Life Cycle Management - includes standard and extended hardware warranty

Spectrum News

• Spectrum Selected by French Ministry of Defense: French MoD to Leverage Spectrum's SDR-3002 IMRDP Product for Communication Equipment Test Initiative
• Spectrum Selected by Harris Corporation to Support the U.S. Navy Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vehicles: The second contract between Harris Corporation and Spectrum Signal Processing to support future U.S. littoral systems
• Spectrum Signs US$550,000 Contract for Delivery of SDR-4000 Platforms to International Defense Contractor: SDR-4000 to Enable the Development and Demonstration of Tactical Military Radios Under Second Phase of Undisclosed International Program
• Spectrum Contracted by Harris to Support the U.S. Navy's Advanced Deployable System Program: flexComm HCDR-1000 and SDR-4000 Products to Provide Field Trial Platforms for Future US Navy Littoral Surveillance Systems