5992-1606 Datasheet, PDF (3/10 Pages) Keysight Technologies – Propsim Channel Emulation Aerospace, Satellite and Airborne Radio System Testing

03 | Keysight | Propsim Channel Emulation Aerospace, Satellite and Airborne Radio System Testing - Brochure
Today’s complex communications systems are being developed to meet the growing
levels of broadband data in aerospace, satellite and airborne applications. One example
of such an application is commercial airlines providing inflight broadband services to its
customers.
Testing in a controlled laboratory environment provides wireless communications
systems developers with a reliable and cost-effective solution for testing air-to-air
and air-to-ground communication links using a vast range of use case scenarios. The
laboratory set-up allows air and space applications to be exposed to real environment
conditions such as high Doppler, long delays and high dynamic range variations.
A failure in a communications link can lead to the loss of life-critical data, which is
why aerospace, satellites and airborne radio devices need to meet stringent reliability
requirements. It is often very difficult – sometimes virtually impossible – and expensive
to repair aerospace and satellite type devices. It is therefore crucial to emulate as accu-
rately as possible all the various phenomena that may affect a radio device in its ultimate
environment. This is the only way to guarantee the reliability of the communications links
and radio systems. Keysight’s Propsim Aerospace channel emulation solution provides
the foundation for covering these test requirements.
Propsim Aerospace channel emulation solution provides the highest levels of channel
emulation performance and accuracy available on the market. It uniquely integrates the
functions of an advanced terrestrial channel emulator with a satellite channel emulator
into one compact and affordable unit.
With a single test instrument, you can test airborne gateway links (e.g. LTE) as well as
indoor hotspot links (e.g. WiFi), to which end-users are connected.
Keysight’s Propsim Aerospace channel emulation solution is the most reliable and
cost-effective solution for radio channel testing
–– Strengthen the functionality of critical communications links
–– Provide realistic conditions for testing radios
–– Minimize the need for field testing since most of the testing can be done in the
laboratory
–– Achieve smooth interoperability between different systems
–– Improve quality of service and end-user experience
–– Shorten development cycles
–– Reduce overall testing and development costs
Emulate aerospace and
terrestrial channels in a
single box for more time
and cost-efficient testing
“The tool allows us to
recreate environments
in the laboratory to test
the performance of
communications systems
during the critical stages
of launch, flight, as well
as space station docking
procedures and landing
of a spacecraft. This
helps us to ensure the
functionality of critical
communications systems
prior to launch.”
Chatwin Lansdowne, Engineer at
NASA Johnson Space Center