Rohde & Schwarz will present technical solutions and insights into the future of wireless access at Space-Comm Expo, at London ExCeL, from 11-12 March. Supporting the exhibition and seminar programme, the company will showcase their solutions for testing communication equipment and satellite components, measuring interference and other channel conditions.
Visitors to the booth will be able to see how the R&S CMX500 system supports equipment developers to simulate the effects of satellite constellations. They can also preview the latest features for emulating satellite communication channels, included in the R&S FSW and R&S SMW200A payload and component testers, as well as learn about signal detection and identification with GSACSM communications systems testing software.
On the first day, Reiner Stuhlfauth, Technology Manager Wireless, will present a seminar, ‘Test and measurement tackling the challenges of NTN evolving on the path to 6G’ in the Space Technology & Applications Theatre at 2:40pm. This seminar will cover the expected transformation in wireless access as network infrastructure builds out into the sky.
“Today’s terrestrial networks reach only 40% of the earth’s land mass, leaving about 20% of our population without mobile and Internet services,” said Stuhlfauth. “Non-terrestrial networks will realise truly inclusive access and enable further global expansion of IoT applications, while driving a technological paradigm shift as the network infrastructure becomes mobile and user equipment relatively fixed.”
Stuhlfauth will also assess the opportunities for new services such as instant emergency support for disaster relief, and technical details such as the changes to handover management and the effects of time delays and frequency shifts.
He will highlight the need for cooperation between experts in low-earth-orbit (LEO) technologies and those in terrestrial mobile as their associated ecosystems converge, testing of components and payloads, and analysis of channel phenomena.
“At Rohde & Schwarz, we have a long history of successful engagement with the satellite and mobile communities and have built a broad portfolio of applicable tools as well as technical competencies. I am excited at the chance for us all to explore the opportunities and overcome the challenges together,” added Stuhlfauth.
Demonstrations taking place at the company booth will highlight essential test and measurement capabilities for developers of satellites and payloads, including:
NR NTN device testing: the CMX500 showcases an all-in-one solution for advanced satellite communication (NR-NTN) with multi-band and multi-orbit support. Experience the robust capabilities of the CMX500 in simulating satellite constellations, complemented by the new constellation Insight which simplifies the configuration and deployment of these non-terrestrial networks.
Satellite payload and components testing: Rohde & Schwarz experts will showcase the FSW and SMW200A, both cutting-edge tools ideal for satellite payload and component testing. They feature advanced applications such as multi-carrier group delay, OFDM and DVB-S2X generation and analysis, noise figure, Noise Power Ratio (NPR) measurements, and much more. With the new custom dynamic fading option and R&S Space Nexus application, the SMW200A now simplifies the emulation of satellite communication channels on LEO and MEO, commonly needed for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) testing.
Monitoring and interference hunting: GSACSM communication system monitoring is a SATMON software solution for remote spectrum monitoring and signal analysis. GSACSM comes with classic spectrum analyser functions, trapping systems and advanced signal detection and identification algorithms.
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