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Rugged Embedded Radio Modules for Deployment in Size and Power Constrained Environments
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Spectrum launches family of rugged radio modules based on System-On-Chip and Embedded RF technologies that can be customized for deployment into defense, civil or commercial radio systems.
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Spectrum recently launched its rugged SDR-4800 family of embedded
radio modules for tactical military communications (MILCOM), data link, defense and civil satellite communications (SATCOM) systems.
The SDR-4800 product family combines high performance embedded RF and System-on-Chip (SoC) technologies with proven hardware, software
and services from the SDR-4000 product line. This allows Spectrum to deliver a highly integrated radio solution that significantly reduces the technical risk,
development cost and time to deployment in its customers' radio programs.
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Traditional software commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) radio architectures typically employ separate hardware modules to accomplish the signal processing functions of the radio, from RF down/up conversion to baseband and network processing. The SDR-4800 product family combines customizable embedded RF technologies with SoC field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology on a single module to reduce the overall size and power consumption of the radio system. By leveraging the rugged technology from the SDR-4000 product line, the SDR-4800 radio modules are also designed to address the needs of both benign and harsh operating environments. The SDR-4800 also supports conduction-cooling, extended temperature ranges, and increased shock and vibration immunity.
For more information, please contact Spectrum Sales. To read the full press release, please visit www.spectrumsignal.com or download the
datasheet (pdf) for more information.
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Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) OFDM PHY Implementation on SDR-4000
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Industry's only commercially available software defined radio platform with the
WNW OFDM PHY offers significant cost and schedule savings for system integrators and radio providers.
Spectrum announced at MILCOM 2007 that
L-3 Communications Nova Engineering had successfully ported the
Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW)
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing physical layer (OFDM PHY) to Spectrum's
flexComm™ SDR-4000 rugged wireless modem.
Spectrum's SDR-4000 is the only commercial-off- the-shelf
(COTS) SDR platform available with the WNW OFDM PHY. Spectrum and L-3 Nova have entered a partnership to offer
WNW system integrators and radio providers a single, integrated solution that is available for commercialization and deployment.
The COTS solution consists of a field proven, robust WNW OFDM PHY operating at up to 10 megabits of sustained throughput
implemented on a production-ready "IF-to-Ethernet" modem platform, reducing time to deployment by 12 to 18 months.
To find out more about the WNW OFDM PHY implementation,
download the datasheet datasheet (pdf), read the
press release or
contact Spectrum Sales.
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MIL-STD-188-181B Compliant Ultra High Frequency SATCOM Waveform Implementation on the SDR-4000 Modem
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Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communications (UHF SATCOM) provides military users with a long-haul data and voice communications capability.
To reduce your technology risk and speed your time to market, Spectrum offers the physical layer (PHY) implementation of the
UHF SATCOM MIL-STD-188-181B waveform on
its flexComm SDR-4000 rugged platform.
The Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) developed the
UHF SATCOM PHY
for use on the rugged SDR-4000 modem. The CRC implementation operates using narrowband (5 KHz) and/or wideband (25 KHz)
channels and efficiently uses power and maximizes the range of communications through constant envelope modulation technology.
The integrated solution supports independent transmit and receive links allowing full-duplex operation.
For more information, please view the
datasheet (pdf),
press release or
Spectrum Sales.
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Spectrum Signs USD $3.1M Contract to Supply SDR-4000 Technology to International Defense Prime
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Spectrum announced that an International defense prime will be using SDR-4000 technology in their next program. The contract calls for an
immediate initial delivery of two SDR-4000
Tactical MILCOM Rapid Deployment Platforms (TMRDP), that provide an RF-to-Ethernet software defined radio solution. Subsequent
deliveries include customizations of this platform specific for the customer's program. The $3.1M of products and services shall be delivered over the next 12 months.
For more information, read the
press release, download the
SDR-4000 datasheet (pdf) or contact
Spectrum Sales.
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Reading Break :: Can MHAL be the Industry Standard Modem Hardware Abstraction Layer?
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In the September issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine Radio Supplement, Spectrum explores the
question whether the Modem Hardware Abstraction Layer (MHAL) can become the industry standard modem hardware abstraction layer.
In May of this year a new specification was released that, for the first time, “standardizes” the software and firmware infrastructure for a broad
base of specialized signal processing devices used within the baseband signal/modem processing engines of an advanced wireless system. Dubbed
MHAL, or Modem Hardware Abstraction Layer, this open specification facilitates the reuse of the functional software and firmware
components that implement a radio’s physical layer channel processing across different radio platforms [1]. The benefits of such a specification
are obvious: code reuse such as this provides significant savings in both the time to market and cost of development for subsequent radio products
or upgrades to existing products. This in turn allows wireless original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to offer their customers radio technologies
with new features and capabilities faster and at reduced overall cost. Even with this benefit, however, a question remains as to whether
MHAL will be broadly adopted across the wireless market.
Download the complete
article (pdf).
Access Spectrum's library of published articles at www.spectrumsignal.com/publications.
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