Communications Channel Emulator

Tender description

The MOD has identified a need for a test capability for several related purposes. By analysing the different test requirements it has identified that an RF channel emulator will enable all the requirements to be met from a single unit. To allow for future growth potential there are desirable requirements for additional capacity to be possible in the future. The MOD will conduct “conventional” testing using a channel emulator to represent complex propagation within a realistic RF channel. The MOD also plans to conduct tests where the channel emulator will be used to emulate the geometry within which a range of signal sources and receivers are deployed to ensure that each receiver is presented with an RF signal equal to the sum of the signals from each transmitter taking account of propagation and range.